FA CUP 1879-80

 

 

Winners: Clapham Rovers

Runners-up: Oxford University

 Holders from previous season: Old Etonians

 

First round
8 November 1879Acton0-4Old Carthusians 
     not known 
WalkoverBirmingham   PanthersScratched
1 November 1879Blackburn Rovers5-1Tyne Association 
 Brown 2, Lewis, J Duckworth   Bruce 
8 November 1879Clapham Rovers7-0Romford 
 not known     
1 November 1879Eagley0-1Darwen 
     Rostron 
8 November 1879Finchley1-2Old Harrovians 
 not known   not known 
1 November 1879Gresham3-0Kildare 
 Cullen 2, Jeffrey     
8 November 1879Grey Friars2-1Hanover United 
 not known   not known 
8 November 1879Hendon1-1Old Foresters 
 Williams   not known 
WalkoverHenley   ReadingScratched
15 November 1879Herts Rangers2-1Minerva 
 Hill 2   Fabian 
8 November 1879Hotspur1-1Argonauts 
 Winter   Gore 
25 October 1879Maidenhead3-1Birmingham Calthorpe 
 Bassett, Blackwell, Goldsmith   Rushell 
1 November 1879Mosquitos3-1St. Peter's Institute 
 Davey 2, Borman   Daville 
8 November 1879Nottingham Forest4-0Notts County 
 Widdowson 2, Smith 2     
WalkoverOld Etonians   BarnesScratched
6 November 1879Oxford University1-1Great Marlow 
 Aston   Flint 
1 November 1879Pilgrims5-2Clarence 
 Ramsey 2, F Last, Mott, Poland   T Stone, Wilmshurst 
15 November 1879Remnants1-1Upton Park 
 Cuppage   EC Bambridge 
15 November 1879Rochester0-6Wanderers 
     not known 
13 November 1879Royal Engineers2-0Cambridge University 
 not known     
WalkoverSheffield   Queen's ParkScratched 
1 November 1879South Norwood 4- 2Brentwood 
 Knight 2, Hamilton, Robertson   Groves, Sparham 
8 November 1879Stafford Road2-0Wednesbury Strollers 
 not known     
1 November 1879Turton7-0Brigg 
 H Haworth 3, P Toothill 2, T Bentley, Harner     
WalkoverWest End   SwiftsScratched
ByeAston Villa     
ByeSheffield Providence     
Replays
15 November 1879 Argonauts 0-1Hotspur 
     Cherry 
10 November 1879Great Marlow 0-1Oxford University 
     not known 
15 November 1879Old Forresters2-2Hendon 
 Day, J Guy   Buck, 1 other 
 25 November 1879 Upton Park5 -2Remnants 
 EC Bambridge 2, Mitchell, 2 others   E Hawtrey, Cuppage 
2nd replay
22 November 1879Hendon3-1Old Forresters 
 Buck, HO Ince, Morice   not known 
Second round
6 December 1879Blackburn Rovers3-1Darwen 
 Brown 2, J Hargreaves   E Suter 
20 December 1879Clapham Rovers4-1South Norwood 
 Stanley 2, Lloyd-Jones, Sparks   not known 
20 December 1879Grey Friars9-0Gresham 
 Broadhurst, Green 2, Stransham, Sharp, Kirkpatrick, own goals 2, 1 other     
20 December 1879Hendon7-1Mosquitos 
 HO Ince 3, Morice, J Powell, R Powell, own goal   Ginger 
29 November 1879Henley1-3Maidenhead 
 not known   Lovegrove 2, Harris 
19 January 1880Oxford University6-0Birmingham 
 Guy 5, Heygate     
WalkoverPilgrims   Herts RangersScratched
23 December 1879Royal Engineers4-1Upton Park 
 Learoyd 2, Paterson, others 1   Garnett-Clarke 
15 December 1879Sheffield3-3Sheffield Providence 
 Matthews, Moss, others 1   Brownhill, own goal, 1 other 
13 December 1879Stafford Road1-1Aston Villa 
 not known   A Hunter 
13 December 1879Turton0-6Nottingham Forest 
     Turner, Earp, Widdowson 2, Smith 2 
10 January 1880Wanderers1-0Old Carthusians 
 Wace     
13 December 1879West End1-0Hotspur 
 Elmslie     
ByeOld Etonians     
ByeOld Harrovians     
Replays
24 January 1880Aston Villa3-1Stafford Road 
 Mason 2, Law   Crump 
29 December 1879Sheffield3-0Sheffield Providence 
 Cursham, Matthews, Sorby     
Third round
17 January 1880Clapham Rovers7-0Pilgrims 
 Sparks 3, Barry 2, Lloyd-Jones, Stanley     
31 January 1880Nottingham Forest6-0Blackburn Rovers 
 Goodyer 2, Widdowson 2, Smith, Turner     
24 January 1880Old Etonians3-1Wanderers 
 Goodhart 2, Sedgwick   Wace 
WalkoverOxford University   Aston VillaScratched
4 February 1880Royal Engineers2-0Old Harrovians 
 not known     
ByeGrey Friars
ByeHendon
ByeMaidenhead     
ByeSheffield     
ByeWest End     
Fourth round
14 February 1880Clapham Rovers2-0Hendon 
 Lloyd-Jones 2     
14 February 1880Maidenhead0-1Oxford University 
     not known 
19 February 1880Nottingham Forest2-2SheffieldSheffield disqualified for refusing to play extra time
 Smith, Widdowson   H Barber, 1 other 
7 February 1880Old Etonians5-1West End 
 Goodhart 3, Kinnaird 2   Elmslie 
18 February 1880Royal Engineers1-0Grey Friars 
 Tanner     
Quarter-final
21 February 1880Clapham Rovers1-0Old Etonians 
 Lloyd-Jones     
5 March 1880Oxford University1-1Royal Engineersaet 
 Lubbock   Massey 
ByeNotingham Forest     
Replay
15 March 1880Oxford University1-0Royal Engineers 
 Childs     
Semi-final
 27 March 1880Oxford University1-0Nottingham Forest Played at Kennington Oval, London
  Childs     
ByeClapham Rovers     
Final
10 April 1880Clapham Rovers1-0Oxford UniversityPlayed at Kennington Oval, London
6,000Lloyd-Jones (80)     
 

Team

GKReginal Birkett
DFRobert Ogilvie
DFEdgar Field
MFVincent Weston
MFNorman Bailey
MFArthur J Stanley
FWHarold Brougham
FWFrancis Sparks
FWFelix Berry
FWEdward Ram
FWClopton Lloyd-Jones
   

Team

GKPercival Parr
DFClaude Wilson
DFCharles James Stuart King
MFFrancis Phillips
MFBertram Rogers
MFReginald Heygate
FWRev George B Childs
FWJohn Eyre
FWFrancis Cowdry
FWEvelyn Harry Hill
FWJohn Lubbock

Referee:

 Major Marindin