1911–12 FA Cup

The 1911–12 FA Cup was the 41st season of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup). Barnsley won the competition for the first time, beating West Bromwich Albion 1–0 after extra time in the replay of the final at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, through a goal from Harry Tufnell. The first match, held at Crystal Palace, London, was a 0–0 draw.

1911–12 FA Cup
Country England
Defending championsBradford City
ChampionsBarnsley (1st title)
Runners-upWest Bromwich Albion

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 two preliminary rounds, five qualifying rounds, four proper rounds, and the semi finals and final.

RoundDate
Extra Preliminary RoundSaturday 9 September 1911
Preliminary RoundSaturday 16 September 1911
First Round QualifyingSaturday 30 September 1911
Second Round QualifyingSaturday 14 October 1911
Third Round QualifyingSaturday 4 November 1911
Fourth Round QualifyingSaturday 18 November 1911
Fifth Round QualifyingSaturday 2 December 1911
First Round ProperSaturday 13 January 1912
Second Round ProperSaturday 3 February 1912
Third Round ProperSaturday 24 February 1912
Fourth Round ProperSaturday 9 March 1912
Semi-FinalsSaturday 30 March 1912
FinalSaturday 20 April 1912

First round proper

37 of the 40 clubs from the First and Second divisions joined the 12 clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. Three sides, Stockport County, Grimsby Town and Gainsborough Trinity were entered instead at the Fourth Qualifying Round. Grimsby Town lost to Lincoln City in that round, while the other two and ten other non-league clubs won through to the First Round Proper.

Fifteen non-league sides were given byes to the First Round to bring the total number of teams up to 64. These were:

Southampton
Millwall Athletic
Queens Park Rangers
Crystal Palace
Swindon Town
Plymouth Argyle
Leyton
Portsmouth
Northampton Town
Bristol Rovers
Norwich City
Luton Town
West Ham United
Brighton & Hove Albion
Coventry City

32 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 13 January 1912. Eight matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture. One of these matches went to a second replay the following week.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1Birmingham0–0Barnsley13 January 1912
ReplayBarnsley3–0Birmingham22 January 1912
2Darlington2–1Brighton & Hove Albion13 January 1912
3Bury2–1Millwall Athletic13 January 1912
4Liverpool1–0Leyton13 January 1912
5Preston North End0–1Manchester City13 January 1912
6Southampton0–2Coventry City13 January 1912
7Watford0–0Wolverhampton Wanderers13 January 1912
ReplayWolverhampton Wanderers10–0Watford24 January 1912
8Nottingham Forest0–1Bradford Park Avenue13 January 1912
9Blackburn Rovers4–1Norwich City13 January 1912
10Aston Villa6–0Walsall13 January 1912
11Bolton Wanderers1–0Woolwich Arsenal13 January 1912
12Southport Central0–2Reading13 January 1912
13Crewe Alexandra1–1Blackpool13 January 1912
ReplayBlackpool2–2Crewe Alexandra22 January 1912
ReplayCrewe Alexandra1–2Blackpool25 January 1912
14Middlesbrough0–0The Wednesday13 January 1912
ReplayThe Wednesday1–2Middlesbrough25 January 1912
15West Bromwich Albion3–0Tottenham Hotspur13 January 1912
16Sunderland3–1Plymouth Argyle13 January 1912
17Derby County3–0Newcastle United13 January 1912
18Lincoln City2–0Stockport County13 January 1912
19Luton Town2–4Notts County13 January 1912
20Swindon Town5–0Sutton Junction13 January 1912
21Queens Park Rangers0–0Bradford City13 January 1912
ReplayBradford City4–0Queens Park Rangers18 January 1912
22Fulham2–1Burnley13 January 1912
23Brentford0–0Crystal Palace13 January 1912
ReplayCrystal Palace4–0Brentford17 January 1912
24Bristol Rovers1–2Portsmouth13 January 1912
25Northampton Town1–0Bristol City13 January 1912
26West Ham United2–1Gainsborough Trinity13 January 1912
27Manchester United3–1Huddersfield Town13 January 1912
28Leeds City1–0Glossop13 January 1912
29Clapton Orient1–2Everton13 January 1912
30Oldham Athletic1–1Hull City13 January 1912
ReplayHull City0–1Oldham Athletic16 January 1912
31Chelsea1–0Sheffield United13 January 1912
32Croydon Common2–2Leicester Fosse13 January 1912
ReplayLeicester Fosse6–1Croydon Common22 January 1912

Second Round Proper

The sixteen second round matches were played on Saturday, 3 February 1912. Five matches were drawn, with the replays taking place in the following midweek fixture.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1Darlington1–1Northampton Town3 February 1912
ReplayNorthampton Town2–0Darlington8 February 1912
2Aston Villa1–1Reading3 February 1912
ReplayReading1–0Aston Villa7 February 1912
3Bolton Wanderers1–0Blackpool3 February 1912
4Wolverhampton Wanderers2–1Lincoln City3 February 1912
5Middlesbrough1–1West Ham United3 February 1912
ReplayWest Ham United2–1Middlesbrough8 February 1912
6Derby County1–2Blackburn Rovers3 February 1912
7Everton1–1Bury3 February 1912
ReplayEverton6–0Bury8 February 1912
8Swindon Town2–0Notts County3 February 1912
9Manchester City0–1Oldham Athletic3 February 1912
10Fulham3–0Liverpool3 February 1912
11Barnsley1–0Leicester Fosse3 February 1912
12Coventry City1–5Manchester United3 February 1912
13Bradford City2–0Chelsea3 February 1912
14Leeds City0–1West Bromwich Albion3 February 1912
15Crystal Palace0–0Sunderland3 February 1912
ReplaySunderland1–0Crystal Palace7 February 1912
16Bradford Park Avenue2–0Portsmouth3 February 1912

Third round proper

The eight third-round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 24 February 1912. There were two replays, played in the following midweek fixture.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1Reading1–1Manchester United24 February 1912
ReplayManchester United3–0Reading29 February 1912
2Blackburn Rovers3–2Wolverhampton Wanderers24 February 1912
3Bolton Wanderers1–2Barnsley24 February 1912
4Sunderland1–2West Bromwich Albion24 February 1912
5Fulham2–1Northampton Town24 February 1912
6West Ham United1–1Swindon Town24 February 1912
ReplaySwindon Town4–0West Ham United28 February 1912
7Oldham Athletic0–2Everton24 February 1912
8Bradford Park Avenue0–1Bradford City24 February 1912

Fourth Round Proper

The four quarter final matches were scheduled for Saturday, 9 March 1912. There were two replays, played in the following midweek fixture. One of these went to a second replay the following week, and this then went to a third replay three days after that.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1West Bromwich Albion3–0Fulham9 March 1912
2Swindon Town2–1Everton9 March 1912
3Barnsley0–0Bradford City9 March 1912
ReplayBradford City0–0Barnsley13 March 1912
ReplayBarnsley0–0Bradford City18 March 1912
ReplayBarnsley3–2Bradford City21 March 1912
4Manchester United1–1Blackburn Rovers9 March 1912
ReplayBlackburn Rovers4–2Manchester United14 March 1912

Semi-Finals

The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 30 March 1912. Both matches went to replays, which West Bromwich Albion and Barnsley won, going on to meet each other in the final.

West Bromwich Albion0–0Blackburn Rovers
Replay
West Bromwich Albion1–0Blackburn Rovers
Barnsley0–0Swindon Town
Replay
Barnsley1–0Swindon Town

Final
Main article: 1912 FA Cup Final

The Final was contested by Barnsley and West Bromwich Albion. It took two matches to determine a winner. The first took place at Crystal Palace on 20 April 1912 and the second on 24 April at Bramall Lane. Barnsley won the replay 1–0 after extra time, through a single goal from Harry Tufnell.

Match details
Barnsley0–0West Bromwich Albion
Attendance: 54,434
Referee: J.R. Schumacher
Barnsley
West Bromwich Albion

Replay
Barnsley1–0
(a.e.t)		West Bromwich Albion
Tufnell  118'
Attendance: 38,555
Referee: J.R. Schumacher
Barnsley
West Bromwich Albion

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