1909–10 FA Cup

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.

Qualifying rounds

Only one Football League club, the recently re-elected Lincoln City, was required to enter this season's tournament in the qualifying rounds. Entered in the fourth qualifying round, Lincoln lost to Crewe Alexandra in their one and only match, which meant this would be the first time that only non-league qualifiers progressed to the first round since 1891-92 (the season before the introduction of the Football League Second Division). The 12 clubs winning through were Stoke, Watford, Bishop Auckland, Shrewsbury Town, Carlisle United, Workington, Accrington Stanley, Southend United, Chesterfield, Coventry City, Leyton and New Brompton. Of these, only Southend United was featuring in the main draw for the first time, although Leyton's previous appearance at this stage had been back in 1877-78.

At the other end of the qualifying stages, the extra preliminary round had grown to include 44 teams this season. Most of these clubs were from the north of England or from the North Midlands, with only 10 of the sides based in towns or villages south of Birmingham. Elsecar Main, Atherton and Heanor United all reached the third qualifying round stage.

First round proper

39 of the 40 clubs from the First and Second divisions joined the 12 clubs who came through the qualifying rounds.

Thirteen Southern League sides were also 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, 15 January 1910. Ten matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek, of which one went to a second replay.

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.

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.

Fourth round proper

The four fourth-round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 5 March 1910. There were no replays.

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.

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Final

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

Replay

See also

* FA Cup Final Results 1872-

References

;General
Official site; fixtures and results service
at TheFA.com
1909-10 FA Cup at soccerbase.com

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