Lewis later blamed his new woollen jersey, saying that it was greasy. 1927 is the first and so far only time the FA Cup has not been won by an English club. [56][57], The Arsenal captain, Buchan, praised the Cardiff team saying "My congratulations to Cardiff City on being the first club in history to take the Cup out of England. [56] Lewis was even accused by some supporters of deliberately throwing the game to allow a side from his home nation to win the competition. [5], In the semi-finals Cardiff were drawn against Reading, who had reached the semi-final for the first time. | Cardiff … Their victory remains the only occasion the trophy, which was previously known as the "English Cup", has been won by a team based outside England. The BBC's Chris Bevan noted that Cardiff had enjoyed "a decent start  ...  and they certainly don't look nervous". [63] This began a period of success for the club, with two back-to-back league titles, first under Chapman and then under George Allison after Chapman's death. The first was the result of a scramble which ended when Jimmy Brain headed the ball into the net for Arsenal. [17] Southampton were denied two penalty appeals. Here's how Matt Davies rated the Reds in the third round tie. While some press reports claimed that Keenor had said that the team were lucky to have won, he refuted the claim, saying that Cardiff's defence had led them to victory. As FA Cup semi-finals are held at neutral venues,[11] the match was played at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton. City's attacking continued, and a shot from Hardy appeared to shake Lewis in goal as he did not gather the ball cleanly. Watson from Kent and M. Brewitt from Lincoln. [37][38] Nearly 92,000 fans attended the match; more than 300,000 originally applied for tickets. [24] The final was the second to be held at the newly redeveloped Wembley Stadium. Between 11 am to kick off, 30,000 fans per hour travelled this route;[22] some 100,000 fans were expected to arrive at the ground. What is WhatstheScore.com?. We did our very utmost to prevent them from doing so, but we did not succeed. Buchan equalised for Arsenal early in the second half, but Port Vale went ahead once more with a goal by Wilf Kirkham via a rebounded shot after Dan Lewis saved the initial penalty. The final was the showpiece match of English football's primary cup competition, the 2007–08 Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup), organised by The Football Association. [49], After the match, the Cardiff team headed to a hotel in Bloomsbury before heading to Windsor and Eton College on the following day. The remainder of the match was dominated by the Welsh. [31], The two teams traded off-target attempts at goal midway through the half, both Parry and Roger Johnson failed to hit the target after the ball was played in from a set-piece. The only omission was Harry Wake who had suffered damage to his kidneys in a league match against Sheffield Wednesday a week before the final. Cardiff, one of the few Welsh teams taking part, won the match 1–0. [18] Both teams scored early in the match, and three goals came in the space of six minutes. Or Not", "The 1930 final – how Arsenal won the cup", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1927_FA_Cup_Final&oldid=1005730829, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 9 February 2021, at 04:11. Cardiff reached the FA Cup Final once more in 2008,[61] where they lost by one goal to nil against Portsmouth. [31] The other injury concern, Parry, was named in the starting line-up. [55] When presented with his runner-up medal after the game, Lewis was reported to have thrown the award away before it was recovered by his teammates. [28] Other than Wake, their team was the same as that which played Reading in the semi-final. [20] It was also the first final not to feature one of the four sides since 1991. Portsmouth opened the scoring in the 39th minute when Utaka crossed the ball close to the goal line. If a match is drawn, a replay comes into force, ordinarily at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. Buchan attempted to return the advantage to Arsenal with a long pass to the left wing for Hoar, but Cardiff City's Jimmy Nelson covered the move. Nottingham Forest end their awful recent run against Cardiff to heap more pressure on Bluebirds boss Neil Harris with a 1-0 FA Cup third-round win. After a goalless first half, Cardiff scored twice via a header by Len Davies and a shot by Ernie Curtis. It was refreshing, too, that Portsmouth v Cardiff … [46] There was an open air radio broadcast of the match in Cathays Park attended by 15,000 fans, and after the victory the team's colours were strung throughout the city, and local shopkeepers made replicas of the trophy out of butter to display in shop windows. This inspired the Arsenal tradition of washing goalkeeper jerseys before every match. 