1909 FA Cup Final

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The 1909 FA Cup Final was a football match played on 24 April 1909. The match was contested by Manchester United and Bristol City at Crystal Palace. Manchester United won by a single goal, scored by Sandy Turnbull. This was the first of United's record eleven FA Cup titles to date.

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[edit] Match details

1909-04-24 Manchester United 1 – 0 Bristol City Crystal Palace, London
Attendance: 71,401
Referee: J. Mason[1]
Turnbull Scored after 22 minutes 22'
MANCHESTER UNITED:
GK 1 Flag of England Harry Moger
RB 2 Flag of England George Stacey
LB 3 Flag of England Vince Hayes
RH 4 Flag of England Dick Duckworth
CH 5 Flag of England Charlie Roberts (c)
LH 6 Flag of Scotland Alex Bell
OR 7 Flag of Wales Billy Meredith
IR 8 Flag of England Harold Halse
CF 9 Flag of Scotland Jimmy Turnbull
IL 10 Flag of Scotland Sandy Turnbull
OL 11 Flag of England George Wall
Manager:
Flag of England J. Ernest Mangnall
BRISTOL CITY:
GK 1 Flag of England Harry Clay
RB 2 Flag of England Archie Annan
LB 3 Flag of England Joe Cottle
RH 4 Flag of England Pat Hanlin
CH 5 Flag of England Billy Wedlock
LH 6 Flag of England Arthur Spear
OR 7 Flag of England Fred Staniforth
IR 8 Flag of England Bob Hardy
CF 9 Flag of England Sammy Gilligan
IL 10 Flag of England Andy Burton
OL 11 Flag of England Frank Hilton
Manager:
Flag of England Harry Thickett

[edit] Road to the final

Home teams listed first.

[edit] Manchester United

Round 1: Manchester United 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion

 

Round 2: Manchester United 1–0 Everton

 

Round 3: Manchester United 6–1 Blackburn Rovers

Round 4: Burnley 2–3 Manchester United

 

Semi-final: Manchester United 1–0 Newcastle United

[edit] Bristol City

Round 1: Bristol City 1–1 Southampton

Replay: Southampton 0–2 Bristol City

Round 2: Bristol City 2–2 Bury

Replay: Bury 0–1 Bristol City

Round 3: Bristol City 2–0 Norwich City

Round 4: Glossop North End 0–0 Bristol City

Replay: Bristol City 1–0 Glossop North End

Semi-final: Bristol City 1–1 Derby County

Replay: Derby County 1–2 Bristol City

[edit] References

  1. ^ There are conflicting reports regarding the referee for the final. Most sources claim that the referee was a Mr. J. Mason, while others say it was Mr. T. P. Campbell

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