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1876–77 FA Cup

FA Cup 1876–77
Country England
Teams 37
Defending champions Wanderers
Champions Wanderers
Runners-up Oxford University

The Football Association Challenge Cup 1876–77 was the sixth staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. Thirty-seven teams entered, five more than the previous season, although five of the thirty-seven never played a match.

First Round: 36 teams (Queen's Park getting a bye) would play.

Second Round: 18 teams (with Queen's Park still having a bye) would play

Third Round: The 10 remaining teams would play a game.

Fourth Round: 4 teams, with Wanderers getting a bye would play for a spot in the semifinal

Semi-Final: 2 of the 3 remaining teams would play for a chance to play Oxford University (after getting a bye) in the final

Final: Oxford University would face the Semi-FInal for the chance to win their second FA Cup



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