# 1882–83 FA Cup

The 1882–83 Football Association Challenge Cup was the 12th staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. Eighty-four teams entered, eleven more than the previous season, although five of the eighty-four never played a match.

## First round

| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
| Darwen | 4–1 | Blackburn Park Road | 21 October 1882 |
| Reading | Bye | | |
| Barnes | 2–4 | Brentwood | 28 October 1882 |
| Royal Engineers | 3–1 | Woodford Bridge | 21 October 1882 |
| Maidenhead | 0–2 | Old Westminsters | 4 November 1882 |
| Clapham Rovers | 3–0 | Kildare | 4 November 1882 |
| Upton Park | Bye | | |
| Windsor | 3–0 | Acton | 4 November 1882 |
| Old Etonians | 1–1 | Old Foresters | 4 November 1882 |
| Swifts | 4–1 | Union | 4 November 1882 |
| Rochester | 2–0 | Hotspur | 4 November 1882 |
| Druids | 1–1 | Oswestry | 4 November 1882 |
| Notts County | 6–1 | Sheffield | 4 November 1882 |
| Nottingham Forest | Walkover | Brigg Britannia | |
| West End | 1–3 | Hendon | 4 November 1882 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 11–1 | Blackpool St John's | 23 October 1882 |
| Hanover United | 1–0 | Mosquitoes | 4 November 1882 |
| Aston Villa | 4–1 | Walsall Swifts | 21 October 1882 |
| Old Carthusians | 6–0 | Pilgrims | 21 October 1882 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 12–2 | Spilsby | 4 November 1882 |
| Blackburn Olympic | 6–3 | Accrington | 4 November 1882 |
| Reading Minster | Walkover | Remnants | |
| Dreadnought | 1–2 Match void | South Reading | 21 October 1882 |
| St George's | 5–1 | Calthorpe | 28 October 1882 |
| Small Heath Alliance | 3–3 | Stafford Road | 11 November 1882 |
| Sheffield Heeley | Bye | | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 6–1 | Bootle | 4 November 1882 |
| Lockwood Brothers | 4–3 | Macclesfield Town | 4 November 1882 |
| Darwen Ramblers | 5–2 | South Shore | 14 October 1882 |
| Chatham | Bye | | |
| Grimsby Town | Walkover | Queen's Park | |
| Walsall Town | 4–1 | Staveley | 21 October 1882 |
| Northwich Victoria | 3–2 | Astley Bridge | 28 October 1882 |
| Eton Ramblers | 6–2 | Romford | 21 October 1882 |
| Hornchurch | 0–2 | Marlow | 28 October 1882 |
| Church | 5–0 | Clitheroe | 2 September 1882 |
| Chesterfield Spital | 1–7 | Wednesbury Old Athletic | 4 November 1882 |
| Bolton Olympic | 4–7 | Eagley | 4 November 1882 |
| Aston Unity | Bye | | |
| Irwell Springs | 2–5 | Lower Darwen | 28 October 1882 |
| Great Lever | 2–3 | Halliwell | 21 October 1882 |
| Phoenix Bessemer | Walkover | Grantham | |
| United Hospitals | 3–0 | London Olympic | 4 November 1882 |
| Haslingden Association | Bye | | |
| Liverpool Ramblers | 1–1 | Southport | 21 October 1882 |

### Replays

| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
| Old Etonians | 3–1 | Old Foresters | 18 November 1882 |
| Oswestry | 0–2 | Druids | 18 November 1882 |
| Dreadnought | 1–2 | South Reading | 4 November 1882 |
| Stafford Road | 6–2 | Small Heath Alliance | 18 November 1882 |
| Southport | 0–4 | Liverpool Ramblers | 4 November 1882 |

