Year | Winner | Runner-up |
---|---|---|
1872 | Wanderers | Royal Engineers |
1873 | Wanderers | Oxford University |
1874 | Oxford University | Royal Engineers |
1875 | Royal Engineers | Old Etonians |
1876 | Wanderers | Old Etonians |
1877 | Wanderers | Oxford University |
1878 | Wanderers | Royal Engineers |
1879 | Old Etonians | Clapham Rovers |
1880 | Clapham Rovers | Oxford University |
1881 | Old Carthusians | Old Etonians |
1882 | Old Etonians | Blackburn Rovers |
1883 | Blackburn Olympic | Old Etonians |
1884 | Blackburn Rovers | Queens Park |
1885 | Blackburn Rovers | Queens Park |
1886 | Blackburn Rovers | West Bromwich Albion |
1887 | Aston Villa | West Bromwich Albion |
1888 | West Bromwich Albion | Preston North End |
1889 | Preston North End | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1890 | Blackburn Rovers | Sheffield Wednesday |
1891 | Blackburn Rovers | Notts County |
1892 | West Bromwich Albion | Aston Villa |
1893 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Everton |
1894 | Notts County | Bolton Wanderers |
1895 | Aston Villa | West Bromwich Albion |
1896 | Sheffield Wednesday | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1897 | Aston Villa | Everton |
1898 | Nottingham Forest | Derby County |
1899 | Sheffield United | Derby County |
1900 | Bury | Southampton |
1901 | Tottenham Hotspur | Sheffield United |
1902 | Sheffield United | Southampton |
1903 | Bury | Derby County |
1904 | Manchester City | Bolton Wanderers |
1905 | Aston Villa | Newcastle United |
1906 | Everton | Newcastle United |
1907 | Sheffield Wednesday | Everton |
1908 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Newcastle United |
1909 | Manchester United | Bristol City |
1910 | Newcastle United | Barnsley |
1911 | Bradford City | Newcastle United |
1912 | Barnsley | West Bromwich Albion |
1913 | Aston Villa | Sunderland |
1914 | Burnley | Liverpool |
1915 | Sheffield United | Chelsea |
1920 | Aston Villa | Huddersfield Town |
1921 | Tottenham Hotspur | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1922 | Huddersfield Town | Preston North End |
1923 | Bolton Wanderers | West Ham United |
1924 | Newcastle United | Aston Villa |
1925 | Sheffield United | Cardiff City |
1926 | Bolton Wanderers | Manchester City |
1927 | Cardiff City | Arsenal |
1928 | Blackburn Rovers | Huddersfield Town |
1929 | Bolton Wanderers | Portsmouth |
1930 | Arsenal | Huddersfield Town |
1931 | West Bromwich Albion | Birmingham City |
1932 | Newcastle United | Arsenal |
1933 | Everton | Manchester City |
1934 | Manchester City | Portsmouth |
1935 | Sheffield Wednesday | West Bromwich Albion |
1936 | Arsenal | Sheffield United |
1937 | Sunderland | Preston North End |
1938 | Preston North End | Huddersfield Town |
1939 | Portsmouth | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1946 | Derby County | Charlton Athletic |
1947 | Charlton Athletic | Burnley |
1948 | Manchester United | Blackpool |
1949 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leicester City |
1950 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
1951 | Newcastle United | Blackpool |
1952 | Newcastle United | Arsenal |
1953 | Blackpool | Bolton Wanderers |
1954 | West Bromwich Albion | Preston North End |
1955 | Newcastle United | Manchester City |
1956 | Manchester City | Birmingham City |
1957 | Aston Villa | Manchester United |
1958 | Bolton Wanderers | Manchester United |
1959 | Nottingham Forest | Luton Town |
1960 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Blackburn Rovers |
1961 | Tottenham Hotspur | Leicester City |
1962 | Tottenham Hotspur | Burnley |
1963 | Manchester United | Leicester City |
1964 | West Ham United | Preston North End |
1965 | Liverpool | Leeds United |
1966 | Everton | Sheffield Wednesday |
1967 | Tottenham Hotspur | Chelsea |
1968 | West Bromwich Albion | Everton |
