wanderers won the first fa cup in 1871.
who won the first fa cup in 1871?
wanderers
stoke started 2011 in poor form, winning three of ten matches which ended with a 3–0 defeat against west ham which left stoke just four points above the relegation zone. the team, however, was doing well in the fa cup after progressing past cardiff city, wolverhampton wanderers and brighton & albion, setting up a tie with west ham united in the quarter-final. a 2–1 victory saw stoke reached their first fa cup semi-final since 1972 and also helped them improve their league form. stoke beat newcastle united 4–0 and put in good performances against chelsea and tottenham before the semi-final against bolton wanderers at wembley. stoke produced arguably one their greatest ever performances, beating bolton 5–0 to reach their first fa cup final. stoke played well in the buildup to the final beating wolves 3–0 and arsenal 3–1. stoke's opponents for the 2011 fa cup final were manchester city and they scored the only goal of the contest though yaya touré. stoke ended the season in 13th position with 46 points.
2010–11 stoke city f.c. season
he scored the winning goal in the 1883 staffordshire senior cup final to give albion their first ever trophy. the following season saw bell play in albion's first fa cup match, a 0–2 defeat to wednesbury town. he appeared in all of albion's fa cup games in 1885–86 as the club reached the final for the first time. he was on the losing side however, as albion lost 0–2 to blackburn rovers in a replay. in 1887, west bromwich albion were fa cup runners-up again, but bell played in just one match during the cup run, scoring in a 2–1 second round victory over derby junction. albion won their first fa cup in 1888, but bell did not play in any of the matches, and in june 1888 he joined kidderminster harriers, with whom he remained until may 1890.
george bell (footballer)