Season 1954-1955

Cup Results

Football Association Challenge Cup

First Round


Saturday November 20th, 1954
Accrington Stanley Accrington 7-1 Creswell Colliery Creswell Colliery
Aldershot Aldershot 3-1 Chelmsford City Chelmsford
Barnet Barnet 1-4 Southampton Southampton
Barnsley Barnsley 3-2 Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic
Barnstaple Town Barnstaple 1-4 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Bournemouth
Barrow Barrow 1-1 Darlington Darlington
Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland 5-1 Kettering Town Kettering Town
Boston United Boston Utd 1-1 Blyth Spartans Blyth
Bradford (Park Avenue) Bradford (PA) 2-0 Southport Southport
Bradford City Bradford 3-1 Mansfield Town Mansfield Town
Brentford Brentford 2-1 Nuneaton Borough Nuneaton Borough
Brighton and Hove Albion Brighton 5-0 Tunbridge Wells United Tunbridge Wells United
Bristol City Bristol City 1-2 Southend United Southend United
Corby Town Corby Town 0-2 Watford Watford
Crook Town Crook Town 5-3 Stanley United Stanley United
Dorchester Town Dorchester 2-0 Bedford Town Bedford Town
Frome Town Frome Town 0-3 Leyton Orient Leyton Orient
Gateshead AFC Gateshead 6-0 Chester Chester
Gillingham Gillingham 2-0 Newport County Newport County
Grimsby Town Grimsby Town 2-1 Halifax Town Halifax Town
Hartlepools United Hartlepools United 1-0 Chesterfield Chesterfield
Hinckley Athletic Hinckley Athletic 4-3 Newport (IOW) Newport (IOW)
Horden Colliery Welfare Horden CW 0-1 Scunthorpe and Lindsey United Scunthorpe & Lindsey
Hounslow Town Hounslow Town 2-4 Hastings and St. Leonards Hastings & St. Leonards
Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil 1-1 Wellington Town Wellington
Millwall Millwall 3-2 Exeter City Exeter City
Netherfield Netherfield 3-3 Wrexham Wrexham
Northampton Town Northampton Town 0-1 Coventry City Coventry City
Norwich City Norwich City 4-2 Headington United Headington United
Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic 1-0 Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra
Queens Park Rangers Q.P.R. 2-2 Walthamstow Avenue Walthamstow Avenue
Reading Reading 3-3 Colchester United Colchester United
Selby Town Selby Town 2-1 Rhyl Rhyl
Stockport County Stockport County 0-1 Carlisle United Carlisle United
Swindon Town Swindon 0-2 Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
Torquay United Torquay United 4-0 Cambridge United Cambridge United
Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers 3-3 Rochdale Rochdale
Walsall Walsall 5-2 Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town
Workington Workington 5-1 Hyde United Hyde United
York City York City 3-2 Scarborough Scarborough
REPLAY
Tuesday November 23rd, 1954
Rochdale Rochdale 1-0 Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers
Wednesday November 24th, 1954
Blyth Spartans Blyth 5-4 Boston United Boston Utd
Darlington Darlington 2-1 Barrow Barrow
Wellington Town Wellington 1-6 Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil
Wrexham Wrexham 4-0 Netherfield Netherfield
Thursday November 25th, 1954
Colchester United Colchester United 1-2 Reading Reading
Walthamstow Avenue Walthamstow Avenue 2-2 Queens Park Rangers Q.P.R.
SECOND REPLAY
Monday November 29th, 1954
Queens Park Rangers Q.P.R. 0-4 Walthamstow Avenue Walthamstow Avenue

Second Round


Saturday December 11th, 1954
Blyth Spartans Blyth 1-3 Torquay United Torquay United
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Bournemouth 1-0 Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic
Bradford (Park Avenue) Bradford (PA) 2-3 Southend United Southend United
Bradford City Bradford 7-1 Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil
Brentford Brentford 4-1 Crook Town Crook Town
Carlisle United Carlisle United 2-2 Watford Watford
Coventry City Coventry City 4-0 Scunthorpe and Lindsey United Scunthorpe & Lindsey
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace 2-4 Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland
Dorchester Town Dorchester 2-5 York City York City
Gateshead AFC Gateshead 3-3 Barnsley Barnsley
Gillingham Gillingham 1-1 Reading Reading
Grimsby Town Grimsby Town 4-1 Southampton Southampton
Hartlepools United Hartlepools United 4-0 Aldershot Aldershot
Leyton Orient Leyton Orient 0-1 Workington Workington
Millwall Millwall 3-2 Accrington Stanley Accrington
Norwich City Norwich City 0-0 Brighton and Hove Albion Brighton
Rochdale Rochdale 2-1 Hinckley Athletic Hinckley Athletic
Selby Town Selby Town 0-2 Hastings and St. Leonards Hastings & St. Leonards
Walthamstow Avenue Walthamstow Avenue 0-3 Darlington Darlington
Wrexham Wrexham 1-2 Walsall Walsall
REPLAY
Monday December 13th, 1954
Reading Reading 5-3 Gillingham Gillingham
Wednesday December 15th, 1954
Brighton and Hove Albion Brighton 5-1 Norwich City Norwich City
Watford Watford 4-1 Carlisle United Carlisle United
Thursday December 16th, 1954
Barnsley Barnsley 0-1 Gateshead AFC Gateshead

