1904 FA Cup Final

The first all Lancashire Final.
Billy Meredith scored in the 23rd minute, beating his countryman Dai Davies with a left footed shot. In the illustration Davies (who had played for Swinton in the 1900 Northern Union Rugby Challenge Cup Final)  looks almost like a disinterested bystander.

King George V

Burnley 1914

1923

 Arsenal 1930

Manchester City 1934

King George V was the first reigning monarch to attend an FA Cup Final (1914). He put in a number of appearances during his 26 years on the throne.

His presence at the Wembley fiasco in 1923 was said to have contributed to the relative restraint demonstrated by the 200,000 plus crowd. 

Ned Doig

Ned Doig joined Blackburn from Arbroath in 1889. His only appearance for Rovers was a 9-1 win over Notts County. 
Doig made his debut for Sunderland in September 1890 and went on to make 454 first team competitive appearances for Sunderland, winning 4 First Division Championships.
He joined Liverpool (in Division 2) in 1904 and made 53 appearances for the Reds spread over 4 seasons. 
Ned Doig represented Scotland 5 times over a 16 year period, finishing on the winning side 4 times. 
Doig was originally an outfield player who took to goalkeeping with Arbroath Reserves as a 17 year old. Concious of his hair loss, Doig was never seen without his cap, which he would fasten under his chin with a piece of string. 
On Easter Saturday 1900 Doig was involved in a curious incident-  Manchester City goalkeeper Charlie Williams appeared to become the first goalkeeper to score from open play in the Football League, his long clearance eluding Doig. Some contemporary reports (there was no dubious goals panel!) say that Doig made the decisive touch, and credit him with an own goal. ENFA credits City inside left Fred Williams with the goal. Sunderland won 3-1.

 Manchester Courier and Lancashire General 16.04.00

Billy Meredith career stats

Season	Club		League			Cup		Internationals*
			apps	goals		apps	goals	apps	goals
1890-91	Chirk AAA
1891-92			Combination 7th
1892-93			Combination 4th
			Welsh 2nd
1893-94	Northwich Victoria		Div .2 15th			Welsh Cup Winner (Chirk AAA)
			11		5
1894-95	Ardwick Manchester City		Div .2 9th					2nd
			18		12			2
1895-96			Div .2 2nd					3rd
			29		12			2	2
1896-97			Div .2 6th			R1		4th
			27		10	1		3	2
1897-98			Div .2 3rd			R2		4th
			30		12	2		2
1898-99			Div .2 Champions			R1		4th
			33		29	1	1	1
1899-00			Div.1 7th			R1		2nd
			33		14	2		2	2
1900-01			Div.1 11th			R1		3rd
			33		7	1		2
1901-02			Div.1 18th			R2		4th
			33		8	4		2
1902-03			Div .2 Champions			R1		4th
			34		22	1		3
1903-04			Div.1 2nd			Winners		4th
			34		11	6	2	1
1904-05			Div.1 3rd			R2		2nd
			33		8	2	1	2	1
1905-06			Suspended by the Football Association
1906-07	Manchester United		Div.1 8th			R1		Winners
			16		5	2		3	1
1907-08			Div.1 Champions			R4		4th
			37		10	4		2
1908-09			Div.1 13th			Winners		2nd
			34			4		3	1
1909-10			Div.1 5th			R1		4th
			31		5	1		3
1910-11			Div.1 Champions			R3		3rd
			35		5	3		3
1911-12			Div.1 13th			R4		4th
			35		3	6		3
1912-13			Div1. 4th			R3		2nd
			22		2	5		3	1
1913-14			Div1. 14th			R1		4th
			34		2	1		3
1914-15			Div1. 18th			R1
			26			1
1919-20			Div1. 12th			R2		Winners
			19		2	2		3
1920-21			Div1. 13th			R1
			14		1
1921-22	Manchester City		Div1. 10th			R3
			25
1922-23			Div1. 8th			R1
			1
1923-24			Div1. 11th			Semi final
			2			4	1
* All of Meredith’s International appearances were in The British Home Championship.

	Apps	Goals
League	680	185
FA Cup	53	5
International	48	10
Others	7	2