1933–34 FA Cup

August 2020 1933–34 FA Cup EnglandWales Manchester City(2nd title) Portsmouth 1932–33 1934–35 The 1933–34 FA Cup was the 59th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Manchester City won the competition for the second time, beating Portsmouth 2–1 in the final at Wembley, winning through two late goals from Fred Tilson. 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. The 1933-34 competition was notable in that no second replays were required throughout the competition proper. Calendar Round Date Extra preliminary round Saturday 2 September 1933 Preliminary round Saturday 16 September 1933 First round qualifying Saturday 30 September 1933 Second round qualifying Saturday 14 October 1933 Third round qualifying Saturday 28 October 1933 Fourth round qualifying Saturday 11 November 1933 First round proper Saturday 25 November 1933 Second round proper Saturday 9 December 1933 Third round proper Saturday 13 January 1934 Fourth round proper Saturday 27 January 1934 Fifth round proper Saturday 17 February 1934 Sixth round proper Saturday 3 March 1934 Semi-finals Saturday 17 March 1934 Final Saturday 28 April 1934 Qualifying rounds Most participating clubs that were not members of the Football League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 25 places available in the first round. The 25 winners from the fourth qualifying round were Spennymoor United, North Shields, South Bank St Peters, Scarborough, Darwen, Workington, Altrincham, Lancaster Town, Scunthorpe & Lindsey United, Gainsborough Trinity, Newark Town, Sutton Town, Kettering Town, Oxford City, Ilford, Barnet, Margate, Dulwich Hamlet, Northfleet United, Hayes, Epsom Town, Dartford, London Paper Mills, Bath City and Cheltenham Town. Those appearing in the competition proper for the first time were North Shields, South Bank St Peters, Altrincham, Sutton Town, Epsom Town, London Paper Mills and Cheltenham Town, while Oxford City had not featured in the first round since 1906-07. Cheltenham Town emulated Brighton & Hove Albion's achievement from the previous season of competing in nine consecutive rounds of the tournament. Entering in the extra preliminary round, Cheltenham defeated Mount Hill Enterprise, St Philip's Athletic, Street and Merthyr Town before losing to Llanelli in a third qualifying round replay at Whaddon Road. However, Llanelli was later disqualified for fielding ineligible imported players in the initial match at Stebonheath Park, resulting in Cheltenham being re-instated and overcoming Calne & Harris United, Barnet and Carlisle United before going out to Blackpool in front of a record home attendance at the Athletic Ground in the third round. London Paper Mills also progressed from the extra preliminary round to the main draw, defeating Bostall Heath, Bexleyheath & Welling, Erith & Belvedere, Sheppey United, Aylesford Paper Mills and Ryde Sports before losing to Southend United in the first round. First round proper At this stage 41 clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined the 25 non-league sides that came through the qualifying rounds. Chesterfield, Brighton & Hove Albion and Luton Town were given byes to the third round. To make the number of matches up, non-league clubs Folkestone and Kingstonian were given byes to this round, with Kingstonian having won the previous season's FA Amateur Cup. 34 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 25 November 1933. Seven were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Chester6–1Darlington25 November 19332Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic3–0Hayes25 November 19333Barrow4–2Doncaster Rovers25 November 19334Bath City0–0Charlton Athletic25 November 1933ReplayCharlton Athletic3–1Bath City29 November 19335Watford0–3Reading25 November 19336Walsall4–0Spennymoor United25 November 19337Folkestone0–0Bristol Rovers25 November 1933ReplayBristol Rovers3–1Folkestone29 November 19338Gainsborough Trinity1–0Altrincham25 November 19339Ilford2–4Swindon Town25 November 193310Tranmere Rovers7–0Newark Town25 November 193311Sutton Town2–1Rochdale25 