1919–20 FA Cup

October 2020 1919–20 FA Cup EnglandWales Aston Villa (6th title) Huddersfield Town 1914–15 1920–21 The 1919–20 FA Cup was the 45th season of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup), and the first since the cancellation of all football competitions due to the First World War. Aston Villa won the competition, beating Huddersfield Town 1–0 in the final at Stamford Bridge, London. 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. Calendar The format of the FA Cup for the season had two preliminary rounds, six qualifying rounds, four proper rounds, and the semi-finals and final. Round Date Extra preliminary round Saturday 13 September 1919 Preliminary round Saturday 27 September 1919 First round qualifying Saturday 11 October 1919 Second round qualifying Saturday 25 October 1919 Third round qualifying Saturday 8 November 1919 Fourth round qualifying Saturday 22 November 1919 Fifth round qualifying Saturday 6 December 1919 Sixth round qualifying Saturday 20 December 1919 First round proper Saturday 10 January 1920 Second round proper Saturday 31 January 1920 Third round proper Saturday 21 February 1920 Fourth round proper Saturday 6 March 1920 Semi-finals Saturday 27 March 1920 Final Saturday 24 April 1920 Qualifying rounds Participant numbers were down on previous editions of the tournament after many clubs from the lower levels of the English football pyramid (such as it was at the time) did not resume operations after the First World War. Local leagues across the country were hit hard by the heavy loss of players during the years of conflict, while other clubs such as Croydon Common from competitions as strong as the Southern League First Division were wound up after their income streams disappeared during the four-season long competitive hiatus. In the end, the 12 winners from the sixth qualifying round were Football League Second Division side Port Vale and non-league teams Luton Town, West Stanley, Castleford Town, Thornycrofts (Woolston), Darlington, Southend United, Gillingham, Hednesford Town, Bristol Rovers, Rochdale and Newport County. Port Vale had actually begun the season in the Central League, but had been re-instated to the Football League after eight rounds following the involuntary liquidation of Leeds City in the wake of an illegal player payments scandal. Those qualifying for the first round proper for the first time were West Stanley, Newport County and - more significantly - Thornycrofts (Woolston),Hednesford Town and Castleford Town. Thornycrofts, Hednesford and Castleford were the first clubs in Cup history to participate in nine rounds of an individual tournament. Hednesford and Thornycrofts progressed from the extra preliminary round to the first round proper, while Castleford commenced in the preliminary round and progressed through to the second round proper. Hednesford Town overcame Halesowen, Atherstone Town, Willenhall, Cradley Heath, Darlaston, Shrewsbury Town, Walsall and East London works outfit Gnome Athletic before bowing out in the first round to Castleford at Wheldon Road, while Thornycrofts (Woolston) saw off RAE Farnborough, Bournemouth Gasworks, Cowes, Basingstoke Town, Bournemouth Tramways, Oxford City, Dulwich Hamlet and Sheppey United before famously taking Burnley to a replay at Turf Moor after a scoreless draw in the initial match at Fratton Park. Castleford defeated Calverley, Halifax Town, Leeds Steel Works, South Kirkby Colliery, Lintz Institute, Cleethorpes Town, London Caledonians and Hednesford before going out to Bradford Park Avenue. For all qualifying round results see 1919–20 FA Cup qualifying rounds. First round proper 42 of the 44 clubs from the First and Second divisions joined the 12 clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. The other two sides, Port Vale and Rotherham County, were entered in the sixth qualifying round with Port Vale progressing and Rotherham going out to West Stanley. Ten non-league sides were given byes to the first round to bring the total number of teams up to 64. These were: Southampton Millwall Queens Park Rangers Crystal Palace Swindon Town Plymouth Argyle Reading Portsmouth Brentford Cardiff City 32 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 10 January 1920. Eight matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Birmingham2–0Everton10 January 19202Blackpool0–0Derby County10 January 1920ReplayDerby County1–4Blackpool14 January 19203Darlington0–0The Wednesday14 January 1920ReplayThe Wednesday0–2Darlington19 January 19204Bury2–0Stoke10 January 19205Preston North End3–1Stockport