First Southern League team to win the FA Cup

Back in Time

The history books clearly show that a 'non-league club won the FA Cup.

Hard to believe but true.

Back in time, we searched and found the Club in question..

Tottenham Hotspur FC

Formed in 1882 as "Hotspur Football Club" by a group of schoolboys, it was renamed to "Tottenham Hotspur Football Club" in 1884, and is commonly referred to as "Tottenham" or "Spurs". Initially amateur, the club turned professional in 1895. Spurs won the FA Cup in 1901, becoming the first non-League club to do so since the formation of the Football League.

A win over Sheffield United in 1901 secured the first 'Non-League Club to win the FA Cup Trophy

The route to the Final

1st Round
Tottenham Hotspur 1 Preston North End 1
Preston North End 2 Tottenham Hotspur 4

2nd Round
Tottenham Hotspur 2 Bury 1

Quarter-Final
Reading 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1
Tottenham Hotspur 3 Reading 0

Semi-Final (Played at Aston Villa)
Tottenham Hotspur 4 West Bromwich 0

Final (Played at Crystal Palace )
Sheffield United 2 Tottenham Hotspur 2

Final Replay ( Played at Bolton )
Tottenham Hotspur 2 Sheffield United 1

Tottenham played in the Southern League from 1896 until 1908 when they were elected to the Football League Second Division.