FA CUP 1895/96

 

 

Winners: The Wednesday

Runners-up: Wolverhampton Wanderers

 Holders from previous season: Aston Villa

 

Furthest tier 2 teams: Grimsby Town, Liverpool, Newcastle United and Newton Heath (2nd round)

Furthest non-league team: Blackpool (2nd round)

Preliminary round
 Bristol South End5-1SloughSt John's Lane, Bristol
 Chesham Generals1-1Vampires 
 Chorley3-1Nelson 
 City Ramblers7-2Chesham 
 Clitheroe1-2Rossendale 
 Crewe Alexandra2-1Tranmere RoversAlexandra Recreation Ground, Crewe
 Eastville Rovers0-2WarmleyRidgeway, Bristol
 Gateshead NER4-1Blyth 
 Howden-le-Wear0-2Bishop Auckland 
 Jarrow1-0Shankhouse 
 Kimberley2-1Newark 
 Marlow3-3Cowes 
WalkoverNewcastle United   Leadgate ExilesScratched
WalkoverNewtown   Barnton RoversScratched
 Notts Wanderers1-4Coalville Town 
 Oswaldtwistle Road9-0Carlisle City 
 Oxford City2-5Uxbridge 
 Port Sunlight2-0Warrington St Elphin's 
 Rushden2-4Hucknall St Johns 
 South Bank3-1Hebburn Argyle 
 Staple Hill0-4Bristol St George 
 Stockton3-1Saltburn Swifts 
 Sutton United6-1Notts Olympic 
 Swallwell Axwell Rovers1-2Newcastle East End 
 Swanscombe1-2Royal Engineers Training Battalion 
 Tow Law3-1Darlington 
 West Manchester5-1Accrington 
 Willington Athletic7-2Brandon Rovers 
Replays
 Cowes0-2Marlow 
WalkoverVampires   Chesham GeneralScratched
First qualifying round
 Ashby Albion1-2Hucknall St Johns 
 Ashford United0-4Sittingbourne 
 Attercliffe0-3Gainsborough Trinity 
 Bacup6-1West Manchester 
 Barking Woodville2-0St Albans 
 Bedminster2-2Weymouth 
 Belper Town1-0Langley Mill Rangers 
 Bishop Auckland4-3Stockton 
 Black Diamonds0-1Moss Bay Exchange 
 Blackpool7-1Ashton North EndRaikes Hall, Blackpool
 Bristol South End0-1MarlowSt John's Lane, Bristol
WalkoverBurslem Port Vale   Hereford ThistleScratched
 Buxton1-2Long Eaton Rangers 
 Chesterfield1-0Eckington WorksRecreation Ground, Chesterfield
 Chorley2-2Southport Central 
 City Ramblers0-1Maidenhead 
 Clapton0-2Ilford 
 Clay Cross Town1-5Gresley Rovers 
 Crewe Alexandra3-1Stalybridge RoversAlexanda Recreation Ground, Crewe
 Darlington St Augustine's0-5Willington Athletic 
 Druids1-2Middleton 
 Eastleigh LSWR9-0Clifton 
 Fairfield0-0Birkenhead LNWR 
 Faversham0-4Sheppey United 
 Fleetwood Rangers2-3Rossendale 
WalkoverFolkestone   Royal Scots FusiliersScratched
 Freemantle1-5

Southampton St Mary's

 
 Glossop North End5-1Macclesfield Town 
 Hucknall Portland4-5Sutton Town 
 Jarrow0-3Middlesbrough 
 Kettering4-0Gedling Grove 
 Kidderminster Harriers0-0StourbridgeAggborough, Kidderminster
 Kilnhurst3-0Sheffield 
 Kimberley4-0Mansfield 
 Leeds1-1Grantham Rovers 
 Leicester Fosse4-0Hinckley TownFilbert Street, Leicester
 Leicester YMCA1-3Coalville Town 
 Loughborough5-2Bulwell UnitedAthletic Ground, Loughborough
 Luton Town1-2Tottenham HotspurDallow Lane, Luton
 Mexborough1-1Doncaster Rovers 
 New Brompton0-1Millwall AthleticPriestfield, Gillingham
 Newcastle East End2-1Leadgate Park 
 Newstead Byron3-1Stapleford Town 
 Nomads1-4Vampires 
 Northfleet3-3Dartford 
 Northwich Victoria2-1Liverpool StanleyDrill Field, Northwich
WalkoverOswaldtwistle Rovers   Manchester City

Scratched

GIANT KILLING

 Peterborough0-13Lincoln City

 

 Port Sunlight1-5Chester

 

 Queen's Park Rangers1-1Old St Stephens

Kilburn Cricket Ground, London 

 Reading7-2Bristol St George

Caversham Cricket Ground, Reading

 Redditch Town3-3Stafford Rangers

 

 Rendel3-2Gateshead NER 
 Riddings1-2Derby Junction 
 Romford0-2Royal Engineers Training Battalion 
 Rotherham Town1-1Barnsley St Peter'sClifton Grove, Rotherham
 Royal Scots (Chatham)1-3Royal Ordnance 
 Sheepbridge Works0-6Heanor Town 
 Singers (Coventry)6-1Hereford 
 South Bank5-1Hexham Excelsior 
 South Shore3-0Horwich 
 Staveley0-5Grimsby Town 
 Stockport County2-0Liverpool South EndGreen Lane, Stockport
 Swadlincote0-2Ilkeston Town 
 Thames Ironworks0-5ChathamHermit Ground, London
 Tow Law1-0Mickley 
 Trowbridge Town1-3Swindon Town 
 Uxbridge8-1Newbury 
 Walsall1-0Dresden UnitedWest Bromwich Road, Walsall
 Warmley4-2Windsor & Eton 
 Wellington St George's1-6Burton Swifts 
 West Hartlepool NER0-8Newcastle United 
 West Herts2-1Norwich CEYMS 
WalkoverWorkington   Halliwell RoversScratched
 Worksop Town1-1Wath-upon-Dearne 
 Wrexham3-1NewtownRacecourse Ground, Wrexham
 Wrockwardine Wood3-1Brierley Hill Alliance 
 Wycombe Wanderers2-3Wolverton LNWRLoakes Park, High Wycombe
Replays
 Barnsley St Peter's3-7Rotherham TownOakwell, Barnsley
 Birkenhead LNWR1-3Fairfield 
 Dartford2-3Northfleet 
 Doncaster Rovers4-1MexboroughIntake Ground, Doncaster
 Grantham Rovers3-0Leeds 
 Old St Stephens1-0Queen's Park Rangers 
 Southport Central4-0ChorleyScarisbrick New Road, Southport
 Stafford Rangers1-3Redditch Town 
 Stourbridge1-2Kidderminster Harriers 
 Wath-upon-Dearne0-5Worksop Town 
 Weymouth3-1Bedminster 
Second qualifying round
 Bacup1-2Blackpool 
 Barking Woodville1-2Ilford 
 Belper Town1-0Derby Junction 
 Burslem Port Vale1-1Burton SwiftsAthletic Ground, Cobridge
 Chatham8-0Sittingbourne 
 Chester0-3MiddletonFaulkner Street, Chester
 Chesterfield2-0Long Eaton RangersRecreation Ground, Chesterfield
 Coalville Town0-4Kettering 
 Doncaster Rovers0-7Rotherham TownIntake Ground, Doncaster
 Fairfield5-1Stockport County 
 Grantham Rovers1-3Gainsborough Trinity 
 Gresley Rovers0-4Heanor Town 
 Ilkeston Town6-0Matlock 
 Kidderminster Harriers0-0Singers (Coventry)Aggborough, Kidderminster
 Kilnhurst1-4Grimsby Town 
 Kimberley2-1Sutton Town 
 Leicester Fosse3-1Hucknall St JohnsFilbert Street, Leicester
 Millwall Athletic5-0FolkestoneThe Athletic Grounds, London
 Newcastle United4-1MiddlesbroughSt James's Park, Newcastle 
 Newstead Byron0-0Loughborough 
 Northwich Victoria1-4Glossop Norht EndDrill Field, Northwich
 Oswaldtwistle Rovers4-2Moss Bay Exchange 
 Reading2-1Eastleigh LSWRCaversham Cricket Ground, Reading
 Rendel2-1Bishop Auckland 
 Rossendale4-1Workington 
 Royal Engineers Training Battalion0-4Royal Ordnance 
 Sheppey United4-1Northfleet 
 South Bank2-0Willington Athletic 
 Southampton St Mary's5-0MarlowAntelope Ground, Southampton
 Southport Central2-4South ShoreScarisbrick New Road, Southport
 Swindon Town2-1WarmleyThe Croft, Swindon
 Tow Law5-1Newcastle East End 
 Uxbridge2-1Weymouth 
 Vampires4-2Tottenham Hotspurmatch declared void
 Walsall4-0Redditch TownWest Bromwich Road, Walsall
 Wellington Town1-1Wrockwardine Wood 
 West Herts0-1Old St Stephens 
 Wolverton LNWR1-1Maidenhead 
 Workshop Town0-3Lincoln City 
 Wrexham3-3Crewe Alexandra

