The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, organised by and named after The Football Association (the FA). It is the oldest existing football competition in the world,[1] having commenced in the 1871–72 season.[2] The tournament is open to all clubs in the top ten levels of the English football league system, although a club's home stadium must meet certain requirements before the club can enter the tournament.[3] The competition culminates in May with the FA Cup Final, which has traditionally been regarded as the showpiece finale of the English football season.[4] As of 2009, the record for the most wins is held by Manchester United, with eleven victories, followed by Arsenal with ten and Tottenham Hotspur with eight.[2] The cup has been won by the same team in two or more consecutive years on eight occasions, and three teams, Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers and Tottenham Hotspur, have won consecutive finals more than once.[2] The cup is held by Chelsea, who defeated Everton in the 2009 final.[5] [edit] History The winners of the first tournament were Wanderers, a team of former public schoolboys based in London, who went on to win the competition five times in its first seven seasons. The early winners of the competition were all teams of wealthy amateurs from the south of England,[6] but in 1883 Blackburn Olympic became the first team from the north to win the cup, defeating Old Etonians. Upon his team's return to Blackburn, Olympic captain Albert Warburton proclaimed: "The Cup is very welcome to Lancashire. It'll have a good home and it'll never go back to London."[7] With the advent of professionalism at around the same time, the amateur teams quickly faded from prominence in the competition.[6] The leading professional clubs formed The Football League in 1888.[8] Since then, one non-league team has won the cup. Tottenham Hotspur, then of the Southern League, defeated Sheffield United of The Football League to win the 1901 final.[9] A year later Sheffield United returned to the final and won the cup, which then remained in the hands of northern clubs until Tottenham won it again in 1921.[2] In 1927, Cardiff City, a team which plays in the English Football League despite being based in Wales, won the cup, the only non-English club to do so.[10] Scottish club Queens Park reached the final twice in the early years of the competition.[2] Newcastle United enjoyed a brief spell of FA Cup dominance in the 1950s, winning the trophy three times in five years,[2] and in the 1960s, Tottenham Hotspur enjoyed a similar spell of success, with three wins in seven seasons. This marked the start of a successful period for London-based clubs, with 11 wins in 22 seasons.[11] Teams from the second tier of English football, at the time called the Second Division, experienced an unprecedented run of cup success between 1973 and 1980.[11] Sunderland won the cup in 1973, Southampton repeated the feat in 1976, and West Ham United won in 1980, the most recent victory by a team from outside the top division.[2][9] Since Wimbledon's surprise win in 1988,[12] the so-called "Big Four" clubs of English football,[13] Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea, have between them won the cup 17 times in 20 seasons.[2] [edit] Finals Until 1999, a draw in the final would result in the match being replayed at a later date;[14] since then the final has always been decided on the day, with a penalty shootout as required.[15] So far, a penalty shoot-out has been required on only two occasions, in the 2005 and 2006 finals. The competition did not take place during the First and Second World Wars, other than in the 1914–15 season, when it was completed, and the 1939–40 season, when it was abandoned during the qualifying rounds.[2] [edit] Results | Season | Winner[2] | Score[2] | Runners–up[2] | Venue[16] | Attendance[16] | | FA Cup 1871–72 (1) 1871–72 | Wanderers | 1–0 | Royal Engineers | Kennington Oval | 2,000 | | FA Cup 1872–73 (1) 1872–73 | Wanderers | 2–0 | Oxford University | Lillie Bridge | 3,000 | | FA Cup 1873–74 (1) 1873–74 | Oxford University | 2–0 | Royal Engineers | Kennington Oval | 2,000 | | FA Cup 1874–75 (1) 1874–75 | Royal Engineers | †1–1 * | Old Etonians | Kennington Oval | 2,000 | | FA Cup 1874–75 (2) 1874–75 (R) | Royal Engineers | 2–0 | Old Etonians | Kennington Oval | 3,000 | | FA Cup 1875–76 (1) 1875–76 | Wanderers | †1–1 * | Old Etonians | Kennington Oval | 3,500 | | FA Cup 1875–76 (2) 1875–76 (R) | Wanderers | 3–0 | Old Etonians | Kennington Oval | 1,500 | | FA Cup 1876–77 (1) 1876–77 | Wanderers | †2–1 * | Oxford University | Kennington Oval | 3,000 | | FA Cup 1877–78 (1) 1877–78 | Wanderers | 3–1 | Royal Engineers | Kennington Oval | 4,500 | | FA Cup 1878–79 (1) 1878–79 | Old Etonians | 1–0 | Clapham Rovers | Kennington Oval | 5,000 | | FA Cup 1879–80 (1) 1879–80 | Clapham Rovers | 1–0 | Oxford University | Kennington Oval | 6,000 | | FA Cup 1880–81 (1) 1880–81 | Old Carthusians | 3–0 | Old Etonians | Kennington Oval | 4,000 | | FA Cup 1881–82 (1) 1881–82 | Old Etonians | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Kennington Oval | 6,500 | | FA Cup 1882–83 (1) 1882–83 | Blackburn Olympic | †2–1 * | Old Etonians | Kennington Oval | 8,000 | | FA Cup 1883–84 (1) 1883–84 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | Queen's Park | Kennington Oval | 4,000 | | FA Cup 1884–85 (1) 1884–85 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Queen's Park | Kennington Oval | 12,500 | | FA Cup 1885–86 (1) 1885–86 | Blackburn Rovers | †0–0 * | West Bromwich Albion | Kennington Oval | 15,000 | | FA Cup 1885–86 (2) 1885–86 (R) | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Racecourse Ground Racecourse Ground | 12,000 | | FA Cup 1886–87 (1) 1886–87 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Kennington Oval | 15,500 | | FA Cup 1887–88 (1) 1887–88 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | Preston North End | Kennington Oval | 19,000 | | FA Cup 1888–89 (1) 1888–89 | Preston North End | 3–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Kennington Oval | 22,000 | | FA Cup 1889–90 (1) 1889–90 | Blackburn Rovers | 6–1 | The Wednesday | Kennington Oval | 20,000 | | FA Cup 1890–91 (1) 1890–91 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | Notts County | Kennington Oval | 23,000 | | FA Cup 1891–92 (1) 1891–92 | West Bromwich Albion | 3–0 | Aston Villa | Kennington Oval | 32,810 | | FA Cup 1892–93 (1) 1892–93 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Everton | Fallowfield Stadium | 45,000 | | FA Cup 1893–94 (1) 1893–94 | Notts County | 4–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Goodison Park | 37,000 | | FA Cup 1894–95 (1) 1894–95 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Crystal Palace | 42,560 | | FA Cup 1895–96 (1) 1895–96 | The Wednesday | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Crystal Palace | 48,836 | | FA Cup 1896–97 (1) 1896–97 | Aston Villa | 3–2 | Everton | Crystal Palace | 65,891 | | FA Cup 1897–98 (1) 1897–98 | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Derby County | Crystal Palace | 62,017 | | FA Cup 1898–99 (1) 1898–99 | Sheffield United | 4–1 | Derby County | Crystal Palace | 73,833 | | FA Cup 1899–1900 (1) 1899–1900 | Bury | 4–0 | Southampton | Crystal Palace | 68,945 | | FA Cup 1900–01 (1) 1900–01 | Tottenham Hotspur | †2–2 * | Sheffield United | Crystal Palace | 110,820 | | FA Cup 1900–01 (2) 1900–01 (R) | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Sheffield United | Burnden Park | 20,470 | | FA Cup 1901–02 (1) 1901–02 | Sheffield United | †1–1* | Southampton | Crystal Palace | 76,914 | | FA Cup 1901–02 (2) 1901–02 (R) | Sheffield United | 2–1 | Southampton | Crystal Palace | 33,068 | | FA Cup 1902–03 (1) 1902–03 | Bury | 6–0 | Derby County | Crystal Palace | 63,102 | | FA Cup 1903–04 (1) 1903–04 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Crystal Palace | 61,374 | | FA Cup 1904–05 (1) 1904–05 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Crystal Palace | 101,117 | | FA Cup 1905–06 (1) 1905–06 | Everton | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Crystal Palace | 75,609 | | FA Cup 1906–07 (1) 1906–07 | The Wednesday | 2–1 | Everton | Crystal Palace | 84,594 | | FA Cup 1907–08 (1) 1907–08 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Newcastle United | Crystal Palace | 74,697 | | FA Cup 1908–09 (1) 1908–09 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Bristol City | Crystal Palace | 71,401 | | FA Cup 1909–10 (1) 1909–10 | Newcastle United | †1–1 * | Barnsley | Crystal Palace | 77,747 | | FA Cup 1909–10 (2) 1909–10 (R) | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Barnsley | Goodison Park | 69,000 | | FA Cup 1910–11 (1) 1910–11 | Bradford City | †0–0 * | Newcastle United | Crystal Palace | 69,068 | | FA Cup 1910–11 (2) 1910–11 (R) | Bradford City | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Old Trafford | 58,000 | | FA Cup 1911–12 (1) 1911–12 | Barnsley | †0–0 * | West Bromwich Albion | Crystal Palace | 54,556 | | FA Cup 1911–12 (2) 1911–12 (R) | Barnsley | 1–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Bramall Lane | 38,555 | | FA Cup 1912–13 (1) 1912–13 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Sunderland | Crystal Palace | 121,919 | | FA Cup 1913–14 (1) 1913–14 | Burnley | 1–0 | Liverpool | Crystal Palace | 72,778 | | FA Cup 1914–15 (1) 1914–15 | Sheffield United | 3–0 | Chelsea | Old Trafford | 49,557 | | FA Cup 1919–20 (1) 1919–20 | Aston Villa | †1–0 * | Huddersfield Town | Stamford Bridge | 50,018 | | FA Cup 1920–21 (1) 1920–21 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Stamford Bridge | 72,805 | | FA Cup 1921–22 (1) 1921–22 | Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | Preston North End | Stamford Bridge | 53,000 | | FA Cup 1922–23 (1) 1922–23 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 | West Ham United | Wembley Stadium (original) | 126,047[A] | | FA Cup 1923–24 (1) 1923–24 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Aston Villa | Wembley Stadium (original) | 91,695 | | FA Cup 1924–25 (1) 1924–25 | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Wembley Stadium (original) | 91,763 | | FA Cup 1925–26 (1) 1925–26 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Manchester City | Wembley Stadium (original) | 91,447 | | FA Cup 1926–27 (1) 1926–27 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Arsenal | Wembley Stadium (original) | 91,206 | | FA Cup 1927–28 (1) 1927–28 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | Huddersfield Town | Wembley Stadium (original) | 92,041 | | FA Cup 1928–29 (1) 1928–29 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 | Portsmouth | Wembley Stadium (original) | 92,576 | | FA Cup 1929–30 (1) 1929–30 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Huddersfield Town | Wembley Stadium (original) | 92,488 | | FA Cup 1930–31 (1) 1930–31 | West Bromwich Albion | 3–1 | Birmingham | Wembley Stadium (original) | 92,406 | | FA Cup 1931–32 (1) 1931–32 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Arsenal | Wembley Stadium (original) | 92,298 | | FA Cup 1932–33 (1) 1932–33 | Everton | 3–0 | Manchester City | Wembley Stadium (original) | 92,950 | | FA Cup 1933–34 (1) 1933–34 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Portsmouth | Wembley Stadium (original) | 93,258 | | FA Cup 1934–35 (1) 1934–35 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Wembley Stadium (original) | 93,204 | | FA Cup 1935–36 (1) 1935–36 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Sheffield United | Wembley Stadium (original) | 93,384 | | FA Cup 1936–37 (1) 1936–37 | Sunderland | 3–1 | Preston North End | Wembley Stadium (original) | 93,495 | | FA Cup 1937–38 (1) 1937–38 | Preston North End | †1–0 * | Huddersfield Town | Wembley Stadium (original) | 93,497 | | FA Cup 1938–39 (1) 1938–39 | Portsmouth | 4–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wembley Stadium (original) | 99,370 | | FA Cup 1945–46 (1) 1945–46 | Derby County | †4–1 * | Charlton Athletic | Wembley Stadium (original) | 98,000 | | FA Cup 1946–47 (1) 1946–47 | Charlton Athletic | †1–0 * | Burnley | Wembley Stadium (original) | 99,000 | | FA Cup 1947–48 (1) 1947–48 | Manchester United | 4–2 | Blackpool | Wembley Stadium (original) | 99,000 | | FA Cup 1948–49 (1) 1948–49 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Leicester City | Wembley Stadium (original) | 99,500 | | FA Cup 1949–50 (1) 1949–50 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Liverpool | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1950–51 (1) 1950–51 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Blackpool | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1951–52 (1) 1951–52 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Arsenal | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1952–53 (1) 1952–53 | Blackpool | 4–3 | Bolton Wanderers | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1953–54 (1) 1953–54 | West Bromwich Albion | 3–2 | Preston North End | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1954–55 (1) 1954–55 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Manchester City | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1955–56 (1) 1955–56 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Birmingham City | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1956–57 (1) 1956–57 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Manchester United | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1957–58 (1) 1957–58 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 | Manchester United | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1958–59 (1) 1958–59 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Luton Town | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1959–60 (1) 1959–60 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1960–61 (1) 1960–61 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Leicester City | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1961–62 (1) 1961–62 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Burnley | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1962–63 (1) 1962–63 | Manchester United | 3–1 | Leicester City | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1963–64 (1) 1963–64 | West Ham United | 3–2 | Preston North End | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1964–65 (1) 1964–65 | Liverpool | †2–1 * | Leeds United | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1965–66 (1) 1965–66 | Everton | 3–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1966–67 (1) 1966–67 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Chelsea | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1967–68 (1) 1967–68 | West Bromwich Albion | †1–0 * | Everton | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1968–69 (1) 1968–69 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Leicester City | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1969–70 (1) 1969–70 | Chelsea | †2–2 * | Leeds United | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1969–70 (2) 1969–70 (R) | Chelsea | †2–1* | Leeds United | Old Trafford | 62,078 | | FA Cup 1970–71 (1) 1970–71 | Arsenal | †2–1 * | Liverpool | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1971–72 (1) 1971–72 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Arsenal | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1972–73 (1) 1972–73 | Sunderland | 1–0 | Leeds United | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1973–74 (1) 1973–74 | Liverpool | 3–0 | Newcastle United | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1974–75 (1) 1974–75 | West Ham United | 2–0 | Fulham | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1975–76 (1) 1975–76 | Southampton | 1–0 | Manchester United | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1976–77 (1) 1976–77 | Manchester United | 2–1 | Liverpool | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1977–78 (1) 1977–78 | Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Arsenal | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1978–79 (1) 1978–79 | Arsenal | 3–2 | Manchester United | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1979–80 (1) 1979–80 | West Ham United | 1–0 | Arsenal | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1980–81 (1) 1980–81 | Tottenham Hotspur | †1–1 * | Manchester City | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1980–81 (2) 1980–81 (R) | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–2 | Manchester City | Wembley Stadium (original) | 92,000 | | FA Cup 1981–82 (1) 1981–82 | Tottenham Hotspur | †1–1 * | Queens Park Rangers | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1981–82 (2) 1981–82 (R) | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Wembley Stadium (original) | 90,000 | | FA Cup 1982–83 (1) 1982–83 | Manchester United | †2–2 * | Brighton & Hove Albion | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1982–83 (2) 1982–83 (R) | Manchester United | 4–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1983–84 (1) 1983–84 | Everton | 2–0 | Watford | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1984–85 (1) 1984–85 | Manchester United | †1–0 * | Everton | Wembley Stadium (original) | 100,000 | | FA Cup 1985–86 (1) 1985–86 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Everton | Wembley Stadium (original) | 98,000 | | FA Cup 1986–87 (1) 1986–87 | Coventry City | †3–2 * | Tottenham Hotspur | Wembley Stadium (original) | 98,000 | | FA Cup 1987–88 (1) 1987–88 | Wimbledon | 1–0 | Liverpool | Wembley Stadium (original) | 98,203 | | FA Cup 1988–89 (1) 1988–89 | Liverpool | †3–2 * | Everton | Wembley Stadium (original) | 82,500 | | FA Cup 1989–90 (1) 1989–90 | Manchester United | †3–3 * | Crystal Palace | Wembley Stadium (original) | 80,000 | | FA Cup 1989–90 (2) 1989–90 (R) | Manchester United | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | Wembley Stadium (original) | 80,000 | | FA Cup 1990–91 (1) 1990–91 | Tottenham Hotspur | †2–1 * | Nottingham Forest | Wembley Stadium (original) | 80,000 | | FA Cup 1991–92 (1) 1991–92 | Liverpool | 2–0 | Sunderland | Wembley Stadium (original) | 80,000 | | FA Cup 1992–93 (1) 1992–93 | Arsenal | †1–1 * | Sheffield Wednesday | Wembley Stadium (original) | 79,347 | | FA Cup 1992–93 (2) 1992–93 (R) | Arsenal | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Wembley Stadium (original) | 62,267 | | FA Cup 1993–94 (1) 1993–94 | Manchester United | 4–0 | Chelsea | Wembley Stadium (original) | 79,634 | | FA Cup 1994–95 (1) 1994–95 | Everton | 1–0 | Manchester United | Wembley Stadium (original) | 79,592 | | FA Cup 1995–96 (1) 1995–96 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Liverpool | Wembley Stadium (original) | 79,007 | | FA Cup 1996–97 (1) 1996–97 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Middlesbrough | Wembley Stadium (original) | 79,160 | | FA Cup 1997–98 (1) 1997–98 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Wembley Stadium (original) | 79,183 | | FA Cup 1998–99 (1) 1998–99 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Wembley Stadium (original) | 79,101 | | FA Cup 1999–2000 (1) 1999–2000 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Wembley Stadium (original) | 78,217 | | FA Cup 2000–01 (1) 2000–01 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Arsenal | Millennium Stadium | 72,500 | | FA Cup 2001–02 (1) 2001–02 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Chelsea | Millennium Stadium | 73,963 | | FA Cup 2002–03 (1) 2002–03 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Southampton | Millennium Stadium | 73,726 | | FA Cup 2003–04 (1) 2003–04 | Manchester United | 3–0 | Millwall | Millennium Stadium | 71,350 | | FA Cup 2004–05 (1) 2004–05 | Arsenal | †0–0 † | Manchester United | Millennium Stadium | 71,876 | | FA Cup 2005–06 (1) 2005–06 | Liverpool | †3–3 † | West Ham United | Millennium Stadium | 71,140 | | FA Cup 2006–07 (1) 2006–07 | Chelsea | †1–0 * | Manchester United | Wembley Stadium (new) | 89,826 | | FA Cup 2007–08 (1) 2007–08 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Wembley Stadium (new) | 89,874 | | FA Cup 2008–09 (1) 2008–09 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Everton | Wembley Stadium (new) | 89,391 | A. ^ The official attendance for the 1923 final was reported as 126,047, but the actual figure is believed to be anywhere between 150,000 and 300,000.[17][18] [edit] Results by team Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence. 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