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FA Cup Progress Chart 1871-72 To 1887-88

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FA Cup Progress Chart 1871-72 to 1887-88 (17 Seasons Pre-Football League Era)

The Football Association Challenge Cup – FA Cup- is the oldest football competition in the world beginning with FA Cup 1871–1872 season.
The chart lists the round by round progress of every club who entered the FA Cup in 1871 to the formation of the Football League in 1888. The Wanders won the first 1871-72 FA cup and subsequently four more times till the formation of the football league in 1888.
Total times in FA Cup last 64 is shown.

WIN = FA Cup Winners (Red); FIN = Finalist (Pink); SEMI =  Semi-Finalist (Green)

FA Cup Quarter Finalists (today’s 6th Round); FA Cup Round of 16 (today’s 5th Round); FA Cup Round of 32 (today’s 4th Round); FA Cup Round of 64 (today’s 3rd Round)

SEASON 1871-72 to 1887-887172737475767778798081828384858687Total times in FA Cup Last 64
TEAM7273747576777879808182838485868788WINFINSEMI8163264Totals
WANDERERSWINWINR3R3WINWINWINR1R352119
ROYAL ENGINEERSFINR3FINWINR3R4FINR2R5R4R4R41334112
CRYSTAL PALACE (*1)SEMIR1R1R1R211215
QUEEN'S PARK (Scotland)SEMISEMIR3R2FINFIN22116
HAMPSTEAD HEATHENSQF11
BARNESR2R1R2R2R1R2R3R3R25229
CLAPHAM ROVERSR2R2SEMIR3R3R2R3FINWINR5R5R3R3111423113
DONINGTON SCHOOLR211
HITCHINR2R1R1R11214
MAIDENHEADR2QFR3R3R2R2R1R4R2R4341210
CIVIL SERVICER1R1R1R2R11315
MARLOWR1R1R1R1R1R3R2R1R4SEMIR4R2R3R5145414
REIGATE PROIRYR1R1R1R2R2R12226
UPTON PARK (*2)R1R1R1R1R2R4R4R2R2R4R5R2R5R3424414
HARROW CHEQUERSR1R1R133
OXFORD UNIVERSITYFINWINSEMISEMIFINR4R4FIN13228
WINDSOR HOME PARKR3R2R3R22114
SOUTH NORWOODR2R1R1R2R2R1R2R21528
1st SURREY RIFLESR2R1R1R1R2415
SWIFTSSEMIR1SEMIR2R2R4R3R3R4R5R4SEMIR4R4321814
SHEFFIELD (*3)R3R1R3R3R4R2R4R2R2R3322310
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITYR2R2R3SEMIR3R31146
PILGRIMSR2R2R1R3R2R2R3R2R23429
UXBRIDGER2R1112
HIGH WYCOMBER2R1R1R1R21315
TROJANSR2R1112
WOODFORD WELLSR2R3R11113
BRONDESBURYR1R122
AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUBR111
SOUTHALLR1R2R1R2134
SHROPSHIRE WANDERERSR1SEMIR1R2R11315
GITANOSR111
FARNINGHAMR1R122
OLD ETONIANSR1FINFINR1WINR5FINWINFINR6R3R42422212
LEYTON (*4)R1R2R1R1R11135
PANTHERSR1R2R2R1R21315
HERTS RANGERSR2R1R1R1R2R31146
RAMBLERSR1R1R1R1134
CLYDESDALE (Scotland)R111
FOREST SCHOOLR1R2R1R2314
105th REGIMENTR1R2R1R1224
ROCHESTERR1R3R1R1R3R21236
OLD WYKEHAMISTSR1R1R4R3134
OLD HARROVIANSR1SEMIR3R3R2R411226
SAFFRON WALDEN TOWNR1R122
SAXONSR111
OLD SALOPIANSR111
DRUIDSR1R3R5R411114
READING HORNETSR1R122
WOOD GRANGER1R122
HIGHBURY UNIONR1R122
GRESHAMR1R222
REMNENTSR3R322
DARWENR2R4R2SEMIR4R3R2R4R6R51223210
READING R2R2R2R4R2R31326
OLD FORESTERSR2R1R5R4R5R513116
HAWKSR2R1112
MANCHESTER (*5)R1R222
GRANTHAMR1R1R2R2R3R3156
ST MARK'SR111
HENDONR1R1R4R2R5R21146
SOUTHILL PARKR1R122
NOTTS COUNTYR1R1R3R3SEMISEMIR6R5R6R32212310
ST STEPHEN'SR111
MINERVAR1R3112
NOTTINGHAM FORESTSEMISEMIR2R3R2SEMIR3R3R531149
EAGLEYR2R4R3123
ROMFORDR2R5R2R3R4R31326
GREY FRIARSR2R4R4213
BIRCHR111
FINCHLEYR111
WEDNESBURY STROLLERSR1R222
RUNNYMEDER111
UNITYR111
BRENTWOODR1R2R4R61124
WEST ENDR4R2R2R2134
ASTON VILLAR3R4R4R5R4R3WINR5114118
BLACKBURN ROVERSR3R2FINR2WINWINWINR6311128
