Football tournament season
The 1956–57 FA Cup was the 76th staging of the world's oldest football cup competition , the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup . Aston Villa won the competition, beating Manchester United 2–1 in the final at Wembley , London .
Matches were played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. 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 at neutral venues 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 [ edit ] Round Date Preliminary round Saturday 8 September 1956 First qualifying round Saturday 22 September 1956 Second qualifying round Saturday 6 October 1956 Third qualifying round Saturday 20 October 1956 Fourth qualifying round Saturday 3 November 1956 First round proper Saturday 17 November 1956 Second round Saturday 8 December 1956 Third round Saturday 5 January 1957 Fourth round Saturday 26 January 1957 Fifth round Saturday 16 February 1957 Sixth round Saturday 2 March 1957 Semifinals Saturday 23 March 1957 Final Saturday 4 May 1957
Results [ edit ] First round proper [ edit ] At this stage all clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined those 30 non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. To complete this round Bishop Auckland and Bedford Town given byes to this round. Matches were played on Saturday, 17 November 1956. Eight matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week.
Second round [ edit ] The matches were played on Saturday, 8 December 1956. Three matches were drawn, with replays taking place on the following Wednesday.
Third round [ edit ] The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage and the matches were played on Saturday, 5 January 1957. Eleven matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week, and two ties required second replays, which were both played on Monday, 14 January 1957.
Tie no Home team Score Away team Date Attendance Notes 1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 2–0 Accrington Stanley 5 January 1957 2 Bristol City 4–1 Rotherham United 5 January 1957 3 Burnley 7–0 Chesterfield 5 January 1957 4 Bury 1–3 Portsmouth 5 January 1957 5 Preston North End 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday 5 January 1957 Replay Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 Preston North End 9 January 1957 2nd replay Preston North End 5–1 Sheffield Wednesday 14 January 1957 [A] 6 Notts County 1–3 Rhyl 5 January 1957 7 Nottingham Forest 6–0 Goole Town 5 January 1957 8 Bolton Wanderers 2–3 Blackpool 5 January 1957 9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–3 Swansea Town 5 January 1957 10 Middlesbrough 1–1 Charlton Athletic 5 January 1957 Replay Charlton Athletic 2–3 Middlesbrough 10 January 1957 11 Sunderland 4–0 Queens Park Rangers 5 January 1957 30,557 12 Luton Town 2–2 Aston Villa 5 January 1957 20,094 Replay Aston Villa 2–0 Luton Town 7 January 1957 28,356 13 Everton 1–0 Blackburn Rovers 5 January 1957 56,293 14 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 West Bromwich Albion 5 January 1957 Replay West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Doncaster Rovers 9 January 1957 15 Wrexham 1–1 Reading 5 January 1957 Replay Reading 1–2 Wrexham 9 January 1957 16 Ipswich Town 2–3 Fulham 5 January 1957 22,199 17 Newcastle United 1–1 Manchester City 5 January 1957 57,921 Replay Manchester City 4–5 Newcastle United 9 January 1957 46,990 18 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Leicester City 5 January 1957 56,492 19 Barnsley 3–3 Port Vale 5 January 1957 Replay Port Vale 0–1 Barnsley 7 January 1957 20 West Ham United 5–3 Grimsby Town 5 January 1957 21 Millwall 2–0 Crystal Palace 5 January 1957 22 Hull City 3–4 Bristol Rovers 5 January 1957 23 Carlisle United 3–3 Birmingham City 5 January 1957 27,445 [1] Replay Birmingham City 2–0 Carlisle United 9 January 1957 56,458 [1] 24 Southend United 2–1 Liverpool 5 January 1957 25 Hartlepools United 3–4 Manchester United 5 January 1957 26 Huddersfield Town 0–0 Sheffield United 5 January 1957 Replay Sheffield United 1–1 Huddersfield Town 7 January 1957 2nd replay Huddersfield Town 2–1 Sheffield United 14 January 1957 [B] 27 Newport County 3–3 Southampton 5 January 1957 18,562 Replay Southampton 0–1 Newport County 9 January 1957 22,372 28 Arsenal 4–2 Stoke City 5 January 1957 29 Leeds United 1–2 Cardiff City 5 January 1957 30 New Brighton 2–1 Torquay United 5 January 1957 31 Peterborough United 2–2 Lincoln City 5 January 1957 Replay Lincoln City 4–5 Peterborough United 9 January 1957 32 Leyton Orient 0–2 Chelsea 5 January 1957
Fourth round [ edit ] The matches were played on Saturday, 26 January 1957. No replays were necessary.
Tie no Home team Score Away team Date Attendance Notes 1 Blackpool 6–2 Fulham 26 January 1957 2 Bristol City 3–0 Rhyl 26 January 1957 29,438 3 Burnley 9–0 New Brighton 26 January 1957 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 26 January 1957 41,752 5 Middlesbrough 2–3 Aston Villa 26 January 1957 42,396 6 West Bromwich Albion 4–2 Sunderland 26 January 1957 48,010 7 Everton 2–1 West Ham United 26 January 1957 55,245 8 Wrexham 0–5 Manchester United 26 January 1957 34,445 9 Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Chelsea 26 January 1957 66,398 10 Bristol Rovers 1–4 Preston North End 26 January 1957 11 Portsmouth 1–3 Nottingham Forest 26 January 1957 12 Millwall 2–1 Newcastle United 26 January 1957 45,646 13 Southend United 1–6 Birmingham City 26 January 1957 30,000 [1] 14 Huddersfield Town 3–1 Peterborough United 26 January 1957 15 Cardiff City 0–1 Barnsley 26 January 1957 16 Newport County 0–2 Arsenal 26 January 1957 22,450
Fifth round [ edit ] The matches were played on Saturday, 16 February 1957. Two matches were drawn and replayed later the same week.
Sixth Round [ edit ] Replay Replay Replay Semifinals [ edit ] Replay The final took place on Saturday, 4 May 1957 at Wembley and ended in a victory for Aston Villa over Manchester United by 2–1. The attendance was 100,000.
A. ^ : Match played at Goodison Park , Liverpool . B. ^ : Match played at Maine Road , Manchester . C. ^ : Dean Court 's record attendance of 28,799 was set at this match.[3] References [ edit ] General Specific
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