1887–88 FA Cup
Football tournament season
Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Teams | 149 |
Defending champions | Aston Villa |
Final positions | |
Champions | West Bromwich Albion (1st title) |
Runner-up | Preston North End |
← 1886–87 1888–89 → |
The 1887–88 Football Association Challenge Cup was the 17th staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. One hundred and forty-nine teams entered, twenty-one more than the previous season, although four of the one hundred and forty-nine never played a match.
This was the last season in which there were no qualifying rounds, so all entering clubs were placed in the first round. After the formation of the Football League, a set of qualifying rounds was introduced, with League clubs given the right to request automatic exemption to the first round proper.
First round proper
Home club | Score | Away club | Date |
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Chester | 2–3 | Davenham | 15 October 1887 |
Burnley | 4–0 Match void | Darwen Old Wanderers | 15 October 1887 |
Grantham | 4–0 | Lincoln Lindum | 15 October 1887 |
Preston North End | 26–0 | Hyde | 15 October 1887 |
South Bank | 3–2 | Newcastle East End | 15 October 1887 |
Stoke | 1–0 | Burslem Port Vale | 15 October 1887 |
Matlock | 2–3 | Rotherham Town | 15 October 1887 |
Reading | 0–2 Match void | Dulwich | 15 October 1887 |
Sheffield | 1–3 | Lockwood Brothers | 15 October 1887 |
Hitchin | 2–5 | Old Wykehamists | 8 October 1887 |
Royal Engineers | 3–0 Match void | Rochester | 15 October 1887 |
Marlow | 4–1 | South Reading | 8 October 1887 |
Old Etonians | 4–2 | Lancing Old Boys | 8 October 1887 |
Swifts | 3–1 | Maidenhead | 15 October 1887 |
Notts County | 9–0 | Lincoln Ramblers | 15 October 1887 |
Hendon | 2–4 | Old Harrovians | 15 October 1887 |
Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Notts Swifts | 15 October 1887 |
Blackburn Rovers | Walkover [1] | Bury | |
Hotspur | Bye | ||
Stafford Road | 2–1 Match void | Great Bridge Unity | 15 October 1887 |
Old Carthusians | 5–0 | Hanover United | 15 October 1887 |
Blackburn Olympic | Bye | ||
Staveley | 1–2 | Derby County | 15 October 1887 |
Small Heath Alliance | 6–1 | Aston Unity | 15 October 1887 |
Sheffield Heeley | 9–0 | Attercliffe | 15 October 1887 |
Bootle | 6–0 | Workington | 15 October 1887 |
Blackburn Park Road | 2–1 Match void[2] | Distillery ![]() | 8 October 1887 |
Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 Match void | Everton | 15 October 1887 |
Accrington | 11–0 | Rossendale | 15 October 1887 |
Chatham | 5–1 | Luton Town | 15 October 1887 |
Walsall Town | 1–2 | Mitchell St George's | 15 October 1887 |
South Shore | Walkover | Denton | |
Church | Walkover | Cliftonville ![]() | |
Macclesfield Town | 1–3 | Shrewsbury Town | 15 October 1887 |
Walsall Swifts | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 October 1887 |
Old Westminsters | 4–1 | Clapton | 15 October 1887 |
Wrexham Olympic | Bye | ||
Hurst | 5–3 Match void | Astley Bridge | 15 October 1887 |
Crewe Alexandra | 5–0 | Druids ![]() | 15 October 1887 |
Long Eaton Rangers | 6–3 | Park Grange | 15 October 1887 |
Middlesbrough | 4–0 | Whitburn | 15 October 1887 |
West Bromwich Albion | 7–1 | Wednesbury Old Athletic | 15 October 1887 |
Birmingham Excelsior | 4–1 Match void | Warwick County | 15 October 1887 |
Leek | 2–2 | Northwich Victoria | 15 October 1887 |
