1911–12 FA Cup

May 2020 1911–12 FA Cup England Barnsley 1 West Bromwich Albion 1910–11 1912–13 The 1911–12 FA Cup was the 41st season of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup). Barnsley won the competition for the first time, beating West Bromwich Albion 1–0 after extra time in the replay of the final at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, through a goal from Harry Tufnell. The first match, held at Crystal Palace, London, was a 0–0 draw. 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 9 September 1911 Preliminary round Saturday 16 September 1911 First round qualifying Saturday 30 September 1911 Second round qualifying Saturday 14 October 1911 Third round qualifying Saturday 4 November 1911 Fourth round qualifying Saturday 18 November 1911 Fifth round qualifying Saturday 2 December 1911 First round proper Saturday 13 January 1912 Second round proper Saturday 3 February 1912 Third round proper Saturday 24 February 1912 Fourth round proper Saturday 9 March 1912 Semi-finals Saturday 30 March 1912 Final Saturday 20 April 1912 Qualifying rounds The Football Association restructured the preliminary rounds of this year's Cup competition to even out the number of clubs entering the tournament at these stages. The extra preliminary round contained more than 100 teams (112) for the first time, while a further 114 clubs joined the 56 winners at the preliminary stage. Crook Town became the first club to progress from the extra preliminary round to the fifth qualifying round, defeating Seaham Villa, Seaham Harbour, Stanley United, West Stanley, Wingate Albion Comrades and Newcastle City along the way before bowing out to Lincoln City. The 12 winners from the fifth qualifying round were Gainsborough Trinity and Stockport County from the Football League Second Division along with non-league sides Watford, Reading, Walsall, Crewe Alexandra, Lincoln City, Southport Central, Croydon Common, Brentford, Darlington and Sutton Junction (who were appearing in the main draw for the first time and who realised this accomplishment more than 20 years before their fierce crosstown rivals Sutton Town). First round proper 37 of the 40 clubs from the First and Second divisions joined the 12 clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. The other three sides (Gainsborough, Stockport and Grimsby Town) were entered in the fourth qualifying round. Grimsby lost their one and only match, also to Lincoln City. Fifteen Southern League sides also received byes to the first round to bring the total number of teams up to 64. These were: SouthamptonMillwall AthleticQueens Park RangersCrystal PalaceSwindon TownPlymouth ArgyleLeytonPortsmouthNorthampton TownBristol RoversNorwich CityLuton TownWest Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove AlbionCoventry City 32 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 13 January 1912. Eight matches were drawn and went to replays on various dates between 16–25 January. The Crewe Alexandra vs Blackpool match then went to a second replay, which was also played on 25 January, at Manchester City's Hyde Road stadium. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Birmingham0–0Barnsley13 January 1912ReplayBarnsley3–0Birmingham22 January 19122Darlington2–1Brighton & Hove Albion13 January 19123Bury2–1Millwall Athletic13 January 19124Liverpool1–0Leyton13 January 19125Preston North End0–1Manchester City13 January 19126Southampton0–2Coventry City13 January 19127Watford0–0Wolverhampton Wanderers13 January 1912ReplayWolverhampton Wanderers10–0Watford24 January 19128Nottingham Forest0–1Bradford Park Avenue13 January 19129Blackburn Rovers4–1Norwich City13 January 191210Aston Villa6–0Walsall13 January 191211Bolton Wanderers1–0Woolwich Arsenal13 January 191212Southport Central0–2Reading13 January 191213Crewe Alexandra1–1Blackpool13 January 1912ReplayBlackpool2–2Crewe Alexandra22 January 1912ReplayCrewe Alexandra1–2Blackpool25 January 191214Middlesbrough0–0The Wednesday13 January 1912ReplayThe Wednesday1–2Middlesbrough25 January 191215West Bromwich Albion3–0Tottenham Hotspur13 January 191216Sunderland3–1Plymouth Argyle13 January 191217Derby County3–0Newcastle United13 January 191218Lincoln City2–0Stockport County13 January 191219Luton Town2–4Notts County13 January 191220Swindon Town5–0Sutton Junction13 January 191221Queens Park Rangers0–0Bradford City13 January 1912ReplayBradford City4–0Queens Park Rangers18 January 191222Fulham2–1Burnley13 January 191223Brentford0–0Crystal Palace13 January 1912ReplayCrystal Palace4–0Brentford17 January 191224Bristol Rovers1–2Portsmouth13 January 191225Northampton Town1–0Bristol City13 January 191226West Ham United2–1Gainsborough Trinity13 January 191227Manchester United3–1Huddersfield