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The 1949–50 FA Cup was the 69th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Arsenal won the competition for the third time, beating Liverpool 2–0 in the final at Wembley, through two goals from Reg Lewis.
Tournament details | |
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Country | England Wales |
Defending champions | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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Champions | Arsenal (3rd title) |
Runner-up | Liverpool |
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.
Round | Date |
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Extra preliminary round | Saturday 3 September 1949 |
Preliminary round | Saturday 17 September 1949 |
First round qualifying | Saturday 1 October 1949 |
Second round qualifying | Saturday 15 October 1949 |
Third round qualifying | Saturday 29 October 1949 |
Fourth round qualifying | Saturday 12 November 1949 |
First round proper | Saturday 26 November 1949 |
Second round proper | Saturday 10 December 1949 |
Third round proper | Saturday 7 January 1950 |
Fourth round proper | Saturday 28 January 1950 |
Fifth round proper | Saturday 11 February 1950 |
Sixth round proper | Saturday 4 March 1950 |
Semi-finals | Saturday 18 March 1950 |
Final | Saturday 29 April 1950 |
At this stage clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined the 25 non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. Rotherham United, Reading and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, as the strongest Third Division finishers in the previous season, were given a bye to the Third Round. To make the number of matches up, non-league Yeovil Town and Bromley were given byes to this round. 34 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 26 November 1949. Three were drawn and went to replays.
The matches were played on Saturday, 10 December 1949. Six matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week. One of these replays went to a second replay.
The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage, along with the three strongest finishers from the previous season's Third Division, Rotherham United, Reading and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 7 January 1950. Nine matches were drawn and went to replays, with one of these going to a second replay.
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 28 January 1950. Six games were drawn and went to replays, which were all played in the following midweek match.
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 11 February 1950. There were three replays in total, each taking place four days later.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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1 | Chesterfield | 1–1 | Chelsea | 11 February 1950 |
Replay | Chelsea | 3–0 | Chesterfield | 15 February 1950 |
2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Blackpool | 11 February 1950 |
Replay | Blackpool | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 February 1950 |
3 | Derby County | 4–2 | Northampton Town | 11 February 1950 |
4 | Everton | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 February 1950 |
5 | Stockport County | 1–2 | Liverpool | 11 February 1950 |
6 | Manchester United | 3–3 | Portsmouth | 11 February 1950 |
Replay | Portsmouth | 1–3 | Manchester United | 15 February 1950 |
7 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Burnley | 11 February 1950 |
8 | Leeds United | 3–1 | Cardiff City | 11 February 1950 |
The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 4 March 1950. There were no replays.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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1 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Blackpool | 4 March 1950 |
2 | Derby County | 1–2 | Everton | 4 March 1950 |
3 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Manchester United | 4 March 1950 |
4 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Leeds United | 4 March 1950 |
The semi-final matches were intended to be played on Saturday, 18 March 1950, although the Liverpool–Everton fixture was not played until the week after. The London derby clash of Arsenal–Chelsea went to a replay, with Arsenal eventually winning their tie to meet Liverpool in the final at Wembley.
The 1950 FA Cup Final was contested by Arsenal and Liverpool at Wembley. Arsenal won 2–0, with both goals scored by Reg Lewis. Future legendary Liverpool manager Bob Paisley was famously dropped for the final, even after scoring the winning goal against rivals Everton in the semi-final.[1]
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