1908–09 FA Cup

May 2020 1908–09 FA Cup EnglandWales Manchester United(1st title) Bristol City 1907–08 1909–10 The 1908–09 FA Cup was the 38th staging of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup). Manchester United won the competition for the first time, beating Bristol City 1–0 in the final at Crystal Palace, through a goal from Sandy Turnbull. 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, five qualifying rounds, four proper rounds, and the semi-finals and final. Round Date Extra preliminary round Saturday 12 September 1908 Preliminary round Saturday 19 September 1908 First qualifying round Saturday 3 October 1908 Second qualifying round Saturday 17 October 1908 Third qualifying round Saturday 7 November 1908 Fourth qualifying round Saturday 21 November 1908 Fifth qualifying round Saturday 5 December 1908 First round proper Saturday 16 January 1909 Second round Saturday 6 February 1909 Third round Saturday 20 February 1909 Fourth round Saturday 6 March 1909 Semifinals Saturday 27 March 1909 Final Saturday 24 April 1909 Qualifying rounds An extra preliminary round of seven ties, featuring 14 clubs from the north-west of England, was required at the beginning of this year's tournament to accommodate the growing popularity of association football in that region. The round included former Football League side Darwen and future League members Southport, Nelson and Macclesfield Town but Colne was the most successful club from this stage, progressing to the third qualifying round before losing to Accrington Stanley (after two replays). The 12 teams winning through to the competition proper from the fifth qualifying round were Gainsborough Trinity and Chesterfield from the Football League Second Division, along with non-league sides Carlisle United, Wrexham, Luton Town, Workington, Croydon Common, Hastings & St Leonards United, Lincoln City, Exeter City, Watford and Kettering. Exeter City and Croydon Common were making their first appearances in the main draw, while Wrexham had not successfully navigated the qualifying rounds since 1888-89 and Workington had not featured in the first round since 1887-88. Workington's success also meant that, for the first time, two clubs from Cumberland were featuring in the main FA Cup competition. First round proper 37 of the 40 clubs from the First and Second divisions joined the 12 clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. Of the League sides not given byes to this stage, Bradford Park Avenue was entered in the fourth qualifying round, but lost to Croydon Common in the fifth qualifying round, while Chesterfield and Gainsborough Trinity were entered in the fifth qualifying round. Fifteen other non-league sides were given byes to the first round to bring the total number of teams up to 64. These were: SouthamptonMillwall AthleticQueens Park RangersCrystal PalaceSwindon TownPlymouth ArgyleReadingPortsmouthNorthampton TownBristol RoversNorwich CityWest Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove AlbionStokeBrentford Stoke, having resigned from the Football League, was competing in the Birmingham & District League while the rest were Southern League First Division members. 32 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 16 January 1909, except for one game which was played three days later. Ten matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture, of which one went to a second replay. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Birmingham2–5Portsmouth16 January 19092Blackpool2–0Hastings & St Leonards United16 January 19093Chesterfield0–2Glossop16 January 19094Bristol City1–1Southampton16 January 1909ReplaySouthampton0–2Bristol City20 January 19095Bury8–0Kettering16 January 19096Liverpool5–1Lincoln City16 January 19097Preston North End1–0Middlesbrough16 January 19098Watford1–1Leicester Fosse16 January 1909ReplayLeicester Fosse3–1Watford20 January 19099Notts County0–1Blackburn Rovers16 January 190910Nottingham Forest2–0Aston Villa16 January 190911The Wednesday5–0Stoke16 January 190912Grimsby Town0–2Stockport County16 January 190913Wolverhampton Wanderers2–2Crystal Palace16 January 1909ReplayCrystal Palace4–2Wolverhampton Wanderers21 January 190914West Bromwich Albion3–1Bolton Wanderers16 January 190915Luton Town1–2Millwall Athletic16 January 190916Everton3–1Barnsley16 January 190917Wrexham1–1Exeter City16 January 1909ReplayExeter City2–1Wrexham20 January 190918Sheffield United2–3Sunderland16 January 190919Newcastle United5–0Clapton Orient16 January 190920Manchester City3–4Tottenham Hotspur16 January 190921Queens Park Rangers0–0West Ham United16 January 1909ReplayWest Ham United1–0Queens Park Rangers20 January 190922Fulham4–1Carlisle United16 January 190923Brentford2–0Gainsborough Trinity16 January 190924Bristol Rovers1–4Burnley16 January 190925Northampton Town1–1Derby County16 January 1909ReplayDerby County4–2Northampton Town20 January 190926Manchester United1–0Brighton & Hove Albion16 January 190927Norwich City0–0Reading16 January 1909ReplayReading1–1Norwich City20 January 1909ReplayNorwich City3–2Reading25 January 190928Plymouth Argyle1–0Swindon Town16 January 190929Bradford City2–0Workington19 January 1909Original tie on 16 January was abandoned after an hour (with the score at 0–0) because of a blizzard.30Hull City1–1Chelsea16 January 1909ReplayChelsea1–0Hull City20 January 190931Oldham Athletic1–1Leeds City16 January 1909ReplayLeeds City2–0Oldham Athletic20 January 190932Croydon Common1–1Woolwich Arsenal16 January 1909ReplayWoolwich Arsenal2–0Croydon Common20 January 1909 Second round proper The sixteen second round matches were played on Saturday, 6 February 1909. Six matches were drawn, with the replays taking place in the following midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Bristol City2–2Bury6 February 1909ReplayBury0–1Bristol City10 February 19092Liverpool2–3Norwich City6 February 19093Preston North End1–2Sunderland6 February 19094Nottingham Forest1–0Brentford6 February 19095Blackburn Rovers2–1Chelsea6 February 19096West Bromwich Albion1–2Bradford City6 February 19097Leicester Fosse0–2Derby County6 February 19098Woolwich Arsenal1–1Millwall Athletic6 February 1909ReplayMillwall Athletic1–0Woolwich Arsenal10 February 19099Stockport County1–1Glossop6 February 1909ReplayGlossop1–0Stockport County9 February 190910Newcastle United2–1Blackpool6 February 190911Tottenham Hotspur1–0Fulham6 February 190912Portsmouth2–2The Wednesday6 February 1909ReplayThe Wednesday3–0Portsmouth11 February 190913Manchester United1–0Everton6 February 190914Plymouth Argyle2–0Exeter City6 February 190915Leeds City1–1West Ham United6 February 1909ReplayWest Ham United2–1Leeds City11 February 190916Crystal Palace0–0Burnley6 February 1909ReplayBurnley9–0Crystal Palace10 February 1909 Third round proper The eight third-round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 20 February 1909. There were two replays, played in the following midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Bristol City2–0Norwich City20 February 19092Nottingham Forest3–1Millwall Athletic20 February 19093The Wednesday0–1Glossop20 February 19094Derby County1–0Plymouth Argyle20 February 19095Tottenham Hotspur0–0Burnley20 February 1909ReplayBurnley3–1Tottenham Hotspur24 February 19096West Ham United0–0Newcastle United20 February 1909ReplayNewcastle United2–1West Ham United24 February 19097Manchester United6–1Blackburn Rovers20 February 19098Bradford City0–1Sunderland20 February 1909 Fourth round proper The four quarter final matches were scheduled for Saturday, 6 March 1909, although only two games were played on this date. The Burnley–Manchester United (the game was played 5 March and was abandoned for bad weather conditions after 72 minutes at 1-0 for Burnley) and Derby County–Nottingham Forest ties were played instead four and seven days later, respectively. The other two games were drawn, and replayed on 10 March. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Burnleyabandoned Manchester United 5 March 1909ReplayBurnley2–3Manchester United10 March 19092Derby County3–0Nottingham Forest13 March 19093Newcastle United2–2Sunderland6 March 1909ReplaySunderland0–3Newcastle United10 March 19094Glossop0–0Bristol City6 March 1909ReplayBristol City1–0Glossop10 March 1909 Semifinals The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 27 March 1909. Bristol City and Derby County drew their match, and went on to replay it four days later. Bristol City won this tie, and so went on to meet the other semi-final winner, Manchester United, in the final. 27 March 1909 15:00 Manchester United 1–0 Newcastle United Bramall Lane, Sheffield 27 March 1909 15:00 Bristol City 1–1 Derby County Stamford Bridge, London Replay 31 March 1909 15:00 Bristol City 2–1 Derby County St Andrew's, Birmingham Final 1909 FA Cup Final The final was played on 24 April 1909 at Crystal Palace, and was contested by Manchester United and Bristol City, both of the First Division. Manchester United won by a single goal, scored by Sandy Turnbull midway through the first half. This was the first of United's twelve FA Cup titles to date. Match details 24 April 1909 15:30 UTC+0 Bristol City 0–1 Report Manchester United S. Turnbull 22 Crystal Palace, London 71,401 J. Mason (Staffordshire)There are conflicting reports regarding the referee for the final. Most sources claim that the referee was a Mr. J. Mason, while others say it was Mr. T. P. Campbell _3_stripes_white 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 000088 Bristol City _Vonwhite _redband_whitestripe FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 Manchester Unitedhttp://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/FA_Cup_Finals/1900-1909.html FA Cup Final kits, 1900-1909 19 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080925084712/http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/FA_Cup_Finals/1900-1909.html 25 September 2008 dead See also FA Cup final results 1872- References General Official site; fixtures and results service at TheFA.com 1908-09 FA Cup at rsssf.com 1908-09 FA Cup at soccerbase.com Specific 30em Association football England 1908–09 Category:1908–09 in English men's football cups