1897–98 FA Cup
Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Burnley 3-1 Woolwich Arsenal 29 January 1898
2 Bury 1-2 Stoke 29 January 1898
3 Liverpool 2-0 Hucknall St Johns 29 January 1898
4 Preston North End 1-2 Newcastle United 29 January 1898
5 Southampton 2-1 Leicester Fosse 29 January 1898
6 Notts County 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 29 January 1898
7 Nottingham Forest 4-0 Grimsby Town 29 January 1898
8 Long Eaton Rangers 0-1 Gainsborough Trinity 29 January 1898
9 West Bromwich Albion 2-0 New Brighton Tower 29 January 1898
10 Sunderland 0-1 The Wednesday 29 January 1898
11 Derby County 1-0 Aston Villa 29 January 1898
12 Luton Town 0-1 Bolton Wanderers 29 January 1898
13 Everton 1-0 Blackburn Rovers 29 January 1898
14 Newton Heath 1-0 Walsall 29 January 1898
15 Sheffield United 1-1 Burslem Port Vale 29 January 1898
Replay Burslem Port Vale 2-1 Sheffield United 2 February 1898
16 Manchester City 1-0 Wigan County 29 January 1898
First round proper
The First Round Proper contained sixteen ties between 32 teams . The 16 First Division sides were given a bye to this round , as were Newton Heath , Burnley , Leicester Fosse , Grimsby Town , Walsall and Manchester City from the Second Division . The other Second Division sides were entered into the Third Qualifying Round . Of those sides , only Newcastle United , Woolwich Arsenal , Luton Town and Gainsborough Trinity qualified to the FA Cup Proper . Six non-league sides also qualified . The matches were played on Saturday , 29 January 1898 . One match was drawn , with the replay taking place in the following midweek fixture .
The 1897-1898 FA Cup was the 27th season of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup). The cup was won by Nottingham Forest, who defeated Derby County 3-1 in the final of the competition, played at Crystal Palace in London. Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held at neutral venues until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.