The Giant Killers
GIANT KILLERS
1914
Swindon Town 1-0 Manchester United
First round: January 10th 1914
Attendance: 18,187
Scorer: Harold Fleming {90}
Ranked at the time: 76
Today: Outside the top 400
Manchester United had long since settled for a draw when Swindon legend Harold Fleming delivered a last gasp hammer blow in this first round tie. With the fans having given up hope as yet another ball into the United penalty area was cleared into touch, Bob Jefferson hastily hurled the ball back into play to Fleming who was instantly closed down by three emergency United defenders. Swindon's last chance had surely gone but Fleming won the ball back, evaded two further challenges and thumped the ball past Bobby Beale to win the tie. It took five minutes to clear the field of delerious fans in order to afford United the courtesey of kicking off before the final whistle was blown. United had been the more polished side, especially in the first half but Len Skiller was in magnificent form and made his task look much easier than it actually was. Indeed Swindon could have been two goals up by the time they actually did score with Freddy Wheatcroft tamely firing into Beale's hands in the first half when any kind of placement wou have beaten the exposed keeper while Archie Bown was even more wasteful in the second period when firing wide of an open goal. This all served as a prelude to a nailbiting final fifteen minutes in which United climbed deeper and deeper into their shell with an ambition only to hang on for a replay. Such afternoons were made for Harold Fleming as he created yet another moment of magic that would have Swindonians still talking about it fifty years later.
Swindon Town: 1:Len Skiller, 2:Harry Kay, 3:Charles Giles, 4:Billy Tout, 5: Billy Silto, 6:Frank Handley, 7:Bob Jefferson, 8:Harold Fleming, 9:Freddy Wheatcroft, 10: Archie Bown, 11:Tommy Bolland
Manchester United: 1:Bobby Beale, 2:Jimmy Hodge, 3:George Stacey, 4:Frank Knowles, 5:Geordie Livingstone, 6:Arthur Whalley, 7:Billy Meredith, 8:Sandy Turnbull, 9:Wilf Woodcock, 10:Enoch 'Knocker' West, 11:George Wall
First round: January 10th 1914
Attendance: 4,800
Scorers: {Glossop}: {Everton}: Frank Bradshaw
Ranked at the time:
Today: Outside the top 500
Glossop:
Everton: 1;Tommy Fern, 2:Bob Thompson, 3:Jock Maconnachie, 4:Val Harris, 5:Tom Fleetwood, 6:Harry Makepeace, 7:George Beare, 8:Frank Jefferis, 9:Bobby Parker, 10:Frank Bradshaw, 11:George Harrison
First round replay: January 14th 1914
Attendance: 35,800
Scorer: Walter Davis {17}
Ranked at the time: 11
Today: Inside the top 100
Chelsea: 1:Jimmy Molyneux, 2:Owen Marshall, 3:Jack Harrow, 4:Tom Logan, 5:Fred Taylor, 6:George Hunter, 7:Harry Ford, 8:Harold Halse, 9:Vivian Woodward, 10:Charlie Freeman, 11: Norrie Fairgrey
Millwall: 1:J H Orme, 2:J Kirkwood, 3:Woodley, 4:Bill Voisey, 5:R Liddell, 6:J Wilson, 7:Moody, 8:A E Hall, 9:Walter Davis, 10:Vincent, 11:Tommy Dilly
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Oldham Athletic
First round replay (after extra time): Wednesday January 14th 1914
Attendance: 11,000
Scorer: Booth {113}
Ranked at the time: 12
Today: Outside the top 100
Southern League Brighton were inspired to victory by veteran cup winning captain Joe Leeming who was chaired off the field at the final whistle of this energy sapping encounter played in the biting cold and strong winds of the Goldstone. Little had happened to really trouble either keeper during regulation time but with the light fading, Brighton deservedly booked a second round tie against Orient when Longstaff's corner hit the bar and sailed out to the opposite wing to Parkes who drilled the ball back in for Billy Booth to tap in with just seven minutes left. That was a relief for Miller who moments earlier had hit the bar with his lob over Ted Taylor.
Brighton: 1:, 2:, 3:Miller, 4:Parkes, 5:Higham, 6:Joe Leeming, 7:Bert Longstaff, 8:Billy Booth, 9:Billy Jones, 10:Webb, 11:Tylor
Oldham: 1:Ted Taylor, 2:Jimmy Hodson, 3:Billy Cook, 4:Hugh Moffat, 5:Charlie Roberts, 6:David Wilson, 7:Ollie Tummon, 8:Joe Walters, 9:Arthur Gee, 10:George 'Lady' Woodger, 11:Joe Donnachie
Millwall Athletic 1-0 Bradford City
Second round: Saturday January 31st 1914
Attendance: 20,735
Scorer: Walter Davis
Ranked at the time: 27
Today: Outside the top 100
Welsh international Walter Davis won this second round tie with a sensational goal, leaving a string of hapless Bradford defenders in his wake before calmly slipping the ball over the onrushing Jock Ewart. The victory was no fluke either as Millwall dominated from start to finish to win a game thought to be worth £1,000 to the club in the money they stood to gain from progressing to the third round.
Millwall: 1:, 2:, 3:, 4:, 5:, 6:, 7:, 8:, 9:Walter Davis, 10:, 11:
Bradford:1:Jock Ewart, 2:Bob Campbell, 3:Irvine Boocock, 4:George Robinson, 5:Bob Torrance, 6:Bert Gane, 7:Dickie Bond, 8:Jimmy Mcilvenny, 9:Charlie Storer, 10:Oscar Fox, 11: