1896 FA Cup Final

The Wednesday players posing with the trophy

Event

The Wednesday	Wolverhampton Wanderers

2	1

Date

18 April 1896

Venue

Crystal Palace, London

Referee

William Simpson

Attendance

48,836

← 1895

1897 →

The 1896 FA Cup final was the 25th. edition of the FA Cup finals, belonging to the 1895–96 FA Cup. It was won by The Wednesday at the Crystal Palace, in a victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers.^[1]

Tournament format

Clubs competed for a new trophy, which remains the oldest surviving FA Cup trophy, although it was retired from use in 1910.^[2]

Route to the Final

The Wednesday

Round 1: Southampton St. Mary's 2–3 The Wednesday

Round 2: The Wednesday 2–1 Sunderland

Quarter-final: The Wednesday 4–0 Everton

Semi-final: The Wednesday 1–1 Bolton Wanderers

(at Goodison Park)

Replay: Bolton Wanderers 1–3 The Wednesday

(at Nottingham Forest)

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Round 1: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Notts County

Replay: Notts County 3–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Round 2: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Liverpool

Quarter-final: Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Stoke City

Semi-final: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Derby County

(at Villa Park)

Match

Fred Spiksley became the star of the show in this Cup Final, scoring the two goals that gave the Wednesday a 2–1 win. Within the first minute, a run by Harry Davis, the outside-right, set up Spiksley to slot home the first. David Black soon equalised for Wolves with a cunning hook close to the post. Spiksley however smashed a shot against the upright which bounced into the goal and then out again. The referee gave a goal. The score stayed the same until the final whistle to give Wednesday their first FA Cup win.^{[citation needed]}

Match details

18 April 1896

The Wednesday	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Spiksley 1', 18'		Black 8'

Crystal Palace, London

Attendance: 48,836

Referee: William Simpson

The Wednesday

Wolverhampton Wanderers^[3]



GK		Jimmy Massey
DF		Jack Earp (c)
DF		Ambrose Langley
MF		Harry Brandon
MF		Tommy Crawshaw
MF		Bob Petrie
FW		Archie Brash
FW		Alec Brady
FW		Laurie Bell
FR		Harry Davis
FL		Fred Spiksley
Manager:
Arthur Dickinson



GK		Billy Tennant
DF		Dickie Baugh (c)
DF		Tommy Dunn
MD		Billy Owen
MD		Billy Malpass
MD		Hill Griffiths
FW		Jack Tonks
FW		Charlie Henderson
FW		Billy Beats
FR		Harry Wood
FL		David Black
Manager:
Jack Addenbrooke

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