| 1892–93 FA Cup | |
| Country: | |
| Defending Champions: | West Bromwich Albion |
| Second: | Everton |
| Prev Season: | 1891–92 |
| Next Season: | 1893–94 |
The 1892–93 FA Cup was the 22nd staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Wolverhampton Wanderers won the competition, beating Everton 1 - 0 in the final at Fallowfield Stadium for the only time (moved from Kennington Oval), with Wembley Stadium still 30 years away from being built. Wolves continued the recent Midlands dominance of the FA Cup, after the success of West Brom, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest the previous season.
Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.
| Round | Date | No. of teams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | Saturday 1 October 1892 | 10 | |
| First qualifying round | Saturday 15 October 1892 | 160 | |
| Second qualifying round | Saturday 29 October 1892 | 80 | |
| Third qualifying round | Saturday 19 November 1892 | 40 | |
| Fourth qualifying round | Saturday 10 December 1892 | 20 | |
| First round proper | Saturday 21 January 1893 | 32 | |
| Second round proper | Saturday 4 February 1893 | 16 | |
| Third round proper | Saturday 18 February 1893 | 8 | |
| Semi-finals | Saturday 4 March 1893 | 4 | |
| Final | Saturday 25 March 1893 | 2 |
| Tie No. | Home team | Score | Away team | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 - 3 | Sheffield United | 21 January 1893 | ||
| 2 | Darwen | 5 - 4 | 21 January 1893 | ||
| 3 | Burnley | 2 - 0 | 21 January 1893 | ||
| 4 | Preston North End | 9 - 2 | 21 January 1893 | ||
| 5 | 1 - 3 | Middlesbrough Ironopolis | 21 January 1893 | ||
| 6 | Notts County | 4 - 0 | 21 January 1893 | ||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 4 - 0 | 21 January 1893 | ||
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 - 0 | 21 January 1893 | ||
| 9 | 3 - 2 Match void | 21 January 1893 | |||
| Replay | Derby County | 1 - 0 Match void | The Wednesday | 30 January 1893 | |
| Replay | The Wednesday | 4 - 2 | Derby County | 2 February 1893 | |
| 10 | 1 - 1 | 21 January 1893 | |||
| Replay | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 - 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 January 1893 | |
| 11 | Accrington | 2 - 1 | 21 January 1893 | ||
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 5 - 0 | 21 January 1893 | ||
| 13 | Sunderland | 6 - 0 | 21 January 1893 | ||
| 14 | Everton | 4 - 1 | 21 January 1893 | ||
| 15 | 1 - 2 | Northwich Victoria | 21 January 1893 | ||
| 16 | 2 - 3 | Middlesbrough | 21 January 1893 |
| Tie No. | Home team | Score | Away team | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darwen | 2 - 0 | 4 February 1893 | ||
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 - 1 | 4 February 1893 | ||
| 3 | The Wednesday | 1 - 0 | 4 February 1893 | ||
| 4 | 1 - 4 | Preston North End | 4 February 1893 | ||
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 - 1 | 4 February 1893 | ||
| 6 | Everton | 4 - 2 | 4 February 1893 | ||
| 7 | 1 - 3 | Sunderland | 4 February 1893 | ||
| 8 | Middlesbrough Ironopolis | 3 - 2 | 4 February 1893 |
| Tie No. | Home team | Score | Away team | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 - 2 | 18 February 1893 | |||
| Replay | Middlesbrough Ironopolis | 0 - 7 | Preston North End | 25 February 1893 | |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 - 0 | 18 February 1893 | ||
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 - 0 | 18 February 1893 | ||
| 4 | Everton | 3 - 0 | 18 February 1893 |
| Tie No. | Home team | Score | Away team | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 - 1 | 4 March 1893 | ||
| 2 | 2 - 2 | 4 March 1893 | |||
| Replay | Preston North End | 0 - 0 | Everton | 16 March 1893 | |
| Replay | Everton | 2 - 1 | Preston North End | 20 March 1893 |
See main article: 1893 FA Cup Final.
The Final was played on 25 March 1893 at Fallowfield Stadium. The final was contested by Wolverhampton Wanderers and Everton. Wolves won 1–0, with a single goal from Harry Allen.