WHEN FOOTBALL BEGAN

  1896 HERO Wednesday win the FA Cup for the first time Kick off time at the 1896 FA Cup final - the first goal was scored within half a minute by Spiksley THER E WAS A SURPRISE when Wolves overcame Derby County 2-1 in their 1896 FA Cup semi-final with goals from Joe Tonks and Billy Malpass. Tonks had replaced David Wykes in the first team after the latter died from typhoid fever. It was the third time in eight seasons that the Black Country side had reached the final, losing 3-0 to Preston in 1889 and beating Everton 1-0 in 1893. Unlike Wolves, Wednesday were hoping to capture the FA Cup for the first time. The trophy was a new one as the original had been stolen. The Wanderers amateur team first won the original trophy in 1872. When they also became the first to win the competition three years in succession between 1876–78 they relinquished their right to keep the trophy on the understanding that any side equalling their feat would also return it to the FA. When Blackburn...

  15 th   April 1893                                                                                    League Division One                     BURNLEY    2                                             SUNDERLAND    3              ...

  This was the third season of League football but only Sunderland's first as the Wearsiders had replaced Stoke in the summer.  The match took place 10 years and 2 days since Sunderland had been formed on 25 September 1880 whilst Burnley were formed in 1881.  27 th   September 1890                                                                         League Division One                              BURNLEY    3           ...