FA Cup 1896-97

Football Association Challenge Cup 1896–97 var den 26. udgave af Football Association Challenge Cup, nu til dags bedre kendt som FA Cup. Turneringen blev afviklet som en cupturnering med deltagelse af 236 klubber. De første kampe blev spillet den 10. oktober 1896, og finalen blev afviklet den 10. april 1897 på Crystal Palace i London, hvor Aston Villa FC besejrede Everton FC med 3-2. Det var tredje gang, at Aston Villa vandt FA Cup'en – de to første sejre var opnået i sæsonerne 1886-87 og 1894-95.

FA Cup
Sæson	1896-97
Mester	Aston Villa FC (3. titel)
Andenplads	Everton FC
Kampe spillet	266
FA Cup
1895-96 1897-98

Aston Villa vandt ligeledes ligatitlen i sæsonen 1896-97, og dermed blev holdet fra Birmingham det andet hold i historien, der vandt the double. Det første hold var Preston North End FC, der udførte bedriften i sæsonen 1888-89.

Resultater

Aston Villas vej til sejren

Runde	Dato	Kamp	Res.
Første runde	30.1.	Aston Villa FC – Newcastle United FC	5–0
Anden runde	13.2.	Aston Villa FC – Notts County FC	2–1
Kvartfinale	27.2.	Preston North End FC – Aston Villa FC	1–1
	3.3.	Aston Villa FC – Preston North End FC	0–0
	8.3.	Aston Villa FC – Preston North End FC	3–2
Semifinale	20.3.	Aston Villa FC – Liverpool FC	3–0
Finale	10.4.	Aston Villa FC – Everton FC	3–2

Indledende runde

Den indledende runde havde deltagelse af 46 hold, der spillede om 23 ledige pladser i første kvalifikationsrunde.

Dato Kamp Res. 10.10. Aberystwyth FC – Druids FC 0–3 Birkenhead LNWR FC – Newtown AFC 1–5 Chesham FC – Barking Woodville FC 3–1 Chesham Generals FC  – 3rd Grenadier Guards FC 6–3 Chorley FC – Horwich FC 5–1 Darlington St. Augustine's FC – Stockton FC 0–6 Dartford FC – Folkestone FC 3–0 Gravesend United FC – Leytonstone FC 7–0 Leadgate Exiles FC – Wallsend Park Villa FC 3–0 Maidenhead FC – 1st Coldstream Guards FC 5–2 Rendel FC – Jarrow FC 3–0 Romford FC – Sittingbourne FC 3–3 Saltburn Swifts FC – Shankhouse FC 4–2

Dato Kamp Res. 10.10. Sheppey United FC – Thames Ironworks FC 8–0 Slough FC – 1st Scots Guards FC 1–6 South Shore FC – Ashton North End FC 3–1 Southport Central FC – Blackburn Park Road FC 4–2 Swanscombe FC – Ashford United FC 4–1 Vampires FC – Watford St. Mary's FC 1–2 West Norwood FC – Enfield FC 3–1 Windsor & Eton FC – South West Ham FC 4–1 Wolsingham FC – West Hartlepool NER FC 1–2 – Accrington Stanley FC – Carlisle City FC w.o. Omkamp – Romford FC – Sittingbourne FC w.o.

Første kvalifikationsrunde

Første kvalifikationsrunde havde deltagelse af 132 hold, der spillede om 61 ledige pladser i anden kvalifikationsrunde. 23 af holdene var vindere fra den indledende runde, mens de resterende 109 hold først trådte ind i turneringen i første kvalifikationsrunde.

Dato Kamp Res. 10.10. 1st Scots Guards FC – Windsor & Eton FC 2–1 Bristol South End FC – Bedminster FC 2–4 Bristol St. George FC – Weymouth FC 3–3 Bulwell United FC – Hinckley Town FC 2–1 Buxton FC – Gresley FC 2–3 Clifton FC – Cowes FC 0–5 Grantham Rovers FC – Worksop Town FC 2–2 Hereford FC – Brierley Hill Alliance FC 2–2 Hucknall St. John's FC – Beeston Humber FC 1–1 Kilnhurst FC – Mexborough FC 1–0 Mansfield FC – Hucknall Portland FC 4–0 Newbury FC – Eastville Rovers FC 1–1 Newstead Byron FC – Peterborough FC 4–1 Notts Olympic FC – Rushden FC 0–8 Redditch Town FC – Hereford Thistle FC 1–6 Sheffield FC – Wombwell Town FC 7–0 Swadlincote FC – Belper Town FC 5–2 Trowbridge Town FC – Reading Amateurs FC 1–1 14.10. Eastleigh LSWR FC  – Royal Artillery Portsmouth FC 1–7 31.10. Buckley FC – Middlewich Rangers FC 4–1 Chesham FC – Wolverton LNWR FC 4–2 Chesham Generals FC – Watford St. Mary's FC 0–2 Chorley FC – Accrington Stanley FC 5–0 Civil Service FC – Northfleet FC 0–8 Clitheroe FC – Rossendale FC 4–1 Fleetwood Rangers FC – Black Diamonds FC 3–0 Gravesend United FC  – Royal Engineers Training Battalion FC 7–1 Hexham Excelsior FC – Gateshead NER FC 2–1 Leadgate Park FC – Mickley FC 5–0 Leyton FC – Upton Park FC 9–2 Liverpool South End FC – Llandudno Swifts FC 2–0 Maidenhead FC – West Herts FC 2–1 Middleton FC – Chester FC 3–2 Moss Bay Exchange FC – West Manchester FC 1–4 New Brompton FC – Faversham FC 6–1

Dato Kamp Res. 31.10. Newtown AFC – Bangor City FC 2–2 Northwich Victoria FC – Druids FC 2–4 Norwich CEYMS FC – Wycombe Wanderers FC 2–1 Oldham County FC – Oswaldtwistle Rovers FC 7–0 Queens Park Rangers FC – Marlow FC 1–3 Rendel FC – Saltburn Swifts FC 1–2 Romford FC – Dartford FC 1–4 Seaham Harbour FC – Blyth FC 0–5 Sheppey United FC – Lewisham St. Mary's FC 7–0 South Bank FC – Howden-le-Wear FC 4–0 South Shore FC – Bacup FC 3–2 Southport Central FC – Workington FC 2–0 St. Luke's FC – Ilford FC 1–3 Stalybridge Rovers FC – Halliwell Rovers FC 2–1 Stockport County FC – Barnton Rovers FC 6–0 Stockton FC – Leadgate Exiles FC 3–2 Swanscombe FC – Fulham FC 5–0 Tranmere Rovers FC  – Warrington St. Elphin's FC 5–1 West Hartlepool NER FC – Hebburn Argyle FC 1–6 West Norwood FC – Mid Kent FC 4–1 Willington Athletic FC – Birtley FC 1–1 Wrexham AFC – Rock Ferry FC 0–4 – Crescent FC – Nomads FC w.o. Freemantle FC – Warmley FC w.o. Kidderminster Harriers FC  – Berwick Rangers FC w.o. Oxford Cygnets FC – Staple Hill FC w.o. Omkampe 14.10. Beeston Humber FC – Hucknall St. John's FC 1–2 Brierley Hill Alliance FC – Hereford FC 0–1 Eastville Rovers FC – Newbury FC 2–1 Reading Amateurs FC – Trowbridge Town FC 4–3 Weymouth FC – Bristol St. George FC 0–1 Worksop Town FC – Grantham Rovers FC 4–3 2.11. Bangor City FC – Newtown AFC 1–0 4.11. Birtley FC – Willington Athletic FC 0–2

Anden kvalifikationsrunde

Anden kvalifikationsrunde havde deltagelse af 80 hold, der spillede om 40 ledige pladser i tredje kvalifikationsrunde. 61 af holdene var vindere fra første kvalifikationsrunde, mens de resterende 19 hold først trådte ind i turneringen i anden kvalifikationsrunde.

Dato Kamp Res. 31.10. Bedminster FC – Freemantle FC 2–0 Coalville Town FC – Swadlincote FC 1–6 Eastville Rovers FC – Bristol St. George FC 1–0 Eastwood Town FC – Langley Mill Rangers FC 3–1 Gedling Grove FC – Rushden FC 1–4 Hereford FC – Hereford Thistle FC 4–2 Hunslet FC – Attercliffe FC 3–1 Kimberley FC – Bulwell United FC 0–4 Mansfield FC – Sutton Town AFC 2–0 Newstead Byron FC – Hucknall St. John's FC 0–1 Oxford Cygnets FC  – Royal Artillery Portsmouth FC 1–3 Parkgate United FC – Worksop Town FC 0–3 Reading Amateurs FC – Cowes FC 0–1 Sheepbridge Works FC – Riddings FC 1–0 Sheffield FC – Leeds FC 2–1 Stapleford Town FC – Gresley FC 1–5 Stourbridge FC – Singer's FC 4–2 Wath-upon-Dearne FC – Kilnhurst FC 2–0 Wellington AFC – Wellington St. George's FC 2–2 21.11. Blyth FC – Saltburn Swifts FC 5–0 Buckley FC – Tranmere Rovers FC 2–0 Chesham FC – Maidenhead FC 1–2 Clitheroe FC – Chorley FC 0–2 Crescent FC – Norwich CEYMS FC 1–4

Dato Kamp Res. 21.11. Dartford FC – Northfleet FC 1–4 Druids FC – Stockport County FC 3–2 Fleetwood Rangers FC – West Manchester FC 1–3 Gateshead NER FC – Leadgate Park FC 2–2 Gravesend United FC – New Brompton FC 1–4 Hebburn Argyle FC – South Bank FC 4–0 Leyton FC – Swanscombe FC 2–2 Liverpool South End FC – Rock Ferry FC 2–4 Marlow FC – Ilford FC 3–0 Middleton FC – Newtown AFC 3–0 South Shore FC – Oldham County FC 0–2 Stalybridge Rovers FC – Southport Central FC 3–1 Stockton FC – Willington Athletic FC 6–0 Watford St. Mary's FC – 1st Scots Guards FC 1–1 West Norwood FC – Sheppey United FC 0–4 – Dresden United FC – Kidderminster Harriers FC w.o. Omkampe 2.11. Wellington St. George's FC – Wellington AFC 2–2 25.11. 1st Scots Guards FC – Watford St. Mary's FC 1–1 Leadgate Park FC – Gateshead NER FC 3–2 Swanscombe FC – Leyton FC 0–1 Anden omkampe 14.11. Wellington AFC – Wellington St. George's FC 1–2 5.12. Watfor St. Mary's FC – 1st Scots Guards FC 2–3

Tredje kvalifikationsrunde

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

Dato Kamp Res. 21.11. Barnsley St. Peter's FC – Hunslet FC 3–2 Bedminster FC – Reading FC 0–5 Burton Swifts FC – Wrockwardine Wood FC 6–0 Chesterfield FC – Swadlincote FC 1–1 Cowes FC – Southampton St. Mary's FC 0–6 Eastwood Town FC – Ilkeston Town FC 1–4 Gresley FC – Heanor Town FC 3–4 Hucknall St. John's FC  – Wellingborough Town FC 1–5 Leicester Fosse FC – Bulwell United FC 3–1 Lincoln City FC – Gainsborough Trinity FC 1–0 Mansfield FC – Loughborough FC 2–1 Rushden FC – Kettering FC 0–2 Sheepbridge Works FC – Long Eaton Rangers FC 1–1 Sheffield FC – Doncaster Rovers FC 3–1 Swindon Town FC – Uxbridge FC 3–2 Walsall FC – Dresden United FC 11–00 Wath-upon-Dearne FC – Worksop Town FC 2–2 Wellington St. George's FC – Stourbridge FC 0–3 12.12. Bishop Auckland FC – Tow Law FC 1–1 Chorley FC – Stalybridge Rovers FC 3–2 Crewe Alexandra FC – Buckley FC 1–0 Darlington FC – Blyth FC 7–1 Darwen FC – Blackpool FC 1–2 Druids FC – Rock Ferry FC 4–1

Dato Kamp Res. 12.12. Glossop North End FC – Macclesfield Town FC 5–0 Hebburn Argyle FC – Middlesbrough FC 8–1 Leadgate Park FC – Stockton FC 1–5 Luton Town FC – 1st Scots Guards FC 7–0 Maidenhead FC – Norwich CEYMS FC 5–1 Marlow FC – Clapton FC 3–1 Middleton FC – Fairfield FC 2–2 FC Nelson – Oldham County FC 3–1 Newton Heath FC – West Manchester FC 7–0 Northfleet FC – New Brompton FC 3–1 Sheppey United FC – Millwall Athletic FC 3–3 Tottenham Hotspur FC – Old St. Stephen's FC 4–0 Woolwich Arsenal FC – Leyton FC 5–0 – Burslem Port Vale FC – Hereford FC w.o. Chatham FC – Royal Ordnance FC w.o. Royal Artilley Portsmouth FC  – Eastville Rovers FC w.o. Omkampe 24.11. Long Eaton Rangers FC  – Sheepbridge Works FC 3–1 25.11. Swadlincote FC – Chesterfield FC 1–5 26.11. Worksop Town FC – Wath-upon-Dearne FC 2–1 16.12. Tow Law FC – Bishop Auckland FC 0–2 19.12. Millwall Athletic FC – Sheppey United FC 3–1 21.12. Fairfield FC – Middleton FC 5–1

Fjerde kvalifikationsrunde

Fjerde kvalifikationsrunde havde deltagelse af de 40 vinderhold fra tredje kvalifikationsrunde, der spillede om 20 ledige pladser i femte kvalifikationsrunde.

Dato Kamp Res. 12.12. Barnsley St. Peter's FC – Sheffield FC 2–1 Chesterfield FC – Heanor Town FC 0–2 Ilkeston Town FC – Long Eaton Rangers FC 4–2 Mansfield FC – Kettering FC 0–1 Reading FC – Southampton St. Mary's FC 1–4 Stourbridge FC – Burslem Port Vale FC 1–3 Swindon Town FC  – Royal Artillery Portsmouth FC 4–1 Wellingborough Town FC – Leicester Fosse FC 2–3 Worksop Town FC – Lincoln City FC 3–3 19.12. Walsall FC – Burton Swifts FC 1–1 1.1. Glossop North End FC – Druids FC 5–2 2.1. Bishop Auckland FC – Hebburn Argyle FC 1–0

Dato Kamp Res. 2.1. Chorley FC – Blackpool FC 0–1 Darlington FC – Stockton FC 1–3 Fairfield FC – Crewe Alexandra FC 4–0 Newton Heath FC – FC Nelson 3–0 Woolwich Arsenal FC – Chatham FC 4–0 4.1. Millwall Athletic FC – Northfleet FC 6–1 6.1. Marlow FC – Luton Town FC 0–5 Tottenham Hotspur FC – Maidenhead FC 6–0 Omkampe 21.12. Burton Swifts FC – Walsall FC 1–0 23.12. Lincoln City FC – Worksop Town FC 8–0

