FA Cup 1951-52

The FA Cup 1951–52 was the 71st staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Newcastle United won the competition for the third time, beating Arsenal 1–0 in the final at Wembley.

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, 12 January 1952. Nine matches were drawn and went to replays, with one of these going to a second replay.

ixth Round Proper

The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 8 March 1952. There were no replays.

emi finals

The semi-final matches were intended to be played on Saturday, 29 March 1952, although the Chelsea–Arsenal fixture was not played until the week after. Both matches went to a replay, with Arsenal and Newcastle United eventually winning their ties to meet in the final at Wembley.

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Final

The 1952 FA Cup Final took place at Wembley Stadium. It was contested between cup holders Newcastle United and Arsenal. Newcastle won 1–0 with a late goal from Chilean striker George Robledo

Match facts

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date=1952-05-03
time=15:00 (BST)
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score=1 – 0
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team2=Arsenal
goals1=Robledo goal|84
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stadium=Wembley Stadium, London
attendance=127,000
referee=Arthur Ellis

ee also

*FA Cup Final Results 1872-

ources /External links

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* [http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/ Official site; fixtures and results service] at TheFA.com
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engcup1952.html 1951-51 FA Cup at rssf.com]
* [http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=58 1951-52 FA Cup at soccerbase.com]

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