For the first time, the F.A. Cup went North as Blackburn Olympic picked up the Cup.
First Round
- Aston Unity - Bye
- Aston Villa 4-1 Walsall Swifts
- Barnes 2-4 Brentwood
- Blackburn Olympic 6-3 Accrington
- Blackburn Rovers 11-1 Blackpool St Johns
- Bolton Olympic 4-7 Eagley
- Bolton Wanderers 6-1 Bootle
- Chatham - Bye
- Chesterfield Spital 1-7 Wednesbury Old Athletic
- Church 5-0 Clitheroe
- Clapham Rovers 3-0 Kildare
- Darwen 4-1 Blackburn Park Road
- Darwen Ramblers 5-2 South Shore
- Dreadnought 1-2 South Reading (match declared void)
- Druids 1-1 Oswestry
- Etonian Ramblers 6-2 Romford
- Grimsby Town w/o-scr Queen's Park
- Halliwell 3-2 Great Lever
- Hanover United 1-0 Mosquitos
- Haslingden - Bye
- Hornchurch 0-2 Marlow
- Irwell Springs 2-5 Lower Darwen
- Liverpool Ramblers 1-1 Southport Central
- Lockwood Brothers 4-3 Macclesfield
- Maidenhead 0-2 Old Westminsters
- Mitchell St George's 4-1 Calthorpe
- Northwich Victoria 3-2 Astley Bridge
- Nottingham Forest w/o-scr Brigg Britannia
- Notts County 6-1 Sheffield
- Old Carthusians 6-0 Pilgrims
- Old Etonians 1-1 Old Foresters
- Phoenix Bessemer w/o-scr Grantham
- Reading - Bye
- Reading Minster w/o-scr Remnants
- Rochester 2-0 Hotspur
- Royal Engineers 3-1 Woodford Bridge
- Sheffield Heeley - Bye
- Sheffield Wednesday 12-2 Spilsby
- Small Heath Alliance 3-3 Stafford Road
- Swifts 4-1 Highbury Union
- United Hospital 3-0 London Olympic
- Upton Park - Bye
- Walsall Town 4-1 Staveley
- West End 1-3 Hendon
- Windsor Home Park 3-0 Acton
First Round Replays
- Dreadnought 1-2 South Reading
- Old Etonians 3-1 Old Foresters
- Oswestry 0-2 Druids
- Southport Central 0-4 Liverpool Ramblers
- Stafford Road 6-2 Small Heath Alliance
Second Round
- Aston Unity 3-1 Mitchell St George's
- Aston Villa 4-1 Wednesbury Old Athletic
- Blackburn Olympic 8-1 Lower Darwen
- Bolton Wanderers 3-0 Liverpool Ramblers
- Church - Bye
- Clapham Rovers 7-1 Hanover United
- Darwen 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
- Darwen Ramblers 3-2 Haslingden
- Druids 5-0 Northwich Victoria
- Eagley 3-1 Halliwell
- Grimsby Town 1-9 Phoenix Bessemer
- Hendon 2-1 Chatham
- Marlow w/o-scr Reading Minster
- Nottingham Forest 7-2 Sheffield Heeley
- Notts County - Bye
- Old Carthusians 7-0 Etonian Ramblers
- Old Etonians 2-1 Brentwood
- Old Westminaster - Bye
- Rochester - Bye
- Royal Engineers 8-0 Reading
- Sheffield Wednesday 6-0 Lockwood Brothers
- South Reading - Bye
- Swifts 2-2 Upton Park
- Walsall Town 4-1 Stafford Road
- Windsor Home Park 3-1 United Hospital
Second Round Replay
Third Round
- Aston Villa 3-1 Aston Unity
- Blackburn Olympic 8-0 Darwen Ramblers
- Church 2-2 Darwen
- Clapham Rovers 3-0 Windsor Home Park
- Druids 0-0 Bolton Wanderers
- Eagley - Bye
- Hendon 11-1 South Reading
- Marlow - Bye
- Nottingham Forest 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday
- Notts County 4-1 Phoenix Bessemer
- Old Carthusians 3-2 Old Westminster
- Old Etonians 7-0 Rochester
- Royal Engineers - Bye
- Swifts - Bye
- Walsall Town - Bye
Third Round Replays
- Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Druids
- Darwen 0-2 Church
- Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 Nottingham Forest
Third Round Second Replay
- Druids 1-0 Bolton Wanderers (@ Wrexham)
Fourth Round
- Aston Villa 2-1 Walsall Town
- Blackburn Olympic 2-0 Church
- Clapham Rovers - Bye
- Druids 2-1 Eagley
- Marlow 0-3 Hendon
- Old Carthusians 6-2 Royal Engineers
- Old Etonians 2-0 Swifts
- Sheffield Wednesday 1-4 Notts County
Quarter Finals
- Blackburn Olympic 4-1 Druids
- Hendon 2-4 Old Etonians
- Notts County 4-3 Aston Villa
- Old Carthusians 5-3 Clapham Rovers
Semi-Finals
- Blackburn Olympic 4-0 Old Carthusians (@ Whalley Range, Manchester)
- Old Etonians 2-1 Notts County (@ Old Etonians)
Final (@ Kennington Oval, 31/3/1883)
- Blackburn Olympic 2-1 Old Etonians