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Football League Cup

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Football League Cup
Carling Cup logo 2009-10.jpg
Current Carling Cup logo
Founded 1960
Region  England
 Wales
Number of teams 92
Current champions Birmingham City
(2nd title)
Most successful club Liverpool
(7 titles)
2010–11 Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout (single elimination) basis. Unlike the FA Cup where 762 teams entered in 2008–09 only 92 clubs can enter—the 20 clubs of the Premier League, and the 72 clubs of The Football League, which organises the competition. Also unlike the FA Cup, the semi-finals are played over two legs. The winners qualify for the UEFA Europa League, if they have not qualified for European competition through the Premier League or by winning the FA Cup. If this occurs, then the Europa League berth goes to the highest-placed team from the Premier League not already qualified for Europe. Birmingham City are the current holders.
Since 1982, the League Cup has been named after its sponsor, giving it the following names:
Although the League Cup is one of the three major domestic trophies attainable by English league teams, it is perceived by some larger clubs as a lower priority than the league championship and the FA Cup. Arguably, it reached a low point over the turn of the millennium when it was commonly nicknamed the "Worthless Cup"[1] or the "Mickey Mouse Cup". Some clubs have made a point of fielding a weaker side in the competition, making the opportunity for giant-killing of the larger clubs more likely. Many of the top English sides, Arsenal and Manchester United in particular, have used the competition to give young players valuable big-game experience.[2] However, in response to Arsène Wenger's claim that a League Cup win would not end his trophy drought, Alex Ferguson described the trophy as "a pot worth winning".[3]
The women's game has its own League Cup, which is open to the 36 women's clubs in the three divisions of the FA Women's Premier League, although the women's competition is governed by The FA and not The Football League.

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[edit] History

During the late 1950s, the majority of senior English clubs equipped their grounds with floodlights. This opened up the opportunity to exploit weekday evenings throughout the winter. The League Cup was introduced in the 1960–61 season specifically as a mid-week floodlit tournament. In the early years of the competition, many of the top teams declined to take part. It was only when automatic entry to the UEFA Cup was promised to the winners that the full League membership took part.
In the last 10 years, following restructuring of European football, and the introduction of the restructured format of the UEFA Champions League, the League Cup was threatened with losing its UEFA Cup berth for its winners. It has retained it thus far however, and along with France is the only nation to offer a UEFA cup berth to its second cup competition winners. Therefore it retains enough importance and popularity, especially with fans of clubs for whom the League Cup offers a realistic chance of qualifying for Europe.
Aston Villa were the inaugural winners in 1960–61. Liverpool have won the cup on the most occasions with seven victories including four successive trophies in the early 1980s. They completed two trebles of trophy wins, in 1984 and 2001. The present holders are Birmingham City, who beat Arsenal 2–1 in the 2011 Final.
Giant killings are less well remembered in the League Cup than the FA Cup due to the absence of non-league sides and the fact that many big clubs have fielded very under-strength sides when knocked out. However, there have been some notable upsets, such as Fourth Division side Chester knocking league champions Leeds United out 3–0 en route to the semi-finals in 1974–75. In 1995–96, Manchester United were beaten 3–0 at home by York City in the second round, first leg, United could only win 3–1 and went out 4–3 on aggregate. United have also been knocked out by Southend United and Coventry City in 2006–07 and 2007–08 respectively: in the match against Southend they fielded a strong side, bucking a trend they had themselves started. In 2001–02, holders Liverpool were defeated 2–1 at home by Grimsby Town, then humbled again by Northampton Town in September 2010. Grimsby recorded another giant killing in 2005 by knocking out Tottenham Hotspur.

[edit] Format

[edit] Preliminary round

This is only used when the number of teams in European competition affects the number of byes to the third round and it would not be easier to give a club a bye to the second round. Matches involve the eligible clubs who finished lowest in the English football league system last season (normally clubs promoted from Conference National). This has only been used once—2002–03.[4]
The ties are single matches, with extra time and a penalty shootout if necessary, with the winners progressing to the next round.

[edit] First round

All clubs playing in The Football League (the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League Two), unless they are competing in the UEFA Europa League, enter at this stage and join any Preliminary Round winners. Sometimes (depending on the number of clubs competing in Europe, whether or not they play in The Football League and whether a preliminary round would be an easier way to even up the numbers) it is necessary to give one or more clubs a bye to the second round. The clubs would be those eligible to compete in the First Round who finished highest in the English football league system last season (normally clubs relegated from the Premier League).
For this round, the clubs are divided in northern and southern sections (though not always equally, so there could be more clubs in one section than another and, strangely, some of the clubs in the northern section are actually located further south than some of the southern section clubs). Half of the clubs from each section are seeded and half are not. First a draw is made to determine whether the seeded club is to play at home or away, and then the club is drawn against an unseeded club from their section.
The ties are single matches, with extra time and a penalty shootout if necessary, with the winners progressing to the next round.

[edit] Second round

All clubs playing in the Premier League, unless they are competing in the Champions League or Europa League, as well as any clubs that may have been given a bye to this round, enter at this stage and join the First Round winners, although Manchester City were not exempt in 2008–09, having qualified for the UEFA Cup through the Fair Play league.
The ties are single matches, with extra time and a penalty shootout if necessary, with the winners progressing to the next round.

[edit] Third round

All clubs competing in the Champions League or Europa League enter at this stage and join the Second Round winners (making for a total of 32 clubs).
The ties are single matches, with extra time and a penalty shootout if necessary, with the winners progressing to the next round.

[edit] Fourth and fifth rounds

The winners of ties in the previous round play single matches, with extra time and a penalty shootout if necessary. The Fifth Round is also known as the quarter-finals.

[edit] Semi-finals

The four Fifth Round winners compete in this round.
The ties are played over home and away legs, with the aggregate scores being used to determine the winners. If the aggregate scores are level at the end of the 90 minutes, then extra time takes place to determine the winner. If after extra time the aggregate tie still prevails, the away goals rule determines the winner. However if there is no separation here, a penalty shootout takes place until there is a winner.

[edit] Final

See also: Category:Football League Cup Finals
The two semi-final winners compete to win the cup.
The tie is a single match played at a neutral stadium (which was the Millennium Stadium between the seasons 2000–01 and 2006–07 but returned to Wembley Stadium from 2008 onwards), with extra time and a penalty shootout if necessary. The final is usually staged between late-February and early-March, in the final third of the domestic football season.
Since 1990, the best player in the League Cup final – as chosen by the Sky Sports television panel – has been presented with the Alan Hardaker trophy, named after the former secretary of The Football League who devised the Football League Cup. The current holder of the trophy is Birmingham City's Ben Foster - the only player to win the award multiple times (2009, 2011).[5]

[edit] Trophy

The current League Cup trophy.
Rather than the traditional medal, each member of a League Cup winning team receives a tankard.
Three different trophies have been presented to the winners of the League Cup since its inauguration:
  • The original trophy which is currently given to the winners [6]
  • The trophy presented from the first season of the Milk Marketing Board sponsoring the competition, 1981–82 to 1985–86;[7]
  • The trophy presented from 1986–87 until 1989–90 during Littlewoods' sponsorship of the competition.[8]

[edit] Records

[edit] Television coverage

The BBC and Sky Sports are host broadcasters. From 2009-10 the BBC will show one leg of each semi-final and the final live, with Sky showing at least one match from every round live, including the final. Highlights are shown on BBC One and the BBC Sport website.
In its early years, coverage of the competition was split between the BBC and ITV, though the final was usually on ITV (and was only shown as highlights until 1984). From 1988-89 to 2008-09, ITV were the only terrestrial broadcaster covering the competition. They showed it exclusively until 1996-97 when Sky began covering it, and gained the exclusive live rights to the final.
In Australia, two matches from each round, the semi-finals and final are shown live on Fox Sports. In the U.S. and Canada, games are broadcast by Fox Soccer Channel and Setanta Sports (Canada), respectively. In Africa, Super Sport telecast the matches while Ten Sports and TEN Action+ cover the event in India and Pakistan. In Scandinavia, games are broadcast by Canal+.
In Arab countries, most matches from each round, the semi-finals and final are shown live on Al Jazeera Sports channels.
In Asia, games are broadcasted by Goal TV except Japan and Korea.

