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 1887-88	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	Total times in FA Cup Last 64
TEAM	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	WIN	FIN	SEMI	8	16	32	64	Totals
WANDERERS	WIN	WIN	R3	R3	WIN	WIN	WIN	R1	R3									5			2		1	1	9
ROYAL ENGINEERS	FIN	R3	FIN	WIN	R3	R4	FIN	R2	R5	R4	R4	R4						1	3		3	4	1		12
CRYSTAL PALACE (*1)	SEMI	R1	R1	R1	R2															1		1	2	1	5
QUEEN'S PARK (Scotland)	SEMI	SEMI				R3	R2						FIN	FIN					2	2		1	1		6
HAMPSTEAD HEATHENS	QF																				1				1
BARNES	R2	R1	R2	R2	R1	R2	R3	R3			R2											5	2	2	9
CLAPHAM ROVERS	R2	R2	SEMI	R3	R3	R2	R3	FIN	WIN	R5		R5	R3		R3			1	1	1	4	2	3	1	13
DONINGTON SCHOOL	R2																					1			1
HITCHIN	R2	R1		R1	R1																	1	2	1	4
MAIDENHEAD	R2	QF	R3	R3	R2		R2	R1	R4	R2	R4										3	4	1	2	10
CIVIL SERVICE	R1	R1	R1	R2	R1																	1	3	1	5
MARLOW	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R3	R2	R1		R4	SEMI	R4	R2		R3	R5				1		4	5	4	14
REIGATE PROIRY	R1	R1	R1	R2	R2	R1																2	2	2	6
UPTON PARK (*2)	R1	R1	R1	R1	R2	R4	R4	R2	R2	R4	R5	R2	R5	R3							4	2	4	4	14
HARROW CHEQUERS	R1			R1	R1																		3		3
OXFORD UNIVERSITY		FIN	WIN	SEMI	SEMI	FIN	R4	R4	FIN									1	3	2	2				8
WINDSOR HOME PARK		R3		R2								R3	R2									2	1	1	4
	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	Total times in FA Cup Last 64
TEAM	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	WIN	FIN	SEMI	8	16	32	64	Totals
SOUTH NORWOOD		R2	R1	R1	R2	R2	R1	R2	R2													1	5	2	8
1st SURREY RIFLES		R2	R1		R1	R1	R2																4	1	5
SWIFTS			SEMI	R1	SEMI	R2	R2	R4		R3	R3	R4	R5	R4	SEMI	R4	R4			3	2	1	8		14
SHEFFIELD (*3)			R3	R1	R3	R3	R4	R2	R4	R2	R2			R3							3	2	2	3	10
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY			R2	R2	R3	SEMI	R3	R3												1	1	4			6
PILGRIMS			R2	R2	R1	R3	R2	R2	R3	R2	R2											3	4	2	9
UXBRIDGE			R2	R1																		1	1		2
HIGH WYCOMBE			R2	R1	R1	R1	R2															1	3	1	5
TROJANS			R2			R1																1		1	2
WOODFORD WELLS			R2	R3	R1																1	1	1		3
BRONDESBURY			R1	R1																			2		2
AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB			R1																				1		1
SOUTHALL			R1	R2	R1	R2																1	3		4
SHROPSHIRE WANDERERS			R1	SEMI	R1	R2	R1													1			3	1	5
GITANOS			R1																				1		1
FARNINGHAM			R1	R1																			2		2
OLD ETONIANS			R1	FIN	FIN	R1		WIN	R5	FIN	WIN	FIN		R6		R3	R4	2	4		2		2	2	12
LEYTON (*4)				R1	R2	R1	R1	R1														1	1	3	5
PANTHERS				R1	R2	R2	R1	R2														1	3	1	5
	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	Total times in FA Cup Last 64
TEAM	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	WIN	FIN	SEMI	8	16	32	64	Totals
HERTS RANGERS					R2	R1	R1	R1	R2	R3												1	1	4	6
RAMBLERS					R1	R1	R1	R1															1	3	4
CLYDESDALE (Scotland)					R1																		1		1
FOREST SCHOOL					R1	R2	R1	R2															3	1	4
105th REGIMENT					R1	R2	R1	R1															2	2	4
ROCHESTER					R1	R3	R1	R1				R3	R2									1	2	3	6
OLD WYKEHAMISTS						R1	R1						R4		R3							1		3	4
OLD HARROVIANS						R1	SEMI	R3	R3		R2			R4						1		1	2	2	6
SAFFRON WALDEN TOWN						R1		R1																2	2
SAXONS						R1																		1	1
OLD SALOPIANS						R1																		1	1
DRUIDS						R1	R3					R5		R4							1	1	1	1	4
READING HORNETS						R1	R1																	2	2
WOOD GRANGE						R1	R1																	2	2
HIGHBURY UNION						R1	R1																	2	2
GRESHAM						R1			R2															2	2
	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	Total times in FA Cup Last 64
TEAM	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	WIN	FIN	SEMI	8	16	32	64	Totals
REMNENTS							R3	R3														2			2
DARWEN							R2	R4	R2	SEMI	R4	R3	R2	R4		R6	R5			1	2	2	3	2	10
READING							R2	R2		R2	R4	R2	R3									1	3	2	6
OLD FORESTERS							R2	R1			R5		R4			R5	R5				1	3	1	1	6
HAWKS							R2	R1															1	1	2
MANCHESTER (*5)							R1						R2											2	2
GRANTHAM							R1	R1		R2	R2		R3			R3							1	5	6
ST MARK'S							R1																	1	1
HENDON							R1	R1	R4	R2		R5	R2								1	1		4	6
SOUTHILL PARK							R1	R1																2	2
NOTTS COUNTY							R1	R1		R3	R3	SEMI	SEMI	R6	R5	R6	R3			2	2	1	2	3	10
ST STEPHEN'S							R1																	1	1
MINERVA							R1	R3														1		1	2
NOTTINGHAM FOREST								SEMI	SEMI	R2		R3	R2	SEMI	R3	R3	R5			3		1	1	4	9
EAGLEY								R2				R4	R3									1	2		3
ROMFORD								R2		R5	R2		R3	R4	R3						1		3	2	6
GREY FRIARS								R2	R4	R4												2	1		3
BIRCH								R1																1	1
FINCHLEY								R1																1	1
WEDNESBURY STROLLERS								R1			R2													2	2
RUNNYMEDE								R1																1	1
UNITY								R1																1	1
BRENTWOOD								R1				R2	R4		R6						1	1		2	4
	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	Total times in FA Cup Last 64
TEAM	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	WIN	FIN	SEMI	8	16	32	64	Totals
WEST END									R4	R2	R2		R2									1		3	4
ASTON VILLA									R3	R4	R4	R5	R4	R3		WIN	R5	1			1	4	1	1	8
BLACKBURN ROVERS									R3	R2	FIN	R2	WIN	WIN	WIN		R6	3	1		1		1	2	8
SHEFFIELD PROVIDENCE									R2															1	1
OLD CARTHUSIANS									R2	WIN	R3	SEMI	R2	SEMI	R5	R6	R6	1		2	2	1	1	1	8
BIRMINGHAM (*6)									R2															1	1
MOSQUITOS									R2				R2											2	2
HENLEY									R2															1	1
HOTSPUR (*7)									R2		R4											1		1	2
STAFFORD ROAD									R2	R5		R2	R2								1			3	4
TURTON									R2	R3	R3												2	1	3
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY										R4	SEMI	R4	R2	R3			R6			1	1	2		2	6
RANGERS (Scotland)										R3						SEMI				1			1		2
READING ABBEY										R3	R2												1	1	2
DREADNOUGHT										R2	R3												1	1	2
ASTLEY BRIDGE										R2														1	1
WEYBRIDGE SWALLOWS										R2														1	1
ACTON										R2	R2													2	2
	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	Total times in FA Cup Last 64
TEAM	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	WIN	FIN	SEMI	8	16	32	64	Totals
WEDNESBURY OLD ATHLETIC											R5	R2	R3								1		1	1	3
SHEFFIELD HEELEY											R4	R2										1		1	2
READING MINSTER											R3	R2											1	1	2
STAVELEY											R3		R4		R5	R3						2	1	1	4
ACCRINGTON											R2		R2				R3							3	3
ST BART'S HOSPITAL											R2													1	1
BOLTON WANDERERS											R2	R3	R4		R5	R3						2	1	2	5
HANOVER UNITED											R2	R2		R3										3	3
BOOTLE											R2						R5					1		1	2
SMALL HEATH ALLIANCE											R2				SEMI					1				1	2
BLACKBURN OLYMPIC												WIN	SEMI					1		1					2
WALSALL TOWN												R4	R2			R3						1		2	3
CHURCH												R4		R6	R5						1	2			3
PHOENIX BESSEMER												R3											1		1
SOUTH READING												R3			R4								2		2
ASTON UNITY												R3											1		1
OLD WESTMINSTERS												R3	R5	R3	R6	R6	R3				3		1	2	6
DARWEN RAMBLERS												R3											1		1
UNITED HOSPITAL												R2												1	1
	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	Total times in FA Cup Last 64
TEAM	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	WIN	FIN	SEMI	8	16	32	64	Totals
NORTHWICH VICTORIA												R2	R5								1			1	2
CHATHAM												R2		R5		R3	R3					1		3	4
HALLIWELL												R2			R3		R3							3	3
ETONIAN RAMBLERS												R2												1	1
LOCKWOOD BROTHERS												R2	R3			R5	R3					1	1	2	4
