1899 FA Cup final

1899 FA Cup Final
	Sheffield United, winning side, posing ; with the trophy
Event	1898–99 FA Cup
Date	15 April 1899
Venue	Crystal Palace, London
Referee	Arthur Scragg
Attendance	73,833
	← 1898 1900 →

The 1899 FA Cup Final was contested by Sheffield United and Derby County at Crystal Palace. Sheffield United won 4–1, with four second-half goals scored by Jack Almond, Walter Bennett, Billy Beer and Fred Priest after John Boag had scored a first-half opener for County. This was Derby's second successive losing final and worse was to come in that regard in 1903 against Bury.^[1] The contest was photographed by Henry Jasper Redfern.

Match details

15 April 1899
15:00 GMT

Sheffield United	4–1	Derby County
Bennett 60' Beer 65' Almond 69' Priest 89'	^[2]	Boag 12'

Crystal Palace, London

Attendance: 73,833^[3]

Referee: Arthur Scragg

Sheffield United

Derby County ^[4]



		Willie Foulke
		Harry Thickett
		Peter Boyle
		Harry Johnson
		Tom Morren
		Ernest Needham
		Walter Bennett
		Billy Beer
		George Hedley
		Jack Almond
		Fred Priest
Club Secretary:
John Nicholson



		Jack Fryer
		Jimmy Methven
		Jonathan Staley
		John D. Cox
		Robert Paterson
		Johnny May
		Tommy Arkesden
		Steve Bloomer
		John Boag
		Billy MacDonald
		Harry Allen
Manager:
Harry Newbould

Road to the Final

Sheffield United were drawn away from home in every round and needed replays on five occasions, including three against Liverpool.^[5]^[6]

Sheffield United

28 Jan 1899

1st Round

Burnley	2 - 2	Sheffield United

Turf Moor, Burnley

1 Feb 1899

1st Round (Replay)

Sheffield United	2 - 1	Burnley

Bramhall Lane, Sheffield

11 Feb 1899

2nd Round

Preston North End	2 - 2	Sheffield United

Deepdale, Preston

16 Feb 1899

2nd Round (Replay)

Sheffield United	2 - 1	Preston North End

Bramhall Lane, Sheffield

25 Feb 1899

Quarter-final

Nottingham Forest	0 - 1	Sheffield United

City Ground, Nottingham

18 Mar 1899

Semi-final

Liverpool	2 - 2	Sheffield United

City Ground, Nottingham

23 Mar 1899

Semi-final (1st Replay)

Liverpool	4 - 4	Sheffield United

Burnden Park, Bolton

27 Mar 1899

Semi-final (2nd Replay)

Liverpool	1 - 0 (Abandoned)	Sheffield United

Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester

30 Mar 1899

Semi-final (3rd Replay)

Liverpool	0 - 1	Sheffield United

Baseball Ground, Derby

Derby County

28 Jan 1899

1st Round

Woolwich Arsenal	0 - 6	Derby County

Manor Ground, Plumstead, London

11 Feb 1899

2nd Round

Derby County	2 - 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers

Baseball Ground, Derby

25 Feb 1899

Quarter-final

Southampton	1 - 2	Derby County

The Dell, Southampton

18 Mar 1899

Semi-final

Derby County	3 - 1	Stoke City

Dudley Road, Wolverhampton

References

^ Derby County: The Story of a football club (abridged sample, page 21), Anton Rippon, 2013, ISBN 978-0992677909
^ Match report at fa-cupfinals.co.uk Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Sporting Chronicle – 1899 FA Cup Final". Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2007.
^ FA Cup Final kits, 1890–1899
^ John Motson (2005). Motson's FA Cup Odyssey: The World's Greatest Knockout Competition. Robson. p. 47. ISBN 1-861-05903-5. 1899 FA Cup Final.
^ "1899 FA Cup by rounds". Retrieved 28 December 2016.

[1] Derby County: The Story of a football club (abridged sample, page 21), Anton Rippon, 2013, ISBN 978-0992677909

[2] Match report at fa-cupfinals.co.uk Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Sporting Chronicle – 1899 FA Cup Final". Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2007.

[4] FA Cup Final kits, 1890–1899

[5] John Motson (2005). Motson's FA Cup Odyssey: The World's Greatest Knockout Competition. Robson. p. 47. ISBN 1-861-05903-5. 1899 FA Cup Final.

[6] "1899 FA Cup by rounds". Retrieved 28 December 2016.

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