1885–86 FA Cup

English football tournament January 2022 January 2022 1885–86 FA Cup EnglandScotlandWales 130 Blackburn Rovers 3 West Bromwich Albion 1884–85 1886–87 The 1885–86 Football Association Challenge Cup was the 15th edition of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. There were 130 entrants, fourteen more than in the previous season, although six teams did not play a match. Five Scottish clubs entered but one was eliminated in the first round in an all-Scottish tie and travel constraints caused the rest to withdraw. Blackburn Rovers became the second team to win the competition in three successive seasons and, as of 2024, they remain the last to do so. The final between Blackburn and West Bromwich Albion is the earliest to have been contested by two extant clubs that are still members of either the Premier League or the English Football League. First round Notes. In all rounds, a walkover means the tie was not played and the first-named team progressed to the next round. If a match was declared void for any reason, a replay was necessary. Home Score Away Date Darlington bye Walsall Swifts bye Darwen 2–2 Derby Junction 31 October 1885 Dulwich 1–2 South Reading 31 October 1885 Preston North End walkover Great Lever Stoke 2–2 Crewe Alexandra 31 October 1885 Barnes 1–7 Lancing Old Boys 31 October 1885 Royal Engineers 1–5 Old Foresters 31 October 1885 Marlow 3–0 Luton Town 31 October 1885 Clapham Rovers 12–0 1st Surrey Rifles 31 October 1885 Queen's Park Scotland 5–1 Partick Thistle Scotland 31 October 1885 Upton Park 4–2 United London Scottish 24 October 1885 Old Etonians walkover Bournemouth Rovers Swifts 7–1 Casuals 31 October 1885 Rochester 6–1 Reading 31 October 1885 Old Wykehamists 5–0 Uxbridge 31 October 1885 Old Harrovians walkover St James (Forest Gate) Notts County 15–0 Rotherham Town 24 October 1885 Hendon 0–4 Clapton 24 October 1885 Nottingham Forest 6–2 Mellors Limited 31 October 1885 Brentwood 3–0 Maidenhead 31 October 1885 Hanover United 1–1 Romford 31 October 1885 Stafford Road 7–0 Matlock 31 October 1885 Blackburn Olympic 4–2match void Church 31 October 1885 Astley Bridge 3–2 Southport 31 October 1885 Staveley 1–1 Mexborough 31 October 1885 Small Heath Alliance 9–2 Burton Wanderers 31 October 1885 Sheffield Heeley 2–1 Eckington Works 19 October 1885 Bolton Wanderers 6–0 Eagley 17 October 1885 Accrington 5–4 Witton 17 October 1885 Wednesbury Old Athletic 5–1 Burton Swifts 31 October 1885 Lockwood Brothers 2–2 Notts Rangers 31 October 1885 Chatham 0–2 Old Carthusians 31 October 1885 Walsall Town 0–5 Aston Villa 17 October 1885 Clitheroe 0–2 Blackburn Rovers 24 October 1885 Halliwell 2–1 Fishwick Ramblers 31 October 1885 Macclesfield Town 4–1 Northwich Victoria 31 October 1885 Old Westminsters 3–1 Hotspur 31 October 1885 Redcar 3–0 Sunderland 24 October 1885 Wolverhampton Wanderers 7–0 Derby St Luke's 31 October 1885 Rossendale 6–2 Low Moor 24 October 1885 Birmingham Excelsior 1–2 Derby Midland 31 October 1885 Davenham 2–1 Goldenhill 31 October 1885 Hurst 2–1match void Bradshaw 31 October 1885 Long Eaton Rangers 2–0 The Wednesday 31 October 1885 Middlesbrough walkover Horncastle West Bromwich Albion 4–1 Aston Unity 31 October 1885 Padiham walkover Heart of Midlothian Scotland Hartford St John's 1–3 Newtown Wales 1807 24 October 1885 Leek 6–3 Wrexham Olympic Wales 1807 31 October 1885 Newark 0–3 Sheffield 31 October 1885 Nottingham