Tournament details | |
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Country | England Wales |
Defending champions | Everton |
Final positions | |
Champions | Manchester City (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Portsmouth |
The 1933–34 FA Cup was the 59th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Manchester City won the competition for the second time, beating Portsmouth 2–1 in the final at Wembley, winning through two late goals from Fred Tilson.
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. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. 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 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 1933-34 competition was notable in that no second replays were required throughout the competition proper.
Calendar
Round | Date |
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Extra preliminary round | Saturday 2 September 1933 |
Preliminary round | Saturday 16 September 1933 |
First round qualifying | Saturday 30 September 1933 |
Second round qualifying | Saturday 14 October 1933 |
Third round qualifying | Saturday 28 October 1933 |
Fourth round qualifying | Saturday 11 November 1933 |
First round proper | Saturday 25 November 1933 |
Second round proper | Saturday 9 December 1933 |
Third round proper | Saturday 13 January 1934 |
Fourth round proper | Saturday 27 January 1934 |
Fifth round proper | Saturday 17 February 1934 |
Sixth round proper | Saturday 3 March 1934 |
Semi-finals | Saturday 17 March 1934 |
Final | Saturday 28 April 1934 |
First round proper
At this stage 41 clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined the 25 non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. Chesterfield, Brighton & Hove Albion and Luton Town were given a bye to the Third Round. To make the number of matches up, non-league Folkestone and Kingstonian were given byes to this round. 34 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 25 November 1933. Seven were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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1 | Chester | 6–1 | Darlington | 25 November 1933 |
2 | Bournemouth | 3–0 | Hayes | 25 November 1933 |
3 | Barrow | 4–2 | Doncaster Rovers | 25 November 1933 |
4 | Bath City | 0–0 | Charlton Athletic | 25 November 1933 |
Replay | Charlton Athletic | 3–1 | Bath City | 29 November 1933 |
5 | Watford | 0–3 | Reading | 25 November 1933 |
6 | Walsall | 4–0 | Spennymoor United | 25 November 1933 |
7 | Folkestone | 0–0 | Bristol Rovers | 25 November 1933 |
Replay | Bristol Rovers | 3–1 | Folkestone | 29 November 1933 |
8 | Gainsborough Trinity | 1–0 | Altrincham | 25 November 1933 |
9 | Ilford | 2–4 | Swindon Town | 25 November 1933 |
10 | Tranmere Rovers | 7–0 | Newark | 25 November 1933 |
11 | Sutton Town | 2–1 | Rochdale | 25 November 1933 |
12 | Oxford City | 1–5 | Gillingham | 25 November 1933 |
13 | Queens Park Rangers | 6–0 | Kettering Town | 25 November 1933 |
14 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Exeter City | 25 November 1933 |
15 | Coventry City | 3–0 | Crewe Alexandra | 25 November 1933 |
16 | Northfleet United | 0–2 | Dartford | 25 November 1933 |
17 | Carlisle United | 2–1 | Wrexham | 25 November 1933 |
18 | Clapton Orient | 4–2 | Epsom Town | 25 November 1933 |
19 | Crystal Palace | 3–0 | Norwich City | 25 November 1933 |
20 | Lancaster Town | 0–1 | Stockport County | 25 November 1933 |
21 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Accrington Stanley | 25 November 1933 |
Replay | Accrington Stanley | 3–0 | Scunthorpe United | 29 November 1933 |
22 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Aldershot | 25 November 1933 |
Replay | Aldershot | 3–1 | Cardiff City | 29 November 1933 |
23 | Halifax Town | 3–2 | Barnsley | 25 November 1933 |
24 | Cheltenham Town | 5–1 | Barnet | 25 November 1933 |
25 | Kingstonian | 1–7 | Bristol City | 25 November 1933 |
26 | Dulwich Hamlet | 2–2 | Newport County | 25 November 1933 |
Replay | Newport County | 6–2 | Dulwich Hamlet | 30 November 1933 |
27 | New Brighton | 0–0 | Mansfield Town | 25 November 1933 |
Replay | Mansfield Town | 3–4 | New Brighton | 29 November 1933 |
28 | Torquay United | 1–1 | Margate | 25 November 1933 |
Replay | Margate | 0–2 | Torquay United | 30 November 1933 |
29 | Workington | 1–0 | Southport | 25 November 1933 |
30 | York City | 2–3 | Hartlepools United | 25 November 1933 |
31 | Rotherham United | 3–2 | South Bank St Peters | 25 November 1933 |
32 | Gateshead | 5–2 | Darwen | 25 November 1933 |
