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1883–84 FA Cup

FieldValue
title1883–84 FA Cup
imageBlackburnRovers FA Cup 1883-84.jpg
captionThe Blackburn Rovers end of season photo with the FA Cup (centre)
countryEngland
Scotland
Wales
num_teams100
defending_championsBlackburn Olympic
winnersBlackburn Rovers
count1
secondQueen's Park
prev_season[1882–83](1882-83-fa-cup)
next_season[1884–85](1884-85-fa-cup)

Scotland Wales The 1883–84 Football Association Challenge Cup was the 13th staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. One hundred teams entered, sixteen more than the previous season, although three of the one hundred never played a match.

First round

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Darwen2–2Church27 October 1883
Grantham3–2Spilsby10 November 1883
Preston North EndBye
Stoke1–2Manchester10 November 1883
Reading2–2South Reading10 November 1883
Sheffield1–4Lockwood Brothers10 November 1883
Clapham Rovers*Walkover*Kildare
Windsor5–3Royal Engineers10 November 1883
SwiftsBye
Rochester2–1Uxbridge3 November 1883
Druids Wales0–1Northwich Victoria10 November 1883
Notts County3–1Sheffield Heeley10 November 1883
Hendon3–2Old Etonians10 November 1883
Old Foresters2–1Dreadnought10 November 1883
Nottingham Forest*Walkover*Redcar
Romford3–0Woodford Bridge3 November 1883
West End1–0Maidenhead10 November 1883
Blackburn Rovers7–1Southport20 October 1883
Hanover United1–6Brentwood3 November 1883
Mosquitos3–2Pilgrims10 November 1883
Stafford Road5–1Aston Unity10 November 1883
Acton0–2Upton Park10 November 1883
Calthorpe0–9Walsall Town10 November 1883
Sheffield WednesdayBye
Blackburn Olympic5–1Darwen Ramblers13 October 1883
Reading Minster1–10Old Carthusians10 November 1883
Small Heath Alliance1–1Birmingham Excelsior20 October 1883
Blackburn Park Road6–0Low Moor27 October 1883
Bolton Wanderers9–0Bolton Olympic10 November 1883
Accrington4–0Blackpool St John's10 November 1883
Wednesbury Old Athletic5–0Mitchell St George's10 November 1883
Hornchurch0–9Marlow10 November 1883
Clitheroe3–3South Shore10 November 1883
Spital1–1Rotherham Town10 November 1883
Great Lever4–1Astley Bridge20 October 1883
Halliwell2–5Eagley13 October 1883
Oswestry2–0Hartford St John's10 November 1883
Walsall Swifts1–5Aston Villa10 November 1883
Old Westminsters3–0Chatham3 November 1883
Wrexham Olympic Wales*Walkover*Liverpool Ramblers
Upton Rangers0–7Old Wykehamists10 November 1883
Bolton Association5–1Bradshaw3 November 1883
Hull Town1–3Grimsby Town3 November 1883
Wolverhampton Wanderers4–1Long Eaton Rangers27 October 1883
Rossendale2–6Irwell Springs17 November 1883
Derby MidlandBye
Davenham2–0Macclesfield Town10 November 1883
Hurst3–1Turton20 October 1883
Crewe Alexandra0–10Queen's Park Scotland6 October 1883
Middlesbrough1–5Staveley10 November 1883
West Bromwich Albion0–2Wednesbury Town10 November 1883
Padiham3–1Lower Darwen31 October 1883

Replays

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Church0–1Darwen3 November 1883
South Reading0–4Reading17 November 1883
Birmingham Excelsior3–2Small Heath Alliance10 November 1883
South Shore3–2Clitheroe24 November 1883
Rotherham Town7–2Chesterfield Spital17 November 1883

