1947–48 FA Cup

August 2020 1947–48 FA Cup EnglandWales Manchester United 2 Blackpool 1946–47 1948–49 The 1947–48 FA Cup was the 67th staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Manchester United won the competition for only the second time, beating Blackpool 4–2 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 DateExtra preliminary round Saturday 6 September 1947Preliminary round Saturday 20 September 1947 First qualifying round Saturday 4 October 1947 Second qualifying round Saturday 18 October 1947 Third qualifying round Saturday 1 November 1947 Fourth qualifying round Saturday 15 November 1947 First round proper Saturday 29 November 1947 Second round Saturday 13 December 1947 Third round Saturday 10 January 1948 Fourth round Saturday 24 January 1948 Fifth round Saturday 7 February 1948 Sixth round Saturday 28 February 1948 Semifinals Saturday 13 March 1948 Final Saturday 24 April 1948 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 Bishop Auckland, Stockton, South Shields, Workington, Lancaster City, Marine, Runcorn, Stalybridge Celtic, Bromsgrove Rovers, Shrewsbury Town, Scunthorpe & Lindsey United, Grantham, Vauxhall Motors (Luton), Colchester United, Great Yarmouth Town, Banbury Spencer, Gillingham, Bromley, Horsham, Dartford, Guildford City, Trowbridge Town, Cheltenham Town, Merthyr Tydfil and Street. Those appearing in the competition proper for the first time were Bromsgrove Rovers, Vauxhall Motors (Luton), Great Yarmouth Town, Banbury Spencer, Horsham and the re-formed South Shields. Bromsgrove's surprise qualification marked the first time the club had progressed past the preliminary round since 1921–22. Banbury Spencer was the only club to progress from the extra preliminary round to the competition proper, defeating Oxford City, Osberton Radiator, the team from the Cowley-based Metal & Produce Recovery Depot, Maidenhead United, Southall and Grays Athletic before losing to Colchester United in that club's historic run to the fifth round. all qualifying round results 1947–48 FA Cup qualifying rounds First round proper At this stage 41 clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined the 25 non-league clubs that came through the qualifying rounds. Rotherham United, Queens Park Rangers and Swansea Town were given byes to the third round. To make the number of matches up, non-league Leytonstone and Wimbledon, the previous season's F. A. Amateur Cup winners and runners-up, were given byes to this round. 34 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 29 November 1947. Six were drawn and went to replays. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Chester3–1Bishop Auckland29 November 19472Dartford0–0Bristol City29 November 1947ReplayBristol City9–2Dartford6 December 19473Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic2–0Guildford City29 November 19474Barrow3–2Carlisle United29 November 19475Watford1–1Torquay United29 November 1947ReplayTorquay United3–0Watford6 December 19476Gillingham1–0Leyton Orient29 November 19477Notts County9–1Horsham29 November 19478Crewe Alexandra4–1South Shields29 November 19479Lincoln City0–2Workington29 November 194710Swindon Town4–2Ipswich Town29 November 194711Stockton2–1Grantham29 November 194712Wrexham5–0Halifax Town29 November 194713Tranmere Rovers2–0Stalybridge Celtic29 November 194714Stockport County3–1Accrington Stanley29 November 194715Trowbridge Town1–1Brighton & Hove Albion29 November 1947ReplayBrighton & Hove Albion5–0Trowbridge Town6 December 194716Bristol Rovers3–2Leytonstone29 November 194717Bromley3–3Reading29 November 1947ReplayReading3–0Bromley6 December 194718Great Yarmouth Town1–4Shrewsbury Town29 November 194719Norwich City3–0Merthyr Tydfil29 November 194720Hull City1–1Southport29 November 1947ReplaySouthport2–3Hull City6 December 194721Oldham Athletic6–0Lancaster City29 November 194722Crystal Palace2–1Port Vale29 November 194723Wimbledon0–1Mansfield Town29 November 194724Exeter City1–1Northampton Town29 November 1947ReplayNorthampton Town2–0Exeter City6 December 194725Hartlepools United1–0Darlington29 November 194726Newport County3–2Southend United29 November 194727Cheltenham Town5–0Street29 November 194728Runcorn4–2Scunthorpe & Lindsey United29 November 194729Vauxhall Motors (Luton)1–2Walsall29 November 194730New Brighton4–0Marine29 November 194731York City0–1Rochdale29 November 194732Aldershot2–1Bromsgrove Rovers29 November 194733Gateshead1–3Bradford City29 November 194734Colchester United2–1Banbury Spencer29 November 1947 Second round proper The matches were played on Saturday, 13 December 1947. Seven matches were drawn, with replays taking place the following Saturday. One of these then went to a second replay. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic1–0Bradford City13 December 19472Bristol City0–1Crystal Palace13 December 19473Rochdale1–1Gillingham13 December 1947ReplayGillingham3–0Rochdale20 December 19474Reading3–0Newport County13 December 19475Notts County1–1Stockton13 December 1947ReplayStockton1–4Notts County20 December 19476Tranmere Rovers0–1Chester13 December 19477Stockport County1–1Shrewsbury Town13 December 1947ReplayShrewsbury Town2–2Stockport County20 December 1947ReplayStockport County3–2Shrewsbury Town22 December 19478Bristol Rovers4–0New Brighton13 December 19479Northampton Town1–1Torquay United13 December 1947ReplayTorquay United2–0Northampton Town20 December 194710Norwich City2–2Walsall13 December 1947ReplayWalsall3–2Norwich City20 December 194711Hull City4–2Cheltenham Town13 December 194712Oldham Athletic0–1Mansfield Town13 December 194713Hartlepools United1–1Brighton & Hove Albion13 December 1947ReplayBrighton & Hove Albion2–1Hartlepools United20 December 194714Runcorn0–1Barrow13 December 194715Workington1–2Crewe Alexandra13 December 194716Aldershot0–0Swindon Town13 December 1947ReplaySwindon Town2–0Aldershot20 December 194717Colchester United1–0Wrexham13 December 1947 Third round proper The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage, along with Rotherham United, Queens Park Rangers and Swansea Town. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 10 January 1948. Two matches were drawn and went to replays on the following Saturday. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Blackpool4–0Leeds United10 January 19482Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic1–2Wolverhampton Wanderers10 January 19483Burnley0–2Swindon Town10 January 1948Porter Steve Burnley 0-2 Swindon Town http://www.thegiantkillers.co.uk/1948swindontown.htm www.thegiantkillers.co.uk 5 May 20164Liverpool4–1Nottingham Forest10 January 19485Southampton1–0Sunderland10 January 19486Gillingham1–1Queens Park Rangers10 January 1948ReplayQueens Park Rangers3–1Gillingham17 January 19487Leicester City1–0Bury10 January 19488Blackburn Rovers0–0West Ham United10 January 1948ReplayWest Ham United2–4Blackburn Rovers17 January 19489Aston Villa4–6Manchester United10 January 194810Bolton Wanderers0–2Tottenham Hotspur10 January 194811Grimsby Town1–4Everton10 January 194812Crewe Alexandra3–1Sheffield United10 January 194813West Bromwich Albion2–0Reading10 January 194814Derby County2–0Chesterfield10 January 194815Stockport County3–0Torquay United10 January 194816Manchester City2–1Barnsley10 January 194817Fulham2–0Doncaster Rovers10 January 194818Bristol Rovers3–0Swansea Town10 January 194819Coventry City2–1Walsall10 January 194820Portsmouth4–1Brighton & Hove Albion10 January 194821Plymouth Argyle2–4Luton Town10 January 194822Millwall1–2Preston North End10 January 194823Hull City1–3Middlesbrough10 January 194824Crystal Palace0–1Chester10 January 194825Chelsea5–0Barrow10 January 194826Mansfield Town2–4Stoke City10 January 194827Cardiff City1–2Sheffield Wednesday10 January 194828Charlton Athletic2–1Newcastle United10 January 194829Arsenal0–1Bradford Park Avenue10 January 194830Rotherham United0–3Brentford10 January 194831Colchester United1–0Huddersfield Town10 January 194832Birmingham City0–2Notts County10 January 1948 Fourth round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 24 January 1948. One game was drawn and went to a replay, which was played on the following Saturday. