Scotsman who played in the first FA Cup Final
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Purplestar
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A glaring mistake by the author in there 
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Yes. Getting the causes of the disasters mixed up.A glaring mistake by the author in there
JN271
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Royal Engineers Amateur Football Club[edit]
Main article: Royal Engineers A.F.C.The club was founded in 1863, under the leadership of Major Francis Marindin. Sir Frederick Wall, who was the secretary of The Football Association 1895–1934, stated in his memoirs that the "combination game" was first used by the Royal Engineers A.F.C. in the early 1870s.[93][94][95] Wall states that the "Sappers moved in unison" and showed the "advantages of combination over the old style of individualism".
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The Royal Engineers pictured in 1872. Back: Merriman, Ord, Marindin, Addison, Mitchell; Front: Hoskyns, Renny-Tailyour, Creswell, Goodwyn, Barker, Rich.
The Engineers played in the first-ever FA Cup Final in 1872, losing 1–0 at Kennington Oval on 16 March 1872, to regular rivals Wanderers.[96] They also lost the 1874 FA Cup Final, to Oxford University A.F.C..
Their greatest triumph was the 1874–75 FA Cup.[96] In the final against Old Etonians, they drew 1–1 with a goal from Renny-Tailyour and went on to win the replay 2–0 with two further goals from Renny-Tailyour.[97][98] Their last FA Cup Final appearance came in 1878, again losing to the Wanderers.[96] They last participated in 1882–83 FA Cup, losing 6–2 in the fourth round to Old Carthusians F.C..[96]
The Engineers' Depot Battalion won the FA Amateur Cup in 1908.[99]
On 7 November 2012, the Royal Engineers played against the Wanderers in a remake of the 1872 FA Cup Final at The Oval. Unlike the actual final, the Engineers won, and by a large margin, 7–1 being the final score.[100]
A brief history of the CRE Football team from Wikipedia.
