1907 FA Cup Final
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The 1907 FA Cup Final was contested by The Wednesday
and Everton
at Crystal Palace
. Sheffield Wednesday won 2–1, with goals by Jimmy Stewart and George Simpson.
This was the second time that the previous winner had reached the final and failed to win it, the first time being in 1883 when Old Etonians lost to Blackburn Olympic.
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EVERTON:
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Billy Scott
Walter Balmer
Bob Balmer
Harry Makepeace
Jack Taylor
(c)
Walter Abbott
Jack Sharp
Hugh Bolton
Alex "Sandy" Young
Jimmy Settle
Harold Hardman
Manager:
William C. Cuff
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
and Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
at Crystal Palace
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...
. Sheffield Wednesday won 2–1, with goals by Jimmy Stewart and George Simpson.
This was the second time that the previous winner had reached the final and failed to win it, the first time being in 1883 when Old Etonians lost to Blackburn Olympic.
Match details
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| Jack Lyall |
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| Billy Layton |
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| Harry Burton |
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| Tom Brittleton Tom Brittleton John Thomas Brittleton was a professional footballer. He was one of the pioneers of the long throw-in. With a career spanning over 30 years, including 24 seasons in the Football League, he is the oldest person to play for Sheffield Wednesday in a competitive game.-Early years:Brittleton was born... |
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| Tommy Crawshaw Tommy Crawshaw Tommy Crawshaw was a professional footballer who played almost his entire League career with Sheffield Wednesday. Crawshaw was a centre half whose career lasted from 1894 to 1909 during which time he played a total of 492 games in all competitions, scoring 27 goals... |
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| Billy Bartlett |
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| Harry Chapman |
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| Frank Bradshaw Frank Bradshaw Francis Bradshaw was an English professional footballer and football club manager. He played once for the England national side and also represented the Southern League and the Football League, the latter on four occasions.-Career:... |
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| Andrew Wilson |
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| James Stewart |
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| Arthur Dickinson Arthur Dickinson Arthur Dickinson was manager and honorary secretary of Sheffield Wednesday. He became Sheffield Wednesday's first manager in 1891 and its honorary secretary two years later. He remains the club's longest serving and most successful manager with 393 wins, 338 losses, and 188 draws in 919 games with... |
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Walter Balmer Bob BalmerBob Balmer
Robert "Bob" Balmer was an English professional footballer who played for Everton between 1903 and 1912. His brother Billy and nephew Jack were also professional footballers....
Harry MakepeaceHarry Makepeace
Joseph William Henry Makepeace was an English sportsman who appeared for his country four times at each of cricket and football. He is one of just 12 double internationals....
Jack TaylorJack Taylor (Scottish footballer)
Jack Taylor was a Scottish professional footballer.Born in Dumbarton in 1872, Taylor started off his career at local club Dumbarton F.C. before moving to play for St Mirren. In 1896 Taylor was signed by English club Everton whee he played in a number of positions...
(c)
Walter AbbottWalter Abbott
Walter Abbott was an English professional footballer who scored 104 goals from 392 games in the Football League playing for Small Heath , Everton and Burnley. He was capped once for the England national team....
Jack SharpJack Sharp
John "Jack" Sharp was an English sportsman of outstanding talent who is most famous for his 9 year playing career at Everton F.C...
Hugh Bolton Alex "Sandy" Young Jimmy SettleJimmy Settle
Jimmy Settle was an English professional footballer. A fast-paced inside or outside right, he could have chosen sprinting if he had not taken up football.Settle played for Bolton and Bury before joining Everton in 1899, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1906...
Harold HardmanHarold Hardman
Harold Payne Hardman was an English footballer and later football chairman.-Football career:Born in Newton Heath, Manchester, he was discovered by Blackpool as a schoolboy and thrown into the first team during their season in exile from the Football League in 1899-1900...
William C. CuffWilliam C. Cuff
William Charles Cuff was an English football manager of Welsh descent who was in charge of Everton F.C. for over 500 games between 1901 and 1918.He was elected as Chairman of Everton F.C. on 13 June 1922.-External links:**...
MATCH RULES
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Road to the Final
Sheffield Wednesday Home teams listed first. Round 1: The Wednesday 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... Round 2: Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... 1–1 The Wednesday
Round 3: The Wednesday 0–0 Sunderland Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... Round 4: The Wednesday 1–0 Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... Semi-final: Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... 1–3 The Wednesday |
Everton Home teams listed first. Round 1: Everton 1–0 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... Round 2: West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... 1–2 Everton Round 3: Everton 0–0 Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
Round 4: Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... 1–1 Everton Semi-final: West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... 1–2 Everton |