LOWER DARWEN												R2		R4									1	1	2
LIVERPOOL RAMBLERS												R2												1	1
HASLINGDEN												R2												1	1
GRIMSBY TOWN												R2	R2	R4	R3		R4						2	3	5
MITCHELL ST GEORGE'S												R2		R3		R4							1	2	3
PRESTON NORTH END													R4		R3	SEMI	FIN		1	1		1		1	4
WEDNESBURY TOWN													R4									1			1
PADIHAM													R3										1		1
IRWELL SPRINGS													R3										1		1
OSWESTRY TOWN													R3										1		1
DERBY MIDLAND													R3										1		1
GREAT LEVER													R2											1	1
BLACKBURN PARK ROAD													R2											1	1
	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	Total times in FA Cup Last 64
TEAM	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	WIN	FIN	SEMI	8	16	32	64	Totals
BOLTON ASSOCIATION													R2											1	1
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS													R2		R4	R3	R3						1	3	4
ROTHERHAM TOWN													R2		R5							1		1	2
DAVENHAM (Wales)													R2				R3							2	2
SOUTH SHORE													R2		R6						1			1	2
WREXHAM OLYMPIC													R2											1	1
HURST													R2											1	1
BIRMINGHAM EXCLESIOR													R2				R3							2	2
WEST BROMWICH ALBION														R6	FIN	FIN	WIN	1	2		2				5
MIDDLESBROUGH														R4	R5		R6				1	1	1		3
WALSALL SWIFTS														R4	R3								1	1	2
CHIRK (Wales)														R3		R5	R5					2		1	3
WITTON														R3			R3							2	2
LINCOLN CITY														R3		R5	R3					1		2	3
SOUTHPORT CENTRAL														R3										1	1
DARWEN OLD WANDERERS														R3	R3									2	2
LEEK														R3	R3	R5						1		2	3
	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	Total times in FA Cup Last 64
TEAM	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	WIN	FIN	SEMI	8	16	32	64	Totals
REDCAR															R6						1				1
BURSLEM PORT VALE															R5	R3						1		1	2
NOTTS RANGERS															R3		R4						1	1	2
DERBY COUNTY															R3		R5					1		1	2
ROSSENDALE															R3									1	1
CREWE ALEXANDRA															R3	R4	SEMI			1			1	1	3
HORNCASTLE																R5						1			1
PARTICK THISTLE (Scotland)																R5						1			1
DULWICH																R3	R3							2	2
LONDON CALEDONIANS																R3								1	1
GOLDENHILL																R3								1	1
COWLAIRS (Scotland)																R3								1	1
GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY																R3								1	1
RENTON (Scotland)																R3								1	1
CLIFTONVILLE (Northern Ireland)																R3								1	1
DERBY JUNCTION		Byes and walkovers were fairly common in the early years of the FA Cup.																								SEMI	1				1
STOKE		The names of the various rounds changed over the years in this period.																								R5		1			1
SHANKHOUSE		This chart is colour-coded to show the same progression:																								R4			1		1
CRUSADERS (Northern Ireland)		FA Cup Winners																								R4			1		1
GREAT BRIDGE UNITY		FA Cup Losing Finalists																								R4			1		1
DARLINGTON		FA Cup Semi Finalists																								R3				1	1
OSWESTRY		FA Cup Quarter Finalists (today's 6th Round)																								R3				1	1
OLD BRIGHTONIANS		FA Cup Round of 16 (today's 5th Round)																								R3				1	1
SUNDERLAND		FA Cup Round of 32 (today's 4th Round)																								R3				1	1
OWLERTON		FA Cup Round of 64 (today's 3rd Round)																								R3				1	1
HIGHER WALTON																	R3							1	1
TEAM	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	WIN	FIN	SEMI	8	16	32	64	Totals
SEASON 1871-72 to 1887-88	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88


*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