Sheffield United 3-0 Chelsea (1914-15 FA Cup Final)

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1915 FA Cup Final
0Scoreline	Sheffield United 3-0 Chelsea
0Date	24th April 1915
0Competition	FA Cup
0Referee	H.H. Taylor
0Stadium	Old Trafford
0Attendance	49,557

Chelsea and Sheffield United contested the 1915 FA Cup final at Old Trafford on 24 April 1915, with Sheffield United winning 3-0. This was Chelsea's first appearance in an FA Cup Final, just ten years after foundation.

Chelsea had struggled in the league and finished one place from bottom in the First Division, but David Calderhead's side performed heroics to reach the Cup final, including overcoming English champions-elect Everton in the semi-final.

The match was termed the 'Khaki Final' as most of the crowd at Old Trafford were members of the armed forces. The venue for the final was also changed to Old Trafford to prevent disruption of war work in London, and the attendance of about 50,000 was lower than previous years as a result of wartime travel restriction and the mobilisation of large numbers of young men into the armed forces. This was the last final before the First World War, with Cup and League competitions subsequently suspended until 1919.

Contents 1 Match review 2 Match details 3 Road to the Final 4 Images

Match review

Sheffield United started as the favourites for the game and were in the lead ten-minutes before half-time when James Simmons scored. Chelsea's defence kept them in the game for long periods but Sheffield United sealed the win with two goals in the last six minutes from Stanley Fazackerley and Joseph Kitchen.

Match details

24 April 1915	Sheffield United	3 - 0	Chelsea	Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 49,557 Referee: H. H. Taylor
	Simmons 36' Fazackerley 84' Kitchen 88'

SHEFFIELD UNITED: GK 1 Harold Gough FB 2 Billy Cook FB 3 Jack English HB 4 Albert Sturgess CB 5 Bill Brelsford HB 6 George Utley (c) W 7 James Simmons IF 8 Stanley Fazackerley CF 9 Joseph Kitchen IF 10 Wally Masterman W 11 Robert Evans Manager: John Nicholson

CHELSEA: GK 1 Jim Molyneux FB 2 Walter Bettridge FB 3 Jack Harrow (c) HB 4 Fred Taylor CB 5 Tommy Logan HB 6 Andy Walker W 7 Harry Ford IF 8 Harold Halse CF 9 Bob Thomson IF 10 Jimmy Croal W 11 Bob McNeil Manager: David Calderhead

Road to the Final

Season	Day	D	M	Year	Round	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Additional information
1914-15	Sat	9	Jan	1915	1st Round	Swindon Town	Away*	Drew	1-1	*venue switched to Stamford Bridge
1914-15	Sat	16	Jan	1915	1st Round Replay	Swindon Town	Home	Won	5-2
1914-15	Sat	30	Jan	1915	2nd Round	Arsenal	Home	Won	1-0
1914-15	Sat	20	Feb	1915	3rd Round	Manchester City	Away	Won	1-0
1914-15	Sat	6	Mar	1915	4th Round	Newcastle United	Home	Drew	1-1
1914-15	Sat	13	Mar	1915	4th Round Replay	Newcastle United	Away	Won	1-0
1914-15	Sat	27	Mar	1915	Semi Final	Everton	Neutral*	Won	2-0	*Villa Park (Aston Villa)

Images

Captains of both teams get ready for kick-off

Armed forces were the majority of the crowd

FA Cup

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Finals: 1915 • 1967 • 1970 • 1970 (R) • 1994 • 1997 • 2000 • 2002 • 2007 • 2009 • 2010 • 2012

1914-15 season

First Division:

Tottenham (A) • Bradford City (A) • Newcastle (H) • Middlesbrough (A) • Sheffield Utd (H) • Aston Villa (A) • Liverpool (H) Bradford PA (A) • Oldham (H) • Man Utd (A) • Bolton (H) • Blackburn (A) • Notts County (H) • Sunderland (A) • Wednesday (H) West Brom (A) • Everton (H) • Man City (H) • Man City (A) • Burnley (H) • Tottenham (H) • Middlesbrough (H) • Aston Villa (H) Liverpool (A) • Oldham (A) • Bradford PA (H) • Sheffield Utd (A) • Newcastle (A) • Blackburn (H) • Bradford City (H) • Sunderland (H) Burnley (A) • Wednesday (A) • Bolton (A) • West Brom (H) • Man Utd (H) • Everton (A) • Notts County (A)

FA Cup:

1st Round: Swindon • Replay | 2nd Round: Arsenal | 3rd Round: Man City | 4th Round: Newcastle • Replay | Semi Final: Everton Final: Sheffield Utd