The 1877–78 Football Association Challenge Cup was the seventh staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. Forty-three teams entered, six more than the previous season, although four of the forty-three never played a match.

Calendar

RoundDateFixtures ClubsNew entries this roundOriginalPlaysReplaysWalkoversByes First round 27 October - 1 December 1877 21 18 2 3 1 43 → 22 42 Second round 8 - 29 December 1877 11 10 0 1 0 22 → 11 1 Third round 12 January - 16 February 1878 5 4 3 0 1 11 → 6 none Fourth round 15 February - 12 March 1878 3 3 2 0 0 6 → 3 none Semi-finals 16 March 1878 1 1 0 0 1 3 → 2 none Final 23 March 1878 1 1 0 0 0 2 → 1 none

First round

Replays

Second round

Third round

Replays

Fourth round

Replays

Semi-finals

Final

See also FA Cup FA Cup Final

References

External links England Cup 1878 at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation FA Cup 1877-78 at Steve's Footie Stats F.A. Cup 1877-78 at Footballsite.co.uk FACup 1877-78 at F.C.H.D. (Football Club History Database)