1871–72 FA Cup

September 2014 July 2020 1871–72 FA Cup (1st edition) England (and one entrant from Scotland) 11 November 1871 – 16 March 1872 15 Wanderers 1 Royal Engineers Queen's Park Clapham Rovers 15 26 1872–73 The 1871–72 Football Association Challenge Cup was the first staging of the Football Association Challenge Cup (commonly known for most of its existence as the FA Cup), the oldest association football competition in the world. Fifteen of the Football Association's member clubs entered the tournament, although three withdrew without contesting. Wanderers won the final on 16 March 1872, at Kennington Oval in London, defeating the Royal Engineers by a single goal, scored by Morton Betts, who was playing under the pseudonym A. H. Chequer. Background thumb|right|upright|alt=Charles Alcock, early association football player and administrator|Charles W. Alcock proposed the creation of the competition. The Football Association Challenge Cup (commonly known for most of its existence as the FA Cup) was the first formal competition created for the sport of association football, which had first been codified in England in 1863.Soar Tyler 1983 12Collett 2003 16 The Football Association (the FA) had been created in an attempt to formalise a standard set of rules for football, as no universally agreed rules for the sport existed; many clubs adopted what came to be known as association football, but others continued to use differing rules.Hughes 2009 44–45 For the first eight years of its existence, its member clubs contested each other only in friendly matches, with no prizes at stake.Davies 2003 31 The creation of a knock-out tournament open to all member clubs was proposed in 1871 by Charles W. Alcock, the secretary of the FA, who wrote that "it is desirable that a Challenge Cup should be established in connection with the Association, for which all clubs belonging to the Association should be invited to compete".Soar Tyler 1983 19 His inspiration had been a similar competition between houses during his time as a pupil at Harrow School.Soar Tyler 1983 19Collett 2003 17 Around fifty clubs were eligible to enter, but only twelve chose to do so: Barnes, Civil Service, Clapham Rovers, Crystal Palace,This Crystal Palace club is not generally regarded as being the same as the modern club of the same name. In 2020, the modern club, which had long been regarded as having been formed in 1905, began asserting that it was a direct continuation of the team which existed in the 1870s based on new research by club historians,https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11706/11976646/crystal-palace-claim-they-are-oldest-professional-football-club-in-existence Crystal Palace claim they are oldest professional football club in existence Sky Sports 21 April 2020 21 March 2024 14 January 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240114235850/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11706/11976646/crystal-palace-claim-they-are-oldest-professional-football-club-in-existence live but this was disputed by other football researchers and rejected by the English football authorities.Crystal Palace come full circle after 150 years – but are they the real Palace? https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/crystal-palace-come-full-circle-after-150-years-but-are-they-the-real-palace-mjpzjrc7r The Times Tomás Hill López-Menchero 16 April 2022 subscription 16 April 2022 16 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220416120230/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/crystal-palace-come-full-circle-after-150-years-but-are-they-the-real-palace-mjpzjrc7r live Hampstead Heathens, Harrow Chequers, Lausanne, Royal Engineers, Upton Park, Wanderers, and Windsor Home Park, all based in either London or the counties immediately bordering it, plus the leading club in Scotland, Queen's Park.Curry 2023 Before the first round draw took place, however, Lausanne and Windsor Home Park withdrew, reducing the number of entrants to ten.Curry 2023 Five other clubs were persuaded to enter, including Maidenhead, a club which was not at the time affiliated to the Association but agreed to take part nonetheless.Curry 2023 Some clubs declined to enter because they had already arranged a full season of matches and did not wish to cancel any, while others felt that competing for a prize was not in keeping with the amateur ethos of the sport.Hughes 2009 60 The players who represented the clubs affiliated to the FA at the time were drawn almost exclusively from the upper classes.Curry 2023 The rules of the competition stipulated that each team should consist of eleven players, and that each match should last 90 minutes (at the