| 1924–25 FA Cup | |
| Country: | England Wales |
| Defending Champions: | Newcastle United |
| Winners: | Sheffield United |
| Second: | Cardiff City |
| Prev Season: | 1923–24 |
| Next Season: | 1925–26 |
The 1924–25 FA Cup was the 50th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Sheffield United won the competition for the fourth time, beating Cardiff City 1–0 in the final at Wembley.
Fans of Sheffield United sang the popular song of the era "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More" during the match.
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 format of the FA Cup for the season had two preliminary rounds, six qualifying rounds, four proper rounds, and the semi-finals and final. This was the last season with the Cup in this format, as from the next season onwards, the fifth and sixth qualifying rounds would be renamed to the First and Second Rounds Proper.
| Round | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Extra preliminary round | Saturday 6 September 1924 | |
| Preliminary round | Saturday 20 September 1924 | |
| First round qualifying | Saturday 4 October 1924 | |
| Second round qualifying | Saturday 18 October 1924 | |
| Third round qualifying | Saturday 1 November 1924 | |
| Fourth round qualifying | Saturday 15 November 1924 | |
| Fifth round qualifying | Saturday 29 November 1924 | |
| Sixth round qualifying | Saturday 13 December 1924 | |
| First round proper | Saturday 10 January 1925 | |
| Second round proper | Saturday 31 January 1925 | |
| Third round proper | Saturday 21 February 1925 | |
| Fourth round proper | Saturday 7 March 1925 | |
| Semi-finals | Saturday 28 March 1925 | |
| Final | Saturday 25 April 1925 |
42 of the 44 clubs from the Football League First Division and Football League Second Division joined the 12 lower-league clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. Two Second Division sides, Port Vale and Coventry City, were entered in the Fifth Qualifying round, with most of the Third Division North and South teams, although Aberdare Athletic (S), Ashington (N), Barrow (N), Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (S), Crewe Alexandra (N), Doncaster Rovers (N), Durham City (N), Hartlepools United (N), Lincoln City (N), New Brighton (N), Newport County (S), Reading (S), Southend United (S) and Tranmere Rovers (N) were entered in the Fourth Qualifying round. This was the last time Division 1 teams started at this stage of the competition. Amateur side Corinthian was given a bye to the first round. To make the number of teams up to 64, nine Third Division South sides (none were selected from the Third Division North) were given byes to this round. These were:
32 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 10 January 1925. Six matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture, of which two went to another replay. The Tie 2 replay at Holker Street was Barrow's seventh Cup fixture in a month, as the club's Sixth Qualifying round Tie against Gillingham had gone to a fourth replay.
The 16 Second Round matches were played on Saturday, 31 January 1925. Five matches were drawn, with replays taking place in the following midweek fixture. One of these then went to a second replay played the following week.
The eight Third Round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 21 February 1925. Four matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Birmingham | 21 February 1925 | |
| 2 | Southampton | 2–0 | Bradford City | 21 February 1925 | |
| 3 | Notts County | 0–2 | Cardiff City | 21 February 1925 | |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | Aston Villa | 21 February 1925 | |
| Replay | Aston Villa | 1–2 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 February 1925 | |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Everton | 21 February 1925 | |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 February 1925 | |
| Replay | Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 February 1925 | |
| 7 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Blackpool | 21 February 1925 | |
| Replay | Blackpool | 3–0 | West Ham United | 25 February 1925 | |
| 8 | Hull City | 1–1 | Leicester City | 21 February 1925 | |
| Replay | Leicester City | 3–1 | Hull City | 25 February 1925 |
The four Fourth round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 7 March 1925. There were no replays.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southampton | 1–0 | Liverpool | 7 March 1925 | |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Blackpool | 7 March 1925 | |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 2–0 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 March 1925 | |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Leicester City | 7 March 1925 |
The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 28 March 1925. The matches ended in victories for Sheffield United and Cardiff City, who went on to meet in the final at Wembley.
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See main article: 1925 FA Cup Final.
The 1925 FA Cup Final was contested by Sheffield United and Cardiff City at Wembley. Sheffield United won by a single goal, scored by Fred Tunstall.
This was the first time a team outside England had played in an F.A. Cup Final since Queens Park of Glasgow in 1885.