1876–77 FA Cup

1876–77 FA Cup (6th edition) England 14 October 187624 March 1877 37 Wanderers F.C. 4 Oxford University A.F.C. Cambridge University A.F.C. 30 95 John Owen(Sheffield F.C.)(5 goals) 1875–76 1877–78 The 1876–77 Football Association Challenge Cup was the sixth edition of the annual FA Cup, the oldest national football tournament in the world. Entrants increased to 37 teams, 5 more than the previous season; 8 would never contest a match. It began on 14 October 1876 and ended at the final on 24 March 1877 Wanderers successfully defended its third FA Cup in the Final on 24 March 1877 in Kennington Oval defeating Oxford University, 2–1 . 3,000 attended. Format First round: 36 teams (Queen's Park getting a bye) played. Second round: 18 teams (with Queen's Park still having a bye) played. Third round: 10 remaining teams played a game. Fourth Round: 4 teams, with Wanderers getting a bye played 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 faced the semi-final for the chance to win their second FA Cup. Calendar RoundDateFixtures ClubsNew entries this roundOriginalPlaysReplaysWalkoversByes First round 14 October - 11 November 1876 18 11 0 7 1 37 → 19 36 Second round 29 November - 16 December 1876 9 9 0 0 1 19 → 10 none Third round 20 January - 3 February 1877 5 4 1 1 0 10 → 5 1 Fourth round 17 February - 10 March 1877 2 2 1 1 0 5 → 3 none Semi-finals 20 March 1877 1 1 0 1 0 3 → 2 none Final 24 March 1877 1 1 0 0 0 2 → 1 none First round 14 October 1876 Pilgrims F.C. 4–1 Ramblers F.C. Detmar Elmslie Thomas Letchford Lloyd Sang Lordship Lane, Tottenham, London 700 Charles Alcock 28 October 1876 Upton Park F.C. 7–0 Leyton F.C. Segar Bastard W. Spreckley Wild Unknown West Ham Park, West Ham, London 1357 Sydney Wright (Great Marlow F.C.) 4 November 1876 Forest School F.C. 4–1 Gresham F.C. Crawley Fairclough Knowles Unknown The Common, Walthamstow, London 500 4 November 1876 Great Marlow F.C. 2–1 Hertfordshire Rangers F.C. Unknown Unknown Aldermeadow, Marlow 700 4 November 1876 Rochester F.C. 5–0 Highbury Union F.C. G. Blackett Gramshaw Praul Ramage Unknown Borstal Road, Rochester 706 4 November 1876 Royal Engineers A.F.C. 2–1 Old Harrovians A.F.C. Herbert Rawson Unknown Hubert Longman Chatham Lines, Chatham 2279 4 November 1876 South Norwood F.C. 4–1 Saxons F.C. Ram White Sharpe Cricket Ground, South Norwood, London 800 4 November 1876 Swifts F.C. 2–0 Reading Hornets F.C. William JollHis full name was recorded as William S. Joll. William RawsonAlthough formally affiliated with Oxford University A.F.C., Rawson appeared for Swifts F.C. as a guest player, a common practice in early FA Cup competitions. Dolphin Ground, Slough 948 8 November 1876 16:00 Panthers F.C. 3–0 Wood Grange F.C. E. Farquharson Unknown Upton Park, London 500 11 November 1876 105th Regiment F.C. 3–0 1st Surrey Rifles F.C. Morris Ford Unknown Regimental Barracks, Colchester 500 11 November 1876 Clapham Rovers F.C. 5–0 Reigate Priory F.C. Louis Birkett Walter Buchanan Arthur Cazenove Edward HunterHis full name was recorded as Edward C. Hunter. E.H. Taylor Wandsworth Common, Wandsworth, London 2830 Barnes F.C. w/o from Old Etonians A.F.C. Cambridge University A.F.C. w/o from High Wycombe F.C. Oxford University A.F.C. w/o from Old Salopians F.C. Sheffield F.C. w/o from Trojans F.C. Shropshire Wanderers F.C. w/o from Druids F.C. Southall F.C. w/o from Old Wykehamists A.F.C. Wanderers F.C. w/o from Saffron Walden Town F.C. Queen's Park F.C. bye Second round 29 November 1876 Great Marlow F.C. 1–0 Forest School F.C. Cox Aldermeadow, Marlow 1045 2 December 1876 South Norwood F.C. 0–7 Sheffield F.C. John Owen Arthur Cursham Matthews The Oval, Kennington, London c. 800 (est.) 9 December 1876 Panthers F.C. 0–1 Pilgrims F.C. Baker Lordship Lane, Tottenham, London 700 9 December 1876 Royal Engineers A.F.C. 3–0 Shropshire Wanderers F.C. Robert Hedley Unknown Chatham Lines, Chatham 2112 9 December 1876 Barnes F.C. 0–1 Upton Park F.C. Unknown Barnes Common, Barnes, London 1500 14 December 1876 Oxford University A.F.C. 6–1 105th Regiment F.C. Arnold Hills Charles Vidal John Bain Arthur Todd Unknown The Parks, Oxford 1204 16 December 1876 Cambridge University A.F.C. 2–1 Clapham Rovers F.C. John Hughes Unknown Norman Fox Parker's Piece, Cambridge 1200 16 December 1876 Rochester F.C. 1–0 Swifts F.C. J. Blackett Borstal Road , Rochester 750Historical FA databases record an attendance of 750 spectators, although contemporary press reports such as The Field estimated the crowd at the ground to be between 150 and 200 people. 16 December 1876 Southall F.C. 0–6 Wanderers F.C. Unknown The Oval, Kennington, London 3721 Queen's Park F.C. bye Third round 20 January 1877 Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 Sheffield F.C. Herbert Rawson The Oval, Kennington, London 2383 20 January 1877 Wanderers F.C. 3–0 Pilgrims F.C. Frederick Maddison Charles Wollaston Unknown The Oval, Kennington, London 4000 24 January 1877 Upton Park F.C. 2–2 Great Marlow F.C. Segar Bastard Archibald Winterbottom Price Vardy The Oval, Kennington, London 1500 3 February 1877 Cambridge University A.F.C. 4–0 Rochester F.C. John Hughes Prior Widnell Parker's Piece, Cambridge 1189 Oxford University A.F.C. w/o from Queen's Park F.C. Replay 27 January 1877 Great Marlow F.C. 0–1 Upton Park F.C. Unknown Unknown Historical databases vary on the home/away status of the clubs for this replay, and contemporary sources do not record the exact venue, match officials. 1500 Fourth round 17 February 1877 Cambridge University A.F.C. 1–0 Royal Engineers A.F.C. Hargreaves The Oval, Kennington, London 1200 24 February 1877 Oxford University A.F.C. 0–0 Upton Park F.C. The Parks, Oxford 1500 Wanderers F.C. bye Replay 10 March 1877 Upton Park F.C. 0–1 Oxford University A.F.C. John Bain The Oval, Kennington, London 1500 Semi-finals 20 March 1877 Wanderers F.C. 1–0 Cambridge University A.F.C. Hubert Heron The Oval, Kennington, London 1877 Oxford University A.F.C. bye Final 1877 FA Cup Final 24 March 1877 Wanderers F.C. 2–1 Oxford University A.F.C. William Lindsay 86 Jarvis Kenrick 97 Arthur Kinnaird 15 og The Oval, Kennington, London 3000 Sidney WrightHis full name was recorded as Sidney Havell Wright. (Great Marlow F.C.) See also FA Cup FA Cup Final Notes note References External links England Cup 1877 at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation FA Cup 1876-77 at Steve's Footie Stats F.A. Cup 1876-77 at Footballsite.co.uk FACup 1876-77 at F.C.H.D. (Football Club History Database) Association football 1876–77 Category:1876–77 in English men's football cups Category:1876–77 in Scottish football