The 1876–77 Football Association Challenge Cup was the sixth edition of the annual
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in domestic Football in England, English football. First played during ...
, the oldest national
football
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tournament in the world. Entrants increased to 37 teams, 5 more than the previous season; 8 would never contest a match. It began on 14 October 1876 and ended at the final on 24 March 1877
Wanderers successfully defended its third
FA Cup
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in the
Final
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on 24 March 1877 in Kennington Oval defeating
Oxford University
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, 2–1 (
a.e.t.). 3,000 attended.
Format
First round: 36 teams (
Queen's Park getting a bye) played.
Second round: 18 teams (with
Queen's Park still having a bye) played.
Third round: 10 remaining teams played a game.
Fourth Round: 4 teams, with
Wanderers getting a bye played for a spot in the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: 2 of the 3 remaining teams would play for a chance to play
Oxford University
The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the second-oldest continuously operating u ...
(after getting a bye) in the final.
Final:
Oxford University
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faced the semi-final for the chance to win their second FA Cup.
First round
Second round
Third round
Replay
Fourth round
Replay
Semi-finals
Final
References
External links
FA Cup Results Archive
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1876–77
1876–77 in English football cups