1907 FA Cup Final

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The 1907 FA Cup Final was contested by Sheffield Wednesday and Everton at Crystal Palace. It was Everton's second consecutive FA Cup Final. 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.[1]

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[edit] Match details

1907-04-20
15:00 BST
Sheffield Wednesday 2 – 1 Everton Crystal Palace, London
Attendance: 84,584
Referee: N. Whittaker
Stewart Scored after 20 minutes 20'
SimpsonScored after 86 minutes 86'
Sharp Scored after 45 minutes 45'
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Sheffield Wednesday
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Everton
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY:
Flag of England Jack Lyall
Flag of England Billy Layton
Flag of England Harry Burton
Flag of England Tom Brittleton
Flag of England Tom Crawshaw
Flag of England Billy Bartlett
Flag of England Harry Chapman
Flag of England Frank Bradshaw
Flag of Scotland Andrew Wilson
Flag of England James Stewart
Flag of England George Simpson
Manager:
EVERTON:
Flag of Ireland Billy Scott
Flag of England Walter Balmer
Flag of England Bob Balmer
Flag of England Harry Makepeace
Flag of Scotland Jack Taylor (c)
Flag of England Walter Abbott
Flag of England Jack Sharp
Flag of England Hugh Bolton
Flag of Scotland Alex "Sandy" Young
Flag of England Jimmy Settle
Flag of England Harold Hardman
Manager:
Flag of England William C. Cuff

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.

[edit] Road to the Final

Sheffield Wednesday
Home teams listed first.

Round 1: Sheffield Wednesday 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

 

Round 2: Southampton 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday

Replay: Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 Southampton
 

Round 3: Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Sunderland

Replay: Sunderland 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday
 

Quarter-final: Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Liverpool

 
 

Semi-final: Woolwich Arsenal 1–3 Sheffield Wednesday

Everton
Home teams listed first.

Round 1: Everton 1–0 Sheffield United

 

Round 2: West Ham United 1–2 Everton

 
 

Round 3: Everton 0–;0 Bolton Wanderers

Replay: Bolton 0–3 Everton
 

Quarter-final: Crystal Palace 1–1 Everton

Replay: Everton 4–0 Crystal Palace
 

Semi-final: West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Everton

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cup Final Statistics. The Football Association. Retrieved on 2007-11-21.

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