1934–35 FA Cup explained

1934–35 FA Cup
Country:England
Wales
Defending Champions:Manchester City
Winners:Sheffield Wednesday
Second:West Bromwich Albion
Prev Season:1933–34
Next Season:1935–36

The 1934–35 FA Cup was the 60th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Sheffield Wednesday won the competition for the third time, beating West Bromwich Albion 4–2 in the final at Wembley, winning through two late goals from Ellis Rimmer.

Calendar

Round Date
Extra preliminary round Saturday 1 September 1934
Preliminary round Saturday 15 September 1934
First round qualifying Saturday 29 September 1934
Second round qualifying Saturday 13 October 1934
Third round qualifying Saturday 27 October 1934
Fourth round qualifying Saturday 10 November 1934
First round proper Saturday 24 November 1934
Second round proper Saturday 8 December 1934
Third round proper Saturday 12 January 1935
Fourth round proper Saturday 26 January 1935
Fifth round proper Saturday 16 February 1935
Sixth round proper Saturday 2 March 1935
Semi-finals Saturday 16 March 1935
Final Saturday 27 April 1935

First round proper

At this stage 43 clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined the 25 non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. Chesterfield, Millwall and Luton Town were given a bye to the third round. To make the number of matches up, non-league Dulwich Hamlet and Corinthian were given byes to this round. 34 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 24 November 1934. Six were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture, of which the Southport–New Brighton game went to a replay.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Chester3–1Dinnington Athletic24 November 1934
2Darwen1–2Boston United24 November 1934
3Bristol City2–0Gillingham24 November 1934
4Watford2–0Corinthian24 November 1934
5Crewe Alexandra1–2Walsall24 November 1934
6Swindon Town4–0Newport County24 November 1934
7Doncaster Rovers0–2Barrow24 November 1934
8Wrexham4–1Rochdale24 November 1934
9Tranmere Rovers3–1Stalybridge Celtic24 November 1934
10Queens Park Rangers2–0Walthamstow Avenue24 November 1934
11Bristol Rovers3–0Harwich & Parkeston24 November 1934
12Coventry City7–0Scunthorpe United24 November 1934
13Brighton & Hove Albion3–1Folkestone24 November 1934
14Shildon2–2Lincoln City24 November 1934
ReplayLincoln City4–0Shildon28 November 1934
15Carlisle United1–6Wigan Athletic24 November 1934
16Wimbledon1–1Leyton24 November 1934
ReplayLeyton0–1Wimbledon29 November 1934
17Southend United10–1Golders Green24 November 1934
18Blyth Spartans1–1Stockport County24 November 1934
ReplayStockport County4–1Blyth Spartans28 November 1934
19Bedford Town2–3Dartford24 November 1934
20Mansfield Town6–1Accrington Stanley24 November 1934
21Cardiff City1–2Reading24 November 1934
22Burton Town2–3York City24 November 1934
23Barry0–1Northampton Town24 November 1934
24Halifax Town1–1Hartlepools United24 November 1934
ReplayHartlepools United2–0Halifax Town28 November 1934
25Charlton Athletic2–2Exeter City24 November 1934
ReplayExeter City5–2Charlton Athletic28 November 1934
26Southport1–1New Brighton24 November 1934
ReplayNew Brighton1–1Southport28 November 1934
ReplaySouthport1–2New Brighton3 December 1934
27Yeovil & Petter's United3–0Crystal Palace24 November 1934
28Dulwich Hamlet1–2Torquay United24 November 1934
29Workington2–0Birmingham Corporation Tramways24 November 1934
30Rotherham United2–0Spennymoor United24 November 1934
31Aldershot4–0Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic24 November 1934
32Guildford City1–2Bath City24 November 1934
33Ashford1–4Clapton Orient24 November 1934
34Gateshead1–4Darlington24 November 1934

Second round proper

The matches were played on Saturday, 8 December 1934. Two matches were drawn, with replays taking place in the following midweek fixture.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Dartford0–1Bristol Rovers8 December 1934
2Barrow0–2Aldershot8 December 1934
3Bath City2–1Boston United8 December 1934
4Watford1–1Walsall8 December 1934
ReplayWalsall1–0Watford13 December 1934
5Reading3–0Wrexham8 December 1934
6Swindon Town4–3Lincoln City8 December 1934
7Stockport County3–2Darlington8 December 1934
8Queens Park Rangers1–2Brighton & Hove Albion8 December 1934
9Northampton Town0–0Workington8 December 1934
ReplayWorkington0–1Northampton Town13 December 1934
10Clapton Orient1–3Chester8 December 1934
11Wimbledon1–5Southend United8 December 1934
12Hartlepools United0–4Coventry City8 December 1934
13Mansfield Town4–2Tranmere Rovers8 December 1934
14Yeovil & Petter's United4–1Exeter City8 December 1934
15York City1–0New Brighton8 December 1934
16Rotherham United1–2Bristol City8 December 1934
17Wigan Athletic3–2Torquay United8 December 1934

