1933–34 FA Cup

1933–34 FA Cup
Country England
Champions Manchester City
Runner-up Portsmouth

The 1933–34 FA Cup was the 59th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Manchester City won the competition for the second time, beating Portsmouth 2–1 in the final at Wembley, winning through two late goals from Fred Tilson.

Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for the Sunday or other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. 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 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. The 1933-34 competition was notable in that no second replays were required throughout the competition proper.

Contents

Calendar

Round Date
Extra Preliminary Round Saturday 2 September 1933
Preliminary Round Saturday 16 September 1933
First Round Qualifying Saturday 30 September 1933
Second Round Qualifying Saturday 14 October 1933
Third Round Qualifying Saturday 28 October 1933
Fourth Round Qualifying Saturday 11 November 1933
First Round Proper Saturday 25 November 1933
Second Round Proper Saturday 9 December 1933
Third Round Proper Saturday 13 January 1934
Fourth Round Proper Saturday 27 January 1934
Fifth Round Proper Saturday 17 February 1934
Sixth Round Proper Saturday 3 March 1934
Semi-Finals Saturday 17 March 1934
Final Saturday 28 April 1934

First round proper

At this stage 43 clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined the 25 non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. Chesterfield, Brighton & Hove Albion and Luton Town were given a bye to the Third Round. To make the number of matches up, non-league Folkestone and Kingstonian were given byes to this round. 34 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 25 November 1933. Seven were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Chester 6–1 Darlington 25 November 1933
2 Bournemouth 3–0 Hayes 25 November 1933
3 Barrow 4–2 Doncaster Rovers 25 November 1933
4 Bath City 0–0 Charlton Athletic 25 November 1933
Replay Charlton Athletic 3–1 Bath City 29 November 1933
5 Watford 0–3 Reading 25 November 1933
6 Walsall 4–0 Spennymoor United 25 November 1933
7 Folkestone 0–0 Bristol Rovers 25 November 1933
Replay Bristol Rovers 3–1 Folkestone 29 November 1933
8 Gainsborough Trinity 1–0 Altrincham 25 November 1933
9 Ilford 2–4 Swindon Town 25 November 1933
10 Tranmere Rovers 7–0 Newark Town 25 November 1933
11 Sutton Town 2–1 Rochdale 25 November 1933
12 Oxford City 1–5 Gillingham 25 November 1933
13 Queens Park Rangers 6–0 Kettering Town 25 November 1933
14 Northampton Town 2–0 Exeter City 25 November 1933
15 Coventry City 3–0 Crewe Alexandra 25 November 1933
16 Northfleet United 0–2 Dartford 25 November 1933
17 Carlisle United 2–1 Wrexham 25 November 1933
18 Clapton Orient 4–2 Epsom Town 25 November 1933
19 Crystal Palace 3–0 Norwich City 25 November 1933
20 Lancaster Town 0–1 Stockport County 25 November 1933
21 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Accrington Stanley 25 November 1933
Replay Accrington Stanley 3–0 Scunthorpe United 29 November 1933
22 Cardiff City 0–0 Aldershot 25 November 1933
Replay Aldershot 3–1 Cardiff City 29 November 1933
23 Halifax Town 3–2 Barnsley 25 November 1933
24 Cheltenham Town 5–1 Barnet 25 November 1933
25 Kingstonian 1–7 Bristol City 25 November 1933
26 Dulwich Hamlet 2–2 Newport County 25 November 1933
Replay Newport County 6–2 Dulwich Hamlet 30 November 1933
27 New Brighton 0–0 Mansfield Town 25 November 1933
Replay Mansfield Town 3–4 New Brighton 29 November 1933
28 Torquay United 1–1 Margate 25 November 1933
Replay Margate 0–2 Torquay United 30 November 1933
29 Workington 1–0 Southport 25 November 1933
30 York City 2–3 Hartlepools United 25 November 1933
31 Rotherham United 3–2 South Bank St Peters 25 November 1933
32 Gateshead 5–2 Darwen 25 November 1933
33 North Shields 3–0 Scarborough 25 November 1933
34 London Paper Mills 0–1 Southend United 25 November 1933

Second Round Proper

The matches were played on Saturday, 9 December 1933. Three matches were drawn, with replays taking place in the following midweek fixture.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Bournemouth 2–4 Tranmere Rovers 9 December 1933
2 Bristol City 2–1 Barrow 9 December 1933
3 Walsall 0–0 Clapton Orient 9 December 1933
Replay Clapton Orient 2–0 Walsall 14 December 1933
4 Gainsborough Trinity 0–2 Aldershot 9 December 1933
5 Swindon Town 1–0 Dartford 9 December 1933
6 Sutton Town 1–2 Reading 9 December 1933
7 Stockport County 1–2 Crystal Palace 9 December 1933
8 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 New Brighton 9 December 1933
Replay New Brighton 0–4 Queens Park Rangers 13 December 1933
9 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Bristol Rovers 9 December 1933
10 Northampton Town 3–0 Torquay United 9 December 1933
11 Carlisle United 1–2 Cheltenham Town 9 December 1933
12 Southend United 2–1 Chester 9 December 1933
13 Halifax Town 1–1 Hartlepools United 9 December 1933
Replay Hartlepools United 1–2 Halifax Town 13 December 1933
14 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Gillingham 9 December 1933
15 Workington 3–1 Newport County 9 December 1933
16 Rotherham United 2–1 Coventry City 9 December 1933
17 Gateshead 1–0 North Shields 9 December 1933

Third round proper

The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage, along with Chesterfield, Brighton & Hove Albion and Luton Town. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 13 January 1934. Nine matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Birmingham 2–1 Sheffield United 13 January 1934
2 Chesterfield 2–2 Aston Villa 13 January 1934
Replay Aston Villa 2–0 Chesterfield 17 January 1934
3 Bristol City 1–1 Derby County 13 January 1934
Replay Derby County 1–0 Bristol City 17 January 1934
4 Burnley 0–0 Bury 13 January 1934
Replay Bury 3–2 Burnley 17 January 1934
5 Liverpool 1–1 Fulham 13 January 1934
Replay Fulham 2–3 Liverpool 17 January 1934
6 Southampton 1–1 Northampton Town 13 January 1934
Replay Northampton Town 1–0 Southampton 18 January 1934
7 Reading 1–2 Oldham Athletic 13 January 1934
8 Leicester City 3–0 Lincoln City 13 January 1934
9 Nottingham Forest 4–0 Queens Park Rangers 13 January 1934
10 Bolton Wanderers 3–1 Halifax Town 13 January 1934
11 Grimsby Town 1–0 Clapton Orient 13 January 1934
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Newcastle United 13 January 1934
13 Sunderland 1–1 Middlesbrough 13 January 1934
Replay Middlesbrough 1–2 Sunderland 17 January 1934
14 Luton Town 0–1 Arsenal 13 January 1934
15 Tranmere Rovers 3–0 Southend United 13 January 1934
16 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Everton 13 January 1934
17 Manchester City 3–1 Blackburn Rovers 13 January 1934
18 West Ham United 3–2 Bradford City 13 January 1934
19 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 Swindon Town 13 January 1934
20 Manchester United 1–1 Portsmouth 13 January 1934
Replay Portsmouth 4–1 Manchester United 17 January 1934
21 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Huddersfield Town 13 January 1934
Replay Huddersfield Town 6–2 Plymouth Argyle 17 January 1934
22 Millwall 3–0 Accrington Stanley 13 January 1934
23 Hull City 1–0 Brentford 13 January 1934
24 Crystal Palace 1–0 Aldershot 13 January 1934
25 Chelsea 1–1 West Bromwich Albion 13 January 1934
Replay West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Chelsea 17 January 1934
26 Swansea Town 1–0 Notts County 13 January 1934
27 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Port Vale 13 January 1934
28 Cheltenham Town 1–3 Blackpool 13 January 1934
29 Leeds United 0–1 Preston North End 13 January 1934
30 Workington 4–1 Gateshead 13 January 1934
31 Stoke City 3–0 Bradford Park Avenue 13 January 1934
32 Rotherham United 0–3 Sheffield Wednesday 13 January 1934

Fourth round proper

The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 27 January 1934. Five games were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Birmingham 1–0 Charlton Athletic 27 January 1934
2 Bury 1–1 Swansea Town 27 January 1934
Replay Swansea Town 3–0 Bury 1 February 1934
3 Liverpool 3–1 Tranmere Rovers 27 January 1934
4 Aston Villa 7–2 Sunderland 27 January 1934
5 Derby County 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 January 1934
6 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 West Ham United 27 January 1934
7 Portsmouth 2–0 Grimsby Town 27 January 1934
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Bolton Wanderers 27 January 1934
Replay Bolton Wanderers 6–1 Brighton & Hove Albion 31 January 1934
9 Millwall 3–6 Leicester City 27 January 1934
10 Hull City 2–2 Manchester City 27 January 1934
Replay Manchester City 4–1 Hull City 31 January 1934
11 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday 27 January 1934
Replay Sheffield Wednesday 6–1 Oldham Athletic 31 January 1934
12 Chelsea 1–1 Nottingham Forest 27 January 1934
Replay Nottingham Forest 0–3 Chelsea 31 January 1934
13 Huddersfield Town 0–2 Northampton Town 27 January 1934
14 Arsenal 7–0 Crystal Palace 27 January 1934
15 Workington 1–2 Preston North End 27 January 1934
16 Stoke City 3–0 Blackpool 27 January 1934

Fifth round proper

The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 17 February 1934. There was one replay, in the Sheffield Wednesday–Manchester City match, played in the next midweek fixture.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Birmingham 1–2 Leicester City 17 February 1934
2 Liverpool 0–3 Bolton Wanderers 17 February 1934
3 Preston North End 4–0 Northampton Town 17 February 1934
4 Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 Manchester City 17 February 1934
Replay Manchester City 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday 21 February 1934
5 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Aston Villa 17 February 1934
6 Swansea Town 0–1 Portsmouth 17 February 1934
7 Arsenal 1–0 Derby County 17 February 1934
8 Stoke City 3–1 Chelsea 17 February 1934

Sixth round proper

The four Sixth Round ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 3 March 1934. There were no replays.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Preston North End 0–1 Leicester City 3 March 1934
2 Bolton Wanderers 0–3 Portsmouth 3 March 1934
3 Manchester City 1–0 Stoke City 3 March 1934
4 Arsenal 1–2 Aston Villa 3 March 1934

Semi-Finals

The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 17 March 1934. Manchester City and Portsmouth won their matches to meet in the final at Wembley

17 March 1934
15:00
Manchester City 6–1 Aston Villa Leeds Road, Huddersfield

17 March 1934
15:00
Portsmouth 4–1 Leicester City St. Andrew's, Birmingham

Final

The 1934 FA Cup Final was contested by Manchester City and Portsmouth at Wembley. Manchester City won the game through two late goals from Fred Tilson, after Septimus Rutherford had put Portsmouth ahead midway through the first half.

Match details

28 April 1934
15:00 BST
Manchester City 2 – 1 Portsmouth Wembley, London
Attendance: 93,258
Referee: Stanley Rous, Hertfordshire
Tilson  74'  88' (Report) Rutherford  28'
Manchester City
Portsmouth

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