1953–54 FA Cup

August 2020 1953–54 FA Cup EnglandWales West Bromwich Albion 4 Preston North End 1952–53 1954–55 thumb | right The 1953–54 FA Cup was the 73rd staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. West Bromwich Albion won the competition for the fourth time, beating Preston North End 3–2 in the final at Wembley. 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. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. 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 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. Calendar Round DatePreliminary round Saturday 12 September 1953 First qualifying round Saturday 26 September 1953 Second qualifying round Saturday 10 October 1953 Third qualifying round Saturday 24 October 1953 Fourth qualifying round Saturday 7 November 1953 First round proper Saturday 21 November 1953 Second round Saturday 12 December 1953 Third round Saturday 9 January 1954 Fourth round Saturday 30 January 1954 Fifth round Saturday 20 February 1954 Sixth round Saturday 13 March 1954 Semifinals Saturday 27 March 1954 Final Saturday 1 May 1954 Qualifying rounds Most participating clubs that were not members of the Football League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 30 places available in the first round. The winners from the fourth qualifying round were Blyth Spartans, Ferryhill Athletic, Spennymoor United, Horden Colliery Welfare, Scarborough, Wigan Athletic, Rhyl, Nelson, Witton Albion, Nuneaton Borough, Wellington Town, Selby Town, Gainsborough Trinity, Boston United, Hereford United, Kettering Town, Peterborough United, Bedford Town, Cambridge United, Great Yarmouth Town, Hitchin Town, Finchley, Headington United, Guildford City, Hastings United, Newport (IOW), Llanelli, Bath City, Yeovil Town and Weymouth. Coincidentally, the two clubs appearing in the competition proper for the first time were Headington United - later to be known as Oxford United - and Cambridge United. However, Hitchin Town was featuring at this stage for the first time in their own right after predecessor club Hitchin FC had last appeared in the main draw in 1887-88. Of the others, Wigan Athletic was advancing from the qualifying rounds for the first time since 1937-38 and Ferryhill Athletic for the first time since 1935-36. Hastings United and Headington United were the most successful qualifying clubs, participating in eight rounds of the tournament each. Hastings defeated Shoreham, Horsham, Eastbourne, Ashford Town (Kent), Hounslow Town, Guildford City and Swindon Town before losing to Norwich City in the third round; while Headington defeated Aylesbury United, Maidenhead United, Chesham United, Wealdstone, Harwich & Parkeston, Millwall and Stockport County before losing to Bolton Wanderers in the fourth round. all qualifying round results 1953–54 FA Cup qualifying rounds First round proper At this stage the 48 clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined the 30 non-league clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. The final two non-league sides in the draw, Harwich & Parkeston and Walthamstow Avenue, were given byes to this round. Harwich & Parkeston were the runners-up from the previous season's FA Amateur Cup, but the bye was passed on to them as the champions Pegasus did not compete in the FA Cup. Matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 21 November 1953. Seven were drawn and went to replays. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Darlington1–3Port Vale21 November 19532Hastings United1–0Guildford City21 November 19533Bath City0–3Walsall21 November 19534Finchley1–3Southend United21 November 19535Southampton1–1Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic21 November 1953ReplayBournemouth & Boscombe Athletic3–1Southampton25 November 19536Weymouth2–0Bedford Town21 November 19537Yeovil Town0–2Norwich City21 November 19538Grimsby Town2–0Rochdale21 November 19539Crewe Alexandra0–0Bradford City21 November 1953ReplayBradford City0–1Crewe Alexandra25 November 195310Gainsborough Trinity1–4Chesterfield21 November 195311Swindon Town2–1Newport (IOW)21 November 195312Ipswich Town4–1Reading21 November 195313Stockport County4–2Chester21 November 195314Queens Park Rangers2–0Shrewsbury Town21 November 195315Barnsley5–2York City21 November 195316Northampton Town3–0Llanelli21 November 195317Harwich & Parkeston2–3Headington United21 November 195318Great Yarmouth Town1–0Crystal Palace21 November 195319Brighton & Hove Albion5–1Coventry City21 November 195320Spennymoor United0–3Barrow21 November 195321Hitchin Town1–3Peterborough United21 November 195322Witton Albion4–1Nelson21 November 195323Exeter City1–1Hereford United21 November 1953ReplayHereford United2–0Exeter City26 November 195324Hartlepools United1–1Mansfield Town21 November 1953ReplayMansfield