1899 FA Cup final

British association football match October 2020 October 2020 1899 FA Cup Final Sheffield utd 1899.jpg 250 Sheffield United posing with the trophy 1898–99 FA Cup Derby County 1 Sheffield United 4 15 April 1899 Crystal Palace London Aaron ScraggThe death of Aaron Scragg Runcorn Guardian 18 August 1909 https://playupliverpool.com/1909/08/14/the-death-of-aaron-scragg-football-league-referee/(Crewe, Cheshire) 73,833 1898 1900 The 1899 FA Cup final was an association football match between Derby County and Sheffield United on Saturday, 15 April 1899 at the Crystal Palace stadium in south London. It was the final match of the 1898–99 FA Cup, the 28th edition of the world's oldest football knockout competition, and England's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, better known as the FA Cup. Sheffield United were appearing in their first final and Derby County, who had been the 1898 runners-up, in their second. As members of the Football League First Division, they were both exempt from the competition's qualifying phase and joined it in the first round proper, progressing through four rounds to the final. The final was watched by a crowd of 73,833 and Sheffield United, after being 0–1 down at half-time, dominated the second half of the match to win 4–1 with goals by Walter Bennett, Billy Beer, Jack Almond and Fred Priest after John Boag had scored a first-half opener for Derby. Sheffield United have won the cup four times in all, their next victory being in 1902. Derby County have won it once, in 1946. Background The FA Cup, known officially as The Football Association Challenge Cup, is an annual knockout association football competition in men's domestic English football. The competition was first proposed on 20 July 1871 by C. W. Alcock at a meeting of The Football Association committee. The tournament was first played in the 1871–72 season and is the world's oldest association football competition.Collett 2003 16–17 The 1899 match between Derby County and Sheffield United at Crystal Palace was the 28th final and the penultimate one of the 19th century. Derby County had been runners-up in the previous season's competition while Sheffield United were appearing in the final for the first time.https://www.thefa.com/competitions/thefacup/fa-cup-finals FA Cup Finals The Football Association London 1 October 2020 Derby County and Sheffield United were both members of the Football League First Division. In the 1898–99 league championship, Derby amassed 35 points to finish in ninth place, ten points behind champions Aston Villa. Sheffield United had won the league title in 1897–98 but had struggled in 1898–99 and finished in 16th place with 29 points, just above the relegation placings.https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1898-99.html England 1898–99 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) 1 November 2020 Both teams were selected by a committee with the club secretary in charge on match days. Derby's secretary was Harry Newbould who, in 1900, became their first formally appointed team manager.http://northbridgepublishing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Derby-County-first-chapter-sample.pdf Rippon Anton Derby County: The Story of a Football Club 2013 North Bridge Publishing Derby 23–24 978-09-92677-90-9 21 August 2020 1 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200821064433/http://northbridgepublishing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Derby-County-first-chapter-sample.pdf dead Sheffield United retained the policy of selection by committee until 1932. In 1899, their secretary was John Nicholson, who was newly appointed.Clarebrough Denis Kirkham Andrew Sheffield United Who's Who 2008 Hallamshire Press Sheffield 392–396 978-18-74718-69-7 Route to the final 1898–99 FA Cup Derby County Round Opposition Score First Woolwich Arsenal (a) 6–0 Second Wolverhampton Wanderers (h) 2–1 Third Southampton (a) 2–1 Semi-final Stoke FC (n) 3–1 Key: (h) = home venue; (a) = away venue; (n) = neutral venue. Source: Collett 2003 268 Derby County entered the competition in the first round proper and played four matches en route to the final. Two of their opponents were in the First Division, one was in the Second Division and one was in the Southern League.Collett 2003 268 Early rounds In the first round on Saturday, 28 January, Derby were away to Second Division Woolwich Arsenal at the Manor Ground in Plumstead. They won 6–0 with goals by Steve Bloomer (2), John Boag (2), Billy MacDonald and Harry Allen.Collett 2003 268 Derby were at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the second round. This match was played on Saturday, 11 February, at the Baseball Ground and ended in a 2–1 win for Derby with a goal apiece by Allen and MacDonald.Collett 2003 268 The Wolverhampton scorer was Billy Beats.Collett 2003 662 In the third round, Derby faced the Southern League champions Southampton at The Dell. The match was played on Saturday, 25 February, and Derby won 2–1 with goals by Bloomer and MacDonald.Collett 2003 268 Southampton's goal was scored by Tom Nicol.Collett 2003 560 Semi-final The semi-finals were staged at neutral venues on Saturday, 18 March, and Derby were drawn to play First Division