1879–80 FA Cup
Football tournament season
Tournament details | |
---|---|
Country | England |
Teams | 54 |
Defending champions | Old Etonians |
Final positions | |
Champions | Clapham Rovers (1st title) |
Runner-up | Oxford University |
← 1878–79 1880–81 → |
The 1879–80 Football Association Challenge Cup was the ninth staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. Fifty-four teams entered, eleven more than the previous season, although five of the fifty-four never played a match.
First round
Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Finchley | 1–2 | Old Harrovians | 8 November 1879 |
Sheffield | Walkover | Queen's Park | |
Royal Engineers | 2–0 | Cambridge University | 13 November 1879 |
Maidenhead | 3–1 | Calthorpe | 25 October 1879 |
Clapham Rovers | 7–0 | Romford | 8 November 1879 |
South Norwood | 4–2 | Brentwood | 1 November 1879 |
Oxford University | 1–1 | Marlow | 6 November 1879 |
Old Etonians | Walkover | Barnes | |
Pilgrims | 5–2 | Clarence | 1 November 1879 |
Herts Rangers | 2–1 | Minerva | 15 November 1879 |
Rochester | 0–6 | Wanderers | 15 November 1879 |
Kildare | 0–3 | Gresham | 1 November 1879 |
Remnants | 1–1 | Upton Park | 15 November 1879 |
Hendon | 1–1 | Old Foresters | 8 November 1879 |
Nottingham Forest | 4–0 | Notts County | 8 November 1879 |
Eagley | 0–1 | Darwen | 1 November 1879 |
Grey Friars | 2–1 | Hanover United | 8 November 1879 |
Henley | Walkover | Reading | |
West End | Walkover | Swifts | |
Blackburn Rovers | 5–1 | Tyne Association | 1 November 1879 |
Hotspur | 1–1 | Argonauts | 8 November 1879 |
Mosquitoes | 3–1 | St Peter's Institute | 1 November 1879 |
Aston Villa | Bye | ||
Stafford Road | 2–0 | Wednesbury Strollers | 8 November 1879 |
Turton | 7–0 | Brigg | 1 November 1879 |
Providence | Bye | ||
Birmingham[1] | Walkover | Panthers | |
Acton | 0–4 | Old Carthusians | 8 November 1879 |
Replays
Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Marlow | 0–1 | Oxford University | 10 November 1879 |
Upton Park | 5–2 | Remnants | 25 November 1879 |
Old Foresters | 2–2 | Hendon | 15 November 1879 |
Hendon | 3–1 | Old Foresters | 22 November 1879 |
Argonauts | 0–1 | Hotspur | 15 November 1879 |
Second round
Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Sheffield | 3–3 | Providence | 15 December 1879 |
Royal Engineers | 4–1 | Upton Park | 23 December 1879 |
Clapham Rovers | 4–1 | South Norwood | 20 December 1879 |
Wanderers | 1–0 | Old Carthusians | 10 January 1880 |
Birmingham[1] | 0–6 | Oxford University | 19 January 1880 |
Old Etonians | Bye | ||
Pilgrims | Walkover | Herts Rangers | |
Old Harrovians | Bye | ||
Hendon | 7–1 | Mosquitos | 20 December 1879 |
Grey Friars | 9–0 | Gresham | 20 December 1879 |
Henley | 1–3 | Maidenhead | 29 November 1879 |
West End | 1–0 | Hotspur | 13 December 1879 |
Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | Darwen | 6 December 1879 |
Stafford Road | 1–1 | Aston Villa | 13 December 1879 |
Turton | 0–6 | Nottingham Forest | 13 December 1879 |
Replays
Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Sheffield | 3–0 | Providence | 29 December 1879 |
Aston Villa | 3–1 | Stafford Road | 24 January 1880 |
Third round
Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Sheffield | Bye | ||
Royal Engineers | 2–0 | Old Harrovians | 4 February 1880 |
Maidenhead | Bye | ||
Clapham Rovers | 7–0 | Pilgrims | 17 January 1880 |
Oxford University | Walkover | Aston Villa | |
Old Etonians | 3–1 | Wanderers | 24 January 1880 |
Hendon | Bye | ||
Nottingham Forest | 6–0 | Blackburn Rovers | 31 January 1880 |
Grey Friars | Bye | ||
West End | Bye |
Fourth round
Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Royal Engineers | 1–0 | Grey Friars | 18 February 1880 |
Maidenhead | 0–1 | Oxford University | 14 February 1880 |
Clapham Rovers | 2–0 | Hendon | 14 February 1880 |
Old Etonians | 5–1 | West End | 7 February 1880 |
Nottingham Forest | 2–2[note 1] | Sheffield | 19 February 1880 |
Notes
- ^ Sheffield was disqualified for not playing extra-time, in defiance of the referee's instruction: Nottingham Evening Post, 26 February 1880, p.3.
Fifth round
Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Clapham Rovers | 1–0 | Old Etonians | 21 February 1880 |
Oxford University | 1–1 | Royal Engineers | 5 March 1880 |
Nottingham Forest | Bye |
Replay
Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Oxford University | 1–0 | Royal Engineers | 15 March 1880 |
Semi-finals
Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Clapham Rovers | Bye | ||
Oxford University | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | 27 March 1880 |
Final
Score | Date | ||
---|---|---|---|
Clapham Rovers | 1–0 | Oxford University | 10 April 1880 |
References
- ^ a b No relation to Birmingham (City), Collett, Mike (2003). The Complete Record of The FA Cup. p. 134. ISBN 1-899807-19-5.
