FA CUP 1887-88

 

 

Winners: West Bromwich Albion

Runners-up: Preston North End

 Holders from previous season: Aston Villa

 

First round
15 October 1887Accrington11-0Rossendale
15 October 1887Aston Shakespeare2-3Burton WanderersReplay ordered after protest
15 October 1887Basford Rovers3-2Lincoln Albion
15 October 1887Belper Town2-3The Wednesday
15 October 1887Birmingham Excelsior4-1Warwick CountyReplay ordered after protest
8 October 1887Blackburn Park Road2-1DistilleryDistillery reinstated after protest
WalkoverBlackburn Rovers BuryScratched
15 October 1887Bolton Wanderers1-0EvertonReplay ordered after Bolton fielded ineligible player
15 October 1887Bootle6-0Workington
15 October 1887Burnley4-0Darwen Old WanderersReplay ordered after protest
15 October 1887Burton Swifts7-0Southfield
15 October 1887Chatham5-1Luton Town
15 October 1887Chesham4-2Watford RoversReplay ordered after protest
15 October 1887Chester2-3Davenham
15 October 1887Chirk4-1Chester St Oswalds
WalkoverChurch CliftonvilleScratched
15 October 1887Cleethorpes Town0-4Grimsby Town
15 October 1887Crewe Alexandra5-0Druids
15 October 1887Crusaders9-0Lyndhurst
15 October 1887Derby Junction3-2Derby St Luke's
15 October 1887Ecclesfield4-1Derby Midland
15 October 1887Elswick Rangers3-3Bishop Auckland Church Institute
15 October 1887Fleetwood Rangers4-1West Manchester
15 October 1887Gainsborough Trinity7-0Boston
15 October 1887Gateshead Association0-3Darlington
15 October 1887Grantham4-0Lincoln Lindum
15 October 1887Hendon2-4Old Harrovians
15 October 1887Higher Walton8-1Heywood Central
8 October 1887Hitchin2-5Old Wykehamists
15 October 1887Hurst5-3Astley BridgeHurst disqualified after protest
15 October 1887Leek2-2Northwich Victoria
15 October 1887Lincoln City4-1Horncastle
15 October 1887Liverpool Stanley1-5Halliwell
8 October 1887Llangollen7-3Oswestry TownReplay ordered after protest
15 October 1887London Caledonians1-6Old Foresters
15 October 1887Long Eaton Rangers6-3Park George
15 October 1887Macclesfield Town1-3Shrewsbury Town
8 October 1887Marlow4-1South Reading
15 October 1887Matlock2-3Rotherham Town
15 October 1887Middlesbrough4-0Whitburn
WalkoverMillwall Rovers CasualsScratched
15 October 1887Newcastle West End5-1Redcar
15 October 1887Nottingham Forest2-1Notts Swifts
15 October 1887Notts County9-0Lincoln Ramblers
15 October 1887Notts Olympic3-6Mellors

