1899–1900 FA Cup

The 18991900 FA Cup was the 29th staging of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup), and the last to be held fully in the 19th century. The cup was won by Bury, who defeated Southampton 40 in the final of the competition, played at Crystal Palace in London.

1899–1900 FA Cup
Country England
 Wales
Defending championsSheffield United
ChampionsBury (1st title)
Runners-upSouthampton

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 a preliminary round, five qualifying rounds, three proper rounds, and the semi-finals and final.

RoundDate
Preliminary roundSaturday, 16 September 1899
First Qualifying roundSaturday, 30 September 1899
Second Qualifying roundSaturday, 14 October 1899
Third Qualifying roundSaturday, 28 October 1899
Fourth Qualifying roundSaturday, 18 November 1899
Fifth Qualifying roundSaturday, 9 December 1899
First round properSaturday, 27 January 1900
Second roundSaturday, 10 February 1900
Third roundSaturday, 24 February 1900
SemifinalsSaturday, 24 March 1900
FinalSaturday, 21 April 1900

First round proper

The first round proper contained sixteen ties between 32 teams. 17 of the 18 First Division sides were given a bye to this round, as were The Wednesday and Bolton Wanderers from the Second Division, and non-league Southampton, Bristol City and Tottenham Hotspur. Glossop, along with all the other Second Division sides, were entered into the Third Qualifying round. Of those sides, only Grimsby Town, Walsall and Leicester Fosse qualified to the FA Cup proper. Seven non-league sides also qualified.

The matches were played on Saturday, 27 January 1900. Six matches were drawn, with the replays taking place in the following midweek fixture. One match went to a second replay, played the following week.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1Jarrow02Millwall Athletic27 January 1900
2Bristol City21Stalybridge Rovers27 January 1900
3Burnley01Bury27 January 1900
4Preston North End10Tottenham Hotspur27 January 1900
5Southampton30Everton27 January 1900
6Stoke00Liverpool27 January 1900
ReplayLiverpool10Stoke1 February 1900
7Walsall11West Bromwich Albion27 January 1900
ReplayWest Bromwich Albion61Walsall1 February 1900
8Notts County60Chorley27 January 1900
9Nottingham Forest30Grimsby Town27 January 1900
10The Wednesday10Bolton Wanderers27 January 1900
11Derby County22Sunderland27 January 1900
ReplaySunderland30Derby County31 January 1900
12Sheffield United10Leicester Fosse27 January 1900
13Newcastle United21Reading27 January 1900
14Manchester City11Aston Villa27 January 1900
ReplayAston Villa30Manchester City31 January 1900
15Queens Park Rangers11Wolverhampton Wanderers27 January 1900
ReplayWolverhampton Wanderers01Queens Park Rangers31 January 1900
16Portsmouth00Blackburn Rovers27 January 1900
ReplayBlackburn Rovers11Portsmouth1 February 1900
ReplayBlackburn Rovers50Portsmouth5 February 1900

Second round proper

The eight second-round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 10 February 1900, although only three games were played on this date. The other five games were played the following Saturday. There were three replays, played in the following midweek fixture.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1Liverpool11West Bromwich Albion17 February 1900
ReplayWest Bromwich Albion21Liverpool21 February 1900
2Preston North End10Blackburn Rovers17 February 1900
3Southampton41Newcastle United17 February 1900
4Notts County00Bury10 February 1900
ReplayBury20Notts County14 February 1900
5Nottingham Forest30Sunderland10 February 1900
6Aston Villa51Bristol City10 February 1900
7Sheffield United11The Wednesday17 February 1900
ReplayThe Wednesday02Sheffield United19 February 1900
8Queens Park Rangers02Millwall Athletic17 February 1900

The Southampton v. Newcastle United match was originally played on 10 February but was abandoned after 55 minutes due to a heavy snowstorm.[1]

Third round proper

The four quarter final matches were scheduled for Saturday, 24 February 1900. Three of the four matches were replayed in the following midweek fixture, with the Millwall Athletic Aston Villa match going to a second replay the following week.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1Preston North End00Nottingham Forest24 February 1900
ReplayNottingham Forest10Preston North End28 February 1900
2Southampton21West Bromwich Albion24 February 1900
3Sheffield United22Bury24 February 1900
ReplayBury20Sheffield United1 March 1900
4Millwall Athletic11Aston Villa24 February 1900
ReplayAston Villa00Millwall Athletic28 February 1900
ReplayMillwall Athletic21Aston Villa5 March 1900[2]

Semifinals

The semi-final matches were both played on Saturday, 24 April 1900. Both matches went to replays, played the following Wednesday or Thursday. Bury and Southampton came through the semi-finals to meet in the final at Crystal Palace.

Replay

Replay

Final

The final took place on Saturday, 21 April 1900 at Crystal Palace. Just under 69,000 supporters attended the match. Jasper McLuckie opened the scoring for Bury after about 9 minutes. Willie Wood doubled the advantage seven minutes later, before McLuckie added a third seven minutes after that. Jack Plant scored the fourth and final goal in the eightieth minute, to cap a good victory for the northern side.

Match details

Bury4 0Southampton
McLuckie 9' 23'
Wood 16'
Plant 80'
[3]
Attendance: 68,985[4]
Referee: Arthur Kingscott (Derby)
Bury
Southampton [5]

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. p. 26. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
  2. Porter, Steve. "Aston Villa 1-2 Millwall Athletic". www.thegiantkillers.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. Match report at fa-cupfinals.co.uk
  4. Sporting Chronicle - 1900 FA Cup Final
  5. "FA Cup Final kits, 1900-1909". Archived from the original on 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
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