1914 FA Cup Final

1914 FA Cup Final
Event 1913–14 FA Cup
Date 25 April 1914
Venue Crystal Palace, London
Referee Herbert Bamlett (Gateshead)
Attendance 72,778

The 1914 FA Cup Final was a football match between Burnley and Liverpool on 25 April 1914 at Crystal Palace, London. It was the final match of the 1913–14 FA Cup, the 43rd season of the country's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, better known as the FA Cup. Both teams were appearing in their first final.

Both teams entered the competition in the first round. Burnley's matches ranged from comfortable victories to close affairs. They beat Bolton Wanderers 3–0 in the third round, but beat Sheffield United 1–0 in a replay of their semi-final which finished 0–0. Liverpool matches were generally close affairs, two of their five ties went to a replay. Apart from a 5–1 victory in their third round replay against West Ham United, their biggest margin of victory was by two goals.

Watched by a crowd of 72,778, including reigning monarch George V, the first half was goalless. Burnley opened the scoring the 57th minute, when Bert Freeman scored. Liverpool could not find an equaliser in the remaining minutes and Burnley won the match 1–0 to win their first FA Cup.

Match

Details

Burnley 1–0 Liverpool
Freeman  57' Report
Attendance: 72,778 (Also reported as 74,093)
Burnley
Liverpool
GKEngland Ronnie Sewell
FBEngland Tom Bamford
FBScotland David Taylor
WHScotland George Halley
CHEngland Tommy Boyle (c)
HBEngland Billy Watson
MFEngland Billy Nesbitt
IFEngland Dick Lindley
CFEngland Bert Freeman
IFEngland Teddy Hodgson
MFEngland Eddie Mosscrop
Manager:
England John Haworth
GKScotland Ken Campbell
FBEngland Ephraim Longworth (c)
FBScotland Bob Pursell
HBScotland Thomas Fairfoul
HBScotland Robert Ferguson
HBScotland Donald McKinlay
OFEngland Jackie Sheldon
IFScotland Tom Miller
CFEngland Arthur Metcalf
IFScotland James Nicholl
OFIreland Bill Lacey
Manager:
England Tom Watson

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