FA Cup 1878-79
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The Football Association Challenge Cup 1878-79 was the eighth staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. Forty-three teams entered, although six of the forty-three never actually played a match.
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[edit] First Round
| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darwen | Walkover | Birch | |
| Reading | 1-0 | Hendon | 9 November 1878 |
| Sheffield | 1-1 | Grantham | 28 October 1878 |
| Barnes | 1-1 | Maidenhead | 19 October 1878 |
| Royal Engineers | 3-0 | Old Foresters | 9 November 1878 |
| Clapham Rovers | Walkover | Finchley | |
| Upton Park | 5-0 | Saffron Walden Town | 30 October 1878 |
| Wanderers | 2-7 | Old Etonians | 9 November 1878 |
| South Norwood | Walkover | Leyton | |
| Oxford University | 7-0 | Wednesbury Strollers | 2 October 1878 |
| Swifts | 2-1 | Hawks | 9 November 1878 |
| Cambridge University | 2-0 | Herts Rangers | 9 November 1878 |
| Panthers | Walkover | Runnymede | |
| Forest School | 7-2 | Rochester | 2 November 1878 |
| Old Harrovians | 8-0 | Southill Park | 2 November 1878 |
| Notts County | 1-3 | Nottingham Forest | 16 November 1878 |
| Remnants | Walkover | Unity | |
| Minerva | Walkover | 105th Regiment | |
| Eagley | Bye | ||
| Romford | 3-1 | Ramblers | 2 November 1878 |
| Grey Friars | 2-1 | Marlow | 9 November 1878 |
| Brentwood | 1-3 | Pilgrims | 9 November 1878 |
[edit] First Round Replays
| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grantham | 1-3 | Sheffield | 16 November 1878 |
| Maidenhead | 0-4 | Barnes | 9 November 1878 |
[edit] Second Round
| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darwen | 0-0 | Eagley | 7 December 1878 |
| Reading | 0-1 | Old Etonians | 18 December 1878 |
| Barnes | 3-2 | Upton Park | 4 January 1879 |
| Clapham Rovers | 10-1 | Forest School | 7 December 1878 |
| Oxford University | 4-0 | Royal Engineers | 7 December 1878 |
| Swifts | 3-1 | Romford | 21 December 1878 |
| Cambridge University | 3-0 | South Norwood | 4 December 1878 |
| Old Harrovians | 3-0 | Panthers | 21 December 1878 |
| Remnants | 6-2 | Pilgrims | 21 December 1878 |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | Sheffield | 21 December 1878 |
| Grey Friars | 0-3 | Minerva | 7 December 1878 |
[edit] Second Round Replay
| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darwen | 4-1 | Eagley | 21 December 1878 |
[edit] Third Round
| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham Rovers | 1-0 | Cambridge University | 6 February 1879 |
| Oxford University | 2-1 | Barnes | 6 February 1879 |
| Old Etonians | 5-2 | Minerva | 11 January 1879 |
| Swifts | Bye | ||
| Old Harrovians | 0-2 | Nottingham Forest | 28 January 1878 |
| Remnants | 2-3 | Darwen | 30 January 1879 |
[edit] Fourth Round
| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham Rovers | 8-1 | Swifts | 8 March 1879 |
| Old Etonians | 5-5 | Darwen | 13 February 1879 |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Oxford University | 25 February 1879 |
[edit] Fourth Round Replays
| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Etonians | 2-2 | Darwen | 8 March 1879 |
| Old Etonians | 6-2 | Darwen | 15 March 1879 |
[edit] Semi Finals
| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham Rovers | Bye | ||
| Old Etonians | 2-1 | Nottingham Forest | 22 March 1879 |
[edit] Final
| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Etonians | 1-0 | Clapham Rovers | 29 March 1879 |
[edit] References
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