1903 FA Cup Final

1903 FA Cup Final
Event 1902–03 FA Cup
Date 18 April 1903
Venue Crystal Palace, London
Referee J Adams
Attendance 63,102

The 1903 FA Cup Final was contested by Bury and Derby County at Crystal Palace. Bury won 60.[1]

Route to the final

Round 1 - Wolverhampton Wanderers ( H ) 10
Round 2 - Sheffield United ( A ) 10
Round 3 - Notts County ( H ) 10
Semi-final - Aston Villa ( N ) 30
Round 1 - Birmingham ( H ) 21
Round 2 - Blackburn Rovers ( H ) 20
Round 3 - Stoke ( H ) 30
Semi-final - Millwall ( N ) 30

Match details

18 April 1903[2]
15:00 GMT
Bury 60 Derby County
Ross  20'
Sagar  48'
Leeming  56'  76'
Wood  57'
Plant  59'
[3]
Crystal Palace, London
Attendance: 63,102[3]
Referee: J. Adams
Bury[4]
Derby County[4]
Hugh Monteith
Jimmy Lindsay
James McEwen
John Johnston
Frank Thorpe
George Ross (c)
Billy Richards
Willie Wood
Charlie Sagar
Joe Leeming
John Plant
Manager:
H. S. Hamer
Jack Fryer
Jimmy Methven
Charlie Morris
Ben Warren
Archie Goodall (c)
Johnny May
Joe Warrington
Charlie York
John Boag
George Richards
George Davis
Manager:
Harry Newbould

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.
  • No substitutes

Match summary

Derby came into the final without the injured Steve Bloomer, but even so they had the stronger side on paper. However, the match turned out to be one of the most one-sided ever played, and Bury's 60 victory remains a record for the biggest win in the FA Cup final. Bury also equalled another record, winning the Cup without conceding a goal in any round.[3]

Derby's play was so poor that Bury were never fully extended. Monteith, the Bury goalkeeper, had little to do whilst defenders McEwen and Ross contributed much to Bury's crushing victory. Richards led the attack although he didn't score; Leeming scored twice with Bury's other goals coming from Ross, Sagar, Wood and Plant.[3]

References

  1. "The Emirates FA Cup, Past Results". The FA. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  2. "FA Cup 1902/1903 » Schedule". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Bury v Derby County, 18 April 1903". 11v11.com. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  4. 1 2 "The FA Cup Finalists 1900-1909 - Historical Football Kits". Retrieved 14 April 2016.
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