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Football tournament season
1913–14 FA Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Defending championsAston Villa
Final positions
ChampionsBurnley (1st title)
Runner-upLiverpool
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The 1913–14 FA Cup was the 43rd season of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup). Burnley won the competition for the first and (as of 2024) only time, beating Liverpool 1–0 in the final at Crystal Palace, London.

Queens Park Rangers, then of the Southern League, reached the last eight. They were the last non-league team to reach the quarter-finals until Lincoln City in 2017.

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 13 September 1913
Preliminary round 27 September 1913
First round qualifying 11 October 1913
Second round qualifying 1 November 1913
Third round qualifying 15 November 1913
Fourth round qualifying 29 November 1913
Fifth round qualifying 13 December 1913
First round proper 10 January 1914
Second round proper 31 January 1914
Third round proper 21 February 1914
Fourth round proper 7 March 1914
Semi-finals 28 March 1914
Final 25 April 1914

Qualifying rounds

The 12 teams that won through to the main competition from the fifth qualifying round were Football League Second Division club Glossop along with non-league sides Port Vale, South Shields, Southend United, Merthyr Town, Chesterfield, Swansea Town, Chatham, Stoke, Gainsborough Trinity, Norwich City and Gillingham. Although only Merthyr Town and Swansea Town were featuring in the competition proper for the first time, the reconstituted Port Vale was appearing at this stage only seven seasons after the original Burslem Port Vale had resigned from the Football League and folded. Additionally, Chatham was progressing past the qualifying stages for the first time since 1888-89.

Back at the extra preliminary round stage, 92 teams had kicked off the competition in September 1913. The most successful of these were future Football League members Ashington and West Midlands heavyweights Dudley Town, who both reached the fourth qualifying round before going out to Willington and Crewe Alexandra, respectively.

First round proper

38 of the 40 clubs from the First and Second divisions joined the 12 clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. The other two sides, Stockport County and Glossop were entered in the fourth qualifying round, with Stockport going out at that stage to Gainsborough Trinity.

The progression of Merthyr Town and Swansea Town meant that this was the first season since the introduction of FA Cup qualifying rounds that two teams from Wales featured in the first round proper. Their meeting at the Vetch Field was the first all-Welsh tie in the main draw of the English Cup competition since Druids had faced off against Chirk in the third round of the 1884–85 tournament.

Fourteen Southern League sides were given byes to the first round to bring the total number of teams up to 64. These were:

Southampton
Millwall Athletic
Queens Park Rangers
Crystal Palace
Swindon Town
Plymouth Argyle
Reading
Portsmouth
Northampton Town
Bristol Rovers
Exeter City
London Caledonians
West Ham United
Brighton & Hove Albion

32 matches were scheduled to be played on 10 January 1914. Seven matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Birmingham 2–1 Southend United 10 January 1914
2 Burnley 3–1 South Shields 10 January 1914
3 Liverpool 1–1 Barnsley 10 January 1914
Replay Barnsley 0–1 Liverpool 14 January 1914
4 Preston North End 5–2 Bristol Rovers 10 January 1914
5 Gillingham 1–0 Blackpool 10 January 1914
6 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Middlesbrough 10 January 1914
7 Aston Villa 4–0 Stoke 10 January 1914
8 The Wednesday 3–2 Notts County 10 January 1914
9 Bolton Wanderers 3–0 Port Vale 10 January 1914
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Southampton 10 January 1914
11 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Grimsby Town 10 January 1914
12 Sunderland 9–0 Chatham 10 January 1914
13 Derby County 1–0 Northampton Town 10 January 1914
14 Swindon Town 1–0 Manchester United 10 January 1914
15 Leicester Fosse 5–5 Tottenham Hotspur 10 January 1914
Replay Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Leicester Fosse 15 January 1914
16 Newcastle United 0–5 Sheffield United 10 January 1914
17 Manchester City 2–0 Fulham 10 January 1914
18 Queens Park Rangers 2–2 Bristol City 10 January 1914
Replay Bristol City 0–2 Queens Park Rangers 14 January 1914
19 Glossop 2–1 Everton 10 January 1914
20 Portsmouth 0–4 Exeter City 10 January 1914
21 West Ham United 8–1 Chesterfield 10 January 1914
22 Plymouth Argyle 4–1 Lincoln City 10 January 1914
23 Bradford City 2–0 Woolwich Arsenal 10 January 1914
24 Millwall Athletic 0–0 Chelsea 10 January 1914
Replay Chelsea 0–1 Millwall Athletic 14 January 1914
25 Hull City 0–0 Bury 10 January 1914
Replay Bury 2–1 Hull City 14 January 1914
26 Leeds City 4–2 Gainsborough Trinity 10 January 1914
27 Clapton Orient 2–2 Nottingham Forest 10 January 1914
Replay Nottingham Forest 0–1 Clapton Orient 14 January 1914
28 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion 10 January 1914
Replay Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Oldham Athletic 14 January 1914
29 Crystal Palace 2–1 Norwich City 10 January 1914
30 Bradford Park Avenue 5–1 Reading 10 January 1914
31 Huddersfield Town 3–0 London Caledonians 10 January 1914
32 Swansea Town 2–0 Merthyr Town 10 January 1914

