Champion Clapham Rovers F.C. Event 1879–80 FA Cup | Date 10 April 1880 | |
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Venue Kennington Oval, London Similar 1873 FA Cup Final, 1888 FA Cup Final, 1913 FA Cup Final, 1905 FA Cup Final | ||
The 1880 FA Cup Final was contested by Clapham Rovers and Oxford University at the Kennington Oval. Clapham Rovers won 1–0, the only goal being scored by Clopton Lloyd-Jones.
In Fiction
This match was subject of a spoof anecdote, written in 2006 by journalist John Walsh as a guest editor of a charity issue of The Independent in a list of five "least successful guest-star interventions in history", in which Oscar Wilde was a guest player on the Oxford team, but demurred from a chance to score at the last minute. The anecdotes are purely comedy fiction. Wilde was known for a disdain of 'manly sports' (apart from occasional boxing at university).
References
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