The 1891–92 FA Cup was the 21st staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. West Bromwich Albion won the competition, beating Aston Villa 3–0 in the final at the Kennington Oval, with Wembley Stadium still 30 years away from being built.

1891–92 FA Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Scotland
Wales
Defending championsBlackburn Rovers
Final positions
ChampionsWest Bromwich Albion
(2nd title)
Runner-upAston Villa

Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.

Calendar

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Round Date No. of Teams
First qualifying round Saturday 3 October 1891 160
Second qualifying round Saturday 24 October 1891 80
Third qualifying round Saturday 14 November 1891 40
Fourth qualifying round Saturday 5 December 1891 20
First round proper Saturday 16 January 1892 32
Second round proper Saturday 30 January 1892 16
Third round proper Saturday 13 February 1892 8
Semifinals Saturday 27 February 1892 4
Final Saturday 19 March 1892 2

Qualifying rounds

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Despite the Football League expanding from 12 teams to 14, this season's FA Cup qualifying rounds were still played out to a fourth round consisting of 10 ties. Winning through to the first round proper were Middlesbrough Ironopolis, Casuals, Blackpool, Newcastle East End, Small Heath, Sheffield United, Luton Town, Heanor Town, Old Westminsters and Crewe Alexandra. Of those, only Heanor Town and Blackpool would be appearing in the competition proper for the first time although the Seasiders' predecessor outfit Blackpool St John's had entered the FA Cup twice in the early 1880s. Newcastle East End also emulated their crosstown rivals Newcastle West End in winning through the Cup qualifying rounds once before the two clubs' amalgamation during the 1892 close-season.

With Stoke re-entering the Football League and Darwen beating out Newton Heath (amongst others) for the League's final expansion place, only eight non-League clubs received byes through to the first round this season. These were future Football League members Nottingham Forest, The Wednesday, Middlesbrough, Royal Arsenal and Bootle along with Crusaders, Sunderland Albion and Birmingham St George's

For information on all matches played from the preliminary round to the fourth qualifying round, see 1891–92 FA Cup qualifying rounds.

Results

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First round

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Tie No. Home Team Score Away Team Date
1 Blackpool 0–3 Sheffield United 16 January 1892
2 Preston North End 6–0 Middlesbrough Ironopolis 23 January 1892
3 Stoke 3–0 Match void Casuals 16 January 1892
Replay Stoke 3–0 Casuals 23 January 1892
4 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Newcastle East End 16 January 1892
5 Blackburn Rovers 4–1 Derby County 16 January 1892
6 Aston Villa 4–1 Heanor Town 16 January 1892
7 The Wednesday 2–1 Match void Bolton Wanderers 16 January 1892
Replay The Wednesday 4–1 Bolton Wanderers 23 January 1892
8 Bootle 0–2 Darwen 16 January 1892
9 Old Westminsters 2–3 West Bromwich Albion 16 January 1892
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Crewe Alexandra 16 January 1892
Replay Crewe Alexandra 1–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 23 January 1892
11 Sunderland 3–0 Match void Notts County 16 January 1892
Replay Sunderland 4–0 Notts County 23 January 1892
12 Luton Town 0–3 Middlesbrough 16 January 1892
13 Crusaders 1–4 Accrington 16 January 1892
14 Everton 2–4 Match void Burnley 16 January 1892
Replay Everton 1–3 Burnley 23 January 1892
15 Sunderland Albion 1–2 Match void Birmingham St George's 16 January 1892
Replay Sunderland Albion 4–0 Birmingham St George's 23 January 1892
16 Small Heath 5–1 Royal Arsenal 16 January 1892

Second round

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Tie No. Home Team Score Away Team Date
1 Burnley 1–3 Stoke 30 January 1892
2 Aston Villa 2–0 Darwen 30 January 1892
3 The Wednesday 2–0 Small Heath 30 January 1892
4 Accrington 1–0 Match void Sunderland 30 January 1892
Replay Accrington 1–3 Sunderland 6 February 1892
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Sheffield United 30 January 1892
6 Middlesbrough 1–2 Preston North End 30 January 1892
7 West Bromwich Albion 3–1 Blackburn Rovers 30 January 1892
8 Sunderland Albion 0–1 Nottingham Forest 30 January 1892

Third round

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Tie No. Home Team Score Away Team Date
1 Stoke 2–2 Sunderland 13 February 1892
Replay Sunderland 4–0 Stoke 20 February 1892
2 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Preston North End 13 February 1892
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 Aston Villa 13 February 1892
4 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 The Wednesday 13 February 1892

Semifinals

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The original semifinal matches were played on 27 February 1892. Aston Villa comfortably came through their tie with Sunderland 4–1 but West Bromwich Albion and Nottingham Forest drew their match 1–1. The tie went to a replay, again played at Molineux,[1] but again finished 1–1. A second replay was needed to separate the teams, played in Derby[1] and this time West Bromwich Albion came through winners 6–2 to reach the final against Aston Villa.

Tie No. Home Team Score Away Team Date
1 Aston Villa 4–1 Sunderland 27 February 1892
2 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Nottingham Forest 27 February 1892
Replay Nottingham Forest 1–1 West Bromwich Albion 5 March 1892
Replay West Bromwich Albion 6–2 Nottingham Forest 9 March 1892

Final

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The 1892 FA Cup Final was a football match played on 19 March 1892 at the Kennington Oval. The final was contested by West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa. West Brom won 3–0, with goals from Alf Geddes, Nicholls and John Reynolds.

West Bromwich Albion3 – 0Aston Villa
Geddes   4'
Sam Nicholls   27'
John Reynolds   55'
Attendance: 32,810
Referee: J.C. Clegg (Sheffield)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cup Competitions 2012-2013 Latest Active - Arsenal FC - Arsenal World". Archived from the original on 19 April 2013.
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