England FA Challenge Cup 1925-1926


        1st Round
Nov 28 ^Aberdare Athletic           4 ^Bristol Rovers              1
Nov 28 -Accrington Stanley          4 -Wrexham                     0
Nov 28 *Blyth                       2 -Hartlepools United          2
Nov 28 *Boston United               5 *Mansfield Town              2
Nov 28 ^Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath  3 ^Merthyr Town                0
Nov 28 -Bradford Park Avenue        2 -Lincoln City                2
Nov 28 ^Brentford                   3 *Barnet                      1
Nov 28 ^Brighton & Hove Albion      1 ^Watford                     1
Nov 28 *Carlisle United             0 *Chilton College             2
Nov 28 ^Charlton Athletic           4 *Windsor & Eton              2
Nov 28 *Chatham                     0 *Sittingbourne               3
Nov 28 *Clapton                     3 ^Norwich City                1
Nov 28 -Doncaster Rovers            2 *Wellington                  0
Nov 28 ^Exeter City                 1 +Swansea Town                3
Nov 28 *Farnham                     1 ^Swindon Town               10
Nov 28 ^Gillingham                  6 *Southall                    0
Nov 28 -Halifax Town                0 -Rotherham United            3
Nov 28 *Horden Athletic             2 +Darlington                  3
Nov 28 *Leyton                      1 *St Albans                   0
Nov 28 *London Caledonians          1 *Ilford                      2
Nov 28 ^Luton Town                  3 *Folkestone                  0
Nov 28 -New Brighton                2 -Barrow                      0
Nov 28 ^Northampton Town            3 +Barnsley                    1
Nov 28 *Northfleet                  2 ^Queen's Park Rangers        2
Nov 28 +Oldham Athletic            10 *Lytham                      1
Nov 28 ^Southend United             5 *Dulwich Hamlet              1
Nov 28 -Southport                   1 *Mold                        0
Nov 28 *Torquay United              1 ^Reading                     1
Nov 28 -Tranmere Rovers             0 -Crewe Alexandra             0
Nov 28 -Walsall                     0 -Grimsby Town                1
Nov 28 *Wath                        0 -Chesterfield                5
Nov 28 *Weymouth                    0 ^Newport County              1
Nov 28 *Worcester                   0 *Kettering Town              0
Nov 28 *Worksop                     1 -Coventry City               0
Dec 01 -Rochdale                    4 *West Stanley                0
Dec 02 -Durham City                 4 -Ashington                   1
Dec 02 -Wigan Borough               3 -Nelson                      0
Dec 03 *South Bank                  1 *Stockton                    4

        Replays
Dec 02 -Crewe Alexandra             2 -Tranmere Rovers             1
Dec 02 *Hartlepools United          1 *Blyth                       1
Dec 02 -Lincoln City                1 -Bradford Park Avenue        1
Dec 02 ^Reading                     1 *Torquay United              1
Dec 02 ^Watford                     2 ^Brighton & Hove Albion      0
Dec 03 *Kettering Town              0 *Worcester                   0
Dec 03 ^Queen's Park Rangers        2 *Northfleet                  0
Dec 07 *Blyth                       1 -Hartlepools United          1  played at Newcastle U
Dec 07 -Bradford Park Avenue        2 -Lincoln City                1  played at Sheffield U
Dec 07 *Kettering Town              2 *Worcester                   0  played at Birmingham
Dec 07 ^Reading                     2 *Torquay United              0  played at Bristol City
Dec 09 *Blyth                       2 -Hartlepools United          1  played at Sunderland

Byes to the 3rd Round:
All 1st Division Clubs (22):  Aston Villa, Birmingham, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers,
  Burnley, Bury, Cardiff City, Everton, Huddersfield Town, Leeds United, Leicester City,
  Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Notts County, Sunderland,
  Sheffield United, The Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion & West Ham United
2nd Division Clubs (18):  Blackpool, Bradford City, Chelsea, Clapton Orient, Derby County,
  Fulham, Hull City, Middlesbrough, Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth, Preston North End,
  Port Vale, Southampton, South Shields, Stockport County, Stoke City, The Wednesday &
  Wolverhampton Wanderers
3rd Division Clubs (4):  Bristol City, Crystal Palace, Millwall & Plymouth Argyle
Non-League Club (1):  Corinthians

        2nd Round
Dec 12 ^Aberdare Athletic           1 ^Luton Town                  0
Dec 12 -Accrington Stanley          5 *Blyth                       0
Dec 12 ^Brentford                   1 ^Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath  2
Dec 12 *Chilton College             1 -Rochdale                    1
Dec 12 *Clapton                     1 *Ilford                      0
Dec 12 -Crewe Alexandra             2 -Wigan Borough               2
Dec 12 -Doncaster Rovers            0 -Rotherham United            2
Dec 12 -Durham City                 0 -Southport                   3
Dec 12 *Kettering Town              1 -Grimsby Town                1
Dec 12 -New Brighton                2 +Darlington                  0
Dec 12 ^Northampton Town            3 ^Newport County              1
Dec 12 ^Queen's Park Rangers        1 ^Charlton Athletic           1
Dec 12 ^Reading                     6 *Leyton                      0
Dec 12 ^Southend United             1 ^Gillingham                  0
Dec 12 *Stockton                    4 +Oldham Athletic             6
Dec 12 +Swansea Town                3 ^Watford                     2
Dec 12 ^Swindon Town                7 *Sittingbourne               0
Dec 12 *Worksop                     1 -Chesterfield                2
Dec 17 *Boston United               1 -Bradford Park Avenue        0

        Replays
Dec 15 -Grimsby Town                3 *Kettering Town              1
Dec 16 -Wigan Borough               2 -Crewe Alexandra             1
Dec 17 ^Charlton Athletic           1 ^Queen's Park Rangers        0
Dec 17 -Rochdale                    1 *Chilton College             2

        3rd Round
Jan 09 -Accrington Stanley          0  Bolton Wanderers            1 
Jan 09  Birmingham                  2 -Grimsby Town                0
Jan 09  Blackburn Rovers            1 +Preston North End           1
Jan 09 +Blackpool                   0 +Swansea Town                2
Jan 09 ^Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath  2 ^Reading                     0
Jan 09  Cardiff City                2  Burnley                     2
Jan 09 ^Charlton Athletic           0  Huddersfield Town           1
Jan 09 -Chesterfield                0 +Clapton Orient              1
Jan 09 *Clapton                     2 ^Swindon Town                3
Jan 09 *Corinthians                 3  Manchester City             3
Jan 09 +Derby County                0 +Portsmouth                  0
Jan 09  Everton                     1 +Fulham                      1
Jan 09 +Hull City                   0  Aston Villa                 3
Jan 09 +Middlesbrough               5  Leeds United                1
Jan 09 ^Millwall                    1 +Oldham Athletic             1
Jan 09 -New Brighton                2 +The Wednesday               1
Jan 09  Newcastle United            4 ^Aberdare Athletic           1
Jan 09 ^Northampton Town            3 ^Crystal Palace              3
Jan 09 +Nottingham Forest           1 +Bradford City               0
Jan 09  Notts County                2  Leicester City              0
Jan 09 ^Plymouth Argyle             1 +Chelsea                     2
Jan 09 +Port Vale                   2  Manchester United           3
Jan 09 -Rotherham United            2  Bury                        3
Jan 09  Sheffield United            2 +Stockport County            0
Jan 09 +South Shields               3 *Chilton College             0
Jan 09 +Southampton                 0  Liverpool                   0
Jan 09 ^Southend United             5 -Southport                   2
Jan 09  Sunderland                  8 *Boston United               1
Jan 09  Tottenham Hotspur           5  West Ham United             0
Jan 09 -Wigan Borough               2 +Stoke City                  5
Jan 09 +Wolverhampton Wanderers     1  The Arsenal                 1
Jan 09  West Bromwich Albion        4 ^Bristol City                1

        Replays
Jan 12 +Oldham Athletic             0 ^Millwall                    1
Jan 13  The Arsenal                 1 +Wolverhampton Wanderers     0
Jan 13  Burnley                     0  Cardiff City                2
Jan 13 ^Crystal Palace              2 ^Northampton Town            1
Jan 13  Liverpool                   1 +Southampton                 0
Jan 13  Manchester City             4 *Corinthians                 0
Jan 13 +Portsmouth                  1 +Derby County                1
Jan 14 +Fulham                      1  Everton                     0
Jan 14 +Preston North End           1  Blackburn Rovers            4
Jan 18 +Derby County                2 +Portsmouth                  0  played at Leicester City

        4th Round
Jan 30  The Arsenal                 3  Blackburn Rovers            1
Jan 30 ^Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath  2  Bolton Wanderers            2
Jan 30  Bury                        3 ^Millwall                    3
Jan 30  Cardiff City                0  Newcastle United            2
Jan 30 +Clapton Orient              4 +Middlesbrough               2
Jan 30 ^Crystal Palace              2 +Chelsea                     1
Jan 30 +Fulham                      3  Liverpool                   1
Jan 30  Manchester City             4  Huddersfield Town           0
Jan 30 +Nottingham Forest           2 ^Swindon Town                0
Jan 30  Notts County                2 -New Brighton                0
Jan 30  Sheffield United            1  Sunderland                  2
Jan 30 +South Shields               2  Birmingham                  1
Jan 30 ^Southend United             4 +Derby County                1
Jan 30 +Swansea Town                6 +Stoke City                  3
Jan 30  Tottenham Hotspur           2  Manchester United           2
Jan 30  West Bromwich Albion        1  Aston Villa                 2

        Replays
Feb 03  Bolton Wanderers            6 ^Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath  2
Feb 03  Manchester United           2  Tottenham Hotspur           0
Feb 04 ^Millwall                    2  Bury                        0

        5th Round
Feb 20  Aston Villa                 1  The Arsenal                 1
Feb 20  Bolton Wanderers            3 +South Shields               0
Feb 20 +Clapton Orient              2  Newcastle United            0
Feb 20  Manchester City            11 ^Crystal Palace              4
Feb 20 ^Millwall                    0 +Swansea Town                1
Feb 20  Notts County                0 +Fulham                      1
Feb 20 ^Southend United             0 +Nottingham Forest           1
Feb 20  Sunderland                  3  Manchester United           3

        Replays
Feb 24  The Arsenal                 2  Aston Villa                 0
Feb 24  Manchester United           2  Sunderland                  1

        Quarter-finals
Mar 06 +Clapton Orient              1  Manchester City             6
Mar 06 +Fulham                      1  Manchester United           2
Mar 06 +Nottingham Forest           2  Bolton Wanderers            2
Mar 06 +Swansea Town                2  The Arsenal                 1

        Replays
Mar 10  Bolton Wanderers            0 +Nottingham Forest           0
Mar 15  Bolton Wanderers            1 +Nottingham Forest           0  played at Manchester U

        Semi-finals
Mar 27  Bolton Wanderers            3 +Swansea Town                0  played at Tottenham
Mar 27  Manchester City             3  Manchester United           0  played at Sheffield U

        Final
Apr 24  Bolton Wanderers            1  Manchester City             0  played at Wembley

Football League Winners in Bold
+ 2nd Division Club
^ 3rd Division South Club
- 3rd Division North Club
* Non-League Club

1924-25

1926-27

list of cup finals


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