FA Cup 1956-57

The FA Cup 1956–57 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

Third Round

The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled to be 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.

ixth Round

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team1=West Bromwich Albion
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date=2 March 1957
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team1=Birmingham City
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team2=Nottingham Forest
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stadium=St Andrew's, Birmingham
attendance=58,000
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date=7 March 1957
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score=0 – 1
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attendance=36,486
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emifinals

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date=27 March 1957
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team1=Manchester United
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stadium=Hillsborough, Sheffield
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Final

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.

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team2=Manchester United
goals1=McParland goal|68 goal|73
goals2=Taylor goal|83
stadium=Wembley, London
attendance=100,000
referee=F. Coultas

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. [cite web |url=http://www.afcb.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ClubInfo/0,,10324,00.html |title=AFC Bournemouth Club Information |publisher=A.F.C. Bournemouth |date=2008-01-23 |accessdate=2008-05-21]

References

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* [http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/Archive/ The FA Cup Archive] at TheFA.com
* [http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=58&seasonid=86 English FA Cup 1956/57] at Soccerbase
* [http://footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/LeagueTables/Season1956-57/F.A.Cup1956-57.html FA Cup 1956/57 results] at Footballsite;Specific