time, the Laws of the Game did not specify either of these points).Curry 2023 If a match was drawn after 90 minutes, there would either be a replay, or both teams would be allowed to proceed to the next round; the choice between these alternatives was left to the organising committee's discretion in each case.Soar Tyler 1983 154 Matches in the early part of the competition were officiated by two umpires, one provided by each team:https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000369%2F18711118&page=6&article=055 British Newspaper Archive subscription Reading Mercury 18 November 1871 15 October 2026 6 Football for the semi-finals and final the umpires were appointed by the FA, as was an additional referee.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000540%2F18720305&page=7&article=157 British Newspaper Archive subscription The Sportsman 5 March 1872 11 October 2026 7 The visit of a Scotch club to London At the time, the umpires had the primary responsibility for enforcing the Laws of the Game during a match and the referee's role was to resolve disputes if the umpires could not agree.Hart 1995 156https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29458784 The first FA Cup final: A shilling to get in, no nets and seven up front BBC Sport 28 May 2015 Tom Rostance 26 July 2026 1 November 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251101193652/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29458784 live The competition began under the version of the Laws in force since February 1871, but changes made in February 1872, including the introduction of the corner kick,https://usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/worldcup/2026/06/11/what-is-corner-kick-soccer/90232618007/ What is a corner kick in soccer? Explaining the key play USA Today Jonathan Abraham 16 October 2026 11 June 2025 were put into effect immediately and used for the first time during the semi-final replay between Royal Engineers and Crystal Palace on 8 March.11 October 2026 The Morning Post Football 11 March 1872 2 British Newspaper Archive subscription https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000174%2F18720311&page=2&article=009 First round thumb|right|upright=1.2|alt=A football match from 1879|An illustration of football as it was played in the 1870s The draw for the first round took place on 23 October.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0001055%2F18711024&page=3&article=041 British Newspaper Archive subscription The Sportsman 24 October 1871 16 October 2026 3 Football Association Challenge Cup With fifteen entrants, seven matches were scheduled and Hampstead Heathens were awarded a bye to the second round. A notice was published in The Sportsman indicating that further clubs could still enter the competition and be added to the first round, but in the event no further matches were added.Soar Tyler 1983 154 Although there were seven matches scheduled in the first round, only four actually took place,Soar Tyler 1983 154 all of them played on 11 November.Collett 2003 116, TBC Wanderers and Royal Engineers both won by walkover when their opponents withdrew from the competition.Collett 2003 TBC Queen's Park and Donington School, the only two "provincial teams" (those from outside London and its environs),Curry 2023 could not agree on a date for their match at short notice and were both permitted to advance to the second round without playing.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000174%2F18711205&page=7&article=041 British Newspaper Archive subscription The Morning Post 5 December 1871 16 October 2026 7 The Association Football Challenge Cup Clapham Rovers gained what The Field deemed a very easy victory away to Upton Park.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0002446%2F18711118&page=27&article=134 British Newspaper Archive subscription The Field 18 November 1871 11 October 2026 27 Clapham Rovers v Upton Park Jarvis Kenrick opened the scoring with the first goal in FA Cup competition,Matthews 2006 85 and Thompson added a second. Kenrick scored again late in the game and Clapham won 3–0. Bell's Life in London wrote that Upton Park "could do very little against the superior play of the visitors". Civil Service only managed to muster eight players for their match against Barnes, an occurrence which The Sportsman said was not uncommon.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0001055%2F18711115&page=3&article=093 British Newspaper Archive subscription The Sportsman 15 November 1871 8 October 2026 3 Barnes v. Civil Service After a goalless first half, Barnes scored twice to secure victory. The Sportsman reported that there were a number of disputes about the rules during the game, especially concerning the legality of players handling the ball, and suggested that the appointment of neutral umpires should be considered. Hitchin took on Crystal Palace in a match played in rainy conditions which made the pitch slippery.