FA Cup 1955-56
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The FA Cup 1955–56 was the 75th staging of the world's oldest cup competition, the FA Cup. Manchester City won the competition, beating Birmingham City 3–1 in the final at Wembley, London.
Matches were played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. 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. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held at neutral venues until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.
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[edit] Calendar
| Round | Date |
|---|---|
| Preliminary Round | 10 September 1955 |
| First Qualifying Round | 24 September 1955 |
| Second Qualifying Round | 8 October 1955 |
| Third Qualifying Round | 22 October 1955 |
| Fourth Qualifying Round | 5 November 1955 |
| First Round Proper | 19 November 1955 |
| Second Round | 10 December 1955 |
| Third Round | 7 January 1956 |
| Fourth Round | 28 January 1956 |
| Fifth Round | 18 February 1956 |
| Sixth Round | 3 March 1956 |
| Semifinals | 17 March 1956 |
| Final | 5 May 1956 |
[edit] Results
[edit] First Round Proper
At this stage the 48 Third Division North and Third Division South clubs joined the 32 non-league clubs who came through the qualifying rounds.
The matches were played on Saturday, 19 November 1955. Seven matches were drawn, with replays taking place later that week. Two ties needed a second replay, which took place on the following Monday, 28 November 1955.
[edit] Second Round Proper
The matches were played on Saturday, 10 December 1955. Seven matches were drawn, with replays taking place later that week.
[edit] Third Round Proper
This round was the first in which the 44 Second Division and First Division (top-flight) teams entered the competition. The matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 7 January 1956, though four were postponed until later that week because of bad weather. Four matches were drawn, with replays taking place later that week.
[edit] Fourth Round Proper
The matches were played on Saturday, 28 January 1956. Four matches were drawn, three of which were settled in a single replay. The fourth, between Burnley and Chelsea, was eventually decided in Chelsea's favour in the fourth replay, played 18 days after the date of the original tie.
[edit] Fifth Round Proper
The matches were played on Saturday, 18 February 1956. Three matches were drawn, with replays taking place later that week.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date | Attendance | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–1 | Birmingham City | 18 February 1956 | ||
| 2 | Everton | 1–0 | Chelsea | 18 February 1956 | ||
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 February 1956 | ||
| 4 | Sheffield United | 0–0 | Sunderland | 18 February 1956 | ||
| Replay | Sunderland | 1–0 | Sheffield United | 22 February 1956 | ||
| 5 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Stoke City | 18 February 1956 | ||
| 6 | Manchester City | 0–0 | Liverpool | 18 February 1956 | ||
| Replay | Liverpool | 1–2 | Manchester City | 22 February 1956 | ||
| 7 | West Ham United | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 February 1956 | ||
| Replay | Blackburn Rovers | 2–3 | West Ham United | 23 February 1956 | ||
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 0–2 | Arsenal | 18 February 1956 |
[edit] Final rounds
[edit] Sixth Round Proper
| 1956-03-03 | Newcastle United | 0 – 2 | Sunderland | St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne |
Holden  |
| 1956-03-03 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 – 3 | West Ham United | White Hart Lane, London |
| Harmer Robb Duquemin |
Dick |
| 1956-03-03 | Manchester City | 2 – 1 | Everton | Maine Road, Manchester |
| Hayes Johnstone |
Harris |
| 1956-03-03 | Arsenal | 1 – 3 | Birmingham City | Highbury, London |
| Charlton |
Astall Murphy Brown |
[edit] Replay
| 1956-03-08 | West Ham United | 1 – 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Boleyn Ground, London |
| Dare |
Harmer Duquemin |
[edit] Semifinals
| 1956-03-17 | Manchester City | 1 – 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Villa Park, Birmingham |
| Johnstone |
| 1956-03-17 | Birmingham City | 3 – 0 | Sunderland | Hillsborough, Sheffield |
| Astall Brown Kinsey |
[edit] Final
The final took place on Saturday, 5 May 1956 at Wembley and ended 3–1, with goals scored by Joe Hayes, Bobby Johnstone and Jack Dyson for Manchester City and Noel Kinsey for Birmingham City. The attendance was 100,000. The match is remembered for an incident where Manchester City goalkeeper Bert Trautmann sustained a neck injury diving at the feet of Birmingham attacker Peter Murphy; he completed the game in considerable pain, and later examination discovered he had broken a bone in his neck.
| 1956-05-05 15:00 BST |
Manchester City | 3 – 1 | Birmingham City | Wembley, London Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Alf Bond |
| Hayes 3' Johnstone 65'Dyson 68' |
Kinsey 15' |
[edit] References
- The FA Cup Archive at TheFA.com
- Results on Soccerbase
[edit] Notes
- ^ Played at St James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- ^ Played at The Dell, Southampton.
- ^ Played at St Andrew's, Birmingham.
- ^ Played at Highbury, London.
- ^ Played at White Hart Lane, London.
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