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1905–06 FA Cup

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1905–06 FA Cup
The Everton team following the club's first FA Cup victory
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Defending championsAston Villa
Final positions
ChampionsEverton (1st title)
Runner-upNewcastle United

The 1905–06 FA Cup was the 35th staging of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup). Everton won the competition for the first time, beating Newcastle United 1–0 in the final at Crystal Palace.

Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held at neutral venues until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.

The Crystal Palace versus Chelsea tie in the third qualifying round led to the Football Association changing the rules. The tie was scheduled to be played on 18 November 1905, and Chelsea were also obliged to play a Football League game against Burnley on the same day. Chelsea were chasing promotion from the Second Division, so they fielded a full strength side in the league and sent a reserve team to the FA Cup match. Crystal Palace won the fixture 7–1. As a result of the outcry, the Football Association amended their rules such that teams must always field their strongest side in the FA Cup.[1]

Calendar

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The format of the FA Cup for the season had a preliminary round, four qualifying rounds, four proper rounds, and the semi-finals and final.

Round Date
Preliminary Round 23 September 1905
First Qualifying Round 7 October 1905
Second Qualifying Round 28 October 1905
Third Qualifying Round 18 November 1905
Fourth Qualifying Round 9 December 1905
First Round Proper 13 January 1906
Second Round Proper 3 February 1906
Third Round Proper 24 February 1906
Fourth Round Proper 10 March 1906
Semi-finals 31 March 1906
Final 21 April 1906

Qualifying rounds

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The Football Association reduced the number of places available to non-league clubs in the qualifying rounds of this year's Cup tournament. Restructuring of the competition during the 1905 close-season resulted in the temporary suspension of the extra preliminary, fifth qualifying and sixth qualifying rounds, and the permanent abolition of the Intermediate Round, but also allowed up to 24 non-league clubs to qualify for the main draw (although eleven Football League clubs were still required to enter the tournament in the qualifying stages).

At the end of the fourth qualifying round, the 24 teams progressing to the first round were Stockport County, Barnsley, Hull City, Bradford City, Burton United, Burslem Port Vale, Gainsborough Trinity and Clapton Orient from the Football League along with non-league sides Barrow, Bishop Auckland, Kettering, Crewe Alexandra, Watford, King's Lynn, Northampton Town, Worcester City, Tunbridge Wells Rangers, Norwich City, the Sidcup-based New Crusaders, Brighton & Hove Albion, Swindon Town, Crystal Palace, Staple Hill and Brentford.

Featuring in the competition proper for the first time were Hull City, Clapton Orient, Barrow, King's Lynn, Worcester City, Tunbridge Wells Rangers, Norwich City, New Crusaders and Staple Hill, while Stockport County had not appeared at this stage since 1893-94 and Watford's predecessor club Watford Rovers had last appeared in 1887-88. The current Crystal Palace also claimed a tenuous connection to the original club of that name, which had entered the FA Cup for the final time in 1875-76.

First Round Proper

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29 of the 40 clubs from the First and Second divisions joined the 24 clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. Of the League sides not given byes to this round, Chelsea, Hull City, Leeds City and Clapton Orient were entered in the first qualifying round. Chelsea and Leeds City went out in the third qualifying round (to Crystal Palace and Hull City respectively), while the other two teams qualified. Barnsley, Bradford City, Burslem Port Vale, Burton United, Gainsborough Trinity, Glossop and Stockport County were entered in the fourth qualifying round, with only Glossop going out (to Brighton & Hove Albion).

Eleven Southern League clubs were given byes to the first round to set the total number of teams at this stage at 64. These were:

Southampton
Millwall
Queens Park Rangers
Plymouth Argyle
Fulham
Reading
Portsmouth
Bristol Rovers
West Ham United
New Brompton
Tottenham Hotspur

