1877-78
R1 Manchester H won 3-0 Lewis, others 2.
R2 Sheffield FC A lost 0-1
1878-79
R1 Manchester Birch Walkover
R2 Eagley H draw 0-0
R2r Eagley A won 4-1 Love 2, Gledhill, Marshall.
R3 Remnants A won 3-2 aet. Love 2, Bury.
R4 Old Etonians A draw 5-5 og. Love 2, Bury Marshall.
R4r Old Etonians A draw 2-2 aet. Kirkham, Bury.
R4r2 Old Etonians A lost 2-6 Marshall, Suter.
All three games against Old Etonians played at Kennington Oval.
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1879-80
R1 Eagley A won 1-0 Rostron
R2 Blackburn Rovers A lost 1-3 Suter
1880-81
R1 Brigg H won 8-0 Rostron 3, Marshall, Moorhouse Others 3.
R2 Sheffield FC A won 5-1 Bury 3, Rostron, others 2.
R3 Bye.
R4 Sheffield Wednesday H won 5-2 Bury 3, Rostron 2.
R5 Romford H won 15-0 Kirkham 3, Marshall 3, Mellor 3, Rostron 3, others 2.
Semi final Old Carthusians lost 1-4 Marshall.
Game played at Kennington Oval.
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1881-82
R1 Blackburn Olympic H won 3-1 Bury, Rostron, Towers.
R2 Accrington H won 3-0 Rostron 2, Marshall.
R3 Turton H won 4-1 Kirkham, Rostron, Marshall, Towers.
R4 Blackburn Rovers A lost 1-5 og.
1882-83
R1 Blackburn Park Road H won 4-1 scorers not known.
R2 Blackburn Rovers H won 1-0 Mellor
R3 Church FC A draw 2-2 Ashton, Marshall.
R3r Church FC H lost 0-2.
1883-84
R1 Church FC H draw 2-2 scorers not known
1r Church FC A won 1-0
R2 Blackburn Olympic H lost 1-2aet scorer not known
1884-85
R1 Bradshaw H won 11-0 Kenyon 2, Owers, (8 others)
R2 Fishwick Ramblers A won 2-0 Kenyon, Walsh
R3 Bye
R4 Church FC A lost 0-3
1885-86
R1 Junction St Derby H draw 2-2 scorers not known
1R Junction St Derby H won 4-0 scorers not known
R2 Small Heath Alliance A lost1-3 scorer not known
1886-87
R1 Heart of Midlothian H won 7-1 Nightingale 4, Broughton, Roston, Slater.
R2 Astley Bridge Walkover
R3 Bolton Wanderers H won 4-3 Rostron 3 (one other)
R4 Bye R5 Chirk A won 2-1 Rostron 2
R6 Aston Villa A lost 2-3 Rostron, Slater.
1887-88
R1 Rawtenstall A won 3-1 scorers not known
R2 Church FC H won 2-0 scorers not known
R3 Witton H draw 1-1 Shorrock
3r Witton (Blackburn) A won 2-0 Dimmock Shorrock
R4 Notts Rangers H won 2-1 Smith 2.
R5 Blackburn Rovers H lost 0-3
1890-91
FA1 Kidderminster H won 3-1 Marsden 2 Atkins og.
Replay after protest.
FA2r Kidderminster H won 13-0 Nightingale 2, Entwistle 2, Marsden, Owen, Smith (j) Smith® plus others.
R2 Sunderland H lost 0-2
1891-92
R1 Bootle A won 2-0 Alexander, Wade
R2 Aston Villa A lost 0-2
1892-93
R1 Aston Villa H won 5-4 Entwistle 3, McAvoy, Sutherland.