County10 January 19206South Shields1–1Liverpool10 January 1920ReplayLiverpool2–0South Shields14 January 19207Southampton0–0West Ham United10 January 1920ReplayWest Ham United3–1Southampton15 January 19208Notts County2–0Millwall10 January 19209Blackburn Rovers2–2Wolverhampton Wanderers10 January 1920ReplayWolverhampton Wanderers1–0Blackburn Rovers15 January 192010Aston Villa2–1Queens Park Rangers10 January 192011Bolton Wanderers0–1Chelsea10 January 192012Grimsby Town1–2Bristol City10 January 192013Middlesbrough4–1Lincoln City14 January 192014West Bromwich Albion0–1Barnsley10 January 192015Sunderland6–2Hull City14 January 192016Luton Town2–2Coventry City10 January 1920ReplayCoventry City0–1Luton Town15 January 192017Sheffield United3–0Southend United10 January 192018Newcastle United2–0Crystal Palace10 January 192019Manchester City4–1Clapton Orient10 January 192020Fulham1–2Swindon Town10 January 192021Bristol Rovers1–4Tottenham Hotspur10 January 192022Plymouth Argyle2–0Reading10 January 192023Bradford City2–0Portsmouth17 January 192024West Stanley3–1Gillingham17 January 192025Castleford Town2–0Hednesford Town10 January 192026Bradford Park Avenue3–0Nottingham Forest10 January 192027Huddersfield Town5–1Brentford10 January 192028Cardiff City2–0Oldham Athletic10 January 192029Port Vale0–1Manchester United10 January 192030Newport County0–0Leicester City10 January 1920ReplayLeicester City2–0Newport County15 January 192031Arsenal4–2Rochdale10 January 192032Thornycrofts (Woolston)0–0Burnley10 January 1920ReplayBurnley5–0Thornycrofts (Woolston)13 January 1920 Second round proper The 16 Second Round matches were played on Saturday, 31 January 1920. One match was drawn, with the replay taking place in the following midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Birmingham4–0Darlington31 January 19202Bristol City1–0Arsenal31 January 19203Burnley1–1Sunderland31 January 1920ReplaySunderland2–0Burnley4 February 19204Preston North End2–1Blackpool31 January 19205Leicester City3–0Manchester City31 January 19206Notts County1–0Middlesbrough31 January 19207Wolverhampton Wanderers1–2Cardiff City31 January 19208Luton Town0–2Liverpool31 January 19209Newcastle United0–1Huddersfield Town31 January 192010Tottenham Hotspur4–0West Stanley31 January 192011West Ham United6–0Bury31 January 192012Manchester United1–2Aston Villa31 January 192013Plymouth Argyle4–1Barnsley31 January 192014Bradford City2–1Sheffield United31 January 192015Chelsea4–0Swindon Town31 January 192016Bradford Park Avenue3–2Castleford Town31 January 1920 Third round proper The eight Third Round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 21 February 1920. There were no replays. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Bristol City2–1Cardiff City21 February 19202Liverpool2–0Birmingham21 February 19203Preston North End0–3Bradford City21 February 19204Notts County3–4Bradford Park Avenue21 February 19205Aston Villa1–0Sunderland21 February 19206Tottenham Hotspur3–0West Ham United21 February 19207Chelsea3–0Leicester City21 February 19208Huddersfield Town3–1Plymouth Argyle21 February 1920 Fourth round proper The four Fourth round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 6 March 1920. There were no replays. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Bristol City2–0Bradford City6 March 19202Tottenham Hotspur0–1Aston Villa6 March 19203Chelsea4–1Bradford Park Avenue6 March 19204Huddersfield Town2–1Liverpool6 March 1920 Semi-finals The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 27 March 1920. Aston Villa and Huddersfield Town won and went on to meet in the final. 27 March 1920 15:00 Aston Villa 3–1 Chelsea Bramall Lane, Sheffield 27 March 1920 15:00 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Bristol City Stamford Bridge, London Final 1920 FA Cup Final The Final, the first since the end of the First World War, was contested by Aston Villa and Huddersfield at Stamford Bridge. Aston Villa won 1–0, with the goal coming in extra time from Billy Kirton. Match details 24 April 1920 15:00 BST Aston Villa 1–0 y Huddersfield Town Kirton 100 Stamford Bridge, London 50,018 Jack Howcroft _claretborder _lightblue_neck_loop _claretborder _2lightbluestripes_2 00CCFF 800000 00CCFF ffffff 800000 Aston Villa _white_stripes _whitestripes _white_stripes _cyantop_2whitestripes 00daff 00daff 00daff FFFFFF 000000 Huddersfield Town See also FA Cup Final References General Official site; fixtures and results service at TheFA.com 1919-20 FA Cup at rsssf.com 1919-20 FA Cup at soccerbase.com Specific 1919-20 Category:1919–20 in English men's football cups