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The FA Cup is the oldest association football competition in the world. In 1872, Wanderers Football Club won the first title in the history of FA Cup football. The record for the most wins is held by Manchester United with 11 triumphs, followed by Arsenal with 10 and Tottenham Hotspur with 8. The FA Cup is held by Wigan Athletic, who defeated Manchester City 1-0 in the 2013 final. FA Cup Football in the 1890s The professional teams from the Football League dominated the FA Cup in the 1890s. The FA Cup Finals changed venue in 1893. Crystal Palace was now the new home, since the Kennington Oval was too small. Blackburn Rovers continued their fine form from the 1880s and won the first two finals in the 1890s. Eight different teams won the FA Cup in this decade. Only Blackburn and Aston Villa won more than once. Club of the decade: Aston Villa Football Club was formed in March 1874. Aston Villa lost the 1892 final against West Bromwich Albion but they won the title 1895 and 1897. This was FA Cup title number two and three, Aston Villa also won in 1887. Player of the decade: Fred Spiksley spent eleven seasons at Wednesday scoring 100 goals in 293 league appearances. Spiksley scored twice in the 1896 final for Wednesday in 2-1 victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Spiksley played 7 caps and scored 5 goals for England and helped them win the British Home Championship twice (1893 and 1898). Results and Scorers FA Cup Finals 1890-99 1890 FA Cup Final (Kennington Oval) Blackburn Rovers - Sheffield Wednesday 6-1 Walton, Southworth, Lofthouse and Townley (3) scored for Blackburn. Bennett scored for Wednesday 1891 FA Cup Final (Kennington Oval) Blackburn Rovers - Notts County 3-1 Townley, Dewar and Southworth scored for Blackburn. Oswald scored for Notts County. 1892 FA Cup Final (Kennington Oval) West Bromwich Albion - Aston Villa 3-0 Geddes, Nicholls and Jack Reynolds scored the goals 1893 FA Cup Final (Fallowfield, Manchester) Wolverhampton Wanderers - Everton 1-0 1-0 Allen 60' 1894 FA Cup Final (Goodison Park) Notts County - Bolton Wanderers 4-1 Logan (3) and Watson scored for Notts County. Jim Cassidy scored for Bolton 1895 FA Cup Final (Crystal Palace) Aston Villa - West Bromwich Albion 1-0 1-0 Chatt 1' 1896 FA Cup Final (Crystal Palace) Sheffield Wednesday - Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 1-0 Spiksley 1', 1- Black 8', 2-1 Spiksley 18' 1897 FA Cup Final (Crystal Palace) Aston Villa - Everton 3-2 1-0 Campbell 18', 1-1 Bell 23', 1-2 Boyle 28', 2-2 Wheldon 35', 3-2 Crabtree 44' 1898 FA Cup Final (Crystal Palace) Nottingham Forest - Derby County 3-1 1-0 Capes 19', 1-1 Bloomer 31', 2-1 Capes 42', 3-1 McPherson 86' 1899 FA Cup Final (Crystal Palace) Sheffield United - Derby County 4-1 0-1 Boag 12', 1-1 Bennett 60', 2-1 Beer 65', 3-1 Almond 69', 4-1 Priest 89' To learn more about the history of football (soccer), visit HistoryOfFootball.info where you find this article and much more, including articles about FIFA World Cup
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