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1948–49 FA Cup

FieldValue
title1948–49 FA Cup
countryEngland
Wales
defending_championsManchester United
winnersWolverhampton Wanderers
count3
secondLeicester City
prev_season1947–48
next_season1949–50

Wales

The 1948–49 FA Cup was the 68th staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Wolverhampton Wanderers won the competition for the third time, beating Leicester 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

RoundDate
Extra preliminary roundSaturday 4 September 1948
Preliminary roundSaturday 18 September 1948
First qualifying roundSaturday 2 October 1948
Second qualifying roundSaturday 16 October 1948
Third qualifying roundSaturday 30 October 1948
Fourth qualifying roundSaturday 13 November 1948
First round properSaturday 27 November 1948
Second roundSaturday 11 December 1948
Third roundSaturday 8 January 1949
Fourth roundSaturday 29 January 1949
Fifth roundSaturday 13 February 1949
Sixth roundSaturday 26 February 1949
SemifinalsSaturday 26 March 1949
FinalSaturday 30 April 1949

Qualifying rounds

Most participating clubs that were not members of the Football League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 25 places available in the first round.

The 25 winners from the fourth qualifying round were Billingham Synthonia, Scarborough, Horden Colliery Welfare, Workington, Netherfield, Rhyl, Witton Albion, Runcorn, Hereford United, Wellington Town, Scunthorpe & Lindsey United, Gainsborough Trinity, Peterborough United, Kidderminster Harriers, Cambridge Town, Walthamstow Avenue, Romford, Barnet, Tooting & Mitcham United, Dartford, Chelmsford City, Dulwich Hamlet, Weymouth, Gloucester City and Yeovil Town.

Those appearing in the competition proper for the first time were Billingham Synthonia, Witton Albion, Tooting & Mitcham United and Gloucester City, while Hereford United had not reached this stage since 1932–33 and Weymouth had not done so since 1926-27.

Weymouth was the most successful club from this season's extra preliminary round, progressing to the second round proper after defeating Bournemouth, Andover, Newport (IOW), Longfleet St Mary's, Poole Town, Trowbridge Town and Chelmsford City. Horden Colliery Welfare, Romford and Gloucester City also progressed from the extra preliminary round to the first round proper.

First round proper

At this stage 41 clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined the 25 non-league clubs that came through the qualifying rounds. Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Rotherham United and Swindon Town were given byes to the third round. To make the number of matches up, non-league sides Leytonstone and Colchester United were given byes to this round, with Leytonstone being the champions from the previous season's FA Amateur Cup and Colchester being the best-performed non-league club from the previous season's FA Cup.

34 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 27 November 1948, with eight of these postponed until the following Saturday. Two were drawn and went to replays.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Dartford2–3Leyton Orient27 November 1948
2Barnet2–6Exeter City4 December 1948
3Rochdale1–1Barrow27 November 1948
Replay*Barrow*2–0Rochdale4 December 1948
4Weymouth2–1Chelmsford City27 November 1948
5Yeovil Town4–0Romford27 November 1948
6Walsall2–1Bristol Rovers27 November 1948
7Notts County2–1Port Vale27 November 1948
8Crewe Alexandra5–0Billingham Synthonia27 November 1948
9Gainsborough Trinity1–0Witton Albion27 November 1948
10Wrexham0–3Oldham Athletic27 November 1948
11Ipswich Town0–3Aldershot4 December 1948
12Tranmere Rovers1–3Darlington27 November 1948
13Kidderminster Harriers0–3Hereford United27 November 1948
14Leytonstone2–1Watford4 December 1948
15Northampton Town2–1Dulwich Hamlet27 November 1948
16Rhyl0–2Scarborough4 December 1948
17Norwich City1–0Wellington Town27 November 1948
18Bradford City4–3Doncaster Rovers4 December 1948
19Millwall1–0Tooting & Mitcham United27 November 1948
20Hull City3–1Accrington Stanley27 November 1948
21Crystal Palace0–1Bristol City27 November 1948
22Southend United1–2Swansea Town4 December 1948
23Hartlepools United1–3Chester27 November 1948
24Mansfield Town4–0Gloucester City27 November 1948
25Halifax Town0–0Scunthorpe United4 December 1948
Replay*Scunthorpe United*1–0Halifax Town6 December 1948
26Newport County3–1Brighton & Hove Albion27 November 1948
27Southport2–1Horden CW27 November 1948
28New Brighton1–0Carlisle United27 November 1948
29Workington0–3Stockport County27 November 1948
30Walthamstow Avenue3–2Cambridge Town27 November 1948
31York City2–1Runcorn27 November 1948
32Gateshead3–0Netherfield (Kendal)27 November 1948
33Peterborough United0–1Torquay United27 November 1948
34Colchester United2–4Reading4 December 1948

Second round proper

The matches were played on Saturday, 11 December 1948. Four matches were drawn, with replays taking place the following Saturday.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Darlington1–0Leyton Orient11 December 1948
2Bristol City3–1Swansea Town11 December 1948
3Weymouth0–4Yeovil Town11 December 1948
4Walsall4–3Gainsborough Trinity11 December 1948
5Notts County3–2Barrow11 December 1948
6Crewe Alexandra3–2Millwall11 December 1948
7Leytonstone3–4Newport County11 December 1948
8Bradford City0–0New Brighton11 December 1948
Replay*New Brighton*1–0Bradford City18 December 1948
9Hull City0–0Reading11 December 1948
ReplayReading1–2*Hull City*18 December 1948
10Exeter City2–1Hereford United11 December 1948
11Scunthorpe United0–1Stockport County11 December 1948
12Mansfield Town2–1Northampton Town11 December 1948
13Southport2–2York City11 December 1948
ReplayYork City0–2*Southport*18 December 1948
14Torquay United3–1Norwich City11 December 1948
15Walthamstow Avenue2–2Oldham Athletic11 December 1948
Replay*Oldham Athletic*3–1Walthamstow Avenue18 December 1948
16Aldershot1–0Chester11 December 1948
17Gateshead3–0Scarborough11 December 1948

Third round proper

The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage along with Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Rotherham United and Swindon Town.

