1913 FA Cup final

The 1913 FA Cup final was contested by Aston Villa and Sunderland on 19 April 1913 at London's Crystal Palace. Aston Villa won 1–0 with a goal by Tommy Barber from a cross by Charlie Wallace. Wallace had earlier missed a penalty, something that would not occur again in an FA Cup final until the 1988 final between Wimbledon and Liverpool.

1913 FA Cup Final

Programme cover
Event	1912–13 FA Cup
Aston Villa Sunderland 1 0
Date	19 April 1913
Venue	Crystal Palace, London
Referee	A. Adams
Attendance	121,919
← 1912 1914 →

It was Sunderland's first appearance in the FA Cup Final and the first time the Football League's top two finishers had vied for the trophy, even though the League would not be decided for another week.^{[citation needed]} On their way to the match Sunderland had to replay their quarter-final twice and then their semi-final once after draws in those contests. Aston Villa were appearing in the final after an eight-year absence and their victory was their fifth, equalling the record at that time of the Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers.

During the match Sunderland's Charlie Thomson and Villa's Harry Hampton almost immediately resumed a long-running feud that led to both players being suspended for a month at the start of the following season.^[1] The contest was noted for its rough play and led to the withdrawal of Sunderland's invitation to take part in the 1913 Charity Shield match. The referee, Mr. A. Adams, from Nottingham was also suspended, to the dismay of the Referees' Union,^[2] having allowed 17 minutes for stoppage time.^{[citation needed]}

Route to the final

1913 Aston Villa team after pre-cup game with Chelsea. The three players far right are Littlewood (who did not appear in the cup final), Stephenson, and Barber. Tommy Weston, who did appear in the cup rounds, is not shown

Aston Villa

Round 1	Derby County	1–3	Aston Villa
Round 2	Aston Villa	5–0	West Ham United
Round 3	Aston Villa	5–0	Crystal Palace
Quarter-final	Bradford Park Avenue	0–5	Aston Villa
Semi-final	Aston Villa	1–0	Oldham Athletic
	(at Ewood Park)

Sunderland

Round 1	Sunderland	6–0	Clapton Orient
Round 2	Sunderland	2–0	Manchester City
Round 3	Sunderland	4–2	Swindon Town
Quarter-final	Sunderland	0–0	Newcastle United
Quarter-final replay	Newcastle United	2–2	Sunderland
Quarter-final 2nd replay	Newcastle United	0–3	Sunderland
Semi-final	Sunderland	0–0	Burnley
	(at Bramall Lane)
Semi-final replay	Sunderland	3–2	Burnley
	(at St Andrew's)

Match details

19 April 1913
15:00 BST

Aston Villa	1–0	Sunderland
Barber 78'	Report

Crystal Palace, London

Attendance: 121,919

Referee: Mr. A. Adams (Nottingham)

Aston Villa

Sunderland

GK Sam Hardy DF Tom Lyons DF Tommy Weston MF Tommy Barber MF Jimmy Harrop MF Jimmy Leach FW Charlie Wallace FW Clem Stephenson FW Harry Hampton FW Harold Halse FW Joe Bache (c) Secretary-Manager: George Ramsay

GK Joe Butler DF Charlie Gladwin DF Harry Ness MF Francis Cuggy MF Charlie Thomson (c) MF Harry Low FW Jackie Mordue FW Charlie Buchan FW James Richardson FW George Holley FW Henry Martin Manager: Bob Kyle

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Replay if scores still level.