32 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday 13 January 1906. Six matches were drawn and went to replays on the following Wednesday or Thursday, while Blackpool and Crystal Palace needed a second replay at Villa Park on the subsequent Monday.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Birmingham 1–0 Preston North End 13 January 1906
2 Blackpool 1–1 Crystal Palace 13 January 1906
Replay Crystal Palace 1–1 Blackpool 17 January 1906
Replay Blackpool 1–0 Crystal Palace 22 January 1906
3 Bury 1–1 Nottingham Forest 13 January 1906
Replay Nottingham Forest 6–2 Bury 17 January 1906
4 Liverpool 2–1 Leicester Fosse 13 January 1906
5 Southampton 5–1 Portsmouth 13 January 1906
6 Stoke 1–0 Blackburn Rovers 13 January 1906
7 Aston Villa 11–0 King's Lynn 13 January 1906
8 The Wednesday 1–0 Bristol Rovers 13 January 1906
9 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Barnsley 13 January 1906
Replay Barnsley 4–0 Crewe Alexandra 18 January 1906
10 Middlesbrough 3–0 Bolton Wanderers 13 January 1906
11 Sunderland 1–0 Notts County 13 January 1906
12 Derby County 4–0 Kettering 13 January 1906
13 Lincoln City 4–2 Stockport County 13 January 1906
14 Burslem Port Vale 0–3 Gainsborough Trinity 13 January 1906
15 Everton 3–1 West Bromwich Albion 13 January 1906
16 Sheffield United 4–1 Manchester City 13 January 1906
17 Bishop Auckland 0–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 13 January 1906
18 Woolwich Arsenal 1–1 West Ham United 13 January 1906
Replay West Ham United 2–3 Woolwich Arsenal 18 January 1906
19 Newcastle United 6–0 Grimsby Town 13 January 1906
20 New Brompton 2–1 Northampton Town 13 January 1906
21 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Burnley 13 January 1906
22 Fulham 1–0 Queens Park Rangers 13 January 1906
23 Brentford 2–1 Bristol City 13 January 1906
24 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Swindon Town 13 January 1906
25 Manchester United 7–2 Staple Hill 13 January 1906
26 Norwich City 1–1 Tunbridge Wells Rangers 13 January 1906
Replay Tunbridge Wells Rangers 0–5 Norwich City 17 January 1906
27 Bradford City 3–2 Barrow 13 January 1906
28 Millwall Athletic 1–0 Burton United 13 January 1906
29 Hull City 0–1 Reading 13 January 1906
30 Clapton Orient 0–0 Chesterfield 13 January 1906
Replay Chesterfield 3–0 Clapton Orient 17 January 1906
31 New Crusaders 3–6 Plymouth Argyle 13 January 1906
32 Worcester City 0–6 Watford 13 January 1906

Second Round Proper

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The 16 second round matches were played on 3 February 1906. Six matches were drawn, with the replays taking place in the following midweek fixture. One of these, the Brighton & Hove Albion v. Middlesbrough match, went to a second replay the following week.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Liverpool 1–0 Barnsley 3 February 1906
2 Stoke 0–1 Birmingham 3 February 1906
3 Aston Villa 0–0 Plymouth Argyle 3 February 1906
Replay Plymouth Argyle 1–5 Aston Villa 7 February 1906
4 The Wednesday 1–1 Millwall Athletic 3 February 1906
Replay Millwall Athletic 0–3 The Wednesday 8 February 1906
5 Sunderland 1–1 Gainsborough Trinity 3 February 1906
Replay Sunderland 3–0 Gainsborough Trinity 7 February 1906
6 Derby County 0–0 Newcastle United 3 February 1906
Replay Newcastle United 2–1 Derby County 7 February 1906
7 Everton 3–0 Chesterfield 3 February 1906
8 Sheffield United 1–2 Blackpool 3 February 1906
9 Woolwich Arsenal 3–0 Watford 3 February 1906
10 New Brompton 0–0 Southampton 3 February 1906
Replay Southampton 1–0 New Brompton 7 February 1906
11 Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Reading 3 February 1906
12 Fulham 1–3 Nottingham Forest 3 February 1906
13 Brentford 3–0 Lincoln City 3 February 1906
14 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Middlesbrough 3 February 1906
Replay Middlesbrough 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion 7 February 1906
Replay Brighton & Hove Albion 1–3 Middlesbrough 12 February 1906
15 Manchester United 3–0 Norwich City 3 February 1906
16 Bradford City 5–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 February 1906

Third Round Proper

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The eight third round matches were scheduled for 24 February 1906. There was one replay, played in the following midweek fixture.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Liverpool 2–0 Brentford 24 February 1906
2 Southampton 6–1 Middlesbrough 24 February 1906
3 The Wednesday 4–1 Nottingham Forest 24 February 1906
4 Everton 1–0 Bradford City 24 February 1906
5 Woolwich Arsenal 5–0 Sunderland 24 February 1906
6 Newcastle United 5–0 Blackpool 24 February 1906
7 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Birmingham 24 February 1906
Replay Birmingham 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur 28 February 1906
8 Manchester United 5–1 Aston Villa 24 February 1906

Fourth Round Proper

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The four fourth round matches were scheduled for 10 March 1906. The Newcastle United v. Birmingham game was drawn, and replayed on 14 March.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Birmingham 2–2 Newcastle United 10 March 1906
Replay Newcastle United 3–0 Birmingham 14 March 1906
2 Liverpool 3–0 Southampton 10 March 1906
3 Everton 4–3 The Wednesday 10 March 1906
4 Manchester United 2–3 Woolwich Arsenal 10 March 1906

Semi-finals

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The semi-final matches were played on 31 March 1906. Everton and Newcastle United won and advanced to the final.

Everton2–0Liverpool

Final

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The Final was contested by Everton and Newcastle United at Crystal Palace on 21 April 1906. Everton won 1–0 with the goal scored by Alex Young.

Match details

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Everton1–0Newcastle United
Young 77'
Attendance: 75,609
Referee: F. Kirkham (Preston)
Everton
Newcastle United[2]

References

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Specific
  1. ^ Tony Matthews, ed. (1998). We All Follow The Palace. Juma. pp. 14–15. ISBN 1-872204-55-4.
  2. ^ "FA Cup Final kits, 1900-1909". Archived from the original on 25 September 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2008.