Third Round


Saturday January 8th, 1955
Arsenal Arsenal 1-0 Cardiff City Cardiff City
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn 0-2 Swansea Town Swansea Town
Blackpool Blackpool 0-2 York City York City
Bolton Wanderers Bolton 3-1 Millwall Millwall
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Bournemouth 0-1 West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion
Brentford Brentford 1-1 Bradford City Bradford
Brighton and Hove Albion Brighton 2-2 Aston Villa Aston Villa
Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers 2-1 Portsmouth Portsmouth
Bury Bury 1-1 Stoke City Stoke City
Chelsea Chelsea 2-0 Walsall Walsall
Derby County Derby County 1-3 Manchester City Man City
Everton Everton 3-1 Southend United Southend United
Fulham Fulham 2-3 Preston North End Preston North End
Gateshead AFC Gateshead 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham
Grimsby Town Grimsby Town 2-5 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves
Hartlepools United Hartlepools United 1-1 Darlington Darlington
Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town 3-3 Coventry City Coventry City
Hull City Hull City 0-2 Birmingham City Birmingham
Ipswich Town Ipswich Town 2-2 Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland
Leeds United Leeds United 2-2 Torquay United Torquay United
Lincoln City Lincoln City 1-1 Liverpool Liverpool
Luton Town Luton Town 5-0 Workington Workington
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 1-4 Notts County Notts County
Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle 0-1 Newcastle United Newcastle United
Reading Reading 1-1 Manchester United Man Utd
Rochdale Rochdale 1-3 Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic
Rotherham United Rotherham United 1-0 Leicester City Leicester City
Sheffield United Sheffield United 1-3 Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Hastings and St. Leonards Hastings & St. Leonards
Sunderland Sunderland 1-0 Burnley Burnley
Watford Watford 1-2 Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers
West Ham United West Ham United 2-2 Port Vale Port Vale
REPLAY
Monday January 10th, 1955
Aston Villa Aston Villa 4-2 Brighton and Hove Albion Brighton
Port Vale Port Vale 3-1 West Ham United West Ham United
Wednesday January 12th, 1955
Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland 3-0 Ipswich Town Ipswich Town
Bradford City Bradford 2-2 Brentford Brentford
Darlington Darlington 2-2 Hartlepools United Hartlepools United
Liverpool Liverpool 1-0 Lincoln City Lincoln City
Manchester United Man Utd 4-1 Reading Reading
Stoke City Stoke City 1-1 Bury Bury
Torquay United Torquay United 4-0 Leeds United Leeds United
Thursday January 13th, 1955
Coventry City Coventry City 1-2 Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town
SECOND REPLAY
Monday January 17th, 1955
Bury Bury 3-3 Stoke City Stoke City
Hartlepools United Hartlepools United 2-0 Darlington Darlington
Thursday January 20th, 1955
Brentford Brentford 1-0 Bradford City Bradford
THIRD REPLAY
Wednesday January 19th, 1955
Stoke City Stoke City 2-2 Bury Bury
FOURTH REPLAY
Monday January 24th, 1955
Bury Bury 2-3 Stoke City Stoke City

Fourth Round


Saturday January 29th, 1955
Birmingham City Birmingham 2-1 Bolton Wanderers Bolton
Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland 1-3 York City York City
Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers 1-3 Chelsea Chelsea
Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers 0-0 Aston Villa Aston Villa
Everton Everton 0-4 Liverpool Liverpool
Hartlepools United Hartlepools United 1-1 Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest
Manchester City Man City 2-0 Manchester United Man Utd
Newcastle United Newcastle United 3-2 Brentford Brentford
Preston North End Preston North End 3-3 Sunderland Sunderland
Rotherham United Rotherham United 1-5 Luton Town Luton Town
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Notts County Notts County
Swansea Town Swansea Town 3-1 Stoke City Stoke City
Torquay United Torquay United 0-1 Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham 4-2 Port Vale Port Vale
West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 2-4 Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves 1-0 Arsenal Arsenal
REPLAY
Wednesday February 2nd, 1955
Aston Villa Aston Villa 2-2 Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 2-1 Hartlepools United Hartlepools United
Sunderland Sunderland 2-0 Preston North End Preston North End
Thursday February 3rd, 1955
Notts County Notts County 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday
SECOND REPLAY
Monday February 7th, 1955
Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Aston Villa Aston Villa
THIRD REPLAY
Monday February 14th, 1955
Aston Villa Aston Villa 0-0 Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers
FOURTH REPLAY
Tuesday February 15th, 1955
Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Aston Villa Aston Villa

Fifth Round


Saturday February 19th, 1955
Birmingham City Birmingham 2-1 Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers
Liverpool Liverpool 0-2 Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town
Luton Town Luton Town 0-2 Manchester City Man City
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 1-1 Newcastle United Newcastle United
Notts County Notts County 1-0 Chelsea Chelsea
Swansea Town Swansea Town 2-2 Sunderland Sunderland
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves 4-1 Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic
York City York City 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham
REPLAY
Wednesday February 23rd, 1955
Sunderland Sunderland 1-0 Swansea Town Swansea Town
Monday February 28th, 1955
Newcastle United Newcastle United 2-2 Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest
SECOND REPLAY
Wednesday March 2nd, 1955
Newcastle United Newcastle United 2-1 Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest

Sixth Round


Saturday March 12th, 1955
Birmingham City Birmingham 0-1 Manchester City Man City
Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town 1-1 Newcastle United Newcastle United
Notts County Notts County 0-1 York City York City
Sunderland Sunderland 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves
REPLAY
Wednesday March 16th, 1955
Newcastle United Newcastle United 2-0 Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town

Semi Final


Saturday March 26th, 1955
Manchester City Man City 1-0 Sunderland Sunderland
York City York City 1-1 Newcastle United Newcastle United
REPLAY
Wednesday March 30th, 1955
Newcastle United Newcastle United 2-0 York City York City

Final


Saturday May 7th, 1955
Newcastle United Newcastle United 3-1 Manchester City Man City