1901 FA Cup Final

1901 FA Cup Final
Tottenham Hotspur, winning team
Event 1900–01 FA Cup
Final
Date 20 April 1901
Venue Crystal Palace, London
Referee Arthur Kingscott
Attendance 110,820
Replay
Date 27 April 1901
Venue Burnden Park, Bolton
Referee Arthur Kingscott
Attendance 20,470

The 1901 FA Cup Final was played at Crystal Palace between Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United—and the first FA Cup Final to be filmed by Pathé News.[1] As the match ended in a 2–2 tie, a new match had to be played seven days after, with the Spurs winning 3–1.

The win was the first in a trend (which continued throughout much of the twentieth century) of Tottenham winning major trophies in years ending in "1". Tottenham Hotspur remain as the only non-League club to win the trophy.

History

Match summary

110,820[2] supporters attended the match to see the two sides clash. Fred Priest opened the scoring for Sheffield United after about 20 minutes. Sandy Brown headed an equalising goal shortly afterwards and half time arrived with the score 1–1. Brown put Spurs ahead early in the second half, but, not to be denied, Sheffield United pressed strongly, and Walter Bennett headed an equaliser for the draw.

Replay

In the replay, Spurs became the last non-league side to win the FA Cup when they beat Sheffield United 3–1 before an attendance of 20,470 at Burnden Park, Bolton. John Cameron opened the scoring before centre forward Sandy Brown became the first player to score in every round. He netted both goals in the final as well as one in the replay for a total of 15 in the season's competition.

Match details

Final

Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Sheffield United
Brown  23', 51' [3] Priest  10'
Bennett  52'
Attendance: 110,820[2]
Tottenham Hotspur
Sheffield United[4]
George Clawley
Harry Erentz
Sandy Tait
Tom Morris
Ted Hughes
Jack L Jones (c)
Tom Smith
John Cameron
Sandy Brown
David Copeland
Jack Kirwan
Manager:
John Cameron
Willie Foulke
Harry Thickett
Peter Boyle
Harry Johnson
Tom Morren
Ernest Needham (c)
Walter Bennett
Charles "Oakey" Field
George Hedley
Fred Priest
Bert Lipsham
Club Secretary:
John Nicholson

Replay

Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Sheffield United
Cameron  52'
Smith  76'
Brown  87'
[3] Priest  40'
Attendance: 20,470[2]
Tottenham Hotspur
Sheffield United[5]
George Clawley
Harry Erentz
Sandy Tait
Tom Morris
Ted Hughes
Jack L Jones (c)
Tom Smith
John Cameron
Sandy Brown
David Copeland
Jack Kirwan
Manager:
John Cameron
Willie Foulke
Harry Thickett
Peter Boyle
Harry Johnson
Tom Morren
Ernest Needham (c)
Walter Bennett
Charles "Oakey" Field
George Hedley
Fred Priest
Bert Lipsham
Club Secretary:
John Nicholson

Match Rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.
  • No substitutes
  • Player's Cigarette Cards Association Cup Winners No 22.23

References

  1. 1901 FA Cup Final Retrieved 11 June 2010
  2. 1 2 3 "Sporting Chronicle - 1901 FA Cup Final". Archived from the original on 28 October 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  3. 1 2 Match report at fa-cupfinals.co.uk Archived 27 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. FA Cup Final kits, 1900-1909
  5. FA Cup Final kits, 1900-1909
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