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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | England Wales Ireland |
| Teams | 149 |
| Defending champions | Aston Villa |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | West Bromwich Albion (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Preston North End |
The1887–88 Football Association Challenge Cup was the 17th staging of theFA Cup,England's oldestfootball tournament. One hundred and forty-nine teams entered, twenty-one more than the previous season, although four of the one hundred and forty-nine never played a match.
This was the last season in which there were no qualifying rounds, so all entering clubs were placed in the first round. After the formation of theFootball League, a set of qualifying rounds was introduced, with theFootball Association holding a vote to determine 16 sides exempt to the first round proper.
| Home club | Score | Away club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnley | Walkover | Darwen Old Wanderers | |
| Dulwich | Walkover | Reading | |
| Royal Engineers | Walkover | Rochester | |
| Great Bridge Unity | 1–1 | Stafford Road | 22 October 1887 |
| Great Bridge Unity | Walkover | Stafford Road | |
| Everton | 2–2 | Bolton Wanderers | 29 October 1887 |
| Everton | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 November 1887 |
| Everton | Match void[4] | Bolton Wanderers | 19 November 1887 |
| Astley Bridge | Walkover | Hurst | |
| Warwick County | 0–5 | Birmingham Excelsior | 22 October 1887 |
| Northwich Victoria | 4–2 | Leek | 22 October 1887 |
| Morpeth Harriers | 2–3 | Sunderland | 22 October 1887 |
| Notts Olympic | 1–2 | Notts Mellors | 22 October 1887 |
| Watford Rovers | 3–1 | Chesham | 22 October 1887 |
| Vale of Llangollen | 0–2 | Oswestry | 22 October 1887 |
| Aston Shakespeare | Walkover | Burton Wanderers | 22 October 1887 |
| Bishop Auckland Church Institute | 0–2 | Elswick Rangers | 22 October 1887 |
| Home club | Score | Away club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Shore | 0–3 | Bootle | 12 November 1887 |
| Home club | Score | Away club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | 0–2 | Shankhouse | 26 November 1887 |
| Darwen | 1–1 | Witton | 26 November 1887 |
| Dulwich | 1–3 | Swifts | 26 November 1887 |
| Preston North End | 4–0 | Halliwell | 3 December 1887 |
| Stoke | 3–0 | Oswestry | 26 November 1887 |
| Old Etonians | 7–2 | Old Westminsters | 26 November 1887 |
| Old Foresters | Bye | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Notts County | 26 November 1887 |
| Aston Villa | Bye | ||
| Old Carthusians | 5–0 | Old Brightonians | 24 November 1887 |
| The Wednesday | Bye | ||
| Accrington | 1–3 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 November 1887 |
| Grimsby Town | 2–0 | Lincoln City | 26 November 1887 |
| Davenham | 2–2 | Chirk | 19 November 1887 |
| Crewe Alexandra | Bye | ||
| Middlesbrough | 2–2 | Sunderland | 26 November 1887 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 November 1887 |
| Derby County | 6–2 | Owlerton | 26 November 1887 |
| Derby Junction | 2–1 | Lockwood Brothers | 19 November 1887 |
| Notts Rangers | Bye | ||
| Higher Walton | 1–6 | Bootle | 26 November 1887 |
| Crusaders | 4–0 | Chatham | 26 November 1887 |
| Great Bridge Unity | 2–1 | Birmingham Excelsior | 26 November 1887 |
| Home club | Score | Away club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witton | 0–2 | Darwen | 3 December 1887 |
| Chirk | 6–1 | Davenham | 26 November 1887 |
| Sunderland | 4–2Sunderland disqualified | Middlesbrough | 3 December 1887 |
| Home club | Score | Away club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darwen | 3–1 | Notts Rangers | 17 December 1887 |
| Preston North End | Bye | ||
| Stoke | Bye | ||
| Shankhouse | 0–9 | Aston Villa | 17 December 1887 |
| Old Foresters | 4–2 | Grimsby Town | 17 December 1887 |
| Nottingham Forest | 6–0 | Old Etonians | 17 December 1887 |
| Blackburn Rovers | Bye | ||
| Old Carthusians | Bye | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2–2 | Swifts | 10 December 1887 |
| Middlesbrough | Bye | ||
| West Bromwich Albion | Bye | ||
| Derby County | Bye | ||
| Derby Junction | Bye | ||
| Chirk | Bye | ||
| Crusaders | 0–1 | The Wednesday | 17 December 1887 |
| Great Bridge Unity | 1–2 | Bootle | 17 December 1887 |
| Home club | Score | Away club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swifts | 3–2Match void | Crewe Alexandra | 17 December 1887 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Swifts | 31 December 1887 |
| Home club | Score | Away club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darwen | 0–3 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 January 1888 |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–4 | The Wednesday | 7 January 1888 |
| Aston Villa | 1–3 | Preston North End | 7 January 1888 |
| Old Carthusians | 2–0 | Bootle | 7 January 1888 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Derby County | 7 January 1888 |
| Middlesbrough | 4–0 | Old Foresters | 7 January 1888 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 4–1 | Stoke | 7 January 1888 |
| Chirk | 1–1 | Derby Junction | 31 December 1887 |
| Home club | Score | Away club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derby Junction | 1-0 | Chirk | 7 January 1888 |
| 28 January 1888 (1888-01-28) | Middlesbrough | 0–2 | Crewe Alexandra |
| 28 January 1888 (1888-01-28) | West Bromwich Albion | 4–2 | Old Carthusians |
| 28 January 1888 (1888-01-28) | Derby Junction | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 30 January 1888 (1888-01-30) | The Wednesday | 1–3 | Preston North End |
| 18 February 1888 (1888-02-18) | Preston North End | 4–0 | Crewe Alexandra |
| 18 February 1888 (1888-02-18) | West Bromwich Albion | 3–0 | Derby Junction |