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0001055%2F18711115&page=3&article=093 British Newspaper Archive subscription The Sportsman 15 November 1871 15 October 2026 3 Crystal Palace v Hitchin The game was even throughout and ended in a goalless draw; The Sportsman noted that the Crystal Palace players "were more conversant with the rules than their opponents". Both teams were permitted to advance to the second round without staging a replay.Collett 2003 337 The match between Maidenhead and Marlow at the former's ground was delayed by nearly an hour due to the late arrival of the visiting team and then further delayed when it was found that twelve players had taken the field for Marlow. After an even first half in which both teams had unsuccessful attempts at goal, G. Young scored twice for Maidenhead to secure victory. 11 November 1871 Barnes 2–0 Civil Service Percy Weston Collett 2003 116 A. Dunnage Collett 2003 116 Barnes, London 11 November 1871 15:00 Hitchin 0–0 Crystal Palace Hitchin, Hertfordshire 11 November 1871 15:20 Maidenhead 2–0 Marlow G. Young Collett 2003 394 Maidenhead, Berkshirehttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000270%2F18711118&page=5 British Newspaper Archive subscription Buckinghamshire Herald 18 November 1871 15 October 2026 8 Football 11 November 1871 Upton Park 0–3 Clapham Rovers Jarvis Kenrick Collett 2003 238 A. Thompson Collett 2003 238 Upton Park, Essex Queen's Park vs.not played - both progressCollett 2003 504 Donington School Royal Engineers walkover from Reigate Priory (withdrew)Collett 2003 TBC Wanderers walkover from Harrow Chequers (withdrew)Collett 2003 TBC Hampstead Heathens byeCollett 2003 TBC Second round thumb|right|upright=1.4|alt=View of the Kennington Oval sports ground|Royal Engineers defeated Hitchin at London's Kennington Oval (pictured in 1891). In the second round Queen's Park and Donington School were again drawn together due to a rule that provincial teams should be drawn against each other for logistical reasons.Curry 2023 This time the school club withdrew from the competition altogether, meaning that Queen's Park had progressed through two rounds without playing a match.Collett 2003 278 Donington School never entered the competition again, making the team one of a small number to have entered the FA Cup at least once but never played an actual match.Collett 2003 86 The first two games in the round took place on 16 December.Collett 2003 TBC Wanderers beat Clapham Rovers 1–0 in a match which ended in near darkness after the start was delayed due to the late arrival of a number of players.Many modern sources give the result as 3–1,Soar Tyler 1983 154Collett 2003 238 but this is not supported by contemporary newspaper reports.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000355/18711223/091/0010 Wanderers v Clapham Rovers 23 December 1871 24 July 2026 subscription British Newspaper Archive Bell's Life in London 10https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0001055%2F18711223&page=3 British Newspaper Archive subscription The Sportsman 23 December 1871 15 October 2026 3 Notes and Notions The Sportsman singled out Edgar Lubbock for his fine play for the victors. Crystal Palace won 3–0 at home to Maidenhead despite Alexander Morten, their goalkeeper, arriving late. The Sporting Life wrote that their victory demonstrated "the value of endurance combined with speed". A week later, Hampstead Heathens arrived for their game away to Barnes with only ten players but took the lead despite their numerical disadvantage; almost immediately afterwards the home team repeatedly attacked but were thwarted by the Hampstead backs. Finally, after 68 minutes, Highton equalised for Barnes with a shot which went in off the goalpost. At this point the game was abandoned due to bad light.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0001055%2F18711228&page=3&article=057 British Newspaper Archive subscription The Sportsman 28 December 1871 13 October 2026 3 Hampstead Heathens v Barnes The match between Royal Engineers and Hitchin, originally scheduled for 14 December, was postponed "in consequence of the continued illness of His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales".https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0001055%2F18711214&page=3&article=033 British Newspaper Archive subscription The Sportsman 14 December 1871 12 October 2026 3 Royal Engineers v Hitchin Club It was eventually played on 10 January. Hitchin arrived for the match at Kennington Oval in London with only eight players, and found themselves 5–0 down after an hour. At this point the match, which was played in thick fog, was abandoned and the result allowed to stand.