1890 FA Cup final
# 1890 FA Cup final

The 1890 FA Cup final was contested by Blackburn Rovers and The Wednesday at the Kennington Oval. Blackburn won 6–1 with goals scored by William Townley (3), Nat Walton, Jack Southworth and Joe Lofthouse. The Wednesday's goal was scored by Albert Mumford. Townley's hat-trick was the first in an FA Cup Final.

Haydn Arthur Morley, who was Wednesday's captain in the final, earned his living as a solicitor. The match was the last of seven consecutive and eight total finals officiated by Major Francis Marindin of the Royal Engineers, a veteran of the Crimean War. The match set the record for the highest scoring FA Cup Final, later equalled by the 1953 final. Blackburn's six goals remain the record for the most by one team in an FA Cup final, equalled by Bury in 1903 and by Manchester City in 2019.

## Match

| Blackburn Rovers | The Wednesday |
| - | - |

Johnny Horne :

| DF | James Southworth |
| - | - |
| DF | John Forbes |
| MF | John Barton |
| MF | Geordie Dewar |
| MF | Jimmy Forrest |
| FW | Joe Lofthouse |
| FW | Harry Campbell |
| FW | Jack Southworth |
| FW | Nat Walton |
| FW | William Townley |

Jim Smith :

| DF | Haydn Morley (c) |
| - | - |
| DF | Teddy Brayshaw |
| MF | Jack Dungworth |
| MF | Billy Betts |
| MF | George Waller |
| FW | Billy Ingram |
| FW | Harry Woolhouse |
| FW | Michael Bennett |
| FW | Albert Mumford |
| FW | Tom Cawley |
