1899–1900 FA Cup


The 1899-1900 FA Cup was the 29th staging of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, and the last to be held fully in the 19th Century. The cup was won by Bury, who defeated Southampton 4-0 in the final of the competition, played at Crystal Palace in London.
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
Semi FinalsSaturday 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 noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Jarrow0-2Millwall Athletic27 January 1900
2Bristol City2-1Stalybridge Rovers27 January 1900
3Burnley0-1Bury27 January 1900
4Preston North End1-0Tottenham Hotspur27 January 1900
5Southampton3-0Everton27 January 1900
6Stoke0-0Liverpool27 January 1900
ReplayLiverpool1-0Stoke1 February 1900
7Walsall1-1West Bromwich Albion27 January 1900
ReplayWest Bromwich Albion6-1Walsall1 February 1900
8Notts County6-0Chorley27 January 1900
9Nottingham Forest3-0Grimsby Town27 January 1900
10The Wednesday1-0Bolton Wanderers27 January 1900
11Derby County2-2Sunderland27 January 1900
ReplaySunderland3-0Derby County31 January 1900
12Sheffield United1-0Leicester Fosse27 January 1900
13Newcastle United2-1Reading27 January 1900
14Manchester City1-1Aston Villa27 January 1900
ReplayAston Villa3-0Manchester City31 January 1900
15Queens Park Rangers1-1Wolverhampton Wanderers27 January 1900
ReplayWolverhampton Wanderers0-1Queens Park Rangers31 January 1900
16Portsmouth0-0Blackburn Rovers27 January 1900
ReplayBlackburn Rovers1-1Portsmouth1 February 1900
ReplayBlackburn Rovers5-0Portsmouth5 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 noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Liverpool1-1West Bromwich Albion17 February 1900
ReplayWest Bromwich Albion2-1Liverpool21 February 1900
2Preston North End1-0Blackburn Rovers17 February 1900
3Southampton4-1Newcastle United17 February 1900
4Notts County0-0Bury10 February 1900
ReplayBury2-0Notts County14 February 1900
5Nottingham Forest3-0Sunderland10 February 1900
6Aston Villa5-1Bristol City10 February 1900
7Sheffield United1-1The Wednesday17 February 1900
ReplayThe Wednesday0-2Sheffield United19 February 1900
8Queens Park Rangers0-2Millwall 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.

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 noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Preston North End0-0Nottingham Forest24 February 1900
ReplayNottingham Forest1-0Preston North End28 February 1900
2Southampton2-1West Bromwich Albion24 February 1900
3Sheffield United2-2Bury24 February 1900
ReplayBury2-0Sheffield United1 March 1900
4Millwall Athletic1-1Aston Villa24 February 1900
ReplayAston Villa0-0Millwall Athletic28 February 1900
ReplayMillwall Athletic2-1Aston Villa5 March 1900

Semi finals

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.
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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. John Plant scored the fourth and final goal in the eightieth minute, to cap a good victory for the northern side.

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