Town0–3Hartlepools United25 November 195325Scunthorpe & Lindsey United9–0Boston United21 November 195326Blyth Spartans0–1Accrington Stanley21 November 195327Halifax Town0–0Rhyl21 November 1953ReplayRhyl4–3Halifax Town26 November 195328Southport1–0Carlisle United21 November 195329Selby Town0–2Bradford Park Avenue21 November 195330Torquay United1–3Bristol City21 November 195331Workington3–0Ferryhill Athletic21 November 195332Walthamstow Avenue1–0Gillingham21 November 195333Aldershot5–3Wellington Town21 November 195334Horden Colliery Welfare0–1Wrexham21 November 195335Gateshead1–2Tranmere Rovers21 November 195336Wigan Athletic4–0Scarborough21 November 195337Colchester United1–1Millwall21 November 1953ReplayMillwall4–0Colchester United23 November 195338Leyton Orient3–0Kettering Town21 November 195339Nuneaton Borough3–0Watford21 November 195340Cambridge United2–2Newport County21 November 1953ReplayNewport County1–2Cambridge United26 November 1953 Second round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 12 December 1953. Eight matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week. The Wrexham–Brighton & Hove Albion match went to a second replay, which finished in Wrexham's favour. Cambridge United and Bradford Park Avenue were meeting in competition for the first time, with Bradford winning this encounter some 16 years before being replaced by Cambridge in the Football League. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Hastings United4–1Swindon Town12 December 19532Barrow5–2Great Yarmouth Town12 December 19533Walsall3–0Crewe Alexandra12 December 19534Wrexham1–1Brighton & Hove Albion12 December 1953ReplayBrighton & Hove Albion1–1Wrexham16 December 1953ReplayWrexham3–1Brighton & Hove Albion21 December 19535Ipswich Town2–2Walthamstow Avenue12 December 1953ReplayWalthamstow Avenue0–1Ipswich Town16 December 19536Stockport County2–1Workington12 December 19537Queens Park Rangers1–1Nuneaton Borough12 December 1953ReplayNuneaton Borough1–2Queens Park Rangers17 December 19538Accrington Stanley2–2Tranmere Rovers12 December 1953ReplayTranmere Rovers5–1Accrington Stanley16 December 19539Northampton Town1–1Hartlepools United12 December 1953ReplayHartlepools United1–0Northampton Town16 December 195310Rhyl0–3Bristol City12 December 195311Norwich City2–1Barnsley12 December 195312Millwall3–3Headington United12 December 1953ReplayHeadington United1–0Millwall17 December 195313Witton Albion1–1Grimsby Town12 December 1953ReplayGrimsby Town6–1Witton Albion15 December 195314Southend United1–2Chesterfield12 December 195315Scunthorpe & Lindsey United1–0Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic12 December 195316Southport1–1Port Vale12 December 1953ReplayPort Vale2–0Southport14 December 195317Wigan Athletic4–1Hereford United12 December 195318Peterborough United2–1Aldershot12 December 195319Leyton Orient4–0Weymouth12 December 195320Cambridge United1–2Bradford Park Avenue12 December 1953 Third round proper The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 9 January 1954. Fifteen matches were drawn and went to replays, with three of these requiring a second replay. The Blackpool–Luton Town match then went to a third replay, which was won by Blackpool. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Blackpool1–1Luton Town9 January 1954ReplayLuton Town0–0Blackpool13 January 1954ReplayBlackpool1–1Luton Town18 January 1954ReplayLuton Town0–2Blackpool25 January 19542Chesterfield2–0Bury9 January 19543Hastings United3–3Norwich City9 January 1954ReplayNorwich City3–0Hastings United13 January 19544Barrow2–2Swansea Town9 January 1954ReplaySwansea Town4–2Barrow14 January 19545Bristol City1–3Rotherham United9 January 19546Burnley5–3Manchester United9 January 19547Sheffield Wednesday1–1Sheffield United9 January 1954ReplaySheffield United1–3Sheffield Wednesday13 January 19548Bolton Wanderers1–0Liverpool9 January 19549Grimsby Town5–5Fulham9 January 1954ReplayFulham3–1Grimsby Town18 January 195410Wolverhampton Wanderers1–2Birmingham City9 January 195411Middlesbrough0–0Leicester City9 January 1954ReplayLeicester City3–2Middlesbrough14 January 195412West Bromwich Albion1–0Chelsea9 January 195413Sunderland0–2Doncaster Rovers9 January 195414Derby County0–2Preston North End9 January 195415Lincoln City1–1Walsall9 January 1954ReplayWalsall1–1Lincoln City14 January 1954ReplayLincoln City2–1Walsall18 January 195416Everton2–1Notts County9 January 195417Wrexham3–3Scunthorpe & Lindsey United9 January 1954ReplayScunthorpe & Lindsey United3–1Wrexham14 January 195418Ipswich Town3–3Oldham Athletic9 January 1954ReplayOldham Athletic0–1Ipswich Town12 January 195419Tranmere Rovers2–2Leyton Orient9 January 1954ReplayLeyton Orient4–1Tranmere Rovers14 January 195420Stockport County0–0Headington United9 January 1954ReplayHeadington United1–0Stockport