The cup was won by Aston Villa, who defeated West Bromwich Albion 1–0 in the final of the competition, played at Crystal Palace in London.

The Trophy was stolen from a display in the shop window of W. Shillcock (a football fitter) in Newton Row, Birmingham, after the final and never recovered despite a £10 reward.

[1] The cup was replaced by a copy of the original, made by Howard Vaughton, the former Aston Villa player and England international, who had opened a silversmith's business after his retirement from the game.

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.

Of the qualifying League sides, only Burton Wanderers and Leicester Fosse progressed to the FA Cup proper.

Future Cup champions Barnsley and Southampton were competing at this stage for the first time, as were Chesterfield and Fairfield.