| Event | 1884–85 FA Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 4 April 1885 (1885-04-04) | ||||||
| Venue | Kennington Oval, London | ||||||
| Referee | MajorFrancis Marindin | ||||||
| Attendance | 12,500 | ||||||
←1884 1886 → | |||||||
The1885 FA Cup final was a football match betweenBlackburn Rovers andQueen's Park on 4 April 1885 atKennington Oval in London. It was the fourteenth final of the world's oldest football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (known in the modern era as theFA Cup). Blackburn had won the Cup in the previous season while Queen's Park were competing in their second final with the previous final beingprevious year. Rovers won 2–0 in their second successiveFA Cup Final victory, with the goals coming fromJimmy Forrest andJames Brown. This would be the only final in which two clubs meet in consecutive FA Cup Finals untilManchester City andManchester United in2023 and2024.

![]() ![]() Blackburn Rovers | ![]() ![]() ![]() Queen's Park |