FA Cup 1895-96

Football Association Challenge Cup 1895–96 var den 25. udgave af Football Association Challenge Cup, nu til dags bedre kendt som FA Cup. Turneringen blev afviklet som en cupturnering med deltagelse af 228 klubber. De første kampe blev spillet den 5. oktober 1895, og finalen blev afviklet den 18. april 1896 på Crystal Palace i London, hvor The Wednesday FC besejrede Wolverhampton Wanderers FC med 2-1. Det var første gang, at The Wednesday FC vandt FA Cup'en. Holdet havde tidligere været i finalen én gang – i sæsonen 1889-90.

FA Cup
Sæson	1895-96
Mester	The Wednesday FC (1. titel)
Andenplads	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
Kampe spillet	249
FA Cup
1894-95 1896-97

Resultater

The Wednesday FC's vej til sejren

Runde	Dato	Kamp	Res.
Første runde	1.2.	Southampton St. Mary's FC – The Wednesday FC	2–3
Anden runde	15.2.	The Wednesday FC – Sunderland AFC	2–1
Kvartfinale	29.2.	The Wednesday FC – Everton FC	4–0
Semifinale	21.3.	Bolton Wanderers FC – The Wednesday FC	1–1
	28.3.	The Wednesday FC – Bolton Wanderers FC	3–1
Finale	18.4.	The Wednesday FC – Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	2–1

Indledende runde

Den indledende runde havde deltagelse af 56 hold, der spillede om 28 ledige pladser i første kvalifikationsrunde.

Dato Kamp Res. 5.10. Bristol South End FC – Slough FC 5–1 Chesham Generals FC – Vampires FC 1–1 Chorley FC – FC Nelson 3–1 City Ramblers FC – Chesham FC 7–2 Clitheroe FC – Rossendale FC 1–2 Crewe Alexandra FC – Tranmere Rovers FC 2–1 Eastville Rovers FC – Warmley FC 0–2 Gateshead NER FC – Blyth FC 4–1 Howden-le-Wear FC – Bishop Auckland FC 0–2 Jarrow FC – Shankhouse FC 1–0 Kimberley FC – Newark FC 2–1 Marlow FC – Cowes FC 3–3 Notts Wanderers FC – Coalville Town FC 1–4 Oswaldtwistle Rovers FC – Carlisle City FC 9–0 Oxford City FC – Uxbridge FC 2–5 Port Sunlight FC – Warrington St. Elphin's FC 2–0 Rushden FC – Hucknall St. John's FC 2–4

Dato Kamp Res. 5.10. South Bank FC – Hebburn Argyle FC 3–1 Staple Hill FC – Bristol St. George FC 0–4 Stockton FC – Saltburn Swifts FC 3–1 Sutton Town AFC – Notts Olympic FC 6–1 Swallwell Axwell Rovers FC  – Newcastle East End FC 1–2 Swanscombe FC  – Royal Engineers Training Battalion FC 1–2 Tow Law FC – Darlington FC 3–1 West Manchester FC – Accrington FC 5–1 Willington Athletic FC – Brandon Rovers FC 7–2 – Newcastle United FC – Leadgate Exiles FC w.o. Newtown FC – Barnton Rovers FC w.o. Omkampe 9.10. Cowes FC – Marlow FC 0–2 – Vampires FC – Chesham Generals FC w.o.

Første kvalifikationsrunde

Første kvalifikationsrunde havde deltagelse af 156 hold, der spillede om 78 ledige pladser i anden kvalifikationsrunde. 28 af holdene var vindere fra den indledende runde, mens de resterende 128 hold først trådte ind i turneringen i første kvalifikationsrunde.

