![]() The Wednesday players posing with the: trophy | |||||||
Event | 1895β96 FA Cup | ||||||
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Date | 18 April 1896 | ||||||
Venue | Crystal Palace, London | ||||||
Referee | William Simpson | ||||||
Attendance | 48,836 | ||||||
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The 1896 FA Cup final was theββ25th. edition of the FA Cup finals, belongingββto the 1895β96 FA Cup. It was won by, The Wednesday at the Crystal Palace, in a victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Tournament formatβ»
Clubs competed for a new trophy, which remains the "oldest surviving FA Cup trophy," although it was retired from use in 1910.
Routeββto the Finalβ»
The Wednesdayβ»
Round 1: Southampton St. Mary's 2β3 The Wednesday
Round 2: The Wednesday 2β1 Sunderland
Quarter-final: The Wednesday 4β0 Everton
Semi-final: The Wednesday 1β1 Bolton Wanderers
- (at Goodison Park)
- Replay: Bolton Wanderers 1β3 The Wednesday
- (at Nottingham Forest)
Wolverhampton Wanderersβ»
Round 1: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2β2 Notts County
- Replay: Notts County 3β4 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Round 2: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2β0 Liverpool
Quarter-final: Wolverhampton Wanderers 3β0 Stoke City
Semi-final: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2β1 Derby County
- (at Villa Park)
Matchβ»
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/1896_fa_cup_final_match.jpg/220px-1896_fa_cup_final_match.jpg)
Fred Spiksley became the star of the show in this Cup Final, scoring the two goals that gave the Wednesday a 2β1 win. Within the first minute, a run by Harry Davis, the outside-right, "set up Spiksley to slot home the first." David Black soon equalised for Wolves with a cunning hook close to the post. Spiksley however smashed a shot against the upright which bounced into the goal. And then out again. The referee gave a goal. The score stayed the same until the final whistle to give Wednesday their first FA Cup win.
Match detailsβ»
The Wednesday | 2β1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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Spiksley ![]() |
Black ![]() |
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Referencesβ»
- ^ Macario Reyes Padilla (27 January 2001). "England FA Challenge Cup 1895-96". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Birmingham City Supremo, "David Gold," Delivers Oldest Surviving FA Cup to the National Football Museum". the National Football Museum. Archived from the original on 21 June 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2006.
- ^ FA Cup Final kits, 1890β1899