External links
- FA Cup Results Archive
- v
- t
- e
- 1871–72
- 1872–73
- 1873–74
- 1874–75
- 1875–76
- 1876–77
- 1877–78
- 1878–79
- 1879–80
- 1880–81
- 1881–82
- 1882–83
- 1883–84
- 1884–85
- 1885–86
- 1886–87
- 1887–88
- 1888–89
- 1889–90
- 1890–91
- 1891–92
- 1892–93
- 1893–94
- 1894–95
- 1895–96
- 1896–97
- 1897–98
- 1898–99
- 1899–1900
- 1900–01
- 1901–02
- 1902–03
- 1903–04
- 1904–05
- 1905–06
- 1906–07
- 1907–08
- 1908–09
- 1909–10
- 1910–11
- 1911–12
- 1912–13
- 1913–14
- 1914–15
- 1919–20
- 1920–21
- 1921–22
- 1922–23
- 1923–24
- 1924–25
- 1925–26
- 1926–27
- 1927–28
- 1928–29
- 1929–30
- 1930–31
- 1931–32
- 1932–33
- 1933–34
- 1934–35
- 1935–36
- 1936–37
- 1937–38
- 1938–39
- 1939–40
- 1945–46
- 1946–47
- 1947–48
- 1948–49
- 1949–50
- 1950–51
- 1951–52
- 1952–53
- 1953–54
- 1954–55
- 1955–56
- 1956–57
- 1957–58
- 1958–59
- 1959–60
- 1960–61
- 1961–62
- 1962–63
- 1963–64
- 1964–65
- 1965–66
- 1966–67
- 1967–68
- 1968–69
- 1969–70
- 1970–71
- 1971–72
- 1972–73
- 1973–74
- 1974–75
- 1975–76
- 1976–77
- 1977–78
- 1978–79
- 1979–80
- 1980–81
- 1981–82
- 1982–83
- 1983–84
- 1984–85
- 1985–86
- 1986–87
- 1987–88
- 1988–89
- 1989–90
- 1990–91
- 1991–92
- 1992–93
- 1993–94
- 1994–95
- 1995–96
- 1996–97
- 1997–98
- 1998–99
- 1999–2000
- 2000–01
- 2001–02
- 2002–03
- 2003–04
- 2004–05
- 2005–06
- 2006–07
- 2007–08
- 2008–09
- 2009–10
- 2010–11
- 2011–12
- 2012–13
- 2013–14
- 2014–15
- 2015–16
- 2016–17
- 2017–18
- 2018–19
- 2019–20
- 2020–21
- 2021–22
- 2022–23
- 2023–24
- 2024–25
- 1888–89
- 1889–90
- 1890–91
- 1891–92
- 1900–01
- 1901–02
- 1902–03
- 1920–21
- 1921–22
- 1922–23
- 1945–46
- 1946–47
- 1947–48
- 1948–49
- 1949–50
- 1950–51
- 1951–52
- 1952–53
- 1953–54
- 1954–55
- 1955–56
- 1956–57
- 1957–58
- 1958–59
- 1959–60
- 1960–61
- 1961–62
- 1962–63
- 1963–64
- 1964–65
- 1965–66
- 1966–67
- 1967–68
- 1968–69
- 1969–70
- 1970–71
- 1971–72
- 1972–73
- 1973–74
- 1974–75
- 1975–76
- 1976–77
- 1977–78
- 1978–79
- 1979–80
- 1980–81
- 1981–82
- 1982–83
- 1983–84
- 1984–85
- 1985–86
- 1986–87
- 1987–88
- 1988–89
- 1989–90
- 1990–91
- 1991–92
- 1992–93
- 1993–94
- 1994–95
- 1995–96
- 1996–97
- 1997–98
- 1998–99
- 1999–2000
- 2000–01
- 2001–02
- 2002–03
- 2003–04
- 2004–05
- 2005–06
- 2006–07
- 2007–08
- 2008–09
- 2009–10
- 2010–11
- 2011–12
- 2012–13
- 2013–14
- 2014–15
- 2015–16
- 2016–17
- 2017–18
- 2018–19
- 2019–20
- 2020–21
- 2021–22
- 2022–23
- 2023–24
- 2024–25
- 1872
- 1873
- 1874
- 1875
- 1876
- 1877
- 1878
- 1879
- 1880
- 1881
- 1882
- 1883
- 1884
- 1885
- 1886
- 1887
- 1888
- 1889
- 1890
- 1891
- 1892
- 1893
- 1894
- 1895
- 1896
- 1897
- 1898
- 1899
- 1900
- 1901
- 1902
- 1903
- 1904
- 1905
- 1906
- 1907
- 1908
- 1909
- 1910
- 1911
- 1912
- 1913
- 1914
- 1915
- 1920
- 1921
- 1922
- 1923
- 1924
- 1925
- 1926
- 1927
- 1928
- 1929
- 1930
- 1931
- 1932
- 1933
- 1934
- 1935
- 1936
- 1937
- 1938
- 1939
- 1946
- 1947
- 1948
- 1949
- 1950
- 1951
- 1952
- 1953
- 1954
- 1955
- 1956
- 1957
- 1958
- 1959
- 1960
- 1961
- 1962
- 1963
- 1964
- 1965
- 1966
- 1967
- 1968
- 1969
- 1970
- 1971
- 1972
- 1973
- 1974
- 1975
- 1976
- 1977
- 1978
- 1979
- 1980
- 1981
- 1982
- 1983
- 1984
- 1985
- 1986
- 1987
- 1988
- 1989
- 1990
- 1991
- 1992
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999
- 2000
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024