1876–77 FA Cup

1876–77 FA Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Dates14 October 1876 – 24 March 1877
Teams37
Defending championsWanderers
Final positions
ChampionsWanderers (4th title)
Runner-upOxford 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

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