1909–10 FA Cup

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1909–10 FA Cup
Country England
Champions Newcastle United
Runners-up Barnsley

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

First round proper

39 of the 40 clubs from the First and Second divisions joined the 12 clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. Of the League sides, only Lincoln City were entered instead at the Fourth Qualifying Round, losing to Crewe Alexandra in the fourth qualifying round. Twelve non-league clubs won through to the First Round Proper.

Thirteen non-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
Norwich City
West Ham United
Brighton & 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 fixture, of which one went to a second replay.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Birmingham 1–4 Leicester Fosse 15 January 1910
2 Blackpool 1–1 Barnsley 15 January 1910
Replay Barnsley 6–0 Blackpool 20 January 1910
3 Chesterfield 0–0 Fulham 15 January 1910
Replay Fulham 2–1 Chesterfield 19 January 1910
4 Bristol City 2–0 Liverpool 15 January 1910
5 Burnley 2–0 Manchester United 15 January 1910
6 Bury 2–1 Glossop 15 January 1910
7 Preston North End 1–2 Coventry City 15 January 1910
8 Stoke 1–1 Newcastle United 15 January 1910
Replay Newcastle United 2–1 Stoke 19 January 1910
9 Leyton 0–0 New Brompton 15 January 1910
Replay New Brompton 2–2 Leyton 19 January 1910
Replay Leyton 1–0 New Brompton 24 January 1910
10 Nottingham Forest 3–2 Sheffield United 15 January 1910
11 Blackburn Rovers 7–1 Accrington Stanley 15 January 1910
12 Grimsby Town 0–2 Bristol Rovers 15 January 1910
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 Reading 15 January 1910
14 Middlesbrough 1–1 Everton 15 January 1910
Replay Everton 5–3 Middlesbrough 19 January 1910
15 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Clapton Orient 15 January 1910
16 Sunderland 1–0 Leeds City 15 January 1910
17 Derby County 5–0 Millwall Athletic 15 January 1910
18 Gainsborough Trinity 1–1 Southend United 15 January 1910
Replay Southend United 1–0 Gainsborough Trinity 19 January 1910
19 Workington 1–2 Manchester City 15 January 1910
20 Woolwich Arsenal 3–0 Watford 15 January 1910
21 Stockport County 4–1 Bolton Wanderers 15 January 1910
22 Northampton Town 0–0 The Wednesday 15 January 1910
Replay The Wednesday 0–1 Northampton Town 20 January 1910
23 Portsmouth 3–0 Shrewsbury Town 15 January 1910
24 West Ham United 1–1 Carlisle United 15 January 1910
Replay West Ham United 5–0 Carlisle United 20 January 1910
25 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Southampton 15 January 1910
26 Norwich City 0–0 Queens Park Rangers 15 January 1910
Replay Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Norwich City 19 January 1910
27 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur 15 January 1910
Replay Tottenham Hotspur 7–1 Plymouth Argyle 19 January 1910
28 Bradford City 4–2 Notts County 15 January 1910
29 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Aston Villa 15 January 1910
30 Crystal Palace 1–3 Swindon Town 15 January 1910
31 Chelsea 2–1 Hull City 15 January 1910
32 Bradford Park Avenue 8–0 Bishop Auckland 15 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 no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Bristol City 1–1 West Bromwich Albion 5 February 1910
Replay West Bromwich Albion 4–2 Bristol City 9 February 1910
2 Southampton 0–5 Manchester City 5 February 1910
3 Aston Villa 6–1 Derby County 5 February 1910
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–5 West Ham United 5 February 1910
5 Sunderland 3–1 Bradford Park Avenue 5 February 1910
6 Everton 5–0 Woolwich Arsenal 5 February 1910
7 Swindon Town 2–0 Burnley 5 February 1910
8 Leicester Fosse 3–2 Bury 5 February 1910
9 Stockport County 0–2 Leyton 5 February 1910
10 Newcastle United 4–0 Fulham 5 February 1910
11 Barnsley 4–0 Bristol Rovers 5 February 1910
12 Northampton Town 0–0 Nottingham Forest 5 February 1910
Replay Nottingham Forest 1–0 Northampton Town 9 February 1910
13 Portsmouth 0–1 Coventry City 5 February 1910
14 Bradford City 1–2 Blackburn Rovers 5 February 1910
15 Chelsea 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur 5 February 1910
16 Southend United 0–0 Queens Park Rangers 5 February 1910
Replay Queens Park Rangers 3–2 Southend United 9 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 no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Leyton 0–1 Leicester Fosse 19 February 1910
2 Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester City 19 February 1910
3 Everton 2–0 Sunderland 19 February 1910
4 Swindon Town 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur 19 February 1910
5 Newcastle United 3–1 Blackburn Rovers 19 February 1910
6 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 West Ham United 19 February 1910
Replay West Ham United 0–1 Queens Park Rangers 24 February 1910
7 Barnsley 1–0 West Bromwich Albion 19 February 1910
8 Coventry City 3–1 Nottingham Forest 19 February 1910

Fourth round proper

The four Fourth Round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 5 March 1910. There were no replays.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Swindon Town 2–0 Manchester City 5 March 1910
2 Newcastle United 3–0 Leicester Fosse 5 March 1910
3 Barnsley 1–0 Queens Park Rangers 5 March 1910
4 Coventry City 0–2 Everton 5 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
Barnsley 0–0 Everton
Replay

31 March 1910
15:00
Barnsley 3–0 Everton

Final

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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 Goal 37' Rutherford Goal 83'
Crystal Palace
Attendance: 77,747
Referee: J.T. Ibbotson
Barnsley
Newcastle United

Replay

28 April 1910
15:30 BST
Barnsley 0 – 2 Newcastle United
Shepherd Goal 52' Goal 62' (pen)
Goodison Park
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: J.T. Ibbotson
Barnsley
Newcastle United

See also

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