Wanderers 2–2 Notts Olympic 31 October 1885 Derby County 3–0 Mitchell St George's 31 October 1885 Old Brightonians 2–1 Acton 31 October 1885 Darwen Old Wanderers 11–0 Burnley 17 October 1885 Rawtenstall walkover Rangers Scotland Lincoln City 0–2 Grimsby Town 31 October 1885 Luton Wanderers 3–2 Chesham 31 October 1885 Oswaldtwistle Rovers 3–1 Lower Darwen 31 October 1885 Stafford Rangers 1–4 Druids Wales 1807 31 October 1885 Higher Walton 3–4 South Shore 17 October 1885 Bollington 0–5 Oswestry 24 October 1885 Burslem Port Vale 3–0 Chirk Wales 1807 24 October 1885 Lincoln Lindum 4–0 Grimsby & District 17 October 1885 Third Lanark Scotland 4–2 Blackburn Park Road 17 October 1885 Gainsborough Trinity 4–1 Grantham 24 October 1885 Replays Home Score Away Date Darwen 4–0 Derby Junction 7 November 1885 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Stoke 7 November 1885 Romford 3–0 Hanover United 7 November 1885 Church 2–2 Blackburn Olympic 4 November 1885 Staveley walkover Mexborough Notts Rangers 4–0 Lockwood Brothers 7 November 1885 Bradshaw 1–1match void Hurst 4 November 1885 Notts Olympic 4–1 Notts Wanderers 7 November 1885 Second replays Home Score Away Date Church 3–1 Blackburn Olympic 9 November 1885 Hurst 3–2 Bradshaw 9 November 1885 Second round Home Score Away Date Preston North End 11–3 Astley Bridge 18 November 1885 Marlow 6–1 Old Etonians 21 November 1885 Clapham Rovers bye Swifts 5–1 Rochester 21 November 1885 Druids Wales 1807 2–2 Burslem Port Vale 21 November 1885 Old Wykehamists 10–0 Luton Wanderers 21 November 1885 Old Harrovians 2–1 Old Foresters 21 November 1885 Notts County 8–0 Sheffield 21 November 1885 Nottingham Forest 4–1 Notts Olympic 21 November 1885 Romford bye Brentwood 6–1 Lancing Old Boys 14 November 1885 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Oswaldtwistle Rovers 21 November 1885 Old Carthusians 6–0 Upton Park 21 November 1885 Small Heath Alliance 3–1 Darwen 14 November 1885 Sheffield Heeley 1–6 Notts Rangers 21 November 1885 Grimsby Town 8–0 Darlington 21 November 1885 South Shore walkover Queen's Park Scotland Church walkover Third Lanark Scotland Oswestry 1–1 Crewe Alexandra 21 November 1885 South Reading 1–1 Clapton 21 November 1885 Old Westminsters 3–0 Old Brightonians 21 November 1885 Redcar 2–0 Lincoln Lindum 21 November 1885 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–2 Stafford Road 21 November 1885 Rossendale 9–1 Padiham 21 November 1885 Derby Midland 1–3 Walsall Swifts 21 November 1885 Davenham 8–1 Macclesfield Town 21 November 1885 Hurst 3–1match void Halliwell 18 November 1885 Long Eaton Rangers 1–4 Staveley 21 November 1885 West Bromwich Albion 3–2 Wednesbury Old Athletic 21 November 1885 Leek walkover Newtown Wales 1807 Derby County 2–0 Aston Villa 14 November 1885 Darwen Old Wanderers 2–1 Accrington 21 November 1885 Rawtenstall 3–3Rawtenstalldisqualified Bolton Wanderers 21 November 1885 Gainsborough Trinity 1–2 Middlesbrough 21 November 1885 Replays Home Score Away Date Burslem Port Vale 5–1 Druids Wales 1807 28 November 1885 Crewe Alexandra Oswestrydisqualified Oswestry South Reading Claptondisqualified Clapton Halliwell walkover Hurst Third round Home Score Away Date Marlow both teamsdisqualified Old Wykehamists Swifts Old Harroviansdisqualified Old Harrovians Notts County 3–0 Notts Rangers 12 December 1885 Brentwood bye Blackburn Rovers 6–1 Darwen Old Wanderers 5 December 1885 Old Carthusians bye