1893–94 FA Cup#Calendar

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| title = 1893–94 FA Cup

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| image = Notts county 1894.jpg

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| caption = Notts County following the final

| country = England
Wales

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| defending_champions = Wolverhampton Wanderers

| winners = Notts County {{small|(1st title)}}

| second = Bolton Wanderers

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| prev_season = 1892–93

| next_season = 1894–95

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The 1893–94 FA Cup was the 23rd edition of the world's oldest football knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup. The cup was won by Notts County of the Football League Second Division, who defeated Bolton Wanderers 4–1 in the final to win the cup for the first and, to date, only time.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engcuphist.html|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|title=England FA Challenge Cup Finals|access-date=24 October 2008 |date=6 June 2008|author=James M. Ross| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081024121826/http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engcuphist.html| archive-date= 24 October 2008 | url-status= live}}

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 roundSaturday 14 October 1893106
Second qualifying roundSaturday 4 November 189380
Third qualifying roundSaturday 25 November 189340
Fourth qualifying roundSaturday 16 December 189320
First round properSaturday 27 January 189432
Second round properSaturday 10 February 189416
Third round properSaturday 24 February 18948
Semi-finalsSaturday 10 March 18944
FinalSaturday 31 March 18942

Qualifying rounds

The 16 clubs from the Football League First Division were exempted from the qualifying rounds, as were Liverpool, Small Heath, Notts County, Middlesbrough Ironopolis and Newcastle United from the Second Division. The Second Division featured 15 clubs this season following Bootle's resignation from the Football League after the Annual General Meeting. Most of the rest of the League clubs entered the FA Cup at the first qualifying round stage, although Crewe Alexandra and Northwich Victoria joined in the second qualifying round.

Grimsby Town and Woolwich Arsenal were ultimately the only League clubs to progress to the competition proper, with non-League sides Middlesbrough, South Shore, Stockport County, Heanor Town, Leicester Fosse, Burton Wanderers, Luton Town and Reading being the other qualifiers. Stockport County and Leicester Fosse were appearing at this stage for the first time while Accrington received a bye to the first round despite the club also having resigned from the Football League during the 1893 close-season.

Results

=First round proper=

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Tie No.

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

!Date

1Liverpool3–0Grimsby Town27 January 1894
2Preston North End18–0Reading27 January 1894
3Stoke1–0Everton27 January 1894
4Notts County1–0Burnley27 January 1894
5Nottingham Forest1–0Heanor Town27 January 1894
6Aston Villa4–2Wolverhampton Wanderers27 January 1894
7West Bromwich Albion2–3Blackburn Rovers27 January 1894
8Sunderland3–0Accrington27 January 1894
9Derby County2–0Darwen27 January 1894
10Newton Heath4–0Middlesbrough27 January 1894
11Small Heath3–4Bolton Wanderers27 January 1894
12Leicester Fosse2–1South Shore27 January 1894
13Middlesbrough Ironopolis2–1Luton Town27 January 1894
14Woolwich Arsenal1–2The Wednesday27 January 1894
15Stockport County0–1Burton Wanderers27 January 1894
16Newcastle United2–0Sheffield United27 January 1894

=Second round proper=

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Tie No.

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

!Date

1Liverpool3–2Preston North End10 February 1894
2Nottingham Forest2–0Middlesbrough Ironopolis10 February 1894
3The Wednesday1–0Stoke10 February 1894
4Sunderland2–2Aston Villa10 February 1894
ReplayAston Villa3–1Sunderland21 February 1894
5Burton Wanderers1–2Notts County10 February 1894
6Newton Heath0–0Blackburn Rovers10 February 1894
ReplayBlackburn Rovers5–1Newton Heath17 February 1894
7Leicester Fosse0–0Derby County10 February 1894
ReplayDerby County3–0Leicester Fosse17 February 1894
8Newcastle United1–2Bolton Wanderers10 February 1894

=Third round proper=

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Tie No.

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

!Date

1Nottingham Forest1–1Notts County24 February 1894
ReplayNotts County4–1Nottingham Forest3 March 1894
2The Wednesday3–2Aston Villa24 February 1894
3Bolton Wanderers3–0Liverpool24 February 1894
4Derby County1–4Blackburn Rovers24 February 1894

=Semi-finals=

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Tie No.

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

!Date

1Notts County1–0Blackburn Rovers10 March 1894
2Bolton Wanderers2–1The Wednesday10 March 1894

=Final=

{{main|1894 FA Cup Final}}

The 1894 FA Cup Final was a football match played on 31 March 1894. The final was contested by Notts County and Bolton Wanderers at Goodison Park, Liverpool. Notts County won 4–1 with Jimmy Logan becoming the second player to ever score a hat-trick at an FA Cup Final

==Match details==

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|date=31 March 1894

|team1=Notts County

|score=4–1

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|team2=Bolton Wanderers

|goals1=Watson {{goal|18}}
Logan {{goal|29}} {{goal|67}} {{goal|70}}

|goals2=Cassidy {{goal|87}}

|stadium=Goodison Park

|attendance=37,000

|referee=

}}

References

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