[edit] Finals

Main article: List of Football League Cup winners

[edit] References

  1. ^ "'Worthless' Cup regains its lustre". BBC News. 2 March 2003.
  2. ^ "MU boss vows to field young guns in the League Cup final". The Star. 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
  3. ^ "Carling Cup worth winning says Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson". Daily Post. 2010-02-26. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  4. ^ The Football League Cup
  5. ^ "Alan Hardaker Trophy Winners". football-league.co.uk. The Football League. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
  6. ^ Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur Match Programme cover 1982 final
  7. ^ Man United v Liverpool programme 1983
  8. ^ From Luton Town Official website
  9. ^ a b c d e "League Cup Records". Coors Brewers Ltd.. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  10. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008–2009. Headline. p. 1027. ISBN 978-0-7553-1820-9.
  11. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008–2009. Headline. p. 1028. ISBN 978-0-7553-1820-9.
  12. ^ "Ashley Chambers player profile". Retrieved 21 February 2009.
  13. ^ a b Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008–2009. Headline. p. 1030. ISBN 978-0-7553-1820-9.

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FA cup

The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association. The name "FA Cup" usually refers to the English men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Its current sponsored name is the FA Cup sponsored by E.ON.
The FA Cup was first held in 1871–72, and is the oldest association football competition in the world.[1] Entry is open to all teams who compete in the Premier League, the Football League and in steps one to five of the FA National League System, as well as selected teams in step 6. [2] This means that clubs of all standards compete, from the largest clubs in England and Wales down to amateur village teams. The tournament has become known for the possibility for "minnows" from the lower divisions to become "giant-killers" by eliminating top clubs from the tournament and even theoretically win the Cup, although lower division teams rarely progress beyond the early stages. The qualification rounds and a system of byes mean that the very smallest and very biggest teams almost never meet.
The holders of the FA Cup were Chelsea, who beat Portsmouth in the 2010 final to complete an FA Cup and League Double.[3]

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[edit] Format

The competition is a knockout tournament with pairings for each round drawn at random – there are no seeds, and the draw for each round is not made until after the scheduled dates for the previous round. The draw also determines which teams will play at home.
Each tie is played as a single leg. If a match is drawn, there is a replay, usually at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. Drawn replays are now settled with extra time and penalty shootouts, though until the 1990s further replays would be played until one team was victorious. Some ties took as many as six matches to settle; in their 1975 campaign, Fulham played a total of 12 games over six rounds, which remains the most games played by a team to reach a final.[4] Replays were traditionally played three or four days after the original game, but from 1991–92 they were staged at least 10 days later on police advice. This led to penalty shoot-outs being introduced. Replays are no longer held for the semi-finals or final.
There are a total of 14 rounds in the competition — six qualifying rounds, followed by six further rounds (the "proper" rounds), semi-finals, and the final. The competition begins in August with the Extra Preliminary Round, followed by the Preliminary Round and First Qualifying Round, which are contested by the lowest-ranked clubs. Clubs playing in the Conference North and Conference South are given exemption to the Second Qualifying Round, and Conference National teams are given exemption to the Fourth Qualifying Round. The 32 winners from that round join the 48 clubs from League One and League Two in the First Round (often called the First Round Proper). Finally, teams from the Premier League and Football League Championship enter at the Third Round Proper, at which point there are 64 teams remaining in the competition. The Sixth Round Proper is the quarter-final stage, at which point eight teams remain.
The qualifying rounds are regionalised to reduce the travel costs for smaller non-league sides. The First and Second Rounds were also previously split into Northern and Southern sections, but this practice was ended after the 1997–98 competition.
The FA Cup has a set pattern for when each round is played. Normally the First Round is played in mid-November, with the Second Round on one of the first two Saturdays in December. The third round is played on the first weekend in January, with the Fourth Round later in the month and Fifth Round in mid-February. The Sixth Round (or quarter-finals) traditionally occurs in early or mid March, with the semi-finals a month later. The final is normally held the Saturday after the Premier League season finishes in May. The only season in recent times when this pattern was not followed was 1999–2000, when most rounds were played a few weeks earlier than normal as an experiment.
As well as being presented with the trophy, the winning team also qualifies for the UEFA Europa League (formerly named the UEFA Cup). If the winners have already qualified for the UEFA Champions League via the Premier League, the UEFA Europa League place goes to the FA Cup runners-up.[5] If they also have qualified for the UEFA Champions League, or are not entitled to play in UEFA competitions for any reason, the place goes to the next highest placed finisher in the league table.

