1901 FA Cup final
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The 1901 FA Cup final was an association football match between Sheffield United and Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, 20 April 1901 at the Crystal Palace stadium in south London. It was the final match of the 1900–01 FA Cup, the 30th edition of the world's oldest football knockout competition, and England's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, better known as the FA Cup.
Event | 1900–01 FA Cup | ||||||
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Tottenham Hotspur won after a replay | |||||||
Final | |||||||
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Date | 20 April 1901 (1901-04-20) | ||||||
Venue | Crystal Palace, London | ||||||
Referee | Arthur Kingscott (Long Eaton, Derbyshire) | ||||||
Attendance | 110,820 | ||||||
Weather | Fine | ||||||
Replay | |||||||
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Date | 27 April 1901 (1901-04-27) | ||||||
Venue | Burnden Park, Bolton | ||||||
Referee | Arthur Kingscott (Long Eaton, Derbyshire) | ||||||
Attendance | 20,470 | ||||||
Weather | Windy with showers | ||||||
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Sheffield United were appearing in their second final, having won the cup in 1899, and Tottenham Hotspur in their first. Both teams joined the competition in the first round proper and progressed through four rounds to the final. As a member of the Football League First Division, Sheffield United were exempt from the competition's qualifying phase. Tottenham Hotspur, as a member of the Southern League, would normally have been required to pre-qualify but, as champions of the Southern League in 1899–1900, they were given byes through the qualifying phase to the first round.
The final was watched by a world record crowd of 110,820 and ended in a 2–2 draw. The goalscorers were Fred Priest and Walter Bennett for Sheffield United and Sandy Brown (twice) for Tottenham Hotspur. A replay was held a week later on 27 April at Burnden Park in Bolton, but before a much-reduced crowd of 20,470. Tottenham Hotspur won 3–1 with goals by John Cameron, Tom Smith and Brown against one by Fred Priest for Sheffield United. Brown was the first player to score a goal (fifteen in total) in every round of an FA Cup tournament.