1882–83 FA Cup

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| title = 1882–83 FA Cup

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| country = England
Wales
Scotland

| num_teams = 84

| defending_champions = Old Etonians

| winners = Blackburn Olympic

| coun = 1

| second = Old Etonians

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| prev_season = 1881–82

| next_season = 1883–84

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The 1882–83 Football Association Challenge Cup was the 12th staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. Eighty-four teams entered, eleven more than the previous season, although five of the eighty-four never played a match.

First round

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Home Club ! Score ! Away Club ! Date
Darwen \| 4–1 \| Blackburn Park Road \| 21 October 1882
Reading \| Bye \| \|
Barnes \| 2–4 \| Brentwood \| 28 October 1882
Royal Engineers \| 3–1 \| Woodford Bridge \| 21 October 1882
Maidenhead \| 0–2 \| Old Westminsters \| 4 November 1882
Clapham Rovers \| 3–0 \| Kildare \| 4 November 1882
Upton Park \| Bye \| \|
Windsor \| 3–0 \| Acton \| 4 November 1882
Old Etonians \| 1–1 \| Old Foresters \| 4 November 1882
Swifts \| 4–1 \| Union \| 4 November 1882
Rochester \| 2–0 \| Hotspur \| 4 November 1882
Druids {{flagicon\|Wales\|1807}} \| 1–1 \| Oswestry \| 4 November 1882
Notts County \| 6–1 \| Sheffield \| 4 November 1882
Nottingham Forest \| Walkover \| Brigg Britannia \|
West End \| 1–3 \| Hendon \| 4 November 1882
Blackburn Rovers \| 11–1 \| Blackpool St John's \| 23 October 1882
Hanover United \| 1–0 \| Mosquitoes \| 4 November 1882
Aston Villa \| 4–1 \| Walsall Swifts \| 21 October 1882
Old Carthusians \| 6–0 \| Pilgrims \| 21 October 1882
Sheffield Wednesday \| 12–2 \| Spilsby \| 4 November 1882
Blackburn Olympic \| 6–3 \| Accrington \| 4 November 1882
Reading Minster \| Walkover \| Remnants \|
Dreadnought \| 1–2 Match void \| South Reading \| 21 October 1882
St George's \| 5–1 \| Calthorpe \| 28 October 1882
Small Heath Alliance \| 3–3 \| Stafford Road \| 11 November 1882
Sheffield Heeley \| Bye \| \|
Bolton Wanderers \| 6–1 \| Bootle \| 4 November 1882
Lockwood Brothers \| 4–3 \| Macclesfield Town \| 4 November 1882
Darwen Ramblers \| 5–2 \| South Shore \| 14 October 1882
Chatham \| Bye \| \|
Grimsby Town \| Walkover \| Queen's Park {{flagicon\|Scotland}} \|
Walsall Town \| 4–1 \| Staveley \| 21 October 1882
Northwich Victoria \| 3–2 \| Astley Bridge \| 28 October 1882
Eton Ramblers \| 6–2 \| Romford \| 21 October 1882
Hornchurch \| 0–2 \| Marlow \| 28 October 1882
Church \| 5–0 \| Clitheroe \| 2 September 1882
Chesterfield Spital \| 1–7 \| Wednesbury Old Athletic \| 4 November 1882
Bolton Olympic \| 4–7 \| Eagley \| 4 November 1882
Aston Unity \| Bye \| \|
Irwell Springs \| 2–5 \| Lower Darwen \| 28 October 1882
Great Lever \| 2–3 \| Halliwell \| 21 October 1882
Phoenix Bessemer \| Walkover \| Grantham \|
United Hospitals \| 3–0 \| London Olympic \| 4 November 1882
Haslingden Association \| Bye \| \|
Liverpool Ramblers \| 1–1 \| Southport \| 21 October 1882

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Home Club

! Score

! Away Club

! Date

Darwen

| 4–1

| Blackburn Park Road

| 21 October 1882

| Bye

| 2–4

| 28 October 1882

| 3–1

| 21 October 1882

| 0–2

| 4 November 1882

| 3–0

| Kildare

| 4 November 1882

Upton Park

| Bye

Windsor

| 3–0

| Acton

| 4 November 1882

Old Etonians

| 1–1

| Old Foresters

| 4 November 1882

Swifts

| 4–1

| Union

| 4 November 1882

Rochester

| 2–0

| Hotspur

| 4 November 1882

Druids {{flagicon|Wales|1807}}

| 1–1

| 4 November 1882

| 6–1

| 4 November 1882

| Walkover

| 1–3

| Hendon

| 4 November 1882

Blackburn Rovers

| 11–1

| Blackpool St John's

| 23 October 1882

| 1–0

| 4 November 1882

| 4–1

| 21 October 1882

| 6–0

| 21 October 1882

| 12–2

| Spilsby

| 4 November 1882

| 6–3

| 4 November 1882

| Walkover

| 1–2 Match void

| 21 October 1882

| 5–1

| 28 October 1882

| 3–3

| 11 November 1882

| Bye

| 6–1

| Bootle

| 4 November 1882

| 4–3

| 4 November 1882

| 5–2

| 14 October 1882

| Bye

| Walkover

| Queen's Park {{flagicon|Scotland}}

| 4–1

| 21 October 1882

| 3–2

| 28 October 1882

| 6–2

| Romford

| 21 October 1882

Hornchurch

| 0–2

| Marlow

| 28 October 1882

Church

| 5–0

| Clitheroe

| 2 September 1882

Chesterfield Spital

| 1–7

| Wednesbury Old Athletic

| 4 November 1882

Bolton Olympic

| 4–7

| Eagley

| 4 November 1882

| Bye

| 2–5

| 28 October 1882

| 2–3

| 21 October 1882

| Walkover

| 3–0

| 4 November 1882

Haslingden Association

| Bye

Liverpool Ramblers

| 1–1

| Southport

| 21 October 1882

=Replays=

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Home Club ! Score ! Away Club ! Date
Old Etonians \| 3–1 \| Old Foresters \| 18 November 1882
Oswestry \| 0–2 \| Druids {{flagicon\|Wales\|1807}} \| 18 November 1882
Dreadnought \| 1–2 \| South Reading \| 4 November 1882
Stafford Road \| 6–2 \| Small Heath Alliance \| 18 November 1882
Southport \| 0–4 \| Liverpool Ramblers \| 4 November 1882

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Home Club

! Score

! Away Club

! Date

Old Etonians

| 3–1

| Old Foresters

| 18 November 1882

Oswestry

| 0–2

| Druids {{flagicon|Wales|1807}}

| 18 November 1882

Dreadnought

| 1–2

| South Reading

| 4 November 1882

Stafford Road

| 6–2

| Small Heath Alliance

| 18 November 1882

Southport

| 0–4

| Liverpool Ramblers

| 4 November 1882

Second round

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Home Club ! Score ! Away Club ! Date
Darwen \| 1–0 \| Blackburn Rovers \| 2 December 1882
Royal Engineers \| 8–0 \| Reading \| 29 November 1882
Marlow \| Walkover \| Reading Minster \|
Clapham Rovers \| 7–1 \| Hanover United \| 2 December 1882
Windsor \| 3–1 \| United Hospital \| 30 November 1882
Old Etonians \| 2–1 \| Brentwood \| 2 December 1882
Swifts \| 2–2 \| Upton Park \| 30 November 1882
Rochester \| Bye \| \|
Druids {{flagicon\|Wales\|1807}} \| 5–0 \| Northwich Victoria \| 9 December 1882
Notts County \| Bye \| \|
Hendon \| 2–1 \| Chatham \| 2 December 1882
Nottingham Forest \| 7–2 \| Sheffield Heeley \| 2 December 1882
Eagley \| 3–1 \| Halliwell \| 2 December 1882
Aston Villa \| 4–1 \| Wednesbury Old Athletic \| 18 November 1882
Old Carthusians \| 7–0 \| Etonian Ramblers \| 2 December 1882
Sheffield Wednesday \| 6–0 \| Lockwood Brothers \| 2 December 1882
Blackburn Olympic \| 8–1 \| Lower Darwen \| 9 December 1882
Bolton Wanderers \| 3–0 \| Liverpool Ramblers \| 2 December 1882
Darwen Ramblers \| 3–2 \| Haslingden Association \| 2 December 1882
Grimsby Town \| 1–8It is unclear what the score was, but was likely to have been 8-1. Football: A Weekly Record of the Game (29 November 1882, p. 140), the Sheffield Daily Telegraph (27 November 1882, p. 7) and the Leeds Mercury (27 November 1882, p. 7) all record the score as 8-1; the Hull News (2 December 1882, p. 6) does not give a score, but implies that it was 8-1, as it records the half-time score as being 5-1; while the Sheffield Independent (27 November 1882, p. 4 and 2 December 1882, p. 12) records the score as 7-1, with the half-time score being 4-1, and the Derbyshire Times (2 December 1882, p. 6) just gives the score as being 7-1. It was not, however, 9-1, as often recorded. \| Phoenix Bessemer \| 25 November 1882
Walsall Town \| 4–1 \| Stafford Road \| 2 December 1882
Church \| Bye \| \|
Aston Unity \| 3–1 \| St George's \| 2 December 1882
South Reading \| Bye \| \|
Old Westminsters \| Bye \| \|

