FA CUP 1885-86 
Winners: Blackburn Rovers Runners-up: West Bromwich Albion Holders from previous season: Blackburn Rovers | First round | | 17 October 1885 | Accrington | 5 | - | 4 | Witton | | | 31 October 1885 | Astley Bridge | 3 | - | 2 | Southport Central | | | 31 October 1885 | Barnes | 1 | - | 7 | Lancing Old Boys | | | 31 October 1885 | Blackburn Olympic | 4 | - | 2 | Church | Match declared void | | 24 October 1885 | Bollington | 0 | - | 5 | Oswestry | | | 17 October 1885 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | - | 0 | Eagley | | | 31 October 1885 | Brentwood | 3 | - | 0 | Maidenhead | | | 24 October 1885 | Burslem Port Vale | 3 | - | 0 | Chirk | | | 31 October 1885 | Chatham | 0 | - | 2 | Old Carthusians | | | 31 October 1885 | Clapham Rovers | 12 | - | 0 | 1st Surrey Rifles | | | 24 October 1885 | Clitheroe | 0 | - | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | | | 31 October 1885 | Darwen | 2 | - | 2 | Derby Junction | | | 17 October 1885 | Darwen Old Wanderers | 11 | - | 0 | Burnley | | | 31 October 1885 | Davenham | 2 | - | 1 | Goldenhill | | | 31 October 1885 | Derby County | 3 | - | 0 | Mitchell St George's | | | 31 October 1885 | Derby Midland | 2 | - | 1 | Birmingham Excelsior | | | 31 October 1885 | Dulwich | 1 | - | 2 | South Reading | | | 24 October 1885 | Gainsborough Trinity | 4 | - | 1 | Grantham | | | 31 October 1885 | Halliwell | 2 | - | 1 | Fishwick Ramblers | | | 31 October 1885 | Hanover United | 1 | - | 1 | Romford | | | 24 October 1885 | Hartford St John's | 0 | - | 0 | Newtown | | | 24 October 1885 | Hendon | 0 | - | 4 | Clapton | | | 17 October 1885 | Higher Walton | 3 | - | 4 | South Shore | | | 31 October 1885 | Hurst | 2 | - | 1 | Bradshaw | Match declared void | | 31 October 1885 | Leek | 6 | - | 3 | Wrexham Olympic | | | 31 October 1885 | Lincoln City | 0 | - | 2 | Grimsby Town | | | 17 October 1885 | Lincoln Lindum | 4 | - | 0 | Grimsby District | | | 31 October 1885 | Lockwood Brothers | 2 | - | 2 | Notts Rangers | | | 31 October 1885 | Long Eaton Rangers | 2 | - | 0 | The Wednesday | | | 31 October 1885 | Luton Wanderers | 3 | - | 2 | Chesham | | | 31 October 1885 | Macclesfield Town | 4 | - | 1 | Northwich Victoria | | | 31 October 1885 | Marlow | 3 | - | 0 | Luton Town | | | Walkover | Middlesbrough | | | | Horncastle | Scratched | | 31 October 1885 | Newark | 0 | - | 3 | Sheffield | | | 31 October 1885 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | - | 2 | Mellors | | | 24 October 1885 | Notts County | 15 | - | 0 | Rotherham Town | | | 31 October 1885 | Notts Wanderers | 2 | - | 2 | Notts Olympic | | | 31 October 1885 | Old Brightonians | 2 | - | 1 | Acton | | | Walkover | Old Etonians | | | | Bournemouth Rovers | Scratched | | Walkover | Old Harrovians | | | | St James | Scratched | | 31 October 1885 | Old Westminsters | 3 | - | 1 | Hotspur | | | 31 October 1885 | Old Wykehamists | 5 | - | 0 | Uxbridge | | | 31 October 1885 | Oswaldtwistle Rovers | 3 | - | 1 | Lower Darwen | | | Walkover | Padiham | | | | Heart of Midlothian | Scratched | | Walkover | Preston North End | | | | Great Lever | Scratched | | 31 October 1885 | Queen's Park, Glasgow | 5 | - | 1 | Partick Thistle | | | Walkover | Rawtenstall | | | | Rangers | Scratched | | 24 October 1885 | Redcar | 3 | - | 0 | Sunderland | | | 31 October 1885 | Rochester | 6 | - | 1 | Reading | | | 24 October 1885 | Rossendale | 6 | - | 2 | Clitheroe Low Moor | | | 31 October 1885 | Royal Engineers | 1 | - | 5 | Old Forresters | | | 19 October 1885 | Sheffield Heeley | 2 | - | 1 | Eckington Works | | | 31 October 1885 | Small Heath Alliance | 9 | - | 2 | Burton Wanderers | | | 31 October 1885 | Stafford Rangers | 1 | - | 4 | Druids | | | 31 October 1885 | Stafford Road | 7 | - | 0 | Matlock | | | 31 October 1885 | Staveley | 1 | - | 1 | Mexborough | | | 31 October 1885 | Stoke | 2 | - | 2 | Crewe Alexandra | | | 31 October 1885 | Swifts | 7 | - | 1 | Casuals | | | 17 October 1885 | Third Lanark | 4 | - | 2 | Blackburn Park Road | | | 24 October 1885 | Upton Park | 4 | - | 2 | United London Swifts | | | 17 October 1885 | Walsall Town | 0 | - | 5 | Aston Villa | | | 31 October 1885 | Wednesbury Old Athletic | 5 | - | 1 | Burton Swifts | | | 31 October 1885 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | - | 1 | Aston Unity | | | 31 October 1885 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | - | 0 | Derby St Luke's | | | Bye | Darlington | | | | | | | Bye | Walsall Swifts | | | | | | | Replays | | 4 November 1885 | Bradshaw | 1 | - | 1 | Hurst | Match declared void | | 4 November 1885 | Church | 2 | - | 2 | Blackburn Olympic | | | 7 November 1885 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | - | 0 | Stoke | | | 7 November 1885 | Darwen | 4 | - | 0 | Derby Junction | | | 31 October 1885 | Newtown | 3 | - | 1 | Hartford St John's | | | 7 November 1885 | Notts Olympic | 4 | - | 1 | Notts Wanderers | | | 7 November 1885 | Notts Rangers | 4 | - | 0 | Lockwood Brothers | | | 7 November 1885 | Romford | 3 | - | 0 | Hanover United | | | Walkover | Staveley | | | | Mexborough | Scratched | | 2nd Replay | | 9 November 1885 | Church | 3 | - | 1 | Blackburn Olympic | | | 9 November 1885 | Hurst | 3 | - | 2 | Bradshaw | | | Second round | | 21 November 1885 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | - | 0 | Oswaldtwistle Rovers | | | 14 November 1885 | Brentwood Town | 6 | - | 1 | Lancing Old Boys | | | Walkover | Church | | | | Third Lanark | Scratched | | 21 November 1885 | Darwen Old Wanderers | 2 | - | 1 | Accrington | | | 21 November 1885 | Davenham | 8 | - | 1 | Macclesfield Town | | | 14 November 1885 | Derby County | 2 | - | 0 | Aston Villa | | | 21 November 1885 | Derby Midland | 1 | - | 3 | Walsall Swifts | | | 21 November 1885 | Druids | 2 | - | 2 | Burslem Port Vale | | | 21 November 1885 | Gainsborough Trinity | 1 | - | 2 | Middlesbrough | | | 21 November 1885 | Grimsby Town | 8 | - | 0 | Darlington | | | 18 November 1885 | Hurst | 3 | - | 1 | Halliwell | Match declared void | | Walkover | Leek | | | | Newtown | Scratched | | 21 November 1885 | Long Eaton Rangers | 1 | - | 4 | Staveley | | | 21 November 1885 | Marlow | 6 | - | 1 | Old Etonians | | | 21 November 1885 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | - | 1 | Notts Olympic | | | 21 November 1885 | Notts County | 8 | - | 0 | Sheffield | | | 21 November 1885 | Old Carthusians | 6 | - | 0 | Upton Park | | | 21 November 1885 | Old Harrovians | 2 | - | 1 | Old Forresters | | | 21 November 1885 | Old Westminsters | 3 | - | 0 | Old Brightonians | | | 21 November 1885 | Old Wykehamists | 10 | - | 0 | Luton Wanderers | | | 21 November 1885 | Oswestry Town | 1 | - | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | | | 18 November 1885 | Preston North End | 11 | - | 3 | Astley Bridge | | | 21 November 1885 | Rawtenstall | 3 | - | 3 | Bolton Wanderers | Rawtenstall disqualified for professionalism | | 21 November 1885 | Redcar | 2 | - | 0 | Lincoln Lindum | | | 21 November 1885 | Rossendale | 9 | - | 1 | Padiham | | | 21 November 1885 | Sheffield Heeley | 1 | - | 6 | Notts Rangers | | | 14 November 1885 | Small Heath Alliance | 3 | - | 1 | Darwen | | | 21 November 1885 | South Reading | 1 | - | 1 | Clapton | | | Walkover | South Shore | | | | Queen's Park, Glasgow | Scratched | | 21 November 1885 | Swifts | 5 | - | 1 | Rochester | | | 21 November 1885 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | - | 2 | Wednesbury Old Athletic | | | 21 November 1885 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | - | 2 | Stafford Road | | | Bye | Clapham Rovers | | | | | | | Bye | Romford | | | | | | | Replays | | 28 November 1885 | Burslem Port Vale | 5 | - | 1 | Druids | | | Walkover | Crewe Alexandra | | | | Oswestry Town | Scratched | | Walkover | Halliwell | | | | Hurst | Scratched | | Walkover | South Reading | | | | Clapton | Scratched | | Third round | | 5 December 1885 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | - | 1 | Darwen Old Wanderers | | | 12 December 1885 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | - | 3 | Preston North End | Preston North End disqualified for professionalism | | 12 December 1885 | Church | 5 | - | 1 | Rossendale | | | 12 December 1885 | Davenham | 2 | - | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | | | 19 December 1885 | Halliwell | 1 | - | 6 | South Shore | | | | Leek | 2 | - | 3 | Burslem Port Vale | Match declared void | | | Marlow | | | | Old Wykehamists | Both teams disqualified | | 19 December 1885 | Middlesbrough | 2 | - | 1 | Grimsby Town | | | 12 December 1885 | Notts County | 3 | - | 0 | Notts Rangers | | | 12 December 1885 | Old Westminsters | 5 | - | 1 | Romford | | | 12 December 1885 | Small Heath Alliance | 4 | - | 2 | Derby County | | | | South Reading | | | | Clapham Rovers | Clapham Rovers disqualified | | 12 December 1885 | Staveley | 2 | - | 1 | Nottingham Forest | | | | Swifts | | | | Old Harrovians | Old Harrovians disqualified | | 12 December 1885 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | - | 1 | Walsall Swifts | | | Bye | Brentwood | | | | | | | Bye | Old Carthusians | | | | | | | Bye | Redcar | | | | | | | Bye | West Bromwich Albion | | | | | | | Replays | | Walkover | Burslem Port Vale | | | | Leek | Scratched | | Fourth round | | 2 January 1886 | South Reading | 0 | - | 3 | Brentwood | | | 2 January 1886 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | - | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | | | Bye | Blackburn Rovers | | | | | | | Bye | Bolton Wanderers | | | | | | | Bye | Church | | | | | | | Bye | Burslem Port Vale | | | | | | | Bye | Davenham | | | | | | | Bye | Middlesbrough | | | | | | | Bye | Notts County | | | | | | | Bye | Old Carthusians | | | | | | | Bye | Old Westminsters | | | | | | | Bye | Redcar | | | | | | | Bye | Small Heath Alliance | | | | | | | Bye | South Shore | | | | | | | Bye | Staveley | | | | | | | Bye | Swifts | | | | | | | Fifth round | | 23 January 1886 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | - | 1 | Staveley | | | 16 January 1886 | Burslem Port Vale | 2 | - | 1 | Brentwood | Match declared void | | 16 January 1886 | Church | 2 | - | 6 | Swifts | | | 16 January 1886 | Davenham | 1 | - | 2 | Small Heath Alliance | | | | Old Westminsters | | | | Bolton Wanderers | Bolton Wanderers disqualified for professionalism | | 23 January 1886 | Redcar | 2 | - | 1 | Middlesbrough | | | 23 January 1886 | South Shore | 2 | - | 1 | Notts County | | | 23 January 1886 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | - | 0 | Old Carthusians | | | �Replay | | 30 January 1886 | Brentwood | 4 | - | 4 | Burslem Port Vale | | | 2nd replay | | Walkover | Brentwood | | | | Burslem Port Vale | Scratched | | Quarter-final | | 27 February 1886 | Brentwood | 1 | - | 3 | Blackburn Rovers | | | 13 February 1886 | Small Heath Alliance | 2 | - | 0 | Redcar | | | 13 February 1886 | South Shore | 1 | - | 2 | Swifts | | | 13 February 1886 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | - | 0 | Old Westminsters | | | Semi-final | | 13 March 1886 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | - | 1 | Swifts | Played at County Ground, Derby | | 6 March 1886 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | - | 0 | Small Heath Alliance | Played at Aston Lower Gardens, Birmingham | | Final | | 3 April 1886 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | - | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Played at Kenington Oval, London | | 15,000 | | | | | | Referee: Major Francis Marindin | | Replay | | 10 April 1886 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | - | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Played at Racecourse Ground, Derby | | 12,000 | Brown, Sowerbutts | | | | | Referee: Major Francis Marindin |
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