1877–78 FA Cup

1877–78 FA Cup (7th edition) England 27 October 187723 March 1878 43 Wanderers F.C. 5 Royal Engineers A.F.C. Old Harrovians A.F.C. 45 176 Robert Hedley(Royal Engineers A.F.C.)John Wylie(Wanderers F.C.)(6 goals) 1876–77 1878–79 The 1877–78 Football Association Challenge Cup was the seventh staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. Forty-three teams entered, six more than the previous season, although four of the forty-three never played a match. Calendar RoundDateFixtures ClubsNew entries this roundOriginalPlaysReplaysWalkoversByes First round 27 October - 1 December 1877 21 18 2 3 1 43 → 22 42 Second round 8 - 29 December 1877 11 10 0 1 0 22 → 11 1 Third round 12 January - 16 February 1878 5 4 3 0 1 11 → 6 none Fourth round 15 February - 12 March 1878 3 3 2 0 0 6 → 3 none Semi-finals 16 March 1878 1 1 0 0 1 3 → 2 none Final 23 March 1878 1 1 0 0 0 2 → 1 none First round 27 October 1877 Grantham F.C. 0–2 Clapham Rovers F.C. Mackem W. Taylor London Road Ground, Grantham 650 27 October 1877 High Wycombe F.C. 4–0 Wood Grange F.C. Grange Wellcombe Unknown West Ham Park, West Ham, London 27 October 1877 Maidenhead F.C. 10–0 Reading Hornets F.C. F. Price W.E. Lovegrove Unknown York Road, Maidenhead 2 November 1877 Cambridge University A.F.C. 3–1 Southill Park F.C. Churchill Alfred Lyttelton Unknown St John's College, Cambridge 3 November 1877 Hawks F.C. 5–2 Minerva F.C. J.R. Fox J. Hamilton Pitman Ram Rumball Clegg Duthie Anerley, A ground three minutes' walk from Anerley railway station London 3 November 1877 Hendon F.C. 0–2 Great Marlow F.C. Flint Unconfirmed In the official FA Cup draws, Hendon was initially designated as the home team. However, due to a lack of detailed records from the period regarding venue-change agreements in the early rounds of the tournament, there is no definitive documentary evidence confirming whether the match was played at Hendon's ground or if home-field advantage was swapped to play in Marlow. 3 November 1877 Notts County F.C. 1–1 Sheffield F.C. Charles CurhsamHis full name was recorded as Charles L. Cursham. Arthur Cursham Trent Bridge, West Bridgford 1500 3 November 1877 Oxford University A.F.C. 5–2 Hertfordshire Rangers F.C. Unknown Unknown The Parks, Oxford 3 November 1877 Pilgrims F.C. 0–0 Ramblers F.C. Lordship Lane, Tottenham, London 7 November 1877 Darwen F.C. 3–0 Manchester A.F.C. Lewis James Knowles Unknown Barley Bank, Darwen 714 7 November 1877 Reading F.C. 2–0 South Norwood F.C. Charles FieldHis full name was recorded as Charles G. Field. H. Wilson og Dolphin Ground, Slough 700 10 November 1877 105th Regiment F.C. 0–2 Old Harrovians F.C. Herbert Bevington Harry BettsHis full name was recorded as Henry "Harry" Betts. Regimental Barracks, Colchester 10 November 1877 1st Surrey Rifles F.C. 1–0 Forest School F.C. Kirkpatrick Flodden Road, Camberwell, London 10 November 1877 Panthers F.C. 1–9 Wanderers F.C. E. Farquharson Hubert Heron Jarvis Kenrick Individual match reports from the period totaled 11 goals, but the official score validated by the FA Cup was 1–9. Henry Wace John Wylie The Oval, Kennington, London 10 November 1877 Remnants F.C. 4–0 St Stephen's F.C. Unknown Aldin House, Slough 10 November 1877 Swifts F.C. 3–2 Leyton F.C. William BambridgeHis full name was recorded as William Samuel Bambridge. Short William Rawson Dolphin Ground, Slough 10 November 1877 Upton Park F.C. 3–0 Rochester F.C. D. Hunter J. Hunter West Ham Park, West Ham, London 12 November 1877 Druids F.C. 1–0 Shropshire Wanderers F.C. Unknown Plasmadoc Park, Ruabon, Wales Barnes F.C. w/o from St Mark's F.C. Old Foresters F.C. w/o from Old Wykehamists F.C. Royal Engineers A.F.C. w/o from Highbury Union F.C. Queen's Park F.C. bye Replays 9 November 1877 Ramblers F.C. 0–1 Pilgrims F.C. Redwood Marsh Street, Walthamstow 1 December 1877 Sheffield F.C. 3–0 Notts County F.C. Arthur Cursham Matthews