1934–35 FA Cup

The 1934–35 FA Cup was the 60th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Sheffield Wednesday won the competition for the third time, beating West Bromwich Albion 4–2 in the final at Wembley, winning through two late goals from Ellis Rimmer.

Most participating clubs that were not members of the Football League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 25 places available in the first round.

The 25 winners from the fourth qualifying round were Spennymoor United, Blyth Spartans, Shildon, Workington, Darwen, Stalybridge Celtic, Wigan Athletic, Dinnington Athletic, Scunthorpe & Lindsey United, Burton Town, Birmingham Corporation Tramways, Boston United, Walthamstow Avenue, Bedford Town, Harwich & Parkeston, Wimbledon, Golders Green (formerly known as Hampstead Town and later to be known as Hendon), Dartford, Folkestone, Ashford, Guildford City, Leyton, Bath City, Barry and Yeovil & Petter's United.

Those appearing in the competition proper for the first time were Dinnington Athletic, Birmingham Corporation Tramways, Bedford Town, Harwich & Parkeston, Golders Green and Ashford. Wigan Athletic and Boston United also qualified for the main draw for the first time in their own right, however predecessor clubs from both those towns had featured at this stage in recent seasons.

Birmingham Corporation Tramways, Ashford and Guildford City had progressed to this stage from the extra preliminary round. Birmingham Tramways defeated Boldmere St Michaels, Bromsgrove Rovers, Leamington Town, Stourbridge, Shrewsbury Town and Louth Town; Ashford beat Royal Marines Deal, Ramsgate, Aylesford Paper Mills, Sittingbourne, London Paper Mills and Northfleet United; while Guildford City overcame Woking, Banstead Mental Hospital, Wills Sports, Epsom, Post Office Engineers and Worthing. All three clubs lost in the first round.

At this stage 41 clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined the 25 non-league clubs that came through the qualifying rounds. Chesterfield, Millwall and Luton Town were given byes to the third round. To make the number of matches up, non-league sides Corinthian and Dulwich Hamlet were given byes to this round, with Dulwich Hamlet having won the previous season's FA Amateur Cup.

34 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 24 November 1934. Six were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture, of which the Southport–New Brighton game went to a second replay.

Wigan Athletic's comprehensive upset of Carlisle United at Brunton Park established a record for the largest margin of victory by a non-league club over a League club at the League club's home ground. This record is still standing in the 21st century (although it was equalled by Boston United against Derby County in 1955-56).

The matches were played on Saturday, 8 December 1934. Two matches were drawn, with replays taking place in the following midweek fixture.

The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage, along with Chesterfield, Millwall and Luton Town.

The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 12 January 1935. Seven matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture, of which the Bristol City–Bury game went to a second replay. Wigan Athletic, Bath City and Yeovil & Petter's United were the last clubs from the qualifying rounds remaining in the competition.

The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 26 January 1935. Five games were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture.

The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 16 February 1935, except for the Blackburn Rovers–Birmingham City game, which was played five days later. There were three replays, played in the next midweek fixture. Of these, the Tottenham Hotspur–Bolton Wanderers game went to a second replay.

The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 2 March 1935. There were no replays.

The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 16 March 1935. Sheffield Wednesday and West Bromwich Albion won their matches to meet in the final at Wembley

Replay

The 1935 FA Cup Final was contested by Sheffield Wednesday and West Bromwich Albion at Wembley. Sheffield Wednesday won the game through two late goals from Ellis Rimmer, which were needed despite having twice been ahead - West Bromwich Albion managed to equalise each time.

27 April 1935
15:00 BST

Sheffield Wednesday	4–2	West Bromwich Albion
Palethorpe 2' Hooper 70' Rimmer 85' 89'		Boyes 21' Sandford 75'

Wembley, London

Attendance: 93,204

Referee: Bert Fogg

Sheffield Wednesday

West Bromwich Albion

• FA Cup Final Results 1872-

General

• Official site; fixtures and results service at TheFA.com
• 1934-35 FA Cup at rssf.com
• 1934-35 FA Cup at soccerbase.com

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