Third round proper

The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage, along with Chesterfield, Millwall and Luton Town. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 12 January 1935. Seven matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture, of which the Bristol City–Bury game went to a second replay.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Birmingham5–1Coventry City12 January 1935
2Chester0–4Nottingham Forest12 January 1935
3Bristol City1–1Bury12 January 1935
ReplayBury2–2Bristol City16 January 1935
ReplayBristol City2–1Bury21 January 1935
4Burnley4–2Mansfield Town12 January 1935
5Preston North End0–0Barnsley12 January 1935
ReplayBarnsley0–1Preston North End16 January 1935
6Walsall1–2Southampton12 January 1935
7Leicester City2–1Blackpool12 January 1935
8Aston Villa1–3Bradford City12 January 1935
9Sheffield Wednesday3–1Oldham Athletic12 January 1935
10Wolverhampton Wanderers4–0Notts County12 January 1935
11Middlesbrough1–1Blackburn Rovers12 January 1935
ReplayBlackburn Rovers1–0Middlesbrough17 January 1935
12West Bromwich Albion2–1Port Vale12 January 1935
13Sunderland3–2Fulham12 January 1935
14Everton6–3Grimsby Town12 January 1935
15Swindon Town2–1Chesterfield12 January 1935
16Tottenham Hotspur1–0Manchester City12 January 1935
17Brentford0–1Plymouth Argyle12 January 1935
18Bristol Rovers1–3Manchester United12 January 1935
19Northampton Town0–2Bolton Wanderers12 January 1935
20Portsmouth1–1Huddersfield Town12 January 1935
ReplayHuddersfield Town2–3Portsmouth16 January 1935
21West Ham United1–1Stockport County12 January 1935
ReplayStockport County1–0West Ham United16 January 1935
22Brighton & Hove Albion0–2Arsenal12 January 1935
23Norwich City2–0Bath City12 January 1935
24Hull City1–5Newcastle United12 January 1935
25Chelsea1–1Luton Town12 January 1935
ReplayLuton Town2–0Chelsea16 January 1935
26Southend United0–4Sheffield United12 January 1935
27Swansea Town4–1Stoke City12 January 1935
28Yeovil & Petter's United2–6Liverpool12 January 1935
29Leeds United4–1Bradford Park Avenue12 January 1935
30York City0–1Derby County12 January 1935
31Aldershot0–0Reading12 January 1935
ReplayReading3–1Aldershot16 January 1935
32Wigan Athletic1–4Millwall12 January 1935

Fourth round proper

The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 26 January 1935. Five games were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Burnley3–1Luton Town26 January 1935
2Southampton0–3Birmingham26 January 1935
3Reading1–0Millwall26 January 1935
4Leicester City0–1Arsenal26 January 1935
5Nottingham Forest0–0Manchester United26 January 1935
ReplayManchester United0–3Nottingham Forest30 January 1935
6Blackburn Rovers1–0Liverpool26 January 1935
7Wolverhampton Wanderers1–2Sheffield Wednesday26 January 1935
8West Bromwich Albion7–1Sheffield United26 January 1935
9Sunderland1–1Everton26 January 1935
ReplayEverton6–4Sunderland30 January 1935
10Derby County3–0Swansea Town26 January 1935
11Swindon Town0–2Preston North End26 January 1935
12Tottenham Hotspur2–0Newcastle United26 January 1935
13Portsmouth0–0Bristol City26 January 1935
ReplayBristol City2–0Portsmouth30 January 1935
14Norwich City3–3Leeds United26 January 1935
ReplayLeeds United1–2Norwich City30 January 1935
15Plymouth Argyle1–4Bolton Wanderers26 January 1935
16Bradford City0–0Stockport County26 January 1935
ReplayStockport County3–2Bradford City31 January 1935

Fifth round proper

The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 16 February 1935, except for the Blackburn Rovers–Birmingham City game, which was played five days later. There were three replays, played in the next midweek fixture. Of these, the Tottenham Hotspur–Bolton Wanderers game went to a second replay.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Bristol City0–0Preston North End16 February 1935
ReplayPreston North End5–0Bristol City25 February 1935
2Reading0–1Arsenal16 February 1935
3Nottingham Forest0–0Burnley16 February 1935
ReplayBurnley3–0Nottingham Forest19 February 1935
4Blackburn Rovers1–2Birmingham21 February 1935
5Everton3–1Derby County16 February 1935
6Stockport County0–5West Bromwich Albion16 February 1935
7Tottenham Hotspur1–1Bolton Wanderers16 February 1935
ReplayBolton Wanderers1–1Tottenham Hotspur20 February 1935
ReplayBolton Wanderers2–0Tottenham Hotspur25 February 1935
8Norwich City0–1Sheffield Wednesday16 February 1935

Sixth round proper

The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 2 March 1935. There were no replays.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Burnley3–2Birmingham2 March 1935
2Sheffield Wednesday2–1Arsenal2 March 1935
3West Bromwich Albion1–0Preston North End2 March 1935
4Everton1–2Bolton Wanderers2 March 1935

Semi-finals

The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 16 March 1935. Sheffield Wednesday and West Bromwich Albion won their matches to meet in the final at Wembley

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Replay

Final

See main article: 1935 FA Cup Final.

The 1935 FA Cup Final was contested by Sheffield Wednesday and West Bromwich Albion at Wembley. Sheffield Wednesday won the game through two late goals from Ellis Rimmer, which were needed despite having twice been ahead - West Bromwich Albion managed to equalise each time.

Match details

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