1889–90 FA Cup

Football tournament October 2023 1889–90 FA Cup EnglandWalesIreland Blackburn Rovers 4 The Wednesday 1888–89 1890–91 The 1889–90 FA Cup was the 19th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, or the FA Cup. Blackburn Rovers won the competition for the fourth time, beating The Wednesday 6–1 in the final at Kennington Oval. The match total of seven goals remains the record (equalled in the 1953 final) for the highest number of goals scored in an FA Cup final. Blackburn's own score of six goals remains the record (equalled by Bury in 1903 and by Manchester City in 2019) for the most by one team in an FA Cup final. Qualifying rounds This season's competition saw all Football League clubs granted exemption through to the first round proper. The 10 non-League clubs progressing from the qualifying rounds were Chester, South Shore, Sheffield United, Derby Midland, Lincoln City, Distillery, Newcastle West End, Small Heath, Swifts and Clapton. South Shore and Small Heath had come through the qualifying rounds of the previous season's competition but, of the others, only Sheffield United was featuring at this stage for the first time. Newcastle West End was appearing in the first round for the last time before folding and being absorbed into Newcastle United in 1892. Distillery's heavy loss to Bolton Wanderers at Pike's Lane also marked the final appearance by an Irish team in the FA Cup competition proper. In order to bring the number of teams up to 32, a further 10 non-League clubs were given byes to the first round. These were Newton Heath, Old Westminsters, Sunderland, The Wednesday, Sunderland Albion, Bootle, Old Carthusians, Nottingham Forest, Grimsby Town and Birmingham St George's. For information on all matches played from the first round qualifying to the fourth round qualifying, see 1889–90 FA Cup qualifying rounds. First round proper Home club Score Away club Date Preston North End 6–1 Newton Heath 18 January 1890 Stoke 3–0 Old Westminsters 18 January 1890 Blackburn Rovers 4–2 Sunderland 18 January 1890 The Wednesday 6–1 Swifts 18 January 1890 Bootle 1–3 Sunderland Albion disqualified Sunderland Albion 18 January 1890 Bolton Wanderers 10–2 Distillery 18 January 1890 Accrington 3–1 Match void West Bromwich Albion 18 January 1890 South Shore 2–4 Aston Villa 18 January 1890 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Old Carthusians 18 January 1890 Derby Midland 3–0 Nottingham Forest 18 January 1890 Lincoln City 2–0 Chester 18 January 1890 Everton 11–2 Derby County 18 January 1890 Newcastle West End 1–2 Grimsby Town 18 January 1890 Birmingham St George's 4–4 Notts County 18 January 1890 Small Heath 3–1 Clapton 18 January 1890 Sheffield United 2–1 Burnley 18 January 1890 Replays Home club Score Away club Date Accrington 3–0 West Bromwich Albion 25 January 1890 Notts County 6–2 Birmingham St George's 25 January 1890 Second round proper Home club Score Away club Date Preston North End 4–0 Lincoln City 1 February 1890 Stoke 4–2 Everton 1 February 1890 Notts County 4–1 Aston Villa 1 February 1890 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Grimsby Town 1 February 1890 The Wednesday 2–1 Accrington 1 February 1890 Bootle 2–1 Derby Midland 1 February 1890 Bolton Wanderers 13–0 Sheffield United 1 February 1890 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Small Heath 1 February 1890 Third round proper Home club Score Away club Date Preston North End 2–3 Bolton Wanderers 15 February 1890 The Wednesday 5–0 Match void Notts County 15 February 1890 Bootle 0–7 Blackburn Rovers 15 February 1890 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–0 Match void Stoke 15 February 1890 Replays Home club Score Away club Date The Wednesday 2–3 Match void Notts County 22 February 1890 The Wednesday 2–1 Notts County 3 March 1890 Wolverhampton Wanderers 8–0 Stoke 22 February 1890 Semi-finals Score Date Venue Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 8 March 1890 Kennington Oval The Wednesday 2–1 Bolton Wanderers 8 March 1890 Final this match 1890 FA Cup final Home club Score Away club Date Blackburn Rovers 6–1 The Wednesday 29 March 1890 References FA Cup Results Archive Association football 1889–90 Category:1889–90 in English men's football cups Category:1889–90 in Welsh football Category:1889–90 in Irish association football