1890

The first round proper on 18th January 1890 pitted Preston North End in a home tie against Newton Heath (later Manchester United) that Preston won 6-1.
Drawn at home again to Lincoln City on 1st February, Preston won 4-0.
On 15th February another home draw saw the holders facing Bolton Wanderers, who went home with a 3-2 victory under their belts and become team 26 on our list.

Bolton then faced The Wednesday in a semi final at Birmingham's Perry Barr on March 8th. The Wednesday won 2-1. (team 27)

1890 Final

This was Major Marindin's 9th and last Final in charge. A crowd of 20.000 at The Oval on 29th March saw The Wednesday overrun by Blackburn Rovers (team 28). Billy Townley became the first man to score a Cup Final hat trick as Rovers won 6-1.