1899–1900 Staffordshire Senior Cup
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Tournament details | |
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Country | England |
Final positions | |
Champions | West Bromwich Albion (5th title) (5th title) |
Runner-up | Burslem Port Vale |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 48 (4.8 per match) |
The twenty-third running of the Staffordshire Senior Cup consisted of nine clubs. It opened at the Aston Lower Grounds on 18 September 1899 and closed at the same venue on 26 April 1900.
The biggest wins in the competition 8–0, came at Walsall and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The Final at the Victoria Ground, Stoke, a tight affair, saw Grassam score for Burslem Port Vale only to be equalised by a scrimmage for West Bromwich Albion. The attendance was just 500. In the replay at Aston Lower Grounds the First Division club West Bromwich Albion beat the Second Division side easily with goals from Simmons, Walker (2), Roberts (2) in front of 1000 spectators.
First round
[edit]Tie no | Date | Home team | Away team | Result |
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1 | 18 September 1899 | Aston Villa | West Bromwich Albion | 2–3 |
Second round
[edit]Tie no | Date | Home team | Away team | Result |
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2 | 2 October 1899 | Burslem Port Vale | Burton Swifts | 3–1 |
3 | 9 October 1899 | Small Heath | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 |
4 | 9 October 1899 | Walsall | Burton Wanderers | 8–0 |
5 | 9 October 1899 | Stoke | West Bromwich Albion | 1–3 |
Replay
[edit]Tie no | Date | Home team | Away team | Result |
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6 | 16 October 1899 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Small Heath | 8–0 |
Semi-final
[edit]Tie no | Date | Home team | Away team | Result |
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7 | 30 October 1899 | Walsall | Burslem Port Vale | 1–3 |
8 | 20 November 1899 | West Bromwich Albion | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 |
Final
[edit]Tie no | Date | Host | Home team | Away team | Result |
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9 | 4 December 1899 | Stoke | Burslem Port Vale | West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 |
Replay
[edit]Tie no | Date | Host | Home team | Away team | Result |
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10 | 26 April 1900 | Aston Villa | Burslem Port Vale | West Bromwich Albion | 0–5 |