What happened to the Old Etonians football team?
After this date the competition was dominated by Football League clubs. Old Etonians are currently members of the Amateur Football Alliance and play in the Arthurian League.
When did the Old Etonians stop playing football?
The 1876 FA Cup Final was a football match between Wanderers and Old Etonians on 11 March 1876 at Kennington Oval in London. It was the fifth final of the world’s oldest football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (known in the modern era as the FA Cup).
Is the Old Etonians a real team?
The Old Etonians Association Football Club is an English association football club whose players are alumni of Eton College, in Eton, Berkshire.
What football team did Old Etonians become?
More important is the FA Cup final of 1883, where the now-defunct team Blackburn Olympic beat the Old Etonians to become the first northern football club to win the competition, the first working-class club to win the competition and — most importantly — the first team to win the cup by employing a revolutionary new …
Did Blackburn beat Old Etonians?
The 1883 FA Cup Final was contested by Blackburn Olympic and Old Etonians at the Kennington Oval. Blackburn Olympic won 2–1 after extra time….Match details.
| Blackburn Olympic | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Old Etonians |
|---|---|---|
| Matthews 107′ Costley | Report | Goodhart |
Did Blackburn ever win the FA Cup?
Blackburn Rovers have been English champions three times, and have won six FA Cups, one Football League Cup and one Full Members’ Cup.
Did Fergus Suter marry Martha?
In 1882 Suter’s Blackburn reached their first FA Cup final where they lost 1-0 to Old Etonians. Away from the pitch Suter married in 1883 at the age of 25. His bride was a 19-year-old called Martha Almond, the daughter of a cotton mill manager.
Did the old Etonians play Blackburn in the FA Cup?
The 1882 FA Cup Final was contested by Old Etonians and Blackburn Rovers at the Kennington Oval. Old Etonians won 1–0, the only goal scored, according to most reports, by William Anderson, although another, questionably, gives Reginald Macaulay.
Was Blackburn expelled from the FA?
In the 1998–99 season, the club was relegated. It was promoted back to the Premier League two years later, in the 2000–01 season, before suffering relegation again in the 2011–12 season. Rovers have not returned to the Premier League since.
What is Blackburn Rovers nickname?
Blue and Whites
Riversiders RoversRoversThe Riversiders
Blackburn Rovers F.C./Nicknames
Is Fergus Suter real?
Fergus Suter (21 November 1857 – 31 July 1916) was a Scottish stonemason and footballer in the early days of the game. Arguably the first recognised professional footballer, Suter was a native of Glasgow and played for Partick before moving to England to play for Darwen and Blackburn Rovers.
Was Arthur Kinnaird married?
Mary Agnewm. 1875
Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird/Spouse