1876–77 FA Cup

1876–77 FA Cup

Tournament details
Country	England Wales
Dates	14 October 1876 – 24 March 1877
Teams	37
Defending champions	Wanderers
Final positions
Champions	Wanderers (4th title)
Runner-up	Oxford University

The 1876–77 Football Association Challenge Cup was the sixth edition of the annual FA Cup, the oldest national football tournament in the world. Entrants increased to 37 teams, 5 more than the previous season; 8 would never contest a match. It began on 14 October 1876 and ended at the final on 24 March 1877

Wanderers successfully defended its third FA Cup in the Final on 24 March 1877 in Kennington Oval defeating Oxford University, 2–1 (a.e.t.). 3,000 attended.

Format

First round: 36 teams (Queen's Park getting a bye) played.
Second round: 18 teams (with Queen's Park still having a bye) played.
Third round: 10 remaining teams played a game.
Fourth Round: 4 teams, with Wanderers getting a bye played 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 faced the semi-final for the chance to win their second FA Cup.

First round

Date	Home club	Score	Away club	Attendance
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
29 November 1876	Marlow	1–0	Forest School
2 December 1876	South Norwood	0–7	Sheffield
9 December 1876	Panthers	0–1	Pilgrims
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
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
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
20 March 1877	Wanderers	1–0	Cambridge University	Kennington Oval
	Oxford University	Bye

Final

Main article: 1877 FA Cup Final

Date	Home club	Score	Away club	Venue	Attendance
24 March 1877	Wanderers	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Oxford University	Kennington Oval	3,000

References

External links

• FA Cup Results Archive