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1877–78 FA Cup

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1877–78 FA Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Teams43
Defending championsWanderers
Final positions
ChampionsWanderers (5th title)
Runner-upRoyal Engineers

The 1877–78 Football Association Challenge Cup was the seventh staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. Forty-three teams entered, four more than the previous season, although four of the forty-three never played a match.

First round

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Date Home Club Score Away Club
27 October 1877 Grantham 0–2 Clapham Rovers
27 October 1877 High Wycombe 4–0 Wood Grange
27 October 1877 Maidenhead 10–0 Reading Hornets
2 November 1877 Cambridge University 3–1 Southill Park
3 November 1877 Hawks 5–2 Minerva
3 November 1877 Marlow 2–0 Hendon
3 November 1877 Notts County 1–1 Sheffield
3 November 1877 Oxford University 5–2 Herts Rangers
3 November 1877 Pilgrims 0–0 Ramblers
10 November 1877 105th Regiment 0–2 Old Harrovians
10 November 1877 1st Surrey Rifles 1–0 Forest School
7 November 1877 Darwen 3–0 Manchester
7 November 1877 Reading 2–0 South Norwood
10 November 1877 Remnants 4–0 St Stephen's
10 November 1877 Swifts 3–2 Leyton
10 November 1877 Upton Park 3–0 Rochester
10 November 1877 Wanderers 9–1 Panthers
12 November 1877 Druids 1–0 Shropshire Wanderers
Barnes Walkover St Mark's
Old Foresters Walkover Old Wykehamists
Royal Engineers Walkover Highbury Union
Queen's Park Bye

Replays

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Date Home Club Score Away Club
9 November 1877 Pilgrims 1–0 Ramblers
1 December 1877 Sheffield 3–0 Notts County

Second round

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Date Home Club Score Away Club
8 December 1877 Cambridge University 4–2 Maidenhead
8 December 1877 Royal Engineers 6–0 Pilgrims
8 December 1877 Upton Park 1–0 Reading
15 December 1877 Barnes 3–1 Marlow
15 December 1877 High Wycombe 0–9 Wanderers
15 December 1877 Oxford University 1–0 Old Foresters
22 December 1877 Clapham Rovers 4–0 Swifts
22 December 1877 Old Harrovians 6–0 1st Surrey Rifles
22 December 1877 Remnants 2–0 Hawks
29 December 1877 Sheffield 1–0 Darwen
Druids Walkover Queen's Park

Third round

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Date Home Club Score Away Club
12 January 1878 Wanderers 1–1 Barnes
19 January 1878 Upton Park 3–0 Remnants
30 January 1878 Royal Engineers 8–0 Druids
2 February 1878 Old Harrovians 2–2 Cambridge University
2 February 1878 Oxford University 3–2 Clapham Rovers
Sheffield Bye

Replays

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Date Home Club Score Away Club
26 January 1878 Wanderers 4–1 Barnes
9 February 1878 Old Harrovians 2–2 Cambridge University
16 February 1878 Old Harrovians 2–0 Cambridge University

Fourth round

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Date Home Club Score Away Club
15 February 1878 Royal Engineers 3–3 Oxford University
16 February 1878 Wanderers 3–0 Sheffield
9 March 1878 Old Harrovians 3–1 Upton Park

Replays

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Date Home Club Score Away Club
27 February 1878 Royal Engineers 2–2 Oxford University
12 March 1878 Royal Engineers 4–2 Oxford University

Semi finals

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Date Home Club Score Away Club
16 March 1878 Royal Engineers 2–1 Old Harrovians
Wanderers Bye

Final

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Date Score
23 March 1878 Wanderers 3–1 Royal Engineers

References

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