1888–89 FA Cup qualifying rounds explained

1888–89 FA Cup qualifying rounds
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The FA Cup, from this season onwards, began to incorporate a series of qualifying rounds in order to determine qualifiers for the actual Cup competition itself. The qualifying rounds were made up of amateur teams, semi-professional teams, and professional sides not yet associated with the Football League. The only game to be played on Christmas Day took place, Linfield Athletic beating Cliftonville 7–0.[1] Everton became the first Football League team to withdraw from the Cup after drawing Ulster in the first qualifying round.[2]

See 1888–89 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round onwards.

First qualifying round

Home team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)
Saturday 6 October 1889
0–4 Elswick Rangers
Chester City2–2 Macclesfield Town – Home team Disqualified
Dulwich0–13 London Caledonians
Kettering3–4 Newark
Stoke1–2 Warwick County[3]
Maidenhead4–0 Old Etonians
Rochester2–4 Old Harrovians
Old Wykehamists1–2 Chatham
Notts County4–1 Eckington Works
Old Foresters2–0 Schorne College
Blackburn OlympicW-W Fleetwood Rangers – Walkover Home
Heeley6–1 Redcar
3–2 South Bank - match declared void
Grimsby Town1–1 Lincoln City
Clitheroe3–2 Blackburn Park Road
Irwell Springs4–5 Southport Central
Hurst0–0 Bolton Wanderers
Middlesbrough0–1 Ecclesfield
Hartford St John's1–7 Nantwich
Old BrightoniansW-W Hendon – Walkover Home
Rawtenstall3–4 Rossendale
CasualsW-W Hitchin – Walkover Home
Burton Swifts1–3 Leek
Home team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)
Burton Wanderers3–0 Wednesbury Old Athletic
Lancing Old Boys4–0 Millwall Rovers
Horncastle2–1Grantham
Chesham4–2
Luton Town4–0 Reading
Basford Rovers3–1 Belper Town
Crusaders5–1 Royal Engineers
Wellington St George's1–1 Shrewsbury Town
Newcastle West End7–2 Bishop Auckland Church Institute
Morpeth Harriers5–0 Whitburn
Over Wanderers1–5 Chester St Oswalds – Home team Disqualified
Great Bridge Unity0–1 Aston Shakespeare
Scarborough2–0
Newcastle East End3–1 Port Clarence
Park Grange1–0 Rotherham Swifts
Liverpool Stanley3–0
Heywood Central2–3 Astley Bridge
Birtley2–0 Darlington
Sunderland Albion8–2 Shankhouse
UlsterW-W Everton – Walkover Home
Gorton Villa2–6 West Manchester
Beeston St John's2–0 Notts Olympic
Doncaster Rovers1–9 Rotherham Town
Wrexham3–0 Davenham
Home team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)
Replay: Saturday 12 October 1889
Bolton WanderersW-W Hurst – Walkover Home
Lincoln City1–1 Grimsby Town
Shrewsbury Town2–1 Wellington St George's
Replay: Saturday 20 October 1889
South Bank4–0 Sheffield
2nd replay: Wednesday 24 October 1889
Grimsby Town3–1 Lincoln City

Second qualifying round

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Chester5–1Over Wanderers27 October 1888
Maidenhead1–2Old Brightonians27 October 1888
Old Harrovians0–1Crusaders27 October 1888
Notts County4–2Beeston St John's27 October 1888
Blackburn Olympic1–3Oswaldtwistle Rovers27 October 1888
Staveley4–0Matlock27 October 1888
Heeley2–1South Bank27 October 1888
Chatham4–0London Caledonians27 October 1888
Clitheroe0–7Higher Walton27 October 1888
South Shore7–1Southport Central27 October 1888
Rossendale4–3Darwen27 October 1888
Derby Midland2–1Derby St Luke's27 October 1888
Leek4–0Oldbury Town27 October 1888
Newark4–4Grimsby Town27 October 1888
Sunderland5–3Elswick Rangers27 October 1888
Casuals1–3Clapton27 October 1888
Chirk12–0Nantwich27 October 1888
Burton Wanderers4–0Shrewsbury Town27 October 1888
Horncastle0–1Boston27 October 1888
Chesham3–3Luton Town27 October 1888
Basford Rovers0–1Mellors27 October 1888
Watford Rovers6–0Old Foresters27 October 1888
Cleethorpes TownWalkoverNetherfield
Newcastle West End1–2Sunderland Albion27 October 1888
Swindon Town2–5Marlow27 October 1888
Old St Mark's3–1Lancing Old Boys27 October 1888
Morpeth Harriers3–1 Match voidBirtley27 October 1888
Owlerton3–2Rotherham Town27 October 1888
Scarborough2–4Ecclesfield27 October 1888
Newcastle East End2–1Stockton27 October 1888
Warwick County4–2Aston Shakespeare27 October 1888
West Manchester1–0 Match voidBolton Wanderers27 October 1888
Jardines0–4Gainsborough Trinity27 October 1888
Park Grange2–1 Match voidAttercliffe27 October 1888
Llangollen 6–3Oswestry27 October 1888
Liverpool Stanley3–0Astley Bridge27 October 1888
YMCA0–5Cliftonville 27 October 1888
Ulster1–7Linfield Athletic 27 October 1888
Small Heath3–2Burslem Port Vale27 October 1888
Wrexham3–2Northwich Victoria27 October 1888

Replays

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Grimsby Town9–0Newark3 November 1888
Luton Town10–2Chesham3 November 1888
Birtley1–0Morpeth Harriers3 November 1888
Bolton Wanderers9–0West Manchester3 November 1888
Park Grange4–1Attercliffe3 November 1888

Third qualifying round

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Chester5–1Llangollen17 November 1888
Clapton0–1Chatham17 November 1888
Notts County2–1Derby Midland17 November 1888
Staveley5–0Mellors17 November 1888
Sheffield Heeley3–1Park Grange17 November 1888
Grimsby Town5–0Cleethorpes Town17 November 1888
South Shore4–0Oswaldtwistle Rovers17 November 1888
Rossendale2–3Higher Walton17 November 1888
Sunderland2–0Newcastle East End10 November 1888
Old Brightonians3–1Luton Town17 November 1888
Burton Wanderers5–1Warwick County17 November 1888
Gainsborough Trinity5–3Boston17 November 1888
Crusaders1–0Old St Mark's17 November 1888
Watford Rovers0–2Marlow17 November 1888
CliftonvilleWalkoverLiverpool Stanley
Owlerton3–2Ecclesfield17 November 1888
Birtley2–5Sunderland Albion17 November 1888
Small Heath4–0Leek17 November 1888
Linfield Athletic 4–0Bolton Wanderers17 November 1888
Wrexham2–1Chirk17 November 1888

Fourth qualifying round

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Chester2–3Wrexham8 December 1888
Staveley1–3Notts County8 December 1888
Sheffield Heeley5–1Owlerton8 December 1888
Chatham0–0Crusaders8 December 1888
Grimsby TownWalkoverGainsborough Trinity
South Shore5–0Higher Walton8 December 1888
Old Brightonians5–2Marlow8 December 1888
3–38 December 1888
Sunderland AlbionWalkoverSunderland
Small Heath9–0Burton Wanderers8 December 1888

Replays

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Crusaders2–3Chatham15 December 1888
3–315 December 1888

Second replay

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Collett, Mike . The Complete Record of The FA Cup . 2003 . 1-899807-19-5 . 878.
  2. Book: Collett, Mike . The Complete Record of The FA Cup . 2003 . 1-899807-19-5 . 783.
  3. First instance of a non-League team beating a Football League team

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