1914 FA Cup Final
The 1914 FA Cup Final was a football match between Burnley and Liverpool on 25 April 1914 at Crystal Palace, London. It was the final match of the 1913–14 FA Cup, the 43rd season of the country's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, better known as the FA Cup. Both teams were appearing in their first final.[1]
Event | 1913–14 FA Cup | ||||||
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Date | 25 April 1914 | ||||||
Venue | Crystal Palace, London | ||||||
Referee | Herbert Bamlett (Gateshead) | ||||||
Attendance | 72,778 | ||||||
Both teams entered the competition in the first round. Burnley's matches ranged from comfortable victories to close affairs. They beat Bolton Wanderers 3–0 in the third round, but beat Sheffield United 1–0 in a replay of their semi-final which finished 0–0. Liverpool matches were generally close affairs, two of their five ties went to a replay. Apart from a 5–1 victory in their third round replay against West Ham United, their biggest margin of victory was by two goals.
Watched by a crowd of 72,778, including King George V, who became the first reigning monarch to attend a FA Cup Final and to present the trophy to the winners,[2] the first half was goalless. Burnley opened the scoring the 57th minute, when ex-Evertonian Bert Freeman scored.[3] Liverpool could not find an equaliser in the remaining minutes and Burnley won the match 1–0 to win their first and to date only FA Cup.
The match was the last FA Cup Final to be played at Crystal Palace.[4]
Match
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Burnley | 1–0 | Liverpool |
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References
Specific
- "Burnley defeat Liverpool in FA Cup Final | Century Ireland". www.rte.ie. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- Smith, Mike (2014). The Road to Glory - Burnley's FA Cup Triumph in 1914. Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781781482605.
- "FA Cup Final 1914". Fa-cupfinals.co.uk. 24 October 2007. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- "When the FA Cup Final Was Played in the Shadow of the Crystal Palace". VICE Sports. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
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