1876–77 FA Cup

The 1876–77 Football Association Challenge Cup was the sixth edition of the annual FA Cup, the oldest national football tournament in the world. Entrants increased to 37 teams, 5 more than the previous season; 8 would never contest a match. It began on 14 October 1876 and ended at the final on 24 March 1877

Wanderers successfully defended its third FA Cup in the Final on 24 March 1877 in Kennington Oval defeating Oxford University, 2–1 . 3,000 attended.

Format First round: 36 teams (Queen's Park getting a bye) played. Second round: 18 teams (with Queen's Park still having a bye) played. Third round: 10 remaining teams played a game. Fourth Round: 4 teams, with Wanderers getting a bye played for a spot in the semi-finals. Semi-finals: 2 of the 3 remaining teams would play for a chance to play Oxford University (after getting a bye) in the final. Final: Oxford University faced the semi-final for the chance to win their second FA Cup.

Calendar

RoundDateFixtures ClubsNew entries this roundOriginalPlaysReplaysWalkoversByes First round 14 October - 11 November 1876 18 11 0 7 1 37 → 19 36 Second round 29 November - 16 December 1876 9 9 0 0 1 19 → 10 none Third round 20 January - 3 February 1877 5 4 1 1 0 10 → 5 1 Fourth round 17 February - 10 March 1877 2 2 1 1 0 5 → 3 none Semi-finals 20 March 1877 1 1 0 1 0 3 → 2 none Final 24 March 1877 1 1 0 0 0 2 → 1 none

First round

Second round

Third round

Replay

Fourth round

Replay

Semi-finals

Final

1876–77 FA Cup

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