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0001055%2F18720113&page=6&article=061 British Newspaper Archive subscription The Sportsman 13 January 1872 12 October 2026 6 Royal Engineers v Hitchin Clubhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0002446%2F18720113&page=22&article=098 British Newspaper Archive subscription The Field 13 January 1872 13 October 2026 40 The Association Challenge Cup 16 December 1871 15:00 Clapham Rovers 0–1 Wanderers T.H. Pelham Collett 2003 259 unknown 16 December 1871 Crystal Palace 3–0 Maidenhead Bouch Collett 2003 259 Charles Chenery Collett 2003 259 Lloyd Collett 2003 259 Crystal Palace Park, Londonhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000893%2F18711220&page=1&article=057 British Newspaper Archive subscription The Sporting Life 20 December 1871 15 October 2026 6 Crystal Palace v Maidenhead 23 December 1871 Barnes 1–1abandoned Hampstead Heathens Highton Collett 2003 116 Barker Collett 2003 325 Barnes, London 10 January 1872 Hitchin 0–5 Royal Engineers Unknown Kennington Oval, London Queen's Park walkover from Donington School (withdrew)Collett 2003 278 Replays The replay between Barnes and Hampstead Heathens took place on the first Saturday of the new year. The Heathens again only managed to field ten players but the match was even in the first half. After the interval, the Heathens dominated and G. Leach scored what proved to be the only goal of the game. Bell's Life in London praised the play of Barker, Michell and Tatham for Hampstead, saying that the last-named player "kicked with his usual judgment and never-failing coolness".https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000355%2F18720113&page=5&article=078 British Newspaper Archive subscription Bell's Life in London 13 January 1872 12 October 2026 5 Hampstead Heathens v. Barnes (Association Cup) 6 January 1872 15:15 Barnes 0–1 Hampstead Heathens G. Leach Collett 2003 325 Barnes, London Third round thumb|right|upright|alt=Soldier and sportsman Henry Renny-Tailyour|Henry Renny-Tailyour helped Royal Engineers beat Hampstead Heathens. Wanderers took on Crystal Palace on 20 January at Clapham Rovers' ground. Wanderers dominated the early stages and Alcock had a shot which went over the tape which at the time was used to mark the top of the goal. Crystal Palace made several attacks, but after 45 minutes the match was scoreless. In the second half, C.W. Stephenson appeared to have scored a goal for Wanderers but it was disallowed because of a handball offence and the final score was 0–0. The correspondent for The Field wrote that the only weakness shown by the Wanderers players was their "disinclination to help each other" and that the play of their opponents was "much inferior". Cuthbert Ottaway, who had been in the Marlow team defeated by Maidenhead in the first round, played for Crystal Palace.Curry 2023 Although the original rules of the Cup stated that no player could compete for more than one team during a season's tournament, this rule had apparently been dropped or was simply disregarded.Curry 2023 Following the drawn game, Wanderers and Crystal Palace were both permitted to advance to the semi-finals.Soar Tyler 1983 154 Royal Engineers completed the semi-final line-up after beating Hampstead Heathens 3–0 on 27 January.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0001055%2F18720131&page=3 British Newspaper Archive subscription The Sportsman 31 January 1872 16 October 2026 3 Notes and notions The Heathens began the game with only nine players, although a tenth arrived midway through the game. The Engineers took an early lead following a scrimmage in front of their opponents' goal, and scored twice more to complete the victory. Henry Renny-Tailyour was singled out by the press for his performance for the winning team. Hampstead Heathens never again entered the competition.Collett 2003 325 With no other provincial teams remaining in the competition, Queen's Park received a bye and reached the semi-finals, still without having played a match. This, combined with Wanderers and Crystal Palace both progressing, meant that only one team was eliminated in the third round.Soar Tyler 1983 154 20 January 1872 15:15https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0002446%2F18720127&page=23&article=098 British Newspaper Archive subscription The Field 27 January 1872 13 October 2026 85 The Association Challenge Cup Wanderers 0–0 Crystal Palace Clapham