The 1934–35 FA Cup was the 60th season of the world's oldest

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, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the

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won the competition for the third time, beating

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4–2 in the

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, winning through two late goals from

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Calendar

First round proper

At this stage 43 clubs from the

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and

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joined the 25

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clubs having come through the qualifying rounds.

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and

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were given a bye to the Third Round. To make the number of matches up, non-league

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and

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were given byes to this round. 34 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 24 November 1934. Six were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture, of which the Southport–New Brighton game went to a replay.

Second Round Proper

The matches were played on Saturday, 8 December 1934. Two matches were drawn, with replays taking place in the following midweek fixture.

Third round proper

The 44

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and

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clubs entered the competition at this stage, along with

and

. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 12 January 1935. Seven matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture, of which the Bristol City–Bury game went to a second replay.

Fourth Round Proper

The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 26 January 1935. Five games were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture.

Fifth Round Proper

The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 16 February 1935, except for the Blackburn Rovers–Birmingham City game, which was played five days later. There were three replays, played in the next midweek fixture. Of these, the Tottenham Hotspur–Bolton Wanderers game went to a second replay.

Sixth Round Proper

The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 2 March 1935. There were no replays.

Semi-Finals

The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 16 March 1935. Sheffield Wednesday and West Bromwich Albion won their matches to meet in the final at

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Final

The 1935 FA Cup Final was contested by

and

. Sheffield Wednesday won the game through two late goals from

, which were needed despite having twice been ahead - West Bromwich Albion managed to equalise each time.

Match details

References

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Official site; fixtures and results service
at TheFA.com
1934-35 FA Cup at soccerbase.com
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