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Manchester United

(Turnbull A)

Moger; Stacey, Hayes; Duckworth. Roberts, Bell; Meredith,  Halse, Turnbull (J.), Turnbull (A.). Wall

Bristol City

Clay; Annan, Cottle; Hanlin, Wedlock, Spear; Staniforth, Hardy, Gilligan, Burton, Hilton

Referee: T. P. Campbell

The year 1909 brought two newcomers to the Final, and, for once, the favourites won. Manchester United, League winners the previous season, had the greater experience and the boost of a victory over Newcastle in the semi-final.

United won a disappointing, rough game—the ninth Final to be decided by a solitary goal - with Turnbull's twenty-second minute effort. Only two players stood out for their skill: Wedlock, the great little Bristol City centre-half who won nineteen caps for England, and the legendary Billy Meredith, who added another winners' medal to the one he had gained with the other Manchester club in 1904.

In the opening stages of the game Bristol set the pace, but United soon wore down their attack and began to assert themselves. A movement by the United right-wing pair left the inside-right Halse poised for a shot. The ball was struck firmly against the angle of crossbar and post. and 'Sandy' Turnbull hit an unstoppable drive into the net from the rebound.

The nearest Bristol came to emulating this was when Hardy, left un­marked in front of a goal after a fine bout of passing, had his hard shot turned aside in masterly fashion by a dive from Moger.

First Round

MAN UTD v Brighton & H Alb 1 -0; Everton v Barnsley 3-1; Notts Co v Blackburn R 0-1; Hull C v Chelsea 1-1,0-1; Man C v Spurs 3-4; Carlisle Utd v Fulham 1 -4; Wolves v Crystal Palace 2-2,2-4; Bristol R v Burnley 1 -4; Newcastle Utd v Clapton Orient 5-0; Blackpool v Hastings 2-0; Oldham Ath v Leeds C 1 -1, 0-2; QPR v W Ham 0-0,0-1; Sheff Utd v Sunderland 2-3; PNE v Middlesbro 1 -0; Workington v Bradford C 0-0. 0-2; WBA v Bolton Wand 3-1; BRISTOL C v Southampton 1 -1, 2-0; Bury v Kettering 8-0; Norwich C v Reading 0-0.1 -1, 3-2; Liverpool v Lincoln C 5-1; Grimsby T v Stockport Co 2-2, 0-2; Chesterfield v Glossop 0-2; Birmingham v Portsmouth 2-5; Sheff Wed v Stoke 5-0; Northampton v Derby Co 1 -1, 2-4; Watford v Leicester Fosse 1-1,1 -3; Plymouth Arg v Swindon 1 -0; Wrexham v Exeter C 1 -1.1 -2; Nott'm Forest v Aston Villa 2-0; Brentford v Gainsboro Tr 2-0; Luton v Millwall Ath 1 -2; Croydon Corn v Woolwich Arsenal 1 -1. 0-2

Second Round

MAN UTD v Everton 1 -0; Blackburn R v Chelsea 2-1; Spurs v Fulham 1 -0; Crystal Palace v Burnley 0-0,0-9; Newcastle Utd v Blackpool 2-1; Leeds C v W Ham 1-1.1-2; PNE v Sunderland 1 -2; WBA v Bradford C 1 -2; BRISTOL C v Bury 2-2.1 -0; Liverpool v Norwich C 2-3; Stockport Co v Glossop 1-1,0-1; Portsmouth v Sheff Wed 2-2. 0-3; Leicester Fosse v Derby Co 0-2; Plymouth Arg v Exeter C 2-0; Nott'm Forest v Brentford 1 -0; Woolwich Arsenal v Millwall Ath 1-1, 0-1

Third Round

MAN UTD v Blackburn R 6-1; Spurs v Burnley 0-0,1 -3; W Ham v Newcastle Utd 0-0,1 -2; BradfordCv Sunderland 0-1; BRISTOL C v Norwich C 2-0; Sheff Wed v Glossop 0-1; Derby Co v Plymouth Arg 1 -0; Nott'm Forest v Millwall Ath 3-1

Fourth Round

Burnley v MAN UTD 2-3; Newcastle Utd v Sunderland 2-2,3-0; Glossop v BRISTOL C 0-0, 0-1; Derby Co v Nott'm Forest 3-0

Semi-Final

MAN UTD v Newcastle Utd 1-0; BRISTOL C v Derby Co 1-1,2-1