1914 FA Cup Final

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The 1914 FA Cup Final was contested by Burnley and Liverpool at Crystal Palace. Burnley won by a single goal, scored by ex-Evertonian Bert Freeman. The game was the last ever final at Crystal Palace and was played in front of a reigning monarch, George V, for the first time. Neither club had reached the FA Cup Final before.

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1914-04-25
15:00 BST
Burnley 1 – 0 Liverpool Crystal Palace, London
Attendance: 72,778
Referee: H. S. Bamlett
Freeman Scored
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Burnley
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Liverpool
BURNLEY:
GK Ronnie Sewell
Tom Bamford
David Taylor
George Halley
Flag of England Tommy Boyle (c)
Flag of England Willie Watson
Billy Nesbit
Dick Lindley
Flag of England Bert Freeman
Teddy Hodgson
Flag of England Eddie Mosscrop
Manager:
John Haworth
LIVERPOOL:
GK Flag of Scotland Ken Campbell
FB Flag of England Ephraim Longworth (c)
FB Flag of Scotland Bob Pursell
HB Flag of Scotland Thomas Fairfoul
HB Flag of Scotland Robert Ferguson
HB Flag of Scotland Donald McKinlay
OF Flag of England Jackie Sheldon
IF Flag of Scotland Tom Miller
CF Flag of England Arthur Metcalf
IF Flag of Scotland James Nicholl
OF Flag of Ireland Bill Lacey
Manager:
Flag of England Tom Watson

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