The 1877–78 English football season was the seventh season of competitive football in England.
Overview Wanderers became the first club to win the FA Cup three times in a row after beating Royal Engineers 3–1 in this season's final. It was the fifth time they had won the competition overall. They never won it again.
International match A disastrous day for England saw them trounced by Scotland seven goals to two.Report on Scotland v England match. London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 19 June 2013
National team DateVenueScoreEngland scorersScotland scorers2 March 1878Hampden Park, Glasgow2–7John Wylie (Wanderers) (65 mins) & Arthur Cursham (Notts County) (75 mins)John McDougall(3), John McGregor, William Muir MacKinnon, Henry McNeil (2)Scotland v England, 2 March 1878. 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 June 2013}. Archived 30 June 2013.
Honours CompetitionWinnerFA CupWanderers (5*)Birmingham Senior CupShrewsbury (1)Sheffield Challenge CupThe Wednesday (2*)Staffordshire Senior CupStoke (1)
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition. The Shrewsbury club is not associated with Shrewsbury Town F.C. but an earlier club defunct by 1881.
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