As a consequence, The Football Association proposed that all FA Cup ties due that day should be postponed. The decision was unpopular with a lot of clubs, who came under the control of the Football League in those days, "because the postponement interfered with "their" arrangements and seemed to point towards financial loss," said the Penny Illustrated. The FA was essentially an amateur association and the Football League clubs, of course by now were pros.
"It could not have come at a more unquestionable shape than the raised to the course (sic.) pursued by the officers of the FA".
"Professional clubs", the paper said, regard the "gate" (turnstile) as the be-all and end-all of football."
It was their living after all.
The Southern League meanwhile decided not to postpone any matches, except for on the day of the Queen's funeral, stating that such a postponement would infringe on the players' right to earn a living. However this caused more friction and the FA competition was delayed until February.
The FA Cup that season started with a Preliminary Round where the famous Sheffield FC (the original club ) played Attercliffe in one of the preliminary ties. There was then a Qualifying Round One, then a QR 2, a QR3, a QR4, and a QR5. By this time the clubs were whittled down to was an "Intermediate Round" of 12 ties. This lead to a Proper Round One when the more important clubs like Sheffield United joined in and Spurs, the a Southern League team, beat Preston.
Sheffield United met Sunderland away winning 2-1, then at home to Everton 2-0, Wolves away 0-4, and Aston Villa in the semi-finals 2-2, 3-0.
The adjusted round was played in early February and Spurs, then from the Southern League, beat the might of Preston North End, from the Football League, in Round One.
Spurs, having lost to Preston the season before, had admired Preston so much that the club chose to sport the same colours as the "most famous team" in England at the time. Spurs drew at home and won 4-2 away.
Next came in Round Two for Spurs were Bury beaten 2-1, in Rd 3 Reading away 1-1 and 3-0 at home, the Semi-final was against WBA and Spurs won 4-0 and the final was played at the Crystal Palace (below) drawn 2-2 crowd 110,000+ and away in Bolton won 3-1 (20,000+). Both games in April.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9ZKkY6229U the sound comes and goes.
Spurs then won the FA Cup next in 1921, then 1961, 1967, 1981, 1982 and 1991.
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