1907–08 FA Cup

May 2020 1907–08 FA Cup England Wolverhampton Wanderers (2nd title) Newcastle United 1906–07 1908–09 The 1907–08 FA Cup was the 37th staging of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup). Wolverhampton Wanderers won the competition for the second time, beating Newcastle United 3–1 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. Thirteen of the First Division's twenty clubs were defeated by lower division opposition; this figure remains a record number for a single season. Three of the four semi finalists were from outside the elite division and the cup itself was won by a second-tier club.1908 - The Giant Killers http://www.freewebs.com/captainbeecher/1908.htm Captain Beecher 6 October 2010 Calendar The format of the FA Cup for the season had a preliminary round, five qualifying rounds, four proper rounds, and the semi-finals and final. Round Date Preliminary round Saturday 21 September 1907 First round qualifying Saturday 5 October 1907 Second round qualifying Saturday 19 October 1907 Third round qualifying Saturday 2 November 1907 Fourth round qualifying Saturday 23 November 1907 Fifth round qualifying Saturday 7 December 1907 First round proper Saturday 11 January 1908 Second round proper Saturday 1 February 1908 Third round proper Saturday 22 February 1908 Fourth round proper Saturday 7 March 1908 Semi-finals Saturday 28 March 1908 Final Saturday 25 April 1908 Qualifying rounds The 12 clubs winning through to the main competition from the fifth qualifying round were Glossop, Chesterfield and Oldham Athletic from the Football League Second Division, along with non-league sides Woking, Rotherham Town, Carlisle United, Stockton, Coventry City, Hastings & St Leonards United, Northampton Town, New Brompton and Worksop Town. Owing to the uneven number of clubs contesting the fifth qualifying round (23), Worksop Town received a bye at that stage to progress straight through to the first round proper. Woking, Carlisle United, Coventry City and Worksop were featuring in the main draw for the first time, while Rotherham Town had last appeared at this stage in 1887-88 (before folding in 1896 and being reconstituted three years later). The winner of the previous season's FA Amateur Cup, Clapton, were not as fortunate as their predecessor champions Oxford City in the 1906-07 Cup tournament. Forced to enter in the preliminary round, the club defeated Chelmsford before losing to Southend United in the first qualifying round. The FA would not resume the practice of awarding a bye to the first round of the Cup to the reigning Amateur Cup champion until 1925, when the successful club would again be Clapton. First round proper 36 of the 40 clubs from the First and Second divisions joined the 12 clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. Of the League sides not exempt to this round, Clapton Orient was again entered in the preliminary round, but this time won through to the third qualifying round before also losing to Southend United. Glossop, Chesterfield and Oldham were all entered in the fifth qualifying round. Sixteen Southern League sides were also exempt to the first round. These were: SouthamptonMillwall AthleticQueens Park RangersCrystal PalaceSwindon TownPlymouth ArgyleReadingPortsmouthLuton TownBristol RoversNorwich CityWest Ham United F.C.Brighton & Hove AlbionWatfordBrentfordTottenham Hotspur 32 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday 11 January 1908. Eight matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek, of which one went to a second replay. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Chesterfield4–0Stockton11 January 19082Bristol City0–0Grimsby Town11 January 1908ReplayGrimsby Town2–1Bristol City15 January 19083Burnley1–2Southampton11 January 19084Bury2–1Millwall Athletic11 January 19085Liverpool4–2Derby County11 January 19086Stoke5–0Lincoln City11 January 19087Notts County2–0Middlesbrough11 January 19088Aston Villa3–0Stockport County11 January 19089Bolton Wanderers5–0Woking11 January 190810West Bromwich Albion1–1Birmingham11 January 1908ReplayBirmingham1–2West Bromwich Albion15 January 190811Luton Town3–8Fulham11 January 190812Gainsborough Trinity1–0Watford11 January 190813Everton1–0Tottenham Hotspur11 January 190814Swindon Town0–0Sheffield United11 January 1908ReplaySheffield United2–3Swindon Town16 January 190815Leicester Fosse2–0Blackburn Rovers11 January 190816Woolwich Arsenal0–0Hull City11 January 1908ReplayHull City4–1Woolwich Arsenal16 January 190817Newcastle United2–0Nottingham Forest11 January 190818New Brompton3–1Sunderland11 January 190819Queens Park Rangers1–0Reading11 January 190820Northampton Town0–1Bristol Rovers11 January 190821Glossop0–0Manchester City11 January 1908ReplayManchester City6–0Glossop15 January 190822Coventry City2–4Crystal Palace11 January 190823West Ham United1–0Rotherham Town11 January 190824Brighton & Hove Albion1–1Preston North End11 January 1908ReplayPreston North End1–1Brighton & Hove Albion16 January 1908ReplayPreston North End0–1Brighton & Hove Albion20 January 190825Manchester United3–1Blackpool11 January 190826Norwich City2–0The Wednesday11 January 190827Plymouth Argyle1–0Barnsley11 January 190828Bradford City1–1Wolverhampton Wanderers11 January 1908ReplayWolverhampton Wanderers1–0Bradford City15 January 190829Carlisle United2–2Brentford11 January 1908ReplayBrentford1–3Carlisle United15 January 190830Oldham Athletic2–1Leeds City11 January 190831Chelsea9–1Worksop Town11 January 190832Hastings & St Leonards United0–1Portsmouth11 January 1908 Second round proper The sixteen second round matches were played on Saturday 1 February 1908. Five matches were drawn, with the replays taking place in the following midweek. One of these, the Stoke against Gainsborough Trinity match, went to a second replay the following week. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Liverpool1–1Brighton & Hove Albion1 February 1908ReplayBrighton & Hove Albion0–3Liverpool5 February 19082Southampton1–0West Bromwich Albion1 February 19083Stoke1–1Gainsborough Trinity1 February 1908ReplayGainsborough Trinity2–2Stoke5 February 1908ReplayStoke3–1Gainsborough Trinity10 February 19084Notts County1–1Bolton Wanderers1 February 1908ReplayBolton Wanderers2–1Notts County5 February 19085Aston Villa3–0Hull City1 February 19086Grimsby Town6–2Carlisle United1 February 19087Wolverhampton Wanderers2–0Bury1 February 19088Swindon Town2–1Queens Park Rangers1 February 19089Newcastle United2–0West Ham United1 February 190810Manchester City1–1New Brompton1 February 1908ReplayNew Brompton1–2Manchester City5 February 190811Fulham2–1Norwich City1 February 190812Bristol Rovers2–0Chesterfield1 February 190813Portsmouth1–0Leicester Fosse1 February 190814Manchester United1–0Chelsea1 February 190815Plymouth Argyle2–3Crystal Palace1 February 190816Oldham Athletic0–0Everton1 February 1908ReplayEverton6–1Oldham Athletic5 February 1908 Third round proper The eight third-round matches were scheduled for Saturday 22 February 1908. There were two replays, played in the following midweek. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Southampton2–0Bristol Rovers22 February 19082Aston Villa0–2Manchester United22 February 19083Bolton Wanderers3–3Everton22 February 1908ReplayEverton3–1Bolton Wanderers26 February 19084Grimsby Town1–0Crystal Palace22 February 19085Wolverhampton Wanderers2–0Swindon Town22 February 19086Newcastle United3–1Liverpool22 February 19087Manchester City1–1Fulham22 February 1908ReplayFulham3–1Manchester City26 February 19088Portsmouth0–1Stoke22 February 1908 Fourth round proper The four quarter final matches were scheduled for Saturday 7 March 1908. The Everton against Southampton game was drawn, and replayed on 11 March. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Stoke0–1Wolverhampton Wanderers7 March 19082Everton0–0Southampton7 March 1908ReplaySouthampton3–2Everton11 March 19083Newcastle United5–1Grimsby Town7 March 19084Fulham2–1Manchester United7 March 1908 Semi-finals The semi-final matches were played on Saturday 28 March 1908. Newcastle United won their tie against Fulham 6–0, which remains a record for an FA Cup semi-final. In the other tie, Wolverhampton Wanderers won against Southampton to meet Newcastle in the final. 28 March 1908 15:00 Newcastle United 6–0 Fulham Appleyard Gardner Howie Rutherford Anfield, Liverpool 28 March 1908 15:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Southampton Radford Hedley Stamford Bridge, London Final 1908 FA Cup Final The Final was contested by Wolverhampton Wanderers and Newcastle United at Crystal Palace. Newcastle had just finished 4th in the First Division during this season, after two successive league titles and this was their third FA Cup final appearance in 4 years (although they had yet to win). Their 6–0 thrashing of Fulham in the semi-final is a record win for a semi final. By contrast, Wolves had finished 9th in the Second Division. Nevertheless, Wolves upset the odds by winning the match 3–1, with goals by Kenneth Hunt, George Hedley and Billy Harrison. James Howey scored the Magpies' reply. The Lord Mayor of London, Sir John Bell, then handed the trophy to Wolves' captain, Billy Wooldridge. Match details 25 April 1908 14:30 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Newcastle United Hunt 40Hedley 43Harrison 85 Howie 73 Crystal Palace Park, London 74,967 T. P Campbell right _black_stripes _blackstripes3 _black_stripes ee7100 ee7100 ee7100 000000 000000 Wolverhampton Wanderers _white_stripes _whitestripes _white_stripes _3_stripes_white 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 20 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 See also FA Cup Final Results 1872- References General Official site; fixtures and results service at TheFA.com 1907-08 FA Cup at rsssf.com 1907-08 FA Cup at soccerbase.com Specific 30em Association football England 1907–08 Category:1907–08 in English men's football cups