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Aston Villa

(Hampton 2)

George; Spencer, Miles; Pearson, Leake. Windmill; Brown, Garratty. Hampton, Bache. Hall

Newcastle United

Lawrence; McCombie, Carr; Gardner, Aitken, McWilliam; Rutherford, Howie, Appleyard, Veitch, Gosnell

Referee: P. R. Harrower

This year saw the beginning of the great era for Newcastle United, during which they played their way through to the Final five times in seven years:

The Crystal Palace ground seemed to exert some mysterious 'hoodoo' over them, however, and they were never to show their true form there.

Another six-figure crowd saw Newcastle, League champions and hailed as favourites for the Cup, do battle with famous Cup-fighters Aston Villa. Within three minutes of the start, centre-forward Hampton finished off a move started by Leake, his centre-half, to give Villa a surprise lead.

The play swayed from end to end. with Howie missing a golden chance to equalize for Newcastle before half-time, but for the most part Villa were on top, and near the end Hall's long shot rebounded from Newcastle goalkeeper Lawrence for the waiting Hampton to clinch matters for Villa.

Over 100,000 spectators saw the 1905 Final

Villa's tremendous pace had at times bewildered Newcastle. Unlike their opponents, Villa cast aside all the nice theories of the short-passing game. Instead, the half-backs swept the ball out to the wing men, and they followed with long dropping centres into the goalmouth. Nor did the thick Crystal Palace turf suit Newcastle's style of play, but slowed up their ground passes.

First Round

Lincoln C v Man C 1-2; Bolton Wand v Bristol R 1-1,3-0; Middlesbro v Spurs 1-1, 0-1; NEWCASTLE UTD v Plymouth Arg 1 -1, 1 -1, 2-0; Woolwich Arsenal v Bristol C 0-0, 0-1; Derby Co vPNE 0-2; Blackburn R v SheffWed 1-2; Small Heath v Portsmouth 0-2; Stoke v Grimsby T 2-0; Liverpool v Everton 1-1, 1-2; Sunderland v Wolves 1-1,0-1; Southampton v Millwall 3-1; ASTON VILLA v Leicester Fosse 5-1; Bury v Notts Co 1-0; Fulham v Reading 0-0, 0-0, 1-0; Nott'm Forest v Sheff Utd 2-0

Second Round

Man C v Bolton Wand 1 -2; Spurs v NEWCASTLE UTD 1 -1, 0-4; Bristol C v PNE 0-0, 0-1; Sheff Wed v Portsmouth 2-1; Stoke v Everton 0-4; Wolves v Southampton 2-3; ASTON VILLA v Bury 3-2; Fulham v Nott'm Forest 1-0

Third Round

Bolton Wand v NEWCASTLE UTD 0-2; PNE v Sheff Wed 1 -1, 0-3; Everton v Southampton 4-0; ASTON VILLA v Fulham 5-0

Semi-Final

NEWCASTLE UTD v Sheff Wed 1-0; Everton v ASTON VILLA 1-1, 1-2