Blues Complete F.A. Cup History
Article by Gary Broughton
Updated Monday, 29th October 2007
A season by season record of the Blues' results in the English game's premier knockout competition, The F. A. Cup.
 | Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
| Home | 72 | 38 | 7 | 27 | 185 | 123 |
| Away | 70 | 22 | 9 | 39 | 91 | 148 |
| Overall | 142 | 60 | 16 | 66 | 276 | 271 |
| Biggest Victories | 9-0 v Carlisle Red Rose 1904/05; 9-1 v Tottington 1914/15 |
| Best Cup Runs | Second Round Proper 1926/27, 1930/31, 1950/51 |
| Season | Round | Opponents | Venue | Result | Information |
| 1893/94 | 1Q | Bury | H | L 2-3 | After extra-time |
| 1894/95 | 1Q | West Manchester | A | W 6-3 | |
| 2Q | Southport Central | A | L 0-4 | |
| 1895/96 | PRE | Chorley | A | L 1-3 | |
| 1896/97 | 3Q | Oldham County | H | W 3-1 | |
| 4Q | Newton Heath | A | L 0-3 | |
| 1897/98 | 3Q | Wigan County | A | L 1-3 | |
| 1898/99 | 3Q | Southport Central | A | L 0-3 | |
| 1899/1900 | PRE | Trawden Forest | H | W 2-1 | |
| 1Q | Oswaldtwistle Rovers | A | L 0-3 | |
| 1900/01 | 3Q | Darwen | A | L 1-3 | |
| 1901/02 | 1Q | Accrington Stanley | A | L 1-2 | |
| 1902/03 | 3Q | Barrow | H | D 3-3 | |
| 3Qr | Barrow | A | L 0-2 | |
| 1903/04 | PRE | Chorley | H | D 2-2 | |
| PREr | Chorley | A | W 1-0 | |
| 1Q | Rossendale United | H | W 3-1 | |
| 2Q | Accrington Stanley | A | L 1-2 | |
| 1904/05 | 1Q | Padiham | A | W 1-0 | |
| 2Q | Colne | H | W 3-1 | |
| 3Q | Carlisle Red Rose | H | W 9-0 | |
| 4Q | Darwen | H | D 1-1 | |
| 4Qr | Darwen | A | W 3-2 | |
| 5Q | Blackpool | A | L 0-1 | |
| 1905/06 | PRE | Accrington Stanley | A | L 0-7 | |
| 1906/07 | PRE | Rossendale United | H | L 2-3 | |
| 1907/08 | PRE | Denton | H | W 2-1 | |
| 1Q | Chorley | H | L 1-3 | |
| 1908/09 | EPR | Halliwell Unitarians | A | W 4-0 | |
| PRE | Bacup | H | W 7-1 | |
| 1Q | Colne | H | L 2-3 | |
| 1909/10 | PRE | Brierfield Swifts | A | W 3-2 | |
| 1Q | Colne | A | D 1-1 | replayed after initial void game |
| 1Qr | Colne | H | L 1-2 | |
| 1910/11 | 4Q | Barrow | H | W 5-0 | |
| 5Q | Exeter City | H | L 3-4 | |
| 1911/12 | 1Q | Haslingden | H | W 3-2 | |
| 2Q | Colne | H | L 0-2 | |
| 1912/13 | PRE | Leyland | A | W 6-1 | |
| 1Q | Darwen | H | W 3-1 | |
| 2Q | Haslingden | H | W 2-0 | |
| 3Q | Southport Central | H | W 3-1 | |
| 4Q | Halifax Town | A | D 3-3 | |
| 4Qr | Halifax Town | H | L 2-3 | |
| 1913/14 | 1Q | Haslingden | A | D 0-0 | |
| 1Qr | Haslingden | H | W 2-1 | |
| 2Q | Leyland | H | W 3-1 | |
| 3Q | Southport Central | A | L 0-3 | |
| 1914/15 | PRE | Tottington | H | W 9-1 | |
| 1Q | Chorley | A | L 0-1 | |
| 1919/20 | PRE | Accrington Stanley | H | W 2-1 | |
| 1Q | Horwich RMI | H | L 0-1 | |
| 1920/21 | PRE | Skelmersdale United | H | W 4-1 | |
| 1Q | Horwich RMI | H | W 3-0 | |
| 2Q | Fleetwood | A | L 0-5 | |
| 1921/22 | 4Q | Accrington Stanley | A | W 1-0 | |
| 5Q | Rochdale | H | W 3-2 | |
| 6Q | Worksop Town | A | L 1-2 | |
| 1922/23 | 4Q | Rochdale | A | W 1-0 | |
| 5Q | Stalybridge Celtic | A | L 0-1 | |
| 1923/24 | 5Q | Wigan Borough | A | D 1-1 | |
| 5Qr | Wigan Borough | H | L 0-1 | |
| 1924/25 | 5Q | Winsford United | H | W 4-1 | |
| 6Q | Coventry City | H | L 0-1 | |
| 1925/26 | 1 | Wigan Borough | A | L 0-3 | |
| 1926/27 | 1 | Stockport County | H | W 4-1 | |
| 2 | Ashington | A | L 1-2 | |
| 1927/28 | 1 | Bradford Park Avenue | H | L 0-3 | |
| 1929/30 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | H | L 0-3 | |
| 1930/31 | 1 | Workington | H | W 4-0 | |
| 2 | York City | H | D 1-1 | |
| 2r | York City | A | L 2-3 | |
| 1931/32 | 4Q | Manchester Central | H | L 1-3 | |
| 1932/33 | 4Q | Lancaster Town | H | W 6-0 | |
| 1 | Southport | A | D 3-3 | |
| 1r | Southport | H | L 0-4 | |
| 1934/5 | PRE | Breightmet United | H | W 3-1 | |
| 1Q | Wigan Athletic | A | L 1-3 | |
| 1935/36 | 1Q | Morecambe | A | W 1-0 | |
| 2Q | Dick, Kerrs | A | D 1-1 | |
| 2Qr | Dick, Kerrs | H | L 3-4 | |
| 1936/37 | 1Q | Chorley | A | n/a | Nelson scratched from competition |
| 1946/47 | PRE | Morecambe | H | L 1-2 | |
| 1947/48 | 1Q | Chorley | H | W 2-1 | |
| 2Q | Horwich RMI | H | W 4-1 | |
| 3Q | Fleetwood | A | D 1-1 | |
| 3Qr | Fleetwood | H | W 2-1 | |
| 4Q | Lancaster City | A | L 1-5 | |
| 1948/49 | PRE | De Havilland (Bolton) | A | W 1-0 | |
| 1Q | Fleetwood | A | L 0-1 | |
| 1949/50 | PRE | Barnoldswick & District | A | W 3-1 | |
| 1Q | Darwen | A | W 5-0 | |
| 2Q | Fleetwood | A | L 2-3 | |
| 1950/51 | 1Q | Lancaster City | H | W 5-2 | |
| 2Q | Leyland Motors | H | W 4-1 | |
| 3Q | Bacup Borough | A | W 2-0 | |
| 4Q | Hyde United | A | D 2-2 | |
| 4Qr | Hyde United | H | W 3-0 | |
| 1 | Witton Albion | A | W 2-1 | |
| 2 | Port Vale | A | L 2-3 | |
| 1951/52 | 4Q | Skelmersdale United | A | W 3-0 | |
| 1 | Oldham Athletic | H | L 0-4 | |
| 1952/53 | 4Q | Rhyl | H | L 1-3 | |
| 1953/54 | 4Q | Winsford United | H | W 1-0 | |
| 1 | Witton Albion | A | L 1-4 | |
| 1954/55 | PRE | Lytham | H | W 3-0 | |
| 1Q | Leyland Motors | H | W 8-2 | |
| 2Q | Chorley | A | L 2-4 | |
| 1955/56 | 1Q | Ashton United | A | D 1-1 | |
| 1Qr | Ashton United | H | L 1-4 | |
| 1956/57 | 1Q | Chorley | A | L 1-4 | |
| 1957/58 | 1Q | Chorley | A | L 1-5 | |
| 1958/59 | 1Q | Bacup Borough | A | W 3-2 | |
| 2Q | Skelmersdale United | A | L 0-2 | |
| 1959/60 | PRE | Ashton United | H | D 0-0 | |
| PREr | Ashton United | A | W 2-1 | |
| 1Q | Lytham | H | D 2-2 | |
| 1Qr | Lytham | A | L 0-2 | |
| 1960/61 | 1Q | Stalybridge Celtic | H | W 6-2 | |
| 2Q | Bacup Borough | A | W 2-0 | |
| 3Q | Chorley | H | W 7-4 | |
| 4Q | Macclesfield Town | H | L 2-3 | |
| 1961/62 | 1Q | Leyland Motors | H | W 4-0 | |
| 2Q | Stalybridge Celtic | A | L 0-1 | |
| 1962/63 | 1Q | Hyde United | A | L 0-3 | |
| 1963/64 | 1Q | Bacup Borough | H | W 5-1 | |
| 2Q | Chorley | A | L 1-6 | |
| 1964/65 | 1Q | Lytham | H | W 2-1 | |
| 2Q | Hyde United | A | W 3-1 | |
| 3Q | Stalybridge Celtic | H | L 2-3 | |
| 1965/66 | 1Q | Chorley | A | L 0-6 | |
| 1966/67 | 1Q | Lytham | A | W 1-0 | |
| 2Q | Morecambe | H | L 0-4 | |
| 1967/68 | 1Q | Penrith | A | L 0-4 | |
| 1968/69 | PRE | Netherfield Kendal | H | L 0-4 | played on neutral ground |
| 2002/03 | EPR | Norton & Stockton Ancients | H | D 0-0 | |
| EPRr | Norton & Stockton Ancients | A | W 2-1 | |
| PRE | Bishop Auckland | H | L 2-3 | |
| 2003/04 | PRE | Witton Albion | A | L 1-4 | |
| 2004/05 | EPR | Chester-le-Street Town | H | L 0-1 | |
| 2005/06 | EPR | Retford United | H | L 2-4 | |
| 2006/07 | EPR | Liversedge | A | L 0-2 | |
| 2007/08 | EPR | Hallam | A | L 0-2 | played at Nelson |
