1877–78 in English football

none July 2013 February 2021 October 2023 October 2023 England 1877–78 FA Cup Wanderers 1876–77 1878–79 yes The 1877–78 English football season was the seventh season of competitive football in England. Overview Wanderers became the first club to win the FA Cup three times in a row after beating Royal Engineers 3–1 in this season's final. It was the fifth time they had won the competition overall. They never won it again. International match A disastrous day for England saw them trounced by Scotland seven goals to two.Report on Scotland v England match. London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 19 June 2013 National team DateVenueScoreEngland scorersScotland scorers2 March 1878Hampden Park, Glasgow2–7John Wylie (Wanderers) (65 mins) & Arthur Cursham (Notts County) (75 mins)John McDougall(3), John McGregor, William Muir MacKinnon, Henry McNeil (2)Scotland v England, 2 March 1878. 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 June 2013}. Archived 30 June 2013. Honours CompetitionWinnerFA CupWanderers (5*)Birmingham Senior CupShrewsbury (1)Sheffield Challenge CupThe Wednesday (2*)Staffordshire Senior CupStoke (1) Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition. The Shrewsbury club is not associated with Shrewsbury Town F.C. but an earlier club defunct by 1881. References External links http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/Archive/matchstats.html?m=7 https://archive.today/20071029052205/http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/Archive/matchstats.html?m=7 dead 29 October 2007 Report on Scotland v England match on thefa.com thefa.com 1877