November 193312Oxford City1–5Gillingham25 November 193313Queens Park Rangers6–0Kettering Town25 November 193314Northampton Town2–0Exeter City25 November 193315Coventry City3–0Crewe Alexandra25 November 193316Northfleet United0–2Dartford25 November 193317Carlisle United2–1Wrexham25 November 193318Clapton Orient4–2Epsom Town25 November 193319Crystal Palace3–0Norwich City25 November 193320Lancaster Town0–1Stockport County25 November 193321Scunthorpe & Lindsey United1–1Accrington Stanley25 November 1933ReplayAccrington Stanley3–0Scunthorpe & Lindsey United29 November 193322Cardiff City0–0Aldershot25 November 1933ReplayAldershot3–1Cardiff City29 November 193323Halifax Town3–2Barnsley25 November 193324Cheltenham Town5–1Barnet25 November 193325Kingstonian1–7Bristol City25 November 193326Dulwich Hamlet2–2Newport County25 November 1933ReplayNewport County6–2Dulwich Hamlet30 November 193327New Brighton0–0Mansfield Town25 November 1933ReplayMansfield Town3–4New Brighton29 November 193328Torquay United1–1Margate25 November 1933ReplayMargate0–2Torquay United30 November 193329Workington1–0Southport25 November 193330York City2–3Hartlepools United25 November 193331Rotherham United3–2South Bank St Peters25 November 193332Gateshead5–2Darwen25 November 193333North Shields3–0Scarborough25 November 193334London Paper Mills0–1Southend United25 November 1933 Second round proper The matches were played on Saturday, 9 December 1933. Three matches were drawn, with replays taking place in the following midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic2–4Tranmere Rovers9 December 19332Bristol City2–1Barrow9 December 19333Walsall0–0Clapton Orient9 December 1933ReplayClapton Orient2–0Walsall14 December 19334Gainsborough Trinity0–2Aldershot9 December 19335Swindon Town1–0Dartford9 December 19336Sutton Town1–2Reading9 December 19337Stockport County1–2Crystal Palace9 December 19338Queens Park Rangers1–1New Brighton9 December 1933ReplayNew Brighton0–4Queens Park Rangers13 December 19339Accrington Stanley1–0Bristol Rovers9 December 193310Northampton Town3–0Torquay United9 December 193311Carlisle United1–2Cheltenham Town9 December 193312Southend United2–1Chester9 December 193313Halifax Town1–1Hartlepools United9 December 1933ReplayHartlepools United1–2Halifax Town13 December 193314Charlton Athletic1–0Gillingham9 December 193315Workington3–1Newport County9 December 193316Rotherham United2–1Coventry City9 December 193317Gateshead1–0North Shields9 December 1933 Third round proper The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage, along with Chesterfield, Brighton & Hove Albion and Luton Town. Cheltenham Town was the first non-league club to reach this stage (or its pre-1925 equivalent) from the extra preliminary round since Hednesford Town and Thornycrofts (Woolston) in 1919–20. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 13 January 1934. Nine matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Birmingham2–1Sheffield United13 January 19342Chesterfield2–2Aston Villa13 January 1934ReplayAston Villa2–0Chesterfield17 January 19343Bristol City1–1Derby County13 January 1934ReplayDerby County1–0Bristol City17 January 19344Burnley0–0Bury13 January 1934ReplayBury3–2Burnley17 January 19345Liverpool1–1Fulham13 January 1934ReplayFulham2–3Liverpool17 January 19346Southampton1–1Northampton Town13 January 1934ReplayNorthampton Town1–0Southampton18 January 19347Reading1–2Oldham Athletic13 January 19348Leicester City3–0Lincoln City13 January 19349Nottingham Forest4–0Queens Park Rangers13 January 193410Bolton Wanderers3–1Halifax Town13 January 193411Grimsby Town1–0Clapton Orient13 January 193412Wolverhampton Wanderers1–0Newcastle United13 January 193413Sunderland1–1Middlesbrough13 January 1934ReplayMiddlesbrough1–2Sunderland17 January 193414Luton Town0–1Arsenal13 January 193415Tranmere Rovers3–0Southend United13 January 193416Tottenham Hotspur3–0Everton13 January 193417Manchester City3–1Blackburn Rovers13 January 193418West Ham United3–2Bradford City13 January 193419Brighton & Hove Albion3–1Swindon Town13 January 193420Manchester United1–1Portsmouth13 