1901 FA Cup Final
Encyclopedia
The 1901 FA Cup Final was played at Crystal Palace
between Tottenham Hotspur
and Sheffield United
–and the first FA Cup Final to be filmed by Pathé News
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Willie Foulke
Harry Thickett
Peter Boyle
Harry Johnson
Tom Morren
Ernest Needham
(c)
Walter Bennett
Charles "Oakey" Field
George Hedley
Fred Priest
Bert Lipsham
Club Secretary:
John Nicholson
opened the scoring for Sheffield United after about 20 minutes. Sandy Brown headed an equalising goal shortly afterwards and half time arrived with the score 1–1. Brown put Spurs ahead early in the second half, but, not to be denied, Sheffield United pressed strongly, and Walter Bennett
headed an equaliser for the draw.
to win the FA Cup
when they beat Sheffield United 3–1 before an attendance of 20,470 at Burnden Park
, Bolton
. John Cameron opened the scoring before centre forward Sandy Brown became the first player to score in every round. He netted both goals in the final as well as one in the replay for a total of 15 in the season's competition.
Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
The National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace in south London, England is a large sports centre and athletics stadium. It was opened in 1964 in Crystal Palace Park, close to the site of the former Crystal Palace, in the former parkland and also usurping part of the former grand prix circuit.It was...
between Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
and Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
–and the first FA Cup Final to be filmed by Pathé News
Pathe News
Pathé Newsreels were produced from 1910 until the 1970s, when production of newsreels was in general stopped. Pathé News today is known as British Pathé and its archive of over 90,000 reels is fully digitised and online.-History:...
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Match details
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George Clawley George Clawley George Clawley was an English professional goalkeeper who played for Stoke, Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries... |
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Harry Erentz Harry Erentz Henry Bernt "Harry" Erentz was a Scottish footballer who played at right back for various clubs in both Scotland and England.-Career:Born in Dundee to a Danish father, Erentz began his football career with Dundee in 1895... |
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Sandy Tait Sandy Tait Sandy Tait was a professional footballer who played for teams including Glenburn Athletic, Ayr, Royal Albert F.C., Rangers, Motherwell, Preston North End, Tottenham Hotspur, Leyton and Croydon Common.... |
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Tom Morris Tom Morris (footballer) Tom Morris was a professional footballer who played during the 1890s and 1900s, initially for Gantham Rovers and Gainsborough Trinity before making a name for himself as at half-back for Tottenham Hotspur.... |
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Ted Hughes Ted Hughes (footballer) Edward "Ted" Hughes was a professional footballer who played for clubs including Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Clyde and represented Wales on 14 occasions.- Tottenham Hotspur career :... |
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Jack L Jones Jack L Jones Jack Leonard Jones was a Welsh professional footballer who played for clubs which include Grimsby Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Watford and represented Wales on 21 occasions. He was born in Rhuddlan.- Tottenham Hotspur career :... (c) |
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Tom Smith | |||
John Cameron | |||
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David Copeland David Copeland (footballer) David Copeland was a professional footballer who played for Ayr Parkhouse, Walsall Town Swifts, Bedminster, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Glossop North End.- Football career :... |
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John Cameron John Cameron (footballer born 1872) John Cameron was a Scottish footballer and manager. He played as a forward for Queen's Park, Everton and Scotland and was noted as an effective goal-maker and goalscorer. In 1899 he became player-manager at Tottenham Hotspur and guided them to victory in the 1901 FA Cup... |
William Foulke (footballer)
William Henry "Fatty" Foulke was a professional cricketer and football player in England in the late 19th and early 20th centuries...
Harry Thickett
Henry Thickett was a professional footballer who won the 1902 FA Cup final with Sheffield United and made two appearances for England in 1899. He was also in the United team which suffered arguably the biggest F A cup upset of the nineteenth century when losing to Burslem Port Vale in 1898...
Harry Johnson (footballer born 1876)
William Harrison Johnson was an English professional footballer. His son, of the same name, also became a renowned footballer for the Blades.-Club career:Johnson played for Ecclesfield Church before joining Sheffield United....
Ernest Needham
Ernest 'Nudger' Needham was an English footballer and cricketer. He played football 14 times for England and captained the side in 1901....
(c)
Walter Bennett
Walter Bennett was a professional footballer who won the 1899 and 1902 FA Cup finals with Sheffield United. He also played on the losing side in the 1901 FA Cup final...
George Hedley
George Albert Hedley was a professional footballer who won the 1902 and 1908 FA Cup finals with Sheffield United and Wolverhampton Wanderers respectively, scoring in both.He was born in South Bank, Middlesbrough....
Fred Priest
Alfred Ernest Priest was a professional footballer from the North East of England who won the 1899 and 1902 FA Cup finals with Sheffield United.-Playing career:...
Bert Lipsham
Herbert Broughall Lipsham was a professional footballer who won the 1902 FA Cup Final with Sheffield United.-Club career:...
Replay
Match Rules
- 90 minutes.
- 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
- Replay if scores still level.
- No substitutes
Match summary
114,815 supporters attended the match to see the two sides clash. Fred PriestFred Priest
Alfred Ernest Priest was a professional footballer from the North East of England who won the 1899 and 1902 FA Cup finals with Sheffield United.-Playing career:...
opened the scoring for Sheffield United after about 20 minutes. Sandy Brown headed an equalising goal shortly afterwards and half time arrived with the score 1–1. Brown put Spurs ahead early in the second half, but, not to be denied, Sheffield United pressed strongly, and Walter Bennett
Walter Bennett
Walter Bennett was a professional footballer who won the 1899 and 1902 FA Cup finals with Sheffield United. He also played on the losing side in the 1901 FA Cup final...
headed an equaliser for the draw.
Replay
In the replay, Spurs became the only non-league sideNon-league football
Non-League football is football in England played at a level below that of the Premier League and The Football League. The term non-League was commonly used well before 1992 when the top football clubs in England all belonged to The Football League; all clubs who were not a part of The Football...
to win the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
when they beat Sheffield United 3–1 before an attendance of 20,470 at Burnden Park
Burnden Park
Burnden Park was the home of English FA Premier League football club Bolton Wanderers who played home games here between 1895 and 1997. As well as hosting an FA Cup Final replay it was the scene of one of the greatest disasters in English football and the subject of an L. S...
, Bolton
Bolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
. John Cameron opened the scoring before centre forward Sandy Brown became the first player to score in every round. He netted both goals in the final as well as one in the replay for a total of 15 in the season's competition.
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