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| Teams | 114 | ||
| Defending champions | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Champions | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Runners-up | Queen's Park | ||
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The Football Association Challenge Cup 1884–85 was the fourteenth staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. 114 teams entered, 14 more than the previous season, although 9 of these never played a match.