1974–75 FA Cup
Country | England | ||
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Champions | West Ham United | ||
Runners-up | Fulham | ||
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The 1974–75 FA Cup was the 94th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. West Ham United won the competition, beating Second Division side Fulham 2–0 in the final at Wembley, London.
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. 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
Round | Date |
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Preliminary Round | Saturday 31 August 1974 |
First Round Qualifying | Saturday 14 September 1974 |
Second Round Qualifying | Saturday 5 October 1974 |
Third Round Qualifying | Saturday 19 October 1974 |
Fourth Round Qualifying | Saturday 2 November 1974 |
First Round Proper | Saturday 23 November 1974 |
Second Round Proper | Saturday 14 December 1974 |
Third Round Proper | Saturday 4 January 1975 |
Fourth Round Proper | Saturday 25 January 1975 |
Fifth Round Proper | Saturday 15 February 1975 |
Sixth Round Proper | Saturday 8 March 1975 |
semi-finals | Saturday 5 April 1975 |
Final | Saturday 3 May 1975 |
Results
First Round Proper
At this stage clubs from the Football League Third and Fourth Divisions joined those non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. Matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 23 November 1974. Twelve matches were drawn, of which one required a second replay.
Second Round Proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 14 December 1974. Five matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week.
Third Round Proper
The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled Saturday, 4 January 1975. Eleven matches were drawn, of which two required second replays.
Fourth Round Proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 25 January 1975. Four matches were drawn, of which one, the tie between Fulham and Nottingham Forest, required three replays.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date | Attendance | Notes |
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1 | Bury | 1–2 | Mansfield Town | 25 January 1975 | ||
2 | Walsall | 1–0 | Newcastle United | 25 January 1975 | 19,998 | [16] |
3 | Leatherhead | 2–3 | Leicester City | 25 January 1975 | 32,000 | [B][1] |
4 | Aston Villa | 4–1 | Sheffield United | 25 January 1975 | ||
5 | Middlesbrough | 3–1 | Sunderland | 25 January 1975 | 39,400 | [13] |
6 | Derby County | 2–0 | Bristol Rovers | 27 January 1975 | 27,980 | [22] |
7 | Stafford Rangers | 1–2 | Peterborough United | 25 January 1975 | 31,160 | [A][6] |
8 | Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Liverpool | 25 January 1975 | 34,709 | [12] |
9 | Queens Park Rangers | 3–0 | Notts County | 24 January 1975 | 23,428 | [10] |
10 | Fulham | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | 28 January 1975 | 14,846 | [1] |
Replay | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Fulham | 3 February 1975 | 25,361 | [1] |
2nd replay | Fulham | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | 5 February 1975 | 11,920 | [1] |
3rd replay | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Fulham | 10 February 1975 | 23,240 | [1] |
11 | Coventry City | 1–1 | Arsenal | 25 January 1975 | ||
Replay | Arsenal | 3–0 | Coventry City | 29 January 1975 | 30,867 | [1] |
12 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Swindon Town | 25 January 1975 | 35,679 | [9] |
Replay | Swindon Town | 1–2 | West Ham United | 28 January 1975 | 27,749 | [9] |
13 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–3 | Everton | 25 January 1975 | 38,000 | [15] |
14 | Carlisle United | 3–2 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 January 1975 | ||
15 | Chelsea | 0–1 | Birmingham City | 25 January 1975 | 36,650 | [14] |
16 | Leeds United | 0–0 | Wimbledon | 25 January 1975 | 46,230 | [19] |
Replay | Wimbledon | 0–1 | Leeds United | 10 February 1975 | 45,071 | [C][19] |
Fifth Round Proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 15 February 1975. Two matches were drawn, of which one required a second replay.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date | Attendance | Notes |
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1 | Derby County | 0–1 | Leeds United | 18 February 1975 | 35,298 | [23] |
2 | Everton | 1–2 | Fulham | 15 February 1975 | 45,233 | [15] |
3 | Ipswich Town | 3–2 | Aston Villa | 15 February 1975 | 31,297 | [12] |
4 | West Ham United | 2–1 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 February 1975 | 39,193 | [9] |
5 | Mansfield Town | 0–1 | Carlisle United | 15 February 1975 | ||
6 | Arsenal | 0–0 | Leicester City | 15 February 1975 | ||
Replay | Leicester City | 1–1 | Arsenal | 19 February 1975 | 35,000 | [1] |
2nd replay | Leicester City | 0–1 | Arsenal | 24 February 1975 | 39,025 | [1] |
7 | Peterborough United | 1–1 | Middlesbrough | 15 February 1975 | 25,750 | [6] |
Replay | Middlesbrough | 2–0 | Peterborough United | 18 February 1975 | 34,303 | [6] |
8 | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Walsall | 15 February 1975 | 45,881 | [14] |
Sixth Round Proper
- Replay
- Second replay
- Third replay
Semi-finals
- Replays
Final
The final took place on Saturday, 3 May 1975 at Wembley and ended in a victory for West Ham United over Fulham by 2–0. Both goals were scored by Alan Taylor. The attendance was 100,000.
