1950–51 FA Cup

1950–51 FA Cup EnglandWales Newcastle United 4 Blackpool 1949–50 1951–52 The 1950–51 FA Cup was the 70th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Newcastle United won the competition for the fourth time, beating Blackpool 2–0 in the final at Wembley, London. 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 Round Date Extra preliminary round Saturday 2 September 1950 Preliminary round Saturday 16 September 1950 First round qualifying Saturday 30 September 1950 Second round qualifying Saturday 14 October 1950 Third round qualifying Saturday 28 October 1950 Fourth round qualifying Saturday 11 November 1950 First round proper Saturday 25 November 1950 Second round proper Saturday 9 December 1950 Third round proper Saturday 6 January 1951 Fourth round proper Saturday 27 January 1951 Fifth round proper Saturday 10 February 1951 Sixth round proper Saturday 24 February 1951 Semi-finals Saturday 10 March 1951 Final Saturday 28 April 1951 Qualifying rounds Most teams that were not members of the Football League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 25 places available in the first round. This season, newly-elected Third Division clubs Colchester United, Scunthorpe & Lindsey United and Shrewsbury Town were also entered in the qualifying rounds, although Shrewsbury Town had to forfeit their preliminary round match against Oswestry Town as it clashed with a League fixture against York City. Colchester and Scunthorpe were entered in the fourth qualifying round, and were (as of 2026) the last Football League clubs to compete in FA Cup qualifying round fixtures. The 25 winners from the fourth qualifying round were Ashington, North Shields, Bishop Auckland, Scarborough, Cleator Moor Celtic, Nelson, Witton Albion, Rhyl, Bromsgrove Rovers, Hereford United, Linby Colliery, Worcester City, Gainsborough Trinity, Dartford, Tooting & Mitcham United, Guildford City, Walthamstow Avenue, Tonbridge, Chelmsford City, Bromley, Glastonbury, Cheltenham Town, Llanelli, Gloucester City and Colchester United. Those appearing in the competition proper for the first time were Cleator Moor Celtic, Linby Colliery, Tonbridge and Glastonbury. Of the others, Nelson had not featured at this stage since 1932–33, Ashington since 1929-30, Worcester City since 1928-29 and Llanelli since 1923-24. With the FA tightening Cup entry requirements in the following seasons, it would also be Cleator Moor Celtic's last appearance at any stage of the competition for 38 years. Linby Colliery was also the only club to progress from the extra preliminary round to the main draw, defeating Parliament Street Methodists, Retford Town, Shirebrook, Boston United, Spalding United and Nuneaton Borough in order to qualify. all qualifying round results 1950–51 FA Cup qualifying rounds Results First round proper At this stage 42 of 48 clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined the 24 non-league clubs and Colchester United who came through the qualifying rounds. Gateshead, Northampton Town and Stockport County were given byes to the third round. The fourth of the new clubs admitted to the League this season, Gillingham entered in this round as did non-league Willington, who were the champions from the previous season's FA Amateur Cup.[The Guinness Record of the FA Cup https://www.amazon.co.uk/Guinness-Record-FA-Cup/dp/0851125387 Amazon]. Accessed 2009-09-18. Archived 2009-09-21. Matches were played on Saturday, 25 November 1950. Six matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAttendanceNotes1Chester1–2Bradford Park Avenue25 November 1950 2Darlington2–7Rotherham United25 November 1950 3Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic1–0Colchester United25 November 1950 4Bristol City4–0Gloucester City25 November 1950 5Rochdale3–1Willington25 November 1950 6Reading3–1Cheltenham Town25 November 1950 7Nottingham Forest6–1Torquay United25 November 1950 8Crewe Alexandra4–0North Shields25 November 1950 9Lincoln City1–1Southport25 November 1950 ReplaySouthport3–2Lincoln City28 November 1950 10Gainsborough Trinity0–3Plymouth Argyle25 November 1950 11Scarborough1–2Rhyl25 November 1950 12Wrexham1–0Accrington Stanley25 November 1950 13Bishop Auckland2–2York City25 November 1950 ReplayYork City2–1Bishop Auckland29 November 1950 14Bristol Rovers1–1Llanelli25 November 1950 ReplayLlanelli1–1Bristol Rovers28 November 1950 2nd replayBristol Rovers3–1Llanelli4 December 1950 NinianPark A15Norwich City2–0Watford25 November 1950 16Glastonbury1–2Exeter City25 November 1950 17Bradford City2–2Oldham Athletic25 November 1950 ReplayOldham Athletic2–1Bradford City28 November 1950 18Carlisle United2–1Barrow25 November 1950 19Crystal Palace1–4Millwall29 November 1950 Fog B20Worcester City1–4Hartlepools United25 November 1950 21Witton Albion1–2Nelson25 November 1950 22Southend United0–3Swindon Town25 November 1950 23Mansfield Town1–0Walthamstow Avenue25 November 1950 24Bromsgrove Rovers1–3Hereford United25 November 1950 25Port Vale3–2New Brighton25 November 1950 26Halifax Town2–3Ashington25 November 1950 27Newport County4–2Walsall25 November 1950 28Cleator Moor Celtic0–5Tranmere Rovers25 November 1950 Workington C29Aldershot2–2Bromley25 November 1950 ReplayBromley0–1Aldershot29 November 1950 30Guildford City1–5Dartford25 November 1950 31Tooting & Mitcham United2–3Brighton & Hove Albion25 November 1950 32Chelmsford City2–2Tonbridge25 November 1950 ReplayTonbridge0–1Chelmsford City29 November 1950 33Leyton Orient1–2Ipswich Town25 November 195010,5601950-51 Pride of Anglia34Linby Colliery1–4Gillingham25 November 1950 Second round proper The matches were played on Saturday, 9 December 1950. Three matches were drawn, with replays taking place on the following Wednesday. One second replay was played on Monday, 18 December 1950. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAttendanceNotes1Ashington1–2Rochdale9 December 1950 2Bristol City2–1Wrexham9 December 1950 3Reading4–0Dartford9 December 1950 4Crewe Alexandra2–2Plymouth Argyle9 December 1950 ReplayPlymouth Argyle3–0Crewe Alexandra13 December 1950 5Bristol Rovers2–2Gillingham9 December 1950 ReplayGillingham1–1Bristol Rovers13 December 1950 2nd replayBristol Rovers2–1Gillingham18 December 1950 WhiteHartLane D6Brighton & Hove Albion2–0Ipswich Town9 December 195014,4117Rhyl0–1Norwich City9 December 1950 8Millwall1–1Bradford Park Avenue9 December 1950 ReplayBradford Park Avenue0–1Millwall13 December 1950 9Exeter City3–0Swindon Town9 December 1950 10Hartlepools United1–2Oldham Athletic9 December 1950 11Port Vale3–2Nelson9 December 1950 12Southport1–3Carlisle United9 December 1950 13York City2–1Tranmere Rovers9 December 1950 14Hereford United0–3Newport County9 December 1950 15Rotherham United3–1Nottingham Forest9 December 1950 16Aldershot3–0Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic9 December 1950 17Chelmsford City1–4Mansfield Town9 December 1950 Third round proper The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage along with Gateshead, Northampton Town and Stockport County. The matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 6 January 1951, though two were postponed until later the same week. Five matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week. For the first time since 1924–25, no teams from the qualifying rounds reached this stage (or its pre-1925 equivalent). Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAttendanceNotes1Bristol City2–1Blackburn Rovers6 January 1951 2Rochdale2–3Chelsea9 January 1951 3Leicester City0–3Preston North End6 January 1951 4Notts County3–4Southampton6 January 1951 5Aston Villa2–0Burnley6 January 1951 6Bolton Wanderers2–0York City6 January 1951 7Grimsby Town3–3Exeter City6 January 1951 ReplayExeter City4–2Grimsby Town10 January 1951 8Sunderland2–0Coventry City6 January 1951 9Derby County2–2West Bromwich Albion6 January 1951 ReplayWest Bromwich Albion0–1Derby County10 January 1951 10Luton Town2–0Portsmouth6 January 1951 11Sheffield United1–0Gateshead6 January 1951 12Stockport County2–1Brentford6 January 1951 13Newcastle United4–1Bury6 January 1951 14Queens Park Rangers3–4Millwall6 January 1951 15Fulham1–0Sheffield Wednesday6 January 1951 16Bristol Rovers5–1Aldershot10 January 1951 17Northampton Town3–1Barnsley6 January 1951 18West Ham United2–1Cardiff City6 January 1951 19Brighton & Hove Albion2–1Chesterfield6 January 1951 20Manchester United4–1Oldham Athletic6 January 1951 21Norwich City3–1Liverpool6 January 1951 22Plymouth Argyle1–2Wolverhampton Wanderers6 January 1951 23Hull City2–0Everton6 January 1951 24Huddersfield Town2–0Tottenham Hotspur6 January 1951 25Mansfield Town2–0Swansea Town6 January 1951 26Newport County3–2Reading6 January 1951 27Charlton Athletic2–2Blackpool6 January 1951 ReplayBlackpool3–0Charlton Athletic10 January 1951 28Arsenal0–0Carlisle United6 January 1951 ReplayCarlisle United1–4Arsenal11 January 1951 29Leeds United1–0Middlesbrough6 January 1951 30Stoke City2–2Port Vale6 January 1951 ReplayPort Vale0–1Stoke City8 January 1951 Stoke E31Rotherham United2–1Doncaster Rovers6 January 1951 32Birmingham City2–0Manchester City6 January 195130,057Detail for matches involving Birmingham City from Matthews, Tony Birmingham City: A Complete Record 1995 Breedon Books 186 Derby 978-1-85983-010-9 Fourth round proper The matches were played on Saturday, 27 January 1951. Two matches were drawn, the replays being played on Wednesday, 31 January 1951. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAttendanceNotes1Blackpool2–1Stockport County27 January 1951 2Bristol City1–0Brighton & Hove Albion27 January 1951 3Preston North End0–2Huddersfield Town27 January 1951 4Wolverhampton Wanderers3–1Aston Villa27 January 1951 5Sunderland2–0Southampton27 January 1951 6Derby County1–3Birmingham City27 January 195137,3847Luton Town1–2Bristol Rovers27 January 1951 8Sheffield United0–0Mansfield Town27 January 1951 ReplayMansfield Town4–2Sheffield United31 January 1951 9Newcastle United3–2Bolton Wanderers27 January 1951 10Manchester United4–0Leeds United27 January 1951 11Millwall0–1Fulham27 January 1951 12Hull City2–0Rotherham United27 January 1951 13Exeter City1–1Chelsea27 January 1951 ReplayChelsea2–0Exeter City31 January 1951 14Newport County0–2Norwich City27 January 1951 15Arsenal3–2Northampton Town27 January 1951 16Stoke City1–0West Ham United27 January 1951 Fifth round proper The matches were played on Saturday, 10 February 1951. One match was drawn and replayed the following Wednesday. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAttendanceNotes1Blackpool2–0Mansfield Town10 February 1951 2Wolverhampton Wanderers2–0Huddersfield Town10 February 1951 3Sunderland3–1Norwich City10 February 1951 4Bristol Rovers3–0Hull City10 February 1951 5Manchester United1–0Arsenal10 February 1951 6Chelsea1–1Fulham10 February 1951 ReplayFulham3–0Chelsea14 February 1951 7Stoke City2–4Newcastle United10 February 1951 8Birmingham City2–0Bristol City10 February 195147,831 Sixth round proper 24 February 1951 Blackpool 1 – 0 Fulham Bloomfield Road, Blackpool 24 February 1951 Sunderland 1 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Roker Park, Sunderland 24 February 1951 Newcastle United 0 – 0 Bristol Rovers St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 24 February 1951 Birmingham City 1 – 0 Manchester United Higgins St Andrew's, Birmingham 50,000 Replays 28 February 1951 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 – 1 Sunderland Molineux, Wolverhampton 28 February 1951 Bristol Rovers 1 – 3 Newcastle United Eastville, Bristol Semi-finals 10 March 1951 Blackpool 0 – 0 Birmingham City Maine Road, Manchester 70,000 10 March 1951 Newcastle United 0 – 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Hillsborough, Sheffield Replays 14 March 1951 Birmingham City 1 – 2 Blackpool Smith Goodison Park, Liverpool 70,114 14 March 1951 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 – 2 Newcastle United Leeds Road, Huddersfield Final 1951 FA Cup Final The final took place on Saturday, 28 April 1951 at Wembley and ended in a victory for Newcastle United over Blackpool by 2–0, with both goals scored by Jackie Milburn. The attendance was 100,000. 28 April 1951 15:00 BST Newcastle United 2 – 0 http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1951.htm FA Cup Final 1951 fa-cupfinals.co.uk 2008-05-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20080523234626/http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1951.htm 2008-05-23 dead Blackpool Milburn 50 55 Wembley, London 100,000 Bill Ling _white_stripes _whitestripes _white_stripes _whitetop 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 Newcastle United _collarwhite _orangetop F28500 F28500 F28500 FFFFFF 000088 Blackpool   Notes A. NinianPark: Match played at Ninian Park, Cardiff. B. Fog: The original tie was abandoned after 34 minutes due to fog, with the score 0–0. C. Workington: Match played at Borough Park, Workington. D. WhiteHartLane: Match played at White Hart Lane, London. E. Stoke: Match played at Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent. References General The FA Cup Archive at TheFA.com English FA Cup 1950/51 https://web.archive.org/web/20080312160728/http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=58&seasonid=80 2008-03-12 at Soccerbase FA Cup 1950/51 results at Footballsite Specific Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup