1876–77 FA Cup explained

1876–77 FA Cup
Country:England
Wales
Dates:14 October 1876 – 24 March 1877
Num Teams:37
Defending Champions:Wanderers
Winners:Wanderers
Count:4
Second:Oxford University
Prev Season:1875–76
Next Season:1877–78

The 1876–77 Football Association Challenge Cup was the sixth staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. Thirty-seven teams entered, five more than the previous season, although eight of the thirty-seven never played a match.

Format

First round: 36 teams (Queen's Park getting a bye) would play.

Second round: 18 teams (with Queen's Park still having a bye) would play

Third round: The 10 remaining teams would play a game.

Fourth Round: 4 teams, with Wanderers getting a bye would play for a spot in the semi-finals

Semi-finals: 2 of the 3 remaining teams would play for a chance to play Oxford University (after getting a bye) in the final

Final: Oxford University would face the semi-final for the chance to win their second FA Cup

First round

DateHome clubScoreAway clubAttendance
14 October 1876Pilgrims4–1Ramblers
28 October 1876Upton Park7–0Leyton
4 November 1876Forest School4–1Gresham
4 November 1876Herts Rangers1–2Marlow
4 November 1876Rochester5–0Highbury Union
4 November 1876Royal Engineers2–1Old Harrovians
4 November 1876South Norwood4–1Saxons
4 November 1876Swifts2–0Reading Hornets
8 November 1876Panthers3–0Wood Grange
11 November 1876105th Regiment3–01st Surrey Rifles
11 November 1876Clapham Rovers5–0Reigate Priory
BarnesWalkoverOld Etonians
Cambridge UniversityWalkoverHigh Wycombe
Oxford UniversityWalkoverOld Salopians
SheffieldWalkoverTrojans
Shropshire WanderersWalkoverDruids
SouthallWalkoverOld Wykehamists
WanderersWalkoverSaffron Walden Town
Queen's ParkBye

Second round

DateHome clubScoreAway clubAttendance
29 November 1876Marlow1–0Forest School
2 December 1876South Norwood0–7Sheffield
9 December 1876Panthers0–1Pilgrims
9 December 1876Royal Engineers3–0Shropshire Wanderers
9 December 1876Upton Park1–0Barnes
14 December 1876Oxford University6–1105th Regiment
16 December 1876Cambridge University2–1Clapham Rovers
16 December 1876Rochester1–0Swifts
16 December 1876Wanderers6–0Southall
Queen's ParkBye

Third round

DateHome clubScoreAway clubAttendance
20 January 1877 Royal Engineers1–0Sheffield
20 January 1877Wanderers3–0Pilgrims
24 January 1877 Upton Park2–2Marlow
3 February 1877Cambridge University4–0Rochester
Oxford UniversityWalkoverQueen's Park

Replay

Fourth round

DateHome clubScoreAway clubAttendance
17 February 1877Cambridge University1–0Royal Engineers
24 February 1877Oxford University0–0Upton Park
WanderersBye

Replay

Semi-finals

DateHome clubScoreAway clubVenueAttendance
20 March 1877Wanderers1–0Cambridge UniversityKennington Oval
Oxford UniversityBye

Final

See main article: 1877 FA Cup Final.

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