Years ending in "1" in the FA Cup
Posted by Rajiv Feb 2, 2011 18:11:58 GMT 8
Post by Rajiv on Feb 2, 2011 18:11:58 GMT 8
As Tottenham have been knocked out by Fulham, I re-looked a piece I wrote in 2001 about Spurs and years ending with "1":
Spurs have won the FA Cup 8 times, of which 5 have been in years ending with “1”, namely, 1901, 1921, 1961, 1981 and 1991. The other three wins were in 1967, 1962 and 1982. Spurs’ one and only defeat in an FA Cup Final was in 1987.
However, Spurs did not win the FA Cup in 1911, 1931, 1951, 1971 and 2001 (no competition in 1941 due to World War II). How about this – since 1900, Spurs have won the FA Cup in years ending in “1″ except where in the preceding year (the year ending with “0″):
* Arsenal or Chelsea win the FA Cup; or
* A Yorkshire club (other than Huddersfield Town) are the beaten finalists.
The "Huddersfield Town exclusion" is required to take into account 1921, when Spurs won the FA Cup even though Huddersfield lost in the Final the year before. Although Huddersfield also lost in the Final in 1930, 1931 falls into the Arsenal/Chelsea rule above – Arsenal won the Cup in 1930.
(An alternative formulation for the exclusion to account for 1921 is that Aston Villa win the Cup in the preceding year, rather than that the Yorkshire club are not Huddersfield Town.)
As Chelsea are the current holders of the FA Cup, the pattern has been maintained.
A complete listing:
Spurs have won the FA Cup 8 times, of which 5 have been in years ending with “1”, namely, 1901, 1921, 1961, 1981 and 1991. The other three wins were in 1967, 1962 and 1982. Spurs’ one and only defeat in an FA Cup Final was in 1987.
However, Spurs did not win the FA Cup in 1911, 1931, 1951, 1971 and 2001 (no competition in 1941 due to World War II). How about this – since 1900, Spurs have won the FA Cup in years ending in “1″ except where in the preceding year (the year ending with “0″):
* Arsenal or Chelsea win the FA Cup; or
* A Yorkshire club (other than Huddersfield Town) are the beaten finalists.
The "Huddersfield Town exclusion" is required to take into account 1921, when Spurs won the FA Cup even though Huddersfield lost in the Final the year before. Although Huddersfield also lost in the Final in 1930, 1931 falls into the Arsenal/Chelsea rule above – Arsenal won the Cup in 1930.
(An alternative formulation for the exclusion to account for 1921 is that Aston Villa win the Cup in the preceding year, rather than that the Yorkshire club are not Huddersfield Town.)
As Chelsea are the current holders of the FA Cup, the pattern has been maintained.
A complete listing:
| Year | FA Cup Winners | FA Cup runners | Score | Factors |
| 1900 | Bury | Southampton | 4-0 | |
| 1901 | Tottenham Hotspur | Sheffield United | 2-2, 3-1† | Preceding year's final: (1) Neither Arsenal nor Chelsea are winners. (2) The losing finalists are not a Yorkshire cub other than Huddersfield Town |
| 1910 | Newcastle United | Barnsley | 1-1, 2-0† | |
| 1911 | Bradford City | Newcastle United | 0-0, 1-0† | Preceding year's final: The losing finalists are a Yorkshire club other than Huddersfield Town |
| 1920 | Aston Villa | Huddersfield Town | 1-0* | |
| 1921 | Tottenham Hotspur | Wolverhampton Wand | 1-0 | Preceding year's final: (1) Neither Arsenal nor Chelsea are winners. (2) The losing finalists are not a Yorkshire cub other than Huddersfield Town |
| 1930 | Arsenal | Huddersfield Town | 2-0 | |
| 1931 | West Bromwich Albion | Birmingham | 2-1 | Preceding year's final: Arsenal won. |
| 1950 | Arsenal | Liverpool | 2-0 | |
| 1951 | Newcastle United | Blackpool | 2-0 | Preceding year's final: Arsenal won |
| 1960 | Wolverhampton Wand | Blackburn Rovers | 3-0 | |
| 1961 | Tottenham Hotspur | Leicester City | 2-0 | Preceding year's final: (1) Neither Arsenal nor Chelsea are winners. (2) The losing finalists are not a Yorkshire cub other than Huddersfield Town |
| 1970 | Chelsea | Leeds United | 2-2, 2-1*† | |
| 1971 | Arsenal | Liverpool | 2-1 | Preceding year's final: (1) Chelsea won. (2) The losing finalists are a Yorkshire cub other than Huddersfield Town |
| 1980 | West Ham United | Arsenal | 1-0 | |
| 1981 | Tottenham Hotspur | Manchester City | 1-1, 3-2† | Preceding year's final: (1) Neither Arsenal nor Chelsea are winners. (2) The losing finalists are not a Yorkshire cub other than Huddersfield Town |
| 1990 | Manchester United | Crystal Palace | 3-3, 1-0† | |
| 1991 | Tottenham Hotspur | Nottingham Forest | 2-1* | Preceding year's final: (1) Neither Arsenal nor Chelsea are winners. (2) The losing finalists are not a Yorkshire cub other than Huddersfield Town |
| 2000 | Chelsea | Aston Villa | 1-0 | |
| 2001 | Liverpool | Arsenal | 2-1 | Preceding year's final: Chelsea won. |
| 2010 | Chelsea | Portsmouth | 1-0 | |
| 2011 | Not Tottenham | To be determined | To be determined | Preceding year's final: Chelsea won. |