1913 FA Cup final

1913 FA Cup Final
	Programme cover
Event	1912–13 FA Cup
Date	19 April 1913
Venue	Crystal Palace, London
Referee	A. Adams
Attendance	121,919

The 1913 FA Cup final was contested by Aston Villa and Sunderland on 19 April 1913 at London's Crystal Palace. Aston Villa won 1–0 with a goal by Tommy Barber from a cross by Charlie Wallace. Wallace had earlier missed a penalty, something that would not occur again in an FA Cup final until the 1988 final between Wimbledon and Liverpool.

It was Sunderland's first appearance in the FA Cup Final and the first time the Football League's top two finishers had vied for the trophy, even though the League would not be decided for another week. On their way to the match Sunderland had to replay their quarter-final twice and then their semi-final once after draws in those contests. Aston Villa were appearing in the final after an eight-year absence and their victory was their fifth, equalling the record at that time of the Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers.

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.^[1] The contest was noted for its rough play and led to the withdrawal of Sunderland's invitation to take part in the 1913 Charity Shield match. The referee, Mr. A. Adams, from Nottingham was also suspended, to the dismay of the Referees' Union,^[2] having allowed 17 minutes for stoppage time.

Background

Prior to the match, suffragettes of the Women's Social and Political Union plotted to bomb the grandstand of Crystal Palace, however their plans were foiled before they could execute their terrorist attack.^[3]

Route to the final

Aston Villa
Round 1	Derby County	1–3	Aston Villa
Round 2	Aston Villa	5–0	West Ham United
Round 3	Aston Villa	5–0	Crystal Palace
Quarter-final	Bradford Park Avenue	0–5	Aston Villa
Semi-final	Aston Villa	1–0	Oldham Athletic
	(at Ewood Park)

Sunderland
Round 1	Sunderland	6–0	Clapton Orient
Round 2	Sunderland	2–0	Manchester City
Round 3	Sunderland	4–2	Swindon Town
Quarter-final	Sunderland	0–0	Newcastle United
Quarter-final replay	Newcastle United	2–2	Sunderland
Quarter-final 2nd replay	Newcastle United	0–3	Sunderland
Semi-final	Sunderland	0–0	Burnley
	(at Bramall Lane)
Semi-final replay	Sunderland	3–2	Burnley
	(at St Andrew's)

Match details

19 April 1913
15:00 BST

Aston Villa	1–0	Sunderland
Barber 78'	Report

Crystal Palace, London

Attendance: 121,919

Referee: Mr. A. Adams (Nottingham)

Aston Villa

Sunderland



GK		Sam Hardy
DF		Tom Lyons
DF		Tommy Weston
MF		Tommy Barber
MF		Jimmy Harrop
MF		Jimmy Leach
FW		Charlie Wallace
FW		Clem Stephenson
FW		Harry Hampton
FW		Harold Halse
FW		Joe Bache (c)
Secretary-Manager:
George Ramsay



GK		Joe Butler
DF		Charlie Gladwin
DF		Harry Ness
MF		Francis Cuggy
MF		Charlie Thomson (c)
MF		Harry Low
FW		Jackie Mordue
FW		Charlie Buchan
FW		James Richardson
FW		George Holley
FW		Henry Martin
Manager:
Bob Kyle

Match rules

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

References

^ "Cup Final sequel". Sports Argus: 1. 5 July 1913.
^ "Cricket gossip and sporting notes". Bucks Free Press: 7. 1 August 1913.
^ Kay, Joyce (1 September 2008). "It Wasn't Just Emily Davison! Sport, Suffrage and Society in Edwardian Britain". The International Journal of the History of Sport. 25 (10): 1338–1354. doi:10.1080/09523360802212271. ISSN 0952-3367.

[1] "Cup Final sequel". Sports Argus: 1. 5 July 1913.

[2] "Cricket gossip and sporting notes". Bucks Free Press: 7. 1 August 1913.

[3] Kay, Joyce (1 September 2008). "It Wasn't Just Emily Davison! Sport, Suffrage and Society in Edwardian Britain". The International Journal of the History of Sport. 25 (10): 1338–1354. doi:10.1080/09523360802212271. ISSN 0952-3367.

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