1901 FA Cup Final
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The 1901 FA Cup Final was played at Crystal Palace between Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United.
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[edit] Match Details
| 1901-04-20 15:00 GMT |
Tottenham Hotspur | 2 – 2 | Sheffield United | Crystal Palace, London Attendance: 114,815[1] Referee: A. Kingscott |
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| Brown |
[2] | Priest Bennett |
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Sheffield United [3]
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[edit] Replay
| 1901-04-27 15:00 GMT |
Tottenham Hotspur | 3 – 1 | Sheffield United | Burnden Park, Bolton Attendance: 20,470[1] Referee: A. Kingscott |
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| Cameron Smith Brown |
[2] | Priest |
[edit] Match Rules
- 90 minutes.
- 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
- Replay if scores still level.
- No substitutes
[edit] Match summary
114,815 [4] supporters attended the match to see the two sides clash. Fred Priest 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.
[edit] Replay
In the replay, Spurs became the only non-league side 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.
- Player's Cigarette Cards Association Cup Winners No 22.23
[edit] References
- ^ a b Sporting Chronicle - 1901 FA Cup Final
- ^ a b Match report at fa-cupfinals.co.uk
- ^ FA Cup Final kits, 1900-1909
- ^ Phil Soar. Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882-1995. Hamlyn. p. 22. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.
[edit] External links
- Soccerbase summary - Final
- Soccerbase summary - Replay
- Line-ups
- Match report at www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk
- Match reports
- Cup final video
- Photo of the Spurs side
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