The 1886–87 Football Association Challenge Cup was the 16th FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. One hundred and twenty-eight teams entered, two fewer than the previous season, in addition to four of the one hundred and twenty-eight never playing a match.
Rejected entries
The Football Association rejected entries from the following clubs for being received too late:
Aston Shakespeare Bury Eckington Works Hurst Lancing Old Boys Romford Sheffield Wednesday Stafford Rangers Stafford Road Walsall Swifts Wellington Town
One consequence of this was that a number of Sheffield Wednesday players registered to play with Lockwood Brothers instead, resulting in the works side's best FA Cup run.
First round Home club Score Away club Date Clapton 0–5 Crusaders 23 October 1886 Darwen 7–1 Heart of Midlothian 30 October 1886 South Bank 0–4 Gainsborough Trinity 30 October 1886 Stoke 10–1 Carnarvon Wanderers 30 October 1886 Sheffield 0–3 Notts Rangers 30 October 1886 Clapham Rovers 0–6 Old Brightonians 30 October 1886 Queen's Park 0–3 Preston North End 30 October 1886 Upton Park 9–0 1st Surrey Rifles 23 October 1886 Old Etonians 1–0 Royal Engineers 30 October 1886 Swifts 13–0 Luton Wanderers 23 October 1886 Rochester 0–2 Marlow 23 October 1886 Old Wykehamists 3–0 Hanover United 30 October 1886 Old Harrovians 0–4 Old Westminsters 30 October 1886 Notts County 13–0 Basford Rovers 30 October 1886 Hendon 1–2 London Caledonians 30 October 1886 Old Foresters Walkover * Cannon Nottingham Forest 3–0 Notts Olympic 30 October 1886 Blackburn Rovers Walkover Halliwell Hotspur 3–1 Luton Town 23 October 1886 Aston Villa 13–0 Wednesbury Old Athletic 30 October 1886 Old Carthusians 2–1 Reading 23 October 1886 Blackburn Olympic 1–3 Partick Thistle 23 October 1886 Astley Bridge 3–3 Burnley 23 October 1886 Staveley 7–0 Attercliffe 30 October 1886 Small Heath Alliance 1–3 Mitchell St. George's 30 October 1886 Sheffield Heeley 1–4 Grimsby Town 30 October 1886 Bootle 2–4 Great Lever 16 October 1886 Blackburn Park Road 2–2 Cliftonville 9 October 1886 Bolton Wanderers 5–3 South Shore 30 October 1886 Lockwood Brothers 1–0 Long Eaton Rangers 30 October 1886 Chatham Walkover Bournemouth Rovers Northwich Victoria 10–0 Furness Vale Rovers 30 October 1886 Church 1–1 Rawtenstall 30 October 1886 Aston Unity 1–4 Derby County 30 October 1886 South Reading 0–2 Maidenhead 30 October 1886 Redcar 4–0 Tyne Association 30 October 1886 Wrexham Olympic 1–4 Crewe Alexandra 23 October 1886 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6–0 Matlock 30 October 1886 West Bromwich Albion 6–0 Burton Wanderers 30 October 1886 Birmingham Excelsior 3–3 Derby Midland 30 October 1886 Leek 2–1 Druids 23 October 1886 Sunderland 2–1 Match void Newcastle West End 30 October 1886 Derby St Luke's 3–3 Walsall Town 30 October 1886 Darwen Old Wanderers 1–4 Cowlairs 23 October 1886 Goldenhill 4–2 Match void Macclesfield Town 30 October 1886 Casuals 2–4 Dulwich 30 October 1886 Chirk 8–1 Hartford St John's 23 October 1886 Oswaldtwistle Rovers 2–3 Witton 23 October 1886 Burton Swifts 0–1 Crosswell's Brewery 30 October 1886 Bollington 2–8 Oswestry 30 October 1886 Burslem Port Vale 1–1 Davenham 30 October 1886 Lincoln Lindum 0–1 Grantham 23 October 1886 Third Lanark 5–0 Higher Walton 16 October 1886 Horncastle 2–0 Darlington 30 October 1886 Rangers Walkover *** Everton 30 October 1886 Chesham 4–2 Lyndhurst 30 October 1886 Wellington St George's 0–1 Derby Junction 30 October 1886 Fleetwood Rangers Walkover ** Newton Heath 30 October 1886 Renton 1–0 Accrington 30 October 1886 Bishop Auckland Church Institute 0–1 Middlesbrough 30 October 1886 Cleethorpes Town 2–1 Mellors 30 October 1886 Swindon Town 1–0 Watford Rovers 23 October 1886
[*] The Cannon side (from Tottenham) had entered the competition without being registered with the Football Association, so was ineligible to play
[**] Newton Heath turned up for the match with several ineligible players, and so scratched before the game; the sides played a friendly, which ended 2-2.
