1901 FA Cup Final
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The 1901 FA Cup Final was played at Crystal Palace between Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United.
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[edit] Teams
[edit] Tottenham Hotspur
- George Clawley
- Harry Erentz
- Sandy Tait
- Tom Morris
- Ted Hughes
- Jack L Jones (Captain)
- Tom Smith
- John Cameron
- Sandy Brown
- David Copeland
- Jack Kirwan
[edit] Sheffield United
- Willie Foulke
- Harry Thickett
- Peter Boyle
- Harry Johnson
- Tom Morren
- Ernest Needham (Captain)
- Walter Bennett
- Charles "Oakey" Field
- George Hedley
- Fred Priest
- Bert Lipsham
[edit] Match summary
Over 110,000 supporters attended the match to see the two sides clash. Fred Priest opened the scoring for Sheffield United after about 20 minutes. Sandy Brown headed an equalising goal shortly afterwards and half time arrived with the score 1–1. Brown put Spurs ahead early in the second half, but, not to be denied, Sheffield United pressed strongly, and Walter Bennett headed an equaliser for the draw.
[edit] Replay
In the replay, Spurs became the first and only non-league side to win the FA Cup when they beat Sheffield United 3–1 before an attendance of 20,470 at Burnden Park, Bolton. John Cameron opened the scoring before centre forward Sandy Brown became the first player to score in every round. He netted both goals in the final as well as one in the replay for a total of 15 in the season's competition.
 Crystal Palace |
 Crowd at Crystal Palace |
 Replay at Burnden Park |
 Tottenham score in the replay |
 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |
 Sheffield United F.C. |
[edit] References
- Players Cigarettes Cards Association Cup Winners No 22.23
[edit] External links
- Soccerbase summary - Final
- Soccerbase summary - Replay
- Line-ups
- Match report at www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk
- Match reports
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