1875–76 FA Cup
Country | England | ||
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Teams | 32 | ||
Defending champions | Royal Engineers | ||
Champions | Wanderers | ||
Runners-up | Old Etonians | ||
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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 |
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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 |
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Crystal Palace | 3–0 | 105th Regiment | 20 November 1875 |
Second round
Home Club | Score | Away Club | Attendance | Date |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Wanderers | 1–1 | Old Etonians | 3,000 | Kennington Oval | 11 March 1876 |
Replay
Home Club | Score | Away Club | Attendance | Venue | Date |
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Wanderers | 3–0 | Old Etonians | 3,500 | Kennington Oval | 18 March 1876 |
References
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