## Second round

| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
| Darwen | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 December 1882 |
| Royal Engineers | 8–0 | Reading | 29 November 1882 |
| Marlow | Walkover | Reading Minster | |
| Clapham Rovers | 7–1 | Hanover United | 2 December 1882 |
| Windsor | 3–1 | United Hospital | 30 November 1882 |
| Old Etonians | 2–1 | Brentwood | 2 December 1882 |
| Swifts | 2–2 | Upton Park | 30 November 1882 |
| Rochester | Bye | | |
| Druids | 5–0 | Northwich Victoria | 9 December 1882 |
| Notts County | Bye | | |
| Hendon | 2–1 | Chatham | 2 December 1882 |
| Nottingham Forest | 7–2 | Sheffield Heeley | 2 December 1882 |
| Eagley | 3–1 | Halliwell | 2 December 1882 |
| Aston Villa | 4–1 | Wednesbury Old Athletic | 18 November 1882 |
| Old Carthusians | 7–0 | Etonian Ramblers | 2 December 1882 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 6–0 | Lockwood Brothers | 2 December 1882 |
| Blackburn Olympic | 8–1 | Lower Darwen | 9 December 1882 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 3–0 | Liverpool Ramblers | 2 December 1882 |
| Darwen Ramblers | 3–2 | Haslingden Association | 2 December 1882 |
| Grimsby Town | 1–8 | Phoenix Bessemer | 25 November 1882 |
| Walsall Town | 4–1 | Stafford Road | 2 December 1882 |
| Church | Bye | | |
| Aston Unity | 3–1 | St George's | 2 December 1882 |
| South Reading | Bye | | |
| Old Westminsters | Bye | | |

### Replay

| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
| Swifts | 3–2 | Upton Park | 2 December 1882 |

## Third round

| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
| Royal Engineers | Bye | | |
| Marlow | Bye | | |
| Windsor | 0–3 | Clapham Rovers | 6 January 1883 |
| Old Etonians | 7–0 | Rochester | 16 December 1882 |
| Swifts | Bye | | |
| Druids | 0–0 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 January 1883 |
| Notts County | 4–1 | Phoenix Bessemer | 27 December 1882 |
| Hendon | 11–1 | South Reading | 6 January 1883 |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 January 1883 |
| Eagley | Bye | | |
| Aston Villa | 3–1 | Aston Unity | 6 January 1883 |
| Old Carthusians | 3–2 | Old Westminsters | 16 December 1882 |
| Blackburn Olympic | 8–0 | Darwen Ramblers | 16 December 1882 |
| Walsall Town | Bye | | |
| Church | 2–2 | Darwen | 6 January 1883 |

### Replays

| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Druids | 22 January 1883 |
| Druids | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | 29 January 1883 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3–2 | Nottingham Forest | 13 January 1883 |
| Darwen | 0–2 | Church | 20 January 1883 |

## Fourth round

| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
| Marlow | 0–3 | Hendon | 3 February 1883 |
| Clapham Rovers | Bye | | |
| Old Etonians | 2–0 | Swifts | 24 January 1883 |
| Druids | 2–1 | Eagley | 10 February 1883 |
| Aston Villa | 2–1 | Walsall Town | 27 January 1883 |
| Old Carthusians | 6–2 | Royal Engineers | 25 January 1883 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1–4 | Notts County | 12 February 1883 |
| Blackburn Olympic | 2–0 | Church | 3 February 1883 |

## Fifth round

| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
| Notts County | 4–3 | Aston Villa | 3 March 1883 |
| Hendon | 2–4 | Old Etonians | 3 March 1883 |
| Old Carthusians | 5–3 | Clapham Rovers | 20 February 1883 |
| Blackburn Olympic | 4–1 | Druids | 24 February 1883 |

## Semi finals

| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
| Old Etonians | 2–1 | Notts County | 17 March 1883 |
| Blackburn Olympic | 4–0 | Old Carthusians | 17 March 1883 |

## Final

| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
| Blackburn Olympic | 2–1 | Old Etonians | 31 March 1883 |