1909–10 FA Cup

October 2020 1909–10 FA Cup England Newcastle United 1 Barnsley 1908–09 1910–11 The 1909–10 FA Cup was the 39th season of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup). Newcastle United won the competition for the first time, beating Barnsley 2–0 in the replay of the final at Goodison Park in Liverpool, through two goals from Albert Shepherd. The first match, held at Crystal Palace, London, was a 1–1 draw. 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 The format of the FA Cup for the season had two preliminary rounds, five qualifying rounds, four proper rounds, and the semi-finals and final. Round Date Extra preliminary round Saturday 11 September 1909 Preliminary round Saturday 18 September 1909 First round qualifying Saturday 2 October 1909 Second round qualifying Saturday 16 October 1909 Third round qualifying Saturday 6 November 1909 Fourth round qualifying Saturday 20 November 1909 Fifth round qualifying Saturday 4 December 1909 First round proper Saturday 15 January 1910 Second round proper Saturday 5 February 1910 Third round proper Saturday 19 February 1910 Fourth round proper Saturday 5 March 1910 Semi-finals Saturday 26 March 1910 Final Saturday 23 April 1910 Qualifying rounds Only one Football League club, the recently re-elected Lincoln City, was required to enter this season's tournament in the qualifying rounds. Entered in the fourth qualifying round, Lincoln lost to Crewe Alexandra in their one and only match, which meant this would be the first time that only non-league qualifiers progressed to the first round since 1891-92 (the season before the introduction of the Football League Second Division). The 12 clubs winning through were Stoke, Watford, Bishop Auckland, Shrewsbury Town, Carlisle United, Workington, Accrington Stanley, Southend United, Chesterfield, Coventry City, Leyton and New Brompton. Of these, only Southend United was featuring in the main draw for the first time, although Leyton's previous appearance at this stage had been back in 1877-78. At the other end of the qualifying stages, the extra preliminary round had grown to include 44 teams this season. Most of these clubs were from the north of England or from the North Midlands, with only 10 of the sides based in towns or villages south of Birmingham. Elsecar Main, Atherton and Heanor United all reached the third qualifying round stage. First round proper 39 of the 40 clubs from the First and Second divisions joined the 12 clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. Thirteen Southern League sides were also given byes to the first round to bring the total number of teams up to 64. These were: SouthamptonMillwall AthleticQueens Park RangersCrystal PalaceSwindon TownPlymouth ArgyleReadingPortsmouthNorthampton TownBristol RoversNorwich CityWest Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion 32 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 15 January 1910. Ten matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek, of which one - the Leyton vs New Brompton match - went to a second replay at White Hart Lane five days later. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Birmingham1–4Leicester Fosse15 January 19102Blackpool1–1Barnsley15 January 1910ReplayBarnsley6–0Blackpool20 January 19103Chesterfield0–0Fulham15 January 1910ReplayFulham2–1Chesterfield19 January 19104Bristol City2–0Liverpool15 January 19105Burnley2–0Manchester United15 January 19106Bury2–1Glossop15 January 19107Preston North End1–2Coventry City15 January 19108Stoke1–1Newcastle United15 January 1910ReplayNewcastle United2–1Stoke19 January 19109Leyton0–0New Brompton15 January 1910ReplayNew Brompton2–2Leyton19 January 1910ReplayLeyton1–0New Brompton24 January 191010Nottingham Forest3–2Sheffield United15 January 191011Blackburn Rovers7–1Accrington Stanley15 January 191012Grimsby Town0–2Bristol Rovers15 January 191013Wolverhampton Wanderers5–0Reading15 January 191014Middlesbrough1–1Everton15 January 1910ReplayEverton5–3Middlesbrough19 January 191015West Bromwich Albion2–0Clapton Orient15 January 191016Sunderland1–0Leeds City15 January 191017Derby County5–0Millwall Athletic15 January 191018Gainsborough Trinity1–1Southend United15 January 1910ReplaySouthend United1–0Gainsborough Trinity19 January 191019Workington1–2Manchester City15 January 191020Woolwich Arsenal3–0Watford15 January 191021Stockport County4–1Bolton