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Blackburn Rovers were established in 1875, becoming a founding member of The Football League in 1888 and the Premier League in 1995. In 1890, Rovers moved to Ewood Park.They have been English champions three times, and have won six FA Cups, one Football League Cup and one Full Members' Cup. [1]
On 25 March 1882 the club won through to the final of the FA Cup against the Old Etonians. Blackburn Rovers was the first provincial team to reach the final, [10] but the result was a 1–0 defeat by the Old Etonians. [11] Rovers finally won the FA Cup on 29 March 1884 with a 2–1 victory over the Scottish team Queen's Park. [12]
The Blackburn Rovers team which won the FA Cup in 1884. Team captain James Brown (front row, centre) holds the trophy.. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout competition in English football, organised by and named after The Football Association (the FA), the governing body of the sport in England.
The first match played by Blackburn Rovers took place in Church, Lancashire on 11 December 1875. [1] On 28 September 1878, Blackburn Rovers became one of 23 clubs to form the Lancashire Football Association. On 1 November 1879 the club played in the FA Cup for the first time, beating the Tyne Association Football Club 5–1.
The 1889–90 FA Cup was the 19th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup). Blackburn Rovers won the competition for the fourth time, beating The Wednesday 6–1 in the final at Kennington Oval .
Blackburn Rovers are the only surviving club to have won the FA Cup three years in a row, in 1883, 1884 and 1885. This feat was also achieved first by Wanderers FC with wins in 1876, 1877 and 1878, but Wanderers were dissolved in 1887, having not reached a single final since 1878 despite that win meaning they won 5 of the first 7 FA Cup seasons.
The Cup was presented by Major Marindin, and Mr. Coddington, MP for Blackburn, acknowledged the compliment on behalf of the winners. The Etonians suffered a severe loss through Dunn getting damaged during the first half, but, by way of a set-off, the Blackburn team had three of their men crippled. It was a grandly-contested trial, and the ...
Blackburn's Jimmy Forrest was a five-time winner of the FA Cup. Following their debut in 1879–80, this was the seventh time Blackburn Rovers played in the FA Cup. Having been runners-up in 1881–82, they had won the competition in both 1883–84 and 1884–85. Blackburn began the 1885–86 tournament with an away tie [note 1] at nearby ...