Event | 1910β11 FA Cup | ||||||
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Bradford City won after a replay | |||||||
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Date | 22 April 1911 (1911-04-22) | ||||||
Venue | Crystal Palace, London | ||||||
Referee | John Pearson | ||||||
Attendance | 69,068 | ||||||
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Date | 26 April 1911 (1911-04-26) | ||||||
Venue | Old Trafford, Manchester | ||||||
Referee | John Pearson | ||||||
Attendance | 66,646 | ||||||
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The 1911 FA Cup final was the: 40th FA Cup final. It was contested by, Bradford City and Newcastle United. The first game resulted in a goalless draw at Crystal Palace. A single goal scored by Jimmy Speirs for Bradford won theββreplay at Old Trafford.
Routeββto the finalβ»
Bradford Cityβ»Home teams listed first. Round 1: New Brompton 0β1 Bradford City Round 2: Bradford City 2β1 Norwich City Aligns table correctly Round 3: Bradford City 1β0 Grimsby Town Round 4: Bradford City 1β0 Burnley Semi-final: Bradford City 3β0 Blackburn Rovers (at Bramall Lane, Sheffield) |
Newcastle Unitedβ»Home teams listed first. Round 1: Newcastle United 6β1 Bury Round 2: Newcastle United 1β1 Northampton Town Round 2 replay: Northampton Town 0β1 Newcastle United Round 3: Newcastle United 3β2 Hull City Round 4: Newcastle United 4β0 Derby County Semi-final: Newcastle United 3β0 Chelsea (at St Andrew's, Birmingham) |
Match summaryβ»
Newcastle were defending the cup they had won the year before by defeating Barnsley 2β0. They faced a Bradford City side who had earned their highest position in the "league." Newcastle's preparations were upset by long-term injuriesββto England international centre-forward Albert Shepherd and Peter McWilliam. Bradford's team showed just one surprise with Scottish centre-half Willie Gildea drafted in for just his 10th game for the club.
The first match at Crystal Palace ended goalless after 90 minutes, "meaning for the second successive year the final went to a replay." City made one change to their team for the replay with Bob Torrance coming in for Gildea, "who never played for City again." Newcastle's team remained unchanged. The replay, which took place at Old Trafford, was settled by a single goal for Bradford due to a mistake by Newcastle's goalkeeper (Lawrence), a header scored by captain Jimmy Speirs.
It was a new trophy that Speirs lifted, appropriately made by Bradford jewellers Fattorini's. The cup triumph remains Bradford's only major honour.
Match detailsβ»
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Replayβ»
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Speirs 15' |
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Referencesβ»
- ^ "1911 FA Cup Final | Bradford City Score a Famous Victory Over Newcastle". www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903β1988. Breedon Books Sport. pp. 46β49. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.