Wanderers15 January 191022Northampton Town0–0The Wednesday15 January 1910ReplayThe Wednesday0–1Northampton Town20 January 191023Portsmouth3–0Shrewsbury Town15 January 191024West Ham United1–1Carlisle United15 January 1910ReplayWest Ham United5–0Carlisle United20 January 191025Brighton & Hove Albion0–1Southampton15 January 191026Norwich City0–0Queens Park Rangers15 January 1910ReplayQueens Park Rangers3–0Norwich City19 January 191027Plymouth Argyle1–1Tottenham Hotspur15 January 1910ReplayTottenham Hotspur7–1Plymouth Argyle19 January 191028Bradford City4–2Notts County15 January 191029Oldham Athletic1–2Aston Villa15 January 191030Crystal Palace1–3Swindon Town15 January 191031Chelsea2–1Hull City15 January 191032Bradford Park Avenue8–0Bishop Auckland15 January 1910 Second round proper The 16 second-round matches were played on Saturday, 5 February 1910. Three matches were drawn, with the replays taking place in the following midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Bristol City1–1West Bromwich Albion5 February 1910ReplayWest Bromwich Albion4–2Bristol City9 February 19102Southampton0–5Manchester City5 February 19103Aston Villa6–1Derby County5 February 19104Wolverhampton Wanderers1–5West Ham United5 February 19105Sunderland3–1Bradford Park Avenue5 February 19106Everton5–0Woolwich Arsenal5 February 19107Swindon Town2–0Burnley5 February 19108Leicester Fosse3–2Bury5 February 19109Stockport County0–2Leyton5 February 191010Newcastle United4–0Fulham5 February 191011Barnsley4–0Bristol Rovers5 February 191012Northampton Town0–0Nottingham Forest5 February 1910ReplayNottingham Forest1–0Northampton Town9 February 191013Portsmouth0–1Coventry City5 February 191014Bradford City1–2Blackburn Rovers5 February 191015Chelsea0–1Tottenham Hotspur5 February 191016Southend United0–0Queens Park Rangers5 February 1910ReplayQueens Park Rangers3–2Southend United9 February 1910 Third round proper The eight third-round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 19 February 1910. There was one replay, between QPR and West Ham United, played in the following midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Leyton0–1Leicester Fosse19 February 19102Aston Villa1–2Manchester City19 February 19103Everton2–0Sunderland19 February 19104Swindon Town3–2Tottenham Hotspur19 February 19105Newcastle United3–1Blackburn Rovers19 February 19106Queens Park Rangers1–1West Ham United19 February 1910ReplayWest Ham United0–1Queens Park Rangers24 February 19107Barnsley1–0West Bromwich Albion19 February 19108Coventry City3–1Nottingham Forest19 February 1910 Fourth round proper The four fourth-round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 5 March 1910. There were no replays. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Swindon Town2–0Manchester City5 March 19102Newcastle United3–0Leicester Fosse5 March 19103Barnsley1–0Queens Park Rangers5 March 19104Coventry City0–2Everton5 March 1910 Semi finals The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 26 March 1910. Newcastle United and Barnsley won, going on to meet each other in the final. 26 March 1910 15:00 Newcastle United 2–0 Swindon Town White Hart Lane, London 26 March 1910 15:00 Barnsley 0–0 Everton Elland Road, Leeds Replay 31 March 1910 15:00 Barnsley 3–0 Everton Old Trafford, Manchester Final 1910 FA Cup Final The Final was contested by Newcastle United and Barnsley. The first game resulted in a score draw at Crystal Palace. Two goals scored by Albert Shepherd for Newcastle won the replay at Goodison Park. Match details 23 April 1910 15:30 BST Barnsley 1–1 Newcastle United Tufnell 37 Rutherford 83 Crystal Palace 77,747 J.T. Ibbotson _2bluestripes FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Barnsley _white_stripes _blackstripes _white_stripes _whitestripe 000000 FFFFFF 000000 000000 000000 Newcastle United Replay 28 April 1910 15:30 BST Barnsley 0–2 Newcastle United Shepherd 52 62 pen Goodison Park 60,000 J.T. Ibbotson _2bluestripes FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Barnsley _white_stripes _blackstripes _white_stripes _whitestripe 000000 FFFFFF 000000 000000 000000 Newcastle United See also FA Cup Final Results 1872- References General Official site; fixtures and results service at TheFA.com 1909-10 FA Cup at rsssf.com 1909-10 FA Cup at soccerbase.com Specific Association football England 1909–10 Category:1909–10 in English men's football cups