1878–79 FA Cup
Appearance
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Tournament details | |
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Country | England |
Teams | 43 (entrants) 37 (participants) |
Defending champions | Wanderers |
Final positions | |
Champions | Old Etonians (1st title) |
Runner-up | Clapham Rovers |
The 1878–79 Football Association Challenge Cup was the eighth staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. Forty-three teams entered, although five of the forty-three never played a match.
First round
[edit]Date | Home Club | Score | Away Club |
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19 October 1878 | Barnes | 1–1 | Maidenhead |
28 October 1878 | Sheffield | 1–1 | Grantham |
30 October 1878 | Upton Park | 5–0 | Saffron Walden Town |
2 November 1878 | Forest School | 7–2 | Rochester |
2 November 1878 | Old Harrovians | 8–0 | Southill Park |
2 November 1878 | Oxford University | 7–0 | Wednesbury Strollers |
2 November 1878 | Romford | 3–1 | Ramblers |
9 November 1878 | Cambridge University | 2–0 | Herts Rangers |
9 November 1878 | Brentwood | 1–3 | Pilgrims |
9 November 1878 | Grey Friars | 2–1 | Marlow |
9 November 1878 | Reading | 1–0 | Hendon |
9 November 1878 | Royal Engineers | 3–0 | Old Foresters |
9 November 1878 | Swifts | 2–1 | Hawks |
9 November 1878 | Wanderers | 2–7 | Old Etonians |
16 November 1878 | Notts County | 1–3 | Nottingham Forest |
(date and score unknown)[1][2] | Runnymede | draw | Panthers |
Clapham Rovers | Walkover | Finchley | |
Darwen | Walkover | Birch | |
Minerva | Walkover | 105th Regiment | |
Remnants | Walkover | Unity | |
South Norwood | Walkover | Leyton | |
Eagley | Bye |
Replays
[edit]Date | Home Club | Score | Away Club |
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9 November 1878 | Maidenhead | 0–4 | Barnes |
16 November 1878 | Grantham | 1–3 | Sheffield |
Panthers | Walkover | Runnymede |
Second round
[edit]Date | Home Club | Score | Away Club |
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4 December 1878 | Cambridge University | 3–0 | South Norwood |
7 December 1878 | Clapham Rovers | 10–1 | Forest School |
7 December 1878 | Darwen | 0–0 | Eagley |
7 December 1878 | Grey Friars | 0–3 | Minerva |
7 December 1878 | Oxford University | 4–0 | Royal Engineers |
18 December 1878 | Reading | 0–1 | Old Etonians |
21 December 1878 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Sheffield |
21 December 1878 | Old Harrovians | 3–0 | Panthers |
21 December 1878 | Remnants | 6–2 | Pilgrims |
21 December 1878 | Swifts | 3–1 | Romford |
4 January 1879 | Barnes | 3–2 | Upton Park |
Replay
[edit]Date | Home Club | Score | Away Club |
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21 December 1878 | Darwen | 4–1 | Eagley |
Third round
[edit]Date | Home Club | Score | Away Club |
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11 January 1879 | Old Etonians | 5–2 | Minerva |
28 January 1879 | Old Harrovians | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest |
30 January 1879 | Remnants | 2–3 | Darwen |
6 February 1879 | Clapham Rovers | 1–0 | Cambridge University |
6 February 1879 | Oxford University | 2–1 | Barnes |
Swifts | Bye |
Fourth round
[edit]Date | Home Club | Score | Away Club |
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13 February 1879 | Old Etonians | 5–5 | Darwen |
25 February 1879 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Oxford University |
8 March 1879 | Clapham Rovers | 8–1 | Swifts |
Replay
[edit]Date | Home Club | Score | Away Club |
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8 March 1879 | Old Etonians | 2–2 | Darwen |
Second replay
[edit]Date | Home Club | Score | Away Club |
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15 March 1879 | Old Etonians | 6–2 | Darwen |
Semi finals
[edit]Date | Home Club | Score | Away Club |
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22 March 1879 | Old Etonians | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest |
Clapham Rovers | Bye |
Final
[edit]Date | Score | ||
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29 March 1879 | Old Etonians | 1–0 | Clapham Rovers |