Blackburn Olympic was a former English football club from the town of Blackburn which, although it was only in existence for just over a decade, is significant in the history of football in England as the first club from the north of the country and the first from a working-class background to win the FA Cup. The club was formed in 1878 and initially took part only in minor local competitions. In 1880, the club entered the FA Cup for the first time, and three years later defeated Old Etonians in front of 8000 spectators at Kennington Oval to win the trophy. That match was a historic clash between the former Eton public schoolboys and the mill workers of Blackburn. It was also a clash of tactics: the Old Etonians' style was similar to rugby with eight players in a 1-1-8 formation passing the ball closely as they rushed as one towards the opposition the opposition's goal. Blackburn Olympic, because they couldn't match their opponents for power or strength, passed the ball in a way that is more familiar to football fans today.  Having done such much to influence the modern game, Olympic proved unable to compete with wealthier and better-supported clubs in the new professional era, and folded in 1889. Most of Olympic's home matches took place at the Hole-i'-th-Wall stadium, named after an adjacent public house.