FA Cup Archives - Football and the First World War

The FA Cup 1914/15 Quarter Final

THE FA CUP 1914/15 QUARTER FINAL The four Fourth round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 6 March 1915. There were two replays, played a week later. DateCompetitionHome TeamResultAway TeamLocation Sat 6 Mar 1915FA Cup Quarter FinalBolton Wanderers4-2Hull CityBurnden Park Sat 6 Mar 1915FA Cup Quarter FinalBradford City0-2EvertonValley Parade Sat 6 Mar 1915FA Cup Quarter […]

The FA Cup Final 1914/15

THE FA CUP 1914/15 FINAL The final took place on 24 April 1915 and was contested by Sheffield United and Chelsea. It was the last FA Cup final to be staged before competitive football was abandoned in Britain because of the First World War. The match was moved from its pre-war location of Crystal Palace […]

The FA Cup 1914/15 Semi Final

THE FA CUP 1914/15 SEMI FINAL The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 27 March 1915. Sheffield United and Chelsea won and went on to meet in the final. DateCompetitionHome TeamResultAway TeamLocation Sat 27 Mar 1915FA Cup Semi FinalSheffield United2-1Bolton WanderersVilla Park Sat 27 Mar 1915FA Cup Semi FinalChelsea2-0EvertonEwood Park

The FA Cup 1914/15 Third Round

THE FA CUP 1914/15 THIRD ROUND The eight matches of the 1914/15 FA Cup Third Round were played on Saturday 20 February 1915. There were two draws, with replays being played the following weekend. Of these replays, one was again drawn, resulting in a second replay being played during the following midweek fixtures. DateCompetitionHome […]

The FA Cup 1914/15 Second Round

THE FA CUP 1914/15 SECOND ROUND The 16 matches of the 1914/15 FA Cup Second Round were played on Saturday 30 January 1915. Three of those matches were to end in draws, with replays being played during the following weekend fixtures. One of these replays was again drawn, and a second replay was played during […]

The FA Cup 1914/15 First Round

THE FA CUP 1914/15 FIRST ROUND In the First Round proper of the 1914/15 FA Cup, 36 of the 40 clubs from the First and Second divisions joined the 12 clubs who came through the previous qualifying rounds. Four clubs, Nottingham Forest, Leicester Fosse, Lincoln City and Glossop were entered instead at the Sixth Qualifying Round. […]

The Khaki Cup Final – The Story of the 1915 FA Cup

THE KHAKI CUP FINAL - THE 1915 FA CUP Twice previous winners and once runners-up, Sheffield United had made it through to their first Cup final since 1902. Either side of the turn of the century United were one of the most dominant forces in English football, taking the Football League Championship in 1897/98 and […]

The 1911 FA Cup Final

THE 1911 FA CUP FINAL