FA Cup, Final | 21 Apr 1906 Crystal Palace
Attendance: 75,609
Everton
1 - 0
Newcastle United
Young

Everton lineup

  • Scott
  • W. Balmer
  • Crelley
  • Makepeace
  • Taylor
  • Abbott
  • Sharp
  • Bolton
  • Young
  • Settle
  • Hardman

In contrast to some of the excitement that accompanied Everton’s early FA Cup adventures, the 1906 final was a drab affair. But it was the result that mattered, and Sandy Young’s 77th-minute goal brought the famous trophy to Goodison for the first time.

‘The winners found their feet from the start, and with the exception of a few fitful excursions and alarms of their so-called opponents, they were top-dog all the way,’ reported the Morning Leader. ‘Everton ... took off the FA Cup after a hard struggle, in which, whatever their rivals Newcastle United did, they did themselves full justice, and gained a well merited victory,’ recorded the Sporting Chronicle.

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