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Posted on July 28, 2009 by Simon Lewis | Posted under Soccer
Which team won its first FA Cup in 1906?
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Newcastle was playing in its second final in two seasons, having lost the previous year's final (and therefore the prestigious League and Cup double) to Aston Villa. Newcastle was also the hot favourite for the Cup. The first decade of the new century was indeed a golden period in the club's history. In total the Magpies won the league 3 times (1904-05, 1906-07 and 1908-09), were runners up in three Cup finals - 1905 and 1908 as well as 1906, before lifting the FA Cup in 1910. But enough about Newcastle, this was the Toffees' day. The journey to the final had begun with for West Brom 3-1 in the first round before a tricky away tie at Chesterfield was over come with a 3-0 win. In the next round, a narrow 1-0 win saw the back of Bradford City, before an exciting quarter final saw Sheffield Wednesday depart from the competition in a 4-3 win for the Toffees. And then, the mother of all semi finals, a 2-0 victory over neighbours Liverpool. The final itself was a dour affair by all accounts - these things so often are. However, the Toffees' winner, coming with just 13 minutes of the match left deserved to be the winner in an FA Cup Final. It was set up by Jack Sharp on the right wing as, after taking Jack Taylor's pass, he centred for Alex Young to apply the required finish past a despairing Lawrence in the Magpies' goal. Alex "Sandy" Young was a Scottish International who played for the Toffeemen between 1901 and 1911. He scored a total of 109 League goals for Everton in a total of 275 League appearances. As well as registering the winner in the 1906 FA Cup final win against Newcastle at Crystal Palace, he is the Blues' fourth all time highest goalscorer - only William Ralph "Dixie" Dean, Bob Latchford and Graeme Sharp have more. Following his FA Cup exploits of 1906, he was the top scorer in the football league in 1906-07 - including both goals in Everton's most satisfying 2-1 win at Anfield. Born in Slamannan near Falkirk in 1880, Young's demise is not known. There are a pair of conflicting stories, he was either hanged for sheep rustling in the Australian outback, or died in an Edinburgh asylum. About The Author: Find out more about Everton FC, or for more great football info visit I Want Football. |
Tags: EVERTON, EVERTON FC, NEWCASTLE UNITED, FA CUP, FA CUP FINAL 1906, ALEX YOUNG
