FA Cup 1949-50

The FA Cup 1949–50 was the 69th staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Arsenal won the competition for the third time, beating Liverpool 2–0 in the final at Wembley, through two goals from Reg Lewis.

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, along with the three strongest finishers from the previous season's Third Division, Rotherham United, Reading and A.F.C. Bournemouth. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 7 January 1950. 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, 4 March 1950. There were no replays.

emi finals

The semi-final matches were intended to be played on Saturday, 18 March 1950, although the Liverpool–Everton fixture was not played until the week after. The London derby clash of Arsenal–Chelsea went to a replay, with Arsenal eventually winning their tie to meet Liverpool in the final at Wembley.

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;Replay

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Final

The 1950 FA Cup Final was contested by Arsenal and Liverpool at Wembley. Arsenal won 2–0, with both goals scored by Reg Lewis. Future legendary Liverpool manager Bob Paisley was famously dropped for the final, even after scoring the winning goal against rivals Everton in the semi final. [cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/lfc_story/a_1950.shtml |title=Liverpoolfc.tv: LFC STORY 1950 |publisher=liverpoolfc.tv |accessdate=2007-06-30 ]

Match facts

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date=1950-04-29
15:00 BST
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stadium=Wembley Stadium, London
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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/engcup1950.html 1949-50 FA Cup at rssf.com]
* [http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=58 1949-50 FA Cup at soccerbase.com]

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