In the FA Cup, Farrell and McLeod also vied for the No.9 shirt. Farrell had played in the First Round match against Everton before sustaining a dislocated collar-bone against Newcastle United in the Second Round on 10 February. This match was abandoned after 55 minutes because of heavy snow and in the rematch a week later Farrell was replaced by McLeod who scored twice in a 4–1 victory. Although McLeod had scored three goals in the first three rounds, the selectors decided to play Farrell in the semi-final against Millwall (won 3–0 after a replay on 28 March) and in the Cup Final, played on 21 April at Crystal Palace against Bury of the Football League First Division. On the day, the Southampton team failed to produce anything like their best form, conceding three goals in the first 20 minutes to eventually lose 4–0. The poor result was blamed by the local press on internal bickering between the English and Scottish players in the team, with the Scots favouring McLeod rather than the English Farrell. This was confirmed by an article in the "Southampton Pictorial" twelve years later:The cause of the trouble was some little jealousy between the English and the Scottish "schools" in the team. One section wanted McLeod to play at centre forward and the other favoured Farrell. This jealousy, while it disturbed the harmony which was so essential to success, did not develop into disloyalty . . . but matters went badly for the team from the start, and some players, instead of making special efforts to save the game, attributed their non-success to the deliberate flouting of their wishes.