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Home Club

! Score

! Away Club

! Date

Darwen

| 1–0

| Blackburn Rovers

| 2 December 1882

Royal Engineers

| 8–0

| Reading

| 29 November 1882

Marlow

| Walkover

| Reading Minster

Clapham Rovers

| 7–1

| Hanover United

| 2 December 1882

Windsor

| 3–1

| United Hospital

| 30 November 1882

| 2–1

| 2 December 1882

| 2–2

| 30 November 1882

Rochester

| Bye

Druids {{flagicon|Wales|1807}}

| 5–0

| Northwich Victoria

| 9 December 1882

Notts County

| Bye

Hendon

| 2–1

| Chatham

| 2 December 1882

Nottingham Forest

| 7–2

| Sheffield Heeley

| 2 December 1882

Eagley

| 3–1

| Halliwell

| 2 December 1882

Aston Villa

| 4–1

| Wednesbury Old Athletic

| 18 November 1882

Old Carthusians

| 7–0

| Etonian Ramblers

| 2 December 1882

Sheffield Wednesday

| 6–0

| Lockwood Brothers

| 2 December 1882

Blackburn Olympic

| 8–1

| Lower Darwen

| 9 December 1882

Bolton Wanderers

| 3–0

| Liverpool Ramblers

| 2 December 1882

Darwen Ramblers

| 3–2

| Haslingden Association

| 2 December 1882

Grimsby Town

| 1–8It is unclear what the score was, but was likely to have been 8-1. Football: A Weekly Record of the Game (29 November 1882, p. 140), the Sheffield Daily Telegraph (27 November 1882, p. 7) and the Leeds Mercury (27 November 1882, p. 7) all record the score as 8-1; the Hull News (2 December 1882, p. 6) does not give a score, but implies that it was 8-1, as it records the half-time score as being 5-1; while the Sheffield Independent (27 November 1882, p. 4 and 2 December 1882, p. 12) records the score as 7-1, with the half-time score being 4-1, and the Derbyshire Times (2 December 1882, p. 6) just gives the score as being 7-1. It was not, however, 9-1, as often recorded.

| Phoenix Bessemer

| 25 November 1882

Walsall Town

| 4–1

| Stafford Road

| 2 December 1882

Church

| Bye

Aston Unity

| 3–1

| St George's

| 2 December 1882

South Reading

| Bye

Old Westminsters

| Bye

=Replay=

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Home Club ! Score ! Away Club ! Date
Swifts \| 3–2 \| Upton Park \| 2 December 1882

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Home Club

! Score

! Away Club

! Date

Swifts

| 3–2

| Upton Park

| 2 December 1882

Third round

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Home Club ! Score ! Away Club ! Date
Royal Engineers \| Bye \| \|
Marlow \| Bye \| \|
Windsor \| 0–3 \| Clapham Rovers \| 6 January 1883
Old Etonians \| 7–0 \| Rochester \| 16 December 1882
Swifts \| Bye \| \|
Druids {{flagicon\|Wales\|1807}} \| 0–0 \| Bolton Wanderers \| 6 January 1883
Notts County \| 4–1 \| Phoenix Bessemer \| 27 December 1882
Hendon \| 11–1 \| South Reading \| 6 January 1883
Nottingham Forest \| 2–2 \| Sheffield Wednesday \| 6 January 1883
Eagley \| Bye \| \|
Aston Villa \| 3–1 \| Aston Unity \| 6 January 1883
Old Carthusians \| 3–2 \| Old Westminsters \| 16 December 1882
Blackburn Olympic \| 8–0 \| Darwen Ramblers \| 16 December 1882
Walsall Town \| Bye \| \|
Church \| 2–2 \| Darwen \| 6 January 1883