Staveley 2–1 Nottingham Forest 12 December 1885 Small Heath Alliance 4–2 Derby County 12 December 1885 Bolton Wanderers 2–3Preston North Enddisqualified Preston North End 12 December 1885 Church 5–1 Rossendale 12 December 1885 Halliwell 1–6 South Shore 19 December 1885 South Reading Clapham Roversdisqualified Clapham Rovers Old Westminsters 5–1 Romford 12 December 1885 Redcar bye Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Walsall Swifts 12 December 1885 Davenham 2–1 Crewe Alexandra 12 December 1885 Middlesbrough 2–1 Grimsby Town 19 December 1885 West Bromwich Albion bye Leek 2–3match void Burslem Port Vale 19 December 1885 Replay Home Score Away Date Burslem Port Vale walkover Leek Disqualifications Marlow, Old Wykehamists, Old Harrovians, and Clapham Rovers were all disqualified for not turning up for matches, thinking that a deep frost would make the respective pitches unplayable; the Association had no sympathy, declaring that the clubs were at fault for arranging the fixtures on the last possible date of completion.report The Field 19 December 1885 865 Preston North End was disqualified for fielding an ineligible player (George Drummond).Football Association Field 2 January 1886 21 Fourth round Home Score Away Date Swifts bye Notts County bye Blackburn Rovers bye Old Carthusians bye Staveley bye Small Heath Alliance bye Bolton Wanderers bye South Shore bye Church bye South Reading 0–3 Brentwood 2 January 1886 Old Westminsters bye Redcar bye Davenham bye Middlesbrough bye West Bromwich Albion 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 January 1886 Burslem Port Vale bye Fifth round Home Score Away Date Blackburn Rovers 7–1 Staveley 23 January 1886 South Shore 2–1 Notts County 23 January 1886 Church 2–6 Swifts 16 January 1886 Old Westminsters Bolton Wanderersdisqualified Bolton Wanderers Redcar and Coatham 2–1 Middlesbrough 23 January 1886 Davenham 1–2 Small Heath Alliance 16 January 1886 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Old Carthusians 23 January 1886 Burslem Port Vale 2–1match void Brentwood 16 January 1886 Replay Home Score Away Date Brentwood 3–3 Burslem Port Vale 30 January 1886 Second replay Home Score Away Date Brentwood walkover Burslem Port Vale Disqualification Bolton Wanderers was disqualified for fielding an ineligible player (Jack Powell) in their victory over Preston North End in the third round; the hearing of the Preston protest had been delayed until after the draw for the fifth round.Football Association Nottingham Evening Post 6 January 1886 4 Sixth round Home Score Away Date Brentwood 1–3 Blackburn Rovers 27 February 1886 Small Heath Alliance 2–0 Redcar 13 February 1886 South Shore 1–2 Swifts 13 February 1886 West Bromwich Albion 6–0 Old Westminsters 13 February 1886 Semi-finals Score Date Venue Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Swifts 13 March 1886 County Cricket Ground, Derby West Bromwich Albion 4–0 Small Heath Alliance 6 March 1886 Aston Lower Grounds, Birmingham Final this match 1886 FA Cup Final Score Date Venue Blackburn Rovers 0–0 West Bromwich Albion 3 April 1886 Kennington Oval, London Replay Score Date Venue Blackburn Rovers 2–0 West Bromwich Albion 10 April 1886 Racecourse Ground, Derby References FA Cup Results Archive The Complete Record of the FA Cup by Mike Collett (2003). SportsBooks Ltd, Cheltenham. Association football 1885–86 Category:1885–86 in English men's football cups