1926–27 FA Cup

June 2021 1926–27 FA Cup EnglandWales WAL 1807 Cardiff City(1st title) Arsenal 1925–26 1927–28 thumb | right The 1926–27 FA Cup was the 52nd staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Welsh club Cardiff City won the competition for the first time, beating Arsenal 1–0 in the final at Wembley. As of 2026, it is the only FA Cup title won by a club from outside England. 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 4 September 1926 Preliminary round Saturday 18 September 1926 First round qualifying Saturday 2 October 1926 Second round qualifying Saturday 16 October 1926 Third round qualifying Saturday 30 October 1926 Fourth round qualifying Saturday 13 November 1926 First round proper Saturday 27 November 1926 Second round proper Saturday 11 December 1926 Third round proper Saturday 8 January 1927 Fourth round proper Saturday 29 January 1927 Fifth round proper Saturday 19 February 1927 Sixth round proper Saturday 5 March 1927 Semi-Finals Saturday 26 March 1927 Final Saturday 23 April 1927 Qualifying rounds Most participating clubs that were not members of the Football League joined the competition in the qualifying rounds. The 25 winners from this season's fourth qualifying round were Chilton Colliery Recreation, Bishop Auckland, Crook Town, Bedlington United, Annfield Plain, Carlisle United, Workington, Rhyl, Mexborough Athletic, York City, Boston Town, Wellington Town, Mansfield Town, Kettering Town, Desborough Town, Lowestoft Town, Barnet, Chatham, Sittingbourne, Woking, Kingstonian, Barking Town, Nunhead, Poole and Weymouth. Those featuring at this stage for the first time were Bedlington United, Annfield Plain, Rhyl, York City, Desborough Town, Lowestoft Town, Kingstonian, Barking, Nunhead and Poole, while Woking progressed to the main draw for the first time since 1907-08. The most successful sides from this season's extra preliminary round were Burscough Rangers and Kidderminster Harriers, who progressed to the third qualifying round before losing to Lancaster Town and Willenhall respectively. First round proper At this stage 40 clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined the 25 non-league clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. Millwall and Plymouth Argyle were given byes to the third round, while Durham City and Queens Park Rangers did not enter this season's competition. Two Second Division sides, Reading and Grimsby Town were entered at this stage. To bring the number of participating teams up to 76, nine non-league sides were given byes to this round. These were: Clapton St Albans City London Caledonians Northern Nomads Stockton Northfleet United Dulwich Hamlet Torquay United Worksop Town Northern Nomads (who were mainly based in Glossop at this time) and Stockton were the champion and finalist from the previous season's FA Amateur Cup. 38 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 27 November 1926. Eleven matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture, of which two went to another replay. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Chesterfield2–1Mexborough Athletic27 November 19262Clapton1–1Brentford27 November 1926ReplayBrentford7–3Clapton1 December 19263Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic1–1Swindon Town27 November 1926ReplaySwindon Town3–4Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic29 November 19264Barking Town0–0Gillingham27 November 1926ReplayGillingham2–0Barking Town1 December 19265Nelson4–1Stockport County27 November 19266Watford10–1Lowestoft Town27 November 19267Reading4–4Weymouth27 November 1926ReplayReading5–0Weymouth1 December 19268Walsall1–0Bradford Park Avenue27 November 19269Woking1–3Charlton Athletic27 November 192610Chatham3–1St Albans City27 November 192611Grimsby Town3–2Halifax Town27 November 192612Crewe Alexandra4–1Northern Nomads27 November 192613Lincoln City2–0Rotherham United27 November 192614Luton Town4–2London Caledonians27 November 192615Boston1–1Northampton