Femte kvalifikationsrunde

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

Dato	Kamp	Res.
28.12.	Lincoln City FC – Barnsley St. Peter's FC	1–2
2.1.	Ilkeston Town FC – Heanor Town FC	0–0
	Kettering FC – Leicester Fosse FC	2–1
	Southampton St. Mary's FC – Swindon Town FC	8–2
7.1.	Burslem Port Vale FC – Burton Swifts FC	2–3
14.1.	Glossop North End FC – Fairfield FC	2–1
15.1.	Newton Heath FC – Blackpool FC	2–2
16.1.	Luton Town FC – Tottenham Hotspur FC	3–0
	Millwall Athletic FC – Woolwich Arsenal FC	4–2
	Stockton FC – Bishop Auckland FC	2–0
Omkampe
6.1.	Heanor Town FC – Ilkeston Town FC	4–2
20.1.	Blackpool FC – Newton Heath FC	1–2

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.
30.1.	Aston Villa FC – Newcastle United FC	5–0
	Blackburn Rovers FC – Sheffield United FC	2–1
	Derby County FC – Barnsley St. Peter's FC	8–1
	Everton FC – Burton Wanderers FC	5–2
	Grimsby Town FC – Bolton Wanderers FC	0–0
	Liverpool FC – Burton Swifts FC	4–3
	Luton Town FC – West Bromwich Albion FC	0–1
	Millwall Athletic FC  – Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1–2
	Newton Heath FC – Kettering FC	5–1
	Preston North End FC – Manchester City FC	6–0
	The Wednesday FC – Nottingham Forest FC	0–1
	Small Heath FC – Notts County FC	1–2
	Southampton St. Mary's FC – Heanor Town FC	1–1
	Stockton FC – Bury FC	0–0
	Stoke FC – Glossop North End FC	5–2
	Sunderland AFC – Burnley FC	1–0
Omkamp
2.2.	Bury FC – Stockton FC	12–10
3.2.	Heanor Town FC – Southampton St. Mary's FC	0–1
8.2.	Bolton Wanderers FC – Grimsby Town FC	3–3
Anden omkamp
11.2.	Bolton Wanderers FC – Grimsby Town FC	[0]3–2[1]

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.
13.2.	Aston Villa FC – Notts County FC	2–1
	Blackburn Rovers FC  – Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	2–1
	Derby County FC – Bolton Wanderers FC	4–1
	Everton FC – Bury FC	3–0
	Preston North End FC – Stoke FC	2–1
	Southampton St. Mary's FC – Newton Heath FC	1–1
	Sunderland AFC – Nottingham Forest FC	1–3
	West Bromwich Albion FC – Liverpool FC	1–2
Omkamp
17.2.	Newton Heath FC – Southampton St. Mary's FC	3–1

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.
27.2.	Derby County FC – Newton Heath FC	2–0
	Everton FC – Blackburn Rovers FC	2–0
	Liverpool FC – Nottingham Forest FC	1–1
	Preston North End FC – Aston Villa FC	1–1
Omkampe
3.3.	Aston Villa FC – Preston North End FC	0–0
	Nottingham Forest FC – Liverpool FC	0–1
Anden omkamp
8.3.	Aston Villa FC – Preston North End FC	[0]3–2[1]

Semifinaler

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

Dato	Kamp	Res.	Spillested
20.3.	Aston Villa FC – Liverpool FC	3–0	Bramall Lane, Sheffield
	Everton FC – Derby County FC	3–2	Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent

Finale

Dato	Kamp	Res.	Tilskuere	Spillested
10.4.	Aston Villa FC – Everton FC	3–2	65.891	Crystal Palace, London

Kilder / eksterne henvisninger

• RSSSF – 1896–97 FA Cup Arkiveret 21. oktober 2012 hos Wayback Machine (engelsk)
• The FA – FA Cup – Past results Arkiveret 2. februar 2012 hos Wayback Machine (engelsk)

Noter

1. Kampen blev spillet på Bramall Lane, Sheffield.