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The 1925 FA Cup Final was contested by Sheffield United

Sheffield United F.C.

Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...

and Cardiff City

Cardiff City F.C.

Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...

at Wembley Stadium. Sheffield United won by a single goal, scored by Fred Tunstall

Fred Tunstall

Fred Tunstall was a footballer who played for Sheffield United and England....

.

This was the first time a team from outside England had played in an FA Cup Final

FA Cup Final

The FA Cup Final, commonly referred to in England as just the Cup Final, is the last match in the Football Association Challenge Cup. With an official attendance of 89,826 at the 2007 FA Cup Final, it is the fourth best attended domestic club championship event in the world and the second most...

since Queens Park

Queen's Park F.C.

Queen's Park Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club are currently the only amateur club in the Scottish League; their amateur status is reflected by their motto, Ludere Causa Ludendi – to play for the sake of playing.Queen's Park are the oldest...

of Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

in 1885

1885 FA Cup Final

The 1885 FA Cup Final was contested by Blackburn Rovers and Queen's Park at the Kennington Oval, a repeat of the previous year's final. Rovers won 2–0 in their second successive FA Cup Final victory, with the goals coming from Jimmy Forrest and James Brown.-Teams:*Played April 4,...

Match details


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	SHEFFIELD UNITED:
GK	Charles Sutcliffe Charles Sutcliffe Charles Edward Sutcliffe was a lawyer, football administrator and referee.-Football career:In the 1880s Sutcliffe played for Burnley. One of the more notable matches he played in was an 1885 FA Cup tie against Darwen Old Wanderers. The match finished 11–0 to Darwen, a club record defeat for...
DF	Bill Cook Billy Cook (footballer) Billy Cook was an English footballer who played for Hebburn Argyle, Sheffield United and Worksop Town. He was a lightweight but useful full back, a two footed tackler and solid defender.-Club career:...
DF	Ernest Milton
MF	Harry Pantling Harry Pantling Harold "Harry" Pantling was an English footballer who played for Watford, Sheffield United and Rotherham United in The Football League. He also made one appearance for England....
MF	Seth King
MF	George Green George Green (footballer born 1901) George Green was an English footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League with Sheffield United in the 1920s and 1930s....
FW	Dave Mercer
FW	Tommy Boyle Tommy Boyle (footballer) Thomas Wilkinson Boyle was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Sunderland. He played for Sheffield United, Northampton Town, and Manchester United.-External links:*...
FW	Harry Johnson
FR	Billy Gillespie Billy Gillespie Billy Gillespie was a football player for Sheffield United over a twenty year period from 1913 to 1932, scoring over 137 League and Cup goals in 492 games for the South Yorkshire side.... (c)
FL	Fred Tunstall Fred Tunstall Fred Tunstall was a footballer who played for Sheffield United and England....
Manager:
John Nicholson

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> CARDIFF CITY: | GK Tom Farquharson

Tom Farquharson

Tom Farquharson was an Irish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Cardiff City F.C. between 1921 and 1934. A dual internationalist, he also played for both Ireland teams - - the FAI XI and the IFA XI. In 1927 Farquharson was a member of the Cardiff City team that became the only non-English...

James Nelson DF

Jimmy Blair

Jimmy Blair (footballer born 1888)

James "Jimmy" Blair was a Scottish international footballer, probably most well known for playing in the 1925 FA Cup Final for Cardiff City.His sons, Doug and Jimmy, Jr., were also professional footballers.-Career:...

Harry Wake

Henry Williamson "Harry" Wake is a former English professional footballer. He is most famous for playing for Cardiff City in the 1925 FA Cup Final and being part of the team that won the 1927 FA Cup, although he missed the final through injury.-Career:Wake began his career playing local football...

Fred Keenor

Frederick Charles 'Fred' Keenor was a Welsh professional footballer and Wales international best known for captaining the Cardiff City team to success in the 1927 FA Cup Final...

Billy Hardy

Billy Hardy (footballer)

William "Billy" Hardy was a former English footballer probably most famous for playing in the 1927 FA Cup Final for Cardiff City-Career:...

Willie Davies

Willie Davies (footballer)

William "Willie" Davies was a Welsh professional footballer and Wales international.-Career:...

Jimmy Gill

James J. "Jimmy" Gill was an English professional footballer. He was born in Sheffield.Gill began his career at hometown side Sheffield Wednesday in 1913. With the club suffering financial difficulties he was sold to Cardiff City in 1920 for £750 and was the clubs top scorer in its first year in...

Joe Nicholson

Joseph Robinson "Joe" Nicholson was an English professional footballer. He is most famous for playing for Cardiff City in the 1925 FA Cup Final.-Career:...

Harry Beadles

George Harold "Harry" Beadles was a Welsh professional footballer and Wales international.-Early life:...

Jack Evans

Jack Evans (Welsh footballer)

John Hugh "Jack" Evans was a Welsh professional footballer and Wales international.- Career :Evans was born in Bala. As a youngster he worked as an apprentice printer while playing for local side Bala Wanderers, despite his three older brothers playing for Bala Press...

Manager: Fred Stewart

Fred Stewart (football manager)

Frederick Stewart was an English football manager. Despite managing for 39 years he only ever took charge of two clubs, Stockport County and Cardiff City, and he holds the record for longest serving manager in the history of both clubs....

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