footballsite - F.A. Cup results 1889/90

HOME

F.A. Cup
1889/90 Results
* denotes non-league club None of the Football League sides played in the Qualifying Rounds.

First Round
Sat	Jan	18	Accrington		3	-	1	West Bromwich Albion Note 1
Sat	Jan	25		Accrington	3	-	0		West Bromwich Albion
Sat	Jan	18	Birmingham St George's*		4	-	4	Notts County
Sat	Jan	25		Notts County	6	-	2		Birmingham St George's*
Sat	Jan	18	Blackburn Rovers		4	-	2	Sunderland*
Sat	Jan	18	Bolton Wanderers		10	-	2	Belfast Distillery*
Sat	Jan	18	Bootle*		1	-	3	Sunderland Albion* Note 2
Sat	Jan	18	Derby Midland*		3	-	0	Nottingham Forest*
Sat	Jan	18	Everton		11	-	2	Derby County
Sat	Jan	18	Lincoln City*		2	-	0	Chester*
Sat	Jan	18	Newcastle West End*		1	-	2	Grimsby Town*
Sat	Jan	18	Preston North End (holders)		6	-	1	Newton Heath*
Sat	Jan	18	Sheffield United*		2	-	1	Burnley
Sat	Jan	18	Sheffield Wednesday*		6	-	1	Swifts*
Sat	Jan	18	Small Heath*		3	-	1	Clapton*
Sat	Jan	18	South Shore*		2	-	4	Aston Villa
Sat	Jan	18	Stoke		3	-	0	Old Westminsters*
Sat	Jan	18	Wolverhampton Wanderers		2	-	0	Old Carthusians*

Second Round
Sat	Feb	1	Blackburn Rovers		3	-	0	Grimsby Town*
Sat	Feb	1	Bolton Wanderers		13	-	0	Sheffield United*
Sat	Feb	1	Bootle*		2	-	1	Derby Midland*
Sat	Feb	1	Notts County		4	-	1	Aston Villa
Sat	Feb	1	Preston North End (holders)		4	-	0	Lincoln City*
Sat	Feb	1	Sheffield Wednesday*		2	-	1	Accrington
Sat	Feb	1	Stoke		4	-	2	Everton
Sat	Feb	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers		2	-	1	Small Heath*

Third Round
Sat	Feb	15	Bootle		0	-	7	Blackburn Rovers
Sat	Feb	15	Preston North End (holders)		2	-	3	Bolton Wanderers
Sat	Feb	15	Sheffield Wednesday*		5	-	0	Notts County Note 3
Sat	Feb	22		Sheffield Wednesday*	2	-	3		Notts County Note 3
Mon	Mar	3		Notts County	1	-	2		Sheffield Wednesday* Note 3
Sat	Feb	15	Wolverhampton Wanderers		4	-	0	Stoke Note 4
Sat	Feb	22		Wolverhampton W.	8	-	0		Stoke

Semi-Finals
Sat	Mar	8	Blackburn Rovers		1	-	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
				Played at the Racecourse Ground, Derby
Sat	Mar	8	Sheffield Wednesday*		2	-	1	Bolton Wanderers
				Played at Perry Barr, Aston Villa FC

Final (at the Oval)
Sat	Mar	29	Blackburn Rovers		6	-	1	Sheffield Wednesday*

Note 1 West Bromwich Albion protested at the state of the Accrington pitch. The match was ordered to be replayed, at Accrington the week after the original match. Note 2 Sunderland Albion were disqualified from the competition, Bootle progressed to the Second Round. Note 3 Sheffield Wednesday defeated Notts County 5-0 at Olive Grove on February 15th in atrocious weather conditions, rain and snow falling before and during the match. County protested about the weather conditions and the state of the pitch and the match was ordered to be replayed at the same venue a week after the original fixture. This match Notts County won 3-2 but Wednesday protested that Notts County had included three ineligible players in their team. That protest was also upheld and a third match was ordered to be played. Wednesday won that match, played at the Derby Racecourse ground, by a 2-1 margin. Note 4 After a Stoke protest about the pitch the match was ordered to be replayed.