The 1884 FA Cup final was a football match between Blackburn Rovers and Queen's Park contested on 29 March 1884 at the Kennington Oval.

It was the first time that a Scottish team reached the final of the tournament, with Queen's Park knocking out the previous holders of the trophy en route.

By the time the match was played, Queen's Park had already been awarded the Scottish Cup after Vale of Leven declined to participate in the final.

Prior to the match there were temporary stands built at the Oval as the Pavilion was reserved for members of the Surrey County Cricket Club.

[5][6][7][8][9] Queen's 1883–84 FA Cup campaign began on 6 October 1883 with a 10–0 victory over Crewe Alexandra in the first round in front of a crowd of 2,000 spectators.

[13] There was a great deal of interest by the spectators from Birmingham, and three special trains were laid on to transport them to Glasgow for the game with more than 1200 of them travelling north of the border.

[11][15] In the semi-final they defeated Blackburn Olympic 4–1 to set up a final against the other Blackburn-based team;[11] the match was played at a neutral venue in Nottingham.

[24] Queen's went into the match as the favourites, being the most successful club in Scotland at that point and having developed a style of play involving short passing which was not in use in England.

[25] They had been awarded the Scottish Cup earlier in the season after Vale of Leven declined to participate in the final due to illnesses suffered by a number of their players.

However, due to issues with the Olympic fans from the previous year destroying tea-rooms at stations on the route, the railway instead closed all refreshment rooms on the line on the day of the match.

[28] Additional stands were built at the Oval for the match at both the Gasometre end and on the west side, as the Pavilion was reserved for members of the Surrey County Cricket Club.

The work of Inglis and Sowerbutts saw Rovers take control of the match briefly, but Queen's Park were awarded an indirect free kick for handball inside the Blackburn half.

A further handball just inside the Queen's Park half resulted in a solitary attack for Blackburn, ending in Brown sending the ball over the crossbar.

[29] The medals and trophy had been expected to be awarded by Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany,[27] however due to his death on the day before the final,[32] they were not presented publicly.

[27] Queen's Park would ultimately become the only Scottish club to reach the final of the FA Cup, although they returned the following year where they again faced Blackburn Rovers.

[34] The 1884 FA Cup was the first of a winning streak for Rovers, with the team retaining the trophy for the following two seasons,[35] by first defeating Queen's Park again in 1885 and then West Bromwich Albion following a replay in 1886.