| Final - Lillie Bridge, London 11:30 | | date | Winner | score | Finalist | HT | att. | | Sat 29.03.73 | Wanderers FC | 2-0 | Oxford University | 1-0 | 3,000 | | 1-0 Arthur Kinnaird 27' 2-0 Charles Wollaston 80' Referee: Alfred Stair, Upton Park FC | | Wanderers FC: Alexander G. Bonsor, Albert C Thompson, Reginald Courtenay Welch, Charles Wollaston, Thomas Ireland Edward Bowen, Howell, Robert Kingsford, Capt. William Kenyon-Slaney, Julian Sturgis, Arthur Fitzgerald Kinnaird, Rev. Henry Holmes Stewart. | Oxford University: Andrew Leach, Cuthbert J. Ottaway, Robert W.S. Vidal, Anold Kirke-Smoth (capt.), John Robert E. Sumner, Harold B. Dixon, Charles C. Mackerness, Walter B. PAton, Charles J. Longman, Francis H. Birley, Frederick Maddison. |
| Winners of 1st edition 1871-1872 Wanderers FC were given a bye all the way to the Final. Original concept was to be a "Challenge" cup. |
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | | Oxford University | w/o | Queen's Park | | | Queen's PArk couldn't afford the travel. |
| date | Home | score | Away | HT | att. | | Mon 03.02.73 | Oxford University | 4-0 | Maidenhead | | 800 |  1-0 Dixon 2-0 Ottoway 3-0 W. W. Paton, 4-0 Vidal | | | Queen's Park | bye |
| date | Home | score | Away | HT | att. | | Mon 09.12.72 | Oxford University | 1-0 | Royal Engineers | 1-0 | 800 | | 1-0 Kirke-Smith 1T Venue: Oxford Parks. | | Sat 21.12.72 | Windsor Home Park | 0-1 | Maidenhead | | 900 | | 0-1 Hebbes. Venue: Windsor Home Park. Venue: Windsor Home Park. | | | Queen's Park | bye |
| date | Home | score | Away | HT | att. | | 23.11.72 | Oxford University | 3-0 | Clapham Rovers | 0-0 | 1,562 | | 0-1 Kirke-Smith 2T 0-2 Dixon 0-3 Ottaway. Venue: Oxford Parks. | | 07.12.72 | 1st Surrey Rifles | 0-3 | Maidenhead | | 1,390 | | 0-1 Goulden 0-2 Hibbes 0-3 Colings Venue: Marlow Cricket Field. | | 23.11.72 | South Norwood | 1-0 | Windsor Home Park | | | VenueL South Norwood Ground. Match declared void and ordered to be replayed. | | 07.12.72 | Windsor Home Park | 3-0 | South Norwood | 0-0 | 800 | | 1-0 H. Clark 2T 2-0 E. Bambridge 3-0 G. Heron | Venue: Windsor Park Home Park. | | | Queen's Park | bye | | | Royal Engineers | bye | | Replay |
| date | Home | score | Away | HT | att. | | 19.10.72 | Barnes | 0-1 | South Norwood | 1-0 | 1,200 | | 0-1 Walshe 10' Venue: Barnes | | 26.10.72 | Civil Service | 0-3 | Royal Engineers | 0-0 | 1,000 | | 0-1 Cotter 2T 0-2 Blackburn 2T 0-3 Blackburn Venue: Chatham | | 26.10.72 | Marlow | 0-1 | Maidenhead | | 1,390 | | Venue: Marlow Cricket Field. | | 26.10.72 | Reigate Priory | 2-3 | Windsor Home Park | 0-1 | 800 | | 0-1 GF Bambridge 5' 0-2 Gardiner 2T 1-2 Clutton 2T 2-2 Clutton 2T 2-3 E. Bambridge. Venue: Kennington Oval, London. | | 26.10.72 | Upton Park | 0-2 | 1st Surrey Rifles | 0-1 | 1,500 | | 0-1 Allport 20' 0-2 Hastle 2T Venue: West Ham Park, London. | | 26.10.72 | Crystal Palace | 2-3 | Oxford University | | 1459 | | 0-1 Sumner 0-2 Dixon 0-3 Longman Venue: Kennington Oval, London | | | Clapham Rovers | w/o | Hitchin | | | | Queen's Park | bye |
| Round | Date | Fixtures | Clubs | New | | Fix | Rep | WO | Byes | | First round | 19-26.10.1872 | 7 | | 1 | 2 | 16 → 9 | 14 | | Second round | 23.11-07.12 1872 | 3 | | | 3 | 9 → 6 | | | Third round | 09-21.12 1872 | 2 | | | 2 | 6 → 4 | | | Fourth round | 03.02.1873 | 1 | | | 2 | 4 → 3 | | | Semi-final | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 3 → 2 | 1 | | Final | 29.03.1873 | 1 | | | | 2 → 1 | 1 |
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