Wednesday reach the FA Cup final for the 1st time in their history, losing to Blackburn Rovers and are Football Alliance Champions in the inaugural season of the competition.

The Football Alliance was founded at a meeting in Manchester on the 9th May 1889.  Wednesday and a number of other clubs had been turned down for election to the Football League and at the instigation of Wednesday's President John Holmes, the Football Alliance was founded with 12 clubs as founder members.  Mr Holmes was given the position of treasurer (hon.).   Wednesday went on to win the Championship in the first ever Football Alliance season.

In the FA Cup, Wednesday beat Swifts in round 1 and 1st Division Accrington in round 2 before three matches against Notts County as protests from both teams cause two replays to be played.  Wednesday beat 1st Division Bolton Wanderers at Wellington Road, Birmingham in the semi-final.  Unfortunately Wednesday are thrashed 6-1 by Blackburn Rovers in the final at the Kennington Oval.  Blackburn's six goals remain the record for the most by one team in an FA Cup final, equalled by Bury in 1903 and by Manchester City in 2019.