FA Cup 1877-78

FA Cup 1877-78
Region	England Wales
Number of teams	43
Champions	Wanderers
Runner-up	Royal Engineers
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The Football Association Challenge Cup 1877–78 was the seventh staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. Forty-three teams entered, four more than the previous season, although three of the forty-three never actually played a match.

First round

Home Club	Score	Away Club	Attendance	Date
Darwen	3–0	Manchester	714	7 November 1877
Grantham	0–2	Clapham Rovers	650	27 October 1877
Reading	2–0	South Norwood	700	7 November 1877
Barnes	Walkover	St Mark's
Royal Engineers	Walkover	Highbury Union
Marlow	2–0	Hendon		3 November 1877
Maidenhead	10–0	Reading Hornets		27 October 1877
Queen's Park	Bye
Upton Park	3–0	Rochester		7 November 1877
Wanderers	9–1	Panthers		7 November 1877
1st Surrey Rifles	1–0	Forest School		7 November 1877
Oxford University	5–2	Herts Rangers		3 November 1877
High Wycombe	4–0	Wood Grange		27 October 1877
Pilgrims	0–0	Ramblers		3 November 1877
Swifts	3–2	Leyton		7 November 1877
Cambridge University	3–1	Southill Park		2 November 1877
105th Regiment	0–2	Old Harrovians		7 November 1877
Druids	1–0	Shropshire Wanderers		12 November 1877
Notts County	1–1	Sheffield		3 November 1877
Remnants	4–0	St Stephen's		7 November 1877
Hawks	5–2	Minerva		3 November 1877
Old Foresters	Walkover	Old Wykehamists

First Round Replays

Home Club	Score	Away Club	Date
Pilgrims	1–0	Ramblers	9 November 1877
Sheffield	3–0	Notts County	1 December 1877

Second round

Home Club	Score	Away Club	Date
Sheffield	1–0	Darwen	29 December 1877
Barnes	3–1	Marlow	15 December 1877
Royal Engineers	6–0	Pilgrims	8 December 1877
Clapham Rovers	4–0	Swifts	22 December 1877
Upton Park	1–0	Reading	8 December 1877
Oxford University	1–0	Old Foresters	15 December 1877
High Wycombe	0–9	Wanderers	15 December 1877
Cambridge University	4–2	Maidenhead	8 December 1877
Druids	Walkover	Queen's Park
Old Harrovians	6–0	1st Surrey Rifles	22 December 1877
Remnants	2–0	Hawks	22 December 1877

Third round

Home Club	Score	Away Club	Date
Sheffield	Bye
Royal Engineers	8–0	Druids	30 January 1878
Upton Park	3–0	Remnants	19 January 1878
Wanderers	1–1	Barnes	12 January 1878
Oxford University	3–2	Clapham Rovers	2 February 1878
Old Harrovians	2–2	Cambridge University	2 February 1878

Third Round Replays

Home Club	Score	Away Club	Date
Wanderers	4–1	Barnes	26 January 1878
Old Harrovians	2–2	Cambridge University	9 February 1878
Old Harrovians	2–0	Cambridge University	16 February 1878

Fourth round

Home Club	Score	Away Club	Date
Royal Engineers	3–3	Oxford University	15 February 1878
Wanderers	3–0	Sheffield	16 February 1878
Old Harrovians	3–1	Upton Park	9 March 1878

Fourth Round Replays

Home Club	Score	Away Club	Date
Royal Engineers	2–2	Oxford University	27 February 1878
Royal Engineers	4–2	Oxford University	12 March 1878

Semi finals

Home Club	Score	Away Club	Date
Royal Engineers	2–1	Old Harrovians	16 March 1878
Wanderers	Bye

Final

Main article: 1878 FA Cup Final

Home Club	Score	Away Club	Date
Wanderers	3–1	Royal Engineers	23 March 1878