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Burnley

(Freeman)

Sewell; Bamford, Taylor; Halley, Boyle. Watson; Nesbit, Lindley. Freeman, Hodgson, Mosscrop

Liverpool

Campbell; Longworth, Pursell; Fairfoul, Ferguson, McKinlay; Sheldon. Metcalf, Miller. Lacey. Nicholl

Referee: H. S. Bamlett

By 1914 the Qualifying Competition had been enlarged from ten to twenty-four divisions, and, that season, from a record entry of 476 clubs, Burnley and Liverpool emerged as the two protagonists in a second all-Lancashire Final. For the first time the Final was honoured by the presence of a ruling monarch. King George V - regal recognition of the place football had assumed in the life of the nation.

A fierce shot just after half-time by centre-forward Freeman gave Burnley a narrow victory in an otherwise undistinguished match in which two teams with ; w positions in the League slogged it out in midfield. neither set of forwards being capable of mounting a sustained attack.

After Freeman had shot past Campbell and put Burnley in the lead, the standard of play improved considerably. The last half-hour certainly had the crowd on its toes as Liverpool battled hard for an equaliser.

The Burnley defence remained resolute to the end, and their captain and centre-half Boyle, became the first man ever to receive the Cup from royal hands. It was the last Final to be played at the old Crystal Palace.

Freeman scores the only goal of the game

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First Round

Newcastle Utd v Sheff Utd 0-5; Bradford PA v Reading 5-1; Millwall Ath v Chelsea 0-0, 1 -0; Bradford C v Woolwich Arsenal 2-0; Man C v Fulham 2-0; Leicester Fosse v Spurs 5-5, 0-2; Blackburn R v Middlesbro 3-0; Hull C v Bury 0-0,1 -2; BURNLEY v South Shields 3-1; Derby Co v Northampton T 1 -0; Bolton Wand v Port Vale 3-0; Swindon T v Man Utd 1 -0; Sunderland v Chatham 9-0; Plymouth Arg v Lincoln C 4-1; PNE v Bristol R 5-2; Glossop v Everton 2-1; Aston Villa v Stoke C 4-0; Portsmouth v Exeter C 0-4; WBA v Grimsby T 2-0; Gainsboro Tr v Leeds C 2-4; Sheff Wed v Notts Co 3-2; Wolves v Southampton 3-0; Oldham Ath v Brighton & H Alb 1 -1, 0-1; Clapton Orient v Nott'm Forest 2-2, 1 -0; LIVERPOOL v Barnsley 1-1, 1-0; Gillingham v Blackpool 1-0; W. Ham v Chesterfield 8-1; Crystal Palace v Norwich C 2-1; QPR v Bristol R 2-2,2-0; Swansea t v MerthyrTydfil 2-0; Birmingham v Southend Utd 2-1 ; Huddersfield tv London Caledonian 3-0

Second Round

Sheff Utd v Bradford PA 3-1; Millwall Ath v Bradford C 1 -0; Man C v Spurs 2-1; Blackburn R v Bury 2-0; BURNLEY v Derby Co 3-2; Bolton Wand v Swindon T 4-2; Sunderland v Plymouth Arg 2-1; Glossop v PNE 0-1; Exeter C v Aston Villa 1 -2; Leeds C v WBA 0-2; Wolves v Sheff Wed 1 -1, 0-1; Brighton & H Alb v Clapton Orient 3-1; LIVERPOOL v Gillingham 2-0; W. Ham v Crystal Palace 2-0; Swansea T v QPR 1 -2; Birmingham v Huddersfield T 1 -0

Third Round

Millwall Ath v Sheff Utd 0-4; Blackburn R v Man C 1 -2; BURNLEY v Bolton Wand 3-0; Sunderland v PNE 2-0; Aston Villa v WBA2-1; Sheff Wed v Brighton &H Alb 3-0; W. Ham v LIVERPOOL 1-1, 1 -5; Birmingham v QPR 1 -2

Fourth Round

Man C v Sheff Utd 0-0.0-0,0-1; Sunderland v BURNLEY 0-0,1 -2; Sheff Wed v Aston Villa 0-1; LIVERPOOL v QPR 2-1

Semi-Final

Sheff Utd v BURNLEY 0-0, 0-1; Aston Villa v LIVERPOOL 0-2