1949–50 FA Cup

October 2020 1949–50 FA Cup Manchester United 4–0 Weymouth at Old Trafford, 3rd round proper, 7 January 1950 EnglandWales Arsenal (3rd title) Liverpool 1948–49 1950–51 The 1949–50 FA Cup was the 69th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Arsenal won the competition for the third time, beating Liverpool 2–0 in the final at Wembley, through two goals from Reg Lewis. 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 Date Extra preliminary round Saturday 3 September 1949 Preliminary round Saturday 17 September 1949 First round qualifying Saturday 1 October 1949 Second round qualifying Saturday 15 October 1949 Third round qualifying Saturday 29 October 1949 Fourth round qualifying Saturday 12 November 1949 First round proper Saturday 26 November 1949 Second round proper Saturday 10 December 1949 Third round proper Saturday 7 January 1950 Fourth round proper Saturday 28 January 1950 Fifth round proper Saturday 11 February 1950 Sixth round proper Saturday 4 March 1950 Semi-finals Saturday 18 March 1950 Final Saturday 29 April 1950 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 Billingham Synthonia, North Shields, Stockton, Netherfield, Fleetwood, Rhyl, Mossley, Bromsgrove Rovers, Witton Albion, Goole Town, Nuneaton Borough, Grantham, Hereford United, King's Lynn, Wealdstone, Tilbury, Gravesend & Northfleet, Walthamstow Avenue, Chelmsford City, Gillingham, Hastings United, Leytonstone, Romford, Weymouth and Gloucester City. Those appearing in the competition proper for the first time were Fleetwood, Mossley, Nuneaton Borough, Wealdstone, Tilbury and Hastings United, while Goole Town had not featured at this stage since 1914–15. Mossley was also the most successful team from the extra preliminary round, progressing to the second round proper by defeating Ashton United, Altrincham, Northwich Victoria, Buxton, Droylsden, Runcorn and Witton Albion. all qualifying round results 1949–50 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, Reading and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic were given byes to the third round. To make the number of matches up, non-league sides Yeovil Town and Bromley were given byes to this round, Yeovil after reaching the fifth round of the previous FA Cup tournament and Bromley as the champions from the previous season's FA Amateur Cup. Bradford City defeated Fleetwood Town 9–0 at Valley Parade; this game is Bradford's second-largest victory and Fleetwood's largest defeat in their respective histories.https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te267/bradford-city/se94163/2025-2026/matches-against/te20088/fleetwood-town/ Bradford City » Statistics: Matches against Fleetwood Town worldfootball.nethttps://fchd.info/cups/facup1949-50.htm Football Club History Database - F.A. Cup 1949-50 fchd.info 34 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 26 November 1949. Three were drawn and went to replays. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Chester4–1Goole Town26 November 19492Darlington2–2Crewe Alexandra26 November 1949ReplayCrewe Alexandra1–0Darlington30 November 19493Hastings United1–3Gillingham26 November 19494Weymouth2–2Aldershot26 November 1949ReplayAldershot2–3Weymouth30 November 19495Yeovil Town4–1Romford26 November 19496Notts County4–0Tilbury26 November 19497Nottingham Forest1–0Bristol City26 November 19498Swindon Town1–0Bristol Rovers26 November 19499Doncaster Rovers5–1New Brighton26 November 194910Wrexham4–1Grantham26 November 194911Ipswich Town2–1Brighton & Hove Albion26 November 194912Tranmere Rovers2–1Halifax Town26 November 194913Stockport County3–0Billingham Synthonia26 November 194914Leytonstone1–2Chelmsford City26 November 194915Accrington Stanley0–1Hartlepools United26 November 194916Northampton Town4–1Walthamstow Avenue26 November 194917Bromley1–2Watford26 November 194918Rhyl0–3Rochdale26 November 194919Bradford City9–0Fleetwood26 November 194920Millwall3–5Exeter City26 November 194921Carlisle United1–0Lincoln City26 November 194922Oldham Athletic4–0Stockton26 November 194923Crystal Palace0–3Newport County26 November 