FA_Cup_1884-85
1884–85 FA Cup
Football tournament season
The 1884–85 Football Association Challenge Cup was the 14th staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. 114 teams entered, 14 more than the previous season, although 8 of these never played a match.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  England Scotland Wales |
| Teams | 114 |
| Defending champions | Blackburn Rovers |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Blackburn Rovers (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Queen's Park |
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More information Home Club, Score ...
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Replays
More information Home Club, Score ...
| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Grantham | 8 November 1884 |
| Hendon | 6–0 | Clapham Rovers | 22 November 1884 |
| Upton Park | Walkover | West End | |
| Walsall Swifts | 2–1 | Stafford Road | 17 November 1884 |
| Derby St Luke's | 4–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 November 1884 |
| Darwen Old Wanderers | 4–1 | Higher Walton | 8 November 1884 |
| Low Moor | Walkover | Blackburn Park Road |
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More information Home Club, Score ...
| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield | 4–1 | Chesterfield Spital | 6 December 1884 |
| Queen's Park |
2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | 6 December 1884 |
| Upton Park | 3–1 | Reading | 6 December 1884 |
| Swifts | 3–2 | South Reading | 6 December 1884 |
| Nottingham Forest | 4–1 | Sheffield Heeley | 6 December 1884 |
| Romford | 3–0 | Dulwich | 6 December 1884 |
| Brentwood | 2–2 | Old Etonians | 6 December 1884 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 3–2 | Blackburn Olympic | 6 December 1884 |
| Hanover United | 2–1 | Old Foresters | 29 November 1884 |
| Hotspur | 1–2 | Old Wykehamists | 6 December 1884 |
| Old Carthusians | 5–3 | Marlow | 6 December 1884 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Bye | ||
| Staveley | 0–2 | Notts County | 6 December 1884 |
| St George's | 3-3 | Birmingham Excelsior | 6 December 1884 |
| Chatham | 1–0 | Hendon | 6 December 1884 |
| Grimsby Town | 3–1 | Redcar and Coatham | 6 December 1884 |
| Walsall Town | 0–2 | Aston Villa | 6 December 1884 |
| South Shore | 2–3 | Church | 6 December 1884 |
| Macclesfield | 1–5 | Leek | 6 December 1884 |
| Lower Darwen | Bye | ||
| Old Westminsters | 7–0 | Henley | 6 December 1884 |
| Southport | 3–1 | Low Moor | 22 November 1884 |
| Middlesbrough | 4–1 | Newark | 6 December 1884 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 4–2 | Wednesbury Old Athletic | 6 December 1884 |
| Witton | Bye | ||
| Derby St Luke's | 0–1 | Walsall Swifts | 6 December 1884 |
| Darwen Old Wanderers | 7–2 | Bolton Association | 29 November 1884 |
| Fishwick Ramblers | 0–2 | Darwen | 22 November 1884 |
| Newtown |
1–1 | Druids |
20 December 1884 |
| Lincoln City | Bye | ||
| Chirk |
4–1 | Wrexham Olympic |
29 November 1884 |
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Replays
More information Home Club, Score ...
| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Etonians | 6–1 | Brentwood | 20 December 1884 |
| St George's | 2–0 | Birmingham Excelsior | 20 December 1884 |
| Druids |
6–0 | Newtown |
27 December 1884 |
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More information Home Club, Score ...
| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darwen | Bye | ||
| Old Etonians | Bye | ||
| Swifts | 1–1 | Old Westminsters | 3 January 1885 |
| Druids |
4–1 | Chirk |
10 January 1885 |
| Old Wykehamists | 2–1 | Upton Park | 3 January 1885 |
| Notts County | 5–0 | Sheffield | 3 January 1885 |
| Romford | Bye | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | 5–0 | Witton | 22 December 1884 |
| Hanover United | 0–2 | Chatham | 3 January 1885 |
| Aston Villa | 0–0 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 January 1885 |
| Old Carthusians | Bye | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | 3 January 1885 |
| St George's | 2–3 | Walsall Swifts | 10 January 1885 |
| Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Lincoln City | 3 January 1885 |
| Church | 10–0 | Southport | 3 January 1885 |
| Lower Darwen | 4–2 | Darwen Old Wanderers | 20 December 1884 |
| Middlesbrough | Bye | ||
| Leek | 2–3 | Queen's Park |
3 January 1885 |
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Replays
More information Home Club, Score ...
| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Westminsters | 2–2 | Swifts | 14 January 1885 |
| Swifts | 2–1 | Old Westminsters | 21 January 1885 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 3–0 | Aston Villa | 10 January 1885 |
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More information Home Club, Score ...
| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Park |
7–0 | Old Wykehamists | 17 January 1885 |
| Old Etonians | 5–2 | Middlesbrough | 24 January 1885 |
| Swifts | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | 24 January 1885 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 8–0 | Romford | 17 January 1885 |
| Old Carthusians | 3–0 | Grimsby Town | 24 January 1885 |
| Chatham | 1–0 | Lower Darwen | 24 January 1885 |
| Church | 3–0 | Darwen | 17 January 1885 |
| Walsall Swifts | 1–4 | Notts County | 24 January 1885 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | Druids |
24 January 1885 |
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The geographical nature of the early rounds left the competition with 9 clubs at this stage, and the Football Association Committee decided to draw two clubs for one fixture in the fifth round in order to "obviate the necessity of further byes". Following the drawing of Chatham and Old Carthusians, the Committee then drew the sixth round, the winners of the one fifth round tie being drawn to face Church F.C., who had the choice of ground.[3]
More information Home Club, Score ...
| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham | 0–3 | Old Carthusians | 7 February 1885 |
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More information Home Club, Score ...
| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Etonians | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | 21 February 1885 |
| Notts County | 2–2 | Queen's Park |
21 February 1885 |
| Church | 0–1 | Old Carthusians | 14 February 1885 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 0–2 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 February 1885 |
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More information Home Club, Score ...
| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Park |
2–1 | Notts County | 28 February 1885 |
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More information Home Club, Score ...
| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Queen's Park |
14 March 1885[4] |
| Blackburn Rovers | 5–1 | Old Carthusians | 7 March 1885 |
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More information Home Club, Score ...
| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Park |
3–0 | Nottingham Forest | 28 March 1885 |
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Further information on this match: 1885 FA Cup Final
More information Home Club, Score ...
| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Queen's Park |
4 April 1885 |
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- Accrington disqualified for fielding professional players after winning the tie 3–0.
- Both clubs withdrew because of disputes as to professionalism. Marland, Simon (2011). Bolton Wanderers: The Complete Record. DB Publishing. p. 11. ISBN 978-1859839720.
- "report". Bell's Life: 1. 4 February 1885.
- Matches Played On Saturday., The Glasgow Herald, 16 March 1885, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 2 January 2022
