A look at Barnet in the FA Cup up to 1915
Today, the Bees entertain Oxford United in an all League Two FA Cup 1st round match at Underhill. Barnet Mad takes a look at Barnet's FA Cup history, starting with the early years before the First World War, then later in the week at the inter war years, then the post war years up to the club's entry into the Alliance Premier League in 1979 and finally, through the period when Barnet were a senior non-league side and then a football league side.
The original Barnet club which ceased to exist in 1902 made their single FA Cup appearance in the preliminary round in 1898 with an away match against the 1st Coldstream Guards losing 3-4 on the day.
The rest of this period of time is largely about Barnet Alston, formerly Alston Works FC, who were the first club to play at Underhill, moving there in 1907. They made their FA cup debut in 1905 losing 3-0 away at South Weald. Their first cup run of any note was in the 1908-09 season, as a London League side,when they reached the 5th qualifying round, beating Enfield on the way 7-1 at Underhill!!! However, their cup run came to an end with a 3-0 defeat at home to professionals, Exeter City. The Barnet Alston side that day was; Mitchell; Draper, Farris; Lawrence, Maydell, Howell; Seabrook, Wright, Purvis, Giallenne, Ridley.
The following season, Barnet Alston reached the 4th qualifying round beating St. Albans City on the way and were drawn to play Southend United away. Barnet Alston put up a creditable performance in front of a 3,000 crowd but finally went down 5-2, Carvossa scoring twice for the Bees, whose side that day was; Carter; Reynolds, Saggers; Reed, Maydell, Howell; Seabrook, Carvossa, Aylott, Giallenne, Ridley.
The following season, St. Albans got their revenge beating the Bees 2-1 in the 1st qualifying round. In 1911-12, Barnet Alston again had a reasonable cup run reaching the 5th qualifying round before losing 5-0 away to Sutton Junction. Tufnell Spartan were beaten 9-0 in the qualifying round and St. Albans were defeated again this time by 2-1. This season was interesting as there were two Barnet sides competing. Barnet FC, formerly, Barnet Avenue, were beaten 4-2 in the preliminary round by Luton Clarence. Ironically, Barnet Alston defeated the same side 1-0 in the next round. In this period, Barnet Alston played a variety of teams from Luton. There was, as well as Luton Clarence, Luton Alliance and Luton Trinity!!!
In the final FA Cup season in this period which took place at the time of the outbreak of WW1, Barnet Alston reached the 6th Qualifying round before losing 4-0 to Croydon Common. After this the war ended the competition until peace resumed in 1919. In the next part of this look at Barnet's FA Cup history, we will be looking at the period between 1919 and 1939, the inter war years.
Barnet Alston
1905-06 A South Weald0-307/10/05
1906-07
Q1 A Page Green Old Boys 0-306/10/06
1907-08
PR A West Hampstead7-021/09/07
Q1 W/OCivil Service
Q2 H London Caledonians1-119/10/07
RA London Caledonians1-224/10/07
1908-09
PR H Enfield7-119/09/08
Q1 H Walthamstow Grange 3-203/10/08
Q2 A Hounslow3-117/10/08
Q3 H Upton Park 4-207/11/08
Q4 H Shepherd's Bush4-121/11/08
Q5 H Exeter City0-305/12/08
1909-10
Q1 A St. Albans City1-102/10/09
R H St. Albans City2-006/10/09
Q2 A Wood Green Town3-016/10/09
Q3 H West Hampstead5-106/11/09
Q4 A Southend United2-520/11/09
1910-11
Q1 A St. Albans City1-201/10/10
1911-12
PR H Tufnell Spartan1-116/09/11
RH Tufnell Spartan 9-021/09/11
Q1 H Luton Clarence1-030/09/11
Q2 A St. Albans City2-114/10/11
Q3 A Tufnell Park1-004/11/11
Q4 H Cromer1-118/11/11
RA Cromer5-423/11/11
Q5 A Sutton Junction0-502/12/11
1912-13
PR H Luton Crusaders2-028/09/12
Q1 H Luton Alliance5-212/10/12
Q2 A Tufnell Park0-202/11/12
1913-14
PR A Luton Trinity 3-027/09/13
Q1 H Chesham Town4-011/10/13
Q2 A Page Green Old Boys1-101/11/13
1RH Page Green Old Boys 1-106/11/13
2RA Page Green Old Boys1-010/11/13
Q3 A Luton Clarence2-315/11/13
1914-15
PR W/O Wealdstone
Q1 A Luton Alliance4-010/10/14
Q2 H Luton Clarence4-224/10/14
Q3 H Letchworth Athletic4-207/11/14
Q4 A Ilford0-021/11/14
1RH Ilford 1-125/11/14
2RH Ilford2-130/11/14
Q5 H Chatham1-005/12/14
Q6 A Croydon Common0-419/12/14
Barnet FC
1898-99
PRA 1st Coldstream Guards3-424/09/98
1911-12
PR H 2-4 Luton Clarence2-416/09/11
