1899 FA Cup Final
Sheffield United, winning side, posing with the trophy | |||||||
Event | 1898–99 FA Cup | ||||||
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Date | 15 April 1899 | ||||||
Venue | Crystal Palace, London | ||||||
Referee | Arthur Scragg | ||||||
Attendance | 73,833 | ||||||
The 1899 FA Cup Final was contested by Sheffield United and Derby County at Crystal Palace. Sheffield United won 4–1, with four second-half goals scored by Jack Almond, Walter Bennett, Billy Beer and Fred Priest after John Boag had scored a first-half opener for County. This was Derby's second successive losing final and worse was to come in that regard in 1903 against Bury. The contest was photographed by Henry Jasper Redfern.
Match details
Sheffield United | 4–1 | Derby County |
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Bennett Beer Almond Priest |
[1] | Boag |
Sheffield United
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Derby County [3]
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Road to the Final
Sheffield United were drawn away from home in every round and needed replays on five occasions, including three against Liverpool.[4][5]
Sheffield United
Semi-final (2nd Replay)
Liverpool | 1 - 0 (Abandoned) |
Sheffield United |
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Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester
Derby County
References
- ↑ Match report at fa-cupfinals.co.uk Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Sporting Chronicle – 1899 FA Cup Final
- ↑ FA Cup Final kits, 1890–1899
- ↑ John Motson (2005). Motson's FA Cup Odyssey: The World's Greatest Knockout Competition. Robson. p. 47. ISBN 1-861-05903-5. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ↑ "1899 FA Cup by rounds". Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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