Common, London 27 January 1872 Royal Engineers 3–0 Hampstead Heathens Henry Renny-Tailyour Hugh Mitchell Unknown Chatham, Kent,https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0001055%2F18720203&page=3 British Newspaper Archive subscription The Sportsman 3 February 1872 13 October 2026 3 Notes and notions Queen's Park bye Semi-finals The rules of the competition specified that all matches from the semi-finals onwards were to be played in London; both took place at Kennington Oval.Collett 2003 259, 504 Crystal Palace took on Royal Engineers in the first semi-final on 17 February. The match between Wanderers and Queen's Park on 5 March was the first time that a Scottish team had played in London and The Sportsman wrote that "no small interest was evinced to see how the Glasgow eleven would fare". The same reporter noted that the Scottish players were lighter than their opponents but "atoned by the energy of their play". Queen's Park dominated the first ten minutes of the match but their opponents then re-grouped and the game was even until the 45-minute mark, at which point the teams changed ends as there had been no goals scored.Under the rules in place at the time, teams changed ends after every goal and only changed ends at half-time if there had been no goals scored up to that point. Wanderers had a number of goalscoring chances in the second half, including one which went so narrowly over the tape that the players appealed to the umpires for a ruling. After ninety minutes, the score remained 0–0; Wanderers proposed thirty minutes of extra time to settle the match, but Queen's Park refused and subsequently withdrew from the competition as they could not afford to travel to London again for a replay.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0001055%2F18720305&page=3 British Newspaper Archive subscription The Sportsman 5 March 1872 14 October 2026 3 Wanderers v. Queen's Park Club, Glasgow An article published in Bell's Life in London at the end of the season criticised the requirement for teams from so far afield to have to repeatedly travel to the capital, which put them at a severe disadvantage against London-based clubs.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000355/18720323/051/0005 Wanderers v Royal Engineers 23 March 1872 24 July 2026 subscription British Newspaper Archive Bell's Life in London 5 17 February 1872 15:15 Crystal Palace 0–0 Royal Engineers Kennington Oval, LondonCollett 2003 259 5 March 1872 15:40 Queen's Park 0–0 Wanderers Kennington Oval, LondonCollett 2003 504 Replays Royal Engineers secured the second place in the final by defeating Crystal Palace at the second attempt. 8 March 1872 15:00 Royal Engineers 3–0 Crystal Palace Henry Renny-Tailyour Hugh Mitchell Alfred Goodwyn Kennington Oval, LondonCollett 2003 259 Wanderers walkover from Queen's Park (withdrew) Final 1872 FA Cup final The final took place at Kennington Oval on 16 March. Previewing the game, The Morning Post described the Wanderers team as "the crème de la crème of the Association players" and noted that in the earlier rounds of the competition, some of their best players had been unavailable, but that they were expected to be at full strength for the final. The writer also commented on Royal Engineers' preferred tactics of passing the ball between players, a style then known as the "Combination Game" and considered innovative; most teams at the time relied on players making long runs dribbling the ball.Curry 2023 The Field wrote that "the general feeling [...] seemed to be in favour of a victory for the Sappers",https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002446/18720323/049/0013 The Association Challenge Cup 23 March 1872 24 July 2026 subscription British Newspaper Archive 13 The Field using a traditional nickname of the Corps of Royal Engineers.https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/corps-royal-engineers Corps of Royal Engineers National Army Museum 26 July 2026 18 April 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250418123257/https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/corps-royal-engineers live Wanderers dominated the game and won 1–0 with a goal from Morton Betts, who played in the final under the pseudonym "A.H. Chequer", derived from his membership of the Harrow Chequers club. 16 March 1872 15:05 Wanderers 1–0 Royal Engineers A. H. Chequer 15 Kennington Oval, London 2,000The Morning Post wrote that "a vast number of spectators" were present at the final,https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18720318/004/0002 The Champion Cup at Football 18 March 1872 24 July 2026 subscription British Newspaper Archive 2 The Morning Post and The Field described