1929–30 FA Cup

August 2020 1929–30 FA Cup EnglandWales Arsenal (1st title) Huddersfield Town 1928–29 1930–31 The 1929–30 FA Cup was the 55th 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 first time, beating Huddersfield Town 2–0 in the final at Wembley. First Division side Bolton Wanderers were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the third round by Birmingham. 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 7 September 1929 Preliminary round Saturday 31 September 1929 First round qualifying Saturday 5 October 1929 Second round qualifying Saturday 19 October 1929 Third round qualifying Saturday 2 November 1929 Fourth round qualifying Saturday 16 November 1929 First round proper Saturday 30 November 1929 Second round proper Saturday 14 December 1929 Third round proper Saturday 11 January 1930 Fourth round proper Saturday 25 January 1930 Fifth round proper Saturday 15 February 1930 Sixth round proper Saturday 1 March 1930 Semi-finals Saturday 22 March 1930 Final Saturday 26 April 1930 Qualifying rounds Most participating clubs that were not members of the Football League joined the competition in the qualifying rounds. York City, who had been elected to the Football League Third Division North during the 1929 close season, also competed in the qualifying rounds of this tournament, being entered in the fourth qualifying round alongside Ashington - the club they defeated in the League ballot. The 25 winners from the fourth qualifying round were Aldershot, Bath City, Barry, Thames, Wimbledon, Tunbridge Wells Rangers, Northfleet United, Folkestone, Margate, Dagenham Town, Nunhead, Leyton, Dulwich Hamlet, Peterborough & Fletton United, Kettering Town, Wellington Town, Newark Town, Scunthorpe & Lindsey United, Gainsborough Trinity, Manchester Central, Caernarfon Athletic, Lancaster Town and Shildon, along with Ashington and York City. Those featuring in the main draw for the first time were Barry, Thames, Margate, Dagenham Town, Scunthorpe & Lindsey United, Manchester Central, Caernarfon Athletic and future FA Cup and FA Amateur Cup winners Wimbledon. Tunbridge Wells Rangers was appearing at this stage for the first time since 1905-06 while Newark Town's predecessor outfit Newark F.C. had last competed in the first round proper in 1885-86. Wellington Town was the most successful club from this season's extra preliminary round, defeating Evesham Town, Worcester City, Shrewsbury Town, Oakengates Town, Cradley Heath and Boston Town before going out to Stockport County in the first round. Another notable extra preliminary contestant was Wealdstone, who lost a fourth qualifying round replay against Dulwich Hamlet at Lower Mead following a famous 7-all draw at Champion Hill in the initial match. First round proper At this stage 41 clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined the 25 clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. Crystal Palace and Swindon Town were given byes to the third round. To make the number of matches up, non-league sides Mansfield Town and Ilford were given byes to this round, with Ilford being the winner of the previous season's FA Amateur Cup. 34 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 30 November 1929. Seven were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture, while third division clubs Clapton Orient and Doncaster Rovers needed second replays to see off qualifiers Folkestone and Shildon respectively. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic2–0Torquay United30 November 19292Barrow1–0Newark Town30 November 19293Nelson0–3Crewe Alexandra30 November 19294South Shields2–4Wrexham30 November 19295Walsall1–0Exeter City30 November 19296Gillingham0–2Margate30 November 19297Leyton4–1Merthyr Town30 November 19298Lincoln City3–1Wigan Borough30 November 19299Luton Town2–3Queens Park Rangers30 November 192910Gainsborough Trinity0–0Port Vale30 November 1929ReplayPort Vale5–0Gainsborough Trinity4 December 192911Doncaster Rovers0–0Shildon30 November 1929ReplayShildon1–1Doncaster Rovers4 December 1929ReplayDoncaster Rovers3–0Shildon9 December 192912Ilford0–3Watford30 November 192913Wellington Town1–4Stockport County30 November 192914Fulham4–0Thames30 November 192915Accrington Stanley3–1Rochdale30 November 192916Brighton & Hove Albion4–0Peterborough & Fletton United30 November 192917Norwich City3–3Coventry City30 November 1929ReplayCoventry City2–0Norwich City5 December 192918Carlisle United2–0Halifax Town30 November 192919Tunbridge Wells Rangers1–3Bath City30 November 192920Clapton Orient0–0Folkestone30 November 1929ReplayFolkestone2–2Clapton Orient4 December 1929ReplayClapton Orient4–1Folkestone9 December 192921Nunhead0–2Bristol Rovers30 November 192922Wimbledon1–4Northfleet United30 November 192923Southend United1–0Brentford30 November 192924Scunthorpe & Lindsey United1–0Hartlepools United30 November 192925Mansfield Town0–2Manchester Central30 November 192926Barry0–0Dagenham Town30 November 1929ReplayDagenham Town0–1Barry4 December 192927Newport County3–2Kettering Town30 November 192928Southport0–0Chesterfield30 November 1929ReplayChesterfield3–2Southport4 December 192929Dulwich Hamlet0–3Plymouth Argyle30 November 192930New Brighton4–1Lancaster Town30 November 192931York City2–2Tranmere Rovers30 November 1929ReplayTranmere Rovers0–1York City5 December 192932Rotherham United3–0Ashington30 November 192933Aldershot0–1Northampton Town30 November 192934Caernarfon Athletic4–2Darlington30 November 1929 Second round proper The matches were played on Saturday, 14 December 1929. Three matches were drawn, with replays taking place in the following midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Chesterfield2–0Port Vale14 December 19292Watford1–1Plymouth Argyle14 December 1929ReplayPlymouth Argyle3–0Watford18 December 19293Leyton1–4Fulham14 December 19294Doncaster Rovers1–0New Brighton14 December 19295Stockport County4–0Barrow14 December 19296Queens Park Rangers2–1Lincoln City14 December 19297Bristol Rovers4–1Accrington Stanley14 December 19298Northampton Town6–0Margate14 December 19299Coventry City7–1Bath City14 December 192910Brighton & Hove Albion4–1Barry14 December 192911Carlisle United4–2Crewe Alexandra14 December 192912Clapton Orient2–0Northfleet United14 December 192913Southend United1–4York City14 December 192914Scunthorpe & Lindsey United3–3Rotherham United14 December 1929ReplayRotherham United5–4Scunthorpe United19 December 192915Newport County2–3Walsall14 December 192916Caernarfon Athletic1–1Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic14 December 1929ReplayBournemouth & Boscombe Athletic5–2Caernarfon Athletic18 December 192917Manchester Central0–1Wrexham14 December 1929 Third round proper The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage, along with Crystal Palace, Swindon Town and amateur side Corinthian. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 11 January 1930. Eight matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture, of which one went to a second replay. All teams in this round apart from Corinthian were Football League teams, but York City was the last participating side from the qualifying rounds. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Birmingham1–0Bolton Wanderers11 January 19302Blackpool2–1Stockport County11 January 19303Chesterfield1–1Middlesbrough11 January 1930ReplayMiddlesbrough4–3Chesterfield15 January 19304Bury0–0Huddersfield Town11 January 1930ReplayHuddersfield Town3–1Bury15 January 19305Liverpool1–2Cardiff City11 January 19306Walsall2–0Swansea Town11 January 19307Blackburn Rovers4–1Northampton Town11 January 19308Aston Villa5–1Reading11 January 19309Sheffield Wednesday1–0Burnley11 January 193010Derby County5–1Bristol City11 January 193011Doncaster Rovers1–0Stoke City16 January 193012Wrexham1–0West Bromwich Albion11 January 193013Sheffield United2–1Leicester City11 January 193014Newcastle United1–1York City11 January 1930ReplayYork City1–2Newcastle United15 January 193015Tottenham Hotspur2–2Manchester City11 January 1930ReplayManchester City4–1Tottenham Hotspur15 January 193016Fulham1–1Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic11 January 1930ReplayBournemouth & Boscombe Athletic0–2Fulham15 January 193017Barnsley0–1Bradford Park Avenue11 January 193018Coventry City1–2Sunderland11 January 193019Portsmouth2–0Preston North End11 January 193020West Ham United4–0Notts County11 January 193021Brighton & Hove Albion1–1Grimsby Town11 January 1930ReplayGrimsby Town0–1Brighton & Hove Albion14 