Town27 November 1926ReplayNorthampton Town2–1Boston2 December 192616Stockton1–2Ashington27 November 192617Doncaster Rovers3–0Desborough Town2 December 192618Wrexham1–1New Brighton27 November 1926ReplayNew Brighton2–2Wrexham1 December 1926ReplayWrexham3–1New Brighton6 December 192619Bishop Auckland0–1Bedlington United27 November 192620Poole1–0Newport County27 November 192621Sittingbourne1–3Northfleet United27 November 192622Wellington Town1–2Mansfield Town27 November 192623Accrington Stanley4–3Rochdale27 November 192624Brighton & Hove Albion3–0Barnet27 November 192625Carlisle United6–2Hartlepools United27 November 192626Nunhead9–0Kingstonian27 November 192627Crystal Palace0–0Norwich City27 November 1926ReplayNorwich City1–0Crystal Palace1 December 192628Annfield Plain2–4Chilton Colliery Recreation27 November 192629Exeter City3–0Aberdare Athletic27 November 192630Merthyr Town0–2Bristol City27 November 192631Southport1–1Tranmere Rovers27 November 1926ReplayTranmere Rovers1–2Southport2 December 192632Dulwich Hamlet1–4Southend United27 November 192633Torquay United1–1Bristol Rovers27 November 1926ReplayBristol Rovers1–0Torquay United1 December 192634Workington1–2Crook Town27 November 192635Wigan Borough2–2Barrow2 December 1926ReplayBarrow0–1Wigan Borough6 December 192636York City4–1Worksop Town1 December 192637Rhyl1–1Stoke City27 November 1926ReplayStoke City1–1Rhyl2 December 1926ReplayRhyl2–1Stoke City6 December 192638Kettering Town2–3Coventry City27 November 1926 Second round proper The matches were played on Saturday, 11 December 1926. Three matches were drawn, with replays taking place in the following midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Ashington2–1Nelson11 December 19262Bristol City1–1Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic11 December 1926ReplayBournemouth & Boscombe Athletic2–0Bristol City15 December 19263Watford0–1Brighton & Hove Albion11 December 19264Reading3–2Southend United11 December 19265Walsall2–0Mansfield Town11 December 19266Gillingham1–1Brentford11 December 1926ReplayBrentford1–0Gillingham15 December 19267Grimsby Town2–1York City11 December 19268Crewe Alexandra4–1Wigan Borough11 December 19269Luton Town6–2Northfleet United11 December 192610Doncaster Rovers0–1Chesterfield11 December 192611Bristol Rovers4–1Charlton Athletic11 December 192612Coventry City1–1Lincoln City11 December 1926ReplayLincoln City2–1Coventry City15 December 192613Norwich City5–0Chatham11 December 192614Carlisle United4–0Bedlington United11 December 192615Nunhead1–2Poole11 December 192616Exeter City1–0Northampton Town11 December 192617Southport2–0Crook Town11 December 192618Rhyl3–1Wrexham11 December 192619Chilton Colliery Recreation0–3Accrington Stanley11 December 1926 Third round proper 42 of the 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage, along with Third Division Millwall and Plymouth Argyle. Also given a bye to this round of the draw was amateur side Corinthian. Carlisle United, Poole and Rhyl were last teams from the qualifying rounds remaining in the competition. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 8 January 1927. Four matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture, of which one went to a second replay. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Ashington0–2Nottingham Forest8 January 19272Birmingham4–1Manchester City8 January 19273Blackpool1–3Bolton Wanderers8 January 19274Darlington2–1Rhyl8 January 19275Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic1–1Liverpool8 January 1927ReplayLiverpool4–1Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic12 January 19276Burnley3–1Grimsby Town8 January 19277South Shields3–1Plymouth Argyle8 January 19278Southampton3–0Norwich City8 January 19279Reading1–1Manchester United8 January 1927ReplayManchester United2–2Reading12 January 1927ReplayReading2–1Manchester United17 January 192710Walsall0–4Corinthian8 January 192711The Wednesday2–0Brighton & Hove Albion8 January 192712Middlesbrough5–3Leicester City8 January 192713Lincoln City2–4Preston North End8 January 192714Everton3–1Poole8 January 192715Sheffield United2–3Arsenal8 January 192716Newcastle United8–1Notts County8 January 192717Fulham4–3Chesterfield8 January 192718Barnsley6–1Crewe Alexandra8 January 192719Bristol Rovers3–3Portsmouth8 January 1927ReplayPortsmouth4–0Bristol Rovers12 January 192720West Ham United3–2Tottenham Hotspur8 January 192721Bradford City2–6Derby County8 January 192722Millwall3–1Huddersfield Town8 January 192723Hull City2–1West Bromwich Albion8 January 192724Carlisle United0–2Wolverhampton Wanderers8 January 192725Clapton Orient1–1Port Vale8 January 1927ReplayPort Vale5–1Clapton Orient12 January 192726Oldham Athletic2–4Brentford10 January 192727Chelsea4–0Luton Town8 January 192728Exeter City0–2Accrington Stanley8 January 192729Cardiff City2–1Aston Villa8 January 192730Swansea Town4–1Bury8 January 192731Southport2–0Blackburn Rovers8 January 192732Leeds United3–2Sunderland8 January 1927 Fourth round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 29 January 1927. Five games were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture, of which one went to a second replay. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Darlington0–2Cardiff City29 January 19272Liverpool3–1Southport29 January 19273Preston North End0–3Middlesbrough29 January 19274Southampton4–1Birmingham29 January 19275Reading3–1Portsmouth29 January 19276The Wednesday1–1South Shields29 January 1927ReplaySouth Shields1–0The Wednesday2 February 19277Wolverhampton Wanderers2–0Nottingham Forest29 January 19278Derby County0–2Millwall29 January 19279Fulham0–4Burnley29 January 192710Barnsley1–3Swansea Town29 January 192711West Ham United1–1Brentford29 January 1927ReplayBrentford2–0West Ham United2 February 192712Hull City1–1Everton29 January 1927ReplayEverton2–2Hull City2 February 1927ReplayHull City3–2Everton7 February 192713Chelsea7–2Accrington Stanley29 January 192714Port Vale2–2Arsenal29 January 1927ReplayArsenal1–0Port Vale2 February 192715Leeds United0–0Bolton Wanderers29 January 1927ReplayBolton Wanderers3–0Leeds United2 February 192716Corinthian1–3Newcastle United29 January 1927 Fifth round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 19 February 1927. There was one replay, played in the next midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1South Shields2–2Swansea Town19 February 1927ReplaySwansea Town2–1South Shields24 February 19272Southampton2–1Newcastle United19 February 19273Reading1–0Brentford19 February 19274Bolton Wanderers0–2Cardiff City19 February 19275Wolverhampton Wanderers1–0Hull City19 February 19276Millwall3–2Middlesbrough19 February 19277Chelsea2–1Burnley19 February 19278Arsenal2–0Liverpool19 February 1927 Sixth round proper The four sixth round ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 5 March 1927. There were two replays, played in the following midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Millwall0–0Southampton5 March 1927ReplaySouthampton2–0Millwall9 March 19272Chelsea0–0Cardiff City5 March 1927ReplayCardiff City3–2Chelsea9 March 19273Swansea Town1–3Reading5 March 19274Arsenal2–1Wolverhampton Wanderers5 March 1927 Semi-finals The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 26 March 1927. Cardiff City and Arsenal went on to meet in the final at Wembley. 26 March 1927 15:00 Cardiff City 3–0 Reading Molineux, Wolverhampton 26 March 1927 15:00 Arsenal 2–1 Southampton Hulme, Buchan Rawlings Stamford Bridge, London Final 1927 FA Cup Final The 1927 FA Cup Final was won by Cardiff City, who beat Arsenal 1–0. It is most remembered for Arsenal goalkeeper Dan Lewis' mistake which led to the only goal of the game. It was also the first ever Cup Final to be broadcast by BBC Radio. Commentators were Derek McCulloch and George Allison, who would later manage Arsenal. Match details 23 April 1927 15:00 BST Cardiff City 1–0 Arsenal Ferguson 74 Wembley, London 91,206 W. F. 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