1875–76 FA Cup


The 1875–76 Football Association Challenge Cup was the fifth staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. Thirty-two teams entered, three more than the previous season, although five of the thirty-two never played a match.

Format

The fifth ever FA Cup would feature a knockout style tournament, similar to the 1934 FIFA World Cup, except with 32 club teams.

First round

Home ClubScoreAway ClubAttendanceDate
SheffieldWalkoverShropshire Wanderers
LeytonWalkoverHarrow Chequers
Royal Engineers15–0High Wycombe10 November 1875
Maidenhead2–0Ramblers23 October 1875
Clapham RoversWalkoverHitchin
Reigate Priory1–0Barnes30 October 1875
Upton Park1–0Southall23 October 1875
Wanderers5–01st Surrey Rifles23 October 1875
South NorwoodWalkoverClydesdale
Oxford University6–0Forest School6 November 1875
Old Etonians4–1Pilgrims9 November 1875
Swifts2–0Marlow3 November 1875
Cambridge UniversityWalkoverCivil Service
Panthers1–0Woodford Wells6 November 1875
105th Regiment0–0Crystal Palace6 November 1875
Herts Rangers4–0Rochester6 November 1875

Replay

Second round

Third round

Semi-Finals

Final

Replay