1913–14 FA Cup


The 1913–14 FA Cup was the 43rd season of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup. Burnley won the competition for the first and only time, beating Liverpool 1–0 in the final at Crystal Palace, London.
Queens Park Rangers, then of the Southern League, reached the last eight. They were the last non-league team to reach the quarter-finals until Lincoln City in 2017.
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.
RoundDate
Extra Preliminary RoundSaturday 13 September 1913
Preliminary RoundSaturday 27 September 1913
First Round QualifyingSaturday 11 October 1913
Second Round QualifyingSaturday 1 November 1913
Third Round QualifyingSaturday 15 November 1913
Fourth Round QualifyingSaturday 29 November 1913
Fifth Round QualifyingSaturday 13 December 1913
First Round ProperSaturday 10 January 1914
Second Round ProperSaturday 31 January 1914
Third Round ProperSaturday 21 February 1914
Fourth Round ProperSaturday 7 March 1914
Semi-FinalsSaturday 28 March 1914
FinalSaturday 25 April 1914

First round proper

38 of the 40 clubs from the First and Second divisions joined the 12 clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. Two sides, Stockport County and Glossop were entered instead at the Fourth Qualifying Round. Stockport went out at that stage, while Glossop and eleven non-league clubs won through to the First Round Proper.
Fourteen non-league 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, 10 January 1914. Seven matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Birmingham2–1Southend United10 January 1914
2Burnley3–1South Shields10 January 1914
3Liverpool1–1Barnsley10 January 1914
ReplayBarnsley0–1Liverpool14 January 1914
4Preston North End5–2Bristol Rovers10 January 1914
5Gillingham1–0Blackpool10 January 1914
6Blackburn Rovers3–0Middlesbrough10 January 1914
7Aston Villa4–0Stoke10 January 1914
8The Wednesday3–2Notts County10 January 1914
9Bolton Wanderers3–0Port Vale10 January 1914
10Wolverhampton Wanderers3–0Southampton10 January 1914
11West Bromwich Albion2–0Grimsby Town10 January 1914
12Sunderland9–0Chatham10 January 1914
13Derby County1–0Northampton Town10 January 1914
14Swindon Town1–0Manchester United10 January 1914
15Leicester Fosse5–5Tottenham Hotspur10 January 1914
ReplayTottenham Hotspur2–0Leicester Fosse15 January 1914
16Newcastle United0–5Sheffield United10 January 1914
17Manchester City2–0Fulham10 January 1914
18Queens Park Rangers2–2Bristol City10 January 1914
ReplayBristol City0–2Queens Park Rangers14 January 1914
19Glossop2–1Everton10 January 1914
20Portsmouth0–4Exeter City10 January 1914
21West Ham United8–1Chesterfield10 January 1914
22Plymouth Argyle4–1Lincoln City10 January 1914
23Bradford City2–0Woolwich Arsenal10 January 1914
24Millwall Athletic0–0Chelsea10 January 1914
ReplayChelsea0–1Millwall Athletic14 January 1914
25Hull City0–0Bury10 January 1914
ReplayBury2–1Hull City14 January 1914
26Leeds City4–2Gainsborough Trinity10 January 1914
27Clapton Orient2–2Nottingham Forest10 January 1914
ReplayNottingham Forest0–1Clapton Orient14 January 1914
28Oldham Athletic1–1Brighton & Hove Albion10 January 1914
ReplayBrighton & Hove Albion1–0Oldham Athletic14 January 1914
29Crystal Palace2–1Norwich City10 January 1914
30Bradford Park Avenue5–1Reading10 January 1914
31Huddersfield Town3–0London Caledonians10 January 1914
32Swansea Town2–0Merthyr Town10 January 1914

Second Round Proper

The 16 Second Round matches were played on Saturday, 31 January 1914. One match was drawn, with the replay taking place in the following weekend fixture.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Birmingham1–0Huddersfield Town31 January 1914
2Burnley3–2Derby County31 January 1914
3Liverpool2–0Gillingham31 January 1914
4Blackburn Rovers2–0Bury31 January 1914
5Bolton Wanderers4–2Swindon Town31 January 1914
6Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1The Wednesday31 January 1914
ReplayThe Wednesday1–0Wolverhampton Wanderers4 February 1914
7Sunderland2–1Plymouth Argyle31 January 1914
8Sheffield United3–1Bradford Park Avenue31 January 1914
9Manchester City2–1Tottenham Hotspur31 January 1914
10Glossop0–1Preston North End31 January 1914
11West Ham United2–0Crystal Palace31 January 1914
12Brighton & Hove Albion3–1Clapton Orient31 January 1914
13Millwall Athletic1–0Bradford City31 January 1914
14Leeds City0–2West Bromwich Albion31 January 1914
15Exeter City1–2Aston Villa31 January 1914
16Swansea Town1–2Queens Park Rangers31 January 1914

Third round proper

The eight Third Round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 21 February 1914. There was one replay, played in the following midweek fixture. Queens Park Rangers beat Birmingham City to qualify for the quarter finals: the last non-league team to achieve such a feat until Lincoln City in the 2016–17 FA Cup.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Birmingham1–2Queens Park Rangers21 February 1914
2Burnley3–0Bolton Wanderers21 February 1914
3Blackburn Rovers1–2Manchester City21 February 1914
4Aston Villa2–1West Bromwich Albion21 February 1914
5The Wednesday3–0Brighton & Hove Albion21 February 1914
6Sunderland2–0Preston North End21 February 1914
7West Ham United1–1Liverpool21 February 1914
ReplayLiverpool5–1West Ham United25 February 1914
8Millwall Athletic0–4Sheffield United21 February 1914

Fourth round proper

The four Fourth Round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 7 March 1914. There were two replays, played in the following midweek fixture. One of these, between Manchester City and Sheffield United, went to a second replay, which United won.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Liverpool2–1Queens Park Rangers7 March 1914
2The Wednesday0–1Aston Villa7 March 1914
3Sunderland0–0Burnley7 March 1914
ReplayBurnley2–1Sunderland11 March 1914
4Manchester City0–0Sheffield United7 March 1914
ReplaySheffield United0–0Manchester City12 March 1914
ReplaySheffield United1–0Manchester City16 March 1914

Semi finals

The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 28 March 1914. The Burnley–Sheffield United match went to a replay, which Burnley won, going on to meet Liverpool in the final.
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Final

The Final was contested by Burnley and Liverpool at Crystal Palace. Burnley won by a single goal, scored by ex-Evertonian Bert Freeman. The game was the last ever final at Crystal Palace and was played in front of a reigning monarch, George V, for the first time. Neither club had reached the FA Cup Final before.

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