The 1906–07 FA Cup was the 36th season of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup). The Wednesday won the competition for the second time, beating Everton 2–1 in the final at Crystal Palace.
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. 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.
Calendar
The format of the FA Cup for the season had a preliminary round, five qualifying rounds, four proper rounds, and the semi finals and final.
Round | Date |
Preliminary Round | Saturday 22 September 1906 |
First Round Qualifying | Saturday 6 October 1906 |
Second Round Qualifying | Saturday 20 October 1906 |
Third Round Qualifying | Saturday 3 November 1906 |
Fourth Round Qualifying | Saturday 24 November 1906 |
Fifth Round Qualifying | Saturday 8 December 1906 |
First Round Proper | Saturday 12 January 1907 |
Second Round Proper | Saturday 2 February 1907 |
Third Round Proper | Saturday 23 February 1907 |
Fourth Round Proper | Saturday 9 March 1907 |
Semi-Finals | Saturday 23 March 1907 |
Final | Saturday 20 April 1907 |
First round proper
36 of the 40 clubs from the First and Second divisions joined the 12 clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. Of the League sides not given byes to this round, Burslem Port Vale, Glossop and Burton United were put into the Fifth Qualifying Round, and each one won. Clapton Orient were placed in the Preliminary Round, but their opponents, Grays United, were given a walkover. Nine non-league clubs joined the three League sides in winning through to the First Round Proper.
Sixteen non-league sides were given byes to the First Round to bring the total number of teams up to 64. These were:
32 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 12 January 1907. Thirteen matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture, of which four went to a second replay the following week.
Second Round Proper
The 16 Second Round matches were played on Saturday, 2 February 1907. Five matches were drawn, with the replays taking place in the following midweek fixture. One of these, the Blackburn Rovers – Tottenham Hotspur match, went to a second replay the following week.
Third round proper
The eight Third Round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 23 February 1907. There were three replays, played in the following midweek fixture.
Fourth round proper
The four Fourth Round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 9 March 1907. The Crystal Palace – Everton game was drawn, and replayed on 13 March.
Semi-Finals
The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 23 March 1907. The Wednesday and Everton won to meet in the final.
Final
The Final was contested by The Wednesday and Everton at Crystal Palace. Sheffield Wednesday won 2–1, with goals by Jimmy Stewart and George Simpson.
Match details
See also
References
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| Club seasons | | First Division |
- Aston Villa
- Birmingham
- Blackburn Rovers
- Bolton Wanderers
- Bristol City
- Bury
- Derby County
- Everton
- Liverpool
- Manchester City
- Manchester United
- Middlesbrough
- Newcastle United
- Notts County
- Preston North End
- Sheffield United
- Stoke
- Sunderland
- The Wednesday
- Woolwich Arsenal
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| Second Division |
- Barnsley
- Blackpool
- Bradford City
- Burnley
- Burslem Port Vale
- Chelsea
- Burton United
- Chesterfield
- Gainsborough Trinity
- Glossop
- Grimsby Town
- Hull City
- Leeds City
- Leicester Fosse
- Clapton Orient
- Lincoln City
- Nottingham Forest
- Stockport County
- West Bromwich Albion
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
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| Southern League First Division |
- Brentford
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- Bristol Rovers
- Crystal Palace
- Fulham
- Leyton
- Luton Town
- Millwall
- New Brompton
- Northampton Town
- Norwich City
- Plymouth Argyle
- Portsmouth
- Queens Park Rangers
- Reading
- Southampton
- Swindon Town
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Watford
- West Ham United
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| Domestic cups | |
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