Second round

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Darwen1–2Blackburn Olympic1 December 1883
Grantham4–0Grimsby Town26 November 1883
Preston North End4–1Great Lever1 December 1883
Reading1–0West End1 December 1883
Clapham Rovers7–0Rochester1 December 1883
Queen's Park Scotland15–0Manchester1 December 1883
Upton ParkBye
Windsor0–1Old Wykehamists1 December 1883
Swifts2–0Marlow1 December 1883
Notts County3–0Nottingham Forest1 December 1883
EagleyBye
Romford3–1Mosquitos1 December 1883
BrentwoodBye
Stafford Road0–5Aston Villa1 December 1883
Old Carthusians2–7Old Foresters24 November 1883
Staveley3–1Sheffield Wednesday1 December 1883
Blackburn Park Road2–3Accrington was disqualified for fielding a professional, and Park Road, anticipating defeat by Blackburn Olympic, withdrew from the competition.Accrington24 November 1883
Bolton Wanderers3–0Bolton Association1 December 1883
Wednesbury Old Athletic4–2Wolverhampton Wanderers1 December 1883
Lockwood Brothers3–1Rotherham Town1 December 1883
Walsall Town2–2Wednesbury Town1 December 1883
Northwich Victoria5–1Davenham Wales24 November 1883
South Shore0–7Blackburn Rovers1 December 1883
Old Westminsters2–1Hendon1 December 1883
Wrexham Olympic Wales3–4Oswestry1 December 1883
Hurst3–2After a protest that a Hurst player had been wearing metal plates in his boots, the FA ordered a replay, but Hurst failed to turn up, so Irwell Springs was put into the third round: Bolton Evening News, 29 December 1883, p. 3Irwell Springs1 December 1883
PadihamBye
Birmingham Exclesior1–1Derby Midland1 December 1883

Replays

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Wednesbury Town6–0Walsall Town8 December 1883
Irwell Springs*Walkover*Hurst
Derby Midland2–1Birmingham Excelsior15 December 1883

Third round

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Grantham1–4Notts County20 December 1883
Preston North End9–1Eagley29 December 1883
Reading1–6Upton Park22 December 1883
Clapham Rovers1–2Swifts22 December 1883
Old WykehamistsBye
Old ForestersBye
Romford1–4Brentwood29 December 1883
Blackburn Rovers3–0Padiham29 December 1883
Blackburn Olympic*Walkover*Blackburn Park Road
Staveley1–0Lockwood Brothers29 December 1883
Bolton Wanderers8–1Irwell Springs29 December 1883
Wednesbury Old Athletic4–7Aston Villa29 December 1883
Northwich VictoriaBye
Oswestry1–7Queen's Park Scotland29 December 1883
Old WestminstersBye
Wednesbury Town1–0Derby Midland29 December 1883

Fourth round

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Preston North End1–1The FA upheld an Upton Park protest that Preston had fielded ineligible professionals, and disqualified Preston.Upton Park19 January 1884
Queen's Park Scotland6–1Aston Villa19 January 1884
Swifts2–1Old Foresters19 January 1884
Notts County2–2Bolton Wanderers19 January 1884
Blackburn Rovers5–1Staveley19 January 1884
Blackburn Olympic6–0Old Wykehamists19 January 1884
Northwich Victoria3–0Brentwood19 January 1884
Old Westminsters5–0Wednesbury Town19 January 1884

Replay

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Bolton Wanderers1–2Notts County2 February 1884

Fifth round

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Upton Park0–3Blackburn Rovers9 February 1884
Notts County1–1Swifts9 February 1884
Blackburn Olympic9–1Northwich Victoria9 February 1884
Old Westminsters0–1Queen's Park Scotland9 February 1884

Replay

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Swifts0–1Notts County14 February 1884

Semi finals

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Queen's Park Scotland4–0Blackburn Olympic1 March 1884
Blackburn Rovers1–0Notts County1 March 1884

Final

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Blackburn Rovers[2–1](1884-fa-cup-final)Queen's Park Scotland29 March 1884

Notes

References

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