# 1875–76 FA Cup

The 1875–76 Football Association Challenge Cup was the fifth edition of the annual FA Cup, the oldest national football tournament in the world. Entrants increased to 32 teams, 3 more than the previous season; 5 would never contest a match. It began 23 October 1875 and ended at the final replay on 18 March 1876.
Royal Engineers unsuccessfully defended on 29 January 1876 its 1876 title in the Third round losing to Swifts, 1–3.
The Wanderers pursuit of their 1876 Cup was interrupted in the Final on 11 March 1876 in Kennington Oval in the 1-1 draw with Old Etonians. Wanderers successfully pursued for their Cup in a Replay final on 18 March 1876 in Kennington Oval defeating the Old Etonians, 3–0. 3,500 attended.

## Format

This Cup was a straight knockout tournament. Semi-finals and final were played at neutral venues.

## First round

| Date | Home club | Score | Away club |
| 23 October 1875 | Maidenhead | 2–0 | Ramblers |
| 23 October 1875 | Upton Park | 1–0 | Southall |
| 23 October 1875 | Wanderers | 5–0 | 1st Surrey Rifles |
| 30 October 1875 | Reigate Priory | 1–0 | Barnes |
| 3 November 1875 | Swifts | 2–0 | Marlow |
| 6 November 1875 | Oxford University | 6–0 | Forest School |
| 6 November 1875 | 105th Regiment | 0–0 | Crystal Palace |
| 6 November 1875 | Herts Rangers | 4–0 | Rochester |
| 6 November 1875 | Panthers | 1–0 | Woodford Wells |
| 9 November 1875 | Old Etonians | 4–1 | Pilgrims |
| 10 November 1875 | Royal Engineers | 15–0 | High Wycombe |
| | Cambridge University | Walkover | Civil Service |
| | Clapham Rovers | Walkover | Hitchin |
| | Leyton | Walkover | Harrow Chequers |
| | Sheffield | Walkover | Shropshire Wanderers |
| | South Norwood | Walkover | Clydesdale |

### Replay

| Date | Home club | Score | Away club | Venue | Attendance |
| 20 November 1875 | Crystal Palace | 3–0 | 105th Regiment | Kennington Oval | 1578 |

## Second round

| Date | Home club | Score | Away club |
| 11 December 1875 | Old Etonians | 8–0 | Maidenhead |
| 11 December 1875 | Reigate Priory | 0–8 | Cambridge University |
| 11 December 1875 | South Norwood | 0–5 | Swifts |
| 11 December 1875 | Wanderers | 3–0 | Crystal Palace |
| 18 December 1875 | Clapham Rovers | 12–0 | Leyton |
| 18 December 1875 | Oxford University | 8–2 | Herts Rangers |
| | Royal Engineers | Walkover | Panthers |
| | Sheffield | Walkover | Upton Park |

## Third round

| Date | Home club | Score | Away club |
| 29 January 1876 | Old Etonians | 1–0 | Clapham Rovers |
| 29 January 1876 | Royal Engineers | 1–3 | Swifts |
| 29 January 1876 | Wanderers | 2–0 | Sheffield |
| 31 January 1876 | Cambridge University | 0–4 | Oxford University |

## Semi-finals

| Date | Home club | Score | Away club | Venue | Attendance |
| 19 February 1876 | Oxford University | 0–1 | Old Etonians | Kennington Oval | |
| 26 February 1876 | Wanderers | 2–1 | Swifts | Kennington Oval | |

## Final

| Date | Home club | Score | Away club | Venue | Attendance |
| 11 March 1876 | Wanderers | 1–1 | Old Etonians | Kennington Oval | 3,000 |

### Replay

| Date | Home club | Score | Away club | Venue | Attendance |
| 18 March 1876 | Wanderers | 3–0 | Old Etonians | Kennington Oval | 3,500 |