1905–06 FA Cup


The FA Cup 1905–06 was the 35th staging of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup. Everton won the competition for the first time, beating Newcastle United 1–0 in the final at Crystal Palace.
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.
The Crystal Palace versus Chelsea tie in the third qualifying round led to the Football Association changing the rules. The tie was scheduled to be played on 18 November 1905, and Chelsea were also obliged to play a Football League game against Burnley F.C.. Chelsea were chasing promotion from the Second Division, and so they fielded a full strength side in the league and sent a reserve team to Palace. Palace won the fixture 7-1 in front of a crowd of 3,000. As a result of the outcry, the Football Association amended their rules such that teams must always field their strongest side in the FA Cup.

Calendar

The format of the FA Cup for the season had a preliminary round, four qualifying rounds, four proper rounds, and the semi-finals and final.
RoundDate
Preliminary RoundSaturday 23 September 1905
First Qualifying RoundSaturday 7 October 1905
Second Qualifying RoundSaturday 28 October 1905
Third Qualifying RoundSaturday 18 November 1905
Fourth Qualifying RoundSaturday 9 December 1905
First Round ProperSaturday 13 January 1906
Second RoundSaturday 3 February 1906
Third RoundSaturday 24 February 1906
Fourth RoundSaturday 10 March 1906
Semi-FinalsSaturday 31 March 1906
FinalSaturday 21 April 1906

First round proper

29 of the 40 clubs from the First and Second divisions joined the 24 clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. Of the League sides not given byes to this round, Chelsea, Hull City, Leeds City and Clapton Orient were entered at the First Qualifying Round. Chelsea and Leeds City went out in the Third Qualifying Round, while the other two teams qualified. Barnsley, Bradford City, Burslem Port Vale, Burton United, Gainsborough Trinity, Glossop and Stockport County were put into the Fourth Qualifying Round, with only Glossop going out, to Brighton & Hove Albion. Sixteen non-league clubs joined the eight League sides in winning through to the First Round Proper.
To replace the missing League teams, eleven Southern 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, 13 January 1906. Six matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture, of which one went to a second replay the following week.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Birmingham1–0Preston North End13 January 1906
2Blackpool1–1Crystal Palace13 January 1906
ReplayCrystal Palace1–1Blackpool17 January 1906
ReplayBlackpool1–0Crystal Palace22 January 1906
3Bury1–1Nottingham Forest13 January 1906
ReplayNottingham Forest6–2Bury17 January 1906
4Liverpool2–1Leicester Fosse13 January 1906
5Southampton5–1Portsmouth13 January 1906
6Stoke1–0Blackburn Rovers13 January 1906
7Aston Villa11–0King's Lynn13 January 1906
8The Wednesday1–0Bristol Rovers13 January 1906
9Crewe Alexandra1–1Barnsley13 January 1906
ReplayBarnsley4–0Crewe Alexandra18 January 1906
10Middlesbrough3–0Bolton Wanderers13 January 1906
11Sunderland1–0Notts County13 January 1906
12Derby County4–0Kettering13 January 1906
13Lincoln City4–2Stockport County13 January 1906
14Burslem Port Vale0–3Gainsborough Trinity13 January 1906
15Everton3–1West Bromwich Albion13 January 1906
16Sheffield United4–1Manchester City13 January 1906
17Bishop Auckland0–3Wolverhampton Wanderers13 January 1906
18Woolwich Arsenal1–1West Ham United13 January 1906
ReplayWest Ham United2–3Woolwich Arsenal18 January 1906
19Newcastle United6–0Grimsby Town13 January 1906
20New Brompton2–1Northampton Town13 January 1906
21Tottenham Hotspur2–0Burnley13 January 1906
22Fulham1–0Queens Park Rangers13 January 1906
23Brentford2–1Bristol City13 January 1906
24Brighton & Hove Albion3–0Swindon Town13 January 1906
25Manchester United7–2Staple Hill13 January 1906
26Norwich City1–1Tunbridge Wells Rangers13 January 1906
ReplayTunbridge Wells Rangers0–5Norwich City17 January 1906
27Bradford City3–2Barrow13 January 1906
28Millwall Athletic1–0Burton United13 January 1906
29Hull City0–1Reading13 January 1906
30Clapton Orient0–0Chesterfield13 January 1906
ReplayChesterfield3–0Clapton Orient17 January 1906
31New Crusaders3–6Plymouth Argyle13 January 1906
32Worcester City0–6Watford13 January 1906

Second Round Proper

The sixteen second round matches were played on Saturday, 3 February 1906. Six matches were drawn, with the replays taking place in the following midweek fixture. One of these, the Brighton & Hove Albion – Middlesbrough match, went to a second replay the following week.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Liverpool1–0Barnsley3 February 1906
2Stoke0–1Birmingham3 February 1906
3Aston Villa0–0Plymouth Argyle3 February 1906
ReplayPlymouth Argyle1–5Aston Villa7 February 1906
4The Wednesday1–1Millwall Athletic3 February 1906
ReplayMillwall Athletic0–3The Wednesday8 February 1906
5Sunderland1–1Gainsborough Trinity3 February 1906
ReplaySunderland3–0Gainsborough Trinity7 February 1906
6Derby County0–0Newcastle United3 February 1906
ReplayNewcastle United2–1Derby County7 February 1906
7Everton3–0Chesterfield3 February 1906
8Sheffield United1–2Blackpool3 February 1906
9Woolwich Arsenal3–0Watford3 February 1906
10New Brompton0–0Southampton3 February 1906
ReplaySouthampton1–0New Brompton7 February 1906
11Tottenham Hotspur3–2Reading3 February 1906
12Fulham1–3Nottingham Forest3 February 1906
13Brentford3–0Lincoln City3 February 1906
14Brighton & Hove Albion1–1Middlesbrough3 February 1906
ReplayMiddlesbrough1–1Brighton & Hove Albion7 February 1906
ReplayBrighton & Hove Albion1–3Middlesbrough12 February 1906
15Manchester United3–0Norwich City3 February 1906
16Bradford City5–0Wolverhampton Wanderers3 February 1906

Third round proper

The eight third-round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 24 February 1906. There was one replay, played in the following midweek fixture.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Liverpool2–0Brentford24 February 1906
2Southampton6–1Middlesbrough24 February 1906
3The Wednesday4–1Nottingham Forest24 February 1906
4Everton1–0Bradford City24 February 1906
5Woolwich Arsenal5–0Sunderland24 February 1906
6Newcastle United5–0Blackpool24 February 1906
7Tottenham Hotspur1–1Birmingham24 February 1906
ReplayBirmingham2–0Tottenham Hotspur28 February 1906
8Manchester United5–1Aston Villa24 February 1906

Fourth Round Proper

The four quarter final matches were scheduled for Saturday, 10 March 1906. The Newcastle United – Birmingham game was drawn, and replayed on 14 March.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Birmingham2–2Newcastle United10 March 1906
ReplayNewcastle United3–0Birmingham14 March 1906
2Liverpool3–0Southampton10 March 1906
3Everton4–3The Wednesday10 March 1906
4Manchester United2–3Woolwich Arsenal10 March 1906

Semi-Finals

The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 31 March 1906. Everton and Newcastle United won to meet in the final.
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Final

The Final was contested by Everton and Newcastle United at Crystal Palace, on 21 April 1906. Everton won 1–0, the goal scored by Alex "Sandy" Young.

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