1973–74 FA Amateur Cup

The FA Amateur Cup 197374 was the 71st and last staging of England's principal cup tournament for amateur teams, the FA Amateur Cup. Bishop's Stortford won the competition for the first time, beating Ilford 41 in the final at Wembley.

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 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.

Calendar

Round Date
First Round Proper Saturday 5 January 1974
Second Round Saturday 26 January 1974
Third Round Saturday 9 February 1974
Fourth Round Saturday 2 March 1974
Semi Finals Saturday 23 March 1974
Final Saturday 20 April 1974

First round proper

The matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 5 January 1974, with four ties postponed to the next Saturday. For the first time in the competition's history, matches could be played on Sunday, and three clubs applied for a permission. There were seven replayed ties, of which one needed a second replay and another a third.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1Aveley50Alton Town5 January 1974
2Bishop Auckland03Shildon5 January 1974
3Blyth Spartans30Sutton Coldfield5 January 1974
4Boreham Wood11Hitchin Town5 January 1974
replayHitchin Town42Boreham Wood12 January 1974
5Cadbury Heath13Tilbury5 January 1974
6Croydon Amateurs01Leyton5 January 1974
7Dagenham13Walton & Hersham5 January 1974
8Dulwich Hamlet30Newquay5 January 1974
9Fareham Town11Cheshunt5 January 1974
replayCheshunt11Fareham Town12 January 1974
replayFareham Town02Cheshunt19 January 1974
10Faversham16Barking5 January 1974
11Hampton24Leytonstone5 January 1974
12Hertford Town20Finchley5 January 1974
13Kingstonian00Ilford5 January 1974
replayIlford21Kingstonian5 January 1974
14Leatherhead40Enfield5 January 1974
15Leeds & Carnegie College40Prestwich Heys5 January 1974
16Loughborough Colleges22Friar Lane Old Boys5 January 1974
replayFriar Lane Old Boys10Loughborough Colleges12 January 1974
17Marine12Ashington5 January 1974
18Middlewich Athletic40Oldbury United5 January 1974
19Ormskirk12Evenwood Town5 January 1974
20Oxford City11Slough Town5 January 1974
replaySlough Town10Oxford City12 January 1974
21St. Albans City11Brockenhurst5 January 1974
replayBrockenhurst10St. Albans City12 January 1974
22Southall22Carshalton Athletic5 January 1974
replayCarshalton Athletic12Southall12 January 1974
23Sutton United31Tooting & Mitcham5 January 1974
24Tow Law Town12Highgate United5 January 1974
25Wycombe Wanderers50Hornchurch5 January 1974
26Horsham21Clacton12 January 1974
27Walthamstow Avenue12Woking12 January 1974
28Hendon00Harwich & Parkeston12 January 1974
replayHarwich & Parkeston11Hendon19 January 1974
replayHendon22Harwich & Parkeston26 January 1974
replayHarwich & Parkeston20Hendon30 January 1974
29North Shields20Alvechurch12 January 1974
30Bishop's Stortford20Hayes6 January 1974
31Spennymoor United40Emley6 January 1974
32Chesham United32Maidenhead United6 January 1974

Second round proper

The matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 26 January 1974, but one tie was postponed to the next Saturday, and one was played on Sunday. Five replays were necessary (one of which was played on Sunday).

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1Aveley00Leyton26 January 1974
replayLeyton01Aveley2 February 1974
2Barking13Sutton United26 January 1974
3Bishop's Stortford21Hitchin Town26 January 1974
4Evenwood Town03Wycombe Wanderers26 January 1974
5Friar Lane Old Boys41Chesham United26 January 1974
6Highgate United10Hertford Town26 January 1974
7Horsham22Woking26 January 1974
replayWoking32Horsham2 February 1974
8Ilford30Brockenhurst26 January 1974
9Leeds & Carnegie Colleges02Dulwich Hamlet26 January 1974
10Leytonstone01Walton & Hersham26 January 1974
11Middlewich Athletic09Leatherhead26 January 1974
12Slough Town11Ashington26 January 1974
replayAshington10Slough Town2 February 1974
13North Shields20Shildon26 January 1974
14Blyth Spartans20Fareham Town26 January 1974
15Southall11Spennymoor United26 January 1974
replaySpennymoor United41Southall3 February 1974
16Tilbury00Hendon2 February 1974
replayHendon20Tilbury9 February 1974

Third round proper

The matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 9 February 1974, but four ties were postponed to the next Saturday (including one due to delay in settling a second round tie. Four replays were necessary, as well as one second replay.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1Blyth Spartans21Wycombe Wanderers9 February 1974
2Dulwich Hamlet41Friar Lane Old Boys9 February 1974
3Ashington11North Shields9 February 1974
replayNorth Shields02Ashington16 February 1974
4Spennymoor United02Sutton United9 February 1974
5Hendon11Leatherhead16 February 1974
replayLeatherhead11Hendon23 February 1974
replayHendon02Leatherhead2 March 1974
6Aveley11Woking16 February 1974
replayWoking20Aveley23 February 1974
7Ilford21Highgate United16 February 1974
8Walton & Hersham00Bishop's Stortford16 February 1974
replayBishop's Stortford10Walton & Hersham23 February 1974

Fourth round proper

The matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 2 March 1974, with one tie postponed to the following Saturday, and one replay necessary.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1Ashington20Woking2 March 1974
2Bishop's Stortford31Blyth Spartans2 March 1974
3Ilford11Dulwich Hamlet2 March 1974
replayDulwich Hamlet01Ilford2 March 1974
4Sutton United01Leatherhead9 March 1974

Semi-finals

The matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 23 March 1974, on neutral venues. There was one replay.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1Ashington00Bishop's Stortford23 March 1974
replayBishop's Stortford30Ashington30 March 1974
2Ilford10Leatherhead23 March 1974

Final

20 April 1974
15:00 BST
Bishop's Stortford 4 1 Ilford
D. Lawrence, P. Leakey, D. Murphy, M. Smith (pen) P. Drabwell
Wembley, London
Attendance: 30,500
Referee: D. Turner (Cannock)
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