[edit] The draw

The draw for each round is not seeded and is broadcast live on television, usually taking place at the conclusion of live coverage of one of the games of the previous round. Public interest is particularly high during the draw for the third round, which is where the top-ranked teams are added to the draw. Traditionally, the draw has been conducted by means of balls drawn from a purple velvet bag, however in recent years in order to comply with FIFA regulations[citation needed] the balls have been drawn from a clear perspex container. To keep with tradition, however, the presenters are shown emptying the balls from the old velvet bag into the perspex container before the draw.

[edit] Eligible teams

All clubs in the Premier League and Football League are automatically eligible, and clubs in the next six levels of the English football league system are also eligible provided they have played in either the FA Cup, FA Trophy or FA Vase competitions in the previous season. Newly formed clubs that start playing in a high league, such as AFC Wimbledon or FC United of Manchester, may not therefore play in the FA Cup in their first season. All clubs entering the competition must also have a suitable stadium. There are also other factors and measures in place for lower clubs to enter the competition. It is very rare for top clubs to miss the competition, although it can happen in exceptional circumstances. Manchester United withdrew from the 1999–2000 competition due to their participation in the FIFA Club World Championship, although this was highly controversial at the time.[6]
Welsh sides that play in English leagues are eligible, although since the creation of the League of Wales there are only six such clubs remaining: Cardiff City (the only non-English team to win the tournament, in 1927), Swansea City, Wrexham, Merthyr Town, Newport County and Colwyn Bay. In the early years other teams from Wales, Ireland and Scotland also took part in the competition, with Glasgow side Queen's Park reaching the final in 1884 and 1885 before being barred from entering by the Scottish Football Association.
The number of entrants has increased greatly in recent years. In the 2004–05 season, 660 clubs entered the competition, beating the long-standing record of 656 from the 1921–22 season. In 2005–06 this increased to 674 entrants, in 2006–07 to 687, in 2007–08 to 731 clubs, and for the 2008–09 and 2009–10 competitions it reached 762.[7] By comparison, the other major English domestic cup, the League Cup, involves only the 92 members of the Premier League and Football League.

[edit] Venues

Matches in the FA Cup are usually played at the home ground of one of the two teams. The team who plays at home is decided when the matches are drawn. There is no seeding system in place within rounds other than when teams enter the competition, therefore the home team is simply the first team drawn out for each fixture. Occasionally games may have to be moved to other grounds due to other events taking place, security reasons or a ground not being suitable to host popular teams. In the event of a draw, the replay is played at the ground of the team who originally played away from home. In the days when multiple replays were possible, the second replay (and any further replays) were played at neutral grounds. The clubs involved could alternatively agree to toss for home advantage in the second replay.
Traditionally, the FA Cup Final was played at London's Wembley Stadium. Early finals were played in other locations and, due to extensive redevelopment of Wembley, finals between 2001 and 2006 were played at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. The final returned to Wembley in May 2007.[8] Early finals venues include Kennington Oval, in 1872 and 1874–92, the Racecourse Ground, Derby in 1886, Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester in 1893, Burnden Park for the 1901 replay, Bramall Lane in 1912, the Crystal Palace Park, 1895–1914, Stamford Bridge 1920–22, and Lillie Bridge, Fulham, London in 1873. In more recent times the infamous 1970 final replay between Leeds and Chelsea was held at Old Trafford in Manchester. This was the only time between 1923 and 2000 that the FA Cup final or the FA Cup Final replay was held at a stadium other than Wembley.
The semi-finals are contested at neutral venues; in the past these have usually been the home grounds of teams not involved in that semi-final. The venues used since 1990 were Manchester City's now demolished Maine Road stadium; Manchester United's Old Trafford Stadium; Sheffield Wednesday's home stadium Hillsborough: Arsenal's former home, Highbury (since redeveloped as housing): Wembley Stadium in London: The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and the home of Aston Villa, Villa Park in Birmingham. Villa Park is the most used stadium, having been used for 55 semi-finals. The 1991 semi-final between Arsenal and Tottenham was the first to be played at Wembley. Two years later both semi-finals were held at Wembley, which was again used for both matches in 1994 and 2000. In 2005 they were both held at the Millennium Stadium. The decision to hold the semi-finals at the same location as the final can be controversial amongst fans[9] However, starting with the 2008 cup, all semi-finals will be played at Wembley; the stadium was not ready for the 2007 semi-finals. For a list of semi-final results and the venues used, see FA Cup Semi-finals.

