1875–76 FA Cup

1875–76 FA Cup
Tournament details
Country	England
Dates	23 October 1875 – 18 March 1876
Teams	32
Defending champions	Royal Engineers
Final positions
Champions	Wanderers (3rd title)
Runners-up	Old Etonians

The 1875–76 Football Association Challenge Cup was the fifth edition of the annual FA Cup, the oldest national football tournament in the world. Entrants increased to 32 teams, 3 more than the previous season; 5 would never contest a match. It began 23 October 1875 and ended at the final replay on 18 March 1876.

Royal Engineers unsuccessfully defended on 29 January 1876 its 1876 title in the Third round losing to Swifts, 1–3.

The Wanderers pursuit of their 1876 Cup was interrupted in the Final on 11 March 1876 in Kennington Oval in the 1-1 draw with Old Etonians. Wanderers successfully pursued for their Cup in a Replay final on 18 March 1876 in Kennington Oval defeating the Old Etonians, 3–0. 3,500 attended.

Format

This Cup was a straight knockout tournament. Semi-finals and final were played at neutral venues.

First round

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

Replay

Date	Home club	Score	Away club	Venue	Attendance
20 November 1875	Crystal Palace	3–0	105th Regiment	Kennington Oval	1578

Second round

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

Third round

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

Semi-finals

Date	Home club	Score	Away club	Venue	Attendance
19 February 1876	Oxford University	0–1	Old Etonians	Kennington Oval
26 February 1876	Wanderers	2–1	Swifts	Kennington Oval

Final

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

Replay

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

References

FA Cup Results Archive

FA Cup
Seasons	1871–72 1872–73 1873–74 1874–75 1876–77 1877–78 1878–79 1879–80 1880–81 1881–82 1882–83 1883–84 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90 1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Qualifying rounds	1888–89 1889–90 1890–91 1891–92 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
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