1914 FA Cup Final

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.[1]

1914 FA Cup Final
Event1913–14 FA Cup
Date25 April 1914
VenueCrystal Palace, London
RefereeHerbert Bamlett (Gateshead)
Attendance72,778

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 King George V, who became the first reigning monarch to attend a FA Cup Final and to present the trophy to the winners,[2] the first half was goalless. Burnley opened the scoring the 57th minute, when ex-Evertonian Bert Freeman scored.[3] Liverpool could not find an equaliser in the remaining minutes and Burnley won the match 1–0 to win their first and to date only FA Cup.

King George V presents the 1914 FA Cup trophy to Burnley captain Tommy Boyle.

The match was the last FA Cup Final to be played at Crystal Palace.[4]

Match

Details

Burnley1–0Liverpool
Freeman  57' Report
Attendance: 72,778 (Also reported as 74,093)
Burnley
Liverpool
GK Ronnie Sewell
FB Tom Bamford
FB David Taylor
WH George Halley
CH Tommy Boyle (c)
HB Billy Watson
MF Billy Nesbitt
IF Dick Lindley
CF Bert Freeman
IF Teddy Hodgson
MF Eddie Mosscrop
Manager:
John Haworth
GK Ken Campbell
FB Ephraim Longworth (c)
FB Bob Pursell
HB Thomas Fairfoul
HB Robert Ferguson
HB Donald McKinlay
OF Jackie Sheldon
IF Tom Miller
CF Arthur Metcalf
IF James Nicholl
OF Bill Lacey
Manager:
Tom Watson

References

Specific

  1. "Burnley defeat Liverpool in FA Cup Final | Century Ireland". www.rte.ie. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  2. Smith, Mike (2014). The Road to Glory - Burnley's FA Cup Triumph in 1914. Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781781482605.
  3. "FA Cup Final 1914". Fa-cupfinals.co.uk. 24 October 2007. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  4. "When the FA Cup Final Was Played in the Shadow of the Crystal Palace". VICE Sports. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2018.

General

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