[edit] Trophies

See also: Category:Association football trophies and awards
The second FA Cup trophy, used between 1896 and 1910.
At the end of the final, the winning team is presented with a trophy, also known as the "FA Cup", which they hold until the following year's final. Traditionally, at Wembley finals, the presentation is made at the Royal Box, with players, led by the captain, mounting a staircase to a gangway in front of the box and returning by a second staircase on the other side of the box. At Cardiff the presentation was made on a podium on the pitch.
The cup is decorated with ribbons in the colours of the winning team; a common riddle asks, "What is always taken to the Cup Final, but never used?" (the answer is "the losing team's ribbons"). However this is not entirely true, as during the game the cup actually has both teams' sets of ribbons attached and the runners-up ribbons are removed before the presentation. Individual members of the teams playing in the final are presented with winners' and runners'-up medals. The present FA Cup trophy is the fourth.
The first, the 'little tin idol', was used from the inception of the Cup in 1871–72 until it was stolen from a Birmingham shoe shop window belonging to William Shillcock while held by Aston Villa on 11 September 1895, and was never seen again. The FA fined Villa £25 to pay for a replacement. Almost 60 years later, the thief admitted that the cup had been melted down to make counterfeit half-crown coins.[10]
The second trophy was a replica of the first, and was last used in 1910 before being presented to the FA's long-serving president Lord Kinnaird. It was sold at Christie's on 19 May 2005 for £420,000 (£478,400 including auction fees and taxes) to David Gold, the joint chairman of West Ham United FC. David Gold has loaned this trophy to the National Football Museum which is housed in Preston North End's Deepdale Stadium and it is on permanent display to the public.
A new, larger, trophy was bought by the FA in 1911 designed and manufactured by Fattorini's of Bradford and won by Bradford City in its first outing, the only time a team from Bradford has reached the final. This trophy still exists but is now too fragile to be used, so an exact replica was made by Toye, Kenning and Spencer[11] and has been in use since the 1992 final. A "backup" trophy was made alongside the existing trophy in 1992, but it has not been used so far, and will only be used if the current trophy is lost, damaged or destroyed. An otherwise identical, but smaller replica was also made by Fattorini, the North Wales Coast FA Cup trophy, and is contested annually by members of that regional Association.
Though the FA Cup is the oldest domestic football competition in the world, its trophy is not the oldest; that title is claimed by the Youdan Cup. The oldest national trophy is the Scottish Cup.
In 1914 Burnley FC won the cup and received unique medals incorrectly struck as "English Cup Winners". One is displayed at Turf Moor, within the 1914 collection.

[edit] Sponsorship

Since the start of the 1994–95 season, the FA Cup has been sponsored. However, to protect the identity of the famous competition, the name has never changed from 'The FA Cup', unlike sponsorship deals for the League Cup. Sponsorship deals run for four years, though – as in the case of E.ON – one-year extensions may be agreed.
Below is a list of sponsors and the sponsored name of the competition:
  • 1994–1998: Littlewoods (The FA Cup sponsored by Littlewoods)
  • 1998–2002: AXA (The AXA-Sponsored FA Cup)
  • 2002–2006: No main sponsor
  • 2006–2011: E.ON (The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON)[12][13]
From August 2006 to 2014, Umbro will supply match balls for all FA Cup matches.

