1907 FA Cup final explained

1907 FA Cup final
Event:1906–07 FA Cup
Team1:The Wednesday
Team1score:2
Team2:Everton
Team2score:1
Date:20 April 1907
Stadium:Crystal Palace
City:London
Referee:N. Whittaker
Attendance:84,584
Previous:1906
Next:1908

The 1907 FA Cup final was contested by The Wednesday and Everton at Crystal Palace. Sheffield Wednesday won 2–1, with goals by Jimmy Stewart and George Simpson.

This was the second time that the previous winner had reached the final and failed to win it, the first time being in 1883 when Old Etonians lost to Blackburn Olympic.[1]

Match details

Jack Lyall
Billy Layton
Harry Burton
Tom Brittleton
Tommy Crawshaw (c)
Bill Bartlett
Andrew Wilson
James Stewart
George Simpson
Manager:
Arthur Dickinson
Walter Balmer
Bob Balmer
Harry Makepeace
Jack Taylor (c)
Walter Abbott
Jack Sharp
Hugh Bolton
Alex "Sandy" Young
Jimmy Settle
Harold Hardman
Manager:
William C. Cuff
width=50% valign=topMatch rules
  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
  • Replay if scores still level

Road to the Final

width=50% valign=topSheffield Wednesday
Home teams listed first.

Round 1: The Wednesday 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Round 2: Southampton 1–1 The Wednesday

Replay: The Wednesday 3–1 Southampton

Round 3: The Wednesday 0–0 Sunderland

Replay: Sunderland 0–1 The Wednesday

 

Semi-final: Arsenal 1–3 The Wednesday

width=50% valign=topEverton
Home teams listed first.Round 1: Everton 1–0 Sheffield United

Round 2: West Ham United 1–2 Everton

 

Round 3: Everton 0–0 Bolton Wanderers

Replay: Bolton 0–3 Everton

Round 4: Crystal Palace 1–1 Everton

Replay: Everton 4–0 Crystal Palace

Semi-final: West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Everton

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cup Final Statistics . The Football Association . 19 September 2016.