| 1899–1900 FA Cup | |
| Country: | |
| Defending Champions: | Sheffield United |
| Second: | Southampton |
| Prev Season: | 1898–99 |
| Next Season: | 1900–01 |
The 1899 - 1900 FA Cup was the 29th staging of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA 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.
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.
| Round | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | Saturday, 16 September 1899 | |
| First Qualifying round | Saturday, 30 September 1899 | |
| Second Qualifying round | Saturday, 14 October 1899 | |
| Third Qualifying round | Saturday, 28 October 1899 | |
| Fourth Qualifying round | Saturday, 18 November 1899 | |
| Fifth Qualifying round | Saturday, 9 December 1899 | |
| First round proper | Saturday, 27 January 1900 | |
| Second round | Saturday, 10 February 1900 | |
| Third round | Saturday, 24 February 1900 | |
| Semifinals | Saturday, 24 March 1900 | |
| Final | Saturday, 21 April 1900 |
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 15 of 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. Gainsborough Trinity was entered into the First Qualifying round, losing at that stage to Doncaster Rovers. Seven non-league sides also qualified for the main competition.
The matches were played on Saturday, 27 January 1900. Six matches were drawn, with the replays taking place in the following midweek fixture. The Blackburn/Portsmouth match went to a second replay, which was played the following week at Villa Park.[1]
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 no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 February 1900 |
| Replay | West Bromwich Albion | 2 - 1 | Liverpool | 21 February 1900 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 1 - 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 February 1900 |
| 3 | Southampton | 4 - 1 | Newcastle United | 17 February 1900 |
| 4 | Notts County | 0 - 0 | Bury | 10 February 1900 |
| Replay | Bury | 2 - 0 | Notts County | 14 February 1900 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 3 - 0 | Sunderland | 10 February 1900 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 5 - 1 | Bristol City | 10 February 1900 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 1 - 1 | The Wednesday | 17 February 1900 |
| Replay | The Wednesday | 0 - 2 | Sheffield United | 19 February 1900 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 - 2 | Millwall Athletic | 17 February 1900 |
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 no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston North End | 0 - 0 | Nottingham Forest | 24 February 1900 |
| Replay | Nottingham Forest | 1 - 0 | Preston North End | 28 February 1900 |
| 2 | Southampton | 2 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 February 1900 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 2 - 2 | Bury | 24 February 1900 |
| Replay | Bury | 2 - 0 | Sheffield United | 1 March 1900 |
| 4 | Millwall Athletic | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | 24 February 1900 |
| Replay | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Millwall Athletic | 28 February 1900 |
| Replay | Millwall Athletic | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa | 5 March 1900[4] |
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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See main article: 1900 FA Cup 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. Jack Plant scored the fourth and final goal in the eightieth minute, to cap a good victory for the northern side.