Old Brightonians were an amateur association football club, based in London, for the former pupils of Brighton College.

[2] The club's biggest win in the competition proper was over the Clapham Rovers in 1886-87, a team that had won the cup at the start of the decade, by six goals to nil, away from home.

[3] (The club bettered that score in the qualifying rounds in 1891-92, beating Gravesend 8-0 away at the latter's Bat & Ball Ground.

The difficulties of pure amateurism was demonstrated the next season, when the club withdrew from the Cup at the third qualifying round stage, because some of its best players were needed for the Varsity Match.

[8] With the advance of professional football, the club's last FA Cup entry was in 1892-93, losing to the Old Westminsters in the first qualifying round.