Town13 January 191228Leeds City1–0Glossop13 January 191229Clapton Orient1–2Everton13 January 191230Oldham Athletic1–1Hull City13 January 1912ReplayHull City0–1Oldham Athletic16 January 191231Chelsea1–0Sheffield United13 January 191232Croydon Common2–2Leicester Fosse13 January 1912ReplayLeicester Fosse6–1Croydon Common22 January 1912 Second round proper The sixteen second-round matches were played on Saturday, 3 February 1912. Five matches were drawn, with the replays taking place in the following midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Darlington1–1Northampton Town3 February 1912ReplayNorthampton Town2–0Darlington8 February 19122Aston Villa1–1Reading3 February 1912ReplayReading1–0Aston Villa7 February 19123Bolton Wanderers1–0Blackpool3 February 19124Wolverhampton Wanderers2–1Lincoln City3 February 19125Middlesbrough1–1West Ham United3 February 1912ReplayWest Ham United2–1Middlesbrough8 February 19126Derby County1–2Blackburn Rovers3 February 19127Everton1–1Bury3 February 1912ReplayEverton6–0Bury8 February 19128Swindon Town2–0Notts County3 February 19129Manchester City0–1Oldham Athletic3 February 191210Fulham3–0Liverpool3 February 191211Barnsley1–0Leicester Fosse3 February 191212Coventry City1–5Manchester United3 February 191213Bradford City2–0Chelsea3 February 191214Leeds City0–1West Bromwich Albion3 February 191215Crystal Palace0–0Sunderland3 February 1912ReplaySunderland1–0Crystal Palace7 February 191216Bradford Park Avenue2–0Portsmouth3 February 1912 Third round proper The eight third-round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 24 February 1912. There were two replays, played in the following midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Reading1–1Manchester United24 February 1912ReplayManchester United3–0Reading29 February 19122Blackburn Rovers3–2Wolverhampton Wanderers24 February 19123Bolton Wanderers1–2Barnsley24 February 19124Sunderland1–2West Bromwich Albion24 February 19125Fulham2–1Northampton Town24 February 19126West Ham United1–1Swindon Town24 February 1912ReplaySwindon Town4–0West Ham United28 February 19127Oldham Athletic0–2Everton24 February 19128Bradford Park Avenue0–1Bradford City24 February 1912 Fourth round proper The four quarter final matches were scheduled for Saturday, 9 March 1912. There were two replays, played in the following midweek fixture. Barnsley and Bradford City went to a second replay the next week, and then to a third replay three days later, with these games being played at Elland Road and Bramall Lane respectively. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1West Bromwich Albion3–0Fulham9 March 19122Swindon Town2–1Everton9 March 19123Barnsley0–0Bradford City9 March 1912ReplayBradford City0–0Barnsley13 March 1912ReplayBarnsley0–0Bradford City18 March 1912ReplayBarnsley3–2Bradford City21 March 19124Manchester United1–1Blackburn Rovers9 March 1912ReplayBlackburn Rovers4–2Manchester United14 March 1912 Semi-finals The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 30 March 1912. Both matches went to replays, which West Bromwich Albion and Barnsley won, going on to meet each other in the final. 30 March 1912 15:00 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Anfield, Liverpool Replay 3 April 1912 19:45 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Hillsborough, Sheffield 30 March 1912 15:00 Barnsley 0–0 Swindon Town Stamford Bridge, London Replay 3 April 1912 19:45 Barnsley 1–0 Swindon Town Meadow Lane, Nottingham Final 1912 FA Cup Final The Final was contested by Barnsley and West Bromwich Albion. It took two matches to determine a winner. The first took place at Crystal Palace on 20 April 1912 and the second on 24 April at Bramall Lane. Barnsley won the replay 1–0 after extra time, through a single goal from Harry Tufnell. Match details 20 April 1912 15:00 BST Barnsley 0–0 West Bromwich Albion Crystal Palace 54,434 J.R. Schumacher _2bluestripes FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Barnsley _white_stripes _whitestripes _white_stripes _3_stripes_white 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 000088 West Bromwich Albion Replay 24 April 1912 15:00 BST Barnsley 1–0 y West Bromwich Albion Tufnell 118 Bramall Lane, Sheffield 38,555 J.R. Schumacher _2bluestripes FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Barnsley _white_stripes _whitestripes _white_stripes _3_stripes_white 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 000088 West Bromwich Albion See also FA Cup Final Results 1872- References General Official site; fixtures and results service at TheFA.com 1911-12 FA Cup at rsssf.com 1911-12 FA Cup at soccerbase.com Specific 30em Association football England 1911-12 Category:1911–12 in English men's football cups