10. [58], Jones was pragmatic about his side's defeat, stating "we gave it everything we had and that's all I asked for". The two sides played out a goalless draw before United won the tie in a penalty shootout. [13][14], Like Cardiff, but as a Premier League club, Portsmouth also received a bye into the third round. [19], The 2008 final was the first time since 1995 that the competition would be won by a team other than the "big four" of English football, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea. Brain hit the post in the first half, and the only goal of the game came shortly afterwards following a run by Buchan into the Port Vale box. [62][64], The 2008 final led the FA and the Football League to largely ban the playing of anthems in future matches between English and Welsh sides after jeering from both sets of supporters. Cardiff were denied an equalising goal late in the half when Glenn Loovens' effort was disallowed for handball. In the fifth round, Cardiff knocked out the reigning champions, Bolton Wanderers. Midfielder Peter Whittingham scored a first half injury time equaliser for Cardiff. Cardiff had been given odds as high as 999–1 when they entered the competition; they entered the final at 5–2. Within four years of the final, they had been relegated to the Football League Third Division South. [47] Cardiff goalkeeper Tom Farquharson, who became the first Irish goalkeeper to win the FA Cup,[48] acquired the match ball after the game and donated it to the Church. Cardiff then beat the Corinthians 2-1 at Stamford Bridge to claim the … Cardiff countered, and possibly could have had a second goal, but Curtis chose to shoot himself rather than pass to Davies, who would have been presented with an open goal as Lewis was out of position. At the time it had been referred to as the "English Cup". [3] After an initial goalless draw in the following round against Second Division Chelsea on 5 March, the two sides met again at Ninian Park in a replay five days later. The exhibition, which opens tomorrow, will display memorabilia such as winners’ medals belonging to captain Fred Keenor and winger Ernie Curtis, players’ shirts, official match programmes and a replica of the FA Cup itself. [34], The Cardiff City victory in the 1927 FA Cup Final remains the only time that the trophy has been won by a team outside England. … [44] Portsmouth were considered clear favourites ahead of the match. [21][22] Portsmouth were appearing in their fourth final; they had suffered defeat in both the 1929 and 1934 finals before becoming the last team to win the competition before World War II in 1939. It has been a good day. For Portsmouth, lone striker Nwankwo Kanu nearly opened the scoring by hitting the post before converting a later chance, after the ball had been spilled by Cardiff goalkeeper Peter Enckelman, to lead at half time. "[59] Despite their defeat, a return party was held for the Cardiff team at Roald Dahl Plass in Cardiff Bay in which both Thompson and Fox performed their FA Cup final songs. In the first minute, Parry chased a long pass forward but was narrowly beaten to the ball by James. The team were mobbed at the station with some of the crowd breaking through a police cordon at the entrance before crossing railway lines to greet the players on the platform. Trouvez les Newcastle United V Cardiff City Fa Cup Third Round images et les photos d’actualités parfaites sur Getty Images. Reading Comeback TWICE to Win on Pens! Choisissez parmi des contenus premium Newcastle United V Cardiff City Fa Cup Third Round de la plus haute qualité. [31][46] The Welsh side attacked frequently in the opening 15 minutes with both Parry and McNaughton having attempts on goal. Have your say on the game in the comments. [40] The referee appointed for the game was Mike Dean of the Cheshire Football Association. [18] Championship side West Bromwich Albion were the opposition in the semi-final, which was also held at the neutral Wembley Stadium, on 5 April 2008. The match was held at Portsmouth's home ground, Fratton Park, and the visitors took the lead early in the first half when midfielder Chris Clark scored his first goal for Plymouth, which came from a deflection off Hermann Hreiðarsson. [15] There, they were drawn against another Championship club, Plymouth Argyle. You can unsubscribe at any time. [31] However, moments later, Portsmouth nearly took the lead when Utaka's cross found Kanu in the penalty area. The first half ended, Arsenal having dominated but the Cardiff City defence had stopped them each time. Both teams were aiming to win the FA Cup for the second time, Cardiff having won it in 