1889 FA Cup Final
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The 1889 FA Cup Final was contested by Preston North End and Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Kennington Oval. Preston won 3–0, with goals by Fred Dewhurst, Jimmy Ross and Sam Thomson. This completed the "double" for the victors, having won the first ever Football League earlier in the season, without losing a single game, earning them the nickname of "The Invincibles".
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[edit] Match details
| 1889-03-30 | Preston North End | 3 – 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Kennington Oval, London Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Major Francis Marindin |
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| Dewhurst Ross Thomson |
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[edit] Route to the Final
[edit] Preston North EndRound 1: Bootle 0–3 Preston North End Round 2: Grimsby Town 0–2 Preston North End Quarter-final: Preston North End 2–0 Birmingham St George's Semi-final: Preston North End 1–0 West Bromwich Albion
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[edit] Wolverhampton WanderersRound 1: Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–3 Old Carthusians Round 2: Wolverhampton Wanderers 6–1 Walsall Town Swifts Quarter-final: Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 Sheffield Wednesday Semi-final: Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Blackburn Rovers
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