1885–86 FA Cup


The 1885–86 Football Association Challenge Cup was the fifteenth staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. One hundred and thirty teams entered, sixteen more than the previous season, although six of the one hundred and thirty never played a match. Blackburn Rovers retain the cup for the third time in a row. As of 2020, they were the last side to achieve an FA Cup hat-trick.

First round

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
DarlingtonBoth teams allowed throughWalsall Swifts
Darwen2–2Derby Junction31 October 1885
Dulwich1–2South Reading31 October 1885
Preston North EndWalkoverGreat Lever
Stoke2–2Crewe Alexandra31 October 1885
Barnes1–7Lancing Old Boys31 October 1885
Royal Engineers1–5Old Foresters31 October 1885
Marlow3–0Luton Town31 October 1885
Clapham Rovers12–01st Surrey Rifles31 October 1885
Queen's Park 5–1Partick Thistle 31 October 1885
Upton Park4–2United London Swifts24 October 1885
Old EtoniansWalkoverBournemouth Rovers
Swifts7–1Casuals31 October 1885
Rochester6–1Reading31 October 1885
Old Wykehamists5–0Uxbridge31 October 1885
Old HarroviansWalkoverSt James
Notts County15–0Rotherham Town24 October 1885
Hendon0–4Clapton24 October 1885
Nottingham Forest6–2Mellors31 October 1885
Brentwood3–0Maidenhead31 October 1885
Hanover United1–1Romford31 October 1885
Stafford Road7–0Matlock31 October 1885
Blackburn Olympic4–2 Match voidChurch31 October 1885
Astley Bridge3–2Southport Central31 October 1885
Staveley1–1Mexborough31 October 1885
Small Heath Alliance9–2Burton Wanderers31 October 1885
Sheffield Heeley2–1Eckington Works19 October 1885
Bolton Wanderers6–0Eagley17 October 1885
Accrington5–4Witton17 October 1885
Wednesbury Old Athletic5–1Burton Swifts31 October 1885
Lockwood Brothers2–2Notts Rangers31 October 1885
Chatham0–2Old Carthusians31 October 1885
Walsall Town0–5Aston Villa17 October 1885
Clitheroe0–2Blackburn Rovers24 October 1885
Halliwell2–1Fishwick Ramblers31 October 1885
Macclesfield Town4–1Northwich Victoria31 October 1885
Old Westminsters3–1Hotspur31 October 1885
Redcar3–0Sunderland24 October 1885
Wolverhampton Wanderers7–0Derby St Luke's31 October 1885
Rossendale6–2Clitheroe Low Moor24 October 1885
Derby Midland2–1Birmingham Excelsior31 October 1885
Davenham 2–1Goldenhill31 October 1885
Hurst2–1 Match voidBradshaw31 October 1885
Long Eaton Rangers2–0The Wednesday31 October 1885
MiddlesbroughWalkoverHorncastle
West Bromwich Albion4–1Aston Unity31 October 1885
PadihamWalkoverHeart of Midlothian
Hartford St John's1–3Newtown 24 October 1885
Leek6–3Wrexham Olympic 31 October 1885
Newark0–3Sheffield31 October 1885
Notts Wanderers2–2Notts Olympic31 October 1885
Derby County3–0Mitchell St George's31 October 1885
Old Brightonians2–1Acton31 October 1885
Darwen Old Wanderers11–0Burnley17 October 1885
RawtenstallWalkoverRangers
Lincoln City0–2Grimsby Town31 October 1885
Luton Wanderers3–2Chesham31 October 1885
Oswaldtwistle Rovers3–1Lower Darwen31 October 1885
Stafford Rangers1–4Druids 31 October 1885
Higher Walton3–4South Shore17 October 1885
Bollington0–5Oswestry24 October 1885
Burslem Port Vale3–0Chirk 24 October 1885
Lincoln Lindum4–0Grimsby District17 October 1885
Third Lanark 4–2Blackburn Park Road17 October 1885
Gainsborough Trinity4–1Grantham24 October 1885

First Round Replays

Second round

Second Round Replays

Third round

Third Round Replay

Fourth round

Fifth round

Fifth Round Replays

Sixth Round

Semi finals

Final

Home ClubScoreAway ClubDate
Blackburn Rovers0–0West Bromwich Albion3 April 1886

Final Replay