[edit] Giant-killers

Aside from the non-top-flight winners mentioned below, the FA Cup has a long tradition of lower-ranked teams becoming "giant-killers" by defeating opponents from a higher division.[14] While it is common for this to happen (one statistical analysis based on four years of results showed that the probability of at least one team beating one from a higher division in a given year was 99.85%, dropping to 48.8% for a two-division gap and 39.28% for a three-division gap[15]), it is considered particularly newsworthy when the "victim" is one of the top Premier League teams, or where the giant-killer is from outside the League divisions. The most recent example of a non-league team beating top-flight opposition was Sutton United's victory over Coventry City in 1988–89. The last time a non-league side beat top-flight opposition away from home was Altrincham's victory over Birmingham City at St. Andrew's in 1985–86.
Giant-killings of various scales happen every year: almost every club in the League Pyramid has a fondly-remembered "giant-killing" act in its history and some small clubs have, whether by accident or design, gained a reputation for being "cup specialists" after two or more such feats within a few years.[15] Victories by non-league sides over league opposition are referred to as 'league scalps'. Overall, Yeovil Town holds the record with 20 league scalps won before the club entered the league.[16] The record for a club which has never entered the league is held by Altrincham, with 16 league scalps.
Linked to this giant-killing is the progression of teams beyond what would normally be expected. A few teams have won the FA Cup while outside of the top division, though no team from the third level of the football league has progressed to the final. For non-league teams, reaching the third round – where all top flight sides now enter – is considered a major achievement. During the 2008-09 FA Cup, a record nine teams achieved this feat,[17] and while Tottenham Hotspur won the 1901 FA Cup as a Southern League club, no non-league team has since progressed past the fifth round, this occurring most recently to Crawley Town F.C. in 2011.[18] Chasetown are the lowest ranked team to play in the third round, playing eventual runners-up Cardiff City in the 2007–08 competition. The game took place on 5 January 2008 whilst Chasetown were playing in the Southern League Division One Midlands, the eighth tier of the English football pyramid.[19]

[edit] List of giant-killings

A list of matches where clubs from the first division have been defeated by clubs from lower divisions.
This could not occur before the 1888-89 Cup, because the Football League was yet to be created.
The first example was in that very competition, but not until the Second Round Proper, when Notts County were beaten 3-2 by the then non-league Sheffield Wednesday F.C..
The first team to achieve this away from home were also Sheffield Wednesday, who beat Derby County 3-2 at Derby's own County Cricket Ground in the Second Round Proper of the 1890-91 Cup.
The first example after the creation of the second division was in the First Round Proper of the 1892-93 Cup, in which Darwen, of the newly created Football League Second Division, defeated Aston Villa, high flyers in the First Division, 5-4 at their home ground, Barley Bank.
Year Round Winning Team Level Score Losing Team Venue
1889-90 R2 Sheffield Wednesday none 3-2 Notts County Olive Grove, Sheffield
1889-90 R1 Sheffield United none 2-1 Burnley Bramall Lane, Sheffield
R2 Sheffield Wednesday 2 2-1 Accrington Olive Grove, Sheffield
R3 Sheffield Wednesday 2 5-0 Match void
2-3 Match void
2-1		 Notts County Olive Grove, Sheffield
Olive Grove, Sheffield
Olive Grove, Sheffield
SF Sheffield Wednesday 2 2-1 Bolton Wanderers Olive Grove, Sheffield
1890-91 R1 Stoke 2 3-0 Preston North End Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent
R2 Stoke 2 3-0 Aston Villa Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent
Sheffield Wednesday 2 3-2 Derby County County Cricket Ground, Derby
1891-92 R1 Sheffield Wednesday 2 2-1 Match void
4-1		 Bolton Wanderers Olive Grove, Sheffield
Olive Grove, Sheffield
R3 Nottingham Forest 2 2-0 Preston North End Town Arms, Nottingham
1892-93 R1 Darwen 2 5-4 Aston Villa Barley Bank, Darwen
R1 Middlesbrough Ironopolis 3 3-2 Notts County Paradise Ground, Middlesbrough
1893-94 R1 Notts County 2 1-0 Burnley Trent Bridge, West Bridgford
Newcastle United 2 2-0 Sheffield United St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
R2 Liverpool 2 3-2 Preston North End Anfield, Liverpool
R3 Notts County 2 1-1
4-1		 Nottingham Forest Trent Bridge, West Bridgford
Town Arms, Nottingham
SF Notts County 2 1-0 Blackburn Rovers Town Arms, Nottingham
F Notts County 2 4-1 Bolton Wanderers Goodison Park, Liverpool

[edit] Notable events in the FA Cup

Main article: History of the FA Cup
Only Blyth Spartans as a non-league side in modern FA Cup history have had their name in the 'hat' for the 6th round, the quarter finals stage. This occurred in 1977/78 when, as a Northern League side, they drew a 5th round tie at Wrexham, the winners to be paired with Arsenal in the 6th round.

[edit] FA Cup winners and finalists

Main article: FA Cup Final
See also: List of FA Cup winners
Three clubs have won consecutive FA Cups on more than one occasion: Wanderers (1872, 1873 and 1876, 1877, 1878), Blackburn Rovers (1884, 1885, 1886 and 1890, 1891), and Tottenham Hotspur (1961, 1962 and 1981, 1982).
Seven clubs have won the FA Cup as part of a League and Cup double, namely Preston North End (1889), Aston Villa (1897), Tottenham Hotspur (1961), Arsenal (1971, 1998, 2002), Liverpool (1986), Manchester United (1994, 1996, 1999) and Chelsea (2010). Arsenal and Manchester United share the record of three doubles. Arsenal has won a double in each of three separate decades (1970s, 1990s, 2000s). Manchester United's three doubles in the 1990s highlights their dominance of English football at the time.
In 1993, Arsenal became the first side to win both the FA Cup and League Cup in the same season, beating Sheffield Wednesday 2–1, in both finals. Liverpool repeated this feat in 2001, as did Chelsea in 2007.
In 1998–99, Manchester United added the 1999 Champions League crown to their double, an accomplishment known as The European treble. Two years later, in 2000–01, Liverpool won the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup to complete a cup treble.
Portsmouth have the unusual accolade of holding the FA Cup for the longest unbroken period of time; having won the Cup in 1939, the next final was not contested until 1946, due to the outbreak of the Second World War.
The FA Cup has only been won by a non-English team once. Cardiff City achieved this in 1927 when they beat Arsenal in the final at Wembley. They had previously made it to the final only to lose to Sheffield United in 1925, and lost another final to Portsmouth in 2008.

[edit] Winners from outside the top flight

Since the foundation of the Football League, Tottenham Hotspur in 1901 have been the only non-league winners of the FA Cup. They were then playing in the Southern League and were only elected to the Football League in 1908. At that time the Football League consisted of only two 18-team divisions.
In the history of the FA Cup, only eight teams who were playing outside of the top level of English football have gone on to win the competition, the most recent being West Ham United, who beat Arsenal in 1980. Excluding Tottenham in 1901, these clubs were all playing in the old Second Division, no other Third Division or lower side having reached the final.
One of the most famous upsets was when Sunderland beat Leeds United 1–0 in 1973. Leeds were third in the First Division and Sunderland were in the Second.[20] Three years later Second Division Southampton also won the Cup, against First Division Manchester United by the same 1–0 scoreline. The other non-top flight winners of the FA Cup were Notts County in 1894, the first non-top flight team to win the FA Cup since the inception of the league; Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1908; Barnsley in 1912; and West Bromwich Albion in 1931. West Bromwich Albion remain the only team to have won the FA Cup and promotion from the second flight in the same season.
Thus far the FA Cup final has never been contested by two teams from outside the top flight. Uniquely, in 2007–08, three of the four semi-finalists (Barnsley, Cardiff City and West Bromwich Albion), were from outside the top flight, although Portsmouth went on to win it.[21]

