1897 FA Cup final

1897 FA Cup final
	The Aston Villa team of 1897 that won The Double
Event	1896–97 FA Cup
Date	10 April 1897
Venue	Crystal Palace, London
Referee	J. Lewis
Attendance	65,891

The 1897 FA Cup final was contested by Aston Villa and Everton at Crystal Palace. Aston Villa won 3–2, with goals by John Campbell, Fred Wheldon and Jimmy Crabtree. Everton's goals came from Jack Bell and Dickie Boyle.

With results elsewhere going their way, Villa confirmed their status as League champions on this day. This makes them the only team to date to achieve the league and cup "double" on the same day.[1][2]

Match details

1896–97 FA Cup Final

10 April 1897

15:00 GMT

Aston Villa	3–2	Everton
Campbell 18' Wheldon 35' Crabtree 44'	Report	Bell 23' Boyle 28'

Crystal Palace, London

Attendance: 65,891[3]

Referee: J. Lewis

Aston Villa

Everton [4]



GK		Jimmy Whitehouse
DF		Howard Spencer
DF		Jack Reynolds
MF		Albert Evans
MF		James Cowan
MF		Jimmy Crabtree
FW		Charlie Athersmith
FW		John Devey (c)
FW		John Campbell
FW		Fred Wheldon
FW		John Cowan
Secretary-Manager:
George Ramsay



GK		Bob Menham
DF		Peter Meechan
DF		David Storrier
MF		Dickie Boyle
MF		Johnny Holt
MF		Billy Stewart (c)
FW		Jack Taylor
FW		Jack Bell
FW		Abe Hartley
FW		Edgar Chadwick
FW		Alf Milward
Manager:
Dick Molyneux

References

See explanation at 1896–97 in English football#Overview
McColl, Graham (1998). The Hamlyn Illustrated History of Aston Villa, 1874–1998. Hamlyn. p. 25. ISBN 0-600-59529-3.
"Sporting Chronicle – 1897 FA Cup Final". Archived from the original on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2007.
FA Cup Final kits, 1890–1899

External links

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[1] See explanation at 1896–97 in English football#Overview

[2] McColl, Graham (1998). The Hamlyn Illustrated History of Aston Villa, 1874–1998. Hamlyn. p. 25. ISBN 0-600-59529-3.

[3] "Sporting Chronicle – 1897 FA Cup Final". Archived from the original on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2007.

[4] FA Cup Final kits, 1890–1899

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