SHEFFIELD PROVIDENCER211
OLD CARTHUSIANSR2WINR3SEMIR2SEMIR5R6R61221118
BIRMINGHAM (*6)R211
MOSQUITOSR2R222
HENLEYR211
HOTSPUR (*7)R2R4112
STAFFORD ROADR2R5R2R2134
TURTONR2R3R3213
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAYR4SEMIR4R2R3R611226
RANGERS (Scotland)R3SEMI112
READING ABBEYR3R2112
DREADNOUGHTR2R3112
ASTLEY BRIDGER211
WEYBRIDGE SWALLOWSR211
ACTONR2R222
WEDNESBURY OLD ATHLETICR5R2R31113
SHEFFIELD HEELEYR4R2112
READING MINSTERR3R2112
STAVELEYR3R4R5R32114
ACCRINGTONR2R2R333
ST BART'S HOSPITALR211
BOLTON WANDERERSR2R3R4R5R32125
HANOVER UNITEDR2R2R333
BOOTLER2R5112
SMALL HEATH ALLIANCER2SEMI112
BLACKBURN OLYMPICWINSEMI112
WALSALL TOWNR4R2R3123
CHURCHR4R6R5123
PHOENIX BESSEMERR311
SOUTH READINGR3R422
ASTON UNITYR311
OLD WESTMINSTERSR3R5R3R6R6R33126
DARWEN RAMBLERSR311
UNITED HOSPITALR211
NORTHWICH VICTORIAR2R5112
CHATHAMR2R5R3R3134
HALLIWELLR2R3R333
ETONIAN RAMBLERSR211
LOCKWOOD BROTHERSR2R3R5R31124
LOWER DARWENR2R4112
LIVERPOOL RAMBLERSR211
HASLINGDENR211
GRIMSBY TOWNR2R2R4R3R4235
MITCHELL ST GEORGE'SR2R3R4123
PRESTON NORTH ENDR4R3SEMIFIN11114
WEDNESBURY TOWNR411
PADIHAMR311
IRWELL SPRINGSR311
OSWESTRY TOWNR311
DERBY MIDLANDR311
GREAT LEVERR211
BLACKBURN PARK ROADR211
BOLTON ASSOCIATIONR211
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERSR2R4R3R3134
ROTHERHAM TOWNR2R5112
DAVENHAM (Wales)R2R322
SOUTH SHORER2R6112
WREXHAM OLYMPICR211
HURSTR211
BIRMINGHAM EXCLESIORR2R322
WEST BROMWICH ALBIONR6FINFINWIN1225
MIDDLESBROUGHR4R5R61113
WALSALL SWIFTSR4R3112
CHIRK (Wales)R3R5R5213
WITTONR3R322
LINCOLN CITYR3R5R3123
SOUTHPORT CENTRALR311
DARWEN OLD WANDERERSR3R322
LEEKR3R3R5123
REDCARR611
BURSLEM PORT VALER5R3112
NOTTS RANGERSR3R4112
DERBY COUNTYR3R5112
ROSSENDALER311
CREWE ALEXANDRAR3R4SEMI1113
HORNCASTLER511
PARTICK THISTLE (Scotland)R511
DULWICHR3R322
LONDON CALEDONIANSR311
GOLDENHILLR311
COWLAIRS (Scotland)R311
GAINSBOROUGH TRINITYR311
RENTON (Scotland)R311
CLIFTONVILLE (Northern Ireland)R311
DERBY JUNCTIONByes and walkovers were fairly common in the early years of the FA Cup.SEMI11
STOKEThe names of the various rounds changed over the years in this period.R511
SHANKHOUSEThis chart is colour-coded to show the same progression: R411
CRUSADERS (Northern Ireland)FA Cup WinnersR411
GREAT BRIDGE UNITYFA Cup Losing FinalistsR411
DARLINGTONFA Cup Semi FinalistsR311
OSWESTRYFA Cup Quarter Finalists (today's 6th Round)R311
OLD BRIGHTONIANSFA Cup Round of 16 (today's 5th Round)R311
SUNDERLANDFA Cup Round of 32 (today's 4th Round)R311
OWLERTONFA Cup Round of 64 (today's 3rd Round)R311
HIGHER WALTONR311
TEAM7172737475767778798081828384858687WINFINSEMI8163264Totals
SEASON 1871-72 to 1887-887273747576777879808182838485868788
*1 No connection to modern Crystal Palace
*2 No connection to West Ham United
*3 No connection to United or Wednesday
*4 No connection to Leyton Orient
*5 No connection to United or City
*6 No connection to Birmingham City
*7 No connection to Tottenham Hotspur

*1 No connection to modern Crystal Palace
*2 No connection to West Ham United
*3 No connection to United or Wednesday
*4 No connection to Leyton Orient
*5 No connection to United or City
*6 No connection to Birmingham City
*7 No connection to Tottenham Hotspur

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