1905–06 FA Cup

October 2020 1905–06 FA Cup Everton fa cup 1906.jpg 230px The Everton team following the club's first FA Cup victory England Everton (1st title) Newcastle United 1904–05 1906–07 The 1905–06 FA Cup was the 35th staging of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup). Everton won the competition for the first time, beating Newcastle United 1–0 in the final at Crystal Palace. 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. The Crystal Palace versus Chelsea tie in the third qualifying round led to the Football Association changing the rules. The tie was scheduled to be played on 18 November 1905, and Chelsea were also obliged to play a Football League game against Burnley on the same day. Chelsea were chasing promotion from the Second Division, so they fielded a full strength side in the league and sent a reserve team to the FA Cup match. Crystal Palace won the fixture 7–1. As a result of the outcry, the Football Association amended its rules such that teams must always field their strongest side in the FA Cup.We All Follow The Palace 1998 Juma 1-872204-55-4 14–15 Tony Matthews Calendar The format of the FA Cup for the season had a preliminary round, four qualifying rounds, four proper rounds, and the semi-finals and final. Round Date Preliminary Round 23 September 1905 First Qualifying Round 7 October 1905 Second Qualifying Round 28 October 1905 Third Qualifying Round 18 November 1905 Fourth Qualifying Round 9 December 1905 First Round Proper 13 January 1906 Second Round Proper 3 February 1906 Third Round Proper 24 February 1906 Fourth Round Proper 10 March 1906 Semi-finals 31 March 1906 Final 21 April 1906 Qualifying rounds The Football Association reduced the number of places available to non-league clubs in the qualifying rounds of this year's Cup tournament. Restructuring of the competition during the 1905 close-season resulted in the temporary suspension of the extra preliminary, fifth qualifying and sixth qualifying rounds, and the permanent abolition of the Intermediate Round, but also allowed up to 24 non-league clubs to qualify for the main draw (although eleven Football League clubs were still required to enter the tournament in the qualifying stages). At the end of the fourth qualifying round, the 24 teams progressing to the first round were Stockport County, Barnsley, Hull City, Bradford City, Burton United, Burslem Port Vale, Gainsborough Trinity and Clapton Orient from the Football League along with non-league sides Barrow, Bishop Auckland, Kettering, Crewe Alexandra, Watford, King's Lynn, Northampton Town, Worcester City, Tunbridge Wells Rangers, Norwich City, the Sidcup-based New Crusaders, Brighton & Hove Albion, Swindon Town, Crystal Palace, Staple Hill and Brentford. Featuring in the competition proper for the first time were Hull City, Clapton Orient, Barrow, King's Lynn, Worcester City, Tunbridge Wells Rangers, Norwich City, New Crusaders and Staple Hill, while Stockport County had not appeared at this stage since 1893-94 and Watford's predecessor club Watford Rovers had last appeared in 1887-88. The current Crystal Palace also claimed a tenuous connection to the original club of that name, which had entered the FA Cup for the final time in 1875-76. First Round Proper 29 of the 40 clubs from the First and Second divisions joined the 24 clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. Of the League sides not given byes to this round, Chelsea, Hull City, Leeds City and Clapton Orient were entered in the first qualifying round. Chelsea and Leeds City went out in the third qualifying round (to Crystal Palace and Hull City respectively), while the other two teams qualified. Barnsley, Bradford City, Burslem Port Vale, Burton United, Gainsborough Trinity, Glossop and Stockport County were entered in the fourth qualifying round, with only Glossop going out (to Brighton & Hove Albion). Eleven Southern League clubs were given byes to the first round to set the total number of teams at this stage at 64. These were: SouthamptonMillwallQueens Park RangersPlymouth ArgyleFulhamReadingPortsmouthBristol RoversWest Ham UnitedNew BromptonTottenham Hotspur 32 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday 13 January 1906. Six matches were drawn and went to replays on the following Wednesday or Thursday, while Blackpool and Crystal Palace needed a second replay at Villa Park on the subsequent Monday. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Birmingham1–0Preston North End13 January 19062Blackpool1–1Crystal Palace13 January 1906ReplayCrystal Palace1–1Blackpool17 January 1906ReplayBlackpool1–0Crystal Palace22 January 19063Bury1–1Nottingham Forest13 January 1906ReplayNottingham Forest6–2Bury17 January 19064Liverpool2–1Leicester Fosse13 January 19065Southampton5–1Portsmouth13 January 19066Stoke1–0Blackburn Rovers13 January 19067Aston Villa11–0King's Lynn13 January 19068The Wednesday1–0Bristol Rovers13 January 19069Crewe Alexandra1–1Barnsley13 January 1906ReplayBarnsley4–0Crewe Alexandra18 January 190610Middlesbrough3–0Bolton Wanderers13 January 190611Sunderland1–0Notts County13 January 190612Derby County4–0Kettering13 January 190613Lincoln City4–2Stockport County13 January 190614Burslem Port Vale0–3Gainsborough Trinity13 January 190615Everton3–1West Bromwich Albion13 January 190616Sheffield United4–1Manchester City13 January 190617Bishop Auckland0–3Wolverhampton Wanderers13 January 190618Woolwich Arsenal1–1West Ham United13 January 1906ReplayWest Ham United2–3Woolwich Arsenal18 January 190619Newcastle United6–0Grimsby Town13 January 190620New Brompton2–1Northampton Town13 January 190621Tottenham Hotspur2–0Burnley13 January 190622Fulham1–0Queens Park Rangers13 January 190623Brentford2–1Bristol City13 January 190624Brighton & Hove Albion3–0Swindon Town13 January 190625Manchester United7–2Staple Hill13 January 190626Norwich City1–1Tunbridge Wells Rangers13 January 1906ReplayTunbridge Wells Rangers0–5Norwich City17 January 190627Bradford City3–2Barrow13 January 190628Millwall Athletic1–0Burton United13 January 190629Hull City0–1Reading13 January 190630Clapton Orient0–0Chesterfield13 January 1906ReplayChesterfield3–0Clapton Orient17 January 190631New Crusaders3–6Plymouth Argyle13 January 190632Worcester City0–6Watford13 January 1906 Second Round Proper The 16 second round matches were played on 3 February 1906. Six matches were drawn, with the replays taking place in the following midweek fixture. One of these, the Brighton & Hove Albion v. Middlesbrough match, went to a second replay the following week at Bramall Lane. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Liverpool1–0Barnsley3 February 19062Stoke0–1Birmingham3 February 19063Aston Villa0–0Plymouth Argyle3 February 1906ReplayPlymouth Argyle1–5Aston Villa7 February 19064The Wednesday1–1Millwall Athletic3 February 1906ReplayMillwall Athletic0–3The Wednesday8 February 19065Sunderland1–1Gainsborough Trinity3 February 1906ReplaySunderland3–0Gainsborough Trinity7 February 19066Derby County0–0Newcastle United3 February 1906ReplayNewcastle United2–1Derby County7 February 19067Everton3–0Chesterfield3 February 19068Sheffield United1–2Blackpool3 February 19069Woolwich Arsenal3–0Watford3 February 190610New Brompton0–0Southampton3 February 1906ReplaySouthampton1–0New Brompton7 February 190611Tottenham Hotspur3–2Reading3 February 190612Fulham1–3Nottingham Forest3 February 190613Brentford3–0Lincoln City3 February 190614Brighton & Hove Albion1–1Middlesbrough3 February 1906ReplayMiddlesbrough1–1Brighton & Hove Albion7 February 1906ReplayBrighton & Hove Albion1–3Middlesbrough12 February 190615Manchester United3–0Norwich City3 February 190616Bradford City5–0Wolverhampton Wanderers3 February 1906 Third Round Proper The eight third round matches were scheduled for 24 February 1906. There was one replay, played in the following midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Liverpool2–0Brentford24 February 19062Southampton6–1Middlesbrough24 February 19063The Wednesday4–1Nottingham Forest24 February 19064Everton1–0Bradford City24 February 19065Woolwich Arsenal5–0Sunderland24 February 19066Newcastle United5–0Blackpool24 February 19067Tottenham Hotspur1–1Birmingham24 February 1906ReplayBirmingham2–0Tottenham Hotspur28 February 19068Manchester United5–1Aston Villa24 February 1906 Fourth Round Proper The four fourth round matches were scheduled for 10 March 1906. The Newcastle United v. Birmingham game was drawn, and replayed on 14 March. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Birmingham2–2Newcastle United10 March 1906ReplayNewcastle United3–0Birmingham14 March 19062Liverpool3–0Southampton10 March 19063Everton4–3The Wednesday10 March 19064Manchester United2–3Woolwich Arsenal10 March 1906 Semi-finals The semi-final matches were played on 31 March 1906. Everton and Newcastle United won and advanced to the final. 31 March 1906 15:00 Everton 2–0 Liverpool Villa Park, Birmingham 31 March 1906 15:00 Newcastle United 2–0 Woolwich Arsenal Victoria Ground, Stoke Final 1906 FA Cup Final The Final was contested by Everton and Newcastle United at Crystal Palace on 21 April 1906. Everton won 1–0 with the goal scored by Alex Young. Match details 21 April 1906 15:29 BST Everton 1–0 Newcastle United Young 77 Crystal Palace, London 75,609 F. Kirkham (Preston) _bluetop_2whitestripes 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 000077 Everton _white_stripes _whitestripes _white_stripes _2whitestripes 000000 000000 000000 000088 000000 Newcastle Unitedhttp://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/FA_Cup_Finals/1900-1909.html FA Cup Final kits, 1900-1909 24 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 References General Official site; fixtures and results service at TheFA.com 1905-06 FA Cup at rsssf.com 1905-06 FA Cup at soccerbase.com Specific Association football England 1905–06 Category:1905–06 in English men's football cups