1885 FA Cup final
The 1885 FA Cup final was a football match between Blackburn Rovers and Queen's [Park F.C.|Queen's Park] on 4 April 1885 at Kennington Oval in London. It was the fourteenth final of the world's oldest football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup. Blackburn had won the Cup in the previous season while Queen's Park were competing in their second final with the previous final being 1884 [FA Cup final|previous year]. Rovers won 2–0 in their second successive FA Cup Final victory, with the goals coming from Jimmy Forrest and James Brown. This would be the only final in which two clubs meet in consecutive FA Cup Finals until Manchester City and Manchester [United F.C.|Manchester United] in 2023 [FA Cup final|2023] and 2024.
Match details
- Played 4 April 1885
- Attendance 12,500
- Referee Major Francis Marindin