The 1910–11 FA Cup was the 40th season of the world's oldest

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competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the

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won the competition for the first and (as of 2021) only time, beating holders

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1–0 in the replay of the

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, through a goal from

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. The first match, held at

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, London, was a 0–0 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

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would be played. 1911 was the first year that the current trophy design was used. The FA commissioned Fattorini's of Bradford to design and manufacture a new, larger trophy. Coincidentally, it was won by

in its first outing. This trophy still exists but is now too fragile to be used, so an exact replica was made by

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and has been in use since the 1992 final. The replica of the original, last used in 1910, was presented to the FA's long-serving president Lord Kinnaird. It was sold at

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in 2005 to David Gold. Gold has loaned this trophy to the

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in Manchester where it is on permanent display.

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.

First round proper

36 of the 40 clubs from the First and

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divisions joined the 12 clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. Four sides,

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, Lincoln City,

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and Gainsborough Trinity were entered instead at the Fourth Qualifying Round. Huddersfield lost to Lincoln City in that round, Stockport County lost to

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, while Lincoln City themselves lost to Stoke in the fifth qualifying round. Gainsborough and eleven other

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clubs won through to the first round proper. Sixteen

sides were given byes to the first round to bring the total number of teams up to 64. These were: 32 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 14 January 1911. Four matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture.

Second round proper

The sixteen second-round matches were played on Saturday, 4 February 1911. Four matches were drawn, with the replays taking place in the following midweek fixture.

Third round proper

The eight third-round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 25 February 1911. There were no replays.

Fourth round proper

The four fourth-round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 11 March 1911. There were no replays.

Semi-finals

The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 25 March 1911. Both matches were 3–0 wins, to Newcastle United and Bradford City won, going on to meet each other in the final. ----

Final

The Final was the 40th FA Cup final. It was contested by

and

. The first game resulted in a goalless draw at

. A single goal scored by

for Bradford won the replay at

Match details

Replay

References

;General
Official site; fixtures and results service
at TheFA.com
1910-11 FA Cup at soccerbase.com
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