1899 FA Cup Final
The 1899 FA Cup Final was contested by Sheffield United and Derby County at Crystal Palace. Sheffield United won 4–1, with four second-half goals scored by Jack Almond, Walter Bennett, Billy Beer and Fred Priest after John Boag had scored a first-half opener for County. This was Derby's second successive losing final and worse was to come in that regard in 1903 against Bury.[1] The contest was photographed by Henry Jasper Redfern.
Sheffield United, winning side, posing with the trophy | |||||||
Event | 1898–99 FA Cup | ||||||
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Date | 15 April 1899 | ||||||
Venue | Crystal Palace, London | ||||||
Referee | Arthur Scragg | ||||||
Attendance | 73,833 | ||||||
Match details
Sheffield United | 4–1 | Derby County |
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Bennett Beer Almond Priest |
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Road to the Final
Sheffield United were drawn away from home in every round and needed replays on five occasions, including three against Liverpool.[5][6]
Sheffield United
1st Round (Replay)
Sheffield United | 2 - 1 | Burnley |
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Bramhall Lane, Sheffield
2nd Round (Replay)
Sheffield United | 2 - 1 | Preston North End |
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Bramhall Lane, Sheffield
Derby County
1st Round
Woolwich Arsenal | 0 - 6 | Derby County |
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Manor Ground, Plumstead, London
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References
- Derby County: The Story of a football club (abridged sample, page 21), Anton Rippon, 2013, ISBN 978-0992677909
- Match report at fa-cupfinals.co.uk Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- "Sporting Chronicle – 1899 FA Cup Final". Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2007.
- FA Cup Final kits, 1890–1899
- John Motson (2005). Motson's FA Cup Odyssey: The World's Greatest Knockout Competition. Robson. p. 47. ISBN 1-861-05903-5.
1899 FA Cup Final.
- "1899 FA Cup by rounds". Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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