Football tournament season
The 1956β57 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 2β1 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
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
First round proper
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
The matches were played on Saturday, 8 December 1956. Three matches were drawn, with replays taking place on the following Wednesday.
Third round
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
2β0
Accrington Stanley
5 January 1957
2
Bristol City
4β1
Rotherham United
5 January 1957
3
Burnley
7β0
Chesterfield
5 January 1957
4
Bury
1β3
Portsmouth
5 January 1957
5
Preston North End
0β0
Sheffield Wednesday
5 January 1957
Replay
Sheffield Wednesday
2β2
Preston North End
9 January 1957
2nd replay
Preston North End
5β1
Sheffield Wednesday
14 January 1957
[A]
6
Notts County
1β3
Rhyl
5 January 1957
7
Nottingham Forest
6β0
Goole Town
5 January 1957
8
Bolton Wanderers
2β3
Blackpool
5 January 1957
9
Wolverhampton Wanderers
5β3
Swansea Town
5 January 1957
10
Middlesbrough
1β1
Charlton Athletic
5 January 1957
Replay
Charlton Athletic
2β3
Middlesbrough
10 January 1957
11
Sunderland
4β0
Queens Park Rangers
5 January 1957
30,557
12
Luton Town
2β2
Aston Villa
5 January 1957
20,094
Replay
Aston Villa
2β0
Luton Town
7 January 1957
28,356
13
Everton
1β0
Blackburn Rovers
5 January 1957
56,293
14
Doncaster Rovers
1β1
West Bromwich Albion
5 January 1957
Replay
West Bromwich Albion
2β0
Doncaster Rovers
9 January 1957
15
Wrexham
1β1
Reading
5 January 1957
Replay
Reading
1β2
Wrexham
9 January 1957
16
Ipswich Town
2β3
Fulham
5 January 1957
22,199
17
Newcastle United
1β1
Manchester City
5 January 1957
57,921
Replay
Manchester City
4β5
Newcastle United
9 January 1957
46,990
18
Tottenham Hotspur
2β0
Leicester City
5 January 1957
56,492
19
Barnsley
3β3
Port Vale
5 January 1957
Replay
Port Vale
0β1
Barnsley
7 January 1957
20
West Ham United
5β3
Grimsby Town
5 January 1957
21
Millwall
2β0
Crystal Palace
5 January 1957
22
Hull City
3β4
Bristol Rovers
5 January 1957
23
Carlisle United
3β3
Birmingham City
5 January 1957
27,445
[1]
Replay
Birmingham City
2β0
Carlisle United
9 January 1957
56,458
[1]
24
Southend United
2β1
Liverpool
5 January 1957
25
Hartlepools United
3β4
Manchester United
5 January 1957
26
Huddersfield Town
0β0
Sheffield United
5 January 1957
Replay
Sheffield United
1β1
Huddersfield Town
7 January 1957
2nd replay
Huddersfield Town
2β1
Sheffield United
14 January 1957
[B]
27
Newport County
3β3
Southampton
5 January 1957
18,562
Replay
Southampton
0β1
Newport County
9 January 1957
22,372
28
Arsenal
4β2
Stoke City
5 January 1957
29
Leeds United
1β2
Cardiff City
5 January 1957
30
New Brighton
2β1
Torquay United
5 January 1957
31
Peterborough United
2β2
Lincoln City
5 January 1957
Replay
Lincoln City
4β5
Peterborough United
9 January 1957
32
Leyton Orient
0β2
Chelsea
5 January 1957
Fourth round
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
6β2
Fulham
26 January 1957
2
Bristol City
3β0
Rhyl
26 January 1957
29,438
3
Burnley
9β0
New Brighton
26 January 1957
4
Wolverhampton Wanderers
0β1
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
26 January 1957
41,752
5
Middlesbrough
2β3
Aston Villa
26 January 1957
42,396
6
West Bromwich Albion
4β2
Sunderland
26 January 1957
48,010
7
Everton
2β1
West Ham United
26 January 1957
55,245
8
Wrexham
0β5
Manchester United
26 January 1957
34,445
9
Tottenham Hotspur
4β0
Chelsea
26 January 1957
66,398
10
Bristol Rovers
1β4
Preston North End
26 January 1957
11
Portsmouth
1β3
Nottingham Forest
26 January 1957
12
Millwall
2β1
Newcastle United
26 January 1957
45,646
13
Southend United
1β6
Birmingham City
26 January 1957
30,000
[1]
14
Huddersfield Town
3β1
Peterborough United
26 January 1957
15
Cardiff City
0β1
Barnsley
26 January 1957
16
Newport County
0β2
Arsenal
26 January 1957
22,450
Fifth round
The matches were played on Saturday, 16 February 1957. Two matches were drawn and replayed later the same week.
Sixth Round
Replay
Replay
Replay
Semifinals
Replay
Final
The final took place on Saturday, 4 May 1957 at
Wembley and ended in a victory for
Aston Villa over
Manchester United by 2β1. The attendance was 100,000.
Notes
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
General
Specific
Seasons Qualifying rounds
Finals
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