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A gold (unhallmarked) F.A. Cup Winners medal, the obverse inscribed F Suter , the reverse inscribed The Football Association Challenge Cup, 1885, Won By Blackburn Rovers In the above match played on 4th April 1885 at the Kennington Oval, before 12,500 spectators, Blackburn Rovers defeated the famous Glasgow amateur side Queen's Park, 2-0 Generally regarded as the first professional footballer during the great late 19th Century amateur era of Association Football, Suter first came to prominace whilst playing for his home town team Partick Thistle. He briefly played for Glasgow Rangers before joining the famous Lancashire side Darwen in 1879. It was with Darwen that the first seeds of controvesy were sown and the allegations of 'professionalism' were banded about. He mysteriously gave-up his day job as a stonemason and with no other obvious source of income he led a comfortable life playing his beloved football. A strong and athletic full-back, Suter left Darwen for Blackburn Rovers in 1880 for 'personal reasons' and it is believed he was offered 'better terms' by Rovers although this cannot officially be confirmed. During the Pre-Football League era, Suter helped Blackburn Rovers to become the best team in the country and he appeared in four F.A.Cup finals, winning three, including the one the above medal represents. He formed a formidable partnership with Doc Greenwood who was a true amateur and England International and he played a total of 38 F.A.Cup matches for Rovers, scoring three goals