143 submissions
| Year Sort descending | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | Wanderers | 1-0 | Royal Engineers | Kennington Oval |
| 1873 | Wanderers | 2- 0 | Oxford University | Lillie Bridge |
| 1874 | Oxford University | 2- 0 | Royal Engineers | Lillie Bridge |
| 1875 | Royal Engineers | 2- 0 | Old Etonians | Lillie Bridge |
| 1876 | Wanderers | 3 - 0 | Old Etonians | Lillie Bridge |
| 1877 | Wanderers | 2 - 1 | Oxford University | Lillie Bridge |
| 1878 | Wanderers | 3 - 1 | Royal Engineers | Lillie Bridge |
| 1879 | Old Etonians | 1 - 0 | Clapham Rovers | Kennington Oval |
| 1880 | Clapham Rovers | 1 - 0 | Oxford University | Kennington Oval |
| 1881 | Old Carthusians | 3 - 0 | Old Etonians | Kennington Oval |
| 1882 | Old Etonians | 1 - 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Kennington Oval |
| 1883 | Blackburn Olympic | 2 - 1 | Old Etonians | Kennington Oval |
| 1884 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 - 1 | Queens Park | Kennington Oval |
| 1885 | Blackburn Rovers | 2- 0 | Queens Park | Kennington Oval |
| 1886 | Blackburn Rovers | 2- 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Racecourse Ground |
| 1887 | Aston Villa | 2- 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Racecourse Ground |
| 1888 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 - 1 | Preston North End | Racecourse Ground |
| 1889 | Preston North End | 3 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Kennington Oval |
| 1890 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 - 1 | The Wednesday | Kennington Oval |
| 1891 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 - 1 | Notts County | Kennington Oval |