About Old Etonians F.C.
The Old Etonian Association Football Club is an English football club whose players are alumni of Eton College, in Eton, Berkshire. HistoryFounded by Lord Kinnaird, they were the last amateur or "true blue" club to win the FA Cup on 25 March 1882 when they beat Blackburn Rovers 1–0 at The Oval. They lost 2–1 after extra time to another Blackburn club, Blackburn Olympic, the following year. In all, they reached the final six times in nine years between 1875 and 1883, winning twice. They also supplied a number of players for the England team, including three in one match against Wales in 1879. In modern times, Old Etonians are members of the Amateur Football Alliance and field three teams in the Arthurian League. The 1st XI have won the league's Premier Division title on two occasions. List of honoursFA CupWinners: 1879, 1882Finalists: 1875, 1876, 1881, 1883 Arthurian LeaguePremier Division Champions: 1992–93, 2004–05Division One Champions: 1985–86Division Two Champions (2nd XI): 1992–93, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2003–04Division Three Champions (3rd XI): 1995–96, 2004–05Division Four Champions (4th XI): 1989–90, 1993–94Arthur Dunn CupWinners: 2004–05, 2009–10
Old Etonians F.C. Description
The Old Etonian Association Football Club is an English football club whose players are alumni of Eton College, in Eton, Berkshire. HistoryFounded by Lord Kinnaird, they were the last amateur or "true blue" club to win the FA Cup on 25 March 1882 when they beat Blackburn Rovers 1–0 at The Oval. They lost 2–1 after extra time to another Blackburn club, Blackburn Olympic, the following year. In all, they reached the final six times in nine years between 1875 and 1883, winning twice. They also supplied a number of players for the England team, including three in one match against Wales in 1879. In modern times, Old Etonians are members of the Amateur Football Alliance and field three teams in the Arthurian League. The 1st XI have won the league's Premier Division title on two occasions. List of honoursFA CupWinners: 1879, 1882Finalists: 1875, 1876, 1881, 1883 Arthurian LeaguePremier Division Champions: 1992–93, 2004–05Division One Champions: 1985–86Division Two Champions (2nd XI): 1992–93, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2003–04Division Three Champions (3rd XI): 1995–96, 2004–05Division Four Champions (4th XI): 1989–90, 1993–94Arthur Dunn CupWinners: 2004–05, 2009–10