The
1913 FA Cup Final was contested by
Aston VillaAston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
and
SunderlandSunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
on 19 April 1913 at
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Crystal PalaceThe National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace in south London, England is a large sports centre and athletics stadium. It was opened in 1964 in Crystal Palace Park, close to the site of the former Crystal Palace, in the former parkland and also usurping part of the former grand prix circuit.It was...
. Playing as the home side, Aston Villa won 1–0 on a goal by Tommy Barber on a crossed ball from
Charlie WallaceCharlie Wallace is a former English footballer who played for Aston Villa, Crystal Palace F.C. and Oldham Athletic A.F.C.....
. Wallace had earlier missed a penalty, something that would not occur again in FA Cup play until the 1988 final between Wimbledon and Liverpool.
It was Sunderland's first appearance in the
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and the first time
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's top two finishers had vied for the trophy (even though the League would not be decided for another week). 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 was re-appearing in the final after an eight year absence and their victory was their fifth, equalling the then-current record of the
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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. 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. Referee Mr. A. Adams from Nottingham was also suspended, having allowed no less than 17 minutes for stoppage time.
Match details
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 Sam HardySamuel Hardy was a former England-international goalkeeper.In 1902, Chesterfield manager Jack Hoskin beat Derby County to sign Hardy, doing so under a lamp post in Newbold. Hardy, something of a shrewd character, wouldn't sign the forms until Hoskin promised to pay him 18 shillings when the...
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| Tommy Weston Thomas Weston was a footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa and Stoke. He made four appearances for Stoke and one hundred fifty four for Aston Villa.-Career:Joined up in 1917 as a Private in British Army...
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| Tommy Barber |
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| Charlie Wallace Charlie Wallace is a former English footballer who played for Aston Villa, Crystal Palace F.C. and Oldham Athletic A.F.C.....
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| Clem Stephenson Clement "Clem" Stephenson was an England national team captain whose 20 year career at Aston Villa and Huddersfield Town included emphatic successes in both the FA Cup and League Championships...
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| Harold Halse Harold James Halse was an English football forward, who played most of his career for Manchester United and then for Chelsea...
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Joseph BacheJoseph William Bache , born in Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, was a footballer who played for Aston Villa.Joe Bache was a prolific centre forward for Aston Villa between 1900 and 1919...
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| Joe Butler Joseph 'Joe' Butler is a retired football Right Back best known for his spell at Swindon Town.-Newcastle United:...
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| Harry Ness Harry Ness was a footballer who played for Barnsley and Sunderland. He was a Full Back-Club career:Harry Ness was part of the Barnsley side that contested the 1910 FA Cup Final. They lost in a replay 2-0 to Newcastle United...
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| Francis Cuggy Francis Cuggy was an English footballer who played at right half. He won the Football League championship with Sunderland in 1912–13 and made two appearances for England.-Sunderland:...
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| Charlie Thomson Charles "Charlie" Bellany Thomson was a Scottish footballer who played for Heart of Midlothian, Sunderland and the Scotland national team....
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| Harry Low Harry Low was a Scottish footballer who played for Aberdeen and Sunderland as a wing half. Low made his debut for Sunderland on 2 September 1907 against Manchester City in a 5–2 defeat at Roker Park...
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| Jackie Mordue John "Jackie" Mordue was an English footballer who played at outside right, and won the Football League championship with Sunderland in 1912–13 and made two appearances for England.-Early career:...
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Charlie BuchanCharles Murray Buchan was an English football player and writer.-Early career:Born in Plumstead, London, Buchan first played as an amateur for local club Woolwich Arsenal, joining the club in December 1909...
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| George Holley George Holley was an English professional footballer who spent most of his career as an inside forward with Sunderland, helping them claim the Football League title in 1913...
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| Henry Martin Henry Martin was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left for Sunderland, Nottingham Forest and Rochdale. At Sunderland he won the Football League title and reached the Cup Final in 1913...
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| Bob Kyle Robert H. "Bob" Kyle was a Northern Irish football manager during the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s.A native of Belfast, Kyle was club secretary at Distillery in the Irish League from June 1897 to 1905...
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MATCH RULES
- 90 minutes.
- 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
- Replay if scores still level.
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Aston Villa
EWLINE
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Derby CountyDerby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
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1–3 |
Aston Villa |
| Round 2 |
Aston Villa |
5–0 |
West Ham UnitedWest Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
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| Round 3 |
Aston Villa |
5–0 |
Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
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| Quarter-final |
Bradford Park Avenue Bradford Association Football Club, previously also known as Bradford and since its reformation in the 1970s now referred to as Bradford Park Avenue, is a football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England...
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0–5 |
Aston Villa |
| Semi-final |
Aston Villa |
1–0 |
Oldham AthleticOldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league...
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(at Ewood ParkEwood Park is a football stadium in the English town of Blackburn, Lancashire, and is the home of Blackburn Rovers Football Club — one of the founder members of the Football League and Premier League. Rovers have played there since they moved from Leamington Street in the summer of 1890. The...
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Sunderland
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Clapton OrientLeyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...
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Manchester CityManchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
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Swindon TownSwindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...
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Quarter-final||align=right|Sunderland||0–0||
Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
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Quarter-final replay||align=right|Newcastle United||2–2||Sunderland
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Semi-final||align=right|Sunderland||0–0||
BurnleyBurnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
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Bramall Lane-Cricket at the Lane:Bramall Lane opened as a cricket ground in 1855, having been leased by Michael Ellison from the Duke of Norfolk at an annual rent of £70. The site was then away from the town's industrial area, and relatively free from smoke. It was built to host the matches of local cricket...
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Semi-final replay||align=right|Sunderland||3–2||
BurnleyBurnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
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