County14 January 195421Newcastle United2–2Wigan Athletic9 January 1954ReplayWigan Athletic2–3Newcastle United13 January 195422Queens Park Rangers0–1Port Vale9 January 195423Brentford0–0Hull City9 January 1954ReplayHull City2–2Brentford14 January 1954ReplayBrentford2–5Hull City18 January 195424Bristol Rovers0–1Blackburn Rovers9 January 195425Portsmouth3–3Charlton Athletic9 January 1954ReplayCharlton Athletic2–3Portsmouth14 January 195426West Ham United4–0Huddersfield Town9 January 195427Plymouth Argyle2–0Nottingham Forest9 January 195428Bradford Park Avenue2–5Manchester City9 January 195429Cardiff City3–1Peterborough United9 January 195430Arsenal5–1Aston Villa9 January 195431Leeds United3–3Tottenham Hotspur9 January 1954ReplayTottenham Hotspur1–0Leeds United13 January 195432Stoke City6–2Hartlepool United9 January 1954 Fourth round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 30 January 1954, with two matches taking place on later dates. Six matches were drawn and went to replays, which were all played in the following midweek fixture. The Scunthorpe & Lindsey–Portsmouth match went to a second replay. Headington United was the last non-league club left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Burnley1–1Newcastle United30 January 1954ReplayNewcastle United1–0Burnley3 February 19542Blackburn Rovers2–2Hull City30 January 1954ReplayHull City2–1Blackburn Rovers4 February 19543Sheffield Wednesday0–0Chesterfield30 January 1954ReplayChesterfield2–4Sheffield Wednesday3 February 19544West Bromwich Albion4–0Rotherham United30 January 19545Lincoln City0–2Preston North End30 January 19546Everton3–0Swansea Town30 January 19547Ipswich Town1–0Birmingham City30 January 19548Manchester City0–1Tottenham Hotspur30 January 19549West Ham United1–1Blackpool30 January 1954ReplayBlackpool3–1West Ham United3 February 195410Plymouth Argyle0–2Doncaster Rovers30 January 195411Scunthorpe & Lindsey United1–1Portsmouth30 January 1954ReplayPortsmouth2–2Scunthorpe & Lindsey United3 February 1954ReplayScunthorpe & Lindsey United0–4Portsmouth8 February 195412Cardiff City0–2Port Vale30 January 195413Arsenal1–2Norwich City30 January 195414Stoke City0–0Leicester City30 January 1954ReplayLeicester City3–1Stoke City2 February 195415Headington United2–4Bolton Wanderers30 January 195416Leyton Orient2–1Fulham30 January 1954 Fifth round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 20 February 1954. Two matches went to replays in the following mid-week fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Preston North End6–1Ipswich Town20 February 19542Sheffield Wednesday3–1Everton20 February 19543Bolton Wanderers0–0Portsmouth20 February 1954ReplayPortsmouth1–2Bolton Wanderers24 February 19544West Bromwich Albion3–2Newcastle United20 February 19545Norwich City1–2Leicester City20 February 19546Hull City1–1Tottenham Hotspur20 February 1954ReplayTottenham Hotspur2–0Hull City24 February 19547Port Vale2–0Blackpool20 February 19548Leyton Orient3–1Doncaster Rovers20 February 1954 Sixth round proper The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 13 March 1954. Two matches went to replays, with the Leicester City–Preston North End match going to a second replay. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Leicester City1–1Preston North End13 March 1954ReplayPreston North End2–2Leicester City17 March 1954ReplayLeicester City1–3Preston North End22 March 19542Sheffield Wednesday1–1Bolton Wanderers13 March 1954ReplayBolton Wanderers0–2Sheffield Wednesday17 March 19543West Bromwich Albion3–0Tottenham Hotspur13 March 19544Leyton Orient0–1Port Vale13 March 1954 Semifinals The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 27 March 1954. Preston North End and West Bromwich Albion won their ties to meet in the final at Wembley. 27 March 1954 15:00 Preston North End 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Maine Road, Manchester 27 March 1954 15:00 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Port Vale Griffin62Allen 70 pen. Leake 40 Villa Park, Birmingham 68,221 Final 1954 FA Cup Final The 1954 FA Cup final was contested by West Bromwich Albion and Preston North End at Wembley. West Brom won 3–2, with goals from Ronnie Allen (2) and Frank Griffin. Angus Morrison and Charlie Wayman scored for Preston. Match details 1 May 1954 West Bromwich Albion 3–2 Preston North End (Report) Allen 21 63 pen.Griffin 87 Morrison 35Wayman 51 Wembley, London 100,000 approx. A. Luty _white_stripes _navystripes _white_stripes _hoops_white 000077 FFFFFF 000077 FFFFFF FF0000 West Bromwich Albion right _hoops_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000056 000056 Preston North End References General The FA Cup Archive at TheFA.com F.A. Cup results 1953/54 at Footballsite Specific Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup