1891–92 FA Cup

The 1891–92 FA Cup was the 21st staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. West Bromwich Albion won the competition, beating Aston Villa 3–0 in the final at the Kennington Oval, with Wembley Stadium still 30 years away from being built.

1891–92 FA Cup
Country England
 Scotland
 Wales
Defending championsBlackburn Rovers
ChampionsWest Bromwich Albion
(2nd title)
Runners-upAston Villa

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. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. 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 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

RoundDateNo. of Teams
First Qualifying RoundSaturday October 3, 1891160
Second Qualifying RoundSaturday October 24, 189180
Third Qualifying RoundSaturday November 14, 189140
Fourth Qualifying RoundSaturday December 5, 189120
First Round ProperSaturday January 16, 189232
Second Round ProperSaturday January 30, 189216
Third Round ProperSaturday February 13, 18928
Semi-FinalsSaturday February 27, 18924
FinalSaturday March 19, 18922

Qualifying rounds

For information on the matches played from the Preliminary Round to the Fourth Qualifying Round, see 1891–92 FA Cup qualifying rounds.

Results

First round

Tie No. Home Team Score Away Team Date
1Blackpool0–3Sheffield UnitedJanuary 16, 1892
2Preston North End6–0Middlesbrough IronopolisJanuary 23, 1892
3Stoke3–0 Match voidCasualsJanuary 16, 1892
ReplayStoke3–0CasualsJanuary 23, 1892
4Nottingham Forest2–1Newcastle East EndJanuary 16, 1892
5Blackburn Rovers4–1Derby CountyJanuary 16, 1892
6Aston Villa4–1Heanor TownJanuary 16, 1892
7The Wednesday2–1 Match voidBolton WanderersJanuary 16, 1892
ReplayThe Wednesday4–1Bolton WanderersJanuary 23, 1892
8Bootle0–2DarwenJanuary 16, 1892
9Old Westminsters2–3West Bromwich AlbionJanuary 16, 1892
10Wolverhampton Wanderers2–2Crewe AlexandraJanuary 16, 1892
ReplayCrewe Alexandra1–4Wolverhampton WanderersJanuary 23, 1892
11Sunderland3–0 Match voidNotts CountyJanuary 16, 1892
ReplaySunderland4–0Notts CountyJanuary 23, 1892
12Luton Town0–3MiddlesbroughJanuary 16, 1892
13Crusaders1–4AccringtonJanuary 16, 1892
14Everton2–4 Match voidBurnleyJanuary 16, 1892
ReplayEverton1–3BurnleyJanuary 23, 1892
15Sunderland Albion1–2 Match voidBirmingham St George'sJanuary 16, 1892
ReplaySunderland Albion4–0Birmingham St George'sJanuary 23, 1892
16Small Heath5–1Royal ArsenalJanuary 16, 1892

Second round

Tie No. Home Team Score Away Team Date
1Burnley1–3StokeJanuary 30, 1892
2Aston Villa2–0DarwenJanuary 30, 1892
3The Wednesday2–0Small HeathJanuary 30, 1892
4Accrington1–0 Match voidSunderlandJanuary 30, 1892
ReplayAccrington1–3SunderlandFebruary 6, 1892
5Wolverhampton Wanderers3–1Sheffield UnitedJanuary 30, 1892
6Middlesbrough1–2Preston North EndJanuary 30, 1892
7West Bromwich Albion3–1Blackburn RoversJanuary 30, 1892
8Sunderland Albion0–1Nottingham ForestJanuary 30, 1892

Third round

Tie No. Home Team Score Away Team Date
1Stoke2–2SunderlandFebruary 13, 1892
ReplaySunderland4–0StokeFebruary 20, 1892
2Nottingham Forest2–0Preston North EndFebruary 13, 1892
3Wolverhampton Wanderers1–3Aston VillaFebruary 13, 1892
4West Bromwich Albion2–1The WednesdayFebruary 13, 1892

Semi-finals

The original semi-final matches were played on February 27, 1892. Aston Villa comfortably came through their tie with Sunderland 4–1 but West Bromwich Albion and Nottingham Forest drew their match 1–1. The tie went to a replay, again played at Molineux,[1] but again finished 1–1. A second replay was needed to separate the teams, played in Derby[1] and this time West Bromwich Albion came through winners 6–2 to reach the final against Aston Villa.

Tie No. Home Team Score Away Team Date
1Aston Villa4–1SunderlandFebruary 27, 1892
2West Bromwich Albion1–1Nottingham ForestFebruary 27, 1892
ReplayNottingham Forest1–1West Bromwich AlbionMarch 5, 1892
ReplayWest Bromwich Albion6–2Nottingham ForestMarch 9, 1892

Final

The 1892 FA Cup Final was a football match played on 19 March 1892 at the Kennington Oval. The final was contested by West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa. West Brom won 3–0, with goals from Alf Geddes, Nicholls and John Reynolds.

West Bromwich Albion3 – 0Aston Villa
Geddes  4'
Sam Nicholls  27'
John Reynolds  55'
Attendance: 32,810
Referee: J.C. Clegg (Sheffield)

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