1895–96 FA Cup

The 18951896 FA Cup was the 25th season of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup). The cup was won by The Wednesday, who defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 in the final of the competition, played at Crystal Palace in London. This was Wednesday's first victory in the FA Cup.

1895–96 FA Cup
Country England
 Wales
Defending championsAston Villa
ChampionsThe Wednesday (1st title)
Runners-upWolverhampton Wanderers

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. 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 at neutral venues 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

The format of the FA Cup for the season had a preliminary round, four qualifying rounds, three proper rounds, and the semi finals and final.

RoundStart Date
Preliminary RoundSaturday 5 October 1895
First Round QualifyingSaturday 12 October 1895
Second Round QualifyingSaturday 2 November 1895
Third Round QualifyingSaturday 23 November 1895
Fourth Round QualifyingSaturday 14 December 1895
First Round ProperSaturday 1 February 1896
Second Round ProperSaturday 15 February 1896
Third Round ProperSaturday 29 February 1896
Semi-FinalsSaturday 21 March 1896
FinalSaturday 18 April 1896

First round proper

The First Round Proper contained sixteen ties between 32 teams. The 16 First Division sides were given a bye to this round, as were Notts County, Darwen, Burton Wanderers, Liverpool, Newton Heath and Woolwich Arsenal from the Second Division. The other Second Division sides were entered into the First Qualifying Round. Of those sides, only Grimsby Town, Newcastle United, Crewe Alexandra and Burton Swifts qualified to the FA Cup Proper. Six non-league sides also qualified.

The matches were played on Saturday, 1 February 1896. Two matches were drawn, with the replays taking place in the following midweek fixture.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1Blackpool41Burton Swifts1 February 1896
2Chesterfield04Newcastle United1 February 1896
3Darwen02Grimsby Town1 February 1896
4Burnley61Woolwich Arsenal1 February 1896
5Liverpool41Millwall Athletic1 February 1896
6Stoke50Tottenham Hotspur1 February 1896
7Nottingham Forest02Everton1 February 1896
8Blackburn Rovers12West Bromwich Albion1 February 1896
9Wolverhampton Wanderers22Notts County1 February 1896
ReplayNotts County34Wolverhampton Wanderers5 February 1896
10Crewe Alexandra04Bolton Wanderers1 February 1896
11Sunderland41Preston North End1 February 1896
12Derby County42Aston Villa1 February 1896
13Burton Wanderers11Sheffield United1 February 1896
ReplaySheffield United10Burton Wanderers6 February 1896
14Newton Heath21Kettering1 February 1896
15Small Heath14Bury1 February 1896
16Southampton St Mary's23The Wednesday1 February 1896

Second Round Proper

The eight Second Round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 15 February 1896. There were three replays, played in the following midweek fixture.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1Blackpool02Bolton Wanderers15 February 1896
2Burnley11Stoke15 February 1896
ReplayStoke71Burnley20 February 1896
3The Wednesday21Sunderland15 February 1896
4Grimsby Town11West Bromwich Albion15 February 1896
ReplayWest Bromwich Albion30Grimsby Town20 February 1896
5Wolverhampton Wanderers20Liverpool15 February 1896
6Everton30Sheffield United15 February 1896
7Newton Heath11Derby County15 February 1896
ReplayDerby County51Newton Heath19 February 1896
8Newcastle United13Bury15 February 1896

Third round proper

The four Third Round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 29 February 1896. There were no replays.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1The Wednesday40Everton29 February 1896
2Bolton Wanderers20Bury29 February 1896
3Wolverhampton Wanderers30Stoke29 February 1896
4Derby County10West Bromwich Albion29 February 1896

Semi-Finals

The semi-final matches were both played on Saturday, 21 March 1896. The Wednesday and Wolverhampton Wanderers went on to meet in the final at Crystal Palace.

The Wednesday11Bolton Wanderers
Replay
The Wednesday31Bolton Wanderers

Wolverhampton Wanderers21Derby County

Final

The final took place on Saturday, 18 April 1896 at Crystal Palace. Less than 50,000 supporters attended the match. The match finished 21 to The Wednesday, through two early goals from Fred Spiksley. Between the two goals, David Black had equalised for Wolves.

Match details

The Wednesday2 1Wolverhampton Wanderers
Spiksley  1'  18' Black  8'
Crystal Palace, London
Attendance: 48,836
Referee: William Simpson
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