January 1934ReplayPortsmouth4–1Manchester United17 January 193421Plymouth Argyle1–1Huddersfield Town13 January 1934ReplayHuddersfield Town6–2Plymouth Argyle17 January 193422Millwall3–0Accrington Stanley13 January 193423Hull City1–0Brentford13 January 193424Crystal Palace1–0Aldershot13 January 193425Chelsea1–1West Bromwich Albion13 January 1934ReplayWest Bromwich Albion0–1Chelsea17 January 193426Swansea Town1–0Notts County13 January 193427Charlton Athletic2–0Port Vale13 January 193428Cheltenham Town1–3Blackpool13 January 193429Leeds United0–1Preston North End13 January 193430Workington4–1Gateshead13 January 193431Stoke City3–0Bradford Park Avenue13 January 193432Rotherham United0–3Sheffield Wednesday13 January 1934 Fourth round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 27 January 1934. Five games were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture. Workington was the last non-league club left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Birmingham1–0Charlton Athletic27 January 19342Bury1–1Swansea Town27 January 1934ReplaySwansea Town3–0Bury1 February 19343Liverpool3–1Tranmere Rovers27 January 19344Aston Villa7–2Sunderland27 January 19345Derby County3–0Wolverhampton Wanderers27 January 19346Tottenham Hotspur4–1West Ham United27 January 19347Portsmouth2–0Grimsby Town27 January 19348Brighton & Hove Albion1–1Bolton Wanderers27 January 1934ReplayBolton Wanderers6–1Brighton & Hove Albion31 January 19349Millwall3–6Leicester City27 January 193410Hull City2–2Manchester City27 January 1934ReplayManchester City4–1Hull City31 January 193411Oldham Athletic1–1Sheffield Wednesday27 January 1934ReplaySheffield Wednesday6–1Oldham Athletic31 January 193412Chelsea1–1Nottingham Forest27 January 1934ReplayNottingham Forest0–3Chelsea31 January 193413Huddersfield Town0–2Northampton Town27 January 193414Arsenal7–0Crystal Palace27 January 193415Workington1–2Preston North End27 January 193416Stoke City3–0Blackpool27 January 1934 Fifth round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 17 February 1934. There was one replay, in the Sheffield Wednesday–Manchester City match, played in the next midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Birmingham1–2Leicester City17 February 19342Liverpool0–3Bolton Wanderers17 February 19343Preston North End4–0Northampton Town17 February 19344Sheffield Wednesday2–2Manchester City17 February 1934ReplayManchester City2–0Sheffield Wednesday21 February 19345Tottenham Hotspur0–1Aston Villa17 February 19346Swansea Town0–1Portsmouth17 February 19347Arsenal1–0Derby County17 February 19348Stoke City3–1Chelsea17 February 1934 Sixth round proper The four Sixth Round ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 3 March 1934. There were no replays. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Preston North End0–1Leicester City3 March 19342Bolton Wanderers0–3Portsmouth3 March 19343Manchester City1–0Stoke City3 March 19344Arsenal1–2Aston Villa3 March 1934 Semi-finals The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 17 March 1934. Manchester City and Portsmouth won their matches to meet in the final at Wembley 17 March 1934 15:00 Manchester City 6–1 Aston Villa Leeds Road, Huddersfield 17 March 1934 15:00 Portsmouth 4–1 Leicester City St. Andrew's, Birmingham Final 1934 FA Cup Final The 1934 FA Cup Final was contested by Manchester City and Portsmouth at Wembley. Manchester City won the game through two late goals from Fred Tilson, after Septimus Rutherford had put Portsmouth ahead midway through the first half. Match details 28 April 1934 15:00 BST Manchester City 2–1 Portsmouth (Report) Tilson 74 88 Rutherford 28 Wembley, London 93,258 Stanley Rous, Hertfordshire right _collarwhite _hoops_white 802131 802131 802131 FFFFFF 802131 Manchester City _whitetop FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 000000 Portsmouth See also FA Cup Final Results 1872- References General Official site; fixtures and results service at TheFA.com 1933-34 FA Cup at rssf.com 1933-34 FA Cup at soccerbase.com Specific Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup