Football tournament season
The 1974β75 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 2β0 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
Preliminary round
Saturday, 31 August 1974
First qualifying round
Saturday, 14 September 1974
Second qualifying round
Saturday, 5 October 1974
Third qualifying round
Saturday, 19 October 1974
Fourth qualifying round
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 Division joined 28
non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. To complete this round,
Morecambe ,
Dartford ,
Bishop's Stortford and
Ilford were given byes as finalists of
FA Trophy and
FA Amateur Cup the last season. Matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 23 November 1974. Twelve matches were drawn, of which one required a second replay.
Tie no
Home team
Score
Away team
Date
Attendance
Notes
1
Ashford Town (Kent)
1β3
Walsall
27 November 1974
2,700
[1]
2
Chesterfield
3β1
Boston United
23 November 1974
6,314
[2]
3
Darlington
1β0
Workington
23 November 1974
4
Dartford
2β3
Plymouth Argyle
23 November 1974
4,384
[3]
5
Hartlepool
1β0
Bradford City
23 November 1974
3,677
[4]
6
AFC Bournemouth
5β0
Southwick
23 November 1974
7
Bury
4β2
Southport
23 November 1974
8
Farsley Celtic
0β2
Tranmere Rovers
23 November 1974
[F]
9
Rochdale
0β0
Marine
23 November 1974
Replay
Marine
1β2
Rochdale
27 November 1974
2,540
[1]
10
Watford
0β1
Colchester United
23 November 1974
11
Grimsby Town
1β0
Huddersfield Town
23 November 1974
12
Crewe Alexandra
2β2
Gateshead United
23 November 1974
Replay
Gateshead United
1β0
Crewe Alexandra
25 November 1974
6,000
[1]
13
Swindon Town
4β0
Reading
23 November 1974
13,365
[5]
14
Shrewsbury Town
1β1
Wigan Athletic
23 November 1974
Replay
Wigan Athletic
2β1
Shrewsbury Town
25 November 1974
11,860
[1]
15
Bishop Auckland
5β0
Morecambe
23 November 1974
16
Stockport County
0β0
Stafford Rangers
23 November 1974
Replay
Stafford Rangers
1β0
Stockport County
26 November 1974
5,630
[1]
17
Wycombe Wanderers
3β1
Cheltenham Town
23 November 1974
18
Barnsley
1β2
Halifax Town
23 November 1974
19
Brighton & Hove Albion
3β1
Aldershot
23 November 1974
20
Hitchin Town
0β0
Cambridge United
23 November 1974
Replay
Cambridge United
3β0
Hitchin Town
26 November 1974
2,827
[1]
21
Wimbledon
1β0
Bath City
23 November 1974
22
Exeter City
1β2
Newport County
23 November 1974
23
Scunthorpe United
1β1
Altrincham
23 November 1974
Replay
Altrincham
3β1
Scunthorpe United
25 November 1974
24
Blyth Spartans
1β1
Preston North End
23 November 1974
8,500
[1]
Replay
Preston North End
5β1
Blyth Spartans
26 November 1974
10,101
[1]
25
Mansfield Town
3β1
Wrexham
23 November 1974
26
Port Vale
2β2
Lincoln City
23 November 1974
Replay
Lincoln City
2β0
Port Vale
27 November 1974
6,824
[1]
27
Matlock Town
1β4
Blackburn Rovers
23 November 1974
28
Oswestry Town
1β3
Doncaster Rovers
23 November 1974
29
Torquay United
0β1
Northampton Town
23 November 1974
30
Hereford United
1β0
Gillingham
26 November 1974
7,362
[1]
31
Bishop's Stortford
0β0
Leatherhead
23 November 1974
Replay
Leatherhead
2β0
Bishop's Stortford
26 November 1974
1,775
[1]
32
Rotherham United
1β0
Chester
23 November 1974
33
Romford
0β2
Ilford
23 November 1974
34
Tooting & Mitcham United
1β2
Crystal Palace
27 November 1974
10,000
[1]
35
Peterborough United
0β0
Weymouth
23 November 1974
8,984
[6]
Replay
Weymouth
3β3
Peterborough United
4 December 1974
4,009
[6]
2nd replay
Peterborough United
3β0
Weymouth
9 December 1974
9,077
[G]
[6]
36
Chelmsford City
0β1
Charlton Athletic
23 November 1974
37
Nuneaton Borough
2β2
Maidstone United
23 November 1974
Replay
Maidstone United
2β0
Nuneaton Borough
26 November 1974
4,101
[1]
38
Slough Town
1β4
Brentford
23 November 1974
39
Swansea City
1β1
Kettering Town
26 November 1974
3,175
[1]
Replay
Kettering Town
3β1
Swansea City
2 December 1974
5,973
[1]
40
AP Leamington
1β2
Southend United
23 November 1974
3,000
[7]
Second round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 14 December 1974. Five matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week.
Tie no
Home team
Score
Away team
Date
Attendance
Notes
1
Chesterfield
1β0
Doncaster Rovers
14 December 1974
5,267
[2]
2
Hartlepool
0β0
Lincoln City
14 December 1974
2,838
[4]
Replay
Lincoln City
1β0
Hartlepool
17 December 1974
4,985
[4]
3
Rochdale
1β1
Tranmere Rovers
14 December 1974
Replay
Tranmere Rovers
1β0
Rochdale
16 December 1974
3,244
[1]
4
Blackburn Rovers
1β0
Darlington
14 December 1974
5
Grimsby Town
1β1
Bury
14 December 1974
Replay
Bury
2β1
Grimsby Town
17 December 1974
6
Stafford Rangers
2β1
Halifax Town
14 December 1974
7
Swindon Town
3β1
Maidstone United
14 December 1974
10,016
[5]
8
Bishop Auckland
0β2
Preston North End
14 December 1974
9
Ilford
0β2
Southend United
14 December 1974
3,486
[7]
10
Wycombe Wanderers
0β0
AFC Bournemouth
14 December 1974
Replay
AFC Bournemouth
1β2
Wycombe Wanderers
18 December 1974
5,407
[1]
11
Brighton & Hove Albion
1β0
Brentford
14 December 1974
12
Plymouth Argyle
2β1
Crystal Palace
14 December 1974
17,473
[3]
13
Wimbledon
2β0
Kettering Town
14 December 1974
14
Altrincham
3β0
Gateshead United
14 December 1974
15
Newport County
1β3
Walsall
14 December 1974
16
Rotherham United
2β1
Northampton Town
14 December 1974
17
Wigan Athletic
1β1
Mansfield Town
14 December 1974
Replay
Mansfield Town
3β1
Wigan Athletic
16 December 1974
11,249
[1]
18
Peterborough United
3β0
Charlton Athletic
14 December 1974
9,642
[6]
19
Leatherhead
1β0
Colchester United
14 December 1974
20
Cambridge United
2β0
Hereford United
14 December 1974
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.
Tie no
Home team
Score
Away team
Date
Attendance
Notes
1
Burnley
0β1
Wimbledon
4 January 1975
19,683
2
Bury
2β2
Millwall
4 January 1975
Replay
Millwall
1β1
Bury
7 January 1975
10,274
[1]
2nd replay
Bury
2β0
Millwall
13 January 1975
4,000
[D]
[1]
3
Liverpool
2β0
Stoke City
4 January 1975
48,723
[8]
4
Preston North End
0β1
Carlisle United
4 January 1975
5
Southampton
1β2
West Ham United
4 January 1975
24,615
[9]
6
Leicester City
3β1
Oxford United
4 January 1975
7
Notts County
3β1
Portsmouth
3 January 1975
14,723
[10]
8
Nottingham Forest
1β1
Tottenham Hotspur
4 January 1975
23,355
Replay
Tottenham Hotspur
0β1
Nottingham Forest
8 January 1975
27,996
[11]
9
Blackburn Rovers
1β2
Bristol Rovers
4 January 1975
10
Bolton Wanderers
0β0
West Bromwich Albion
4 January 1975
Replay
West Bromwich Albion
4β0
Bolton Wanderers
8 January 1975
21,210
[1]
11
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1β2
Ipswich Town
4 January 1975
28,542
[12]
12
Sunderland
2β0
Chesterfield
4 January 1975
34,268
[13]
13
Stafford Rangers
0β0
Rotherham United
4 January 1975
8,000
[1]
Replay
Rotherham United
0β2
Stafford Rangers
7 January 1975
11,262
[1]
14
Luton Town
0β1
Birmingham City
4 January 1975
17,543
[14]
15
Everton
1β1
Altrincham
4 January 1975
34,519
[15]
Replay
Altrincham
0β2
Everton
7 January 1975
35,530
[E]
[15]
16
Swindon Town
2β0
Lincoln City
4 January 1975
11,971
[5]
17
Sheffield United
2β0
Bristol City
4 January 1975
18
Wycombe Wanderers
0β0
Middlesbrough
4 January 1975
12,000
Replay
Middlesbrough
1β0
Wycombe Wanderers
7 January 1975
30,128
[1]
19
Manchester City
0β2
Newcastle United
4 January 1975
37,625
[16]
20
Fulham
1β1
Hull City
4 January 1975
8,897
Replay
Hull City
2β2
Fulham
7 January 1975
11,850
[1]
2nd replay
Fulham
1β0
Hull City
13 January 1975
4,929
[B]
[1]
21
Coventry City
2β0
Norwich City
4 January 1975
22
Brighton & Hove Albion
0β1
Leatherhead
4 January 1975
23
Manchester United
0β0
Walsall
4 January 1975
43,353
[17]
Replay
Walsall
3β2
Manchester United
7 January 1975
18,105
[17]
24
Plymouth Argyle
2β0
Blackpool
4 January 1975
23,143
[3]
25
Oldham Athletic
0β3
Aston Villa
4 January 1975
26
Chelsea
3β2
Sheffield Wednesday
4 January 1975
24,679
[18]
27
Southend United
2β2
Queens Park Rangers
4 January 1975
18,100
[1]
Replay
Queens Park Rangers
2β0
Southend United
7 January 1975
21,484
[1]
28
Mansfield Town
1β0
Cambridge United
4 January 1975
29
Arsenal
1β1
York City
4 January 1975
Replay
York City
1β3
Arsenal
7 January 1975
15,362
[1]
30
Leeds United
4β1
Cardiff City
4 January 1975
31,572
[19]
31
Peterborough United
1β0
Tranmere Rovers
4 January 1975
9,942
[6]
32
Orient
2β2
Derby County
4 January 1975
12,490
[20]
Replay
Derby County
2β1
Orient
8 January 1975
26,501
[21]
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. Holders Liverpool were eliminated by Ipswich Town.
Tie no
Home team
Score
Away team
Date
Attendance
Notes
1
Bury
1β2
Mansfield Town
25 January 1975
2
Walsall
1β0
Newcastle United
25 January 1975
19,998
[16]
3
Leatherhead
2β3
Leicester City
25 January 1975
32,000
[B]
[1]
4
Aston Villa
4β1
Sheffield United
25 January 1975
5
Middlesbrough
3β1
Sunderland
25 January 1975
39,400
[13]
6
Derby County
2β0
Bristol Rovers
27 January 1975
27,980
[22]
7
Stafford Rangers
1β2
Peterborough United
25 January 1975
31,160
[A]
[6]
8
Ipswich Town
1β0
Liverpool
25 January 1975
34,709
[12]
9
Queens Park Rangers
3β0
Notts County
24 January 1975
23,428
[10]
10
Fulham
0β0
Nottingham Forest
28 January 1975
14,846
[1]
Replay
Nottingham Forest
1β1
Fulham
3 February 1975
25,361
[1]
2nd replay
Fulham
1β1
Nottingham Forest
5 February 1975
11,920
[1]
3rd replay
Nottingham Forest
1β2
Fulham
10 February 1975
23,240
[1]
11
Coventry City
1β1
Arsenal
25 January 1975
Replay
Arsenal
3β0
Coventry City
29 January 1975
30,867
[1]
12
West Ham United
1β1
Swindon Town
25 January 1975
35,679
[9]
Replay
Swindon Town
1β2
West Ham United
28 January 1975
27,749
[9]
13
Plymouth Argyle
1β3
Everton
25 January 1975
38,000
[15]
14
Carlisle United
3β2
West Bromwich Albion
25 January 1975
15
Chelsea
0β1
Birmingham City
25 January 1975
36,650
[14]
16
Leeds United
0β0
Wimbledon
25 January 1975
46,230
[19]
Replay
Wimbledon
0β1
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.
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 2β0. Both goals were scored by
Alan Taylor . The attendance was 100,000.
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 v Fulham (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 replays, 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
Specific
Seasons Qualifying rounds
Finals
National teams
League competitions
Levels 1β4 Levels 5β6 Levels 7β9
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions
Domestic leagues Domestic cups League cups UEFA competitions Non-UEFA competitions