The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 8 January 1949. Four matches were drawn and went to replays on the following Saturday, with two of these going to a second replay.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Bristol City1–3Chelsea8 January 1949
2Burnley2–1Charlton Athletic8 January 1949
3Preston North End2–1Mansfield Town8 January 1949
4Yeovil Town3–1Bury8 January 1949
5Nottingham Forest2–2Liverpool8 January 1949
Replay*Liverpool*4–0Nottingham Forest15 January 1949
6Blackburn Rovers1–2Hull City8 January 1949
7Aston Villa1–1Bolton Wanderers8 January 1949
ReplayBolton Wanderers0–0Aston Villa15 January 1949
Replay*Aston Villa*2–1Bolton Wanderers17 January 1949
8Sheffield Wednesday2–1Southampton8 January 1949
9Grimsby Town2–1Exeter City8 January 1949
10Wolverhampton Wanderers6–0Chesterfield8 January 1949
11Crewe Alexandra0–2Sunderland8 January 1949
12Derby County4–1Southport8 January 1949
13Lincoln City0–1West Bromwich Albion8 January 1949
14Luton Town3–1West Ham United8 January 1949
15Everton1–0Manchester City8 January 1949
16Swindon Town1–3Stoke City8 January 1949
17Sheffield United5–2New Brighton8 January 1949
18Newcastle United0–2Bradford Park Avenue8 January 1949
19Queens Park Rangers0–0Huddersfield Town8 January 1949
Replay*Huddersfield Town*5–0Queens Park Rangers15 January 1949
20Fulham0–1Walsall8 January 1949
21Barnsley0–1Blackpool8 January 1949
22Brentford3–2Middlesbrough8 January 1949
23Portsmouth7–0Stockport County8 January 1949
24Manchester United6–0Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic8 January 1949
25Plymouth Argyle0–1Notts County8 January 1949
26Oldham Athletic2–3Cardiff City8 January 1949
27Arsenal3–0Tottenham Hotspur8 January 1949
28Leeds United1–3Newport County8 January 1949
29Torquay United1–0Coventry City8 January 1949
30Rotherham United4–2Darlington8 January 1949
31Gateshead3–1Aldershot8 January 1949
32Birmingham City1–1Leicester City8 January 1949
ReplayLeicester City1–1Birmingham City15 January 1949
ReplayBirmingham City1–2*Leicester City*17 January 1949

Fourth round proper

The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 29 January 1949. Three games were drawn and went to replays, which were all played on the following Saturday. Manchester United and Bradford Park Avenue went to a second replay on the following Monday, with Manchester United easily winning the tie to go through.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Liverpool1–0Notts County29 January 1949
2Yeovil Town2–1Sunderland29 January 1949
3Leicester City2–0Preston North End29 January 1949
4Aston Villa1–2Cardiff City29 January 1949
5Grimsby Town2–3Hull City29 January 1949
6Derby County1–0Arsenal29 January 1949
7Luton Town4–0Walsall29 January 1949
8Sheffield United0–3Wolverhampton Wanderers29 January 1949
9Brentford1–0Torquay United29 January 1949
10Portsmouth2–1Sheffield Wednesday29 January 1949
11Manchester United1–1Bradford Park Avenue29 January 1949
ReplayBradford Park Avenue1–1Manchester United5 February 1949
Replay*Manchester United*5–0Bradford Park Avenue7 February 1949
12Chelsea2–0Everton29 January 1949
13Newport County3–3Huddersfield Town29 January 1949
ReplayHuddersfield Town1–3*Newport County*5 February 1949
14Stoke City1–1Blackpool29 January 1949
ReplayBlackpool0–1*Stoke City*5 February 1949
15Rotherham United0–1Burnley29 January 1949
16Gateshead1–3West Bromwich Albion29 January 1949

Fifth round proper

The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 12 February 1949. There was one replay, taking place the following Saturday. Yeovil Town was the last non-league club left in the competition, emulating the achievement of Colchester United from the previous season in reaching this stage.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Wolverhampton Wanderers3–1Liverpool12 February 1949
2West Bromwich Albion3–0Chelsea12 February 1949
3Derby County2–1Cardiff City12 February 1949
4Luton Town5–5Leicester City12 February 1949
Replay*Leicester City*5–3Luton Town19 February 1949
5Brentford4–2Burnley12 February 1949
6Portsmouth3–2Newport County12 February 1949
7Manchester United8–0Yeovil Town12 February 1949
8Stoke City0–2Hull City12 February 1949

Sixth round proper

The draw for the sixth round was made on Monday, 14 February 1949. All matches were played on Saturday, 26 February 1949. Griffiths

Semifinals

The draw for the semi-finals was made on Monday, 28 February 1949. Both original matches were played on Saturday, 26 March 1949.

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Final

Main article: 1949 FA Cup Final

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