Stoke FC at Molineux in Wolverhampton. Steve Bloomer scored all three goals in a 3–1 win which took Derby through to a second successive cup final.Collett 2003 268 The Stoke goal was scored by William Maxwell.Collett 2003 580 Sheffield United Round Opposition Score First Burnley (a) 2–2 First (replay) Burnley (h) 2–1 Second Preston North End (a) 2–2 Second (replay) Preston North End (h) 2–1 Third Nottingham Forest (a) 1–0 Semi-final Liverpool (n) 2–2 Semi-final (first replay) Liverpool (n) 4–4 Semi-final (second replay) Liverpool (n) MA Semi-final (third replay) Liverpool (n) 1–0 Key: (h) = home venue; (a) = away venue; (n) = neutral venue. Source: Collett 2003 538MA = match abandoned. Sheffield United entered the competition in the first round proper and played nine matches, including five replays, en route to the final. Their four opponents were all other teams in the First Division.Collett 2003 538 Early rounds In the first round on Saturday, 28 January, Sheffield were away to Burnley at Turf Moor. Semi-final The semi-finals were staged at neutral venues on Saturday, 18 March, and Sheffield were drawn against Liverpool at Burnden Park in Bolton. This ended in a 2–2 draw and three replays were needed to settle the tie.Collett 2003 538 The second replay was at the former Fallowfield Stadium in Manchester. This match had to be abandoned at half-time because of a crush in the crowd.Inglis Simon Simon Inglis Played in Manchester 2004 English Heritage Swindon 62 978-18-73592-78-6 Match details thumb|left|"The Derby goal in danger", a moment of the match 15 April 189915:00 GMT Derby County 1–4 Sheffield United Boag 12 Bennett 60 Beer 65 Almond 69 Priest 89 Crystal Palace, London 73,833 Aaron Scragg (Crewe) _collar buttons 2 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 000000 Derby County _white_stripes _whitestripes _white_stripes FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 000077 000077 Sheffield United GK ENG Jack FryerRB SCO Jimmy MethvenLB ENG Jonathan StaleyRH ENG John D. CoxCH SCO Robert PatersonLH SCO Johnny MayRW ENG Tommy ArkesdenIR ENG Steve BloomerCF SCO John BoagIL SCO Billy MacDonaldLW ENG Harry AllenClub secretary: Harry NewbouldGK ENG Willie FoulkeRB ENG Harry ThickettLB IRE football Peter BoyleRH ENG Harry JohnsonCH ENG Tom MorrenLH ENG Ernest Needham (c)RW ENG Walter BennettIR ENG Billy BeerCF ENG George HedleyIL ENG Jack AlmondLW ENG Fred PriestClub secretary: John Nicholson Match rules 90 minutes duration (two halves of 45 minutes each; teams change ends at half-time).The duration of a football match has been 90 minutes since an agreement in 1866 for the match between London and Sheffield.Football in Sheffield Percy M. Young 1981 1962 Dark Peak Sheffield 22 978-09-50627-24-3 No extra time if scores level at end of normal time.The FA introduced the option of extra time into its rules in 1897.https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/a-brief-history-extra-time-format-right-modern-game#:~:text=Adding%20minutes%20onto%20the%20end,to%20spread%20around%20the%20world. Andrew Murray A brief history of (extra) time: is the format right for the modern game? FourFourTwo Future plc Bath 24 June 2016 12 October 2020 Result to be settled by replay at a later date.The 1875 final was the first in which a replay took place;Collett 2003 19 this method of deciding the winners continued until 1999.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4235997.stm McNulty Phil FA Cup in danger of losing lustre BBC Sport London 4 February 2005 12 October 2020 The 2005 final was the first to be settled by penalty shoot-out. No substitutes allowed.Although there were isolated instances of substitution in earlier times, it was not until the beginning of the 1965–66 season that substitutes were first allowed in English top-class matches, and then only for replacement of injured players.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/jul/25/theknowledge.sport Sean Ingle Whatever happened to Len Shackleton's old club? The Guardian London 25 July 2001 12 October 2020 Notes Players are listed above according to their positions on the field. There was no shirt numbering in 1899.The first known instance of shirt numbering in English football was in March 1914.Cavallini Rob Play Up Corinth: A History of The Corinthian Football Club 2007 114 Stadia 978-07-52444-79-6 It was not until the 1939–40 season that a numbering system was formally introduced.https://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/gunners-wear-numbered-shirts 27. Gunners wear numbered shirts Arsenal History 1 June 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc London 22 October 2020 Post-match The crowd of 73,883 was a world record, though it would be beaten only two years later.Collett 2003 27 Derby had lost the final two years in succession and talk began of a gypsy curse on the club, said to have originated after gypsies were forced to leave the land that became the Baseball Ground.Collett 2003 27 Notes References Bibliography Collett Mike The Complete Record of the FA Cup 2003 SportsBooks Ltd Cheltenham 978-18-99807-19-2 1899 Final Category:Derby County F.C. matches Category:Sheffield United F.C. matches Category:April 1899 in Europe Category:1899 in sport in London 1899