1923–24 FA Cup

June 2020 1923–24 FA Cup EnglandWales Newcastle United(2nd title) Aston Villa 1922–23 1924–25 The 1923–24 FA Cup was the 49th 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 second time, beating Aston Villa 2–0 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 The format of the FA Cup for the season had two preliminary rounds, six qualifying rounds, four proper rounds, and the semi-finals and final. Round Date Extra preliminary round Saturday 8 September 1923 Preliminary round Saturday 22 September 1923 First round qualifying Saturday 6 October 1923 Second round qualifying Saturday 20 October 1923 Third round qualifying Saturday 3 November 1923 Fourth round qualifying Saturday 17 November 1923 Fifth round qualifying Saturday 1 December 1923 Sixth round qualifying Saturday 15 December 1923 First round proper Saturday 12 January 1924 Second round proper Saturday 2 February 1924 Third round proper Saturday 23 February 1924 Fourth round proper Saturday 8 March 1924 Semi-finals Saturday 29 March 1924 Final Saturday 26 April 1924 Qualifying rounds 37 Football League clubs joined the participating non-league teams entering this season's tournament in the qualifying rounds. Four Second Division sides, Port Vale, Stockport County, Nelson and Coventry City were entered in the fifth qualifying round, with Port Vale losing to Wrexham, Nelson losing to Wigan Borough and Coventry losing to Tranmere Rovers. Stockport progressed to the next round but lost there to Norwich City. 18 Third Division clubs (Darlington, Crewe Alexandra, Accrington Stanley, Walsall, Rotherham County, Grimsby Town, Halifax Town, Chesterfield, Wrexham and Wigan Borough from the North, and Northampton Town, Brentford, Gillingham, Portsmouth, Bristol Rovers, Reading, Merthyr Town and Norwich City from the South) were also entered in the fifth qualifying round, with 14 of these winning through to the next round and only four going out at this stage. Another twelve Third Division clubs (Ashington, Hartlepools United, Barrow, Southport, New Brighton, Rochdale, Lincoln City and Tranmere Rovers from the North, and Southend United, Exeter City, Newport County and Aberdare Athletic from the South) were entered in the fourth qualifying round. Barrow went out to non-league Carlisle United while the others either progressed or lost amongst themselves. The remaining Third Division clubs, Durham City, Doncaster Rovers and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic were entered in the preliminary round. Durham needed two replays to see off West Stanley before losing to Northern Combination outfit Dipton United, while Doncaster and Bournemouth (both newly elected to the Football League this season) withdrew from the competition after being drawn against Fryston Colliery Welfare and Portsea Gas Company respectively. The eleven League teams ultimately winning through to the first round proper were Grimsby Town, Portsmouth, Accrington Stanley, Northampton Town, Ashington, Exeter City, Norwich City, Aberdare Athletic, Gillingham, Darlington and Halifax Town. The final spot in the main draw went to Welsh Southern League club Llanelli, who were appearing at that stage for the first time. Of the 171 clubs entered in the extra preliminary round, the most successful were Hinckley United and Folkestone who progressed to the fifth qualifying round before losing to Grimsby Town and Norwich City respectively. Kent League side Sittingbourne, having entered the competition in the fourth qualifying round, was the only non-league club besides Llanelli to participate in the sixth qualifying round. First round proper 40 of the 44 clubs from the Football League First Division and Football League Second Division joined the 12 lower-league clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. To bring the number of teams up to 64, amateur side Corinthian received a bye to the first round as did nine Third Division South sides and two Third Division North sides. These were: Watford Brighton & Hove Albion Luton Town Swindon Town Queens Park Rangers Charlton Athletic Millwall Swansea Town Plymouth Argyle Wolverhampton Wanderers Bradford Park Avenue 32 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 12 January 1924. Seven matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture, of which two went to another replay. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Ashington1–5Aston Villa12 January 19242Blackpool1–0Sheffield United12 January 19243Burnley3–2South Shields12 January 19244Liverpool2–1Bradford City12 January 19245The Wednesday4–1Leicester City12 January 19246Wolverhampton Wanderers3–1Darlington12 January 19247Middlesbrough0–1Watford12 January 19248Derby County2–1Bury12 January 19249Everton3–1Preston North End12 January 192410Swindon Town4–0Bradford Park Avenue12 January 192411Manchester City2–0Nottingham Forest12 January 192412Queens Park Rangers1–2Notts County12 January 192413Fulham2–0Llanelli12 January 192414Accrington Stanley0–0Charlton Athletic12 January 1924ReplayCharlton Athletic1–0Accrington Stanley17 January 192415Barnsley0–0Brighton & Hove Albion12 January 1924ReplayBrighton & Hove Albion1–0Barnsley16 January 192416Northampton Town1–1Halifax Town12 January 1924ReplayHalifax Town1–1Northampton Town16 January 1924ReplayHalifax Town4–2Northampton Town21 January 192417Portsmouth2–4Newcastle United12 January 192418West Ham United5–0Aberdare Athletic12 January 192419Manchester United1–0Plymouth Argyle12 January 192420Norwich City0–1Bristol City12 January 192421Millwall0–1West Bromwich Albion12 January 192422Hull City2–2Bolton Wanderers12 January 1924ReplayBolton Wanderers4–0Hull City16 January 192423Oldham Athletic2–1Sunderland12 January 192424Crystal Palace2–0Tottenham Hotspur12 January 192425Chelsea1–1Southampton12 January 1924ReplaySouthampton2–0Chelsea16 January 192426Exeter City1–0Grimsby Town12 January 192427Huddersfield Town1–0Birmingham12 January 192428Cardiff City0–0Gillingham12 January 1924ReplayGillingham0–2Cardiff City16 January 192429Swansea Town1–1Clapton Orient12 January 1924ReplayClapton Orient1–1Swansea Town16 January 1924ReplaySwansea Town2–1Clapton Orient21 January 192430Arsenal4–1Luton Town12 January 192431Leeds United1–0Stoke12 January 192432Corinthian1–0Blackburn Rovers12 January 1924 Second round proper The 16 Second Round matches were played on Saturday, 2 February 1924. Eight matches were drawn, with replays taking place in the following midweek fixture. Three of these then went to a second replay played the following week, and two of these went to a third replay. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Burnley0–0Fulham2 February 1924ReplayFulham0–1Burnley6 February 19242Southampton3–1Blackpool2 February 19243The Wednesday1–1Bristol City2 February 1924ReplayBristol City2–0The Wednesday6 February 19244Bolton Wanderers1–4Liverpool2 February 19245West Bromwich Albion5–0Corinthian2 February 19246Derby County2–2Newcastle United2 February 1924ReplayNewcastle United2–2Derby County6 February 1924ReplayDerby County2–2Newcastle United11 February 1924ReplayNewcastle United5–3Derby County12 February 19247Swindon Town2–0Oldham Athletic2 February 19248Manchester City2–2Halifax Town2 February 1924ReplayHalifax Town0–0Manchester City6 February 1924ReplayManchester City3–0Halifax Town11 February 19249West Ham United1–1Leeds United2 February 1924ReplayLeeds United1–0West Ham United6 February 192410Brighton & Hove Albion5–2Everton2 February 192411Manchester United0–3Huddersfield Town2 February 192412Crystal Palace0–0Notts County2 February 1924ReplayNotts County0–0Crystal Palace6 February 1924ReplayCrystal Palace0–0Notts County11 February 1924ReplayCrystal Palace2–1Notts County18 February 192413Exeter City0–0Watford2 February 1924ReplayWatford1–0Exeter City6 February 192414Cardiff City1–0Arsenal2 February 192415Swansea Town0–2Aston Villa2 February 192416Charlton Athletic0–0Wolverhampton Wanderers2 February 1924ReplayWolverhampton Wanderers1–0Charlton Athletic6 February 1924 Third round proper The eight Third Round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 23 February 1924. Two matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Burnley1–0Huddersfield Town23 February 19242Southampton0–0Liverpool23 February 1924ReplayLiverpool2–0Southampton27 February 19243Watford0–1Newcastle United23 February 19244Aston Villa3–0Leeds United23 February 19245West Bromwich Albion1–1Wolverhampton Wanderers23 February 1924ReplayWolverhampton Wanderers0–2West Bromwich Albion27 February 19246Brighton & Hove Albion1–5Manchester City23 February 19247Crystal Palace1–2Swindon Town23 February 19248Cardiff City3–0Bristol City23 February 1924 Fourth round proper The four Fourth round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 8 March 1924. There were two replays, played in the following midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1West Bromwich Albion0–2Aston Villa8 March 19242Swindon Town1–1Burnley8 March 1924ReplayBurnley3–1Swindon Town12 March 19243Newcastle United1–0Liverpool8 March 19244Manchester City0–0Cardiff City8 March 1924ReplayCardiff City0–1Manchester City12 March 1924 Semi-finals The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 29 March 1924. The matches ended in victories for Newcastle United and Aston Villa, who went on to meet in the final at Wembley. 29 March 1924 15:00 Aston Villa 3–0 Burnley Bramall Lane, Sheffield 29 March 1924 15:00 Newcastle United 2–0 Manchester City St Andrew's, Birmingham Final 1924 FA Cup Final The 1924 FA Cup Final was contested by Newcastle United and Aston Villa at Wembley. Newcastle won 2–0, the goals scored by Neil Harris and Stan Seymour. Match details 26 April 1924 15:00 BST Report Newcastle United 2–0 Aston Villa Harris 83 Seymour 85 Wembley, London 91,695 W. E. 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