1950–51_FA_Cup
1950–51 FA Cup
Football tournament season
The 1950–51 FA Cup was the 70th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Newcastle United won the competition for the fourth time, beating Blackpool 2–0 in the final at Wembley, London.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  England Wales |
| Defending champions | Arsenal |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Newcastle United (4th title) |
| Runner-up | Blackpool |
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. 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 at neutral venues 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 |
|---|---|
| Extra preliminary round | Saturday 2 September 1950 |
| Preliminary round | Saturday 16 September 1950 |
| First round qualifying | Saturday 30 September 1950 |
| Second round qualifying | Saturday 14 October 1950 |
| Third round qualifying | Saturday 28 October 1950 |
| Fourth round qualifying | Saturday 11 November 1950 |
| First round proper | Saturday 25 November 1950 |
| Second round proper | Saturday 9 December 1950 |
| Third round proper | Saturday 6 January 1951 |
| Fourth round proper | Saturday 27 January 1951 |
| Fifth round proper | Saturday 10 February 1951 |
| Sixth round proper | Saturday 24 February 1951 |
| Semi-finals | Saturday 10 March 1951 |
| Final | Saturday 28 April 1951 |
First round proper
At this stage 43 clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined 25 non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. Gateshead and Northampton Town as the strongest Third Division finishers in the previous season, were given a bye to the third round along with Stockport County, who qualified to the fifth round the last season. Of the four new clubs admitted to Football League this season, only Gillingham entered in this round and the other three were required to start in the qualifying rounds (which caused Shrewsbury Town to withdraw in protest).[1] To make the number of matches up, non-league Willington received a bye to this round. Matches were played on Saturday, 25 November 1950. Six matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week.
Second round proper
The matches were played on Saturday, 9 December 1950. Three matches were drawn, with replays taking place on the following Wednesday. One second replay was played on Monday, 18 December 1950.
Third round proper
The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage along with Gateshead, Northampton Town and Stockport County. The matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 6 January 1951, though two were postponed until later the same week. Five matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week.
Fourth round proper
The matches were played on Saturday, 27 January 1951. Two matches were drawn, the replays being played on Wednesday, 31 January 1951.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date | Attendance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackpool | 2–1 | Stockport County | 27 January 1951 | ||
| 2 | Bristol City | 1–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 27 January 1951 | ||
| 3 | Preston North End | 0–2 | Huddersfield Town | 27 January 1951 | ||
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Aston Villa | 27 January 1951 | ||
| 5 | Sunderland | 2–0 | Southampton | 27 January 1951 | ||
| 6 | Derby County | 1–3 | Birmingham City | 27 January 1951 | 37,384 | [3] |
| 7 | Luton Town | 1–2 | Bristol Rovers | 27 January 1951 | ||
| 8 | Sheffield United | 0–0 | Mansfield Town | 27 January 1951 | ||
| Replay | Mansfield Town | 4–2 | Sheffield United | 31 January 1951 | ||
| 9 | Newcastle United | 3–2 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 January 1951 | ||
| 10 | Manchester United | 4–0 | Leeds United | 27 January 1951 | ||
| 11 | Millwall | 0–1 | Fulham | 27 January 1951 | ||
| 12 | Hull City | 2–0 | Rotherham United | 27 January 1951 | ||
| 13 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Chelsea | 27 January 1951 | ||
| Replay | Chelsea | 2–0 | Exeter City | 31 January 1951 | ||
| 14 | Newport County | 0–2 | Norwich City | 27 January 1951 | ||
| 15 | Arsenal | 3–2 | Northampton Town | 27 January 1951 | ||
| 16 | Stoke City | 1–0 | West Ham United | 27 January 1951 |
Fifth round proper
The matches were played on Saturday, 10 February 1951. One match was drawn and replayed the following Wednesday.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date | Attendance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackpool | 2–0 | Mansfield Town | 10 February 1951 | ||
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | Huddersfield Town | 10 February 1951 | ||
| 3 | Sunderland | 3–1 | Norwich City | 10 February 1951 | ||
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 3–0 | Hull City | 10 February 1951 | ||
| 5 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Arsenal | 10 February 1951 | ||
| 6 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Fulham | 10 February 1951 | ||
| Replay | Fulham | 3–0 | Chelsea | 14 February 1951 | ||
| 7 | Stoke City | 2–4 | Newcastle United | 10 February 1951 | ||
| 8 | Birmingham City | 2–0 | Bristol City | 10 February 1951 | 47,831 | [3] |
Sixth round proper
Replays
Semi-finals
Replays
Final
The final took place on Saturday, 28 April 1951 at Wembley and ended in a victory for Newcastle United over Blackpool by 2–0, with both goals scored by Jackie Milburn. The attendance was 100,000.
| Newcastle United | 2 – 0 | Blackpool |
|---|---|---|
Milburn  50' 55' |
[4] |
      Newcastle United
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 Blackpool
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- A. ^ : Match played at Ninian Park, Cardiff.
- B. ^ : The original tie was abandoned after 34 minutes due to fog, with the score 0–0.
- C. ^ : Match played at Borough Park, Workington.
- D. ^ : Match played at White Hart Lane, London.
- E. ^ : Match played at Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent.
- General
- The FA Cup Archive at TheFA.com
- English FA Cup 1950/51 Archived 2008-03-12 at the Wayback Machine at Soccerbase
- FA Cup 1950/51 results at Footballsite
- Specific
- [The Guinness Record of the FA Cup https://www.amazon.co.uk/Guinness-Record-FA-Cup/dp/0851125387 Amazon] . Accessed 2009-09-18. Archived 2009-09-21.
- Detail for matches involving Birmingham City from Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 186. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- "FA Cup Final 1951". fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2008-05-23. Retrieved 2008-05-16.