# 1932–33 FA Cup

The 1932–33 FA Cup was the 58th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Everton won the competition for the second time, beating Manchester City 3–0 in the final at Wembley.
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

| Round | Date |
| Extra preliminary round | Saturday 3 September 1932 |
| Preliminary round | Saturday 17 September 1932 |
| First round qualifying | Saturday 1 October 1932 |
| Second round qualifying | Saturday 15 October 1932 |
| Third round qualifying | Saturday 29 October 1932 |
| Fourth round qualifying | Saturday 12 November 1932 |
| First round proper | Saturday 26 November 1932 |
| Second round proper | Saturday 10 December 1932 |
| Third round proper | Saturday 14 January 1933 |
| Fourth round proper | Saturday 28 January 1933 |
| Fifth round proper | Saturday 18 February 1933 |
| Sixth round proper | Saturday 4 March 1933 |
| Semi-finals | Saturday 18 March 1933 |
| Final | Saturday 29 April 1933 |

## Qualifying rounds

Most teams that were not members of the Football League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 25 places available in the first round. This season, Football League Third Division South club Brighton & Hove Albion also competed in the qualifying rounds after submitting incorrect paperwork with their entry and not being exempted to the first round proper.
The 25 winners from the fourth qualifying round were Spennymoor United, Crook Town, Scarborough, Workington, Stalybridge Celtic, Darwen, Nelson, Boston Town, Gainsborough Trinity, Denaby United, Scunthorpe & Lindsey United, Hereford United, Ilford, Romford, Wycombe Wanderers, Margate, Folkestone, Dartford, Kingstonian, Lloyds (Sittingbourne), Guildford City, Ryde Sports, Merthyr Town and Yeovil & Petter's United along with Brighton & Hove Albion.
Those appearing in the competition proper for the first time were Hereford United, Wycombe Wanderers, Lloyds (Sittingbourne) and Ryde Sports. Stalybridge Celtic reached this stage for the first time since withdrawing from the Football League in 1923, while Romford had last featured in the first round in 1885-86.
For the first time, three clubs progressed to the main draw from the extra preliminary round. Spennymoor United defeated Dawdon Colliery Recreation, Murton Colliery Welfare, Seaham Colliery Welfare, Wardley Welfare, Horden Colliery Welfare and Bridlington Town; Lloyds (Sittingbourne) defeated Royal Marines Chatham, Canterbury Waverley, Callender Athletic, Beckenham, Sheppey United and Wimbledon; and Merthyr Town defeated Ebbw Vale, Barry, Hanham Athletic, Llanelli, St Philip's Marsh Adult School and Street. All three clubs lost in the first round proper.
However, the talk of the tournament was Brighton & Hove Albion's unprecedented run to the fifth round proper. Entering in the first qualifying round, Brighton defeated Shoreham, Worthing, Hastings & St Leonards and Barnet to reach the main draw before knocking out Crystal Palace, Wrexham, Chelsea and Bradford Park Avenue. They went out to West Ham United in a fifth round replay at Upton Park but by then they had become the first (and only) Football League club ever to feature in nine rounds of an individual Cup competition. Barring an exceptional decision or allowance by the FA, this feat is no longer attainable by clubs in the Football or Premier Leagues.

