FA Cup 1873-74

FA Cup 1873–74 1873-74
Region	England
Dates	9 October 1873 - 14 March 1874
Number of teams	28
Defending champions	Wanderers
Champions	Oxford University
Runner-up	Royal Engineers
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The Football Association Challenge Cup 1873–74 was the third staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. Twenty-eight teams entered, twelve more than the previous season, although six of the twenty-eight never actually played a match.

First round

Home Club	Score	Away Club	Attendance	Date
Royal Engineers	5–0	Brondesbury	2,148	11 October 1873
Marlow	0–1	Pilgrims	1,022	9 October 1873
Maidenhead	Walkover	Civil Service
Clapham Rovers	Walkover	Amateur Athletic Club
Upton Park	0–4	Oxford University	1,401	29 October 1873
Swifts	1–0	Crystal Palace	1,584	18 October 1873
Wanderers	Walkover	Southall
1st Surrey Rifles	0–0	Barnes	700	25 October 1873
Shropshire Wanderers	0–0	Sheffield	700	30 October 1873
Uxbridge	3–0	Gitanos	650	28 October 1873
Trojans	Walkover	Farningham
High Wycombe	Walkover	Old Etonians
Woodford Wells	3–2	Reigate Priory	600	11 October 1873
Cambridge University	1–0	South Norwood	500	25 October 1873

Replays

Home Club	Score	Away Club	Attendance	Date
Barnes	1–0	1st Surrey Rifles	1,200	8 November 1873
Sheffield	0–0 Sheffield won on coin toss	Shropshire Wanderers	800	17 November 1873

Second round

Home Club	Score	Away Club	Attendance	Date
Sheffield	1–0	Pilgrims	747	22 November 1873
Royal Engineers	2–1	Uxbridge	2,356	26 November 1873
Maidenhead	1–0	High Wycombe	1,293	22 November 1873
Clapham Rovers	1–1	Cambridge University	1,336	15 November 1873
Wanderers	Walkover	Trojans
Oxford University	2–0	Barnes	1,402	22 November 1873
Swifts	2–1	Woodford Wells	750	22 November 1873

Replays

Home Club	Score	Away Club	Attendance	Date
Clapham Rovers	1–1	Cambridge University	1,410	29 November 1873
Clapham Rovers	4–1	Cambridge University	1,419	20 December 1873

Third round

Home Club	Score	Away Club	Attendance	Date
Royal Engineers	7–0	Maidenhead	2,397	10 December 1873
Clapham Rovers	2–1	Sheffield	1,505	17 January 1874
Wanderers	1–1	Oxford University	2,000	6 December 1873
Swifts	Bye

Replay

Home Club	Score	Away Club	Attendance	Date
Oxford University	1–0	Wanderers	1,500	31 January 1874

Semi-Finals

Home Club	Score	Away Club	Attendance	Date
Royal Engineers	2–0	Swifts	2,500	28 January 1874
Oxford University	1–0	Clapham Rovers	1,500	28 February 1874

Final

Home Club	Score	Away Club	Attendance	Date
Oxford University	2–0	Royal Engineers	2,000	14 March 1874

The Final was played at Kennington Oval, .