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Home Club

! Score

! Away Club

! Date

| Bye

| Bye

| 0–3

| 6 January 1883

| 7–0

| Rochester

| 16 December 1882

Swifts

| Bye

Druids {{flagicon|Wales|1807}}

| 0–0

| Bolton Wanderers

| 6 January 1883

Notts County

| 4–1

| Phoenix Bessemer

| 27 December 1882

Hendon

| 11–1

| South Reading

| 6 January 1883

Nottingham Forest

| 2–2

| Sheffield Wednesday

| 6 January 1883

Eagley

| Bye

Aston Villa

| 3–1

| Aston Unity

| 6 January 1883

Old Carthusians

| 3–2

| Old Westminsters

| 16 December 1882

Blackburn Olympic

| 8–0

| Darwen Ramblers

| 16 December 1882

Walsall Town

| Bye

Church

| 2–2

| Darwen

| 6 January 1883

=Replays=

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Home Club ! Score ! Away Club ! Date
Bolton Wanderers \| 1–1 \| Druids {{flagicon\|Wales\|1807}} \| 22 January 1883
Druids {{flagicon\|Wales\|1807}} \| 1–0 \| Bolton Wanderers \| 29 January 1883
Sheffield Wednesday \| 3–2 \| Nottingham Forest \| 13 January 1883
Darwen \| 0–2 \| Church \| 20 January 1883

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Home Club

! Score

! Away Club

! Date

Bolton Wanderers

| 1–1

| Druids {{flagicon|Wales|1807}}

| 22 January 1883

Druids {{flagicon|Wales|1807}}

| 1–0

| 29 January 1883

| 3–2

| 13 January 1883

| 0–2

| Church

| 20 January 1883

Fourth round

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Home Club ! Score ! Away Club ! Date
Marlow \| 0–3 \| Hendon \| 3 February 1883
Clapham Rovers \| Bye \| \|
Old Etonians \| 2–0 \| Swifts \| 24 January 1883
Eagley \| 1–2 \| Druids {{flagicon\|Wales\|1807}} \| 10 February 1883
Aston Villa \| 2–1 \| Walsall Town \| 27 January 1883
Old Carthusians \| 6–2 \| Royal Engineers \| 25 January 1883
Sheffield Wednesday \| 1–4 \| Notts County \| 12 February 1883
Blackburn Olympic \| 2–0 \| Church \| 3 February 1883

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Home Club

! Score

! Away Club

! Date

Marlow

| 0–3

| Hendon

| 3 February 1883

Clapham Rovers

| Bye

Old Etonians

| 2–0

| Swifts

| 24 January 1883

Eagley

| 1–2

| Druids {{flagicon|Wales|1807}}

| 10 February 1883

Aston Villa

| 2–1

| Walsall Town

| 27 January 1883

| 6–2

| 25 January 1883

| 1–4

| 12 February 1883

| 2–0

| Church

| 3 February 1883

Fifth round

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Home Club ! Score ! Away Club ! Date
Notts County \| 4–3 \| Aston Villa \| 3 March 1883
Hendon \| 2–4 \| Old Etonians \| 3 March 1883
Old Carthusians \| 5–3 \| Clapham Rovers \| 20 February 1883
Blackburn Olympic \| 4–1 \| Druids {{flagicon\|Wales\|1807}} \| 24 February 1883

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Home Club

! Score

! Away Club

! Date

| 4–3

| 3 March 1883

| 2–4

| 3 March 1883

| 5–3

| 20 February 1883

| 4–1

| Druids {{flagicon|Wales|1807}}

| 24 February 1883

Semi finals

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Home Club ! Score ! Away Club ! Date
Old Etonians \| 2–1 \| Notts County \| 17 March 1883
Blackburn Olympic \| 4–0 \| Old Carthusians \| 17 March 1883

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Home Club

! Score

! Away Club

! Date

| 2–1

| 17 March 1883

| 4–0