| ENGLAND 1871-72 | |||||||||
| FA CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Crystal Palace FC (1861) London - Royal Engineers AFC Chatham | 0-0 | 0-3 | ||||||
| Queen's Park FC Glasgow - Wanderers FC Upper Norwood (London) | 0-0 | w/o+ | |||||||
| Final (16.03.1872) | Wanderers FC Upper Norwood (London) - Royal Engineers AFC Chatham | 1-0 | |||||||
| Crystal Palace FC (1861) London dissolved in 1876 | Wanderers FC Upper Norwood (London) dissolved in 1887 | ||||||||
| ENGLAND 1872-73 | |||||||||
| FA CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Oxford University AFC - Queen's Park FC Glasgow | +w/o | |||||||
| As Cup holders, Wanderers FC Upper Norwood admitted directly to the final | |||||||||
| Final (29.03.1873) | Wanderers FC Upper Norwood (London) - Oxford University AFC | 2-0 | |||||||
| Wanderers FC Upper Norwood (London) dissolved in 1887 | |||||||||
| ENGLAND 1873-74 | |||||||||
| FA CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Royal Engineers AFC Chatham - Swift FC Slough | 2-0 | |||||||
| Oxford University AFC - Clapham Rovers FC | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Final (14.03.1874) | Oxford University AFC - Royal Engineers AFC Chatham | 2-0 | |||||||
| Swift FC Slough dissolved in 1890 | Clapham Rovers FC dissolved in 1914 | ||||||||
| ENGLAND 1874-75 | |||||||||
| FA CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Royal Engineers AFC Chatham - Oxford University AFC | 1-1 | 1-0 | ||||||
| Old Etonians AFC Eaton - Shropshire Wanderers FC Shrewsbury | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Final (13.03.1875 and 16.03.1875) | Royal Engineers AFC Chatham - Old Etonians AFC Eaton | 1-1 | 2-0 | ||||||
| Shropshire Wanderers FC Shrewsbury dissolved in 1882 | |||||||||
| ENGLAND 1875-76 | |||||||||
| FA CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Wanderers FC Upper Norwood (London) - Swift FC Slough | 2-1 | |||||||
| Oxford University AFC - Old Etonians AFC Eaton | 0-1 | ||||||||
| Final (11.03.1876 and 18.03.1876) | Wanderers FC Upper Norwood (London) - Old Etonians AFC Eaton | 1-1 | 3-0 | ||||||
| Wanderers FC Upper Norwood (London) dissolved in 1887 | Swift FC Slough dissolved in 1890 | ||||||||
| ENGLAND 1876-77 | |||||||||
| FA CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Wanderers FC Upper Norwood (London) - Cambridge University AFC | 1-0 | |||||||
| Oxford University AFC | bye | ||||||||
| Final (24.03.1877) | Wanderers FC Upper Norwood (London) - Oxford University AFC | 2-1 | aet | ||||||
| Wanderers FC Upper Norwood (London) dissolved in 1887 | |||||||||
| ENGLAND 1877-78 | |||||||||
| FA CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Royal Engineers AFC Chatham - Old Harrovians AFC London | 1-0 | |||||||
| Wanderers FC Upper Norwood (London) | bye | ||||||||
| Final (23.03.1878) | Wanderers FC Upper Norwood (London) - Royal Engineers AFC Chatham | 3-1 | |||||||
| Old Harrovians AFC London dissolved in 1891 | Wanderers FC Upper Norwood (London) dissolved in 1887 | ||||||||
| ENGLAND 1878-79 | |||||||||
| FA CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Clapham Rovers FC | bye | |||||||
| Old Etonians AFC Eaton - Nottingham Forest FC | 2-1 | ||||||||
| Final (29.03.1879) | Old Etonians AFC Eaton - Clapham Rovers FC | 1-0 | |||||||
| Clapham Rovers FC dissolved in 1914 | |||||||||
| ENGLAND 1879-80 | |||||||||
| FA CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Clapham Rovers FC | bye | |||||||
| Oxford University AFC - Nottingham Forest FC | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Final (10.04.1880) | Clapham Rovers FC - Oxford University AFC | 1-0 | |||||||
| Clapham Rovers FC dissolved in 1914 | |||||||||
| ENGLAND 1880-81 | |||||||||
| FA CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Old Etonians AFC Eaton | bye | |||||||
| Old Carthusians FC Godalming - Darwen FC | 4-1 | ||||||||
| Final (09.04.1881) | Old Carthusians FC Godalming - Old Etonians AFC Eaton | 3-0 | |||||||
| Darwen FC dissolved in 2009 | |||||||||
| ENGLAND 1881-82 | |||||||||
| FA CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Old Etonians AFC Eaton - Marlow FC | 5-0 | |||||||
| Blackburn Rovers FC - The Wednesday FC Sheffield | 0-0 | 5-1 | |||||||
| Final (25.03.1882) | Old Etonians AFC Eaton - Blackburn Rovers FC | 1-0 | |||||||
| ENGLAND 1882-83 | |||||||||
| FA CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Old Etonians AFC Eaton - Notts County FC Nottingham | 2-1 | |||||||
| Blackburn Olympic FC - Old Carthusians FC Godalming | 4-0 | ||||||||
| Final (31.03.1883) | Blackburn Olympic FC - Old Etonians AFC Eaton | 2-1 | |||||||
| Blackburn Olympic FC dissolved in 1899 | |||||||||
| ENGLAND 1883-84 | |||||||||
| FA CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Queen's Park FC Glasgow - Blackburn Olympic FC | 4-0 | |||||||
| Blackburn Rovers FC - Notts County FC Nottingham | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Final (29.03.1884) | Blackburn Rovers FC - Queen's Park FC Glasgow | 2-1 | |||||||
| Blackburn Olympic FC dissolved in 1899 | |||||||||
| ENGLAND 1884-85 | |||||||||
| FA CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Nottingham Forest FC - Queen's Park FC Glasgow | 1-1 | 0-3 | ||||||
| Blackburn Rovers FC - Old Carthusians FC Godalming | 5-1 | ||||||||
| Final (04.04.1885) | Blackburn Rovers FC - Queen's Park FC Glasgow | 2-0 | |||||||
| ENGLAND 1885-86 | |||||||||
| FA CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Blackburn Rovers FC - Swift FC Slough | 2-1 | |||||||
| West Bromwich Albion FC - Small Heath Alliance FC Birmingham | 4-0 | ||||||||
| Final (10.04.1886) | Blackburn Rovers FC - West Bromwich Albion FC | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||||||
| Swift FC Slough dissolved in 1890 | |||||||||
| ENGLAND 1886-87 | |||||||||
| FA CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Aston Villa FC Birmingham - Rangers FC Glasgow | 3-1 | |||||||
| West Bromwich Albion FC - Preston North End FC | 3-1 | ||||||||
| Final (02.04.1887) | Aston Villa FC Birmingham - West Bromwich Albion FC | 2-0 | |||||||
| ENGLAND 1887-88 | |||||||||
| FA CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Preston North End FC - Crewe Alexandra FC | 4-0 | |||||||
| West Bromwich Albion FC - Derby Junction FC | 3-0 | ||||||||
| Final (24.03.1888) | West Bromwich Albion FC - Preston North End FC | 2-1 | |||||||
| Derby Junction FC dissolved in 1895 | |||||||||
| ENGLAND 1888-89 | |||||||||
| Football League | |||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | G/Av | Points | ||
| 1 | Preston North End FC | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 15 | 4,933 | 40 |
| 2 | Aston Villa FC Birmingham | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 43 | 1,419 | 29 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 37 | 1,351 | 28 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers FC | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 66 | 45 | 1,467 | 26 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers FC | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 63 | 59 | 1,068 | 22 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion FC | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 40 | 46 | 0,870 | 22 |
| 7 | Accrinton FC | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 48 | 1,000 | 20 |
| 8 | Everton FC Liverpool | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 0,761 | 20 |
| 9 | Burnley FC | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 62 | 0,677 | 17 |
| 10 | Derby County FC | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 41 | 61 | 0,672 | 16 |
| 11 | Notts County FC Nottingham | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 73 | 0,548 | 12 |
| 12 | Stoke City FC | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 51 | 0,510 | 12 |
| 264 | 110 | 44 | 110 | 586 | 586 | 264 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) goal average | |||||||||
| FA CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Preston North End FC - West Bromwich Albion FC | 1-0 | |||||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers FC - Blackburn Rovers FC | 1-1 | 3-1 | |||||||
| Final (30.03.1889) | Preston North End FC - Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 3-0 | |||||||
| Accrinton FC dissolved in 1896 | |||||||||
| ENGLAND 1889-90 | |||||||||
| Football League | |||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | G/Av | Points | ||
| 1 | Preston North End FC | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 71 | 30 | 2,367 | 33 |
| 2 | Everton FC Liverpool | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 65 | 40 | 1,625 | 31 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers FC | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 78 | 41 | 1,902 | 27 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 38 | 1,342 | 25 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion FC | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 50 | 0,940 | 25 |
| 6 | Accrinton FC | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 56 | 0,946 | 24 |
| 7 | Derby County FC | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 55 | 0,782 | 21 |
| 8 | Aston Villa FC Birmingham | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 51 | 0,843 | 19 |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers FC | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 54 | 65 | 0,831 | 19 |
| 10 | Notts County FC Nottingham | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 51 | 0,843 | 17 |
| 11 | Burnley FC | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 65 | 0,554 | 13 |
| 12 | Stoke City FC | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 69 | 0,391 | 10 |
| 264 | 109 | 46 | 109 | 611 | 611 | 264 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) goal average | |||||||||
| Admitted | Sunderland AFC | ||||||||
| FA CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Blackburn Rovers FC - Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 1-0 | |||||||
| The Wednesday Sheffield - Bolton Wanderers FC | 2-1 | ||||||||
| Final (29.03.1890) | Blackburn Rovers FC - The Wednesday FC Sheffield | 6-1 | |||||||
| Accrinton FC dissolved in 1896 | |||||||||
| Football Alliance | |||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | G/Av | Points | ||
| 1 | The Wednesday FC Sheffield | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 70 | 39 | 1,795 | 32 |
| 2 | Bootle FC | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 66 | 39 | 1,692 | 28 |
| 3 | Sunderland Albion FC | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 64 | 39 | 1,641 | 26 |
| 4 | Grimsby Town FC | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 58 | 47 | 1,234 | 26 |
| 5 | Crewe Alexandra FC | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 68 | 59 | 1,153 | 24 |
| 6 | Darwen FC | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 70 | 75 | 0,933 | 22 |
| 7 | Birmingham St.George's FC | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 62 | 49 | 1,265 | 21 |
| 8 | Newton Heath LYR FC Manchester | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 40 | 44 | 0,909 | 20 |
| 9 | Walsall Town Swift FC | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 44 | 59 | 0,746 | 19 |
| 10 | Small Heath Alliance FC Birmingham | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 67 | 0,657 | 17 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest FC | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 62 | 0,500 | 17 |
| 12 | Long Eaton Rangers FC | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 35 | 73 | 0,479 | 10 |
| 262 | 115 | 32 | 115 | 652 | 652 | 262 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) goal average | |||||||||
| Admitted | Stoke FC | ||||||||
| LYR = Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway | |||||||||
| Bootle FC dissolved in 1893 | Darwen FC dissolved in 2009 | ||||||||
| Sunderland Albion Fc dissolved in 1892 | Birmingham St.George's FC dissolved in 1892 | ||||||||
| Long Eaton Rangers FC dissolved in 1899 | |||||||||
| ISLE OF MAN | |||||||||
| CUP 1890 | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Douglas AFC - Victorians FC Douglas | 3-1 | |||||||
| Peel Old Boys AFC - Douglas Rangers AFC | 5-0 | ||||||||
| Final (26.04.1890) | Douglas AFC - Peel Old Boys AFC | 4-1 | |||||||
| Douglas = Doolish | |||||||||
| Peel = Purt ny h-Inshey | |||||||||
| English = Manx | |||||||||