R2 Grimsby Town H won 2-0 Sutherland, Wade
R3 Wolverhampton. W. A lost 0-5
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1893-94
R1 Derby County A lost 0-2
1894-95
R1 Wolverhampton. W H draw 0-0
1r Wolverhampton. W. A lost 0-2
1895-96
R1 Grimsby Town H lost 0-2
1896-97
R1 Blackpool H Abandoned
1r Blackpool H lost 1-2 scorer not known
1897-98
R1 Blackpool H won 3-2 scorers not known
R2 Chorley H draw 2-2 scorers not known
2r Chorley A draw 0-0 3r Chorley H lost 2-1 scorer not known
Played at Blackburn
R3 Wigan Coop H draw 1-1 scorer not known
3r Wigan Coop A lost 0-4
1898-99
R1 Wigan Coop H lost 1-5 scorer not known
1899-00
Q1 Blackburn Park Road H Won 3-2
Q2 Oswaldtwistle Rovers A Draw 2-2
Q2r Oswaldtwistle Rovers H Won 4-0
Q3 Freetown H Won 3-1
Q4 Chorley A Draw 1-1
Q4r Chorley H Lost 0-1
1900-01
Q3 Nelson H Won 3-1
Q4 Blackpool H Won 2-1
Q5 Southport Central A Draw 1-1
Q5r Southport Central H Won 2-0
Int Rnd Woolwich Arsenal H Lost 0-2
1901-02
Q3 Accrington Stanley H Won 2-1
Q4 Barrow A Won 3-2
Q5 Southport Central A Draw 2-2
Q5r Southport Central H Draw 2-2
Q5r2 Southport Central N Won 1-0
Int Rnd Northampton Town A Lost 1-4
1902-03
Pre Padiham H Draw 2-2
Prer Padiham A Draw 2-2
Prer2 Padiham N Lost 0-1
1903-04
Q3 Black Lane Temperance H Won 7-1
Q4 Burnley H Won 3-0
Q5 Southport Central A Won 4-1
Int Rnd Preston North End A Lost 1-2
1904-05
Q3 Chorley H Won 4-2
Q4 Nelson A Draw 1-1
Q4r Nelson H Lost 2-3
1905-06
Q4 Crewe Alexandra A Lost 0-2
1906-07
Pre Burnley Belvedere H Won 6-1
Q1 Colne A Lost 1-2
1907-08
Q5 Oldham Athletic A Lost 1-8
1908-09
ExPre Southport Central H Won 1-0
Pre Brierfield Swifts H Won 4-1
Q1 Haslingden H Draw 1-1
Q1r Haslingden A Won 2-1
Q2 Accrington Stanley A Lost 1-3
1909-10
Pre Breightmet United H Won 2-1
Q1 Clitheroe Central H Won 2-1
Q2 Colne H Won 4-0
Q3 Haslingden H Lost 1-7
1910-11
Pre Clitheroe Central H w/o
Q1 Southport Central A Lost 0-1
1911-12
ExPre Great Harwood A Won 2-0
Pre Chorley H Draw 1-1
Prer Chorley A Won 3-2
Q1 Rossendale United A Lost 1-2
1912-13
Pre Breightmet United A Won 1-0
Q1 Nelson A Lost 1-3
1913-14
Pre Barnoldswick United A Lost 1-4
1914-15 did not enter
1919-20 did not enter
1920-21 did not enter
1921-22
Pre Great Harwood A Won 3-2
Q1 Rossendale United H Won 5-2
Q2 Fleetwood A Lost 1-2
1922-23
Pre Chorley A Lost 1-2
1923-24
Pre Lytham A Draw 3-3
Prer Lytham H Won 4-1
Q1 Leyland A Draw 2-2
Q1r Leyland H Won 3-2
Q2 Fleetwood A Lost 0-3
1924-25
Pre Bacup Borough A Won 2-0
Q1 Horwich RMI A Won 4-2
Q2 Lytham A Won 1-0
Q3 Dick Kerr H Won 4-0
Q4 Barrow A Lost 0-1
1925-26
Pre Breightmet United H Won 5-3
Q1 Burscough Rangers H Won 2-1
Q2 Lytham A Lost 0-3
1926-27
Pre Lytham H Won 4-2
Q1 Morecambe A Won 2-1
Q2 Lancaster Town A Lost 0-2
1927-28
Pre Lytham A Lost 0-2
1928-29
Q1 Breightmet United H Won 1-0
Q2 Morecambe A Lost 1-4
1929-30
Pre Chorley A Lost 1-2
1930-31
Q1 Skelmersdale United A Lost 1-4
1931-32
R1 Peterborough H won 4-1 Dale 2, Crompton, Quigley.
R2 Chester H won 2-1 Preedy 2.
R3 Arsenal A lost 1-11 Dale.
1932-33
R1 Halifax Town A lost 0-2
1933-34
R1 Gateshead A lost 2-5 Preedy and Cooper.
1934-35
R1 Boston United H lost 1-2 Reid.
1935-36
R1 Scarborough A lost 0-2
Darwen have never qualified for the first round since 1935/6.
1938-39
4q Runcorn A lost 1-7
1q Stocksbridge Park Steels. A lost 0-1