- Format
- Calendar
- First round Replays
- Second round Replays
- Third round Replay
- Semi-Finals
- Final
- References
{{infobox football tournament season
| title = 1873–74 FA Cup
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| country = {{ENG}}
| dates = 9 October 1873 – 14 March 1874
| num_teams = 28
| defending champions = Wanderers
| champions = Oxford University
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| runner-up = Royal Engineers
| matches = 26
| goals = 58
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| prevseason = 1872–73
| nextseason = 1874–75
}}The 1873–74 Football Association Challenge Cup 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 played a match. FormatFirst Round: The 28 teams would play. The winners would move on Second Round: The remaining 14 teams would play. The winner would move on Third Round: 6 teams, with Swifts getting a bye, would play. Semi-Final: The 4 teams would play. Final: The two Semi-Final teams would face each other. The winner would be crowned champion Calendar| Round | Date | Fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round | | Original | Replays | Walkovers | Byes |
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| First round | 9 October - 17 November 1873 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28 → 14 | 28 | | Second round | 15 November - 20 December 1873 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 → 7 | none | | Third round | 6 December 1873 - 17 January 1874 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 → 4 | none | | Semi-finals | January 28 - February 28, 1874 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 → 2 | none | | Final | March 14, 1874 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 → 1 | none | |
First round| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Attendance | Date |
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| Marlow | 0–1 | Pilgrims | 9 October 1873 | | Royal Engineers | 5–0 | Brondesbury | 11 October 1873 | | Woodford Wells | 3–2 | Reigate Priory | 11 October 1873 | | Swifts | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | 18 October 1873 | | 1st Surrey Rifles | 0–0 | Barnes | 25 October 1873 | | Cambridge University | 1–0 | South Norwood | 25 October 1873 | | Uxbridge | 3–0 | Gitanos | 28 October 1873 | | Upton Park | 0–4 | Oxford University | 29 October 1873 | | Shropshire Wanderers | 0–0 | Sheffield | 30 October 1873 | | Clapham Rovers | Walkover | Amateur Athletic Club | | High Wycombe | Walkover | Old Etonians | | Maidenhead | Walkover | Civil Service | | Trojans | Walkover | Farningham | | Wanderers | Walkover | Southall | |
Replays| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Attendance | Date |
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| Barnes | 1–0 | 1st Surrey Rifles | 8 November 1873 | | Sheffield | 0–0 Sheffield won on coin toss[1] | Shropshire Wanderers | 17 November 1873 |
Second round| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Attendance | Date |
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| Clapham Rovers | 1–1 | Cambridge University | 15 November 1873 | | Maidenhead | 1–0 | High Wycombe | 22 November 1873 | | Oxford University | 2–0 | Barnes | 22 November 1873 | | Sheffield | 1–0 | Pilgrims | 22 November 1873 | | Swifts | 2–1 | Woodford Wells | 22 November 1873 | | Royal Engineers | 2–1 | Uxbridge | 26 November 1873 | | Wanderers | Walkover | Trojans | |
Replays| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Attendance | Date |
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| Clapham Rovers | 1–1 | Cambridge University | 29 November 1873 | | Clapham Rovers | 4–1 | Cambridge University | 20 December 1873 |
Third round| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Attendance | Date |
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| Wanderers | 1–1 | Oxford University | 6 December 1873 | | Royal Engineers | 7–0 | Maidenhead | 10 December 1873 | | Clapham Rovers | 2–1 | Sheffield | 17 January 1874 | | Swifts | Bye |
Replay| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Attendance | Date |
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| Oxford University | 1–0 | Wanderers | 31 January 1874 |
Semi-Finals| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Attendance | Date |
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| Royal Engineers | 2–0 | Swifts | 28 January 1874 | | Oxford University | 1–0 | Clapham Rovers | 28 February 1874 |
Both semi-finals were played at Kennington Oval, London. Final{{football box
|date= 14 March 1874
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|team1= Oxford University
|score= 2–0
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|team2= Royal Engineers
|goals1= Mackarness {{goal|10}}
Patton {{goal|20}}
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|stadium= Kennington Oval
|attendance= 2,000
|referee= Alfred Stair (Upton Park F.C.)}}References1. ^Only FA Cup match to be decided by coin toss; Sheffield called correctly. {{cite book |last= Collett |first= Mike |title= The Complete Record of The FA Cup |year= 2003 |isbn= 1-899807-19-5 |page=537}}
{{FA Cup seasons}}{{1873–74 in European football (UEFA)}}{{Portal bar|Association football}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Fa Cup 1873-74}} 3 : FA Cup seasons|1873–74 in English football|1873–74 domestic association football cups |