Season 1887-1888

Cup Results

Football Association Challenge Cup

First Round


Saturday October 8th, 1887
Great Marlow Great Marlow 4-1 South Reading South Reading
Hitchin Hitchin 2-5 Old Wykehamists Old Wykehamists
Old Brightonians Old Brightonians 1-0 Swindon Town Swindon
Old Etonians Old Etonians 4-2 Lancing Old Boys Lancing Old Boys
Saturday October 15th, 1887
Accrington Accrington 11-0 Rossendale Rossendale
Basford Rovers Basford Rovers 3-2 Lincoln Albion Lincoln Albion
Belper Town Belper Town 2-3 The Wednesday The Wednesday
Bootle Bootle 6-0 Workington Workington
Burton Swifts Burton Swifts 7-0 Southfield Southfield
Chatham United Chatham United 5-1 Luton Town Luton Town
Chester Chester 2-3 Davenham Davenham
Chirk Chirk 4-1 Chester St. Oswald's Chester St. Oswald's
Cleethorpes Town (1880) Cleethorpes Town 0-4 Grimsby Town Grimsby Town
Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra 5-0 Druids Druids
Crusaders Crusaders 9-0 Lyndhurst Lyndhurst
Derby Junction Derby Junction 3-2 Derby St. Luke's Derby St. Luke's
Ecclesfield Ecclesfield 4-1 Derby Midland Derby Midland
Elswick Rangers Elswick Rangers 3-3 Bishop Auckland Church Institute Bishop Auckland Church Institute
Fleetwood Rangers Fleetwood Rangers 4-1 West Manchester West Manchester
Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough 7-0 Boston Boston
Gateshead Association Gateshead Association 0-3 Darlington Darlington
Grantham Grantham 4-0 Lincoln Lindum Lincoln Lindum
Hendon Hendon 2-4 Old Harrovians Old Harrovians
Higher Walton Higher Walton 8-1 Heywood Central Heywood Central
Leek Leek 2-2 Northwich Victoria Northwich Victoria
Lincoln City Lincoln City 4-1 Horncastle Town Horncastle Town
Liverpool Stanley Liverpool Stanley 1-5 Halliwell Halliwell
London Caledonians London Caledonians 1-6 Old Foresters Old Foresters
Long Eaton Rangers Long Eaton Rangers 6-3 Park Grange Park Grange
Macclesfield Macclesfield 1-3 Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town
Matlock Matlock 2-3 Rotherham Town Rotherham Town
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 4-0 Whitburn Whitburn
Newcastle West End Newcastle West End 5-1 Redcar Redcar
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 2-1 Notts Swifts Notts Swifts
Notts County Notts County 9-0 Lincoln Ramblers Lincoln Ramblers
Notts Rangers Notts Rangers 10-1 Jardines Jardines
Old Carthusians Old Carthusians 5-0 Hanover United Hanover United
Old St. Mark's Old St. Mark's 7-2 East Sheen East Sheen
Old Westminsters Old Westminsters 4-1 Clapton Clapton
Oldbury Town Oldbury Town 0-4 Aston Villa Aston Villa
Over Wanderers Over Wanderers 3-1 Wellington St. George's Wellington St. George's
Owlerton Owlerton 2-1 Eckington Works Eckington Works
Preston North End Preston North End 26-0 Hyde Hyde
Rawtenstall Rawtenstall 1-3 Darwen Darwen
Royal Engineers Royal Engineers 3-0 Rochester Rochester
Scarborough Scarborough 3-5 Shankhouse Shankhouse
Sheffield Sheffield 1-3 Lockwood Brothers Lockwood Brothers
Sheffield Heeley Sheffield Heeley 9-0 Attercliffe Attercliffe
Small Heath Alliance Small Heath Alliance 6-1 Aston Unity Aston Unity
South Bank South Bank 3-2 Newcastle East End Newcastle East End
Staveley Staveley 1-2 Derby County Derby County
Stoke Stoke 1-0 Burslem Port Vale Burslem Port Vale
Swifts Swifts 3-1 Maidenhead Maidenhead
Walsall Swifts Walsall Swifts 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves
Walsall Town Walsall Town 1-2 Mitchell St. George's Mitchell St. George's
West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 7-1 Wednesbury Old Athletic Wednesbury Old Ath.
REPLAY
Saturday October 22nd, 1887
Bishop Auckland Church Institute Bishop Auckland Church Institute 0-2 Elswick Rangers Elswick Rangers
Great Bridge Unity Great Bridge Unity 1-1 Stafford Road Stafford Road
Llangollen Town Llangollen Town 0-2 Oswestry Town Oswestry Town
Morpeth Harriers Morpeth Harriers 2-3 Sunderland Sunderland
Northwich Victoria Northwich Victoria 4-2 Leek Leek
Notts Olympic Notts Olympic 1-2 Mellors Mellors
Oswaldtwistle Rovers Oswaldtwistle Rovers 1-4 Witton Witton
Warwick County Warwick County 0-5 Birmingham Excelsior Birmingham Excelsior
Watford Rovers Watford Rovers 3-1 Chesham Chesham
Saturday October 29th, 1887
Everton Everton 2-2 Bolton Wanderers Bolton
SECOND REPLAY
Saturday November 12th, 1887
Everton Everton 1-1 Bolton Wanderers Bolton

Second Round


Saturday October 29th, 1887
Crusaders Crusaders 3-2 Old Wykehamists Old Wykehamists
Saturday November 5th, 1887
Accrington Accrington 3-2 Burnley Burnley
Astley Bridge Astley Bridge 0-4 Halliwell Halliwell
Blackburn Olympic Blackburn Olympic 1-5 Blackburn Rovers Blackburn
Bootle Bootle 1-1 South Shore South Shore
Burton Swifts Burton Swifts 2-5 Great Bridge Unity Great Bridge Unity
Chatham United Chatham United 3-1 Royal Engineers Royal Engineers
Chirk Chirk 10-2 Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town
Darlington Darlington 4-3 Elswick Rangers Elswick Rangers
Darwen Darwen 2-0 Church Church
Derby County Derby County 6-0 Ecclesfield Ecclesfield
Derby Junction Derby Junction 3-2 Rotherham Town Rotherham Town
Distillery Distillery 2-4 Witton Witton
Dulwich Dulwich 2-1 Hotspur Hotspur
Fleetwood Rangers Fleetwood Rangers 1-3 Higher Walton Higher Walton
Great Marlow Great Marlow 2-3 Old Foresters Old Foresters
Lincoln City Lincoln City 2-1 Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough
Long Eaton Rangers Long Eaton Rangers 1-2 The Wednesday The Wednesday
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 4-1 South Bank South Bank
Mitchell St. George's Mitchell St. George's 0-1 West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion
Northwich Victoria Northwich Victoria 0-1 Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 2-0 Mellors Mellors
Notts Rangers Notts Rangers 4-0 Grantham Grantham
Old Etonians Old Etonians 3-2 Old St. Mark's Old St. Mark's
Old Harrovians Old Harrovians 0-4 Old Brightonians Old Brightonians
Old Westminsters Old Westminsters 8-1 Millwall Rovers Millwall Rovers
Over Wanderers Over Wanderers 0-2 Stoke Stoke
Owlerton Owlerton 1-0 Sheffield Heeley Sheffield Heeley
Preston North End Preston North End 9-1 Bolton Wanderers Bolton
Small Heath Alliance Small Heath Alliance 0-4 Aston Villa Aston Villa
Sunderland Sunderland 3-1 Newcastle West End Newcastle West End
Watford Rovers Watford Rovers 1-3 Old Carthusians Old Carthusians
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves 3-0 Aston Shakespeare Aston Shakespeare
Wrexham Wrexham 1-2 Davenham Davenham
REPLAY
Saturday November 12th, 1887
South Shore South Shore 0-3 Bootle Bootle

Third Round


Saturday November 19th, 1887
Davenham Davenham 2-2 Chirk Chirk
Derby Junction Derby Junction 2-1 Lockwood Brothers Lockwood Brothers
Thursday November 24th, 1887
Old Carthusians Old Carthusians 5-0 Old Brightonians Old Brightonians
Saturday November 26th, 1887
Accrington Accrington 1-3 Blackburn Rovers Blackburn
Crusaders Crusaders 4-0 Chatham United Chatham United
Darlington Darlington 0-2 Shankhouse Shankhouse
Darwen Darwen 1-1 Witton Witton
Derby County Derby County 6-2 Owlerton Owlerton
Dulwich Dulwich 1-3 Swifts Swifts
Great Bridge Unity Great Bridge Unity 2-1 Birmingham Excelsior Birmingham Excelsior
Grimsby Town Grimsby Town 2-0 Lincoln City Lincoln City
Higher Walton Higher Walton 1-6 Bootle Bootle
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 2-2 Sunderland Sunderland
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 2-1 Notts County Notts County
Old Etonians Old Etonians 7-2 Old Westminsters Old Westminsters
Stoke Stoke 3-0 Oswestry Oswestry
West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves
Saturday December 3rd, 1887
Preston North End Preston North End 4-0 Halliwell Halliwell
REPLAY
Saturday November 26th, 1887
Chirk Chirk 6-1 Davenham Davenham
Saturday December 3rd, 1887
Witton Witton 0-2 Darwen Darwen

Fourth Round


Saturday December 10th, 1887
Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Swifts Swifts
Saturday December 17th, 1887
Crusaders Crusaders 0-1 The Wednesday The Wednesday
Darwen Darwen 3-1 Notts Rangers Notts Rangers
Great Bridge Unity Great Bridge Unity 1-2 Bootle Bootle
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 6-0 Old Etonians Old Etonians
Old Foresters Old Foresters 4-2 Grimsby Town Grimsby Town
Shankhouse Shankhouse 0-9 Aston Villa Aston Villa

Fifth Round


Saturday December 31st, 1887
Chirk Chirk 0-1 Derby Junction Derby Junction
Saturday January 7th, 1888
Aston Villa Aston Villa 1-3 Preston North End Preston North End
Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Derby County Derby County
Darwen Darwen 0-3 Blackburn Rovers Blackburn
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 4-0 Old Foresters Old Foresters
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 2-4 The Wednesday The Wednesday
Old Carthusians Old Carthusians 2-0 Bootle Bootle
West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 4-1 Stoke Stoke

Sixth Round


Saturday January 28th, 1888
Derby Junction Derby Junction 2-1 Blackburn Rovers Blackburn
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 0-2 Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra
West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 4-2 Old Carthusians Old Carthusians
Monday January 30th, 1888
The Wednesday The Wednesday 1-3 Preston North End Preston North End

Semi Final


Saturday February 18th, 1888
Preston North End Preston North End 4-0 Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra
West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 3-0 Derby Junction Derby Junction

Final


Saturday March 24th, 1888
West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Preston North End Preston North End