1876–77 FA Cup
The 1876–77 Football Association Challenge Cup was the sixth staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. Thirty-seven teams entered, five more than the previous season, although eight of the thirty-seven never played a match.
Country | England Wales |
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Dates | 14 October 1876 - 24 March 1877 |
Teams | 37 |
Defending champions | Wanderers |
Champions | Wanderers (4th title) |
Runners-up | Oxford University |
← 1875–76 1877–78 → |
Format
First round: 36 teams (Queen's Park getting a bye) would play.
Second round: 18 teams (with Queen's Park still having a bye) would play
Third round: The 10 remaining teams would play a game.
Fourth Round: 4 teams, with Wanderers getting a bye would play for a spot in the semi-finals
Semi-finals: 2 of the 3 remaining teams would play for a chance to play Oxford University (after getting a bye) in the final
Final: Oxford University would face the semi-final for the chance to win their second FA Cup
First round
Date | Home club | Score | Away club | Attendance |
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14 October 1876 | Pilgrims | 4–1 | Ramblers | |
28 October 1876 | Upton Park | 7–0 | Leyton | |
4 November 1876 | Forest School | 4–1 | Gresham | |
4 November 1876 | Herts Rangers | 1–2 | Marlow | |
4 November 1876 | Rochester | 5–0 | Highbury Union | |
4 November 1876 | Royal Engineers | 2–1 | Old Harrovians | |
4 November 1876 | South Norwood | 4–1 | Saxons | |
4 November 1876 | Swifts | 2–0 | Reading Hornets | |
8 November 1876 | Panthers | 3–0 | Wood Grange | |
11 November 1876 | 105th Regiment | 3–0 | 1st Surrey Rifles | |
11 November 1876 | Clapham Rovers | 5–0 | Reigate Priory | |
Barnes | Walkover | Old Etonians | ||
Cambridge University | Walkover | High Wycombe | ||
Oxford University | Walkover | Old Salopians | ||
Sheffield | Walkover | Trojans | ||
Shropshire Wanderers | Walkover | Druids | ||
Southall | Walkover | Old Wykehamists | ||
Wanderers | Walkover | Saffron Walden Town | ||
Queen's Park | Bye |
Second round
Date | Home club | Score | Away club | Attendance |
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29 November 1876 | Marlow | 1–0 | Forest School | |
2 December 1876 | South Norwood | 0–7 | Sheffield | |
9 December 1876 | Pilgrims | 1–0 | Panthers | |
9 December 1876 | Royal Engineers | 3–0 | Shropshire Wanderers | |
9 December 1876 | Upton Park | 1–0 | Barnes | |
14 December 1876 | Oxford University | 6–1 | 105th Regiment | |
16 December 1876 | Cambridge University | 2–1 | Clapham Rovers | |
16 December 1876 | Rochester | 1–0 | Swifts | |
16 December 1876 | Wanderers | 6–0 | Southall | |
Queen's Park | Bye |
Third round
Date | Home club | Score | Away club | Attendance |
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20 January 1877 | Royal Engineers | 1–0 | Sheffield | |
20 January 1877 | Wanderers | 3–0 | Pilgrims | |
24 January 1877 | Upton Park | 2–2 | Marlow | |
3 February 1877 | Cambridge University | 4–0 | Rochester | |
Oxford University | Walkover | Queen's Park |
Replay
Date | Home club | Score | Away club | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|
27 January 1877 | Upton Park | 1–0 | Marlow |
Fourth round
Date | Home club | Score | Away club | Attendance |
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17 February 1877 | Cambridge University | 1–0 | Royal Engineers | |
24 February 1877 | Oxford University | 0–0 | Upton Park | |
Wanderers | Bye |
Replay
Date | Home club | Score | Away club | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 March 1877 | Oxford University | 1–0 | Upton Park |
Semi-finals
Date | Home club | Score | Away club | Venue | Attendance |
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20 March 1877 | Wanderers | 1–0 | Cambridge University | Kennington Oval | |
Oxford University | Bye |
Final
Date | Home club | Score | Away club | Venue | Attendance |
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24 March 1877 | Wanderers | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Oxford University | Kennington Oval | 3,000 |
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