The 1882–83 Football Association Challenge Cup was the 12th staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. Eighty-four teams entered, eleven more than the previous season, although five of the eighty-four never played a match.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | England Wales Scotland |
| Teams | 84 |
| Defending champions | Old Etonians |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Blackburn Olympic |
| Runner-up | Old Etonians |
First round
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Replays
edit| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Etonians | 3–1 | Old Foresters | 18 November 1882 |
| Oswestry | 0–2 | Druids 
|
18 November 1882 |
| Dreadnought | 1–2 | South Reading | 4 November 1882 |
| Stafford Road | 6–2 | Small Heath Alliance | 18 November 1882 |
| Southport | 0–4 | Liverpool Ramblers | 4 November 1882 |
Second round
edit| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darwen | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 December 1882 |
| Royal Engineers | 8–0 | Reading | 29 November 1882 |
| Marlow | Walkover | Reading Minster | |
| Clapham Rovers | 7–1 | Hanover United | 2 December 1882 |
| Windsor | 3–1 | United Hospital | 30 November 1882 |
| Old Etonians | 2–1 | Brentwood | 2 December 1882 |
| Swifts | 2–2 | Upton Park | 30 November 1882 |
| Rochester | Bye | ||
| Druids
|
5–0 | Northwich Victoria | 9 December 1882 |
| Notts County | Bye | ||
| Hendon | 2–1 | Chatham | 2 December 1882 |
| Nottingham Forest | 7–2 | Sheffield Heeley | 2 December 1882 |
| Eagley | 3–1 | Halliwell | 2 December 1882 |
| Aston Villa | 4–1 | Wednesbury Old Athletic | 18 November 1882 |
| Old Carthusians | 7–0 | Etonian Ramblers | 2 December 1882 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 6–0 | Lockwood Brothers | 2 December 1882 |
| Blackburn Olympic | 8–1 | Lower Darwen | 9 December 1882 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 3–0 | Liverpool Ramblers | 2 December 1882 |
| Darwen Ramblers | 3–2 | Haslingden Association | 2 December 1882 |
| Grimsby Town | 1–8[1] | Phoenix Bessemer | 25 November 1882 |
| Walsall Town | 4–1 | Stafford Road | 2 December 1882 |
| Church | Bye | ||
| Aston Unity | 3–1 | St George's | 2 December 1882 |
| South Reading | Bye | ||
| Old Westminsters | Bye |
Replay
edit| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swifts | 3–2 | Upton Park | 2 December 1882 |
Third round
edit| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Engineers | Bye | ||
| Marlow | Bye | ||
| Windsor | 0–3 | Clapham Rovers | 6 January 1883 |
| Old Etonians | 7–0 | Rochester | 16 December 1882 |
| Swifts | Bye | ||
| Druids
|
0–0 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 January 1883 |
| Notts County | 4–1 | Phoenix Bessemer | 27 December 1882 |
| Hendon | 11–1 | South Reading | 6 January 1883 |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 January 1883 |
| Eagley | Bye | ||
| Aston Villa | 3–1 | Aston Unity | 6 January 1883 |
| Old Carthusians | 3–2 | Old Westminsters | 16 December 1882 |
| Blackburn Olympic | 8–0 | Darwen Ramblers | 16 December 1882 |
| Walsall Town | Bye | ||
| Church | 2–2 | Darwen | 6 January 1883 |
Replays
edit| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Druids
|
22 January 1883 |
| Druids
|
1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | 29 January 1883 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3–2 | Nottingham Forest | 13 January 1883 |
| Darwen | 0–2 | Church | 20 January 1883 |
Fourth round
edit| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlow | 0–3 | Hendon | 3 February 1883 |
| Clapham Rovers | Bye | ||
| Old Etonians | 2–0 | Swifts | 24 January 1883 |
| Druids
|
2–1 | Eagley | 10 February 1883 |
| Aston Villa | 2–1 | Walsall Town | 27 January 1883 |
| Old Carthusians | 6–2 | Royal Engineers | 25 January 1883 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1–4 | Notts County | 12 February 1883 |
| Blackburn Olympic | 2–0 | Church | 3 February 1883 |
Fifth round
edit| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notts County | 4–3 | Aston Villa | 3 March 1883 |
| Hendon | 2–4 | Old Etonians | 3 March 1883 |
| Old Carthusians | 5–3 | Clapham Rovers | 20 February 1883 |
| Blackburn Olympic | 4–1 | Druids
|
24 February 1883 |
Semi finals
edit| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Etonians | 2–1 | Notts County | 17 March 1883 |
| Blackburn Olympic | 4–0 | Old Carthusians | 17 March 1883 |
Final
edit| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Olympic | 2–1 | Old Etonians | 31 March 1883 |
References
edit- ^ It is unclear what the score was, but was likely to have been 8-1. Football: A Weekly Record of the Game (29 November 1882, p. 140), the Sheffield Daily Telegraph (27 November 1882, p. 7) and the Leeds Mercury (27 November 1882, p. 7) all record the score as 8-1; the Hull News (2 December 1882, p. 6) does not give a score, but implies that it was 8-1, as it records the half-time score as being 5-1; while the Sheffield Independent (27 November 1882, p. 4 and 2 December 1882, p. 12) records the score as 7-1, with the half-time score being 4-1, and the Derbyshire Times (2 December 1882, p. 6) just gives the score as being 7-1. It was not, however, 9-1, as often recorded.
