1879–80 FA Cup explained

1879–80 FA Cup
Country:England
Num Teams:54
Defending Champions:Old Etonians
Winners:Clapham Rovers
Count:1
Second:Oxford University
Prev Season:1878–79
Next Season:1880–81

The 1879–80 Football Association Challenge Cup was the ninth staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. Fifty-four teams entered, eleven more than the previous season, although five of the fifty-four never played a match.

First round

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
3–1Calthorpe25 October 1879
Blackburn Rovers5–1Tyne Association1 November 1879
Eagley0–1Darwen1 November 1879
Kildare0–3Gresham1 November 1879
Mosquitoes3–1St Peter's Institute1 November 1879
Pilgrims5–2Clarence1 November 1879
South Norwood4–2Brentwood1 November 1879
Turton7–0Brigg1 November 1879
1–1Marlow6 November 1879
Acton0–4Old Carthusians8 November 1879
Clapham Rovers7–0Romford8 November 1879
1–2Old Harrovians8 November 1879
Grey Friars2–1Hanover United8 November 1879
Hendon1–1Old Foresters8 November 1879
Hotspur1–1Argonauts8 November 1879
Nottingham Forest4–0Notts County8 November 1879
Stafford Road2–0Wednesbury Strollers8 November 1879
Royal Engineers2–0Cambridge University13 November 1879
Hertfordshire Rangers2–115 November 1879
Remnants1–1Upton Park15 November 1879
0–6Wanderers15 November 1879
BirminghamWalkoverPanthers
HenleyWalkoverReading
Old EtoniansWalkoverBarnes
WalkoverQueen's Park
West EndWalkoverSwifts
Aston VillaBye
ProvidenceBye

Replays

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Marlow0–1Oxford University10 November 1879
Argonauts0–1Hotspur15 November 1879
Old Foresters2–2Hendon15 November 1879
Hendon3–1Old Foresters22 November 1879
Upton Park5–2Remnants25 November 1879

Second round

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Blackburn Rovers3–1Darwen6 December 1879
Stafford Road1–1Aston Villa13 December 1879
Turton0–6Nottingham Forest13 December 1879
West End1–0Hotspur13 December 1879
Sheffield3–3Providence15 December 1879
Clapham Rovers4–1South Norwood20 December 1879
Grey Friars9–0Gresham20 December 1879
Hendon7–1Mosquitos20 December 1879
Royal Engineers4–1Upton Park23 December 1879
Henley1–3Maidenhead29 November 1879
Wanderers1–0Old Carthusians10 January 1880
Birmingham[1] 0–6Oxford University19 January 1880
PilgrimsWalkoverHertfordshire Rangers
Old EtoniansBye
Old HarroviansBye

Replays

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Aston Villa3–1Stafford Road24 January 1880
Sheffield3–0Providence29 December 1879

Third round

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Clapham Rovers7–0Pilgrims17 January 1880
Old Etonians3–1Wanderers24 January 1880
Nottingham Forest6–0Blackburn Rovers31 January 1880
Royal Engineers2–0Old Harrovians4 February 1880
Oxford UniversityWalkoverAston Villa
Grey FriarsBye
HendonBye
MaidenheadBye
SheffieldBye
West EndBye

Fourth round

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Old Etonians5–1West End7 February 1880
Clapham Rovers2–0Hendon14 February 1880
Maidenhead0–1Oxford University14 February 1880
Royal Engineers1–0Grey Friars18 February 1880
Nottingham Forest2–2[2] Sheffield19 February 1880

Fifth round

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Clapham Rovers1–0Old Etonians21 February 1880
Oxford University1–1Royal Engineers5 March 1880
Nottingham ForestBye

Replay

Semi-finals

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Oxford University1–0Nottingham Forest27 March 1880
Clapham RoversBye

Final

See main article: 1880 FA Cup Final.

External links

Notes and References

  1. No relation to Birmingham (City), Book: Collett, Mike . The Complete Record of The FA Cup . 2003 . 1-899807-19-5 . 134.
  2. Sheffield was disqualified for not playing extra-time, in defiance of the referee's instruction: Nottingham Evening Post, 26 February 1880, p.3.

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