Whereas Bury were drawn away in each of the first three rounds, Southampton were always drawn at home. In fact, the crowd of 69,000 was 5,000 down on the previous year. Crystal Palace, London, Saturday 21st April 1900. 1900 FA Cup Final: Bury vs Southampton. Southampton were a southern club in name only, for there were only two southerners in the team, and neither of those were from Southampton. "Recorder" said that the dispute created disharmony in the team and one unnamed player allegedly said later that he gave up on the match because he could see that others were not trying. Fri 01 May First team. McLuckie Goal 9' Goal '23; Wood Goal 16' Plant Goal 80' Southampton. Cutting from the Times in 1900 showing how the top clubs voted to exempt themselves from the qualifying rounds of the cup. They failed to hold the Bury side for whom McLuckie (twice), Wood and Plant scored in an emphatic 4-0 win. Keeping up its reputation for surprises, the Cup competition in this season saw most of the 'crack' clubs dismissed in the early rounds, the Final being left to Bury and Southampton, neither of whom were expected to get this far. Bury and Southampton were both appearing in their first finals. The history of the fa cup. Southampton, as a member of the Southern League would normally have been required to pre-qualify but, as champions of the Southern League for three seasons in succession from 1896–97 to 1898–99, they were given byes through the qualifying phase to the first round. With the match goalless, Jack Farrell was forced to leave the pitch with a dislocated left collar-bone. Forest scored twice in the first two minutes and it looked as if Bury were going out of the cup. The final was watched by a crowd of 68,945 and Bury, leading 3–0 at half-time, dominated the match to win 4–0 with goals by Jasper McLuckie (2), Willie Wood and Jack Plant. [2] Southampton have played in four finals altogether: they lost to Sheffield United in 1902 and to Arsenal in 2003, but they won the cup in 1976 when they defeated Manchester United. Southampton did make "more of a fight of things" in the second period but it was the Shakers who again found the back of the net, ten minutes from time. [14] After the league season ended in May, both players left the club. Final FA Cup 1976 - Manchester United - Southampton - YouTube [3] Southampton were members of the Southern League and had been its champions in each of the three previous seasons. Another replay was necessary but local interest soared and a new attendance record was set at Gigg Lane with 20,139 cramming into the ground. Squad size: Arsenal faced non-league side Farnborough Town; the match switched from Farnborough's ground at Cherrywood Road to Highburydue to concerns over safety. It was the final match of the 1899–1900 FA Cup, the 29th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, and England's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, better known as the FA Cup. [14] The post-match reports agreed that defeat by a Football League side including two current England internationals (Sagar and Plant) was excusable, but the margin of defeat and Southampton's poor standard of performance were not. [5] Southampton had the same arrangement with Ernest Arnfield, who was their club secretary from 1897 to 1911. In the first round, Bury were drawn away to struggling Burnley, who were relegated at the end of the 1899–1900 league season. Our fellows usually retire at ten, but the night before a big match they are all in bed by nine. The last goal came after Robinson had made a fine save from Jack Pray, conceding the corner which was taken quickly taken by Richards to Plant, who shot "low and hard" past Robinson to complete a "football lesson" for the Southampton players. [7], Like Bury, Southampton entered the competition in the 1st round proper and played four matches en route to the final. [7] Bury later reported that their cup final earnings amounted to £938 16s 6d with a further £350 1s 6d from their two semi-final games. [11] The referee, Arthur Kingscott from Derbyshire, had officiated at the Southampton v Newcastle game in the second round. [4] The third round match was played only a week later against West Bromwich Albion, another First Division side. As regards smoking, we only prohibit it on the morning preceding a big match. [7], In the second round, Bury drew 0–0 away to Notts County at Trent Bridge. [7], The semi-finals were staged at neutral venues and Bury were drawn to play Nottingham Forest, the only other First Division team left in the competition, at the Victoria Ground in Stoke-on-Trent. [8] The sides met again the following Saturday before an 8,000 crowd. [10], To prepare for the semi-final, the Southampton players were sent to Buxton, a spa town, for a week's special training which began with a morning walk followed by a bath. This page was last edited on 1 October 2020, at 13:16. Willie Wood added the second after 16 minutes, slotting home a loose clearance after Robinson had failed to hold a shot by Plant. [7] Saints had come back into the game with Milward and Harry Wood both having attempts on goal, but to no avail. The crowd was 9,000. Southampton played on with ten men until the 50th minute when referee Arthur Kingscott abandoned the match because of a heavy snowstorm. It was the final match of the 1899–1900 FA Cup, the 29th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, and England's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, better known as the FA Cup. Farnborough began the match as the home … This match was played on Saturday, 10 February 1900 in wintry conditions.