Bramall Lane, Sheffield E. A. M. Smythe Second round 8 December 1877 Cambridge University A.F.C. 4–2 Maidenhead F.C. Jarvis Steel Styan Wild Mackie Parker's Piece, Cambridge 8 December 1877 Upton Park F.C. 1–0 Reading F.C. Unknown West Ham Park, West Ham, London 8 December 1877 Royal Engineers A.F.C. 6–0 Pilgrims F.C. Robert Hedley Unknown Chatham Lines, Chatham 15 December 1877 Barnes F.C. 3–1 Great Marlow F.C. Ainslie Dorling Unknown Barnes Green, Barnes, London 15 December 1877 High Wycombe F.C. 0–9 Wanderers F.C. Henry Wace Charles Wollaston John Wylie Charles Denton Arthur Kinnaird Unknown og The Rye, High Wycombe 15 December 1877 Oxford University A.F.C. 1–0 Old Foresters F.C. Unknown og The Parks, Oxford 22 December 1877 Old Harrovians A.F.C. 6–0 1st Surrey Rifles F.C. Herbert Bevington Edward Prior Colbeck Hadow 22 December 1877 Clapham Rovers F.C. 4–0 Swifts F.C. Walter Buchanan George Holden Sedgwick Wandsworth Common, Wandsworth, London 22 December 1877 Remnants F.C. 2–0 Hawks F.C. Lionel Keyser Unknown Aldin House, Slough 29 December 1877 Sheffield F.C. 1–0 Darwen F.C. Matthews Bramall Lane, Sheffield Druids F.C. w/o from Queen's Park F.C. Third round 12 January 1878 Wanderers F.C. 1–1 Barnes F.C. Charles Denton Ainslie The Oval, Kennington, London 500 Francis Marindin 19 January 1878 Upton Park F.C. 3–0 Remnants F.C. D. Hunter J. Hunter H. Williams West Ham Park, West Ham, London 30 January 1878 Royal Engineers A.F.C. 8–0 Druids F.C. Robert Hedley Conyers Tower Charles Haynes Morgan Lindsay Unknown Chatham Lines, Chatham 2 February 1878 Old Harrovians A.F.C. 2–2 Cambridge University A.F.C. Herbert Bevington Richard Geaves Hill Styan Harrow School Sports Centre, Harrow on the Hill 2 February 1878 Oxford University A.F.C. 3–2 Clapham Rovers F.C. Edward HeygateHis full name was recorded as Edward Westby Heygate. Francis OtterHis full name was recorded as Francis Fletcher Otter. Edward Parry Arthur Birkett Stanley Rawson The Parks, Oxford Sheffield F.C. bye Replays 26 January 1878 Barnes F.C. 1–4 Wanderers F.C. Percy Weston Arthur Kinnaird Charles Wollaston John Wylie Unknown Barnes Green, Barnes, London 9 February 1878 Cambridge University A.F.C. 2–2 Old Harrovians A.F.C. Hill Styan Colbeck Harvey Parker's Piece, Cambridge 16 February 1878 Old Harrovians A.F.C. 2–0 Cambridge University A.F.C. Lowis Edward Prior The Oval, Kennington, London Fourth round 15 February 1878 Royal Engineers A.F.C. 3–3 Oxford University A.F.C. Unknown Unknown Chatham Lines, Chatham 16 February 1878 Wanderers F.C. 3–0 Sheffield F.C. Henry Wace John Wylie Charles Denton The Oval, Kennington, London 1000 Robert Ogilvie (Clapham Rovers F.C.) 9 March 1878 Old Harrovians A.F.C. 3–1 Upton Park F.C. Harry Betts Colbeck J. Hunter Harrow School Sports Centre, Harrow on the Hill Replays 27 February 1878 Oxford University A.F.C. 2–2 Royal Engineers A.F.C. Francis Otter Frank Bond Charles Haynes The Parks, Oxford 12 March 1878 Royal Engineers A.F.C. 4–2 Oxford University A.F.C. Horace Barnet Frank Bond Oliver Ruck Pelham Burn Francis Crowdy John Elwell Chatham Lines, Chatham Semi-finals 16 March 1878 Royal Engineers A.F.C. 2–1 Old Harrovians A.F.C. Horace Barnet George MayneHis full name was recorded as George Crofton Mayne. Edward Prior The Oval, Kennington, London Wanderers F.C. bye Final 1878 FA Cup Final 23 March 1878 Wanderers F.C. 3–1 Royal Engineers A.F.C. Jarvis Kenrick 5 65 Arthur Kinnaird 35 William Morris 20 The Oval, Kennington, London 4500 Segar Bastard (Upton Park F.C.) See also FA Cup FA Cup Final References External links England Cup 1878 at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation FA Cup 1877-78 at Steve's Footie Stats F.A. Cup 1877-78 at Footballsite.co.uk FACup 1877-78 at F.C.H.D. (Football Club History Database) Association football 1877–78 Category:1877–78 in English men's football cups Category:1877–78 in Scottish football