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1889–90 FA Cup

Football tournament

Football tournament

FieldValue
title1889–90 FA Cup
countryEngland
Wales
Ireland
defending_championsPreston North End
winnersBlackburn Rovers
count4
secondThe Wednesday
prev_season[1888–89](1888-89-fa-cup)
next_season[1890–91](1890-91-fa-cup)

Wales Ireland The 1889–90 FA Cup was the 19th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup). Blackburn Rovers won the competition for the fourth time, beating The Wednesday 6–1 in the final at Kennington Oval. The match total of seven goals remains the record (equalled in the 1953 final) for the highest number of goals scored in an FA Cup final. Blackburn's own score of six goals remains the record (equalled by Bury in 1903 and by Manchester City in 2019) for the most by one team in an FA Cup final.

Qualifying rounds

This season's competition saw all Football League clubs granted exemption through to the first round proper. The 10 non-League clubs progressing from the qualifying rounds were Chester, South Shore, Sheffield United, Derby Midland, Lincoln City, Distillery, Newcastle West End, Small Heath, Swifts and Clapton. South Shore and Small Heath had come through the qualifying rounds of the previous season's competition but, of the others, only Sheffield United was featuring at this stage for the first time. Newcastle West End was appearing in the first round for the last time before folding and being absorbed into Newcastle United in 1892.

Distillery's heavy loss to Bolton Wanderers at Pike's Lane also marked the final appearance by an Irish team in the FA Cup competition proper.

In order to bring the number of teams up to 32, a further 10 non-League clubs were given byes to the first round. These were Newton Heath, Old Westminsters, Sunderland, The Wednesday, Sunderland Albion, Bootle, Old Carthusians, Nottingham Forest, Grimsby Town and Birmingham St George's.

For information on all matches played from the first round qualifying to the fourth round qualifying, see 1889–90 FA Cup qualifying rounds.

First round proper

Home clubScoreAway clubDate
Preston North End6–1Newton Heath18 January 1890
Stoke3–0Old Westminsters18 January 1890
Blackburn Rovers4–2Sunderland18 January 1890
The Wednesday6–1Swifts18 January 1890
Bootle1–3 *Sunderland Albion disqualified*Sunderland Albion18 January 1890
Bolton Wanderers10–2Distillery18 January 1890
Accrington3–1 *Match void*West Bromwich Albion18 January 1890
South Shore2–4Aston Villa18 January 1890
Wolverhampton Wanderers2–0Old Carthusians18 January 1890
Derby Midland3–0Nottingham Forest18 January 1890
Lincoln City2–0Chester18 January 1890
Everton11–2Derby County18 January 1890
Newcastle West End1–2Grimsby Town18 January 1890
Birmingham St George's4–4Notts County18 January 1890
Small Heath3–1Clapton18 January 1890
Sheffield United2–1Burnley18 January 1890

Replays

Home clubScoreAway clubDate
Accrington3–0West Bromwich Albion25 January 1890
Notts County6–2Birmingham St George's25 January 1890

Second round proper

Home clubScoreAway clubDate
Preston North End4–0Lincoln City1 February 1890
Stoke4–2Everton1 February 1890
Notts County4–1Aston Villa1 February 1890
Blackburn Rovers3–0Grimsby Town1 February 1890
The Wednesday2–1Accrington1 February 1890
Bootle2–1Derby Midland1 February 1890
Bolton Wanderers13–0Sheffield United1 February 1890
Wolverhampton Wanderers2–1Small Heath1 February 1890

Third round proper

Home clubScoreAway clubDate
Preston North End2–3Bolton Wanderers15 February 1890
The Wednesday5–0 *Match void*Notts County15 February 1890
Bootle0–7Blackburn Rovers15 February 1890
Wolverhampton Wanderers4–0 *Match void*Stoke15 February 1890

Replays

Home clubScoreAway clubDate
The Wednesday2–3 *Match void*Notts County22 February 1890
The Wednesday2–1Notts County3 March 1890
Wolverhampton Wanderers8–0Stoke22 February 1890

Semi-finals

ScoreDateVenue
Blackburn Rovers1–0Wolverhampton Wanderers
The Wednesday2–1Bolton Wanderers

Final

Home clubScoreAway clubDate
Blackburn Rovers[6–1](1890-fa-cup-final)The Wednesday29 March 1890

References

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