West Ham
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Fulham
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TV Coverage
The right to show FA Cup games were, as with Football League matches, shared between the BBC and ITV network. All games were shown in a highlights format, except the Final, which was shown live both on BBC1 & ITV. The BBC football highlights programme Match Of The Day would show up to three games and the various ITV regional network stations would cover up to one game and show highlights from other games covered elsewhere on the ITV network. No games from Rounds 1 or 2 were shown. Highlights of replays would be shown on either the BBC or ITV. Third Round BBC Orient v Derby County, Liverpool v Stoke City, Southampton v West Ham United ITV Wycombe Wanderers v Middlesbrough (LWT), Manchester City v Newcastle United (Granada & Tyne-Tees), Wolverhampton Wanderers v Ipswich Town (ATV), Southend United v Queens Park Rangers (Anglia), Leeds United v Cardiff City (Yorkshire), Brighton & Hove Albion v Leatherhead (Southern), Derby County v Orient (Midweek replay All Regions) Fourth Round BBC Leatherhead v Leicester City, Plymouth Argyle v Everton, Middlesbrough v Sunderland, Arsenal v Coventry (Midweek replay), Wimbledon v Leeds United (Monday night replay) ITV Ipswich Town v Liverpool (Anglia & Granada), West Ham United v Swindon Town (LWT & HTV), Coventry City v Arsenal (ATV), Leeds United v Wimbledon (Yorkshire) Fifth Round BBC Peterborough United v Middlesbrough, Arsenal v Leicester City, Mansfield Town v Carlisle United ITV West Ham United v Queens Park Rangers (LWT), Everton v Fulham (Granada),Ipswich Town v Aston Villa (Anglia), Birmingham City v Walsall (ATV), Derby County v Leeds United (Midweek All regions), Leicester City v Arsenal (Midweek 2nd replay All regions), Sixth Round BBC Arsenal v West Ham United, Birmingham City v Middlesbrough ITV Carlisle United (Granada, LWT & Tyne-Tees), Ipswich Town v Leeds United (Anglia & Yorkshire), Leeds United v Ipswich Town (Midweek 2nd replay All regions) Semi-Finals BBC Ipswich Town v West Ham United ITV Birmingham City v Fulham (All regions). Note neither BBC or ITV covered the replay's, the goals were only shown as clips for TV news reports, with commentary over dubbed later. Final Fulham v West Ham United Shown live on both BBC & ITV
Notes
- A. ^ : Match played at Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent.
- B. a b : Match played at Filbert Street, Leicester.
- C. ^ : Match played at Selhurst Park, London.
- D. ^ : Match played at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich.
- E. ^ : Match played at Old Trafford, Manchester.
- F. ^ : Match played at Elland Road, Leeds.
- G. ^ : Match played at London Road, Peterborough.
References
- General
- The FA Cup Archive at TheFA.com
- English FA Cup 1974/75 at Soccerbase
- F.A. Cup results 1974/75 at Footballsite
- Specific
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Attendance figure from The Times, via The Times Digital Archive 1785–1985.
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