## First round proper

At this stage 41 clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined the 25 clubs that came through the qualifying rounds. Barnsley and Watford were given byes to the third round. To make the number of matches up, non-league sides Dulwich Hamlet and Marine were given byes to this round as the winner and finalist from the previous season's FA Amateur Cup.
34 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 26 November 1932. Eight 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 | Chester | 4–0 | Rotherham United | 26 November 1932 |
| 2 | Darlington | 1–0 | Boston Town | 26 November 1932 |
| 3 | Dartford | 0–0 | Yeovil & Petter's United | 26 November 1932 |
| Replay | Yeovil & Petter's United | 4–2 | Dartford | 1 December 1932 |
| 4 | Barrow | 0–1 | Gateshead | 26 November 1932 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 4–0 | Romford | 26 November 1932 |
| 6 | Rochdale | 0–2 | Stockport County | 26 November 1932 |
| 7 | Marine | 2–5 | Hartlepools United | 26 November 1932 |
| 8 | Reading | 3–2 | Brentford | 26 November 1932 |
| 9 | Walsall | 4–1 | Mansfield Town | 26 November 1932 |
| 10 | Folkestone | 1–0 | Norwich City | 26 November 1932 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 1–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 26 November 1932 |
| Replay | Wycombe Wanderers | 2–4 | Gillingham | 30 November 1932 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 4–0 | Crook Town | 26 November 1932 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 2–2 | Kingstonian | 26 November 1932 |
| Replay | Kingstonian | 2–3 | Luton Town | 30 November 1932 |
| 14 | Swindon Town | 4–1 | Dulwich Hamlet | 26 November 1932 |
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 4–1 | Gainsborough Trinity | 26 November 1932 |
| 16 | Wrexham | 3–0 | Spennymoor United | 26 November 1932 |
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 3–0 | New Brighton | 26 November 1932 |
| 18 | Accrington Stanley | 2–1 | Hereford United | 26 November 1932 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 8–1 | Lloyds (Sittingbourne) | 26 November 1932 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 1–0 | Denaby United | 26 November 1932 |
| 21 | Clapton Orient | 0–1 | Aldershot | 26 November 1932 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 1–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 26 November 1932 |
| 23 | Southend United | 1–1 | Exeter City | 26 November 1932 |
| Replay | Exeter City | 0–1 | Southend United | 30 November 1932 |
| 24 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers | 26 November 1932 |
| Replay | Bristol Rovers | 4–1 | Cardiff City | 30 November 1932 |
| 25 | Merthyr Town | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | 26 November 1932 |
| Replay | Queens Park Rangers | 5–1 | Merthyr Town | 1 December 1932 |
| 26 | Halifax Town | 2–0 | Darwen | 26 November 1932 |
| 27 | Stalybridge Celtic | 2–8 | Hull City | 26 November 1932 |
| 28 | Newport County | 4–2 | Ilford | 26 November 1932 |
| 29 | Margate | 5–0 | Ryde Sports | 26 November 1932 |
| 30 | Southport | 3–3 | Nelson | 26 November 1932 |
| Replay | Nelson | 0–4 | Southport | 29 November 1932 |
| 31 | Torquay United | 0–0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 26 November 1932 |
| Replay | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 2–2 | Torquay United | 30 November 1932 |
| Replay | Torquay United | 3–2 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 5 December 1932 |
| 32 | Workington | 5–1 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 26 November 1932 |
| 33 | York City | 1–3 | Scarborough | 26 November 1932 |
| 34 | Guildford City | 1–2 | Coventry City | 26 November 1932 |

## Second round proper

The matches were played on Saturday, 10 December 1932. Six matches were drawn, with replays taking place in the following midweek fixture. Of these, one game went to a second replay.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
| 1 | Chester | 2–1 | Yeovil & Petter's United | 10 December 1932 |
| 2 | Bristol City | 2–2 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 December 1932 |
| Replay | Tranmere Rovers | 3–2 | Bristol City | 14 December 1932 |
| 3 | Reading | 2–2 | Coventry City | 10 December 1932 |
| Replay | Coventry City | 3–3 | Reading | 15 December 1932 |
| Replay | Reading | 1–0 | Coventry City | 19 December 1932 |
| 4 | Walsall | 2–1 | Hartlepools United | 10 December 1932 |
| 5 | Folkestone | 2–1 | Newport County | 10 December 1932 |
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–2 | Darlington | 10 December 1932 |
| 7 | Stockport County | 2–3 | Luton Town | 10 December 1932 |
| 8 | Accrington Stanley | 1–2 | Aldershot | 10 December 1932 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Gillingham | 10 December 1932 |
| Replay | Gillingham | 1–3 | Bristol Rovers | 14 December 1932 |
| 10 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 December 1932 |
| 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–0 | Wrexham | 10 December 1932 |
| Replay | Wrexham | 2–3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 December 1932 |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 1–1 | Hull City | 10 December 1932 |
| Replay | Hull City | 2–1 | Carlisle United | 15 December 1932 |
| 13 | Southend United | 4–1 | Scarborough | 10 December 1932 |
| 14 | Halifax Town | 2–1 | Workington | 10 December 1932 |
| 15 | Southport | 1–2 | Swindon Town | 10 December 1932 |
| 16 | Torquay United | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 December 1932 |
| Replay | Queens Park Rangers | 3–1 | Torquay United | 15 December 1932 |
| 17 | Gateshead | 5–2 | Margate | 10 December 1932 |

