FA Cup 1888/89 - The 18th draw of the oldest football tournament in the world. Starting this season, qualifiers are held before the main draw.
| FA Cup 1888/1889 | |
|---|---|
| 1888–89 FA Cup | |
| Location |  England Wales Ireland |
| Number of participants | 149 |
| Top places | |
 Winner | Preston North End |
 Finalist | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Content
- 1 First qualifying round
- 2 Replay of the first qualifying round
- 3 Second qualifying round
- 4 Replay of the second qualifying round
- 5 Third qualifying round
- 6 Fourth qualifying round
- 7 Replay of the fourth qualifying round
- 8 first round
- 9 Replay of the first round
- 10 second round
- 11 Replay of the second round
- 12 Third round
- 13 Semifinals
- 14 Replay semi-finals
- 15 Final
- 16 Links
First qualifying round
94 clubs entered the fight, 4 of them did not play their matches.
| Home team | Score | Away team | date of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashington | 0: 4 | Alswick Rangers | October 6, 1888 |
| Basford rovers | 3: 1 | Belper Town | October 6, 1888 |
| Burtley | 2-0 | Darlington | October 6, 1888 |
| Burton swifts | 1: 3 | Face | October 6, 1888 |
| Burton wanderers | 3-0 | Wensbury Old Athletic | October 6, 1888 |
| Beeston St. Johns | 2-0 | Notts Olympic | October 6, 1888 |
| Wellington St. Georges | 1: 1 | Shrewsbury town | October 6, 1888 |
| Gorton Villa | 2: 6 | West Manchester | October 6, 1888 |
| Great Bridge Unity | 0: 1 | Aston Shakespeare | October 6, 1888 |
| Grimsby Town | 1: 1 | Lincoln city | October 6, 1888 |
| Dulwich | 0:13 | London Caledoniens | October 6, 1888 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1: 9 | Rotherham Town | October 6, 1888 |
| Iruell Springs | 4: 5 | Southport Central | October 6, 1888 |
| Kettering Town | 3: 4 | Newark | October 6, 1888 |
| Cleesear | 3: 2 | Blackburn Park Road | October 6, 1888 |
| Crusaders | 5: 1 | Royal Engineers | October 6, 1888 |
| Lansing Old Boys | 4-0 | Millwall Rovers | October 6, 1888 |
| Liverpool Stanley | 3-0 | Workington | October 6, 1888 |
| Luton Town | 4-0 | Reading | October 6, 1888 |
| Maidenhead | 4-0 | Old Itonians | October 6, 1888 |
| Middlesbrough | 0: 1 | Acklesfield | October 6, 1888 |
| Morpeth Harriers | 5: 0 | Whitburn | October 6, 1888 |
| Notts county | 4: 1 | Akington Works | October 6, 1888 |
| Newcastle West End | 7: 2 | Bishop Auckland Church Institute | October 6, 1888 |
| Newcastle East End | 3: 1 | Port Clarence | October 6, 1888 |
| Over Wanderers | 1: 5 Chester St. Ozewald is disqualified | Chester St. Ozeweld | October 6, 1888 |
| Old Wykhemists | 1: 2 | Chatham | October 6, 1888 |
| Old Foresters | 2-0 | Skorn College | October 6, 1888 |
| Park grange | 1-0 | Rotherham Swifts | October 6, 1888 |
| Wrexham | 3-0 | Davenham | October 6, 1888 |
| Rotenstall | 3: 4 | Rosendale | October 6, 1888 |
| Rochester | 2: 4 | Old harrowians | October 6, 1888 |
| Sunderland albion | 8: 2 | Shankhouse | October 6, 1888 |
| Scarborough | 2-0 | Whitby | October 6, 1888 |
| Stock | 1: 2 | Warwick County | October 6, 1888 |
| Hartford st johns | 1: 7 | Nantwich | October 6, 1888 |
| Haywood Central | 2: 3 | Astley Bridge | October 6, 1888 |
| Hirst | 0: 0 | Bolton Wanderers | October 6, 1888 |
| Horncastle | 2: 1 | Grantham | October 6, 1888 |
| Chesem | 4: 2 | Lindhurst | October 6, 1888 |
| Chester | 2: 2 Macclesfield Town is disqualified | Macclesfield Town | October 6, 1888 |
| Sheffield | 3: 2 Match protested, replay scheduled | South Bank | October 6, 1888 |
| Sheffield Healy | 6: 1 | Redcar | October 6, 1888 |
| Blackburn Olympic | etc. | Fleetwood Rangers | |
| Kazhuelz | etc. | Hitchin | |
| Old Brightonies | etc. | Hendon | |
| Ulster | etc. | Everton |
Replaying the First Qualifying Round
| Home team | Score | Away team | date of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln city | 1: 1 | Grimsby Town | October 13, 1888 |
| Shrewsbury town | 2: 1 | Wellington St. Georges | October 13, 1888 |
| South Bank | 4-0 | Sheffield | October 20, 1888 |
| Grimsby Town | 3: 1 | Lincoln city | October 24, 1888 |
| Bolton Wanderers | etc. | Hirst |
Second Qualifying Round
An additional 33 clubs added to the 47 winners of the first qualifying round.
| Home team | Score | Away team | date of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aulerton | 3: 2 | Rotherham Town | October 27, 1888 |
| Basford rovers | 0: 1 | Mellores | October 27, 1888 |
| Belfast YMCA | 0: 5 | Cliftonville | October 27, 1888 |
| Burton wanderers | 4-0 | Shrewsbury town | October 27, 1888 |
| Blackburn Olympic | 1: 3 | Oswoldtwistle Rovers | October 27, 1888 |
| West Manchester | 1-0 Match protested, replay scheduled | Bolton Wanderers | October 27, 1888 |
| Derby Midland | 2: 1 | Derby Saint Suite | October 27, 1888 |
| Jardines | 0: 4 | Gainsborough Trinity | October 27, 1888 |
| Cleesear | 0: 7 | Hayer Walton | October 27, 1888 |
| Kazhuelz | 1: 3 | Clapton | October 27, 1888 |
| Liverpool Stanley | 3-0 | Astley Bridge | October 27, 1888 |
| Face | 4-0 | Oldbury town | October 27, 1888 |
| Llangollen | 6: 3 | Oswestry Town | October 27, 1888 |
| Maidenhead | 1: 2 | Old Brightonies | October 27, 1888 |
| Morpeth Harriers | 3: 1 Match protested, replay scheduled | Burtley | October 27, 1888 |
| Notts county | 4: 2 | Beeston St. Johns | October 27, 1888 |
| Newark | 4: 4 | Grimsby Town | October 27, 1888 |
| Newcastle West End | 1: 2 | Sunderland albion | October 27, 1888 |
| Newcastle East End | 2: 1 | Stockton | October 27, 1888 |
| Old st marx | 3: 1 | Lansing Old Boys | October 27, 1888 |
| Old harrowians | 0: 1 | Crusaders | October 27, 1888 |
| Ulster | 1: 7 | Linfield Athletic | October 27, 1888 |
| Park grange | 2: 1 Match protested, replay scheduled | Attercliffe | October 27, 1888 |
| Wrexham | 3: 2 | Northwich Victoria | October 27, 1888 |
| Rosendale | 4: 3 | Darwen | October 27, 1888 |
| Sunderland | 5: 3 | Alswick Rangers | October 27, 1888 |
| South shore | 7: 1 | Southport Central | October 27, 1888 |
| Scarborough | 2: 4 | Acklesfield | October 27, 1888 |
| Resin hit | 3: 2 | Barnslem Port Vale | October 27, 1888 |
| Staveley | 4-0 | Matlock | October 27, 1888 |
| Swindon town | 2: 5 | Marlow | October 27, 1888 |
| Warwick County | 4: 2 | Aston Shakespeare | October 27, 1888 |
| Watford Rovers | 6: 0 | Old Foresters | October 27, 1888 |
| Horncastle | 0: 1 | Boston | October 27, 1888 |
| Chatham | 4-0 | London Caledoniens | October 27, 1888 |
| Chesem | 3: 3 | Luton Town | October 27, 1888 |
| Chester | 5: 1 | Over Wanderers | October 27, 1888 |
| Cherk | 12: 0 | Nantwich | October 27, 1888 |
| Sheffield Healy | 2: 1 | South Bank | October 27, 1888 |
| Clithorps Town | etc. | Netherfield |
Replaying the Second Qualifying Round
| Home team | Score | Away team | date of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 9: 0 | West Manchester | October 31, 1888 |
| Grimsby Town | 9: 0 | Newark | November 3, 1888 |
| Luton Town | 10: 2 | Chesem | November 3, 1888 |
| Burtley | 1-0 | Morpeth Harriers | November 10, 1888 |
| Park grange | 4: 1 | Attercliffe | November 10, 1888 |
Third Qualifying Round
| Home team | Score | Away team | date of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 2-0 | Newcastle East End | November 10, 1888 |
| Aulerton | 3: 2 | Acklesfield | November 17, 1888 |
| Burtley | 2: 5 | Sunderland albion | November 17, 1888 |
| Burton wanderers | 5: 1 | Warwick County | November 17, 1888 |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 5: 3 | Boston | November 17, 1888 |
| Grimsby Town | 5: 0 | Clithorps Town | November 17, 1888 |
| Clapton | 0: 1 | Chatham | November 17, 1888 |
| Crusaders | 1-0 | Old st marx | November 17, 1888 |
| Linfield Athletic | 5: 1 | Bolton Wanderers | November 17, 1888 |
| Notts county | 2: 1 | Derby Midland | November 17, 1888 |
| Old Brightonies | 3: 1 | Luton Town | November 17, 1888 |
| Wrexham | 2: 1 | Cherk | November 17, 1888 |
| Rosendale | 2: 3 | Hayer Walton | November 17, 1888 |
| South shore | 4-0 | Oswoldtwistle Rovers | November 17, 1888 |
| Resin hit | 4-0 | Face | November 17, 1888 |
| Staveley | 5: 0 | Mellores | November 17, 1888 |
| Watford Rovers | 0: 2 | Marlow | November 17, 1888 |
| Chester | 5: 1 | Llangollen | November 17, 1888 |
| Sheffield Healy | 3: 1 | Park grange | November 17, 1888 |
| Cliftonville | etc. | Liverpool Stanley |
Qualifying Round Four
| Home team | Score | Away team | date of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliftonville | 3: 3 | Linfield Athletic | December 8, 1888 |
