1907 FA Cup Final

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.

1907 FA Cup Final
The Wednesday's winning squad
Event1906–07 FA Cup
Date20 April 1907
VenueCrystal Palace, London
RefereeN. Whittaker
Attendance84,584

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]

Match details

The Wednesday2–1Everton
Stewart  20'
Simpson  86'
Sharp  45'
Attendance: 84,584
Referee: N. Whittaker
The Wednesday
Everton
Jack Lyall
Billy Layton
Harry Burton
Tom Brittleton
Tommy Crawshaw
Bill Bartlett
Harry Chapman
Frank Bradshaw
Andrew Wilson
James Stewart
George Simpson
Manager:
Arthur Dickinson
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

Match rules

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

Road to the Final

Sheffield Wednesday
Home teams listed first.

Round 1: The Wednesday 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Round 2: Southampton 1–1 The Wednesday

Replay: The Wednesday 3–1 Southampton

Round 3: The Wednesday 0–0 Sunderland

Replay: Sunderland 0–1 The Wednesday

Round 4: The Wednesday 1–0 Liverpool

 

Semi-final: Arsenal 1–3 The 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

Round 4: Crystal Palace 1–1 Everton

Replay: Everton 4–0 Crystal Palace

Semi-final: West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Everton

References

  1. "Cup Final Statistics". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
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