the attendance as "much above average".https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002446/18720323/049/0013 The Association Challenge Cup 23 March 1872 24 July 2026 subscription British Newspaper Archive 13 The Field In contrast, Bell's Life in London stated that there were "not a great number of visitors".https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000355/18720323/051/0005 Wanderers v Royal Engineers 23 March 1872 24 July 2026 subscription British Newspaper Archive Bell's Life in London 5 Modern sources give an attendance figure of 2,000.Soar Tyler 1983 24Rollin 1985 39 Alfred Stair Aftermath thumb|right|upright|alt=A trophy, silver in colour and topped by a figure of a footballer, on an ebony plinth|An illustration of the FA Cup trophy awarded in 1872 The trophy was presented by the President of the Football Association, Ebenezer Morley, at the annual dinner of the Wanderers club at the Pall Mall Restaurant in London, on 11 April.Matthews 2006 85 The Football Association also gave each player in the winning team a silk badge commemorating the victory, and the club's committee presented each player with an inscribed gold medal.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002446/18720323/049/0013 The Association Challenge Cup 23 March 1872 24 July 2026 subscription British Newspaper Archive 13 The Field As cup-holders, Wanderers received a bye straight to the final of the following year's FA Cup, in keeping with the original concept of the competition being a "challenge cup"; this was the only time this rule was used.Soar Tyler 1983 154 The launch of the FA Cup, which shortly before the final The Morning Post said could now be considered "the Blue Riband of Football", https://www.newspapers.com/clip/139253895 5 The Morning Post 21 January 2024 Newspapers.com limited London, Saturday, March 16, 1872 16 March 1872 was a success and contributed to greater adoption of the association rules. By 1878, the number of teams entering the competition had tripled,Collett 2003 19 and by the 1890s the Oval was deemed too small to cope with the large crowds now being attracted to the final.Collett 2003 24 The FA Cup continues to be contested each season and is the oldest association football competition in the world.https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zkn247h The FA Cup: History of a trophy BBC 23 July 2026 May 2025 Even after the advent of professional league football in England in 1888,Soar Tyler 1983 159 winning the Cup was for decades seen as an equal achievement to winning the league championship;https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-cup-final-history-b1847466.html 'A national phenomenon': What the FA Cup final used to mean The Independent 14 May 2021 30 May 2023 Miguel Delaney 30 May 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230530194128/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-cup-final-history-b1847466.html live more recently the growing importance of the Premier League and UEFA Champions League has seen its prestige diminish.https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/who-still-cares-about-fa-cup-well-tell-you Who still cares about the FA Cup? We'll tell you... FourFourTwo 25 January 2019 30 May 2023 Daniel Storey 30 May 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230530194131/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/who-still-cares-about-fa-cup-well-tell-you live https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cddenz1yd52o FA Cup or Champions League qualification – which means more? BBC Sport 25 April 2025 8 July 2026 Neil Johnston 14 July 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260714044853/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cddenz1yd52o live Notes References Works cited The Complete Record of the FA Cup Collett Mike 2003 SportsBooks Limited 1-89980-719-5 From the Privileged to the Professionals: The Early Years of the FA Cup Curry Graham 2023 Taylor & Francis 978-1-00090-771-1 Google Books Davies Hunter Boots, Balls and Haircuts: An Illustrated History of Football from Then to Now 1-84403-261-2 2003 Cassell Illustrated Hunter Davies The Guinness Football Encyclopedia Hart Graham 1995 Guinness Publishing 978-0-85112-664-7 A Develyshe Pastime: A History of Football in All Its Forms Hughes Graham 2009 SportsBooks Limited 978-1-89980-779-6 Matthews Tony Football Firsts 2006 Capella 1-84193-451-8 Rollin Jack Soccer: The Records 1985 Guinness Books 0-85112-449-6 Soar Phil Tyler Martin Encyclopedia of British Football 1983 CollinsWillow 0-002-18049-9 Martin Tyler Association football 1871–72 Category:1871–72 in English men's football cups Category:1871–72 in Scottish football