| 1913–14 FA Cup | |
| Country: | England Wales |
| Defending Champions: | Aston Villa |
| Winners: | Burnley |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: | Liverpool |
| Prev Season: | 1912–13 |
| Next Season: | 1914–15 |
The 1913–14 FA Cup was the 43rd season of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup). Burnley won the competition for the first and (as of) only time, beating Liverpool 1–0 in the final at Crystal Palace, London.
Queens Park Rangers, then of the Southern League, reached the last eight. They were the last non-league team to reach the quarter-finals until Lincoln City in 2017.[1]
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 two preliminary rounds, five qualifying rounds, four proper rounds, and the semi-finals and final.
| Round | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Extra preliminary round | Saturday 13 September 1913 | |
| Preliminary round | Saturday 27 September 1913 | |
| First round qualifying | Saturday 11 October 1913 | |
| Second round qualifying | Saturday 1 November 1913 | |
| Third round qualifying | Saturday 15 November 1913 | |
| Fourth round qualifying | Saturday 29 November 1913 | |
| Fifth round qualifying | Saturday 13 December 1913 | |
| First round proper | Saturday 10 January 1914 | |
| Second round proper | Saturday 31 January 1914 | |
| Third round proper | Saturday 21 February 1914 | |
| Fourth round proper | Saturday 7 March 1914 | |
| Semi-finals | Saturday 28 March 1914 | |
| Final | Saturday 25 April 1914 |
38 of the 40 clubs from the First and Second divisions joined the 12 clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. Two sides, Stockport County and Glossop were entered instead at the fourth qualifying round. Stockport went out at that stage, while Glossop and eleven non-league clubs won through to the first round proper.
Fourteen non-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, 10 January 1914. Seven matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 2–1 | Southend United | 10 January 1914 | |
| 2 | Burnley | 3–1 | South Shields | 10 January 1914 | |
| 3 | Liverpool | 1–1 | Barnsley | 10 January 1914 | |
| Replay | Barnsley | 0–1 | Liverpool | 14 January 1914 | |
| 4 | Preston North End | 5–2 | Bristol Rovers | 10 January 1914 | |
| 5 | Gillingham | 1–0 | Blackpool | 10 January 1914 | |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–0 | Middlesbrough | 10 January 1914 | |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 4–0 | Stoke | 10 January 1914 | |
| 8 | The Wednesday | 3–2 | Notts County | 10 January 1914 | |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–0 | Port Vale | 10 January 1914 | |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | Southampton | 10 January 1914 | |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | 10 January 1914 | |
| 12 | Sunderland | 9–0 | Chatham | 10 January 1914 | |
| 13 | Derby County | 1–0 | Northampton Town | 10 January 1914 | |
| 14 | Swindon Town | 1–0 | Manchester United | 10 January 1914 | |
| 15 | Leicester Fosse | 5–5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 January 1914 | |
| Replay | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Leicester Fosse | 15 January 1914 | |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 0–5 | Sheffield United | 10 January 1914 | |
| 17 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Fulham | 10 January 1914 | |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–2 | Bristol City | 10 January 1914 | |
| Replay | Bristol City | 0–2 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 January 1914 | |
| 19 | Glossop | 2–1 | Everton | 10 January 1914 | |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 0–4 | Exeter City | 10 January 1914 | |
| 21 | West Ham United | 8–1 | Chesterfield | 10 January 1914 | |
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 4–1 | Lincoln City | 10 January 1914 | |
| 23 | Bradford City | 2–0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 10 January 1914 | |
| 24 | Millwall Athletic | 0–0 | Chelsea | 10 January 1914 | |
| Replay | Chelsea | 0–1 | Millwall Athletic | 14 January 1914 | |
| 25 | Hull City | 0–0 | Bury | 10 January 1914 | |
| Replay | Bury | 2–1 | Hull City | 14 January 1914 | |
| 26 | Leeds City | 4–2 | Gainsborough Trinity | 10 January 1914 | |
| 27 | Clapton Orient | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | 10 January 1914 | |