## Third round proper

The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage, along with Barnsley, Watford and amateur club Corinthian.
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 14 January 1933, with the exception of the Millwall–Reading game, which was played four days after. Seven matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture. Folkestone was the last non-league club from the qualifying rounds remaining in the competition, but they went out in this round (as did Corinthian).
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
| 1 | Birmingham | 2–1 | Preston North End | 14 January 1933 |
| 2 | Blackpool | 2–1 | Port Vale | 14 January 1933 |
| 3 | Chester | 5–0 | Fulham | 14 January 1933 |
| 4 | Darlington | 2–0 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 January 1933 |
| 5 | Bury | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | 14 January 1933 |
| Replay | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Bury | 18 January 1933 |
| 6 | Watford | 1–1 | Southend United | 14 January 1933 |
| Replay | Southend United | 2–0 | Watford | 18 January 1933 |
| 7 | Walsall | 2–0 | Arsenal | 14 January 1933 |
| 8 | Leicester City | 2–3 | Everton | 14 January 1933 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–2 | Chesterfield | 14 January 1933 |
| Replay | Chesterfield | 4–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 January 1933 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 3–2 | Portsmouth | 14 January 1933 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–6 | Derby County | 14 January 1933 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–0 | Liverpool | 14 January 1933 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 1–5 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 January 1933 |
| 14 | Swindon Town | 1–2 | Burnley | 14 January 1933 |
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–3 | Halifax Town | 14 January 1933 |
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–1 | Notts County | 14 January 1933 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 0–3 | Leeds United | 14 January 1933 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 0–0 | Luton Town | 14 January 1933 |
| Replay | Luton Town | 2–0 | Barnsley | 18 January 1933 |
| 19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–1 | Chelsea | 14 January 1933 |
| 20 | Manchester United | 1–4 | Middlesbrough | 14 January 1933 |
| 21 | Bradford City | 2–2 | Aston Villa | 14 January 1933 |
| Replay | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Bradford City | 18 January 1933 |
| 22 | Millwall | 1–1 | Reading | 18 January 1933 |
| Replay | Reading | 0–2 | Millwall | 23 January 1933 |
| 23 | Hull City | 0–2 | Sunderland | 14 January 1933 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 0–6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 January 1933 |
| 25 | Bradford Park Avenue | 5–1 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 January 1933 |
| 26 | Huddersfield Town | 2–0 | Folkestone | 14 January 1933 |
| 27 | Swansea Town | 2–3 | Sheffield United | 14 January 1933 |
| 28 | Charlton Athletic | 1–5 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 January 1933 |
| 29 | Corinthian | 0–2 | West Ham United | 14 January 1933 |
| 30 | Stoke City | 1–0 | Southampton | 14 January 1933 |
| 31 | Aldershot | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers | 14 January 1933 |
| 32 | Gateshead | 1–1 | Manchester City | 14 January 1933 |
| Replay | Manchester City | 9–0 | Gateshead | 18 January 1933 |

## Fourth round proper

The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 28 January 1933. Two games were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
| 1 | Birmingham | 3–0 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 January 1933 |
| 2 | Blackpool | 2–0 | Huddersfield Town | 28 January 1933 |
| 3 | Chester | 0–0 | Halifax Town | 28 January 1933 |
| Replay | Halifax Town | 3–2 | Chester | 2 February 1933 |
| 4 | Darlington | 0–2 | Chesterfield | 28 January 1933 |
| 5 | Burnley | 3–1 | Sheffield United | 28 January 1933 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 0–3 | Sunderland | 28 January 1933 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Grimsby Town | 28 January 1933 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 4–1 | Stoke City | 28 January 1933 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 January 1933 |
| 10 | Everton | 3–1 | Bury | 28 January 1933 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–0 | Leeds United | 28 January 1933 |
| Replay | Leeds United | 4–0 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 February 1933 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Walsall | 28 January 1933 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 2–0 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 January 1933 |
| 14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–1 | Bradford Park Avenue | 28 January 1933 |
| 15 | Southend United | 2–3 | Derby County | 28 January 1933 |
| 16 | Aldershot | 1–0 | Millwall | 28 January 1933 |

## Fifth round proper

The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 18 February 1933. There were two replays, played in the next midweek fixture.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
| 1 | Burnley | 1–0 | Chesterfield | 18 February 1933 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–4 | Manchester City | 18 February 1933 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 0–0 | Birmingham | 18 February 1933 |
| Replay | Birmingham | 3–0 | Middlesbrough | 22 February 1933 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 1–0 | Blackpool | 18 February 1933 |
| 5 | Derby County | 2–0 | Aldershot | 18 February 1933 |
| 6 | Everton | 2–0 | Leeds United | 18 February 1933 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–2 | West Ham United | 18 February 1933 |
| Replay | West Ham United | 1–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 February 1933 |
| 8 | Halifax Town | 0–2 | Luton Town | 18 February 1933 |

## Sixth round proper

The four Sixth Round ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 4 March 1933. There was one replay, between Sunderland and Derby County, played in the following midweek fixture.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
| 1 | Burnley | 0–1 | Manchester City | 4 March 1933 |
| 2 | Derby County | 4–4 | Sunderland | 4 March 1933 |
| Replay | Sunderland | 0–1 | Derby County | 8 March 1933 |
| 3 | Everton | 6–0 | Luton Town | 4 March 1933 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 4–0 | Birmingham | 4 March 1933 |

## Semi-finals

The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 18 March 1933. Manchester City and Everton won their matches to meet in the final at Wembley.

## Final

The 1933 FA Cup Final was contested by Manchester City and Everton at Wembley on 29 April 1933. Everton won the game for the second time in their history, the previous time coming in 1906.

### Match details

| Everton | Manchester City |