The 1871–72 FA Cup is the modern era name of the 1871–72 Football Association Challenge Cup, the first staging of the Football Association Challenge Cup, the oldest association football competition in the world. Fifteen of the association's fifty member clubs entered this tournament, although three withdrew without contesting. Wanderers successfully pursued on 16 March 1872, at Kennington Oval, London the first FA Cup defeating the Royal Engineers by a single goal, made by Morton Betts, who was playing under the pseudonym A. H. Chequer.
1st English FA Cup Final: Wanderers defeat Royal Engineers, 1-0, with Morton Betts scoring the winner at Kennington Oval
1st English FA Cup Final: Wanderers defeat Royal Engineers, 1-0, with Morton Betts scoring the winner at Kennington Oval, London
Historical Significance
The 1871–72 FA Cup is the modern era name of the 1871–72 Football Association Challenge Cup, the first staging of the Football Association Challenge Cup, the oldest association football competition in the world.
Events Before
Belgium disbands its salt tax
Belgium disbands its salt tax
Second German Empire is proclaimed by Kaiser Wilhelm I and Otto von Bismarck
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US President William McKinley (27) weds Ida Saxton (23) at the First Presbyterian Church in Canton
US President William McKinley (27) weds Ida Saxton (23) at the First Presbyterian Church in Canton
The Rugby Football Union is formed at a meeting of 21 clubs at the Pall Mall Restaurant, London, England
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is the national governing body for rugby union in England.
Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his famous expedition to Africa
Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his famous expedition to Africa
Events After
Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar
Japanese calendar types have included a range of official and unofficial systems. At present, Japan uses the Gregorian calendar together with year designations stating the year of the reign of the…
Modoc warriors defeat the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, part of the Modoc War
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British Naval Officer John Moresby is the first European to discover Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, claims it for the U
British Naval Officer John Moresby is the first European to discover Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, claims it for the United Kingdom
1st Preakness Stakes: G. Barbee aboard Survivor wins in 2:43 at Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland
1st Preakness Stakes: G. Barbee aboard Survivor wins in 2:43 at Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland
Heinrich Schliemann discovers "Priam's Treasure" a cache of gold and other objects in Hisarlik (Troy) in Anatolia
Priam's Treasure is a cache of gold and other artifacts discovered by classical archaeologists Frank Calvert and Heinrich Schliemann at Hisarlık on the northwestern coast of modern Turkey.
More from the 1870s
Belgium disbands its salt tax
Belgium disbands its salt tax
The Moerdijk railway bridge over Hollands Diep in South Holland opens, becoming the longest bridge in Europe at that tim
The Moerdijk railway bridge over Hollands Diep in South Holland opens, becoming the longest bridge in Europe at that time
Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar
Japanese calendar types have included a range of official and unofficial systems. At present, Japan uses the Gregorian calendar together with year designations stating the year of the reign of the…
New York City annexes the West Bronx
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What happened on March 16, 1872?
- The 1871–72 FA Cup is the modern era name of the 1871–72 Football Association Challenge Cup, the first staging of the Football Association Challenge Cup, the oldest association football competition in the world. Fifteen of the association's fifty member clubs entered this tournament, although three withdrew without contesting. Wanderers successfully pursued on 16 March 1872, at Kennington Oval, London the first FA Cup defeating the Royal Engineers by a single goal, made by Morton Betts, who was playing under the pseudonym A.
- Why is 1st English FA Cup Final: Wanderers defeat Royal Engineers, 1-0, with Morton ... significant?
- The 1871–72 FA Cup is the modern era name of the 1871–72 Football Association Challenge Cup, the first staging of the Football Association Challenge Cup, the oldest association football competition in the world.