[***] Due to a number of their first-team being ineligible to play, Everton scratched to Rangers and played a friendly match instead, with Rangers winning 1-0
Replays Home club Score Away club Date Burnley 2–2 Burnley disqualified Astley Bridge 30 October 1886 Cliftonville 7–2 Blackburn Park Road 23 October 1886 Rawtenstall 1–7 Church 13 November 1886 Derby Midland 2–1 Birmingham Excelsior 13 November 1886 Newcastle West End 1–0 Sunderland 13 November 1886 Walsall Town 6–1 Derby St Luke's 13 November 1886 Macclesfield Town 2–3 Goldenhill 13 November 1886 Burslem Port Vale 3–0 Davenham 13 November 1886
Second round Home club Score Away club Date Chester 1–0 Chester disqualified Goldenhill 20 November 1886 Darwen Walkover Astley Bridge Grantham 3–2 Redcar 20 November 1886 Preston North End 6–0 Witton 13 November 1886 Marlow 4–0 Upton Park 20 November 1886 Maidenhead 2–3 Dulwich 20 November 1886 Swifts 7–1 Swindon Town 20 November 1886 Old Wykehamists 0–1 London Caledonians 20 November 1886 Notts County 3–3 Notts Rangers 13 November 1886 Old Foresters Bye Nottingham Forest 2–2 Grimsby Town 13 November 1886 Aston Villa 6–1 Derby Midland 20 November 1886 Old Carthusians 4–2 Crusaders 13 November 1886 Staveley 4–0 Rotherham Town 20 November 1886 Chatham 1–0 Hotspur 20 November 1886 Walsall Town ByeHorncastleBye Northwich Victoria 0–0 Chirk 13 November 1886 Great Lever 1–3 Cliftonville 13 November 1886 Wolverhampton Wanderers 14–0 Crosswell's Brewery 13 November 1886 Rossendale 2–10 Cowlairs 20 November 1886 Crewe Alexandra 6–4 Stoke 20 November 1886 Middlesbrough 1–1 Lincoln City 20 November 1886 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Derby Junction 20 November 1886 Leek 4–2 Oswestry 20 November 1886 Derby County 1–2 Mitchell St George's 20 November 1886 Old Brightonians 1–1 Old Westminsters 16 November 1886 Burslem Port Vale Bye Third Lanark 2–3 Bolton Wanderers 13 November 1886 Rangers 2–1 Church 21 November 1886 Chesham 1–7 Old Etonians 20 November 1886 Partick Thistle 7–0 Fleetwood Rangers 20 November 1886 Renton 2–2 Blackburn Rovers 20 November 1886 Cleethorpes Town 1–4 Lockwood Brothers 20 November 1886 Newcastle West End 2–6 Gainsborough Trinity 20 November 1886
Replays Home club Score Away club Date Notts County 5–0 Notts Rangers 20 November 1886 Grimsby Town 0–1 Nottingham Forest 20 November 1886 Chirk 3–0 Northwich Victoria 20 November 1886 Lincoln City 2–0 Middlesbrough 27 November 1886 Old Westminsters 3–0 Old Brightonians 20 November 1886 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Renton 4 December 1886
Third round Home club Score Away club Date Darwen 4–3 Bolton Wanderers 11 December 1886 Marlow 3–0 Dulwich 11 December 1886 Old Etonians 0–3 Old Westminsters 11 December 1886 Swifts Bye Aston Villa 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 December 1886 Old Carthusians walkover London Caledonians Staveley 0–3 Notts County 11 December 1886 Lockwood Brothers 2–1 Nottingham Forest 11 December 1886 Chatham 1–4 Old Foresters 11 December 1886 Walsall Town 2–7 Mitchell St George's 11 December 1886 Crewe Alexandra Bye West Bromwich Albion Bye Leek 2–2 Burslem Port Vale 11 December 1886 Chirk 0–0 Goldenhill 11 December 1886 Horncastle 2–0 Grantham 9 December 1886 Rangers 3–2 Cowlairs 4 December 1886 Gainsborough Trinity 2–2 Lincoln City 11 December 1886 Renton 0–2 Preston North End 11 December 1886 Cliftonville 1-11 Partick Thistle 4 December 1886
Replays Home club Score Away club Date Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Aston Villa 15 January 1887 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–3 Aston Villa 22 January 1887 Aston Villa 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 29 January 1887 Burslem Port Vale 1–3 Leek 20 January 1887 Chirk Walkover Goldenhill Lincoln City 1–0 Gainsborough Trinity 24 January 1887
Fourth round Home club Score Away club Date Darwen Bye Preston North End Bye Marlow Bye Swifts 0–2 Old Foresters 15 January 1887 Notts County Bye Aston Villa Bye Old Carthusians Bye Mitchell St George's 0–1 West Bromwich Albion 15 January 1887 Lockwood Brothers Bye Old Westminsters Bye Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Leek 29 January 1887 Lincoln City Bye Chirk Bye Horncastle Bye Rangers Bye Partick Thistle Bye
Fifth round Home club Score Away club Date Notts County 5–2 Marlow 29 January 1887 Old Foresters 0–3 Preston North End 29 January 1887 Aston Villa 5–0Horncastle F.C. 5 February 1887 Lockwood Brothers 0–1 Match void West Bromwich Albion 29 January 1887 Old Westminsters 1–0 Partick Thistle 29 January 1887 Leek 0–2 Old Carthusians 5 February 1887 Chirk 1–2 Darwen 22 January 1887 Rangers 3–0 Lincoln City 29 January 1887
Replay Home club Score Away club Date West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Lockwood Brothers 12 February 1887
Sixth Round Home club Score Away club Date Notts County 1–4 West Bromwich Albion 19 February 1887 Aston Villa 3–2 Darwen 12 February 1887 Old Carthusians 1–2 Preston North End 2 March 1887 Rangers 5–1 Old Westminsters 19 February 1887
Semi-finals Home ClubScoreAway ClubDateVenueAston Villa3–1Rangers 5 March 1887English Semi-final Cup Tie. Aston Villa V. Glasgow Rangers. The Glasgow Herald, 7 March 1887West Bromwich Albion3–1Preston North End5 March 1887
Final
Home club Score Away club Date Aston Villa 2–0 West Bromwich Albion 2 April 1887
References
FA Cup Results Archive