The 1935–36 FA Cup was the 61st season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Arsenal won the competition for the second time, beating Sheffield United 1–0 in the final at Wembley, through a late goal from Ted Drake.

1935–36 FA Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Defending championsSheffield Wednesday
Final positions
ChampionsArsenal (2nd title)
Runner-upSheffield United

Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. 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 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

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Round Date
Extra preliminary round Saturday 7 September 1935
Preliminary round Saturday 21 September 1935
First round qualifying Saturday 5 October 1935
Second round qualifying Saturday 19 October 1935
Third round qualifying Saturday 2 November 1935
Fourth round qualifying Saturday 16 November 1935
First round proper Saturday 30 November 1935
Second round proper Saturday 14 December 1935
Third round proper Saturday 11 January 1936
Fourth round proper Saturday 25 January 1936
Fifth round proper Saturday 15 February 1936
Sixth round proper Saturday 29 February 1936
Semi-finals Saturday 21 March 1936
Final Saturday 25 April 1936

First round proper

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At this stage 43 clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined the 25 non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. Stockport County, Millwall and Luton Town were given a bye to the third round. To make the number of matches up, non-league Bishop Auckland and Corinthian were given byes to this round. 34 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 30 November 1935. Six were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Chester 1–0 Gateshead 30 November 1935
2 Chesterfield 3–0 Southport 30 November 1935
3 Darlington 4–2 Accrington Stanley 30 November 1935
4 Barrow 4–1 Wrexham 30 November 1935
5 Bristol City 0–1 Crystal Palace 30 November 1935
6 Grantham 0–2 Notts County 30 November 1935
7 Southall 3–1 Swindon Town 30 November 1935
8 Reading 8–3 Corinthian 30 November 1935
9 Walsall 2–0 Lincoln City 30 November 1935
10 Crewe Alexandra 4–2 Boston United 30 November 1935
11 Gainsborough Trinity 3–1 Blyth Spartans 30 November 1935
12 Scarborough 2–0 Darwen 30 November 1935
13 Tranmere Rovers 3–0 Carlisle United 30 November 1935
14 Kidderminster Harriers 4–1 Bishop Auckland 30 November 1935
15 Northampton Town 0–0 Bristol Rovers 30 November 1935
Replay Bristol Rovers 3–1 Northampton Town 4 December 1935
16 Coventry City 1–1 Scunthorpe United 30 November 1935
Replay Scunthorpe United 4–2 Coventry City 9 December 1935
17 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Cheltenham Town 30 November 1935
Replay Cheltenham Town 0–6 Brighton & Hove Albion 4 December 1935
18 Clapton Orient 0–0 Aldershot 30 November 1935
Replay Aldershot 0–1 Clapton Orient 4 December 1935
19 Oldham Athletic 6–1 Ferryhill Athletic 30 November 1935
20 Nunhead 2–4 Watford 30 November 1935
21 Exeter City 0–4 Gillingham 30 November 1935
22 Mansfield Town 2–3 Hartlepools United 30 November 1935
23 Cardiff City 0–3 Dartford 30 November 1935
24 Halifax Town 4–0 Rochdale 30 November 1935
25 Stalybridge Celtic 4–0 Kells United 30 November 1935
26 Newport County 0–1 Southend United 30 November 1935
27 Margate 3–1 Queens Park Rangers 30 November 1935
28 Yeovil & Petter's United 0–1 Newport (IOW) 30 November 1935
29 Dulwich Hamlet 2–3 Torquay United 30 November 1935
30 New Brighton 1–3 Workington 30 November 1935
31 Walthamstow Avenue 1–1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 30 November 1935
Replay Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 8–1 Walthamstow Avenue 4 December 1935
32 York City 1–5 Burton Town 30 November 1935
33 Romford 3–3 Folkestone 30 November 1935
Replay Folkestone 2–1 Romford 4 December 1935
34 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Rotherham United 30 November 1935

Second round proper

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The matches were played on Saturday, 14 December 1935. Six matches were drawn, with replays taking place in the following midweek fixture. One of these, Halifax Town against Hartlepools United, went to a second replay.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Chester 3–3 Reading 14 December 1935
Replay Reading 3–0 Chester 18 December 1935
2 Chesterfield 0–0 Walsall 14 December 1935
Replay Walsall 2–1 Chesterfield 19 December 1935
3 Dartford 4–0 Gainsborough Trinity 14 December 1935
4 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 5–2 Barrow 14 December 1935
5 Southall 8–0 Newport (IOW) 14 December 1935
6 Folkestone 1–2 Clapton Orient 14 December 1935
7 Notts County 3–0 Torquay United 14 December 1935
8 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Gillingham 14 December 1935
9 Scarborough 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion 14 December 1935
Replay Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Scarborough 18 December 1935
10 Tranmere Rovers 6–2 Scunthorpe United 14 December 1935
11 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Bristol Rovers 14 December 1935
Replay Bristol Rovers 4–1 Oldham Athletic 18 December 1935
12 Southend United 5–0 Burton Town 14 December 1935
13 Halifax Town 1–1 Hartlepools United 14 December 1935
Replay Hartlepools United 0–0 Halifax Town 18 December 1935
Replay Halifax Town 1–4 Hartlepools United 23 December 1935
14 Stalybridge Celtic 0–1 Darlington 14 December 1935
15 Margate 3–1 Crystal Palace 14 December 1935
16 Workington 5–1 Kidderminster Harriers 14 December 1935
17 Rotherham United 1–1 Watford 14 December 1935
Replay Watford 1–0 Rotherham United 18 December 1935