aet - replay ordered after protest

15 October 1887Notts Rangers10-1Jardines
8 October 1887Old Brightonians1-0Swindon Town
15 October 1887Old Carthusians5-0Hanover United
8 October 1887Old Etonians4-2Lancing Old Boys
15 October 1887Old St Mark's7-2East Sheen
15 October 1887Old Westminsters4-1Clapton
15 October 1887Oldbury Town0-4Aston Villa
15 October 1887Oswaldtwistle Rovers3-4WittonMatch declared void
15 October 1887Over Wanderers3-1Wellington St George's
15 October 1887Owlerton2-1Eckington Works
15 October 1887Preston North End26 -0Hyde
15 October 1887Rawtenstall1-3Darwen
15 October 1887Reading0-2DulwichReplay ordered after protest
15 October 1887Royal Engineers3-0Rochester
15 October 1887Scarborough3-5Shankhouse
15 October 1887Sheffield1-3Lockwood Brothers
15 October 1887Sheffield Heeley9-0Attercliffe
15 October 1887Small Heath Alliance6-1Aston Unity
15 October 1887South Bank3-2Newcastle East End
WalkoverSouth Shore DentonScratched
15 October 1887Stafford Road2-1Great Bridge UnityMatch declared void
15 October 1887Staveley1-2Derby County
15 October 1887Stoke1-0Burslem Port Vale
15 October 1887Sunderland4-2Morpeth HarriersReplay ordered after protest
15 October 1887Swifts3-1Maidenhead
15 October 1887Walsall Swifts1-2Wolverhampton Wanderers
15 October 1887Walsall Town1-2Mitchell St George's
15 October 1887West Bromwich Albion7-1Wednesbury Old Athletic
ByeBlackburn Olympic
ByeHotspur
ByeWrexham Olympic
Replays
WalkoverAstley Bridge HurstScratched
WalkoverAston Shakespeare Burton WanderersScratched
22 October 1887Bishop Auckland Church Institute0-2Elswick Rangers
WalkoverBurnley Darwen Old WanderersScratched
Walkover Dulwich ReadingScratched
29 October 1887Everton2-2Bolton Wanderers
22 October 1887Great Bridge Unity1-1Stafford Road
22 October 1887Llangollen0-2Oswestry Town
22 October 1887Morpeth Harriers2-3Sunderland
22 October 1887Northwich Victoria4-2Leek
22 October 1887Notts Olympic1-2Mellors
22 October 1887Oswaldtwistle Rovers1-4Witton
Walkover Royal Engineers RochesterScratched
22 October 1887Warwick County0-5Birmingham Excelsior
22 October 1887Watford Rovers3-1Chesham
2nd Replays
12 November 1887Everton1-1Bolton Wanderers
WalkoverGreat Bridge Unity Stafford RoadScratched
3rd Replay
19 November 1887Everton2-1Bolton WanderersEverton disqualified after fielding ineligible player
Second round
5 November 1887Accrington3-2Burnley
5 November 1887Astley Bridge0-4Halliwell
5 November 1887Blackburn Olympic1-5Blackburn Rovers
5 November 1887Bootle1-1South Shore
5 November 1887Burton Swifts2-5Great Bridge Unity
5 November 1887Chatham3-1Royal Engineers
5 November 1887Chirk10-2Shrewsbury Town
29 October 1887Crusaders3-2Old Wykehamists
5 November 1887Darlington4-3Elswick Rangers
5 November 1887Darwen2-0Church
5 November 1887Derby County6-0Ecclesfield
5 November 1887Derby Junction3-2Rotherham Town
5 November 1887Distillery2-4Witton
5 November 1887Dulwich21Hotspur
5 November 1887Fleetwood Rangers1-3Higher Walton
5 November 1887Lincoln City2-1Gainsborough Trinity
5 November 1887Long Eaton Rangers1-2The Wednesday
5 November 1887Marlow2-3Old Foresters
5 November 1887Middlesbrough4-1South Bank
5 November 1887Mitchell St George's0-1West Bromwich Albion
5 November 1887Northwich Victoria0-1Crewe Alexandra
5 November 1887Nottingham Forest2-0Mellors
WalkoverNotts County Basford RoversScratched
5 November 1887Notts Rangers4-0Grantham
5 November 1887Old Etonians3-2Old St Mark's
5 November 1887Old Harrovians0-4Old Brightonians
5 November 1887Old Westminsters8-1Millwall Rovers
5 November 1887Over Wanderers0-2Stoke
5 November 1887Owlerton1-0Sheffield Heeley
26 November 1887Preston North End6-0EvertonMatch declared void
10 December 1887Preston North End9-1Bolton Wanderers
5 November 1887Small Heath Alliance0-4Aston Villa
5 November 1887Sunderland3-1Newcastle West End
5 November 1887Watford Rovers1-3Old Carthusians
5 November 1887Wolverhampton Wanderers3-0Aston Shakespeare
5 November 1887Wrexham Olympic1-2Davenham
ByeBirmingham Excelsior
ByeGrimsby Town
ByeLockwood Brothers
ByeOswestry Town
ByeShankhouse
ByeSwifts
Replay
12 November 1887South Shore0-3Bootle
Third round
26 November 1887Accrington1-3Blackburn Rovers
26 November 1887Crusaders4-0Chatham
26 November 1887Darlington0-2Shankhouse
26 November 1887Darwen1-1Witton
19 November 1887Davenham2-2Chirk
26 November 1887Derby County6-2Owlerton
19 November 1887Derby Junction2-1Lockwood Brothers
26 November 1887Dulwich1-3Swifts
26 November 1887Great Bridge Unity2-1Birmingham Excelsior
26 November 1887Grimsby Town2-0Lincoln City
26 November 1887Higher Walton1-6Bootle
26 November 1887Middlesbrough2-2Sunderland
26 November 1887Nottingham Forest2-1Notts County
24 November 1887Old Carthusians5-0Old Brightonians
26 November 1887Old Etonians7-2Old Westminsters
3 December 1887Preston North End4-0Halliwell
26 November 1887Stoke3-0Oswestry Town
26 November 1887West Bromwich Albion2-0Wolverhampton Wanderers
ByeAston Villa
ByeCrewe Alexandra
ByeNotts Rangers
ByeOld Foresters
ByeThe Wednesday
Replays
26 November 1887Chirk6-1Davenham
3 December 1887Sunderland4-2MiddlesbroughSunderland disqualified for professionalism after protest - Middlesbrough reinstated
3 December 1887Witton0-2Darwen
Fourth round
10 December 1887Crewe Alexandra2-2Swifts
17 December 1887Crusaders0-1The Wednesday
17 December 1887Darwen3-1Notts Rangers
17 December 1887Great Bridge Unity1-2Bootle
17 December 1887Nottingham Forest6-0Old Etonians
17 December 1887Old Foresters4-2Grimsby Town
17 December 1887Shankhouse0-9Aston Villa
ByeBlackburn Rovers
ByeChirk
ByeDerby County
ByeDerby Junction
ByeMiddlesbrough
ByeOld Carthusians
ByePreston North End
ByeStoke
ByeWest Bromwich Albion
Fifth round
7 January 1888Aston Villa1-3Preston North End
31 December 1887Chirk0-1Derby Junction
7 January 1888Crewe Alexandra1-0Derby County
7 January 1888Darwen0-3Blackburn Rovers
7 January 1888Middlesbrough4-0Old Foresters
7 January 1888Nottingham Forest2-4The Wednesday
7 January 1888Old Carthusians2-0Bootle
7 January 1888West Bromwich Albion4-1Stoke
Quarter-final
28 January 1888Derby Junction2-1Blackburn Rovers
28 January 1888Middlesbrough0-2Crewe Alexandra
30 January 1888The Wednesday1-3Preston North End
28 January 1888West Bromwich Albion4-2Old Carthusians
Semi-final
18 February 1888Preston North End4-0Crewe AlexandraPlayed at Anfield, Liverpool
18 February 1888West Bromwich Albion3-0Derby JunctionPlayed at Victoria Ground, Stoke
Final
24 March 1888West Bromwich Albion2-1Preston North EndPlayed at Kennington Oval, London
19,000Woodhall, Bayliss DewhurstReferee: Francis Marindin