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Blackpool4–0Chester24 January 19482Southampton3–2Blackburn Rovers24 January 19483Leicester City2–1Sheffield Wednesday24 January 19484Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1Everton24 January 1948ReplayEverton3–2Wolverhampton Wanderers31 January 19485Crewe Alexandra0–3Derby County24 January 19486Luton Town3–2Coventry City24 January 19487Swindon Town1–0Notts County24 January 19488Tottenham Hotspur3–1West Bromwich Albion24 January 19489Manchester City2–0Chelsea24 January 194810Queens Park Rangers3–0Stoke City24 January 194811Fulham5–2Bristol Rovers24 January 194812Brentford1–2Middlesbrough24 January 194813Portsmouth1–3Preston North End24 January 194814Manchester United3–0Liverpool24 January 194815Charlton Athletic3–0Stockport County24 January 194816Colchester United3–2Bradford Park Avenue24 January 1948 Fifth round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 7 February 1948. There was one replay, taking place the following Saturday. Colchester United, the first non-league club to reach this stage (or its pre-1925 equivalent) since Cardiff City in 1919-20, was the last club from the qualifying rounds left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Blackpool5–0Colchester United7 February 19482Southampton3–0Swindon Town7 February 19483Middlesbrough1–2Derby County7 February 19484Tottenham Hotspur5–2Leicester City7 February 19485Manchester City0–1Preston North End7 February 19486Queens Park Rangers3–1Luton Town7 February 19487Fulham1–1Everton7 February 1948ReplayEverton0–1Fulham14 February 19488Manchester United2–0Charlton Athletic7 February 1948 Sixth round proper The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 28 February 1948. There was one replay, in the QPR–Derby County match. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Southampton0–1Tottenham Hotspur28 February 19482Queens Park Rangers1–1Derby County28 February 1948ReplayDerby County5–0Queens Park Rangers6 March 19483Fulham0–2Blackpool28 February 19484Manchester United4–1Preston North End28 February 1948 Semi-finals The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 13 March 1948. Manchester United and Blackpool won their ties to meet in the final at Wembley. The gate receipts for the tie at Villa Park were £18,817 a record at the time for that ground. 13 March 1948 15:00 Blackpool 3–1 yes Tottenham Hotspur Stan Mortensen 86 93 ? Duquemin 64 Villa Park, Birmingham 70,687 13 March 1948 15:00 Manchester United 3–1 Derby County Stan Pearson Hillsborough, Sheffield Final 1948 FA Cup Final The 1948 FA Cup final was contested by Manchester United and Blackpool at Wembley Stadium on 24 April 1948. Both teams played in a changed strip, Blackpool in white shirts and blue shorts and Manchester United in unfamiliar blue shirts and white shorts. Stanley Matthews was playing his first season for Blackpool and they led the favourites 2-1 only to lose to United, who hadn't appeared in an FA Cup final for 39 years, won 4–2, with two goals from Jack Rowley and one apiece from Stan Pearson and John Anderson. Eddie Shimwell and Stan Mortensen scored Blackpool's goals. With his goal, Shimwell became the first full-back to score at Wembley whilst Stan Mortensen maintained his record of scoring in every round. The cup had gone to United in a game that many critics still rate as the best footballing final ever seen at Wembley Stadium. One reporter David Pole, commented; "If United's display was as close to perfection as any team could hope to go, Blackpool's was not far behind." Match details 24 April 1948 Manchester United 4–2 Blackpool (Report) Rowley 28 70Pearson 80Anderson 82 Shimwell 12 pen.Mortensen 35 Wembley Stadium, London 99,842 C. J. Barrick (Northamptonshire) _collarwhite _whitestripe 084C9E 084C9E 084C9E FFFFFF 084C9E Manchester United _collarwhite _whitetop FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 084C9E 000000 Blackpool See also List of FA Cup finals References General Official site; fixtures and results service at TheFA.com 1947-48 FA Cup at rssf.com 1947-48 FA Cup at soccerbase.com Specific 30em Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup