1907 FA Cup final

The1907 FA Cup finalwas contested byThe WednesdayandEvertonatCrystal Palace.Sheffield Wednesday won 2–1, with goals byJimmy Stewartand George Simpson.

1907 FA Cup final

The Wednesday's winning squad
Event	1906–07 FA Cup
The Wednesday Everton 2 1
Date	20 April 1907
Venue	Crystal Palace,London
Referee	N. Whittaker
Attendance	84,584

This was the second time that the previous winner had reached the final and failed to win it, the first time being in 1883 when Old Etonians lost to Blackburn Olympic.

Match details

20 April 1907

15:00GMT

The Wednesday	2–1	Everton
Stewart20' Simpson86'		Sharp45'

Crystal Palace,London

Attendance: 84,584

Referee:N. Whittaker

The Wednesday

Everton

Jack Lyall Billy Layton Harry Burton Tom Brittleton Tommy Crawshaw(c) Bill Bartlett Harry Chapman Frank Bradshaw Andrew Wilson James Stewart George Simpson Manager: Arthur Dickinson

Billy Scott Walter Balmer Bob Balmer Harry Makepeace Jack Taylor(c) Walter Abbott Jack Sharp Hugh Bolton Alex "Sandy" Young Jimmy Settle Harold Hardman Manager: William C. Cuff

Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary Replay if scores still level

Road to the Final

Sheffield Wednesday Home teams listed first. Round 1:The Wednesday 3–2Wolverhampton Wanderers Round 2:Southampton1–1 The Wednesday Replay:The Wednesday 3–1 Southampton Round 3:The Wednesday 0–0Sunderland Replay:Sunderland 0–1 The Wednesday Round 4:The Wednesday 1–0Liverpool Semi-final:Arsenal1–3 The Wednesday

Everton Home teams listed first. Round 1:Everton 1–0Sheffield United Round 2:West Ham United1–2 Everton Round 3:Everton 0–0Bolton Wanderers Replay:Bolton 0–3 Everton Round 4:Crystal Palace1–1 Everton Replay:Everton 4–0 Crystal Palace Semi-final:West Bromwich Albion1–2 Everton

External links

• Line-ups
• Match report at fa-cupfinals.co.uk