Second round proper

The 16 second-round matches were played on 31 January 1914. One match was drawn, with the replay taking place the following weekend.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Birmingham 1–0 Huddersfield Town 31 January 1914
2 Burnley 3–2 Derby County 31 January 1914
3 Liverpool 2–0 Gillingham 31 January 1914
4 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Bury 31 January 1914
5 Bolton Wanderers 4–2 Swindon Town 31 January 1914
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 The Wednesday 31 January 1914
Replay The Wednesday 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 February 1914
7 Sunderland 2–1 Plymouth Argyle 31 January 1914
8 Sheffield United 3–1 Bradford Park Avenue 31 January 1914
9 Manchester City 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur 31 January 1914
10 Glossop 0–1 Preston North End 31 January 1914
11 West Ham United 2–0 Crystal Palace 31 January 1914
12 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 Clapton Orient 31 January 1914
13 Millwall Athletic 1–0 Bradford City 31 January 1914
14 Leeds City 0–2 West Bromwich Albion 31 January 1914
15 Exeter City 1–2 Aston Villa 31 January 1914
16 Swansea Town 1–2 Queens Park Rangers 31 January 1914

Third round proper

The eight third-round matches were scheduled for 21 February 1914. There was one replay, played in the following midweek fixture. Queens Park Rangers beat Birmingham City to qualify for the quarter-finals: the last non-league team to achieve such a feat until Lincoln City in the 2016–17 FA Cup.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Birmingham 1–2 Queens Park Rangers 21 February 1914
2 Burnley 3–0 Bolton Wanderers 21 February 1914
3 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Manchester City 21 February 1914
4 Aston Villa 2–1 West Bromwich Albion 21 February 1914
5 The Wednesday 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion 21 February 1914
6 Sunderland 2–0 Preston North End 21 February 1914
7 West Ham United 1–1 Liverpool 21 February 1914
Replay Liverpool 5–1 West Ham United 25 February 1914
8 Millwall Athletic 0–4 Sheffield United 21 February 1914

Fourth round proper

The four fourth-round matches were scheduled for 7 March 1914. There were two replays, played in the following midweek. One of these, between Manchester City and Sheffield United, went to a second replay, which Sheffield United won.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Liverpool 2–1 Queens Park Rangers 7 March 1914
2 The Wednesday 0–1 Aston Villa 7 March 1914
3 Sunderland 0–0 Burnley 7 March 1914
Replay Burnley 2–1 Sunderland 11 March 1914
4 Manchester City 0–0 Sheffield United 7 March 1914
Replay Sheffield United 0–0 Manchester City 12 March 1914
Replay Sheffield United 1–0 Manchester City 16 March 1914

Semi finals

The semi-final matches were played on 28 March 1914. The Burnley–Sheffield United match went to a replay, which Burnley won, going on to meet Liverpool in the final.

Burnley0–0Sheffield United
Old Trafford, Manchester
Replay
Burnley1–0Sheffield United
Goodison Park, Liverpool
Liverpool2–0Aston Villa
White Hart Lane, London

Final

Main article: 1914 FA Cup Final

The final was contested by Burnley and Liverpool at Crystal Palace. Burnley won by a single goal, scored by ex-Everton forward Bert Freeman. The game was the last final at Crystal Palace and was played in front of a reigning monarch, George V, for the first time. Neither club had reached the FA Cup Final before.

Burnley1–0Liverpool
Freeman 58'
Crystal Palace, LondonAttendance: 72,778Referee: Herbert Bamlett (Gateshead)

See also

References

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  1. "Burnley 0 Lincoln City 1: Non-league Imps make FA Cup history with stunning late win at Turf Moor".
  2. "Burnley 0-1 Lincoln City". BBC. 18 February 2017.
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