1875–76 FA Cup

The 1875–76 Football Association Challenge Cup was the fifth edition of the annual FA Cup, the oldest national football tournament in the world. Entrants increased to 32 teams, 3 more than the previous season; 5 would never contest a match. It began 23 October 1875 and ended at the final replay on 18 March 1876.

Royal Engineers unsuccessfully defended on 29 January 1876 its 1876 title in the Third round losing to Swifts, 1–3.

The Wanderers pursuit of their 1876 Cup was interrupted in the Final on 11 March 1876 in Kennington Oval in the 1–1 draw with Old Etonians. Wanderers successfully pursued for their Cup in a Replay final on 18 March 1876 in Kennington Oval defeating the Old Etonians, 3–0. 3,500 attended.

Format

This Cup was a straight knockout tournament. Semi-finals and final were played at neutral venues.

Calendar

RoundDateFixtures ClubsNew entries this roundOriginalPlaysReplaysWalkoversByes First round 23 October - 20 November 1875 16 11 1 5 0 32 → 16 32 Second round 11 - 18 December 1875 8 6 0 2 0 16 → 8 none Quarter-finals 29 - 31 January 1876 4 4 0 0 0 8 → 4 none Semi-finals 19 - 26 February 1876 2 2 0 0 0 4 → 2 none Final 11 - 18 March 1876 1 1 1 0 0 2 → 1 none

First round

Replay

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Replay

1875–76 FA Cup

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