Sunderland | 4–2 Match void | Morpeth Harriers | 15 October 1887 |
Old Brightonians | 1–0 | Swindon Town | 8 October 1887 |
Derby Junction | 3–2 | Derby St Luke's | 15 October 1887 |
Rawtenstall | 1–3 | Darwen | 15 October 1887 |
Notts Rangers | 10–1 | Jardines | 15 October 1887 |
Notts Olympic | 3–6 Match void | Notts Mellors | 15 October 1887 |
Lincoln City | 4–1 | Horncastle Town | 15 October 1887 |
Chirk ![]() | 4–1 | Chester St Oswalds | 15 October 1887 |
Oswaldtwistle Rovers | 3–4 | Witton | 15 October 1887 |
Higher Walton | Walkover[3] | Heywood Central | 15 October 1887 |
Burton Swifts | 7–0 | Southfield | 15 October 1887 |
Chesham | 4–2 Match void | Watford Rovers | 15 October 1887 |
Gainsborough Trinity | 7–0 | Boston | 15 October 1887 |
Basford Rovers | 3–2 | Lincoln Albion | 15 October 1887 |
Crusaders | 9–0 | Lyndhurst | 15 October 1887 |
Fleetwood Rangers | 4–1 | West Manchester | 15 October 1887 |
Cleethorpes Town | 0–4 | Grimsby Town | 15 October 1887 |
Newcastle West End | 5–1 | Redcar | 15 October 1887 |
London Caledonians | 1–6 | Old Foresters | 15 October 1887 |
Old St Mark's | 7–2 | East Sheen | 15 October 1887 |
Owlerton | 2–1 | Eckington Works | 15 October 1887 |
Millwall Rovers | Walkover | Casuals | |
Over Wanderers | 3–1 | Wellington St George's | 15 October 1887 |
Ecclesfield | 4–1 | Derby Midland | 15 October 1887 |
Scarborough | 3–5 | Shankhouse | 15 October 1887 |
Belper Town | 2–3 | The Wednesday | 15 October 1887 |
Llangollen ![]() | 7–3 Match void | Oswestry Town | 8 October 1887 |
Aston Shakespeare | 2–3 Match void | Burton Wanderers | 15 October 1887 |
Darlington | 3–0 | Gateshead Association | 15 October 1887 |
Liverpool Stanley | 1–5 | Halliwell | 15 October 1887 |
Oldbury Town | 0–4 | Aston Villa | 15 October 1887 |
Elswick Rangers | 3–3 | Bishop Auckland Church Institute | 15 October 1887 |
Replays
Home club | Score | Away club | Date |
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Burnley | Walkover | Darwen Old Wanderers | |
Dulwich | Walkover | Reading | |
Royal Engineers | Walkover | Rochester | |
Great Bridge Unity | 1–1 | Stafford Road | 22 October 1887 |
Great Bridge Unity | Walkover | Stafford Road | |
Everton | 2–2 | Bolton Wanderers | 29 October 1887 |
Everton | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 November 1887 |
Everton | Match void[4] | Bolton Wanderers | 19 November 1887 |
Astley Bridge | Walkover | Hurst | |
Warwick County | 0–5 | Birmingham Excelsior | 22 October 1887 |
Northwich Victoria | 4–2 | Leek | 22 October 1887 |
Morpeth Harriers | 2–3 | Sunderland | 22 October 1887 |
Notts Olympic | 1–2 | Notts Mellors | 22 October 1887 |
Watford Rovers | 3–1 | Chesham | 22 October 1887 |
Llangollen ![]() | 0–2 | Oswestry Town | 22 October 1887 |
Aston Shakespeare | Walkover | Burton Wanderers | 22 October 1887 |
Bishop Auckland Church Institute | 0–2 | Elswick Rangers | 22 October 1887 |
Second round proper
Home club | Score | Away club | Date |
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Darlington | 4–3 | Elswick Rangers | 5 November 1887 |
Darwen | 2–0 | Church | 5 November 1887 |
Dulwich | 2–1 | Hotspur | 5 November 1887 |
Preston North End | 9–1[5] | Bolton Wanderers | 17 December 1887 |
Shankhouse | Bye | ||
Marlow | 2–3 | Old Foresters | 5 November 1887 |
Old Etonians | 3–2 | Old St Mark's | 5 November 1887 |
Swifts | Bye | ||
Old Harrovians | 0–4 | Old Brightonians | 5 November 1887 |
Notts County | Walkover | Basford Rovers | |
Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Notts Mellors | 5 November 1887 |
Blackburn Olympic | 1–5 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 November 1887 |
Astley Bridge | 0–4 | Halliwell | 5 November 1887 |
Mitchell St George's | 0–1 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 November 1887 |
Small Heath Alliance | 0–4 | Aston Villa | 5 November 1887 |
Bootle | 1–1 | South Shore | 5 November 1887 |
Accrington | 3–2 | Burnley | 5 November 1887 |
Lockwood Brothers | Bye | ||
Chatham | 3–1 | Royal Engineers | 5 November 1887 |
Grimsby Town | Bye | ||
Northwich Victoria | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 November 1887 |
Oswestry | Bye | ||
Old Westminsters | 8–1 | Millwall Rovers | 5 November 1887 |
Wrexham Olympic | 1–2 | Davenham | 5 November 1887 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | Aston Shakespeare | 5 November 1887 |
Long Eaton Rangers | 1–2 | The Wednesday | 5 November 1887 |
Middlesbrough | 4–1 | South Bank | 5 November 1887 |
Birmingham Excelsior | Bye | ||
Sunderland | 3–1 | Newcastle West End | 5 November 1887 |
Derby County | 6–0 | Ecclesfield | 5 November 1887 |
Derby Junction | 3–2 | Rotherham Town | 5 November 1887 |
Notts Rangers | 4–0 | Grantham | 5 November 1887 |
Lincoln City | 2–1 | Gainsborough Trinity | 5 November 1887 |
Chirk ![]() | 10–2 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 November 1887 |
Burton Swifts | 2–5 | Great Bridge Unity | 5 November 1887 |
Crusaders | 3–2 | Old Wykehamists | 29 October 1887 |
Fleetwood Rangers | 1–3 | Higher Walton | 5 November 1887 |
Watford Rovers | 1–3 | Old Carthusians | 5 November 1887 |
Owlerton | 1–0 | Sheffield Heeley | 5 November 1887 |
Distillery ![]() | 2–4 | Witton | 5 November 1887 |
Over Wanderers | 0–2 | Stoke | 5 November 1887 |
Replay
Home club | Score | Away club | Date |
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South Shore | 0–3 | Bootle | 12 November 1887 |
Third round proper
Home club | Score | Away club | Date |
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Darlington | 0–2 | Shankhouse | 26 November 1887 |
Darwen | 1–1 | Witton | 26 November 1887 |
Dulwich | 1–3 | Swifts | 26 November 1887 |
Preston North End | 4–0 | Halliwell | 3 December 1887 |
Stoke | 3–0 | Oswestry | 26 November 1887 |
Old Etonians | 7–2 | Old Westminsters | 26 November 1887 |
Old Foresters | Bye | ||
Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Notts County | 26 November 1887 |
Aston Villa | Bye | ||
Old Carthusians | 5–0 | Old Brightonians | 24 November 1887 |
The Wednesday | Bye | ||
Accrington | 1–3 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 November 1887 |
Grimsby Town | 2–0 | Lincoln City | 26 November 1887 |
Davenham | 2–2 | Chirk ![]() | 19 November 1887 |
Crewe Alexandra | Bye | ||
Middlesbrough | 2–2 | Sunderland | 26 November 1887 |
West Bromwich Albion | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 November 1887 |
Derby County | 6–2 | Owlerton | 26 November 1887 |
Derby Junction | 2–1 | Lockwood Brothers | 19 November 1887 |
Notts Rangers | Bye | ||
Higher Walton | 1–6 | Bootle | 26 November 1887 |
Crusaders | 4–0 | Chatham | 26 November 1887 |
Great Bridge Unity | 2–1 | Birmingham Excelsior | 26 November 1887 |
Replays
Home club | Score | Away club | Date |
