1925 FA Cup Final

1925 FA Cup Final
Event	1924–25 FA Cup
Date	25 April 1925
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Referee	G. N. Watson
Attendance	91,763

The 1925 FA Cup Final was contested by Sheffield United and Cardiff City at Wembley Stadium. Sheffield United won by a single goal, scored by Fred Tunstall.

This was the first time a team from outside England had played in an FA Cup Final since Queens Park of Glasgow in 1885. It is the last major trophy won by Sheffield United.

Route to the final

Sheffield United

Round	Opposition	Score^[1]
1st	Corinthians (h)	5–0
2nd	The Wednesday (h)	3-2
3rd	Everton (h)	1–0
4th	West Bromwich Albion (h)	2–0
Semi-final	Southampton (n)	2–0

Four goals by Johnson helped Sheffield United defeat amateur side Corinthian F.C. 5-0 in the first round of the cup in front of a home crowd of 38,167.^[2] This set up a second round tie against local rivals The Wednesday who took a two goal lead in the opening ten minutes. Goals from Sampy and Green drew United level before half-time and another goal by Sampy early in second half gave United a 3-2 win.^[3]

United were given another home tie in the third round where a single goal by Tunstall was enough to give them a win over Everton in what was, at the time, a record attendance of at Bramall Lane of 51,745.^[4] This figure was surpassed in the fourth round as 57,197 watched goals by Tunstall and Johnson give United a 2-0 home win against West Bromwich Albion.^[5]

For United’s next match they travelled to Stamford Bridge to face Second Division side Southampton. It was United’s seventh appearance in the semi-final of the competition (and 100th cup tie overall). An own goal late in the first half gave United the lead. After the break Southampton had a chance to draw level but their penalty was saved by Sutcliffe. This was soon followed by a goal from Tunstall securing a 2-0 win and a place in the final. ^[6]

Cardiff City

Round	Opposition	Score^[1]
1st	Darlington (h)	0–0
	Darlington (a)	0–0
	Darlington (n)	2–0
2nd	Fulham (h)	1-0
3rd	Notts County (a)	2-0
4th	Leicester City (h)	2–1
Semi-final	Blackburn Rovers (n)	3-1

Cardiff faced Darlington in the first round of the cup. After two goalless draws the tie was decided with a third match at the neutral venue of Liverpool. Cardiff knocked out the Third Division North side with second half goals from Len Davies and Willie Davies to give a 2-0 win and set up a home tie against Fulham.^[7] Cardiff’s second round match was played in a heavy downpour that caused play to be temporarily suspended. A Len Davies goal late in the first half was enough to give Cardiff a 1-0 win.^[8]

Cardiff travelled to Meadow Lane for their third round tie against Notts County which they won 2-0 thanks to goals from Nicholson and Gill.^[9] Cardiff hosted Leicester City in the fourth round where after a goalless first half Beadles gave Cardiff the lead, only for Duncan to level the score. In the final minute Willie Davies scored directly from a corner to send Cardiff through with a 2-1 win.^[10]

The semi-final saw Cardiff return to Meadow Lane as a neutral venue for their match with Blackburn Rovers. Early goals from Nicholson, Gill and Willie Davies gave Cardiff a 3-0 lead at half-time. McKay replied for Blackburn with a headed goal after the break but the game finished 3-1 to Cardiff.^[11]

Match details

25 April 192515:00 BST

Sheffield United	1–0	Cardiff City
Tunstall 30'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 91,763

Referee: G. N. Watson

Sheffield United

Cardiff City



GK	Charles Sutcliffe
DF	Billy Cook
DF	Ernest Milton
MF	Harry Pantling
MF	Seth King
MF	George Green
FW	David Mercer
FW	Tommy Boyle
FW	Harry Johnson
FR	Billy Gillespie (c)
FL	Fred Tunstall
Manager:
John Nicholson



GK	Tom Farquharson
DF	James Nelson
DF	Jimmy Blair
DF	Harry Wake
MF	Fred Keenor (c)
MF	Billy Hardy
MF	Willie Davies
FW	Jimmy Gill
FW	Joe Nicholson
FR	Harry Beadles
FL	Jack Evans
Manager:
Fred Stewart

References

1 2 "England FA Challenge Cup 1924-1925". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
↑ "Exit of Corinthians". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 12 January 1925. p. 8. Retrieved 4 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
↑ "Warm time for Bill Inglis". Sunday Post. 1 February 1925. p. 14. Retrieved 4 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
↑ "City and Rovers Disappoint: Cup-tie facts and figures". Western Daily Press. 23 February 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 4 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
↑ "F.A. Cup-Fourth Round: Sheffield United rise to great heights to oust the Albion". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 9 March 1925. p. 8. Retrieved 4 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
↑ "Sheffield United's Seventh Semi-Final". Star Green ‘un. 28 March 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 4 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
↑ "Cardiff through: Darlington mastered in cup replay". Daily Herald. 20 January 1925. p. 10. Retrieved 4 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
↑ "Downfall of Fulham: Cardiff City triumph in a Sea of Mud". Daily Herald. 2 February 1925. p. 10. Retrieved 4 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
↑ "A black day for Notts". Nottingham Journal. 23 February 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 4 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
↑ "Wembley on the Horizon: Fourth obstacle too stiff for Leicester". Nottingham Journal. 9 March 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 4 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
↑ "Cardiff City win: Blackburn Rovers beaten at Nottingham". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 30 March 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 4 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).

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[rsssf-1] 1 2 "England FA Challenge Cup 1924-1925". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 4 October 2018.

[2] "Exit of Corinthians". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 12 January 1925. p. 8. Retrieved 4 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).

[3] "Warm time for Bill Inglis". Sunday Post. 1 February 1925. p. 14. Retrieved 4 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).

[4] "City and Rovers Disappoint: Cup-tie facts and figures". Western Daily Press. 23 February 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 4 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).

[5] "F.A. Cup-Fourth Round: Sheffield United rise to great heights to oust the Albion". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 9 March 1925. p. 8. Retrieved 4 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).

[6] "Sheffield United's Seventh Semi-Final". Star Green ‘un. 28 March 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 4 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).

[7] "Cardiff through: Darlington mastered in cup replay". Daily Herald. 20 January 1925. p. 10. Retrieved 4 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).

[8] "Downfall of Fulham: Cardiff City triumph in a Sea of Mud". Daily Herald. 2 February 1925. p. 10. Retrieved 4 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).

[9] "A black day for Notts". Nottingham Journal. 23 February 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 4 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).

[10] "Wembley on the Horizon: Fourth obstacle too stiff for Leicester". Nottingham Journal. 9 March 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 4 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).

[11] "Cardiff City win: Blackburn Rovers beaten at Nottingham". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 30 March 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 4 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).

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