Dato Kamp Res. 12.10. Ashby Albion FC – Hucknall St. John's FC 1–2 Ashford United FC – Sittingbourne FC 0–4 Attercliffe FC – Gainsborough Trinity FC 0–3 Bacup FC – West Manchester FC 6–1 Barking Woodville FC – St. Albans FC 2–0 Bedminster FC – Weymouth FC 2–2 Belper Town FC – Langley Mill Rangers FC 1–0 Bishop Auckland FC – Stockton FC 4–3 Black Diamonds FC – Moss Bay Exchange FC 0–1 Blackpool FC – Ashton North End FC 7–1 Bristol South End FC – Marlow FC 0–1 Buxton FC – Long Eaton Rangers FC 1–2 Chesterfield FC – Eckington Works FC 1–0 Chorley FC – Southport Central FC 2–2 City Ramblers FC – Maidenhead FC 0–1 Clapton FC – Ilford FC 0–2 Clay Cross Town FC – Gresley FC 1–5 Crewe Alexandra FC – Stalybridge Rovers FC 3–1 Darlington St. Augustine's FC  – Willington Athletic FC 1–5 Druids FC – Middleton FC 1–2 Eastleigh LSWR FC – Clifton FC 9–0 Fairfield FC – Birkenhead LNWR FC 0–0 Faversham FC – Sheppey United FC 0–4 Fleetwood Rangers FC – Rossendale FC 2–3 Freemantle FC – Southampton St. Mary's FC 1–5 Glossop North End FC – Macclesfield Town FC 5–1 Hucknall Portland FC – Sutton Town AFC 4–5 Jarrow FC – Middlesbrough FC 0–3 Kettering FC – Gedling Grove FC 4–0 Kidderminster Harriers FC – Stourbridge FC 0–0 Kilnhurst FC – Sheffield FC 3–0 Kimberley FC – Mansfield FC 4–0 Leeds FC – Grantham Rovers FC 1–1 Leicester Fosse FC – Hinckley Town FC 4–0 Leicester YMCA FC – Coalville Town FC 1–3 Loughborough FC – Bulwell United FC 5–2 Luton Town FC – Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–2 Mexborough FC – Doncaster Rovers FC 1–1 New Brompton FC – Millwall Athletic FC 0–1 Newcastle East End FC – Leadgate Park FC 2–1 Newstead Byron FC – Stapleford Town FC 3–1 Nomads FC – Vampires FC 1–4 Northfleet FC – Dartford FC 3–3 Northwich Victoria FC – Liverpool Stanley FC 2–1 Peterborough FC – Lincoln City FC 00–13 Port Sunlight FC – Chester FC 1–5

Dato Kamp Res. 12.10. Queens Park Rangers FC – Old St. Stephen's FC 1–1 Reading FC – Bristol St. George FC 7–2 Redditch Town FC – Stafford Rangers FC 3–3 Rendel FC – Gateshead NER FC 3–2 Riddings FC – Derby Junction FC 1–2 Romford FC  – Royal Engineers Training Battalion FC 0–2 Rotherham Town FC – Barnsley St. Peter's FC 1–1 Royal Scots FC – Royal Ordnance FC 1–3 Sheepbridge Works FC – Heanor Town FC 0–6 Singer's FC – Hereford FC 6–1 South Bank FC – Hexham Excelsior FC 5–1 South Shore FC – Horwich FC 3–0 Staveley FC – Grimsby Town FC 1–5 Stockport County FC – Liverpool South End FC 2–0 Swadlincote FC – Ilkeston Town FC 0–2 Thames Ironworks FC – Chatham FC 0–5 Tow Law FC – Mickley FC 1–0 Trowbridge Town FC – Swindon Town FC 1–3 Uxbridge FC – Newbury FC 8–1 Walsall FC – Dresden United FC 1–0 Warmley FC – Windsor & Eton FC 4–2 Wellington St. George's FC – Burton Swifts FC 1–6 West Harlepool NER FC – Newcastle United FC 0–8 West Herts FC – Norwich CEYMS FC 2–1 Worksop Town FC – Wath-upon-Dearne FC 1–1 Wrexham AFC – Newtown FC 3–1 Wrockwardine Wood FC  – Brierley Hill Alliance FC 3–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC – Wolverton LNWR FC 2–3 – Burslem Port Vale FC – Hereford Thistle FC w.o. Folkestone FC – Royal Scots Fusiliers FC w.o. Oswaldtwistle Rovers FC – Manchester City FC w.o. Workington FC – Halliwell Rovers FC w.o. Omkampe 14.10. Birkenhead LNWR FC – Fairfield FC 1–3 16.10. Barnsley St. Peter's FC – Rotherham Town FC 3–7 Dartford FC – Northfleet FC 2–3 Grantham Rovers FC – Leeds FC 3–0 Old St. Stephen's FC – Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Southport Central FC – Chorley FC 4–0 Stafford Rangers FC – Redditch Town FC 1–3 Stourbridge FC – Kidderminster Harriers FC 1–2 Wath-upon-Dearne FC – Worksop Town FC 0–5 Weymouth FC – Bedminster FC 3–1 17.10. Doncaster Rovers FC – Mexborough FC 4–1

Anden kvalifikationsrunde

Anden kvalifikationsrunde havde deltagelse af 80 hold, der spillede om 40 ledige pladser i tredje kvalifikationsrunde. 78 af holdene var vindere fra første kvalifikationsrunde, mens de resterende to hold først trådte ind i turneringen i anden kvalifikationsrunde.