January 193022Manchester United0–2Swindon Town11 January 193023Plymouth Argyle3–4Hull City11 January 193024Bradford City4–1Southampton11 January 193025Carlisle United2–4Everton11 January 193026Clapton Orient1–0Bristol Rovers11 January 193027Oldham Athletic1–0Wolverhampton Wanderers11 January 193028Charlton Athletic1–1Queens Park Rangers11 January 1930ReplayQueens Park Rangers0–3Charlton Athletic16 January 193029Arsenal2–0Chelsea11 January 193030Leeds United8–1Crystal Palace11 January 193031Corinthian2–2Millwall11 January 1930ReplayMillwall1–1Corinthian15 January 1930ReplayMillwall5–1Corinthian20 January 193032Rotherham United0–5Nottingham Forest11 January 1930 Fourth round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 25 January 1930. Five games were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture, of which one went to a second replay. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Nottingham Forest2–1Fulham25 January 19302Blackburn Rovers4–1Everton25 January 19303Aston Villa3–1Walsall25 January 19304Middlesbrough1–1Charlton Athletic25 January 1930ReplayCharlton Athletic1–1Middlesbrough29 January 1930ReplayMiddlesbrough1–0Charlton Athletic3 February 19305Sunderland2–1Cardiff City25 January 19306Derby County1–1Bradford Park Avenue25 January 1930ReplayBradford Park Avenue2–1Derby County29 January 19307Swindon Town1–1Manchester City25 January 1930ReplayManchester City10–1Swindon Town29 January 19308Wrexham0–0Bradford City25 January 1930ReplayBradford City2–1Wrexham27 January 19309Newcastle United3–1Clapton Orient25 January 193010Portsmouth0–1Brighton & Hove Albion25 January 193011West Ham United4–1Leeds United25 January 193012Millwall4–0Doncaster Rovers25 January 193013Hull City3–1Blackpool25 January 193014Oldham Athletic3–4Sheffield Wednesday25 January 193015Huddersfield Town2–1Sheffield United25 January 193016Arsenal2–2Birmingham25 January 1930ReplayBirmingham0–1Arsenal29 January 1930 Fifth round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 15 February 1930. There was one replay, between Sunderland and Nottingham Forest, played in the next midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Aston Villa4–1Blackburn Rovers15 February 19302Sheffield Wednesday5–1Bradford Park Avenue15 February 19303Middlesbrough0–2Arsenal15 February 19304Sunderland2–2Nottingham Forest15 February 1930ReplayNottingham Forest3–1Sunderland19 February 19305Newcastle United3–0Brighton & Hove Albion15 February 19306Manchester City1–2Hull City15 February 19307West Ham United4–1Millwall15 February 19308Huddersfield Town2–1Bradford City15 February 1930 Sixth round proper The four Sixth Round ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 1 March 1930. There were two replays. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Nottingham Forest2–2Sheffield Wednesday1 March 1930ReplaySheffield Wednesday3–1Nottingham Forest5 March 19302Aston Villa1–2Huddersfield Town1 March 19303Newcastle United1–1Hull City1 March 1930ReplayHull City1–0Newcastle United6 March 19304West Ham United0–3Arsenal1 March 1930 Semi-finals The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 22 March 1930. Arsenal and Hull City drew, replaying their game four days later. Huddersfield Town and Arsenal won their matches to meet in the final at Wembley. 22 March 1930 15:00 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Old Trafford, Manchester 22 March 1930 15:00 Arsenal 2–2 Report Hull City Elland Road, Leeds Replay 26 March 1930 19:45 Arsenal 1–0 Hull City Villa Park, Birmingham Final 1930 FA Cup Final The 1930 FA Cup Final was contested by Arsenal and Huddersfield Town at Wembley. Arsenal won 2–0, with goals from Alex James and Jack Lambert. Match details 26 April 1930 Arsenal 2–0 Huddersfield Town (Report) James 17Lambert 83 Wembley, London 92,488 T. Crew _collarwhite CC0000 CC0000 CC0000 FFFFFF CC0000 Arsenal right _white_stripes _whitestripes _white_stripes _cyantop_2whitestripes 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 000000 Huddersfield Town See also FA Cup Final Results 1872- References General Official site; fixtures and results service at TheFA.com 1929-30 FA Cup at rssf.com 1929-30 FA Cup at soccerbase.com Specific 30em Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup