A programme for the Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion F.A. Cup final played at the Crystal Palace 20th April 1895, in the form of a match card This

A programme for the Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion F.A. Cup final played at the Crystal Palace 20th April 1895, in the form of a match card This was the first F.A. Cup final to be played at the Crystal Palace, with Villa winning 1-0 before 42,560 spectators, many of whom were still trying to gain entry to the ground when Bob Chatt scored the only goal in the first minute of the match. Whilst the F.A. Cup trophy was in the possession of Aston Villa it was displayed in the window of a Birmingham jeweller from where it was stolen on 11th September 1895, never to be seen again. A reward of ?10 was offered for the return of the Cup, but it was never recovered. A new trophy had to be produced and as a consequence Aston Villa was fined ?25 for 'carelessness.'