Dato Kamp Res. 2.11. Bacup FC – Blackpool FC 1–2 Barking Woodville FC – Ilford FC 1–2 Belper Town FC – Derby Junction FC 1–0 Burslem Port Vale FC – Burton Swifts FC 1–1 Chatham FC – Sittingbourne FC 8–0 Chester FC – Middleton FC 0–3 Chesterfield FC – Long Eaton Rangers FC 2–0 Coalville Town FC – Kettering FC 0–4 Doncaster Rovers FC – Rotherham Town FC 0–7 Fairfield FC – Stockport County FC 5–1 Grantham Rovers FC – Gainsborough Trinity FC 1–3 Gresley FC – Heanor Town FC 0–4 Ilkeston Town FC – Matlock Town FC 6–0 Kidderminster Harriers FC – Singer's FC 0–0 Kilnhurst FC – Grimsby Town FC 1–4 Kimberley FC – Sutton Town AFC 2–1 Leicester Fosse FC – Hucknall St. John's FC 3–1 Millwall Athletic FC – Folkestone FC 5–0 Newcastle United FC – Middlesbrough FC 4–1 Newstead Byron FC – Loughborough FC 0–0 Northwich Victoria FC – Glossop North End FC 1–4 Oswaldtwistle Rovers FC  – Moss Bay Exchange FC 4–2 Reading FC – Eastleigh LSWR FC 2–1 Rendel FC – Bishop Auckland FC 2–1 Rossendale FC – Workington FC 4–1

Dato Kamp Res. 2.11. Royal Engineers Training Battalion FC  – Royal Ordnance FC 0–4 Sheppey United FC – Northfleet FC 4–1 South Bank FC – Willington Athletic FC 2–0 Southampton St. Mary's FC – Marlow FC 5–0 Southport Central FC – South Shore FC 2–4 Swindon Town FC – Warmley FC 2–1 Tow Law FC – Newcastle East End FC 5–1 Uxbridge FC – Weymouth FC 2–1 Vampires FC – Tottenham Hotspur FC [0]4–2[1] Walsall FC – Redditch Town FC 4–0 Wellington AFC – Wrockwardine Wood FC 1–1 West Herts FC – Old St. Stephen's FC 0–1 Wolverton LNWR FC – Maidenhead FC 1–1 Worksop Town FC – Lincoln City FC 0–3 Wrexham AFC – Crewe Alexandra FC 3–3 Omkampe 4.11. Wrockwardine Wood FC – Wellington AFC 4–0 6.11. Burton Swifts FC – Burslem Port Vale FC 1–0 Crewe Alexandra FC – Wrexham AFC 5–2 Loughborough FC – Newstead Byron FC 1–0 Maidenhead FC – Wolverton LNWR FC 0–0 Singer's FC – Kidderminster Harriers FC 2–1 16.11. Tottenham Hotspur FC – Vampires FC 2–1 Anden omkamp 13.11. Maidenhead FC – Wolverton LNWR FC 1–0

Tredje kvalifikationsrunde

Tredje kvalifikationsrunde havde deltagelse af de 40 vinderhold fra anden kvalifikationsrunde, der spillede om 20 ledige pladser i fjerde kvalifikationsrunde.

Dato Kamp Res. 23.11. Belper Town FC – Ilkeston Town FC 0–0 Chesterfield FC – Heanor Town FC 3–0 Gainsborough Trinity FC – Rotherham Town FC 0–2 Glossop North End FC – Fairfield FC 0–2 Ilford FC – Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–5 Kettering FC – Loughborough FC 2–1 Kimberley FC – Leicester Fosse FC 1–3 Lincoln City FC – Grimsby Town FC 2–4 Middleton FC – Crewe Alexandra FC 0–4 Millwall Athletic FC – Sheppey United FC 4–0 Newcastle United FC – Rendel FC 5–0

Dato Kamp Res. 23.11. Old St. Stephen's FC – Maidenhead FC 4–3 Rossendale FC – Oswaldtwistle Rovers FC 3–2 Royal Ordnance FC – Chatham FC 1–0 Singer's FC – Burton Swifts FC 0–2 South Shore FC – Blackpool FC 1–2 Southampton St. Mary's FC – Reading FC 3–0 Tow Law FC – South Bank FC 4–2 Uxbridge FC – Swindon Town FC 5–0 Wrockwardine Wood FC – Walsall FC 3–1 Omkamp 27.11. Ilkeston Town FC – Belper Town FC 5–1

Fjerde kvalifikationsrunde

Fjerde kvalifikationsrunde havde deltagelse af de 20 vinderhold fra tredje kvalifikationsrunde, der spillede om 10 ledige pladser i første runde.

Dato	Kamp	Res.
14.12.	Burton Swifts FC – Wrockwardine Wood FC	3–1
	Chesterfield FC – Ilkeston Town FC	2–0
	Fairfield FC – Crewe Alexandra FC	2–2
	Grimsby Town FC – Rotherham Town FC	4–0
	Leicester Fosse FC – Kettering FC	1–2
	Newcastle United FC – Tow Law FC	4–0
	Rossendale FC – Blackpool FC	2–4
	Royal Ordnance FC – Millwall Athletic FC	1–2
	Southampton St. Mary's FC – Uxbridge FC	3–0
	Tottenham Hotspur FC – Old St. Stephen's FC	2–1
Omkamp
18.12.	Crewe Alexandra FC – Fairfield FC	4–3

Første runde

Første runde havde deltagelse 32 hold. 10 af holdene havde spillet sig igennem kvalifikationsrunderne, mens 22 hold først trådte ind i turneringen i første runde.

Dato	Kamp	Res.
1.2.	Blackburn Rovers FC  – West Bromwich Albion FC	1–2
	Blackpool FC – Burton Swifts FC	4–1
	Burnley FC – Woolwich Arsenal FC	6–1
	Burton Wanderers FC – Sheffield United FC	1–1
	Chesterfield FC – Newcastle United FC	0–4
	Crewe Alexandra FC – Bolton Wanderers FC	0–4
	Darwen FC – Grimsby Town FC	0–2
	Derby County FC – Aston Villa FC	4–2
	Liverpool FC – Millwall Athletic FC	4–1
	Newton Heath FC – Kettering FC	2–1
	Nottingham Forest FC – Everton FC	0–2
	Small Heath FC – Bury FC	1–4
	Southampton St. Mary's FC  – The Wednesday FC	2–3
	Stoke FC – Tottenham Hotspur FC	5–0
	Sunderland AFC – Preston North End FC	4–1
	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC – Notts County FC	2–2
Omkampe
5.2.	Notts County FC  – Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	3–4
6.2.	Sheffield United FC – Burton Wanderers FC	1–0

Anden runde

Anden runde havde deltagelse af de 16 hold, der gik videre fra første runde, og holdene spillede om otte ledige pladser i kvartfinalerne.

Dato	Kamp	Res.
15.2.	Blackpool FC – Bolton Wanderers FC	0–2
	Burnley FC – Stoke FC	1–1
	Everton FC – Sheffield United FC	3–0
	Grimsby Town FC – West Bromwich Albion FC	1–1
	Newcastle United FC – Bury FC	1–3
	Newton Heath FC – Derby County FC	1–1
	The Wednesday FC – Sunderland AFC	2–1
	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC – Liverpool FC	2–0
Omkampe
19.2.	Derby County FC – Newton Heath FC	5–1
20.2.	Stoke FC – Burnley FC	7–1
	West Bromwich Albion FC – Grimsby Town FC	3–0

Kvartfinaler

Kvartfinalerne havde deltagelse af de otte hold, der gik videre fra anden runde, og holdene spillede om fire ledige pladser i semifinalerne.

Dato	Kamp	Res.
29.2.	Bolton Wanderers FC – Bury FC	2–0
	Derby County FC – West Bromwich Albion FC	1–0
	The Wednesday FC – Everton FC	4–0
	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC – Stoke FC	3–0

Semifinaler

Semifinalerne havde deltagelse af de fire hold, der gik videre fra kvartfinalerne.

Dato	Kamp	Res.	Spillested
21.3.	Bolton Wanderers FC – The Wednesday FC	1–1	Goodison Park, Liverpool
	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC – Derby County FC	2–1	Perry Barr, Birmingham
Omkamp
28.3.	The Wednesday FC – Bolton Wanderers FC	3–1	Town Ground, Nottingham

Finale

Dato	Kamp	Res.	Tilskuere	Spillested
18.4.	The Wednesday FC – Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	2–1	48.836	Crystal Palace, London

Kilder / eksterne henvisninger

• RSSSF – 1895–96 FA Cup Arkiveret 24. september 2015 hos Wayback Machine (engelsk)
• The FA – FA Cup – Past results Arkiveret 2. februar 2012 hos Wayback Machine (engelsk)

Noter

1. Kampen blev beordret spillet om.