1927 and Portsmouth in 1939. [60][61] Several players involved in the match for Cardiff left the club prior to the new season, with veteran trio Hasselbaink and Sinclair retiring and Fowler joining Blackburn Rovers. Additional trains were put on to bring Cardiff fans to Wolverhampton for the match, and there was an expectation that the game would set a new attendance record for the ground. [4] Cardiff won through a penalty of their own; Harry Wilding handled the ball and Ferguson converted the penalty. Sam Irving put the Welsh team ahead after nine minutes, before Davies added a second after 21 minutes. Shortly afterwards, Butler, the Arsenal midfielder, was struck hard in the face by the ball causing a brief delay to play. [22], As the Cardiff team bus arrived at the stadium, the fans threw leeks at the vehicle. [44][45] This was a highlight of the coverage in the press afterwards, the Daily Mirror using the headline "How England's Football Cup Went to Wales",[32] as was the volume of singing that took place during the proceedings. Following this round, Cardiff and Arsenal were the only remaining teams from the Football League First Division. Here, we rank the top 10 FA Cup finals of the 21st century, a list full of Cardiff chaos and Wembley wonder. Special trains were laid on for the Cardiff fans, arriving at Paddington train station from 4 am onwards. [29], Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Lloyd George, and future Prime Minister Winston Churchill were in attendance for the match. The match was played in front of 89,874 spectators, which remains the highest attendance for a football match at the new Wembley Stadium. [45], The match kicked-off at 3pm in front of nearly 90,000 spectators. As tradition ever since, Arsenal goalkeepers have always washed their jerseys before each game. [39] However both anthems were booed by the respective opposing fans. This prompted UEFA to offer the possibility of Cardiff filling a wild-card slot in the UEFA Cup. [30] Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink started in attack, supported by Parry. United equalised through a header by Harry Johnson, but Arsenal went ahead once more after a goal by Charlie Buchan. Hereford scored in the 77th minute through striker Theo Robinson, but they were unable to score an equaliser and Cardiff won the match 2–1 to go through to the fifth round. [57] Cardiff's fortunes declined quickly afterwards. All of their remaining fixtures were won by the same 1–0 scoreline. Newspaper reports indicated that Cardiff were the better team,[2][7] and had it not been for the success of Darlington's defence they would have won by a greater margin. A further victory in the FA Cup followed in 1936 against Sheffield United. [23], A community concert began inside stadium at 1:50 pm,[23] led by the bands of the Grenadier and Irish Guards. [21] In 1934, Cardiff slipped further and were required to petition the Football Association to allow them to remain in the league after they finished last and were eligible to be removed from the competition. [39], Cardiff City captain Fred Keenor won the coin toss for his side, and so Ferguson kicked off the match. James had recovered from injury in time to be named in the squad, along with forward David Nugent, having missed the club's previous three games. [2] The goals were scored by George McLachlan and Hughie Ferguson. Cardiff continued the run of FA Cup upsets Sunday with a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough, putting the Welsh team in the semifinals of the English competition for the first time since it won in 1927. Arsenal sought to attack immediately after the kick off, but the move faltered when Brain was caught offside. The 1927 FA Cup Final was an association football match between Cardiff City and Arsenal on 23 April 1927 at the Empire Stadium (the original Wembley Stadium). [31] Bevan noted that Cardiff were "visibly tiring" and Portsmouth's defence had largely contained their attacking threat. [50][51] They headed back to Cardiff later that day from Paddington station,[50] finding themselves delayed at several stations en route as fans flooded platforms at Reading, Swindon and Newport to see the team. [31][41] His assistants for the match were Trevor Massey (Manchester) and Martin Yerby (Kent) while Chris Foy (Liverpool) was named as the fourth official. Bluebirds stunned in Kent. League One Gillingham shocked Premier League visitors Cardiff City as Elliott List scored a late winner to send the hosts into the FA Cup fourth round. [11] With Cardiff applying early pressure, nine minutes into the game, the ball was cleared from the Barnsley penalty area toward Cardiff were also aiming to become the first side from outside the top tier of English football to win the