FA CUP 1888-89

 

 

Winners: Preston North End

Runners-up: Wolverhampton Wanderers

 Holders from previous season: West Bromwich Albion

Furthest non-league teams: Birmingham St George's, Chatham, The Wednesday (quarter-final) 

 

First qualifying round
6 October 1888Ashington0-4Elswick Rangers
6 October 1888Basford Rovers3-1Belper Town
6 October 1888Beeston St John's2-0Notts Olympic
6 October 1888Birtley2-0Darlingtonaet
WalkoverBlackburn Olympic Fleetwood RangersScratched
6 October 1888Burton Swifts1-3Leekaet
6 October 1888Burton Wanderers3-0Wednesbury Old Athletic
WalkoverCasuals HitchinScratched
6 October 1888Chesham4-2Lyndhurstaet
6 October 1888Chester2-2Macclesfield TownChester disqualified
6 October 1888Clitheroe3-2Blackburn Park Road
6 October 1888Crusaders5-1Royal Engineers
6 October 1888Doncaster Rovers1-9Rotherham Town
6 October 1888Dulwich0-13London Caledonians
6 October 1888Gorton Villa2-6West Manchester
6 October 1888Great Bridge Unity0-1Aston Shakespeare
6 October 1888Grimsby Town1-1Lincoln Cityaet
6 October 1888Hartford St John's1-7Nantwich
6 October 1888Heywood Central2-3Astley Bridge
6 October 1888Horncastle2-1Grantham
6 October 1888Hurst0-0Bolton Wanderers
6 October 1888Irwell Springs4-5Southport Central
6 October 1888Kettering Town3-4Newark
6 October 1888Lancing Old Boys4-0Millwall Rovers
6 October 1888Liverpool Stanley3-0Workington
6 October 1888Luton Town4-0Reading
6 October 1888Maidenhead4-0Old Etonians
6 October 1888Middlesbrough0-1Ecclesfield
6 October 1888Morpeth Harriers5-0Whitburn
6 October 1888Newcastle East End3-1Port Clarence
6 October 1888Newcastle West End7-2Bishop Auckland Church Institute
6 October 1888Notts County4-1Eckington Works
WalkoverOld Brightonians HendonScratched
6 October 1888Old Foresters2-0Schome Collegeaet
6 October 1888Old Wykehamists1-2Chatham
6 October 1888Over Wanderers1-5Chester St OswaldsOver Wanderers disqualified
6 October 1888Park Grange1-0Rotherham Swifts
6 October 1888Rawtenstall3-4Rossendale
6 October 1888Rochester2-4Old Harrovians
6 October 1888Scarborough2-0Whitby
Sheffield3-2South BankMatch declared void
6 October 1888Sheffield Heeley6-1Redcar
6 October 1888Stoke1-2Warwick CountyGIANT KILLING
6 October 1888Sunderland Albion8-2Shankhouse
WalkoverUlster EvertonScratched
6 October 1888Wellington St George's1-1Shrewsbury Townaet
Replays
WalkoverBolton Wanderers HurstScratched
13 October 1888Lincoln City1-1Grimsby Townaet
13 October 1888Shrewsbury Town-1Wellington St George's
20 October 1888South Bank4-0Sheffield
2nd Replay
24 October 1888Grimsby Town3-1Lincoln CityPlayed at Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Second qualifying round
27 October 1888Basford Rovers0-1Mellors
27 October 1888Blackburn Olympic1-3Oswaldtwistle Rovers
27 October 1888Burton Wanderers4-0Shrewsbury Town
27 October 1888Casuals1-3Clapton
27 October 1888Chatham4-0London Caledonians
27 October 1888Chesham3-3Luton Townaet
27 October 1888Chester5-1Over Wanderers
27 October 1888Chirk12-0Nantwich
WalkoverCleethorpes Town NetherfieldScratched
27 October 1888Clitheroe0-7Higher Walton
27 October 1888Derby Midland2-1Derby St Luke's
27 October 1888Horncastle0-1Boston
27 October 1888Jardines0-4Gainsborough Trinity
27 October 1888Leek4-0Oldbury Town
27 October 1888Liverpool Stanley3-0Astley Bridge
27 October 1888Llangollen6-3Oswestry
27 October 1888Maidenhead1-2Old Brightonians
27 October 1888Morpeth Harriers3-1BirtleyMatch declared void
27 October 1888Newcastle East End2-1Stockton
27 October 1888Newcastle West End1-2Sunderland Albion
27 October 1888Old Harrovians0-1Crusaders
27 October 1888Old St Mark's3-1Lancing Old Boys
27 October 1888Newark4-4Grimsby Townaet
27 October 1888Notts County4-2Beeston St John's
27 October 1888Owlerton3-2Rotherham Town
27 October 1888Park George2-1AttercliffeMatch declared void
27 October 1888Rossendale4-3Darwen
27 October 1888Scarborough2-4Ecclesfield
27 October 1888Sheffield Heeley2-1South Bank
27 October 1888Small Heath3-2Burslem Port Vale
27 October 1888South Shore7-1Southport Central
27 October 1888Staveley4-0Matlock
27 October 1888Sunderland53Elswick Rangers
27 October 1888Swindon Town2-5Marlow
27 October 1888Ulster1-7Linfield Athletic
27 October 1888Warwick County4-2Aston Shakespeare
27 October 1888Watford Rovers6-0Old Foresters
27 October 1888West Manchester1-0Bolton WanderersMatch declared void
27 October 1888Wrexham3-2Northwich Victoria
27 October 1888YMCA0-5Cliftonville
Replays
3 November 1888Birtley1-0Morpeth Harriers
3 November 1888Bolton Wanderers9-0West Manchester
3 November 1888Grimsby Town90Newark 
3 November 1888Luton Town10-2Chesham
3 November 1888Park George4-1Attercliffe
Third qualifying round
17 November 1888Birtley2-5Sunderland Albion
17 November 1888Burton Wanderers5-1Warwick County
17 November 1888Chester5-1Llangollen
17 November 1888Clapton0-1Chatham
WalkoverCliftonville Liverpool StanleyScratched
17 November 1888Crusaders1-0Old St Mark's
17 November 1888Gainsborough Trinity5-3Boston
17 November 1888Grimsby Town5-0Cleethorpes Town
17 November 1888Linfield Athletic4-0Bolton WanderersGIANT KILLING
17 November 1888Notts County2-1Derby Midland
17 November 1888Old Brightonians3-1Luton Town
17 November 1888Owlerton3-2Ecclesfield
17 November 1888Rossendale2-3Higher Walton
17 November 1888Sheffield Heeley3-1Park Grange
17 November 1888Small Heath4-0Leek
17 November 1888South Shore4-0Oswaldtwistle Rovers
17 November 1888Staveley5-0Mellors
10 November 1888 Sunderland2-0Newcastle East Endaet
17 November 1888 Watford Rovers0-2Marlow
17 November 1888Wrexham2-1Chirkaet
Fourth qualifying round
8 December 1888Chatham0-0Crusaders
8 December 1888Chester23Wrexham
8 December 1888Cliftonville3-3Linfield Athletic
WalkoverGrimsby Town Gainsborough TrinityScratched
8 December 1888Old Brightonians5-2Marlow
8 December 1888Sheffield Heeley5-1Owlerton
8 December 1888Small Heath9-0Burton Wanderers
8 December 1888South Shore5-0Higher Walton
8 December 1888Staveley1-3Notts County
WalkoverSunderland Albion SunderlandScratched
Replays
15 December 1888Crusaders2-3Chatham
15 December 1888 Linfield Athletic3-3Cliftonville
2nd Replay
25 December 1888Linfield Athletic7-0Cliftonville
First round
2 February 1889Accrington1-1Blackburn Rovers
2 February 1889Aston Villa3-2Witton
2 February 1889Birmingham St George's3-2Long Eaton Rangers
2 February 1889Bootle0-3Preston North End
2 February 1889Burnley4-3Old Westminsters
2 February 1889Chatham2-1South Shoreaet
2 February 1889Derby County1-0Derby Junction
2 February 1889Grimsby Town3-1Sunderland Albion
2 February 1889Halliwell2-2Crewe Alexandraaet
2 February 1889Nottingham Forest2-2Linfield Athleticaet
2 February 1889Notts County2-0Old Brightonians
2 February 1889Notts Rangers1-1The Wednesday
2 February 1889Small Heath2-3West Browmich Albion
2 February 1889Swifts3-1Wrexham
2 February 1889Walsall Town Swifts5-1Sheffield Heeley
2 February 1889Wolverhampton Wanderers4-3Old Carthusians
Replays
9 February 1889Blackburn Rovers5-0Accrington
9 February 1889Crewe Alexandra1-5Halliwell
WalkoverNottingham Forest Linfield AthleticScratched
9 February 1889The Wednesday3-0Notts Rangers
Second round
16 February 1889Aston Villa5-3Derby County
WalkoverBlackburn Rovers SwiftsScratched
16 February 1889Chatham1-1Nottingham Forestaet
16 February 1889Grimsby Town0-2Preston North End
16 February 1889Halliwell2-3Birmingham St George's
16 February 1889The Wednesday3-2Notts County
16 February 1889West Bromwich Albion5-1Burnley
16 February 1889Wolverhampton Wanderers6-1Walsall Town Swifts
Replay
23 February 1889Nottingham Forest2-2Chathamaet
2nd Replay
28 February 1889Chatham3-2Nottingham ForestPlayed at Kennington Oval, London
Quarter-final
2 March 1889Blackburn Rovers8-1Aston Villa
2 March 1889Chatham1-10West Bromwich Albion
2 March 1889Preston North End2-0Birmingham St George's
2 March 1889Wolverhampton Wanderers3-0The Wednesday
Semi-final
16 March 1889Preston North End1-0West Bromwich AlbionPlayed at Bramall Lane, Sheffield
16 March 1889Wolverhampton Wanderers1-1Blackburn RoversPlayed at Alexandra Recreation Ground, Crewe
Replay
23 March 1889Blackburn Rovers1-3Wolverhampton WanderersPlayed at Alexandra Recreation Ground, Crewe
Final
30 March 1889Preston North End3-0Wolverhampton WanderersPlayed at Kennington Oval, London
27,000Dewhurst (15), Ross (25), Thomson (70) Referee: Francis Marindin