<P> The Royal Engineers Association Football Club is an association football team representing the Corps of Royal Engineers , the `` Sappers '' , of the British Army . In the 1870s it was one of the strongest sides in English football , winning the FA Cup in 1875 and being Cup Finalists in four of the first eight seasons of the competition , including three of the first four . The Engineers were pioneers of the `` combination game '' , where teammates passed the ball to each other rather than kicking ahead and charging after the ball . </P>
<P> The Royal Engineers Association Football Club is an association football team representing the Corps of Royal Engineers , the `` Sappers '' , of the British Army . In the 1870s it was one of the strongest sides in English football , winning the FA Cup in 1875 and being Cup Finalists in four of the first eight seasons of the competition , including three of the first four . The Engineers were pioneers of the `` combination game '' , where teammates passed the ball to each other rather than kicking ahead and charging after the ball . </P>
when did the royal engineers win the fa cup
when did the royal engineers win the fa cup
1875
1875