1905 FA Cup Final
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Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
and Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
at Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
The National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace in south London, England is a large sports centre and athletics stadium. It was opened in 1964 in Crystal Palace Park, close to the site of the former Crystal Palace, in the former parkland and also usurping part of the former grand prix circuit.It was...
. Aston Villa were victorious, winning 2–0, with Harry Hampton scoring both goals.
The players in the photo are (left to right): Alf Hall (Aston Villa), Jack Carr (Newcastle), Harry Hampton (Aston Villa), Joe Bache (Aston Villa), Jimmy Lawrence (Newcastle goalkeeper in cap), and Andy McCombie (Newcastle). The match had only started two minutes when this first goal was scored. There were over 100,000 spectators, some of whom can be seen clinging to the trees in the background. They seem to defy gravity as they watch the action. Hampton scored again as Villa took the Cup. Newcastle's consolation was that they finished the season as League Champions.
Match details
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 Billy GeorgeBilly George William George was a football player who played for Aston Villa F.C. from October 1897 to July 1911. As of Oct 2008 he is eleventh on the Aston Villa all time appearances table.... |
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| Howard Spencer Howard Spencer Howard Spencer was one of Aston Villa's all-time greatest players.An incredibly gifted player, he was known as the 'Prince of Full-Backs' during his hugely successful time at the club and was renowned for his sportsmanship.While at Villa Spencer earned four League Championships in 1896, 1897, 1899... (c) |
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| Alf Miles Alf Miles Alfred Miles, also known as Freddie, born in Aston on January 1884, was a football player in England. As a professional he only played for Aston Villa F.C.. He was a full-back who made 269 appearances for Aston Villa in his 11 year career at Villa Park... |
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| Joe Pearson Joe Pearson Joseph "Joe" Frank Pearson was a football player in the early years of professional football in England. Pearson played for Aston Villa from Aug. 1900 - May 1908. Before playing for Villa, he played for Saltley College FC.... |
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| Alex Leake Alex Leake Alexander Leake , known as Alex or Alec Leake, was an English professional footballer who won five caps for his country and made 407 appearances in the Football League playing as a half-back for Small Heath, Aston Villa and Burnley. After retiring from playing he took up coaching, both with... |
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| Billy Brawn Billy Brawn William Frederick Brawn was an English international footballer, who played as an outside right.-Career:Born in Wellingborough, Brawn played professionally for Aston Villa, and earned two caps for England in 1904. Brawn also played for Chelsea, making 99 appearances and scoring 11 goals, and also... |
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| Billy Garraty Billy Garraty William "Billy" Garraty was a football player in the early years of professional football in England, who played for Aston Villa from Aug. 1897 - Sept. 1908... |
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| Joseph Bache Joseph Bache Joseph William Bache , born in Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, was a footballer who played for Aston Villa.Joe Bache was a prolific centre forward for Aston Villa between 1900 and 1919... |
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| Albert Hall Albert Hall (footballer) Albert Edward Hall born 21 January 1882 in Wordsley, near Stourbridge, was an England International football player and he is most well known for his 10 year playing career for Aston Villa F.C.. He died in Stourbridge on 17 October 1957-Career:... |
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 George Ramsay |
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Jimmy LawrenceJimmy Lawrence
James "Jimmy" Lawrence was a Scottish football player and later manager. A goalkeeper he played for Newcastle United between 1904 and 1921....
Andy McCombieAndy McCombie
Andrew McCombie was a Scottish international footballer who played at right back for North East England rival clubs Sunderland and Newcastle United. He won the Football League championship with both clubs, and was twice on the losing side in the FA Cup final...
Jack CarrJack Carr
Jack Carr may refer to:*Jack Carr , former Newcastle United footballer*Jackie Carr , former Middlesbrough, Blackpool and Hartlepool United footballer...
Alex GardnerAlex Gardner (footballer)
Alex Gardner was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a right half.-Career:Born in Leith, Willis played for Newcastle United, making nearly 300 appearances in the Football League....
Andy AitkenAndy Aitken (footballer born 1877)
Andy "Daddler" Aitken was one of the early game's most prominent players.After playing for local Ayrshire sides, he signed for Second Division Newcastle United in 1895, then in only their third football league season...
Peter McWilliamPeter McWilliam
Peter McWilliam was a Scottish footballer who played at left-half for Inverness Thistle, Newcastle United and Scotland. He went on to manage both Tottenham Hotspur and Middlesbrough....
Jock RutherfordJock Rutherford
John "Jock" Rutherford , also known as Jackie Rutherford, was an English footballer.-Football career:Born in Percy Main, Northumberland, Rutherford was known for his longevity; he played nearly six hundred Football League and FA Cup matches, despite four seasons of football being cancelled due to...
James HowieJames Howie
James "Jimmy" Howie was a Scottish footballer who later became a manager.Born in Galston, Ayrshire, he joined Kilmarnock from local side Galston Athletic in 1898. He was in the side which won the 1899 Second Division title and the following season earned selection to the Scottish League...
Bill AppleyardBill Appleyard
William "Bill" Appleyard was an English footballer, whose career at the highest level was cut short through injury.-Football career:...
Colin VeitchColin Veitch
Colin Campbell McKechnie Veitch was an English football player in the early 20th century for Newcastle United and manager of Bradford City.-Newcastle United:Veitch was born in the Heaton area of Newcastle upon Tyne...
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Bert Gosnell Frank WattFrank Watt
----Frank Watt was the unofficial manager of Newcastle United from 1895 to 1935. He did not have control over team selection so technically he was not manager but rather the club secretary, as a member of the committee that at the time owned the club....
MATCH RULES
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