1899–1900 Staffordshire Senior Cup

1899–1900 Staffordshire Senior Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Final positions
ChampionsWest Bromwich Albion (5th title)
Runner-upBurslem Port Vale
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored48 (4.8 per match)

The twenty-third running of the Staffordshire Senior Cup consisted of nine clubs.[1] It opened at Aston Villa's Aston Lower Grounds (then called Villa Park)[2] on 18 September 1899 before 8,000 spectators[3] and closed at the same venue on 26 April 1900.

The biggest wins in the competition 8–0, came at Walsall and Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Walsall was victory in front of a meagre crowd, was against Burton Wanderers,[4] a predecessor club to Burton Albion.

The Final at the Aston Lower Grounds,[5] a tight affair, saw Grassam score for Burslem Port Vale only to be equalised by a scrimmage for West Bromwich Albion. The attendance was just 500.[6] In the replay at Aston Lower Grounds the First Division club West Bromwich Albion beat the Second Division side easily with goals from Simmons, Walker (2), Roberts (2)[7] in front of 1000[5] to 1500[8] spectators.

First round

Tie no Date Home team Away team Result
1 18 September 1899 Aston Villa West Bromwich Albion 2–3

Second round

Tie no Date Home team Away team Result
2 2 October 1899 Burslem Port Vale Burton Swifts 3–1
3 9 October 1899 Small Heath Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2
4 9 October 1899 Walsall Burton Wanderers 8–0
5 9 October 1899 Stoke West Bromwich Albion 1–3

Replay

Tie no Date Home team Away team Result
6 16 October 1899 Wolverhampton Wanderers Small Heath 8–0

Semi-final

Tie no Date Home team Away team Result
7 30 October 1899 Walsall Burslem Port Vale 1–3
8 20 November 1899 West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1

The second match was played on 20 November, which Albion won 3-1, with all the goals scored in the first half.[9]

Final

Tie no Date Host Home team Away team Result
9 4 December 1899 Stoke Burslem Port Vale West Bromwich Albion 1–1

Replay

Tie no Date Host Home team Away team Result
10 26 April 1900 Aston Villa Burslem Port Vale West Bromwich Albion 0–5

The final was originally scheduled for 26 February 1900, however the match was cancelled because the pitch was waterlogged.[10] Rescheduling the match was difficult, with West Bromwich fixture congestion,[11] and the match was ultimately rescheduled for 26 April at Aston Villa's Wellington Road ground,[12] after the end of the Football League season. Two days before the April replay match, West Brom played their final match of the First Division of the 1899–1900 Football League, however they reserved themself for the more important Staffordshire Senior Cup final,[13] which they won 5-0 against Burslem.[14]

References

  1. ^ "The Staffordshire Cup". The Staffordshire Sentinel. Stoke-upon-Trent. 24 February 1900. p. 12. Retrieved 27 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "This Day's Football". Birmingham Evening Mail. 18 September 1899. p. 3. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Staffordshire Cup.—First Round". Liverpool Mercury. No. 16, 139. 19 September 1899. p. 10. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Staffordshire Cup.—Second Round". The Birmingham Daily Gazette. Vol. LXXV, no. 9752. 10 October 1899. p. 3. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b "The Staffordshire Cup". The Sporting Life. London. 27 April 1900. p. 4. Retrieved 27 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Staffordshire Cup". The Yorkshire Post. No. 16, 363. Leeds. 5 December 1899. p. 10. Retrieved 28 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Staffordshire Cup Final". The Western Morning News. No. 12, 546. Plymouth. 27 April 1900. p. 7. Retrieved 28 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Staffordshire Cup—Final Tie". The Standard. No. 23, 361. London. 27 April 1900. p. 9. Retrieved 28 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ Brutus (25 November 1899). "Birmingham and the Black Country". The Lancashire Daily Post. No. 4, 084. Preston, Lancashire. p. 2. Retrieved 28 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "The Staffordshire Cup Final". Evening Sentinel. Vol. XLVI, no. 10, 595. Stoke-upon-Trent. 3 March 1900. p. 12. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Notes on Out-door Sports". Derby Daily Telegraph. 14 March 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Association Rules". Birmingham Daily Post. 13 April 1900. p. 3. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  13. ^ "West Bromwich Albion". Sports Argus. Birmingham. 28 April 1900. p. 1. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Association Football". The Morning Post. London. 27 April 1900. p. 7. Retrieved 26 October 2024.