1880–81 FA Cup explained

1880–81 FA Cup
Country:England
Num Teams:62
Defending Champions:Clapham Rovers
Winners:Old Carthusians
Count:1
Second:Old Etonians
Prev Season:1879–80
Next Season:1881–82

The 1880–81 Football Association Challenge Cup was the tenth staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. Sixty-two teams entered, eight more than the previous season, although four of the sixty-two never played a match.

First round

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Darwen8–0Brigg13 November 1880
5–1Hotspur13 November 1880
Sheffield5–4Blackburn Olympic30 October 1880
0–0Remnants13 November 1880
Marlow6–0Clarence30 October 1880
Maidenhead1–1Old Harrovians13 November 1880
Clapham Rovers15–0Finchley13 November 1880
Upton Park8–1Mosquitos13 November 1880
PilgrimsWalkoverOld Philberdians
Swifts1–1Old Foresters6 November 1880
Herts Rangers6–0Barnes6 November 1880
Rochester1–2Dreadnought13 November 1880
Notts County4–4Derbyshire4 November 1880
Nottingham ForestWalkoverCaius College
Romford1–1Reading Minster13 November 1880
Grey Friars0–0Windsor Home Park13 November 1880
Brentwood0–10Old Etonians6 November 1880
West End1–0Hanover United6 November 1880
Blackburn Rovers6–2Providence30 October 1880
St Peter's Institute1–8Hendon6 November 1880
Aston Villa5–3Wednesbury Strollers30 October 1880
Stafford Road7–0Spilsby6 November 1880
Turton5–0Brigg Britannia16 October 1880
Old Carthusians7–0Saffron Walden Town23 October 1880
Acton1–1Kildare13 November 1880
Calthorpe1–2Grantham11 November 1880
Sheffield WednesdayWalkoverQueen's Park
Astley Bridge4–0Eagley30 October 1880
Weybridge Swallows3–1Henley13 November 1880
Reading Abbey1–0St. Albans13 November 1880
Rangers (London)WalkoverWanderers

Replays

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Remnants0–1Royal Engineers20 November 1880
Old Harrovians0–1Maidenhead20 November 1880
Old Foresters1–2Swifts20 November 1880
Derbyshire2–4Notts County27 November 1880
RomfordWalkoverReading Minster
Windsor Home Park1–3Grey Friars20 November 1880
Kildare0–5Acton20 November 1880

Second round

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Grantham1–1Stafford Road11 December 1880
Reading0–1Swifts18 December 1880
Sheffield1–5Darwen18 December 1880
Royal Engineers1–0Pilgrims9 December 1880
Marlow4–0West End11 December 1880
Clapham RoversBye
Old Etonians2–0Hendon4 December 1880
Herts RangersBye
Notts CountyBye
Nottingham Forest1–2Aston Villa4 December 1880
RomfordBye
Grey Friars1–0Maidenhead11 December 1880
Blackburn Rovers0–4Sheffield Wednesday18 December 1880
Old Carthusians5–1Dreadnought11 December 1880
Astley Bridge0–3Turton18 December 1880
Weybridge Swallows0–3Upton Park18 December 1880
Reading Abbey2–1Acton11 December 1880
Rangers (London)Bye

Replay

Third round

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
DarwenBye
Royal Engineers6–0Rangers (London)9 February 1881
MarlowBye
Clapham Rovers2–1Swifts8 January 1881
Upton ParkBye
Herts Rangers0–3Old Etonians5 February 1881
Notts County1–3Aston Villa12 February 1881
Romford2–0Reading Abbey12 February 1881
Grey FriarsBye
Stafford RoadBye
Turton0–2Sheffield Wednesday8 January 1881

Fourth round

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Darwen5–2Sheffield Wednesday5 February 1881
Clapham Rovers5–4Upton Park12 February 1881
Old Etonians4–0Grey Friars19 February 1881
Romford2–1Marlow19 February 1881
Aston Villa2–3Stafford Road19 February 1881
0–2Old Carthusians19 February 1881

Fifth round

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Darwen15–0Romford5 March 1881
Stafford Road1–2Old Etonians19 March 1881
Old Carthusians3–1Clapham Rovers19 March 1881

Semi-finals

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Old EtoniansBye
Old Carthusians4–1Darwen26 March 1881

Final

See main article: 1881 FA Cup Final.

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