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Witton | 0–2 | Darwen | 3 December 1887 |
Chirk ![]() | 6–1 | Davenham | 26 November 1887 |
Sunderland | 4–2 Sunderland disqualified | Middlesbrough | 3 December 1887 |
Fourth round proper
Home club | Score | Away club | Date |
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Darwen | 3–1 | Notts Rangers | 17 December 1887 |
Preston North End | Bye | ||
Stoke | Bye | ||
Shankhouse | 0–9 | Aston Villa | 17 December 1887 |
Old Foresters | 4–2 | Grimsby Town | 17 December 1887 |
Nottingham Forest | 6–0 | Old Etonians | 17 December 1887 |
Blackburn Rovers | Bye | ||
Old Carthusians | Bye | ||
Crewe Alexandra | 2–2 | Swifts | 10 December 1887 |
Middlesbrough | Bye | ||
West Bromwich Albion | Bye | ||
Derby County | Bye | ||
Derby Junction | Bye | ||
Chirk ![]() | Bye | ||
Crusaders | 0–1 | The Wednesday | 17 December 1887 |
Great Bridge Unity | 1–2 | Bootle | 17 December 1887 |
Replays
Home club | Score | Away club | Date |
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Swifts | 3–2 Match void | Crewe Alexandra | 17 December 1887 |
Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Swifts | 31 December 1887 |
Fifth round proper
Home club | Score | Away club | Date |
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Darwen | 0–3 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 January 1888 |
Nottingham Forest | 2–4 | The Wednesday | 7 January 1888 |
Aston Villa | 1–3 | Preston North End | 7 January 1888 |
Old Carthusians | 2–0 | Bootle | 7 January 1888 |
Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Derby County | 7 January 1888 |
Middlesbrough | 4–0 | Old Foresters | 7 January 1888 |
West Bromwich Albion | 4–1 | Stoke | 7 January 1888 |
Chirk ![]() | 0–1 | Derby Junction | 31 December 1887 |
Sixth round proper
Middlesbrough v Crewe Alexandra
28 January 1888 (1888-01-28) | Middlesbrough | 0–2 | Crewe Alexandra |
West Bromwich Albion v Old Carthusians
28 January 1888 (1888-01-28) | West Bromwich Albion | 4–2 | Old Carthusians |
Derby Junction v Blackburn Rovers
28 January 1888 (1888-01-28) | Derby Junction | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers |
The Wednesday v Preston North End
30 January 1888 (1888-01-30) | The Wednesday | 1–3 | Preston North End |
Semi-finals
Preston North End v Crewe Alexandra
18 February 1888 (1888-02-18) | Preston North End | 4–0 | Crewe Alexandra |
West Bromwich Albion v Derby Junction
18 February 1888 (1888-02-18) | West Bromwich Albion | 3–0 | Derby Junction |
Final
References
- ^ Bury scratched the game before KO due to them having brought ineligible players. They played a friendly instead which they lost 10-0
- ^ The FA ordered a replay, but both clubs instead scratched from the competition
- ^ Central conceded the tie before kick-off, and the clubs played a friendly, which Higher Walton won 8–1.
- ^ Everton won 2–1, but were disqualified and suspended for one month for fielding 7 ineligible players, but not until they had already lost a second round tie to Preston North End; thus Bolton were re-instated
- ^ Preston had already beaten Everton 6-0 on 26 November in the second round, and Halliwell in the third, when the FA expelled Everton from the competition; as a result Preston agreed to re-play their second round tie, against the re-instated Bolton Wanderers, before the draw for the fifth round
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