1875–76 FA Cup

FA Cup 1875–76
Country England
Teams 32
Defending champions Royal Engineers
Champions Wanderers
Runners-up Old Etonians

The Football Association Challenge Cup 1875–76 was the fifth staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. Thirty-two teams entered, three more than the previous season, although five of the thirty-two never actually played a match.

Format

The fifth ever FA Cup would feature a knockout style tournament, similar to the 1934 FIFA World Cup, except with 32 club teams.

First round

Home Club Score Away Club Attendance Date
Sheffield Walkover Shropshire Wanderers
Leyton Walkover Harrow Chequers
Royal Engineers 15–0 High Wycombe 10 November 1875
Maidenhead 2–0 Ramblers 23 October 1875
Clapham Rovers Walkover Hitchin
Reigate Priory 1–0 Barnes 30 October 1875
Upton Park 1–0 Southall 23 October 1875
Wanderers 5–0 1st Surrey Rifles 23 October 1875
South Norwood Walkover Clydesdale
Oxford University 6–0 Forest School 6 November 1875
Old Etonians 4–1 Pilgrims 9 November 1875
Swifts 2–0 Marlow 3 November 1875
Cambridge University Walkover Civil Service
Panthers 1–0 Woodford Wells 6 November 1875
105th Regiment 0–0 Crystal Palace 6 November 1875
Herts Rangers 4–0 Rochester 6 November 1875

Replay

Home Club Score Away Club Attendance Date
Crystal Palace 3–0 105th Regiment 20 November 1875

Second round

Home Club Score Away Club Attendance Date
Sheffield Walkover Upton Park
Royal Engineers Walkover Panthers
Clapham Rovers 12–0 Leyton 18 December 1875
Reigate Priory 0–8 Cambridge University 11 December 1875
Wanderers 3–0 Crystal Palace 11 December 1875
South Norwood 0–5 Swifts 11 December 1875
Oxford University 8–2 Herts Rangers 18 December 1875
Old Etonians 8–0 Maidenhead 11 December 1875

Third round

Home Club Score Away Club Attendance Date
Royal Engineers 1–3 Swifts 29 January 1876
Wanderers 2–0 Sheffield 29 January 1876
Old Etonians 1–0 Clapham Rovers 29 January 1876
Cambridge University 0–4 Oxford University 31 January 1876

Semi-Finals

Home Club Score Away Club Attendance Date
Wanderers 2–1 Swifts 26 February 1876
Oxford University 0–1 Old Etonians 19 February 1876

Final

Home Club Score Away Club Attendance Venue Date
Wanderers 1–1 Old Etonians 3,000 Kennington Oval 11 March 1876

Replay

Home Club Score Away Club Attendance Venue Date
Wanderers 3–0 Old Etonians 3,500 Kennington Oval 18 March 1876

References

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