1873–74 FA Cup

The 1873–74 Football Association Challenge Cup was the third staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. Twenty-eight teams entered, twelve more than the previous season, although six of the twenty-eight never played a match.

Format
First round: The 28 teams would play. The winners would move on.

Second round: The remaining 14 teams would play. The winner would move on.

Third round: 6 teams, with Swifts getting a bye, would play.

Semi-final: The 4 teams would play.

Final: The two semi-final teams would face each other. The winner would be crowned champion

Semi-finals
Both semi-finals were played at Kennington Oval, London.