1878–79 Birmingham Senior Cup

The 1878–79 Birmingham Senior Cup was the third season of the oldest county cup competition still active and the third oldest in the world overall. In the final Wednesbury Old Athletic (W.O.A.C.) beat Stafford Road 3–2 after extra time, repeating the result of the inaugural tournament. The result this time was controversial. The match ended 2–2 after 90 minutes, and the captains agreed to play 20 minutes' extra time to try to resolve the match, despite the Roadsters effectively being down to ten men through injury. Straight after the kick-off, both sides claimed a throw-in, and while the umpires were referring the decision to the referee, the W.O.A.C. took the throw, and Holmes put the ball through the Roadsters' goal, goalkeeper Edward "Tom" Ray making no attempt to save it. The referee decided that the throw-in was properly taken and therefore awarded the goal. Stafford Road put in a protest which was dismissed.