England FA Challenge Cup 1927-1928


        1st Round
Nov 26 -Accrington Stanley          2 -Lincoln City                5
Nov 26 *Bath City                   2 *Southall                    0
Nov 26 -Bradford City               6 *Workington                  0
Nov 26 ^Bristol Rovers              4 ^Walsall                     2
Nov 26 *Carlisle United             2 -Doncaster Rovers            1
Nov 26 ^Coventry City               2 ^Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath  2
Nov 26 -Crewe Alexandra             2 -Ashington                   2
Nov 26 -Darlington                  4 -Chesterfield                1
Nov 26 *Dartford                    1 ^Crystal Palace              3
Nov 26 *Denaby                      2 -Southport                   3
Nov 26 -Durham City                 1 -Wrexham                     1
Nov 26 ^Exeter City                 9 *Aberdare Athletic           1
Nov 26 *Gainsborough Trinity        6 *Stockton                    0
Nov 26 ^Gillingham                  2 ^Plymouth Argyle             1
Nov 26 -Halifax Town                3 -Hartlepools United          0
Nov 26 *Ilford                      4 *Dulwich Hamlet              0
Nov 26 *Kettering Town              2 *Chatham                     0
Nov 26 ^Merthyr Town                0 ^Charlton Athletic           0
Nov 26 -Nelson                      0 -Bradford Park Avenue        3
Nov 26 ^Newport County              0 ^Swindon Town                1
Nov 26 ^Northampton Town            8 *Leyton                      0
Nov 26 *Northfleet                  0 *London Caledonian           1
Nov 26 *Poole                       1 ^Norwich City                1
Nov 26 *Rhyl                        4 -Wigan Borough               3
Nov 26 -Rochdale                    8 *Crook                       2
Nov 26 *Shildon                     1 -New Brighton                3
Nov 26 *Shirebrook                  1 -Tranmere Rovers             3
Nov 26 ^Southend United             1 *Wellington                  0
Nov 26 *Spennymoor                  1 -Rotherham United            1
Nov 26 -Stockport County            5 *Oswestry                    2
Nov 30 *Aldershot                   2 ^Queen's Park Rangers        1
Nov 30 *Botwell Mission             3 *Peterborough United         4
Nov 30 ^Luton Town                  9 *Clapton                     0
Nov 30 ^Watford                     1 ^Brighton & Hove Albion      2

        Replays
Nov 30 -Ashington                   0 -Crewe Alexandra             2
Nov 30 ^Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath  2 ^Coventry City               0
Nov 30 ^Charlton Athletic           2 ^Merthyr Town                1
Nov 30 -Wrexham                     4 -Durham City                 0
Dec 01 ^Norwich City                5 *Poole                       0
Dec 01 -Rotherham United            4 *Spennymoor                  2

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

        2nd Round
Dec 10 ^Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath  6 ^Bristol Rovers              1
Dec 10 -Bradford Park Avenue        0 -Southport                   2
Dec 10 -Bradford City               2 -Rotherham United            3
Dec 10 ^Charlton Athletic           1 *Kettering Town              1
Dec 10 -Crewe Alexandra             2 -Stockport County            0
Dec 10 -Darlington                  2 -Rochdale                    1
Dec 10 ^Exeter City                 5 *Ilford                      3
Dec 10 *Gainsborough Trinity        0 -Lincoln City                2
Dec 10 ^Gillingham                  2 ^Southend United             0
Dec 10 *London Caledonian           1 *Bath City                   0
Dec 10 ^Luton Town                  6 ^Norwich City                0
Dec 10 -New Brighton                7 *Rhyl                        2
Dec 10 ^Northampton Town            1 ^Brighton & Hove Albion      0
Dec 10 *Peterborough United         2 *Aldershot                   1
Dec 10 ^Swindon Town                0 ^Crystal Palace              0
Dec 10 -Tranmere Rovers             3 -Halifax Town                1
Dec 10 -Wrexham                     1 *Carlisle United             0

        Replays
Dec 14 ^Crystal Palace              1 ^Swindon Town                2
Dec 15 *Kettering Town              1 ^Charlton Athletic           2