[edit] Media coverage

The FA Cup Final is one of ten events reserved for live broadcast on UK terrestrial television under the Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed & Designated Events.
From August 2008 until June 2012, FA Cup matches will be shown live by ITV1 across England and Wales, with UTV broadcasting to Northern Ireland. ITV shows sixteen FA Cup games per season, including first pick live matches from each of the 1st to 6th rounds of the competition plus one semi-final exclusively live. The final is also shown live on ITV1.
Under the same contract, Setanta Sports showed three games and one replay in each round from round three to five, two quarter-finals, one semi-final and the final. The channel also broadcast ITV's matches exclusively to Scotland, after the ITV franchise holder in Scotland, STV, decided not to broadcast FA Cup games. Setanta entered administration in June 2009 and as a result the FA terminated Setanta's deal to broadcast the FA Cup and England internationals.[22]
In October 2009, The FA announced that ITV would show an additional match in the First and Second Rounds on ITV1, with one replay match shown on ITV4. One match and one replay match from the first two rounds will broadcast on The FA website for free, in a similar situation to the 2010 World Cup Qualifer between Ukraine and England.[23] The 2009–10 First Round match between Oldham Athletic and Leeds United was the first FA Cup match to be streamed online live.[24]
Many expected BSkyB to make a bid to show some of the remaining FA Cup games for the remainder of the 2009/10 season which would include a semi-final and shared rights to the final.[25] ESPN will take over the package Setanta held for the FA Cup from the 2010/11 season.[26]
BBC Radio Five Live provide radio coverage including several full live commentaries with additional commentaries broadcast on BBC local radio stations.
Until the 2008/09 season, the BBC and Sky Sports shared television coverage, with the BBC showing three matches in the earlier rounds. Some analysts argued the decision to move away from the Sky and, in particular, the BBC undermined the FA Cup in the eyes of the public.[27]
The FA Cup 2008–09 early rounds were being covered for the first time by ITV's online property, ITV Local. The first match of the season, between Wantage Town and Brading Town, was broadcast live online. Highlights of eight games of each round were being broadcast as catch up on ITV Local.[28][29] Since the end of the ITV Local service, it is unknown whether or not this coverage will continue.
The FA sells overseas rights separately from the domestic contract. In Australia, FA Cup games from the 1st Round to the Semi-Finals are broadcast exclusively by Setanta Sports Australia, and the final is co-broadcast with SBS. Meanwhile Setanta Sports North America and Fox Soccer Channel split the rights in the United States. Supersport broadcasts the tournament in Africa, and Sony Pix in India.

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  2. ^ The FA Cup, The FA Trophy, The FA Vase and The FA Youth Cup Competitions The FA.com. Accessed 15-02-11
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  5. ^ UEFA Europa League 2009/10 Competition Format
  6. ^ Belfast Telegraph 3 December 2009
  7. ^ record number of entries for 2008/9
  8. ^ Nurse, Howard (2006-10-19). "Wembley Stadium to open next year". BBC. Retrieved 2007-03-17.
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  13. ^ http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/2010/eon-180610
  14. ^ F.A. Cup Giant Killers Tiger, Carolina. Bleacher Report. Accessed 20–01–10
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  16. ^ TheFA.com – Twenty to tackle answers
  17. ^ Kessel, Anna (2009-01-03). "Non-league presence in third round of FA Cup breaks all-time record". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  18. ^ "Ask Albert – Number 8". BBC News. 2000-12-07.
  19. ^ Chasetown 1–3 Cardiff.
  20. ^ "TheFA.com – Shocks do happen". The FA. Archived from the original on 2005-03-05. Retrieved 2005-04-06.
  21. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7286364.stm FA Cup semi-final draw 2008
  22. ^ "FA face Setanta shortfall". BBC News. 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  23. ^ "FA Cup to be broadcast Free-to-Air". Retrieved 2009-10-27.
  24. ^ "Latics to face Leeds in Cup". Retrieved 2009-10-27.
  25. ^ "FA Cup and England TV rights up for grabs as Setanta falls into administration and prepares to disappear from our screens". Daily Mail (London). 23 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
  26. ^ Gibson, Owen (7 December 2009). "ESPN secures rights to show FA Cup matches from next season". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 2009-12-30.
  27. ^ Sale, Charles (2009-09-02). "EXCLUSIVE: E.ON opt against extending FA Cup sponsorship deal". Daily Mail (London).
  28. ^ "Watch The FA Cup online".
  29. ^ "Cup tie live online".

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