1899 FA Cup Final

1899 FA Cup Final
	Sheffield United, winning side, posing ; with the trophy
Event	1898–99 FA Cup
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.[1] The contest was photographed by Henry Jasper Redfern.

Match details

15 April 1899
15:00 GMT

Sheffield United	4–1	Derby County
Bennett 60' Beer 65' Almond 69' Priest 89'	[2]	Boag 12'

Crystal Palace, London

Attendance: 73,833[3]

Referee: Arthur Scragg

Sheffield United

Derby County [4]



		Willie Foulke
		Harry Thickett
		Peter Boyle
		Harry Johnson
		Tom Morren
		Ernest Needham
		Walter Bennett
		Billy Beer
		George Hedley
		Jack Almond
		Fred Priest
Club Secretary:
John Nicholson



		Jack Fryer
		Jimmy Methven
		Jonathan Staley
		John D. Cox
		Robert Paterson
		Johnny May
		Tommy Arkesden
		Steve Bloomer
		John Boag
		Billy MacDonald
		Harry Allen
Manager:
Harry Newbould

Road to the Final

Sheffield United were drawn away from home in every round and needed replays on five occasions, including three against Liverpool.[5][6]

Sheffield United

28 Jan 1899

1st Round

Burnley	2 - 2	Sheffield United

Turf Moor, Burnley

1 Feb 1899

1st Round (Replay)

Sheffield United	2 - 1	Burnley

Bramhall Lane, Sheffield

11 Feb 1899

2nd Round

Preston North End	2 - 2	Sheffield United

Deepdale, Preston

16 Feb 1899

2nd Round (Replay)

Sheffield United	2 - 1	Preston North End

Bramhall Lane, Sheffield

25 Feb 1899

Quarter-final

Nottingham Forest	0 - 1	Sheffield United

City Ground, Nottingham

18 Mar 1899

Semi-final

Liverpool	2 - 2	Sheffield United

City Ground, Nottingham

23 Mar 1899

Semi-final (1st Replay)

Liverpool	4 - 4	Sheffield United

Burnden Park, Bolton

27 Mar 1899

Semi-final (2nd Replay)

Liverpool	1 - 0 (Abandoned)	Sheffield United

Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester

30 Mar 1899

Semi-final (3rd Replay)

Liverpool	0 - 1	Sheffield United

Baseball Ground, Derby

Derby County

28 Jan 1899

1st Round

Woolwich Arsenal	0 - 6	Derby County

Manor Ground, Plumstead, London

11 Feb 1899

2nd Round

Derby County	2 - 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers

Baseball Ground, Derby

25 Feb 1899

Quarter-final

Southampton	1 - 2	Derby County

The Dell, Southampton

18 Mar 1899

Semi-final

Derby County	3 - 1	Stoke City

Dudley Road, Wolverhampton

References

Derby County: The Story of a football club (abridged sample, page 21), Anton Rippon, 2013, ISBN 978-0992677909
Match report at fa-cupfinals.co.uk Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
"Sporting Chronicle – 1899 FA Cup Final". Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2007.
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 Final.
"1899 FA Cup by rounds". Retrieved 28 December 2016.

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[1] Derby County: The Story of a football club (abridged sample, page 21), Anton Rippon, 2013, ISBN 978-0992677909

[2] Match report at fa-cupfinals.co.uk Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Sporting Chronicle – 1899 FA Cup Final". Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2007.

[4] FA Cup Final kits, 1890–1899

[5] 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 Final.

[6] "1899 FA Cup by rounds". Retrieved 28 December 2016.

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