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England Players and the Cup
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F.A. Challenge Cup Finalists
 The following is a list of every England international to have played in an FA Challenge Cup Final since 1872.

 Players that did not make their international debuts until after the Final are marked in red.
 

Season

 Final details Winners Runners-up

1871-72

WANDERERS 1
  Monty Betts 15
ROYAL ENGINEERS 0


 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington

Charlie Alcock (capt)
 Monty Betts
 Alex Bonsor
 Walpole Vidal
 Reginald Welch (gk)
 Charles Wollaston

Alfred Goodwyn

England did not play their first fixture until later in the year, although Alcock, Betts (as goalkeeper), Bonsor, Vidal and Wollaston had all played in unofficial internationals.

1872-73

WANDERERS 2
  Kinnaird 27, Charles Wollaston 80
OXFORD UNIVERSITY 0


Lillie Bridge, London

Alex Bonsor
Leonard Howell
William Kenyon-Slaney
 Robert Kingsford
 Reginald Welch (gk)
Charles Wollaston

 Francis Birley
 Frederick Maddison
Cuthbert Ottaway (capt?)
Arnold Smith
 Walpole Vidal

1873-74

OXFORD UNIVERSITY 2
  Mackarness 10, Patton 20
ROYAL ENGINEERS 0


 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington

Francis Birley
FT Green
 Frederick Maddison
Cuthbert Ottaway (capt)
William Rawson
 Walpole Vidal

 Herbert Rawson
Pelham von Donop

1874-75

 



replay

ROYAL ENGINEERS 1
  Renny-Tailyour 40
OLD ETONIANS 1
  Alex Bonsor 30

After Extra Time - Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington

 Herbert Rawson
Pelham von Donop
Cecil Wingfield-Stratford		 Alex Bonsor
William Kenyon-Slaney
Cuthbert Ottaway (capt)
Referee: Charlie Alcock

ROYAL ENGINEERS 2
  Renny-Tailyour, Stafford
OLD ETONIANS 0
Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington

Herbert Rawson
 Pelham von Donop
 Cecil Wingfield-Stratford

 Alex Bonsor
Referee: Charlie Alcock

1875-76

 



 


replay

WANDERERS 1
  Hawley Edwards 35
OLD ETONIANS 1
  Alex Bonsor 30




Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington

 Francis Birley
Hawley Edwards
Frank Heron
Hubert Heron
William Lindsay
Frederick Maddison
Alfred Stratford
Charles Wollaston		 Alex Bonsor
William Kenyon-Slaney
Alf Lyttelton
Edward Lyttelton
Referee: Walter Scott Buchanan

WANDERERS 3
  Charles Wollaston 30, Hughes 33, 50
OLD ETONIANS 0





 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington

Francis Birley
 Hawley Edwards
Frank Heron
Hubert Heron
William Lindsay
Frederick Maddison
Alfred Stratford
Charles Wollaston

 Alex Bonsor
William Kenyon-Slaney
Alf Lyttelton
Edward Lyttelton
Referee: William Rawson

1876-77

WANDERERS 2
  Kenrick 86, William Lindsay 97,
OXFORD UNIVERSITY 1
  Kinnaird (og) 15

 After Extra Time - Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington

Francis Birley (capt)
FT Green
Hubert Heron
William Lindsay
Alfred Stratford
Henry Wace
Charles Wollaston

 John Bain
Arnold Hills
Edward Parry (capt)
William Rawson

1877-78

WANDERERS 3
  Kenrick 15, 65, Kinnaird 35
ROYAL ENGINEERS 1
  Morris 20


Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington

FT Green
Hubert Heron
William Lindsay
Alfred Stratford
Henry Wace
 Charles Wollaston
 John Wylie

 Horace Barnet
Referee: Segar Bastard

1878-79

OLD ETONIANS 1
  Clerke 59
CLAPHAM ROVERS 0

Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington

Lindsay Bury
Edward Christian
 Harry Goodhart
 John Hawtrey (gk)
Herbert Whitfeld

 Norman Bailey
Reginald Birkett (gk)
Edgar Field
Robert Ogilvie (capt)
James Prinsep
Referee: Charlie Alcock

1879-80

CLAPHAM ROVERS 1
   Lloyd-Jones 80
OXFORD UNIVERSITY 0
Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington

Norman Bailey
Reginald Birkett (gk)
Edgar Field
Robert Ogilvie (capt)
Francis Sparks

 Percival Parr (gk)
Claud Wilson

1880-81

OLD CARTHUSIANS 3
   Page, Wynyard, Edward Parry
OLD ETONIANS 0
 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington

Edward Parry (capt)
James Prinsep

 Reg Macauley
John Rawlinson (gk)
Harry Goodhart
Herbert Whitfeld

1881-82

OLD ETONIANS 1
  Anderson 8
BLACKBURN ROVERS 0
Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington

Percy de Paravicini
 Arthur Dunn
Harry Goodhart
 Reg Macauley
 John Rawlinson (gk)

 Jimmy Brown
Freddie Hargreaves (capt)
Jack Hargreaves
Referee: Charlie Clegg

1882-83

BLACKBURN OLYMPIC 2
   Matthews, Costly
OLD ETONIANS 1
   Harry Goodhart
 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington

Jack Hunter (capt)
 Jack Yates

 Percy de Paravicini
Arthur Dunn
Harry Goodhart
Reg Macauley
John Rawlinson (gk)

1883-84

BLACKBURN ROVERS 2
    Sowerbutts, Jimmy Forrest
QUEEN'S PARK 1
   Christie
Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington

Herby Arthur (gk)
Joe Beverley
Jimmy Brown
Jimmy Forrest
Jack Hargreaves
 Joe Lofthouse

  

1884-85

BLACKBURN ROVERS 2
   Jimmy Forrest 14, Jimmy Brown 58
QUEEN'S PARK 0

 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington

Herby Arthur (gk)
Jimmy Brown (capt)
Jimmy Forrest
George Haworth
 Joe Lofthouse

  

1885-86

 

replay

BLACKBURN ROVERS 0
WEST BROMWICH ALBION 0
 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington

 Herby Arthur (gk)
Jimmy Brown (capt)
Jimmy Forrest		 Jem Bayliss (capt)
Charlie Perry
Bob Roberts (gk)
George Woodhall
BLACKBURN ROVERS 2
  Sowerbutts, Jimmy Brown
WEST BROMWICH ALBION 0
 Racecourse Ground, Derby

Herby Arthur (gk)
Jimmy Brown (capt)
Jimmy Forrest
Nat Walton

 Jem Bayliss (capt)
Charlie Perry
Bob Roberts (gk)
George Woodhall

1886-87

ASTON VILLA 2
   Dennis Hodgetts, Hunter
WEST BROMWICH ALBION 0
 
 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington

Dennis Hodgetts
 Howard Vaughton

 Albert Aldridge
Jem Bayliss (capt)
Charlie Perry
Bob Roberts (gk)
George Woodhall

1887-88

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2
  Jem Bayliss 8, George Woodhall 77
PRESTON NORTH END 1
  Fred Dewhurst 52

 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington

Albert Aldridge
Billy Bassett
 Jem Bayliss (capt)
Charlie Perry
 Bob Roberts (gk)
George Woodhall

 Fred Dewhurst (capt?)
John Goodall
Bob Holmes
Bob Howarth

1888-89

PRESTON NORTH END 3
  Fred Dewhurst 15, Ross 25, Thomson 70
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 0


 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington

Fred Dewhurst (capt)
John Goodall
Bob Holmes
 Bob Howarth

 Harry Allen
Dickie Baugh
John Brodie (capt)
Albert Fletcher
Arthur Lowder
Charlie Mason
Harry Wood

1889-90

BLACKBURN ROVERS 6
  Billy Townley (3), Nat Walton, Southworth, Joe Lofthouse
THE WEDNESDAY 1
   Mumford
 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington

Jack Barton
Jimmy Forrest
Joe Lofthouse
Billy Townley
 Nat Walton

 Billy Betts
Teddy Brayshaw

1890-91

 BLACKBURN ROVERS 4
  Dewar 8, Southworth 30, Billy Townley 35
 NOTTS COUNTY 1
   Oswald 70
 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington

Jack Barton
Jimmy Forrest
Joe Lofthouse
Billy Townley
 Nat Walton

 Harry Daft
Alf Shelton

1891-92

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2
  Geddes 4, Nicholls 27, Jack Reynolds 55
ASTON VILLA 0
 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington

Billy Bassett
 Joe Reader (gk)
 Jack Reynolds

 Charlie Athersmith
Jack Devey
Dennis Hodgetts
Referee: Charlie Clegg

1892-93

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 1
  Harry Allen 60
 EVERTON 0

 Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester

Harry Allen (capt)
Dickie Baugh
George Kinsey
Billy Rose (gk)
Robert Topham
 Harry Wood