        3rd Round
Jan 14  Arsenal                     2 +West Bromwich Albion        0
Jan 14  Birmingham                  4 *Peterborough United         3
Jan 14  Blackburn Rovers            4  Newcastle United            1
Jan 14 +Blackpool                   1 +Oldham Athletic             4
Jan 14  Bolton Wanderers            2 ^Luton Town                  1
Jan 14 +Bristol City                1  Tottenham Hotspur           2
Jan 14  Burnley                     0  Aston Villa                 2
Jan 14  Cardiff City                2 +Southampton                 1
Jan 14 ^Charlton Athletic           1  Bury                        1
Jan 14  Huddersfield Town           4 -Lincoln City                2
Jan 14 +Hull City                   0  Leicester City              1
Jan 14  Liverpool                   1 -Darlington                  0
Jan 14 *London Caledonian           2 -Crewe Alexandra             3  played at Chelsea
Jan 14 +Manchester City             1 +Leeds United                0
Jan 14  Manchester United           7 ^Brentford                   1
Jan 14  Middlesbrough               3 +South Shields               0
Jan 14 ^Millwall                    1  Derby County                2
Jan 14 -New Brighton                2 *Corinthians                 1
Jan 14 +Nottingham Forest           1 -Tranmere Rovers             0
Jan 14 +Notts County                2  Sheffield United            3
Jan 14 +Port Vale                   3 +Barnsley                    0
Jan 14  Portsmouth                  0  West Ham United             2
Jan 14 +Preston North End           0  Everton                     3
Jan 14 +Reading                     4 +Grimsby Town                0
Jan 14 -Rotherham United            3 ^Exeter City                 3
Jan 14  The Wednesday               3 ^Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath  0
Jan 14 -Southport                   3 +Fulham                      0
Jan 14 +Stoke City                  6 ^Gillingham                  1
Jan 14  Sunderland                  3 ^Northampton Town            3
Jan 14 ^Swindon Town                2 +Clapton Orient              1
Jan 14 +Wolverhampton Wanderers     2 +Chelsea                     1
Jan 14 -Wrexham                     2 +Swansea Town                1

        Replays
Jan 18  Bury                        4 ^Charlton Athletic           3
Jan 18 ^Exeter City                 3 -Rotherham United            1
Jan 19 ^Northampton Town            0  Sunderland                  3

        4th Round
Jan 28  Arsenal                     4  Everton                     3
Jan 28  Aston Villa                 3 -Crewe Alexandra             0
Jan 28  Bury                        1  Manchester United           1
Jan 28  Cardiff City                2  Liverpool                   1
Jan 28  Derby County                0 +Nottingham Forest           0
Jan 28 ^Exeter City                 2  Blackburn Rovers            2
Jan 28  Huddersfield Town           2  West Ham United             1
Jan 28 +Port Vale                   3 -New Brighton                0
Jan 28 +Reading                     0  Leicester City              1
Jan 28  Sheffield United            3 +Wolverhampton Wanderers     1
Jan 28 -Southport                   0  Middlesbrough               3
Jan 28 +Stoke City                  4  Bolton Wanderers            2
Jan 28  Sunderland                  1 +Manchester City             2
Jan 28 ^Swindon Town                1  The Wednesday               2
Jan 28  Tottenham Hotspur           3 +Oldham Athletic             0
Jan 28 -Wrexham                     1  Birmingham                  3

        Replays
Feb 01  Manchester United           1  Bury                        0
Feb 01 +Nottingham Forest           2  Derby County                0
Feb 02  Blackburn Rovers            3 ^Exeter City                 1

        5th Round
Feb 18  Arsenal                     4  Aston Villa                 1
Feb 18  Blackburn Rovers            2 +Port Vale                   1
Feb 18  Huddersfield Town           4  Middlesbrough               0
Feb 18  Leicester City              0  Tottenham Hotspur           3
Feb 18 +Manchester City             0 +Stoke City                  1
Feb 18  Manchester United           1  Birmingham                  0
Feb 18 +Nottingham Forest           2  Cardiff City                1
Feb 18  The Wednesday               1  Sheffield United            1

        Replays
Feb 22  Sheffield United            4  The Wednesday               1

        Quarter-finals
Mar 03  Arsenal                     4 +Stoke City                  1
Mar 03  Blackburn Rovers            2  Manchester United           0
Mar 03  Huddersfield Town           6  Tottenham Hotspur           1
Mar 03  Sheffield United            3 +Nottingham Forest           0

        Semi-finals
Mar 24  Blackburn Rovers            1  Arsenal                     0  played at Leicester
Mar 24  Huddersfield Town           2  Sheffield United            2  played at Manchester U

        Replays
Mar 26  Huddersfield Town           0  Sheffield United            0  played at Everton
Apr 02  Huddersfield Town           1  Sheffield United            0  played at Manchester City

        Final
Apr 21  Blackburn Rovers            3  Huddersfield Town           1  played at Wembley

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

1926-27

1928-29

list of cup finals


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Last updated: 8 Feb 2001

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