Football tournament season
The 1956–57 FA Cup was the 76th staging of the world's oldest football cup competition , the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup . Aston Villa won the competition, beating Manchester United 2–1 in the final at Wembley , London .
Matches were played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. 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 at neutral venues 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
Round
Date
Preliminary round
Saturday 8 September 1956
First qualifying round
Saturday 22 September 1956
Second qualifying round
Saturday 6 October 1956
Third qualifying round
Saturday 20 October 1956
Fourth qualifying round
Saturday 3 November 1956
First round proper
Saturday 17 November 1956
Second round
Saturday 8 December 1956
Third round
Saturday 5 January 1957
Fourth round
Saturday 26 January 1957
Fifth round
Saturday 16 February 1957
Sixth round
Saturday 2 March 1957
Semifinals
Saturday 23 March 1957
Final
Saturday 4 May 1957
Results
First round proper
At this stage all clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined those 30 non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. To complete this round Bishop Auckland and Bedford Town given byes to this round. Matches were played on Saturday, 17 November 1956. Eight matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week.
Second round
The matches were played on Saturday, 8 December 1956. Three matches were drawn, with replays taking place on the following Wednesday.
Third round
The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage and the matches were played on Saturday, 5 January 1957. Eleven matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week, and two ties required second replays, which were both played on Monday, 14 January 1957.
Tie no
Home team
Score
Away team
Date
Attendance
Notes
1
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
2–0
Accrington Stanley
5 January 1957
2
Bristol City
4–1
Rotherham United
5 January 1957
3
Burnley
7–0
Chesterfield
5 January 1957
4
Bury
1–3
Portsmouth
5 January 1957
5
Preston North End
0–0
Sheffield Wednesday
5 January 1957
Replay
Sheffield Wednesday
2–2
Preston North End
9 January 1957
2nd replay
Preston North End
5–1
Sheffield Wednesday
14 January 1957
[A]
6
Notts County
1–3
Rhyl
5 January 1957
7
Nottingham Forest
6–0
Goole Town
5 January 1957
8
Bolton Wanderers
2–3
Blackpool
5 January 1957
9
Wolverhampton Wanderers
5–3
Swansea Town
5 January 1957
10
Middlesbrough
1–1
Charlton Athletic
5 January 1957
Replay
Charlton Athletic
2–3
Middlesbrough
10 January 1957
11
Sunderland
4–0
Queens Park Rangers
5 January 1957
30,557
12
Luton Town
2–2
Aston Villa
5 January 1957
20,094
Replay
Aston Villa
2–0
Luton Town
7 January 1957
28,356
13
Everton
1–0
Blackburn Rovers
5 January 1957
56,293
14
Doncaster Rovers
1–1
West Bromwich Albion
5 January 1957
Replay
West Bromwich Albion
2–0
Doncaster Rovers
9 January 1957
15
Wrexham
1–1
Reading
5 January 1957
Replay
Reading
1–2
Wrexham
9 January 1957
16
Ipswich Town
2–3
Fulham
5 January 1957
22,199
17
Newcastle United
1–1
Manchester City
5 January 1957
57,921
Replay
Manchester City
4–5
Newcastle United
9 January 1957
46,990
18
Tottenham Hotspur
2–0
Leicester City
5 January 1957
56,492
19
Barnsley
3–3
Port Vale
5 January 1957
Replay
Port Vale
0–1
Barnsley
7 January 1957
20
West Ham United
5–3
Grimsby Town
5 January 1957
21
Millwall
2–0
Crystal Palace
5 January 1957
22
Hull City
3–4
Bristol Rovers
5 January 1957
23
Carlisle United
3–3
Birmingham City
5 January 1957
27,445
[ 1]
Replay
Birmingham City
2–0
Carlisle United
9 January 1957
56,458
[ 1]
24
Southend United
2–1
Liverpool
5 January 1957
25
Hartlepools United
3–4
Manchester United
5 January 1957
26
Huddersfield Town
0–0
Sheffield United
5 January 1957
Replay
Sheffield United
1–1
Huddersfield Town
7 January 1957
2nd replay
Huddersfield Town
2–1
Sheffield United
14 January 1957
[B]
27
Newport County
3–3
Southampton
5 January 1957
18,562
Replay
Southampton
0–1
Newport County
9 January 1957
22,372
28
Arsenal
4–2
Stoke City
5 January 1957
29
Leeds United
1–2
Cardiff City
5 January 1957
30
New Brighton
2–1
Torquay United
5 January 1957
31
Peterborough United
2–2
Lincoln City
5 January 1957
Replay
Lincoln City
4–5
Peterborough United
9 January 1957
32
Leyton Orient
0–2
Chelsea
5 January 1957
Fourth round
The matches were played on Saturday, 26 January 1957. No replays were necessary.
Tie no
Home team
Score
Away team
Date
Attendance
Notes
1
Blackpool
6–2
Fulham
26 January 1957
2
Bristol City
3–0
Rhyl
26 January 1957
29,438
3
Burnley
9–0
New Brighton
26 January 1957
4
Wolverhampton Wanderers
0–1
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
26 January 1957
41,752
5
Middlesbrough
2–3
Aston Villa
26 January 1957
42,396
6
West Bromwich Albion
4–2
Sunderland
26 January 1957
48,010
7
Everton
2–1
West Ham United
26 January 1957
55,245
8
Wrexham
0–5
Manchester United
26 January 1957
34,445
9
Tottenham Hotspur
4–0
Chelsea
26 January 1957
66,398
10
Bristol Rovers
1–4
Preston North End
26 January 1957
11
Portsmouth
1–3
Nottingham Forest
26 January 1957
12
Millwall
2–1
Newcastle United
26 January 1957
45,646
13
Southend United
1–6
Birmingham City
26 January 1957
30,000
[ 1]
14
Huddersfield Town
3–1
Peterborough United
26 January 1957
15
Cardiff City
0–1
Barnsley
26 January 1957
16
Newport County
0–2
Arsenal
26 January 1957
22,450
Fifth round
The matches were played on Saturday, 16 February 1957. Two matches were drawn and replayed later the same week.
Sixth Round
Replay
Replay
Replay
Semifinals
Replay
Final
The final took place on Saturday, 4 May 1957 at Wembley and ended in a victory for Aston Villa over Manchester United by 2–1. The attendance was 100,000.
Notes
A. ^ : Match played at Goodison Park , Liverpool .
B. ^ : Match played at Maine Road , Manchester .
C. ^ : Dean Court 's record attendance of 28,799 was set at this match.[ 3]
References
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