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clive_w_nicholson

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I found this photograph of The Wednesday FC a couple of years back. I've not seen it published anywhere and the club don't have a copy. I don't need it for the work I am doing so it's the file is pretty much redundant on my computer. Thought I'd put it up on here incase anyone else wants to see it. It is almost certainly taken in 1891 or the season after they lost in the FA Cup final to Blackburn Rovers, due to the kit and some of the players that are on here or are not on here.

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Billy Betts is definately on here. I could identify one or two others when I looked into it but can't remember. Anyone know any of the others?

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Billy Betts is definately on here. I could identify one or two others when I looked into it but can't remember. Anyone know any of the others?

The big man in the bowler on the left is John Holmes, who was the main club official at the time. Several of the players are familiar from other photographs, but don't have these to hand. But it's a great picture.

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Right, here goes. Been back looking at my research and these are the names I have. I'm pretty sure, but not 100%. The team is the 1891-92 side, missing Spiksley (not sure why yet, but H. Brandon at outside left should help me work it out)

Click on the attachment to open photo with numbers for players.

1. Arthur Dickinson

2. W. Fearnehough

3. T. Brandon

4.

5. Allen

6. Darroch

7.

8. Muscraft

9.

10. Billy Beats

11. A. Mumford

12. Woolhouse

13. Gemmell

14. Rowan

15. Richardson

16. H. Brandon

names.bmp

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I've updated the list above, so it has changed. Got a few wrong initially, but not many.

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Here's a print of the 1890 Cup Final, played at Kennington Oval, London on Saturday 29th March 1890, available from Grosvenor Prints for £850 (plus VAT).  The teams are listed below that.

" Photographic print, very scarce. Size: 240 x 400mm. (9½ x 15¾"). Glued to sheet.
A photographic print of the late Victorian monochrome photogravure by Goupil & Co entitled 'A Football Match, Association Game', after the original painting by W. H.Overend and L .P. Smythe. This print shows the action from the 1890 F.A. Cup final between Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday. Blackburn Rovers defeated Sheffield Wednesday 6-1, the second widest winning margin in Cup final history. "

5a0eda0042978_1890CupFinal.jpg.36f1b36aa82c5c3c71ad7f2456712d06.jpg

5a0ed9fb13467_1890CupFinalTeams.png.b1abcf799b1119f2ca367c55900f9c64.png

and a colour version from Encyclopédie des Sports 1925:

5a0edcaf97c9c_1890CupFinalcolour.thumb.jpg.5b1f2a00a1562b1f55ff48ed9ccf64aa.jpg

 

 

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On 11/04/2009 at 10:18, clive_w_nicholson said:

I've updated the list above, so it has changed. Got a few wrong initially, but not many.

N° 2 is Arthur Joshua Dickinson.

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On 17/11/2017 at 12:50, Edmund said:

Here's a print of the 1890 Cup Final, played at Kennington Oval, London on Saturday 29th March 1890, available from Grosvenor Prints for £850 (plus VAT).  The teams are listed below that.

" Photographic print, very scarce. Size: 240 x 400mm. (9½ x 15¾"). Glued to sheet.
A photographic print of the late Victorian monochrome photogravure by Goupil & Co entitled 'A Football Match, Association Game', after the original painting by W. H.Overend and L .P. Smythe. This print shows the action from the 1890 F.A. Cup final between Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday. Blackburn Rovers defeated Sheffield Wednesday 6-1, the second widest winning margin in Cup final history. "

5a0eda0042978_1890CupFinal.jpg.36f1b36aa82c5c3c71ad7f2456712d06.jpg

5a0ed9fb13467_1890CupFinalTeams.png.b1abcf799b1119f2ca367c55900f9c64.png

and a colour version from Encyclopédie des Sports 1925:

5a0edcaf97c9c_1890CupFinalcolour.thumb.jpg.5b1f2a00a1562b1f55ff48ed9ccf64aa.jpg

 

 

No-one really knows what this match is. It has been linked to many more matches also.

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