# 1891–92 FA Cup

The 1891–92 FA Cup was the 21st staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. West Bromwich Albion won the competition, beating Aston Villa 3–0 in the final at the Kennington Oval, with Wembley Stadium still 30 years away from being built.
Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.

## Calendar

| Round | Date | No. of Teams |
| First qualifying round | Saturday 3 October 1891 | 160 |
| Second qualifying round | Saturday 24 October 1891 | 80 |
| Third qualifying round | Saturday 14 November 1891 | 40 |
| Fourth qualifying round | Saturday 5 December 1891 | 20 |
| First round proper | Saturday 16 January 1892 | 32 |
| Second round proper | Saturday 30 January 1892 | 16 |
| Third round proper | Saturday 13 February 1892 | 8 |
| Semifinals | Saturday 27 February 1892 | 4 |
| Final | Saturday 19 March 1892 | 2 |

## Qualifying rounds

Despite the Football League expanding from 12 teams to 14, this season's FA Cup qualifying rounds were still played out to a fourth round consisting of 10 ties. Winning through to the first round proper were Middlesbrough Ironopolis, Casuals, Blackpool, Newcastle East End, Small Heath, Sheffield United, Luton Town, Heanor Town, Old Westminsters and Crewe Alexandra. Of those, only Heanor Town and Blackpool would be appearing in the competition proper for the first time although the Seasiders' predecessor outfit Blackpool St John's had entered the FA Cup twice in the early 1880s. Newcastle East End also emulated their crosstown rivals Newcastle West End in winning through the Cup qualifying rounds once before the two clubs' amalgamation during the 1892 close-season.
With Stoke re-entering the Football League and Darwen beating out Newton Heath (amongst others) for the League's final expansion place, only eight non-League clubs received byes through to the first round this season. These were future Football League members Nottingham Forest, The Wednesday, Middlesbrough, Royal Arsenal and Bootle along with Crusaders, Sunderland Albion and Birmingham St George's
For information on all matches played from the preliminary round to the fourth qualifying round, see 1891–92 FA Cup qualifying rounds.

## Results
### First round

| Tie No. | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| 1 | Blackpool | 0–3 | Sheffield United | 16 January 1892 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 6–0 | Middlesbrough Ironopolis | 23 January 1892 |
| 3 | Stoke | 3–0 Match void | Casuals | 16 January 1892 |
| Replay | Stoke | 3–0 | Casuals | 23 January 1892 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Newcastle East End | 16 January 1892 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 4–1 | Derby County | 16 January 1892 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 4–1 | Heanor Town | 16 January 1892 |
| 7 | The Wednesday | 2–1 Match void | Bolton Wanderers | 16 January 1892 |
| Replay | The Wednesday | 4–1 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 January 1892 |
| 8 | Bootle | 0–2 | Darwen | 16 January 1892 |
| 9 | Old Westminsters | 2–3 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 January 1892 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 January 1892 |
| Replay | Crewe Alexandra | 1–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 January 1892 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 3–0 Match void | Notts County | 16 January 1892 |
| Replay | Sunderland | 4–0 | Notts County | 23 January 1892 |
| 12 | Luton Town | 0–3 | Middlesbrough | 16 January 1892 |
| 13 | Crusaders | 1–4 | Accrington | 16 January 1892 |
| 14 | Everton | 2–4 Match void | Burnley | 16 January 1892 |
| Replay | Everton | 1–3 | Burnley | 23 January 1892 |
| 15 | Sunderland Albion | 1–2 Match void | Birmingham St George's | 16 January 1892 |
| Replay | Sunderland Albion | 4–0 | Birmingham St George's | 23 January 1892 |
| 16 | Small Heath | 5–1 | Royal Arsenal | 16 January 1892 |

### Second round

| Tie No. | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| 1 | Burnley | 1–3 | Stoke | 30 January 1892 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Darwen | 30 January 1892 |
| 3 | The Wednesday | 2–0 | Small Heath | 30 January 1892 |
| 4 | Accrington | 1–0 Match void | Sunderland | 30 January 1892 |
| Replay | Accrington | 1–3 | Sunderland | 6 February 1892 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Sheffield United | 30 January 1892 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 1–2 | Preston North End | 30 January 1892 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 3–1 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 January 1892 |
| 8 | Sunderland Albion | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | 30 January 1892 |

### Third round

| Tie No. | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| 1 | Stoke | 2–2 | Sunderland | 13 February 1892 |
| Replay | Sunderland | 4–0 | Stoke | 20 February 1892 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Preston North End | 13 February 1892 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–3 | Aston Villa | 13 February 1892 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | The Wednesday | 13 February 1892 |

### Semifinals

The original semifinal matches were played on 27 February 1892. Aston Villa comfortably came through their tie with Sunderland 4–1 but West Bromwich Albion and Nottingham Forest drew their match 1–1. The tie went to a replay, again played at Molineux, but again finished 1–1. A second replay was needed to separate the teams, played in Derby and this time West Bromwich Albion came through winners 6–2 to reach the final against Aston Villa.
| Tie No. | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| 1 | Aston Villa | 4–1 | Sunderland | 27 February 1892 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | 27 February 1892 |
| Replay | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 March 1892 |
| Replay | West Bromwich Albion | 6–2 | Nottingham Forest | 9 March 1892 |

### Final

The 1892 FA Cup Final was a football match played on 19 March 1892 at the Kennington Oval. The final was contested by West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa. West Brom won 3–0, with goals from Alf Geddes, Nicholls and John Reynolds.