Sheffield United held the FA Cup until it was contested again in 1920. The official match programme was produced by Manchester United and is available on-line here. Chelsea F.C. Man Utd Women v Brighton & Hove Albion Women, BBC Red Button / BBC iPlayer / The FA Player, Brighton & Hove Albion Women v Arsenal Women. [1], In July 1915, the Football League put all players on amateur status and clubs were only allowed to pay expenses. Rotherham County were newly elected to the Football League due to its expansion in the 1919–20 season, while Port Vale were entered into the League after eight games, following the failure of Leeds City.
[3] The Sheffield United forwards, with their superior tactics, pace and fitness, had the run of the Chelsea half and only the excellent performance of Molyneux, in goal for Chelsea, saved them from further embarrassment. Het eerste FA Cuptoernooi begon op 11 november 1871. They reached the final and won the cup again in 1925. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. Attendances at matches collapsed and as fuel for transport became scarce the national league was abandoned and football teams played in regional leagues with whatever players they could find. It was contested by Bradford City and Newcastle United. Newcastle's preparations were upset by long-term injuries to England international centre-forward Albert Shepherd and Peter McWilliam. During the match Sunderland's Charlie Thomson and Villa's Harry Hampton almost immediately resumed a long-running feud that led to both players being suspended for a month at the start of the following season. Arsenal add another Emirates FA Cup title to their name after Aubameyang brace . Directly after this goal Joe Kitchen picked the ball up just inside the Chelsea half and passed two defenders. At some point Chelsea woes were added to when Harry Ford on the right wing was injured.[2]. Aston Villa won the competition, beating Huddersfield Town 1–0 in the final at Stamford Bridge, London. The final two goals were scored in the last ten minutes. Chelsea did not reach the final again until 1967 and finally won it in 1970 at Old Trafford in a replay 55 years later. De FA Cup is het belangrijkste Engelse voetbalbekertoernooi en het oudste voetbaltoernooi in de wereld. Ten non-league sides were given byes to the First Round to bring the total number of teams up to 64. Het comité stemde in met Alcocks plan om te werken met een knock-outsysteem. A shot from Wally Masterman rebounded from the bar but Fazackerly headed it past the Chelsea keeper for United's second. These were broken up by an alert and cooperative Sheffield United defence. The first game resulted in a goalless draw at Crystal Palace. Aston Villa won 1–0, with the goal coming in extra time from Billy Kirton. However, the attendance of about 50,000 was lower than previous years as a result of wartime travel restriction and the mobilisation of large numbers of young men into the armed forces. singled out Brelsford, Simmons and Utley of Sheffield United for their quality of their performances during the match and Logan, who made some unsuccessful attacks for Chelsea during the second half. A collection was made during the match on behalf of the British Red Cross. Bradford's team showed just one surprise with Scottish centre-half Willie Gildea drafted in for just his 10th game for the club.