Newcastle United F.C. 0–1 Crystal Palace F.C. (1907)
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Newcastle United v Crystal Palace was a football match played on 12 January 1907 at St James' Park, Newcastle. The match was an FA Cup First Round match. The result, a 1–0 victory for Crystal Palace, is notable for being one of the greatest shocks of all time in the history of the FA Cup.[1][2]
Event | 1906–07 FA Cup | ||||||
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Date | 12 January 1907 (1907-01-12) | ||||||
Venue | St James' Park, Newcastle | ||||||
Referee | A.G. Hines | ||||||
Attendance | 28,000 (estimate) |
The home team, Newcastle United, played in the Football League First Division, the highest level of English football at that time. They had been in the FA Cup final for the previous two seasons and had won the First Division title as recently as 1904–05. They had also maintained an unbeaten at home record which had started on 25 November 1905.[3] Crystal Palace were a non-league side formed the previous year who were playing in the Southern League.