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Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Replays
 Burton Swifts1-0Burslem Port ValePeel Croft, Burton-upon-Trent
 Crewe Alexandra5-2WrexhamAlexandra Recreation Ground, Crewe
 Loughborough1-0Newstead ByronAthletic Ground, Loughborough
 Maidenhead0-0Wolverton LNWR 
 Singers (Coventry)2-1Kidderminster Harriers 
 Tottenham Hotspur2-1VampiresNorthumberland Park, London
 Wrockwardine Wood4-0Wellington Town 
2nd Replay
 Maidenhead1-0Wolverton LNWR 
Third qualifying round
 Belper Town0-0Ilkeston Town 
 Chesterfield3-0Heanor TownRecreation Ground, Chesterfield
 Gainsborough Trinity0-2Rotherham TownNortholme, Gainsborough
 Glossop North End0-2Fairfield 
 Ilford1-5Tottenham Hotspur 
 Kettering2-1LoughboroughGIANT KILLING
 Kimberley1-3Leicester Fosse 
 Lincoln City2-4Grimsby TownSincil Bank, Lincoln
 Middleton0-4Crewe Alexandra 
 Millwall Athletic4-0Sheppey UnitedThe Athletic Grounds, London
 Newcastle United5-0RendelSt James's Park, Newcastle
 Old St Stephens4-3Maidenhead 
 Rossendale3-2Oswaldtwistle Rovers 
 Royal Ordnance1-0Chatham 
 Singers (Coventry)0-2Burton Swifts 
 South Shore1-2Blackpool 
 Southampton St Mary's5-0ReadingAntelope Ground, Southampton
 Tow Law4-2South Bank 
 Uxbridge5-0Swindon Town 
 Wrockwardine Wood3-1Walsall 
Replays
 Ilkeston Town5-1Belper Town 
Fourth qualifying round
 Burton Swifts3-1Wrockwardine WoodPeel Croft, Burton-upon-Trent
 Chesterfield2-0Ilkeston TownRecreation Ground, Chesterfield
 Fairfield2-2Crewe Alexandra 
 Grimsby Town4-0Rotherham TownAbbey Park, Grimsby
 Leicester Fosse1-2KetteringFilbert Street, Leicester
 Newcastle United4-0Tow LawSt James's Park, Newcastle
 Rossendale2-4Blackpool 
 Royal Ordnance1-2Millwall Athletic 
 Southampton St Mary's3-0UxbridgeAntelope Ground, Southampton
 Tottenham Hotspur2-1Old St StephensNorthumberland Park, London
Replays
 Crewe Alexandra

4

-3FairfieldAlexandra Recreation Ground, Crewe
First round
1 February 1896Blackburn Rovers1-2West Bromwich Albion

Ewood Park, Blackburn

1 February 1896Blackpool4-1Burton Swifts

Raikes Hall, Blackpool

GIANT KILLING

1 February 1896Burnley6-1Woolwich Arsenal

Turf Moor, Burnley

1 February 1896Burton Wanderers1-1Sheffield United

Derby Turn, Burton-upon-Trent

1 February 1896Chesterfield0-4Newcastle United

Recreation Ground, Chesterfield

1 February 1896Crewe Alexandra0-4Bolton Wanderers

Alexandra Recreation Ground, Crewe

1 February 1896Darwen0-2Grimsby Town

Barley Bank, Darwen

1 February 1896Derby County4-2Aston Villa

Baseball Ground, Derby

1 February 1896Liverpool4-1Millwall Athletic

Anfield, Liverpool

1 February 1896Newton Heath2-1Kettering

Bank Street, Manchester

1 February 1896Nottingham Forest0-2Everton

Town Ground, Nottinghamn

1 February 1896Small Heath1-4Bury

Muntz Street, Birmingham

1 February 1896Southampton St Mary's2-3The Wednesday

Antelope Ground, Southampton

1 February 1896Stoke5-0Tottenham Hotspur

Victoria Ground, Stoke

1 February 1896Sunderland4-1Preston North End

Newcastle Road, Sunderland

1 February 1896Wolverhampton Wanderers2-2Notts County

Molineux, Wolverhampton

Replays
5 February 1896Notts County3-4Wolverhampton WanderersTrent Bridge, Nottingham
6 February 1896Sheffield United1-0Burton WanderersBramall Lane, Sheffield
2nd round
15 February 1896Blackpool0-2Bolton WanderersRaikes Hall, Blackpool
15 February 1896Burnley1-1StokeTurf Moor, Burnley
15 February 1896Everton3-0Sheffield UnitedGoodison Park, Liverpool
15 February 1896Grimsby Town1-1West Bromwich AlbionAbbey Park, Grimsbym
15 February 1896Newcastle United1-3BurySt James's Park, Newcastle
15 February 1896Newton Heath1-1Derby CountyBank Street, Manchester
15 February 1896The Wednesday2-1SunderlandOlive Grove, Sheffield
15 February 1896Wolverhampton Wanderers2-0LiverpoolMolineux, Wolverhampton
Replays
19 February 1896Derby County5-1Newton HeathBaseball Ground, Derby
20 February 1896Stoke7-1BurnleyVictoria Ground, Stoke
20 February 1896West Bromwich Albion3-0Grimsby TownStoney Lane, West Bromwich
Quarter-final
29 February 1896Bolton Wanderers2-0BuryPike's Lane, Bolton
29 February 1896Derby County1-0West Bromwich AlbionBaseball Ground, Derby
29 February 1896The Wednesday4-0EvertonOlive Grove, Sheffield
29 February 1896Wolverhampton Wanderers3-0StokeMolineux, Wolverhampton
Semi-finals
21 March 1896The Wednesday1-1Bolton Wanderers

Goodison Park, Liverpool

21 March 1896Wolverhampton Wanderers2-1Derby CountyWellington Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham
Replay
28 March 1896The Wednesday3-1Bolton WanderersTown Ground, Nottingham
Final
18 April 1896The Wednesday2-1Wolverhampton WanderersCrystal Palace, London
48,836Spiksley 2 (1, 18)   Black (8)Referee: W Simpson