FA Cup 1958-59

The FA Cup 1958–59 was the 78th staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Nottingham Forest won the competition for the second and, as of 2008, final time, beating Luton Town 2–1 in the final at Wembley. The match was Luton Town's only appearance in a Cup Final to date.

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. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for the Sunday or other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. 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

Third Round Proper

The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 10 January 1959, although six matches were postponed until later dates. Six matches were drawn and went to replays.

ixth Round Proper

The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 28 March 1959. Three of the four games went to replays.

emi finals

The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 14 March 1959. Nottingham Forest and Luton Town won their matches to meet in the final at Wembley.

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;Replay

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Final

The FA Cup Final took place on 2 May 1959 at Wembley Stadium and was won by Nottingham Forest, beating Luton Town 2–1.

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goals1=Dwight goal|10
Wilson goal|14
goals2=Pacey goal|66
stadium=Wembley, London
attendance=100,000
referee=Jack Clough

References

;General
* [http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/Archive/ The FA Cup Archive] at TheFA.com
* [http://footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/LeagueTables/Season1958-59/F.A.Cup1958-59.html F.A. Cup results 1958/59] at Footballsite;Specific