| Old Brightonies | 5: 2 | Marlow | December 8, 1888 |
| South shore | 5: 0 | Hayer Walton | December 8, 1888 |
| Resin hit | 9: 0 | Burton wanderers | December 8, 1888 |
| Staveley | 1: 3 | Notts county | December 8, 1888 |
| Chatham | 0: 0 | Crusaders | December 8, 1888 |
| Chester | 2: 3 | Wrexham | December 8, 1888 |
| Sheffield Healy | 5: 1 | Aulerton | December 8, 1888 |
| Grimsby Town | etc. | Gainsborough Trinity | |
| Sunderland albion | etc. | Sunderland |
Replaying the Fourth Qualifying Round
| Home team | Score | Away team | date of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crusaders | 2: 3 | Chatham | December 15, 1888 |
| Linfield Athletic | 3: 3 | Cliftonville | December 15, 1888 |
| Linfield Athletic | 7: 0 | Cliftonville | December 17, 1888 |
Round One
The main stage of the Cup was started by 10 clubs that passed the qualifying rounds and 22 clubs associated with the Football League .
| Home team | Score | Away team | date of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington | 1: 1 | Blackburn rovers | February 2, 1889 |
| Aston Villa | 3: 2 | Whitton | February 2, 1889 |
| Burnley | 4: 3 | Old Westminsters | February 2, 1889 |
| Birmingham st georges | 3: 2 | Long Eaton Rangers | February 2, 1889 |
| Bootle | 0: 3 | Preston North End | February 2, 1889 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4: 3 | Old Cartusians | February 2, 1889 |
| Grimsby Town | 3: 1 | Sunderland albion | February 2, 1889 |
| Derby County | 1-0 | Derby Junction | February 2, 1889 |
| Nottingham forest | 2: 2 | Linfield Athletic | February 2, 1889 |
| Notts county | 2-0 | Old Brightonies | February 2, 1889 |
| Notts rangers | 1: 1 | Sheffield Wensday | February 2, 1889 |
| Swifts | 3: 1 | Wrexham | February 2, 1889 |
| Resin hit | 2: 3 | West Bromwich Albion | February 2, 1889 |
| Walsall Town Swifts | 5: 1 | Sheffield Healy | February 2, 1889 |
| Hollywell | 2: 2 | Kru Alexandra | February 2, 1889 |
| Chatham | 2: 1 | South shore | February 2, 1889 |
Replay of the first round
| Home team | Score | Away team | date of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn rovers | 5: 0 | Accrington | February 9, 1889 |
| Kru Alexandra | 1: 5 | Hollywell | February 9, 1889 |
| Sheffield Wensday | 3-0 | Notts rangers | February 9, 1889 |
| Nottingham forest | etc. | Linfield Athletic |
Round Two
| Home team | Score | Away team | date of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 5: 3 | Derby County | February 16, 1889 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 5: 1 | Burnley | February 16, 1889 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6: 1 | Walsall Town Swifts | February 16, 1889 |
| Grimsby Town | 0: 2 | Preston North End | February 16, 1889 |
| Hollywell | 2: 3 | Birmingham st georges | February 16, 1889 |
| Chatham | 1: 1 | Nottingham forest | February 16, 1889 |
| Sheffield Wensday | 3: 2 | Notts county | February 16, 1889 |
| Blackburn rovers | etc. | Swifts |
Replaying Round Two
| Home team | Score | Away team | date of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham forest | 2: 2 | Chatham | February 23, 1889 |
| Chatham | 3: 2 | Nottingham forest | February 28, 1889 |
Round Three
| Home team | Score | Away team | date of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn rovers | 8: 1 | Aston Villa | March 2, 1889 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-0 | Sheffield Wensday | March 2, 1889 |
| Preston North End | 2-0 | Birmingham st georges | March 2, 1889 |
| Chatham | 1:10 | West Bromwich Albion | March 2, 1889 |
Semifinals
| Home team | Score | Away team | date of | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1: 1 | Blackburn rovers | March 16, 1889 | Alexandra Road, Crew |
| Preston North End | 1-0 | West Bromwich Albion | March 16, 1889 | Bramall Lane , Sheffield |
Replay Semifinal
| Home team | Score | Away team | date of | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn rovers | 1: 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | March 23, 1889 | Alexandra Road, Crew |
Final
| Home team | Score | Away team | date of | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston North End | 3-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | March 30, 1889 | Kennington Oval , London |