1969 | Manchester City | Leicester City |
1970 | Chelsea | Leeds United |
1971 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
1972 | Leeds United | Arsenal |
1973 | Sunderland | Leeds United |
1974 | Liverpool | Newcastle United |
1975 | West Ham United | Fulham |
1976 | Southampton | Manchester United |
1977 | Manchester United | Liverpool |
1978 | Ipswich Town | Arsenal |
1979 | Arsenal | Manchester United |
1980 | West Ham United | Arsenal |
1981 | Tottenham Hotspur | Manchester City |
1982 | Tottenham Hotspur | Queens Park Rangers |
1983 | Manchester United | Brighton and Hove Albion |
1984 | Everton | Watford |
1985 | Manchester United | Everton |
1986 | Liverpool | Everton |
1987 | Coventry City | Tottenham Hotspur |
1988 | Wimbledon | Liverpool |
1989 | Liverpool | Everton |
1990 | Manchester United | Crystal Palace |
1991 | Tottenham Hotspur | Nottingham Forest |
1992 | Liverpool | Sunderland |
1993 | Arsenal | Sheffield Wednesday |
1994 | Manchester United | Chelsea |
1995 | Everton | Manchester United |
1996 | Manchester United | Liverpool |
1997 | Chelsea | Middlesbrough |
1998 | Arsenal | Newcastle United |
1999 | Manchester United | Newcastle United |
2000 | Chelsea | Aston Villa |
2001 | Liverpool | Arsenal |
2002 | Arsenal | Chelsea |
2003 | Arsenal | Southampton |
2004 | Manchester United | Millwall |
2005 | Arsenal | Manchester United |
2006 | Liverpool | West Ham United |
2007 | Chelsea | Manchester United |
2008 | Portsmouth | Cardiff City |
2009 | Chelsea | Everton |
2010 | Chelsea | Portsmouth |
2011 | Manchester City | Stoke City |
2012 | Chelsea | Liverpool |
2013 | Wigan Athletic | Manchester City |
2014 | Arsenal | Hull City |
2015 | Arsenal | Aston Villa |
2016 | Manchester United | Crystal Palace |
2017 | Arsenal | Chelsea |
2018 | Chelsea | Manchester United |
2019 | Manchester City | Watford |
2020 | Arsenal | Chelsea |
2021 | Leicester City | Chelsea |
2022 | Liverpool | Chelsea |
2023 | Manchester City | Manchester United |
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The Football Association Challenge Cup, now widely regarded as the oldest and greatest cup competition in the world and commonly known as the FA Cup, was first suggested by the FA secretary, Charles W Alcock, at a meeting on Thursday 20 July 1871 in the offices of The Sportsman newspaper in London.
The first competition in season 1871-72 had fifteen entries. Wanderers - a team formed by ex-public school and university players - won the first final 1-0 against Royal Engineers at Kennington Oval, watched by a crowd of 2,000 who each paid one shilling (5p).
The FA Cup now attracts over 725 clubs each year aiming to taste cup glory while, with TV rights sold to over one hundred countries, the final is now regularly witnessed by a global audience of half a billion.
The longest-ever FA Cup tie lasted 11 hours, coming in the fourth qualifying round when Alvechurch needed five replays to defeat Oxford City in November 1971.
The last tie that went to a second replay was in the fifth round in February 1991 between Liverpool and Everton. The first replay ended in a famous 4-4 draw.
Season 1991-92 saw the introduction of ties being settled by a penalty shoot-out after a first replay had ended level after extra-time.
The FA Cup’s first-ever penalty shoot was held at Rotherham United’s Millmoor home on the 26 November 1991 when the Millers eliminated Scunthorpe United by a 7-6 margin.
1993 saw the last FA Cup final that went to a replay - Arsenal v Sheffield Wednesday.
Arsenal were also involved in the last replayed semi-final when Manchester United’s Ryan Giggs scored a memorable winning goal in 1999.
Since 1923, the final has been staged at Wembley Stadium except for the period from 2001 to 2006 when Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium became the temporary home during the Wembley re-construction.