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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  England Wales |
| Defending champions | Nottingham Forest |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Wolverhampton Wanderers (4th title) |
| Runner-up | Blackburn Rovers |
The 1959–60 FA Cup was the 79th staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Wolverhampton Wanderers won the competition for the fourth time, beating Blackburn Rovers 3–0 in the final at Wembley.
Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. 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. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.
Calendar
| Round | Date |
|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 5 September 1959 |
| First qualifying round | 19 September 1959 |
| Second qualifying round | 3 October 1959 |
| Third qualifying round | 17 October 1959 |
| Fourth qualifying round | 31 October 1959 |
| First round proper | 14 November 1959 |
| Second round proper | 5 December 1959 |
| Third round proper | 9 January 1960 |
| Fourth round proper | 30 January 1960 |
| Fifth round proper | 20 February 1960 |
| Sixth round proper | 12 March 1960 |
| Semi-finals | 26 March 1960 |
| Final | 7 May 1960 |
First round proper
At this stage clubs from the Football League Third and Fourth Divisions joined those 30 non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. Crook Town and Barnet also given byes to this round. Matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 14 November 1959. Ten were drawn and went to replays, played on 17–19 November.
Second round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 5 December 1959, with three matches taking place later. Five matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enfield | 1–5 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 5 December 1959 |
| 2 | Bury | 2–1 | Oldham Athletic | 5 December 1959 |
| 3 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Bradford City | 5 December 1959 |
| Replay | Bradford City | 2–1 | Rochdale | 9 December 1959 |
| 4 | Southampton | 3–0 | Southend United | 5 December 1959 |
| 5 | Watford | 5–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 5 December 1959 |
| 6 | Reading | 4–2 | King's Lynn | 5 December 1959 |
| 7 | Walsall | 2–3 | Peterborough United | 5 December 1959 |
| 8 | Gillingham | 2–2 | Torquay United | 5 December 1959 |
| Replay | Torquay United | 1–2 | Gillingham | 9 December 1959 |
| 9 | Notts County | 0–1 | Bath City | 5 December 1959 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 2–3 | Wrexham | 5 December 1959 |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 3–2 | Darlington | 5 December 1959 |
| 12 | Stockport County | 0–0 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 December 1959 |
| Replay | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Stockport County | 9 December 1959 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 3–3 | Port Vale | 5 December 1959 |
| Replay | Port Vale | 2–1 | Queens Park Rangers | 7 December 1959 |
| 14 | Crook Town | 0–1 | York City | 5 December 1959 |
| 15 | Exeter City | 3–1 | Brentford | 5 December 1959 |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 2–0 | Chester | 5 December 1959 |
| 17 | Margate | 0–0 | Crystal Palace | 5 December 1959 |
| Replay | Crystal Palace | 3–0 | Margate | 9 December 1959 |
| 18 | Workington | 1–0 | Halifax Town | 5 December 1959 |
| 19 | South Shields | 1–5 | Bradford Park Avenue | 5 December 1959 |
| 20 | Salisbury | 0–1 | Newport County | 5 December 1959 |
Third round proper
The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 9 January 1960. Eight matches were drawn and went to replays, with the Rotherham United–Arsenal match requiring a second replay.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackpool | 3–0 | Mansfield Town | 9 January 1960 |
| 2 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 1–0 | York City | 9 January 1960 |
| 3 | Bath City | 0–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 January 1960 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 2–3 | Charlton Athletic | 9 January 1960 |
| 5 | Bury | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 January 1960 |
| Replay | Bolton Wanderers | 4–2 | Bury | 13 January 1960 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Leyton Orient | 9 January 1960 |
| 7 | Watford | 2–1 | Birmingham City | 9 January 1960 |
| 8 | Gillingham | 1–4 | Swansea Town | 9 January 1960 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Reading | 9 January 1960 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Leeds United | 9 January 1960 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | Middlesbrough | 9 January 1960 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Workington | 9 January 1960 |