194924Witton Albion0–1Mossley26 November 194925Mansfield Town4–1Walsall26 November 194926Port Vale1–0Wealdstone26 November 194927Southport1–1Barrow26 November 1949ReplayBarrow0–1Southport1 December 194928Hereford United3–0Bromsgrove Rovers26 November 194929Netherfield (Kendal)4–3North Shields26 November 194930Gloucester City2–3Norwich City26 November 194931Gateshead3–1York City26 November 194932Leyton Orient0–2Southend United26 November 194933Nuneaton Borough2–1King's Lynn26 November 194934Gravesend & Northfleet1–3Torquay United26 November 1949 Second round proper The matches were played on Saturday, 10 December 1949. Six matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week. One of these replays went to a second replay. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Rochdale1–2Notts County10 December 19492Watford6–0Netherfield (Kendal)10 December 19493Weymouth2–1Hereford United10 December 19494Yeovil Town3–1Gillingham10 December 19495Nottingham Forest0–2Stockport County10 December 19496Crewe Alexandra1–1Oldham Athletic10 December 1949ReplayOldham Athletic0–0Crewe Alexandra13 December 1949ReplayCrewe Alexandra0–3Oldham Athletic19 December 19497Doncaster Rovers1–0Mansfield Town10 December 19498Wrexham2–2Southend United10 December 1949ReplaySouthend United2–0Wrexham15 December 19499Northampton Town4–2Torquay United10 December 194910Carlisle United2–0Swindon Town10 December 194911Exeter City2–0Chester10 December 194912Hartlepools United1–1Norwich City10 December 1949ReplayNorwich City5–1Hartlepools United16 December 194913Port Vale1–0Tranmere Rovers10 December 194914Newport County1–1Gateshead10 December 1949ReplayGateshead1–2Newport County15 December 194915Southport2–1Bradford City10 December 194916Chelmsford City1–1Ipswich Town10 December 1949ReplayIpswich Town1–0Chelmsford City15 December 194917Nuneaton Borough0–0Mossley10 December 1949ReplayMossley0–3Nuneaton Borough17 December 1949 Third round proper The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage along with Rotherham United, Reading and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 7 January 1950. Nine matches were drawn and went to replays, with one of these going to a second replay. Weymouth, Yeovil Town and Nuneaton Borough were the last non-league clubs left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Blackpool4–0Southend United7 January 19502Chesterfield3–1Yeovil Town7 January 19503Bury5–4Rotherham United7 January 19504Watford2–2Preston North End7 January 1950ReplayPreston North End0–1Watford11 January 19505Reading2–3Doncaster Rovers7 January 19506Notts County1–4Burnley7 January 19507Blackburn Rovers0–0Liverpool7 January 1950ReplayLiverpool2–1Blackburn Rovers11 January 19508Aston Villa2–2Middlesbrough7 January 1950ReplayMiddlesbrough0–0Aston Villa11 January 1950ReplayAston Villa0–3Middlesbrough16 January 19509Sunderland6–0Huddersfield Town7 January 195010Luton Town3–4Grimsby Town7 January 195011Sheffield United3–1Leicester City7 January 195012Stockport County4–2Barnsley7 January 195013Manchester City3–5Derby County7 January 195014Queens Park Rangers0–2Everton7 January 195015Brentford0–1Chelsea7 January 195016Northampton Town1–1Southampton7 January 1950ReplaySouthampton2–3Northampton Town11 January 195017Coventry City1–2Bolton Wanderers7 January 195018Portsmouth1–1Norwich City7 January 1950ReplayNorwich City0–2Portsmouth12 January 195019West Ham United5–1Ipswich Town7 January 195020Manchester United4–0Weymouth7 January 195021Plymouth Argyle1–1Wolverhampton Wanderers7 January 1950ReplayWolverhampton Wanderers3–0Plymouth Argyle11 January 195022Carlisle United2–5Leeds United7 January 195023Oldham Athletic2–7Newcastle United7 January 195024Bradford Park Avenue0–1Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic7 January 195025Exeter City3–0Nuneaton Borough7 January 195026Cardiff City2–2West Bromwich Albion7 January 1950ReplayWest Bromwich Albion0–1Cardiff City11 January 195027Newport County1–2Port Vale7 January 195028Swansea Town3–0Birmingham City7 January 195029Charlton Athletic2–2Fulham7 January 1950ReplayFulham1–2Charlton Athletic11 January 195030Arsenal1–0Sheffield Wednesday7 January 195031Southport0–0Hull City7 January 1950ReplayHull City5–0Southport12 January 195032Stoke City0–1Tottenham Hotspur7 January 1950 Fourth round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 28 January 1950. Six games were drawn and went to replays, which were all played in the following midweek match. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Blackpool2–1Doncaster Rovers28 January 19502Chesterfield3–2Middlesbrough28 January 19503Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic1–1Northampton Town28 January 1950ReplayNorthampton Town2–1Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic2 February 19504Burnley2–1Port Vale28 January 19505Bury2–2Derby County28 January 1950ReplayDerby County5–2Bury1 February 19506Liverpool3–1Exeter City28 January 19507Watford0–1Manchester United28 January 19508Wolverhampton Wanderers0–0Sheffield United28 January 1950ReplaySheffield United3–4Wolverhampton Wanderers1 February 19509Stockport County0–0Hull City28 January 1950ReplayHull City0–2Stockport County2 February 195010Tottenham Hotspur5–1Sunderland28 January 195011Portsmouth5–0Grimsby Town28 January 195012West Ham United1–2Everton28 January 195013Chelsea3–0Newcastle United28 January 195014Charlton Athletic1–1Cardiff City28 January 1950ReplayCardiff City2–0Charlton Athletic1 February 195015Arsenal2–1Swansea Town28 January 195016Leeds United1–1Bolton Wanderers28 January 1950ReplayBolton Wanderers2–3Leeds United1 February 1950 Fifth round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 11 February 1950. There were three replays in total, each taking place four days later. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Chesterfield1–1Chelsea11 February 1950ReplayChelsea3–0Chesterfield15 February 19502Wolverhampton Wanderers0–0Blackpool11 February 1950ReplayBlackpool1–0Wolverhampton Wanderers15 February 19503Derby County4–2Northampton Town11 February 19504Everton1–0Tottenham Hotspur11 February 19505Stockport County1–2Liverpool11 February 19506Manchester United3–3Portsmouth11 February 1950ReplayPortsmouth1–3Manchester United15 February 19507Arsenal2–0Burnley11 February 19508Leeds United3–1Cardiff City11 February 1950 Sixth round proper The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 4 March 1950. There were no replays. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Liverpool2–1Blackpool4 March 19502Derby County1–2Everton4 March 19503Chelsea2–0Manchester United4 March 19504Arsenal1–0Leeds United4 March 1950 Semi-finals The semi-final matches were intended to be played on Saturday, 18 March 1950, although the Liverpool–Everton fixture was not played until the week after. The London derby clash of Arsenal–Chelsea went to a replay, with Arsenal eventually winning their tie to meet Liverpool in the final at Wembley. 25 March 1950 15:00 Liverpool 2–0 Everton Maine Road, Manchester 18 March 1950 15:00 Arsenal 2–2 Chelsea White Hart Lane, London Replay 22 March 1950 19:45 Chelsea 0–1 y Arsenal White Hart Lane, London Final 1950 FA Cup Final The 1950 FA Cup Final was contested by Arsenal and Liverpool at Wembley. Arsenal won 2–0, with both goals scored by Reg Lewis. Future legendary Liverpool manager Bob Paisley was famously dropped for the final, even after scoring the winning goal against rivals Everton in the semi-final.http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/lfc_story/a_1950.shtml Liverpoolfc.tv: LFC STORY 1950 liverpoolfc.tv 2007-06-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20070505094902/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/lfc_story/a_1950.shtml 5 May 2007 live Match facts 29 April 195015:00 BST Arsenal 2–0 Liverpool (Report) Lewis 18 63 Wembley Stadium, London 100,000 _collarwhite _darkblue_hoops_2 f2b300 f2b300 f2b300 FFFFFF f2b300 Arsenal _hoops_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FF0000 Liverpool See also FA Cup Final Results 1872- References General Official site; fixtures and results service at TheFA.com 1949-50 FA Cup at rssf.com 1949-50 FA Cup at soccerbase.com Specific Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup