| Event | 1910–11 FA Cup | ||||||
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| Bradford City won after areplay | |||||||
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| Date | 22 April 1911 (1911-04-22) | ||||||
| Venue | Crystal Palace,London | ||||||
| Referee | John Pearson | ||||||
| Attendance | 69,068 | ||||||
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| Date | 26 April 1911 (1911-04-26) | ||||||
| Venue | Old Trafford,Manchester | ||||||
| Referee | John Pearson | ||||||
| Attendance | 66,646 | ||||||
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The1911 FA Cup final was the 40th FA Cup final. It was contested byBradford City andNewcastle United. The first game resulted in a goalless draw atCrystal Palace. A single goal scored byJimmy Speirs for Bradford won the replay atOld Trafford.
Bradford City[edit]Home teams listed first.Round 1:New Brompton 0–1 Bradford City Round 2: Bradford City 2–1Norwich City Aligns table correctly Round 3: Bradford City 1–0Grimsby Town Round 4: Bradford City 1–0Burnley Semi-final: Bradford City 3–0Blackburn Rovers (atBramall Lane,Sheffield) | Newcastle United[edit]Home teams listed first.Round 1: Newcastle United 6–1Bury Round 2: Newcastle United 1–1Northampton Town Round 2 replay: Northampton Town 0–1 Newcastle United Round 3: Newcastle United 3–2Hull City Round 4: Newcastle United 4–0Derby County Semi-final: Newcastle United 3–0Chelsea (atSt Andrew's,Birmingham) |

Newcastle were defending the cup they had won the year before by defeatingBarnsley2–0. They faced a Bradford City side who had earned their highest position in the league. Newcastle's preparations were upset by long-term injuries toEngland international centre-forwardAlbert Shepherd andPeter McWilliam. Bradford's team showed just one surprise with Scottish centre-half Willie Gildea drafted in for just his 10th game for the club.
The first match atCrystal Palace ended goalless after 90 minutes, meaning for the second successive year the final went to a replay. City made one change to their team for the replay with Bob Torrance coming in for Gildea, who never played for City again. Newcastle's team remained unchanged. The replay, which took place atOld Trafford, was settled by a single goal for Bradford due to a mistake by Newcastle's goalkeeper (Lawrence), a header scored by captainJimmy Speirs.[1]
It was a new trophy that Speirs lifted, appropriately made by Bradford jewellersFattorini's. The cup triumph remains Bradford's only major honour.
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