| Replay | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Clapton Orient | 14 January 1914 | |
| 28 | Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 January 1914 | |
| Replay | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | 14 January 1914 | |
| 29 | Crystal Palace | 2–1 | Norwich City | 10 January 1914 | |
| 30 | Bradford Park Avenue | 5–1 | Reading | 10 January 1914 | |
| 31 | Huddersfield Town | 3–0 | London Caledonians | 10 January 1914 | |
| 32 | Swansea Town | 2–0 | Merthyr Town | 10 January 1914 |
The 16 second-round matches were played on Saturday, 31 January 1914. One match was drawn, with the replay taking place in the following weekend fixture.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 1–0 | Huddersfield Town | 31 January 1914 | |
| 2 | Burnley | 3–2 | Derby County | 31 January 1914 | |
| 3 | Liverpool | 2–0 | Gillingham | 31 January 1914 | |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Bury | 31 January 1914 | |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 4–2 | Swindon Town | 31 January 1914 | |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | The Wednesday | 31 January 1914 | |
| Replay | The Wednesday | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 February 1914 | |
| 7 | Sunderland | 2–1 | Plymouth Argyle | 31 January 1914 | |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 3–1 | Bradford Park Avenue | 31 January 1914 | |
| 9 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 January 1914 | |
| 10 | Glossop | 0–1 | Preston North End | 31 January 1914 | |
| 11 | West Ham United | 2–0 | Crystal Palace | 31 January 1914 | |
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–1 | Clapton Orient | 31 January 1914 | |
| 13 | Millwall Athletic | 1–0 | Bradford City | 31 January 1914 | |
| 14 | Leeds City | 0–2 | West Bromwich Albion | 31 January 1914 | |
| 15 | Exeter City | 1–2 | Aston Villa | 31 January 1914 | |
| 16 | Swansea Town | 1–2 | Queens Park Rangers | 31 January 1914 |
The eight third-round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 21 February 1914. There was one replay, played in the following midweek fixture. Queens Park Rangers beat Birmingham City to qualify for the quarter-finals: the last non-league team to achieve such a feat until Lincoln City in the 2016–17 FA Cup.[2]
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 1–2 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 February 1914 | |
| 2 | Burnley | 3–0 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 February 1914 | |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | Manchester City | 21 February 1914 | |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 February 1914 | |
| 5 | The Wednesday | 3–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 February 1914 | |
| 6 | Sunderland | 2–0 | Preston North End | 21 February 1914 | |
| 7 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Liverpool | 21 February 1914 | |
| Replay | Liverpool | 5–1 | West Ham United | 25 February 1914 | |
| 8 | Millwall Athletic | 0–4 | Sheffield United | 21 February 1914 |
The four fourth-round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 7 March 1914. There were two replays, played in the following midweek fixture. One of these, between Manchester City and Sheffield United, went to a second replay, which United won.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Queens Park Rangers | 7 March 1914 | |
| 2 | The Wednesday | 0–1 | Aston Villa | 7 March 1914 | |
| 3 | Sunderland | 0–0 | Burnley | 7 March 1914 | |
| Replay | Burnley | 2–1 | Sunderland | 11 March 1914 | |
| 4 | Manchester City | 0–0 | Sheffield United | 7 March 1914 | |
| Replay | Sheffield United | 0–0 | Manchester City | 12 March 1914 | |
| Replay | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Manchester City | 16 March 1914 |
The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 28 March 1914. The Burnley–Sheffield United match went to a replay, which Burnley won, going on to meet Liverpool in the final.
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See main article: 1914 FA Cup Final.
The final was contested by Burnley and Liverpool at Crystal Palace. Burnley won by a single goal, scored by ex-Evertonian Bert Freeman. The game was the last final at Crystal Palace and was played in front of a reigning monarch, George V, for the first time. Neither club had reached the FA Cup Final before.