Third round proper

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The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage, along with Stockport County, Millwall and Luton Town. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 11 January 1936. Twelve matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Blackpool 3–1 Margate 11 January 1936
2 Darlington 2–3 Bury 11 January 1936
3 Burnley 0–0 Sheffield United 11 January 1936
Replay Sheffield United 2–1 Burnley 16 January 1936
4 Liverpool 1–0 Swansea Town 11 January 1936
5 Southall 1–4 Watford 11 January 1936
6 Reading 1–3 Manchester United 11 January 1936
7 Walsall 0–2 Newcastle United 11 January 1936
8 Leicester City 1–0 Brentford 11 January 1936
9 Notts County 0–0 Tranmere Rovers 11 January 1936
Replay Tranmere Rovers 4–3 Notts County 15 January 1936
10 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Bolton Wanderers 11 January 1936
Replay Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Blackburn Rovers 15 January 1936
11 Aston Villa 0–1 Huddersfield Town 11 January 1936
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Leeds United 11 January 1936
Replay Leeds United 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 January 1936
13 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday 11 January 1936
Replay Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 Crewe Alexandra 15 January 1936
14 Middlesbrough 1–0 Southampton 11 January 1936
15 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Hull City 11 January 1936
16 Sunderland 2–2 Port Vale 11 January 1936
Replay Port Vale 2–0 Sunderland 13 January 1936
17 Derby County 3–2 Dartford 11 January 1936
18 Everton 1–3 Preston North End 11 January 1936
19 Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Nottingham Forest 11 January 1936
20 Stockport County 2–3 Plymouth Argyle 11 January 1936
21 Tottenham Hotspur 4–4 Southend United 11 January 1936
Replay Southend United 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur 15 January 1936
22 Manchester City 3–1 Portsmouth 11 January 1936
23 Fulham 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion 11 January 1936
24 Barnsley 3–3 Birmingham 11 January 1936
Replay Birmingham 0–2 Barnsley 15 January 1936
25 Bristol Rovers 1–5 Arsenal 11 January 1936
26 West Ham United 2–2 Luton Town 11 January 1936
Replay Luton Town 4–0 West Ham United 15 January 1936
27 Norwich City 1–1 Chelsea 11 January 1936
Replay Chelsea 3–1 Norwich City 15 January 1936
28 Bradford City 1–0 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 11 January 1936
29 Millwall 0–0 Stoke City 11 January 1936
Replay Stoke City 4–0 Millwall 15 January 1936
30 Clapton Orient 3–0 Charlton Athletic 11 January 1936
31 Bradford Park Avenue 3–2 Workington 11 January 1936
32 Hartlepools United 0–0 Grimsby Town 11 January 1936
Replay Grimsby Town 4–1 Hartlepools United 14 January 1936

Fourth round proper

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The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 25 January 1936, although four games were played at later dates. Four games were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture, of which one went to a second replay.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Liverpool 0–2 Arsenal 25 January 1936
2 Preston North End 0–0 Sheffield United 25 January 1936
Replay Sheffield United 2–0 Preston North End 30 January 1936
3 Leicester City 6–3 Watford 25 January 1936
4 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Newcastle United 27 January 1936
Replay Newcastle United 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday 29 January 1936
5 Middlesbrough 3–0 Clapton Orient 25 January 1936
6 Derby County 2–0 Nottingham Forest 25 January 1936
7 Tranmere Rovers 2–4 Barnsley 25 January 1936
8 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Huddersfield Town 25 January 1936
9 Manchester City 2–1 Luton Town 25 January 1936
10 Fulham 5–2 Blackpool 25 January 1936
11 Bradford City 3–1 Blackburn Rovers 3 February 1936
12 Chelsea 4–1 Plymouth Argyle 25 January 1936
13 Bradford Park Avenue 1–1 West Bromwich Albion 29 January 1936
Replay West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Bradford Park Avenue 3 February 1936
Replay Bradford Park Avenue 2–0 West Bromwich Albion 10 February 1936
14 Port Vale 0–4 Grimsby Town 25 January 1936
15 Leeds United 3–2 Bury 29 January 1936
16 Stoke City 0–0 Manchester United 25 January 1936
Replay Manchester United 0–2 Stoke City 29 January 1936

Fifth round proper

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The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 15 February 1936, except for the Chelsea–Fulham derby game, which was played four days later. There were three replays, played in the next midweek fixture.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Grimsby Town 3–2 Manchester City 15 February 1936
2 Middlesbrough 2–1 Leicester City 15 February 1936
3 Sheffield United 3–1 Leeds United 15 February 1936
4 Newcastle United 3–3 Arsenal 15 February 1936
Replay Arsenal 3–0 Newcastle United 19 February 1936
5 Barnsley 2–1 Stoke City 15 February 1936
6 Bradford City 0–1 Derby County 15 February 1936
7 Chelsea 0–0 Fulham 19 February 1936
Replay Fulham 3–2 Chelsea 24 February 1936
8 Bradford Park Avenue 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur 15 February 1936
Replay Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Bradford Park Avenue 17 February 1936

Sixth round proper

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The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 29 February 1936. There were no replays.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Grimsby Town 3–1 Middlesbrough 29 February 1936
2 Sheffield United 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur 29 February 1936
3 Fulham 3–0 Derby County 29 February 1936
4 Arsenal 4–1 Barnsley 29 February 1936

Semi-finals

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The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 21 March 1936. Sheffield United and Arsenal won their matches to meet in the final at Wembley


Arsenal1–0Grimsby Town

Final

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The 1936 FA Cup Final was contested by Arsenal and Sheffield United at Wembley. Arsenal won by a single goal, scored by Ted Drake.

Match details

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Arsenal1–0Sheffield United
Drake   74' Report
Attendance: 93,384
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Sheffield United

See also

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References

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