 Edgar Chadwick
Johnny Holt
Bob Howarth (capt)
Alf Milward

1893-94

 NOTTS COUNTY 4
   Watson, 18, Logan 29, 67, 70
 BOLTON WANDERERS 1
   Cassidy 87
 Goodison Park, Walton, Liverpool

Harry Daft
Alf Shelton
 George Toone (gk)

 John Sutcliffe (gk)

1894-95

 ASTON VILLA 1
   Jack Devey 1
WEST BROMWICH ALBION 0

 
 The Sports Arena, Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham

Charlie Athersmith
Jack Devey
Dennis Hodgetts
Jack Reynolds
Steve Smith
 Howard Spencer

 Billy Bassett
Tom Perry
Joe Reader (gk)
Billy Williams

1895-96

 THE WEDNESDAY 2
   Fred Spiksley 1, 18
 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 1
  Black 8
 The Sports Arena, Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham

Tom Crawshaw
Harry Davis
 Fred Spiksley

 Dickie Baugh (capt)
Billy Beats
Harry Wood

1896-97

 ASTON VILLA 3
   Campbell 18, Fred Wheldon 35, Jimmy Crabtree 44
 EVERTON 2
  Bell 23, Boyle 28
 The Sports Arena, Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham

Charlie Athersmith
Jimmy Crabtree
Jack Devey
Jack Reynolds
Howard Spencer
 Fred Wheldon

 Edgar Chadwick (capt)
Johnny Holt
Alf Milward

1897-98

 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 3
   Arthur Capes 19, 42, McPherson 86
DERBY COUNTY 1
  Steve Bloomer 31
 The Sports Arena, Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham

Arthur Capes
 Frank Forman (capt)
Charlie Richards
 Billy Spouncer

 Steve Bloomer
John Cox
John Goodall

1898-99

 SHEFFIELD UNITED 4
   Bennett 60, Beer 65, Almond 69, Fred Priest 89
DERBY COUNTY 1
  Boag 12
 
The Sports Arena, Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham

Walter Bennett
Willie Foulke (gk)
George Hedley
 Harry Johnson
 Tommy Morren
Ernest Needham (capt?)
Fred Priest
 Harry Thickitt

 Steve Bloomer
John Cox

1899-1900

 BURY 4
   McLuckie 9, 23, Wood 16, Jack Plant 80
 SOUTHAMPTON 0
 The Sports Arena, Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham

Jack Plant
 Charlie Sagar

 Arthur Chadwick
Alf Milward
Jack Robinson (gk)
Arthur Turner
Harry Wood (capt?)

1900-01




 


replay
 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2
  Brown 23, 51
SHEFFIELD UNITED 2
   Fred Priest 10, Walter Bennett 52
 
 The Sports Arena, Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham		 None Walter Bennett
Willie Foulke (gk)
George Hedley
Harry Johnson
Bert Lipsham
Tommy Morren
Ernest Needham (capt) Fred Priest
Harry Thickitt
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 3
  Cameron 52, Smith 76, Brown 87
SHEFFIELD UNITED 1
   Fred Priest 40



Burnden Park, Bolton		 None Walter Bennett
Willie Foulke (gk)
George Hedley
Harry Johnson
Bert Lipsham
Tommy Morren
Ernest Needham (capt) Fred Priest
Harry Thickitt
1901-02



 

 


replay
 SHEFFIELD UNITED 1
   Alf Common 55
SOUTHAMPTON 1
   Harry Wood 88




 The Sports Arena, Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham		 Walter Bennett
Alf Common
Willie Foulke (gk)
George Hedley
Harry Johnson
Bert Lipsham
Ernest Needham (capt)
Fred Priest
Harry Thickitt
Bernie Wilkinson		 Edgar Chadwick
Charlie Fry
Bert Lee
George Molyneux
Jack Robinson (gk)
Arthur Turner
Harry Wood (capt)
SHEFFIELD UNITED 2
   George Hedley 2, Barnes 79
SOUTHAMPTON 1
  Brown 70


 The Sports Arena, Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham

Alf Common
Willie Foulke (gk)
George Hedley
Harry Johnson
Bert Lipsham
Ernest Needham (capt)
Fred Priest
Harry Thickitt
Bernie Wilkinson

 Edgar Chadwick
Charlie Fry
Bert Lee
George Molyneux
Jack Robinson (gk)
Arthur Turner
Harry Wood (capt)

1902-03

 BURY 6
   Ross 20, Charlie Sagar 48, Leeming 56, 76, Wood 57, Jack Plant 59
DERBY COUNTY 0
 The Sports Arena, Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham

Jack Plant
 Charlie Sagar

 George Davis
George Richards
Ben Warren
1903-04 MANCHESTER CITY 1
   Meredith 23
 BOLTON WANDERERS 0
 The Sports Arena, Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham

Frank Booth
Herbert Burgess
 Jack Hillman (gk)

 None
1904-05 ASTON VILLA 2
   Harry Hampton 2, 76
 NEWCASTLE UNITED 0
The Sports Arena, Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham

Joe Bache
Billy Brawn
Billy Garraty
Billy George (gk)
Albert Hall
 Harry Hampton
 Alex Leake
 Howard Spencer (capt)

 Jack Carr
Bert Gosnell
Jock Rutherford
Colin Veitch (capt)
1905-06 EVERTON 1
  Young 77
 NEWCASTLE UNITED 0
 The Sports Arena, Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham

Walter Abbott
Walter Balmer
Harry Makepeace
 Jack Sharp

 Jack Carr
Bert Gosnell
Jock Rutherford
Colin Veitch (capt)
1906-07 THE WEDNESDAY 2
   Jimmy Stewart 20, Simpson 86
EVERTON 1
  Jack Sharp 45
 The Sports Arena, Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham

Frank Bradshaw
Tom Brittleton
 Tommy Crawshaw
 Jimmy Stewart

 Walter Abbott
Walter Balmer
Harry Makepeace
Jimmy Settle
Jack Sharp
1907-08 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 3
  Kenneth Hunt 40, George Hedley 43, Harrison 85
 NEWCASTLE UNITED 1
  Howie 73
The Sports Arena, Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham

George Hedley
 Kenneth Hunt

 Jock Rutherford
Colin Veitch (capt)
1908-09 MANCHESTER UNITED 1
  Turnbull 22
 BRISTOL CITY 0
 The Sports Arena, Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham

Harold Halse
Charlie Roberts (capt)
George Wall

 Joe Cottle
Billy Wedlock
1909-10




 


replay
 NEWCASTLE UNITED 1
  Jock Rutherford 83
BARNSLEY 1
  Tufnell 37
The Sports Arena, Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham		 Jock Rutherford
 Albert Shepherd
Colin Veitch (capt)		 Tommy Boyle (capt)
Dickie Downs
George Utley
NEWCASTLE UNITED 2
  Albert Shepherd 52, 62 (pen)
BARNSLEY 0
 Goodison Park, Walton, Liverpool

Jack Carr
Jock Rutherford
 Albert Shepherd
 Colin Veitch (capt)

 Tommy Boyle (capt)
Dickie Downs
George Utley
1910-11


replay

 BRADFORD CITY 0
NEWCASTLE UNITED 0
 The Sports Arena, Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham		 None Jock Rutherford
Jimmy Stewart
Colin Veitch (capt)
BRADFORD CITY 1
  Speirs 15
 NEWCASTLE UNITED 0
 Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester		 None Jock Rutherford
Jimmy Stewart
Colin Veitch (capt)
1911-12


replay

 BARNSLEY 0
WEST BROMWICH ALBION 0
 The Sports Arena, Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham		 Dickie Downs
 George Utley		 Sid Bowser
Bobby McNeal
Jesse Pennington (capt)
BARNSLEY 1
  Tufnell 118
 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 0
 After Extra Time - Bramall Lane, Little Sheffield, Sheffield

Dickie Downs
 George Utley

 Sid Bowser
Bobby McNeal
Jesse Pennington (capt)
1912-13 ASTON VILLA 1
   Barber 78
  Wallace missed penalty
 SUNDERLAND 0
 
 The Sports Arena, Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham

Joe Bache
Harold Halse
Harry Hampton
Sam Hardy (gk)
Clem Stephenson
 Charlie Wallace

 Charlie Buchan
Frank Cuggy
George Holley
Harry Martin
Jackie Mordue
1913-14 BURNLEY 1
   Bert Freeman 57
 LIVERPOOL 0
 
 The Sports Arena, Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham

Tommy Boyle (capt)
Bert Freeman
Eddie Mosscrop
 Ronnie Sewell
 Billy Watson

 Eph Longworth (capt)
1914-15 SHEFFIELD UNITED 3
  Simmons 36, Fazackerley 84, Kitchen 88
 CHELSEA 0
 Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester

Bobby Evans
 Harold Gough (gk)
Albert Sturgess
 George Utley (capt)

 Harold Halse
Jack Harrow (capt)
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