1895–96 FA Cup

October 2023 1895–96 FA Cup Sheffield wednesday 1896.jpg Sheffield Wednesday team members with the FA Cup EnglandWales The Wednesday (1st title) Wolverhampton Wanderers 1894–95 1896–97 The 1895–96 FA Cup was the 25th season of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup). The cup was won by The Wednesday, who defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 in the final of the competition, played at Crystal Palace in London. This was Wednesday's first victory in the FA Cup. 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. 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 at neutral venues 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. Calendar The format of the FA Cup for the season had a preliminary round, four qualifying rounds, three proper rounds, and the semi-finals and final. Round Start date Preliminary round Saturday 5 October 1895 First round qualifying Saturday 12 October 1895 Second round qualifying Saturday 2 November 1895 Third round qualifying Saturday 23 November 1895 Fourth round qualifying Saturday 14 December 1895 First round proper Saturday 1 February 1896 Second round proper Saturday 15 February 1896 Third round proper Saturday 29 February 1896 Semi-finals Saturday 21 March 1896 Final Saturday 18 April 1896 Qualifying rounds The 16 First Division sides were given byes to the first round, as were Notts County, Darwen, Burton Wanderers, Liverpool, Newton Heath and Woolwich Arsenal from the Second Division. The other Second Division sides were entered into the first qualifying round. Of those sides, only Grismby Town, Newcastle United, Crewe Alexandra and Burton Swifts qualified for the competition proper. Non-league sides Blackpool, Chesterfield, Kettering, Tottenham Hotspur, Millwall Athletic and Southampton St Mary's also qualified, with Tottenham Hotspur and Kettering appearing at this stage for the first time. First round proper The First Round Proper contained sixteen ties between 32 teams. The matches were played on Saturday, 1 February 1896. Two matches were drawn, with the replays taking place in the following midweek. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Blackpool4–1Burton Swifts1 February 1896 2Chesterfield0–4Newcastle United1 February 1896 3Darwen0–2Grimsby Town1 February 1896 4Burnley6–1Woolwich Arsenal1 February 1896 5Liverpool4–1Millwall Athletic1 February 1896 6Stoke5–0Tottenham Hotspur1 February 1896 7Nottingham Forest0–2Everton1 February 1896 8Blackburn Rovers1–2West Bromwich Albion1 February 1896 9Wolverhampton Wanderers2–2Notts County1 February 1896 ReplayNotts County3–4Wolverhampton Wanderers5 February 1896 10Crewe Alexandra0–4Bolton Wanderers1 February 1896 11Sunderland4–1Preston North End1 February 1896 12Derby County4–2Aston Villa1 February 1896 13Burton Wanderers1–1Sheffield United1 February 1896 ReplaySheffield United1–0Burton Wanderers6 February 1896 14Newton Heath2–1Kettering1 February 1896 15Small Heath1–4Bury1 February 1896 16Southampton St Mary's2–3The Wednesday1 February 1896 Second round proper The eight Second Round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 15 February 1896. There were three replays, played in the following midweek. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Blackpool0–2Bolton Wanderers15 February 1896 2Burnley1–1Stoke15 February 1896 ReplayStoke7–1Burnley20 February 1896 3The Wednesday2–1Sunderland15 February 1896 4Grimsby Town1–1West Bromwich Albion15 February 1896 ReplayWest Bromwich Albion3–0Grimsby Town20 February 1896 5Wolverhampton Wanderers2–0Liverpool15 February 1896 6Everton3–0Sheffield United15 February 1896 7Newton Heath1–1Derby County15 February 1896 ReplayDerby County5–1Newton Heath19 February 1896 8Newcastle United1–3Bury15 February 1896 Third round proper The four Third Round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 29 February 1896. There were no replays needed. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1The Wednesday4–0Everton29 February 1896 2Bolton Wanderers2–0Bury29 February 1896 3Wolverhampton Wanderers3–0Stoke29 February 1896 4Derby County1–0West Bromwich Albion29 February 1896 Semi-finals The semi-final matches were both played on Saturday, 21 March 1896. The Wednesday and Wolverhampton Wanderers went on to meet in the final at Crystal Palace. 21 March 1896 The Wednesday 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Goodison Park, Liverpool Replay 28 March 1896 The Wednesday 3–1 Bolton Wanderers Town Ground, Nottingham 21 March 1896 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Derby County Wellington Road, Birmingham Final 1896 FA Cup final The final took place on Saturday, 18 April 1896 at Crystal Palace. Fewer than 50,000 supporters attended the match. The match finished 2–1 to The Wednesday, through two early goals from Fred Spiksley. Between the two goals, David Black had equalised for Wolves. Match details 18 April 1896 The Wednesday 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Spiksley 1 18 Black 8 Crystal Palace, London 48,836 William Simpson _white_stripes _whitestripes _white_stripes 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 113377 113377 The Wednesdayright _black_stripes _blackstripes3 _black_stripes cd7100 cd7100 cd7100 000000 000000 Wolverhampton WanderersFA Cup Final kits, 1890-1899 See also FA Cup Final Results 1872- References General Official site; fixtures and results service at TheFA.com 1895-1896 FA Cup at rsssf.com 1895-1896 FA Cup at soccerbase.com Specific Association football 1895–96 Category:1895–96 in English men's football cups