1885–86 FA Cup
{{Short description|English football tournament}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{infobox football tournament season
| title = 1885–86 FA Cup
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| country = England
Scotland
Wales
| num_teams = 130
| defending_champions = Blackburn Rovers
| winners = Blackburn Rovers
| count = 3
| second = West Bromwich Albion
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| prev_season = 1884–85
| next_season = 1886–87
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The 1885–86 Football Association Challenge Cup was the 15th edition of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. There were 130 entrants, sixteen more than in the previous season, although six teams did not play a match. Five Scottish clubs entered but one was eliminated in the first round in an all-Scottish tie and travel constraints caused the rest to withdraw.
Blackburn Rovers became the second team to win the competition in three successive seasons and, as of 2024, they remain the last to do so. The final between Blackburn and West Bromwich Albion is the earliest to have been contested by two extant clubs that are still members of either the Premier League or the English Football League.
First round
Notes. In all rounds, a walkover means the tie was not played and the first-named team progressed to the next round. If a match was declared void for any reason, a replay was necessary.
| class="wikitable" |
| Home
! Score ! Away ! Date |
|---|
| Darlington
| align=center| bye | | |
| Walsall Swifts
| align=center| bye | |
| Darwen
| align=center| 2–2 | 31 October 1885 |
| Dulwich
| align=center| 1–2 | 31 October 1885 |
| Preston North End
| align=center| walkover | |
| Stoke
| align=center| 2–2 | 31 October 1885 |
| Barnes
| align=center| 1–7 | 31 October 1885 |
| Royal Engineers
| align=center| 1–5 | 31 October 1885 |
| Marlow
| align=center| 3–0 | 31 October 1885 |
| Clapham Rovers
| align=center| 12–0 | 31 October 1885 |
| Queen's Park {{flagicon|Scotland}}
| align=center| 5–1 | Partick Thistle {{flagicon|Scotland}} | 31 October 1885 |
| Upton Park
| align=center| 4–2 | 24 October 1885 |
| Old Etonians
| align=center| walkover | |
| Swifts
| align=center| 7–1 | Casuals | 31 October 1885 |
| Rochester
| align=center| 6–1 | Reading | 31 October 1885 |
| Old Wykehamists
| align=center| 5–0 | Uxbridge | 31 October 1885 |
| Old Harrovians
| align=center| walkover | |
| Notts County
| align=center| 15–0 | 24 October 1885 |
| Hendon
| align=center| 0–4 | Clapton | 24 October 1885 |
| Nottingham Forest
| align=center| 6–2 | 31 October 1885 |
| Brentwood
| align=center| 3–0 | 31 October 1885 |
| Hanover United
| align=center| 1–1 | Romford | 31 October 1885 |
| Stafford Road
| align=center| 7–0 | Matlock | 31 October 1885 |
| Blackburn Olympic
| align=center| 4–2 | Church | 31 October 1885 |
| Astley Bridge
| align=center| 3–2 | 31 October 1885 |
| Staveley
| align=center| 1–1 | 31 October 1885 |
| Small Heath Alliance
| align=center| 9–2 | 31 October 1885 |
| Sheffield Heeley
| align=center| 2–1 | 19 October 1885 |
| Bolton Wanderers
| align=center| 6–0 | Eagley | 17 October 1885 |
| Accrington
| align=center| 5–4 | Witton | 17 October 1885 |
| Wednesbury Old Athletic
| align=center| 5–1 | 31 October 1885 |
| Lockwood Brothers
| align=center| 2–2 | 31 October 1885 |
| Chatham
| align=center| 0–2 | 31 October 1885 |
| Walsall Town
| align=center| 0–5 | 17 October 1885 |
| Clitheroe
| align=center| 0–2 | 24 October 1885 |
| Halliwell
| align=center| 2–1 | 31 October 1885 |
| Macclesfield Town
| align=center| 4–1 | 31 October 1885 |
| Old Westminsters
| align=center| 3–1 | Hotspur | 31 October 1885 |
| Redcar
| align=center| 3–0 | 24 October 1885 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers
| align=center| 7–0 | 31 October 1885 |
| Rossendale
| align=center| 6–2 | Low Moor | 24 October 1885 |
| Birmingham Excelsior
| align=center| 1-2 | 31 October 1885 |
| Davenham
| align=center| 2–1 | 31 October 1885 |
| Hurst
| align=center| 2–1 | Bradshaw | 31 October 1885 |
| Long Eaton Rangers
| align=center| 2–0 | 31 October 1885 |
| Middlesbrough
| align=center| walkover | |
| West Bromwich Albion
| align=center| 4–1 | 31 October 1885 |
| Padiham
| align=center| walkover | Heart of Midlothian {{flagicon|Scotland}} | |
| Hartford St John's
| align=center| 1–3 | Newtown {{flagicon|Wales|1807}} | 24 October 1885 |
| Leek
| align=center| 6–3 | Wrexham Olympic {{flagicon|Wales|1807}} | 31 October 1885 |
| Newark
| align=center| 0–3 | 31 October 1885 |
| Nottingham Wanderers
| align=center| 2–2 | 31 October 1885 |
| Derby County
| align=center| 3–0 | 31 October 1885 |
| Old Brightonians
| align=center| 2–1 | Acton | 31 October 1885 |
| Darwen Old Wanderers
| align=center| 11–0 | Burnley | 17 October 1885 |
| Rawtenstall
| align=center| walkover | Rangers {{flagicon|Scotland}} | |
| Lincoln City
| align=center| 0–2 | 31 October 1885 |
| Luton Wanderers
| align=center| 3–2 | Chesham | 31 October 1885 |
| Oswaldtwistle Rovers
| align=center| 3–1 | 31 October 1885 |
| Stafford Rangers
| align=center| 1–4 | Druids {{flagicon|Wales|1807}} | 31 October 1885 |
| Higher Walton
| align=center| 3–4 | 17 October 1885 |
| Bollington
| align=center| 0–5 | Oswestry | 24 October 1885 |
| Burslem Port Vale
| align=center| 3–0 | Chirk {{flagicon|Wales|1807}} | 24 October 1885 |
| Lincoln Lindum
| align=center| 4–0 | 17 October 1885 |
| Third Lanark {{flagicon|Scotland}}
| align=center| 4–2 | 17 October 1885 |
| Gainsborough Trinity
| align=center| 4–1 | Grantham | 24 October 1885 |
=Replays=
| class="wikitable" |
| Home
! Score ! Away ! Date |
|---|
| Darwen
| align=center| 4–0 | 7 November 1885 |
| Crewe Alexandra
| align=center| 1–0 | Stoke | 7 November 1885 |
| Romford
| align=center| 3–0 | 7 November 1885 |
| Church
| align=center| 2–2 | 4 November 1885 |
| Staveley
| align=center| walkover | |
| Notts Rangers
| align=center| 4–0 | Lockwood Brothers | 7 November 1885 |
| Bradshaw
| align=center| 1–1 | Hurst | 4 November 1885 |
| Notts Olympic
| align=center| 4–1 | Notts Wanderers | 7 November 1885 |
=Second replays=
| class="wikitable" |
| Home
! Score ! Away ! Date |
|---|
| Church
| align=center| 3–1 | 9 November 1885 |
| Hurst
| align=center| 3–2 | Bradshaw | 9 November 1885 |
Second round
| class="wikitable" |
| Home
! Score ! Away ! Date |
|---|
| Preston North End
| align=center| 11–3 | Astley Bridge | 18 November 1885 |
| Marlow
| align=center| 6–1 | Old Etonians | 21 November 1885 |
| Clapham Rovers
| align=center| bye | | |
| Swifts
| align=center| 5–1 | Rochester | 21 November 1885 |
| Druids {{flagicon|Wales|1807}}
| align=center| 2–2 | 21 November 1885 |
| Old Wykehamists
| align=center| 10–0 | Luton Wanderers | 21 November 1885 |
| Old Harrovians
| align=center| 2–1 | 21 November 1885 |
| Notts County
| align=center| 8–0 | 21 November 1885 |
| Nottingham Forest
| align=center| 4–1 | Notts Olympic | 21 November 1885 |
| Romford
| align=center| bye | | |
| Brentwood
| align=center| 6–1 | Lancing Old Boys | 14 November 1885 |
| Blackburn Rovers
| align=center| 1–0 | 21 November 1885 |
| Old Carthusians
| align=center| 6–0 | 21 November 1885 |
| Small Heath Alliance
| align=center| 3–1 | Darwen | 14 November 1885 |
| Sheffield Heeley
| align=center| 1–6 | Notts Rangers | 21 November 1885 |
| Grimsby Town
| align=center| 8–0 | 21 November 1885 |
| South Shore
| align=center| walkover | Queen's Park {{flagicon|Scotland}} | |
| Church
| align=center| walkover | Third Lanark {{flagicon|Scotland}} | |
| Oswestry Town
| align=center| 1–1 | 21 November 1885 |
| South Reading
| align=center| 1–1 | Clapton | 21 November 1885 |
| Old Westminsters
| align=center| 3–0 | Old Brightonians | 21 November 1885 |
| Redcar
| align=center| 2–0 | Lincoln Lindum | 21 November 1885 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers
| align=center| 4–2 | Stafford Road | 21 November 1885 |
| Rossendale
| align=center| 9–1 | Padiham | 21 November 1885 |
| Derby Midland
| align=center| 1–3 | Walsall Swifts | 21 November 1885 |
| Davenham
| align=center| 8–1 | 21 November 1885 |
| Hurst
| align=center| 3–1 | 18 November 1885 |
| Long Eaton Rangers
| align=center| 1–4 | Staveley | 21 November 1885 |
| West Bromwich Albion
| align=center| 3–2 | 21 November 1885 |
| Leek
| align=center| walkover | Newtown {{flagicon|Wales|1807}} | |
| Derby County
| align=center| 2–0 | 14 November 1885 |
| Darwen Old Wanderers
| align=center| 2–1 | 21 November 1885 |
| Rawtenstall
| align=center| 3–3 | 21 November 1885 |
| Gainsborough Trinity
| align=center| 1–2 | 21 November 1885 |
=Replays=
| class="wikitable" |
| Home
! Score ! Away ! Date |
|---|
| Burslem Port Vale
| align=center| 5–1 | Druids {{flagicon|Wales|1807}} | 28 November 1885 |
| Crewe Alexandra
| align=center| Oswestry | Oswestry | |
| South Reading
| align=center| Clapton | Clapton | |
| Halliwell
| align=center| walkover | Hurst | |
Third round
| class="wikitable" |
| Home
! Score ! Away ! Date |
|---|
| Marlow
| align=center| both teams | |
| Swifts
| align=center| Old Harrovians | Old Harrovians | |
| Notts County
| align=center| 3–0 | Notts Rangers | 12 December 1885 |
| Brentwood
| align=center| bye | | |
| Blackburn Rovers
| align=center| 6–1 | Darwen Old Wanderers | 5 December 1885 |
| Old Carthusians
| align=center| bye | | |
| Staveley
| align=center| 2–1 | 12 December 1885 |
| Small Heath Alliance
| align=center| 4–2 | 12 December 1885 |
| Bolton Wanderers
| align=center| 2–3 | 12 December 1885 |
| Church
| align=center| 5–1 | Rossendale | 12 December 1885 |
| Halliwell
| align=center| 1–6 | South Shore | 19 December 1885 |
| South Reading
| align=center| Clapham Rovers | |
| Old Westminsters
| align=center| 5–1 | Romford | 12 December 1885 |
| Redcar
| align=center| bye | | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers
| align=center| 2–1 | Walsall Swifts | 12 December 1885 |
| Davenham
| align=center| 2–1 | 12 December 1885 |
| Middlesbrough
| align=center| 2–1 | 19 December 1885 |
| West Bromwich Albion
| align=center| bye | | |
| Leek
| align=center| 2–3 | 19 December 1885 |
=Replay=
| class="wikitable" |
| Home
! Score ! Away ! Date |
|---|
| Burslem Port Vale
| align=center| walkover | Leek | |
Fourth round
| class="wikitable" |
| Home
! Score ! Away ! Date |
|---|
| Swifts
| align=center| bye | | |
| Notts County
| align=center| bye | | |
| Blackburn Rovers
| align=center| bye | | |
| Old Carthusians
| align=center| bye | | |
| Staveley
| align=center| bye | | |
| Small Heath Alliance
| align=center| bye | | |
| Bolton Wanderers
| align=center| bye | | |
| South Shore
| align=center| bye | | |
| Church
| align=center| bye | | |
| South Reading
| align=center| 0–3 | 2 January 1886 |
| Old Westminsters
| align=center| bye | | |
| Redcar
| align=center| bye | | |
| Davenham
| align=center| bye | | |
| Middlesbrough
| align=center| bye | | |
| West Bromwich Albion
| align=center| 3–1 | 2 January 1886 |
| Burslem Port Vale
| align=center| bye | | |
Fifth round
| class="wikitable" |
| Home
! Score ! Away ! Date |
|---|
| Blackburn Rovers
| align=center| 7–1 | Staveley | 23 January 1886 |
| South Shore
| align=center| 2–1 | 23 January 1886 |
| Church
| align=center| 2–6 | Swifts | 16 January 1886 |
| Old Westminsters
| align=center| Bolton Wanderers | |
| Redcar and Coatham
| align=center| 2–1 | 23 January 1886 |
| Davenham
| align=center| 1–2 | 16 January 1886 |
| West Bromwich Albion
| align=center| 1–0 | 23 January 1886 |
| Burslem Port Vale
| align=center| 2–1 | 16 January 1886 |
=Replay=
| class="wikitable" |
| Home
! Score ! Away ! Date |
|---|
| Brentwood
| align=center| 3–3 | 30 January 1886 |
=Second replay=
| class="wikitable" |
| Home
! Score ! Away ! Date |
|---|
| Brentwood
| align=center| walkover | |
Sixth round
| class="wikitable" |
| Home
! Score ! Away ! Date |
|---|
| Brentwood
| align=center| 1–3 | 27 February 1886 |
| Small Heath Alliance
| align=center| 2–0 | Redcar | 13 February 1886 |
| South Shore
| align=center| 1–2 | Swifts | 13 February 1886 |
| West Bromwich Albion
| align=center| 6–0 | 13 February 1886 |
Semi-finals
| class="wikitable" |
| ! Score
! ! Date ! Venue |
|---|
| Blackburn Rovers
| align=center| 2–1 | Swifts | 13 March 1886 |
| West Bromwich Albion
| align=center| 4–0 | 6 March 1886 | Aston Lower Grounds, Birmingham |
Final
{{further|topic=this match|1886 FA Cup Final}}
| class="wikitable" |
| ! Score
! ! Date ! Venue |
|---|
| Blackburn Rovers
| align=center| 0–0 | 3 April 1886 | Kennington Oval, London |
=Replay=
| class="wikitable" |
| ! Score
! ! Date ! Venue |
|---|
| Blackburn Rovers
| align=center| 2–0 | 10 April 1886 |
References
{{Reflist}}
- [https://www.thefa.com/competitions/thefacup/results-archive FA Cup Results Archive]
- The Complete Record of the FA Cup by Mike Collett (2003). SportsBooks Ltd, Cheltenham.
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