competition since 1980. [23] The side trained at the Arsenal Stadium on their own pitch before the final. [21], The FA announced that, before the game, the Welsh national anthem, "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau", would be played, along with the traditional renditions of the English anthem "God Save the Queen" and "Abide with Me". Enckelman palmed the ball away but only to the feet of Kanu who was able to scoop the ball into the net to give his side the lead. Cardiff City began its campaign for the 1926–27 FA Cup with a home game at Ninian Park in front of around 30,000 fans against fellow Football League First Division side Aston Villa in January 1927. [51] They eventually arrived in Cardiff at 6:35 pm. [24] They were open with the press about their tactics, saying they hoped to subdue Arsenal's attack by having Billy Hardy keep Buchan at bay. [31][46] Cardiff made the first substitution of the match shortly after an hour as Ramsey was brought on in place of Whittingham. Milton Keynes Dons are seen as the club’s main rivals, with the two teams facing each other in the Buckinghamshire derby. They won the match by two goals to nil, marking the first major trophy to be won by the team. The final was the showpiece match of English football's primary cup competition, the 2007–08 Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup), organised by The Football Association. [53] As winners, Portsmouth also qualified for the 2008 FA Community Shield against Premier League winners Manchester United in August. [59] Cardiff also qualified for 1927 FA Charity Shield, defeating amateur team Corinthian by two goals to one with the winning goal once again by Ferguson. [59] Enckelman later recalled his error that lead to the only goal "It was a tough one to deal with, it was wet conditions and the ball just started dropping down, maybe I could have tried to catch it or something but I didn't deal with it well enough. [24] The players met at Hendon Hall Hotel on the morning of the match but their travel plans were disrupted when they became stuck in heavy traffic. Loovens was also able to force the ball into the goal from a corner minutes before half-time, but his effort was ruled out for handball. At 17 years and 143 days, he would become the second-youngest player to appear in an FA Cup Final if he played, only 24 days older than Curtis Weston was for Millwall in 2004, and the youngest ever winner if Cardiff triumphed. The U’s visit Cardiff City Ladies in the FA Cup second round on Sunday, needing a win … [12], Arsenal were nearly eliminated from the competition in the following round when they played Second Division side Port Vale. Several teams from Wales have been part of the FA Cup, including Cardiff City who became … He had been the youngest player in the match, aged 19 years and 317 days. This was a highlight of the coverage in the press afterwards, the Daily Mirror using the headline "How England's Football Cup Went to Wales", as was the volume of singing that took place during the proceedings. In the following round, they defeated Liverpool at home by two goals to nil, the same scoreline in team's league encounter earlier in the season; Liverpool had been unbeaten since New Year's Day. An early goal by Whittingham and a second by defender Roger Johnson from a Whittingham free-kick in the 23rd minute was enough to take Cardiff into the semi-finals. [2][3], Cardiff City entered the competition in the third round, receiving a bye as a Football League Championship club. Portsmouth won the match by a single goal, scored by Nwankwo Kanu in the 37th minute. [64], "Cardiff City Much Better Than Aston Villa", "FA Cup: Greg Dyke says semi-finals will stay at Wembley", "Fraser's Phrases Goes Back To Square One", "The Village Idioms Can Say a Lot About Sports", "Wales Strikes Back: British Media Coverage of Cardiff City Football Club's Victory in the English F. A. It is an odd season that concludes with more English (and more Premier League) clubs in the Champions League final than the FA Cup's. He doubted whether Syd Hoar or Alf Baker would be available as both were still recovering from injury, and so he was leaving the selections for both the right half and outside left positions open should they become fit before the game. Kanu, who scored Pompey’s semi-final winner against West Brom, struck eight minutes before half-time following a miss that threatened to go down in Wembley folklore. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in action during Cardiff City's FA Cup win over Middlesbrough in 2008 (Image: Getty Images) With Cardiff for the 2007-08 … Cardiff started brightly and had several early opportunities that were denied by Portsmouth goalkeeper David James. Many fake tickets had been sold to members of the crowd, and the stewards were refusing to allow them entry. midfielder Joe Ledley,[12] who scored the winning goal with a left-footed volley from outside the area to help Cardiff reach their first FA Cup final since 1927. After eight minutes, Tom Parker scored an own goal, putting Port Vale ahead. On the day before the match, they travelled to Harrow on the Hill where they stayed at the Kings Head Hotel. [24] Referees are traditionally only appointed to one FA Cup final in their careers and Dean had previously been selected for the 2006 FA Cup Final before being stood down when Liverpool reached the final, with Dean hailing from the nearby Wirral. [1] Clubs in the first and second tiers, the Premier League and Football League Championship, entered the competition in the third round and were drawn randomly with the remaining clubs. [35][36], Jermain Defoe was cup-tied for Portsmouth, having played in the third and fourth rounds for Tottenham Hotspur earlier in the competition. The team had adopted a black cat for the occasion, named Trixie, which had been found wandering astray by some of the players during a round of golf at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club before their earlier match with Bolton. [30] Cardiff's Ernie Curtis, who died in November 1992 at the age of 85, was the last surviving player from the final. This was the first time since 1994 that Cardiff had progressed to the fifth round of the FA Cup. OXFORD United Women are the underdogs in their first game for four months, says Liam Gilbert. [62], Arsenal returned to the FA Cup Final in 1930, when they played Huddersfield Town, the former team of Arsenal's manager Herbert Chapman. [35] Loud cheers were heard forty minutes later during the concert to celebrate the arrival of King George V. As the players entered the field, the King shook hands with each of them, as well as the officials: the referee William F. Bunnell from Preston, and the linesmen G.E. Striker Nwankwo Kanu side-footed the winning goal of the match, which meant Portsmouth had secured a place in the final for the first time since 1939. When it comes to FA Cup triumphs, no club can match Arsenal.. After Saturday's win over Chelsea, the Gunners have now lifted the famous trophy a … [16] The draw for the semi-final saw Arsenal play Southampton at Stamford Bridge. [1] In the fourth round, Cardiff were drawn against Football League Second Division side Darlington. The exhibition, which opens tomorrow, will display memorabilia such as winners’ medals belonging to captain Fred Keenor and winger Ernie Curtis, players’ shirts, official match programmes and a replica of the FA Cup itself. Reinforcements arrived and managed to push the crowd back when they reached the turnstiles. 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The press called the game the "Singing Final" and highlighted that the FA Cup had gone to Wales for the first time. [23] Combined play by Hulme and Buchan led to a corner, which then forced another three corners in a rapid succession. Manager Herbert Chapman was forced to leave the coach to telephone local police for an escort; two motorcycle officers arrived to escort the team to the ground. Both goals came as a result of indirect free kicks in rapid succession, the first a header by Brain, then another by Buchan which the goalkeeper could only clear after it had crossed the line. [10] This was the first time since 1908 that three of the four semi-finalists came from outside the top tier of English football, while winning the match was worth £900,000 in prize money. Elliott List smashed home a late winner as League One strugglers Gillingham produced an FA Cup third round shock by dumping out Cardiff with a 1-0 win. [30] They also adopted triangular corner flags to commemorate the win. [31], After the match, Portsmouth captain Campbell was presented with the trophy by Bobby Robson. [9] In the semi-final, Cardiff were drawn against Championship side Barnsley, with both semi-finals being held at Wembley Stadium. Cardiff's then attacked: Curtis sent in a low shot which was saved by Lewis in the Arsenal goal. [38] Sol Campbell, Glen Johnson and David James were the only three English players in the starting line-up. Len Davies was challenging and I think Lewis took his eye off the ball for a fatal second as he went down for it". [23] This was the first time that the two sides had met in the competition, while they had not met in any fixture since a 2–0 win for Portsmouth in the fourth round of the League Cup in 2004. [28] Cardiff were almost free to choose their first choice team. The FA Cup is English football's primary cup competition and the 2007–08 season was the 127th edition. 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