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Tournament details | |
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Country | England Wales |
Defending champions | West Bromwich Albion |
Final positions | |
Champions | Newcastle United (6th title) |
Runner-up | Manchester City |
The 1954–55 FA Cup was the 74th 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 sixth time, beating Manchester City 3–1 in the final at Wembley.
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.
Calendar
Round | Date |
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Preliminary round | Saturday 11 September 1954 |
First round qualifying | Saturday 25 September 1954 |
Second round qualifying | Saturday 9 October 1954 |
Third round qualifying | Saturday 23 October 1954 |
Fourth round qualifying | Saturday 6 November 1954 |
First round proper | Saturday 20 November 1954 |
Second round proper | Saturday 11 December 1954 |
Third round proper | Saturday 8 January 1955 |
Fourth round proper | Saturday 29 January 1955 |
Fifth round proper | Saturday 19 February 1955 |
Sixth round proper | Saturday 12 March 1955 |
Semi-finals | Saturday 26 March 1955 |
Final | Saturday 7 May 1955 |
First round proper
At this stage clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined those non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds (except Crook Town and Bishop Auckland that given byes to this round). Matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 20 November 1954. Seven were drawn and went to replays, with one of these going to a second replay.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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1 | Barnet | 1–4 | Southampton | 20 November 1954 |
2 | Barrow | 1–1 | Darlington | 20 November 1954 |
Replay | Darlington | 2–1 | Barrow | 24 November 1954 |
3 | Bristol City | 1–2 | Southend United | 20 November 1954 |
4 | Dorchester Town | 2–0 | Bedford Town | 20 November 1954 |
5 | Reading | 3–3 | Colchester United | 20 November 1954 |
Replay | Colchester United | 1–2 | Reading | 25 November 1954 |
6 | Walsall | 5–2 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 November 1954 |
7 | Gillingham | 2–0 | Newport County | 20 November 1954 |
8 | Grimsby Town | 2–1 | Halifax Town | 20 November 1954 |
9 | Swindon Town | 0–2 | Crystal Palace | 20 November 1954 |
10 | Bishop Auckland | 5–1 | Kettering Town | 20 November 1954 |
11 | Tranmere Rovers | 3–3 | Rochdale | 20 November 1954 |
Replay | Rochdale | 1–0 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 November 1954 |
12 | Stockport County | 0–1 | Carlisle United | 20 November 1954 |
13 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–2 | Walthamstow Avenue | 20 November 1954 |
Replay | Walthamstow Avenue | 2–2 | Queens Park Rangers | 25 November 1954 |
Replay | Queens Park Rangers | 0–4 | Walthamstow Avenue | 29 November 1954 |
14 | Accrington Stanley | 7–1 | Creswell Colliery | 20 November 1954 |
15 | Barnsley | 3–2 | Wigan Athletic | 20 November 1954 |
16 | Brentford | 2–1 | Nuneaton Borough | 20 November 1954 |
17 | Crook Town | 5–3 | Stanley United | 20 November 1954 |
18 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Coventry City | 20 November 1954 |
19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5–0 | Tunbridge Wells United | 20 November 1954 |
20 | Norwich City | 4–2 | Headington United | 20 November 1954 |
21 | Bradford City | 3–1 | Mansfield Town | 20 November 1954 |
22 | Millwall | 3–2 | Exeter City | 20 November 1954 |
23 | Oldham Athletic | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 November 1954 |
24 | Frome Town | 0–3 | Leyton Orient | 20 November 1954 |
25 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2–0 | Southport | 20 November 1954 |
26 | Hartlepools United | 1–0 | Chesterfield | 20 November 1954 |
27 | Selby Town | 2–1 | Rhyl | 20 November 1954 |
28 | Torquay United | 4–0 | Cambridge United | 20 November 1954 |
29 | Workington | 5–1 | Hyde United | 20 November 1954 |
30 | York City | 3–2 | Scarborough | 20 November 1954 |
31 | Netherfield (Kendal) | 3–3 | Wrexham | 20 November 1954 |
Replay | Wrexham | 4–0 | Netherfield (Kendal) | 24 November 1954 |
32 | Aldershot | 3–1 | Chelmsford City | 20 November 1954 |
33 | Horden CW | 0–1 | Scunthorpe United | 20 November 1954 |
34 | Gateshead | 6–0 | Chester | 20 November 1954 |
35 | Hounslow Town | 2–4 | Hastings United | 20 November 1954 |
36 | Boston United | 1–1 | Blyth Spartans | 20 November 1954 |
Replay | Blyth Spartans | 5–4 | Boston United | 24 November 1954 |
37 | Merthyr Tydfil | 1–1 | Wellington Town | 20 November 1954 |
Replay | Wellington Town | 1–6 | Merthyr Tydfil | 24 November 1954 |
38 | Hinckley Athletic | 4–3 | Newport (IOW) | 20 November 1954 |
39 | Barnstaple Town | 1–4 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 20 November 1954 |
40 | Corby Town | 0–2 | Watford | 20 November 1954 |
Second round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 11 December 1954. Four matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | 11 December 1954 |
2 | Dorchester Town | 2–5 | York City | 11 December 1954 |
3 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Hinckley Athletic | 11 December 1954 |
4 | Gillingham | 1–1 | Reading | 11 December 1954 |
Replay | Reading | 5–3 | Gillingham | 13 December 1954 |
5 | Grimsby Town | 4–1 | Southampton | 11 December 1954 |
6 | Wrexham | 1–2 | Walsall | 11 December 1954 |
7 | Brentford | 4–1 | Crook Town | 11 December 1954 |
8 | Coventry City | 4–0 | Scunthorpe United | 11 December 1954 |
9 | Norwich City | 0–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 11 December 1954 |
Replay | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5–1 | Norwich City | 15 December 1954 |
10 | Bradford City | 7–1 | Merthyr Tydfil | 11 December 1954 |
11 | Millwall | 3–2 | Accrington Stanley | 11 December 1954 |
12 | Carlisle United | 2–2 | Watford | 11 December 1954 |
Replay | Watford | 4–1 | Carlisle United | 15 December 1954 |
13 | Crystal Palace | 2–4 | Bishop Auckland | 11 December 1954 |
14 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2–3 | Southend United | 11 December 1954 |
15 | Hartlepools United | 4–0 | Aldershot | 11 December 1954 |
16 | Blyth Spartans | 1–3 | Torquay United | 11 December 1954 |
17 | Selby Town | 0–2 | Hastings United | 11 December 1954 |
18 | Walthamstow Avenue | 0–3 | Darlington | 11 December 1954 |
19 | Gateshead | 3–3 | Barnsley | 11 December 1954 |
Replay | Barnsley | 0–1 | Gateshead | 16 December 1954 |
20 | Leyton Orient | 0–1 | Workington | 11 December 1954 |
Third round proper
The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 8 January 1955. Ten matches were drawn and went to replays, with three of these requiring a second replay. Notable is tie no. 3, between Bury and Stoke City, which went to four replays before Stoke won in the final game, with an aggregated score of 9–10.