33 | North Shields | 3–0 | Scarborough | 25 November 1933 |
34 | London Paper Mills | 0–1 | Southend United | 25 November 1933 |
Second round proper
The matches were played on Saturday, 9 December 1933. Three matches were drawn, with replays taking place in the following midweek fixture.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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1 | Bournemouth | 2–4 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 December 1933 |
2 | Bristol City | 2–1 | Barrow | 9 December 1933 |
3 | Walsall | 0–0 | Clapton Orient | 9 December 1933 |
Replay | Clapton Orient | 2–0 | Walsall | 14 December 1933 |
4 | Gainsborough Trinity | 0–2 | Aldershot | 9 December 1933 |
5 | Swindon Town | 1–0 | Dartford | 9 December 1933 |
6 | Sutton Town | 1–2 | Reading | 9 December 1933 |
7 | Stockport County | 1–2 | Crystal Palace | 9 December 1933 |
8 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–1 | New Brighton | 9 December 1933 |
Replay | New Brighton | 0–4 | Queens Park Rangers | 13 December 1933 |
9 | Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers | 9 December 1933 |
10 | Northampton Town | 3–0 | Torquay United | 9 December 1933 |
11 | Carlisle United | 1–2 | Cheltenham Town | 9 December 1933 |
12 | Southend United | 2–1 | Chester | 9 December 1933 |
13 | Halifax Town | 1–1 | Hartlepools United | 9 December 1933 |
Replay | Hartlepools United | 1–2 | Halifax Town | 13 December 1933 |
14 | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Gillingham | 9 December 1933 |
15 | Workington | 3–1 | Newport County | 9 December 1933 |
16 | Rotherham United | 2–1 | Coventry City | 9 December 1933 |
17 | Gateshead | 1–0 | North Shields | 9 December 1933 |
Third round proper
The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage, along with Chesterfield, Brighton & Hove Albion and Luton Town. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 13 January 1934. Nine matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture.
Fourth round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 27 January 1934. Five games were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture.
Fifth round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 17 February 1934. There was one replay, in the Sheffield Wednesday–Manchester City match, played in the next midweek fixture.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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1 | Birmingham | 1–2 | Leicester City | 17 February 1934 |
2 | Liverpool | 0–3 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 February 1934 |
3 | Preston North End | 4–0 | Northampton Town | 17 February 1934 |
4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–2 | Manchester City | 17 February 1934 |
Replay | Manchester City | 2–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 February 1934 |
5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 | Aston Villa | 17 February 1934 |
6 | Swansea Town | 0–1 | Portsmouth | 17 February 1934 |
7 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Derby County | 17 February 1934 |
8 | Stoke City | 3–1 | Chelsea | 17 February 1934 |
Sixth round proper
The four Sixth Round ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 3 March 1934. There were no replays.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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1 | Preston North End | 0–1 | Leicester City | 3 March 1934 |
2 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–3 | Portsmouth | 3 March 1934 |
3 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Stoke City | 3 March 1934 |
4 | Arsenal | 1–2 | Aston Villa | 3 March 1934 |
Semi-finals
The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 17 March 1934. Manchester City and Portsmouth won their matches to meet in the final at Wembley
Final
The 1934 FA Cup Final was contested by Manchester City and Portsmouth at Wembley. Manchester City won the game through two late goals from Fred Tilson, after Septimus Rutherford had put Portsmouth ahead midway through the first half.
Match details
Manchester City | 2–1 | Portsmouth |
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Tilson 74' 88' | (Report) | Rutherford 28' |
Manchester City
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Portsmouth
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See also
References
- General
- Official site; fixtures and results service at TheFA.com
- 1933-34 FA Cup at rssf.com
- 1933-34 FA Cup at soccerbase.com
- Specific