The 1879âÂÂ80 Football Association Challenge Cup was the ninth staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. Fifty-four teams entered, eleven more than the previous season, although five of the fifty-four never played a match.
The Final was contested by Clapham Rovers and Oxford University at the Kennington Oval. Clapham Rovers won 1âÂÂ0, the only goal being scored by Clopton Lloyd-Jones.