Football - FA Cup

The most historic football competition in the world was born in the middle of the Victorian era - a great period of change across England. And it was the industrial innovation seen throughout the country that was transferred into the sporting context to create a tournament famous around the world.
Clubs from the Premier League down to regional amateur divisions compete to reach the showpiece final at Wembley Stadium in London, a nine-month process from the extra Preliminary round through 12 more stages until the final itself.The present trophy is actually the fourth. The first was stolen from a shoe shop window in Birmingham in 1895 and vanished without trace. The second was given to FA's grandee Lord Kinnaird in 1910. 
The longest running trophy was the third, presented to the winners from 1911 until 1991 before being deemed too delicate to be handled in public. A replica has been used since 1992.
The final has been held at the following grounds other than Wembley:
The Oval, London in 1872 & 1874-92; Lillie Bridge, London in 1873; Fallowfield, Manchester in 1893; Goodison Park, Liverpool in 1894; Crystal Palace, London 1895-1914, Stamford Bridge, London 1920-22 and the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 2001-06.


YEAR WINNERS (SCORE) RUNNERS-UP
1872
THE WANDERERS (1-0)
Royal Eng'rs
1873
THE WANDERERS (2-0)
Oxford Univ
1874
OXFORD UNIVERSITY (2-0)
Royal Eng'rs
1875
ROYAL ENG'EERS (1-1, 2-0)a
Old Etonians
1876
THE WANDERERS (1-1, 3-0)a
Old Etonians
1877
THE WANDERERS (2-1)a
Oxford Univ
1878
THE WANDERERS (3-1)
Royal Eng'rs
1879
OLD ETONIANS (1-0)
Clapham R
1880
CLAPHAM ROVERS (1-0)
Oxford Univ
1881
OLD CARTHUSIANS (3-0)
Old Etonians
1882
OLD ETONIANS (1-0)
Blackburn R
1883
BLACKBURN O'MPIC (2-1)a
Old Etonians
1884
BLACKBURN ROV (2-1)
Queen's Park
1885
BLACKBURN ROV (2-0)
Queen's Park
1886*
BLACKBURN ROV (0-0, 2-0)
West Brom
1887
ASTON VILLA (2-0)
West Brom
1888
WEST BROM (2-1)
Preston 
1889
PRESTON (3-0)
Wolves
1890
BLACKBURN ROVERS (6-1)
Sheffield Wed
1891
BLACKBURN ROVERS (3-1)
Notts County
1892
WEST BROM (3-0)
Aston Villa
1893
WOLVES (1-0)
Everton
1894
NOTTS COUNTY (4-1)
Bolton
1895
ASTON VILLA (1-0)
West Brom
1896
SHEFFIELD WED (2-1)
Wolves
1897
ASTON VILLA (3-2)
Everton
1898
NOTTM FOREST (3-1)
Derby
1899
SHEFFIELD UTD (4-1)
Derby
1900
BURY (4-0)
Southampton
1901+
TOTTENHAM (2-2, 3-1)
Sheffield Utd
1902
SHEFFIELD UTD (1-1, 2-1)
Southampton
1903
BURY (6-0)
Derby
1904
MANCHESTER CITY (1-0)
Bolton
1905
ASTON VILLA (2-0)
Newcastle
1906
EVERTON (1-0)
Newcastle
1907
SHEFFIELD WED (2-1)
Everton
1908
WOLVES (3-1)
Newcastle
1909
MANCHESTER UTD (1-0)
Bristol City
1910^
NEWCASTLE (1-1, 2-0)
Barnsley
1911#
BRADFORD CITY (0-0, 1-0)
Newcastle
1912~
BARNSLEY (0-0, 1-0)aet
West Brom
1913
ASTON VILLA (1-0)
Sunderland
1914
BURNLEY (1-0)
Liverpool
1915
SHEFFIELD UTD (3-0)
Chelsea
1916-9
Not held
-  
1920
ASTON VILLA (1-0)a
Huddersfield
1921
TOTTENHAM (1-0)
Wolves
1922
HUDDERSFIELD (1-0)
Preston
1923
BOLTON (2-0)
West Ham
1924
NEWCASTLE (2-0)
Aston Villa
1925
SHEFFIELD UTD (1-0)
Cardiff
1926
BOLTON (1-0)
Man City
1927
CARDIFF (1-0)
Arsenal
1928
BLACKBURN ROVERS (3-1)
Huddersfield
1929
BOLTON (2-0)
Portsmouth
1930
ARSENAL (2-0)
Huddersfield
1931
WEST BROM (2-1)
Birmingham
1932
NEWCASTLE (2-1)
Arsenal
1933
EVERTON (3-0)
Man City
1934
MANCHESTER CITY (2-1)
Portsmouth
1935
SHEFFIELD WED (4-2)
West Brom
1936
ARSENAL (1-0)
Sheffield Utd
1937
SUNDERLAND (3-1)
Preston
1938
PRESTON (1-0)aet
Huddersfield
1939
PORTSMOUTH (4-1)
Wolves
1940-5
Not held
-  
1946
DERBY (4-1)a
Charlton
1947
CHARLTON (1-0)a
Burnley
1948
MANCHESTER UTD (4-2)
Blackpool
1949
WOLVES (3-1)
Leicester
1950
ARSENAL (2-0)
Liverpool
1951
NEWCASTLE (2-0)
Blackpool
1952
NEWCASTLE (1-0)
Arsenal
1953
BLACKPOOL (4-3)
Bolton
1954
WEST BROM (3-2)
Preston
1955
NEWCASTLE (3-1)
Man City
1956
MANCHESTER CITY (3-1)
Birmingham
1957
ASTON VILLA (2-1)
Man Utd
1958
BOLTON (2-0)
Man Utd
1959
NOTTM FOREST (2-1)
Luton
1960
WOLVES (3-0)
Blackburn R
1961
TOTTENHAM (2-0)
Leicester
1962
TOTTENHAM (3-1)
Burnley
1963
MANCHESTER UTD (3-1)
Leicester
1964
WEST HAM (3-2)
Preston
1965
LIVERPOOL (2-1)a
Leeds
1966
EVERTON (3-2)
Sheffield Wed
1967
TOTTENHAM (2-1)
Chelsea
1968
WEST BROM (1-0)a
Everton
1969
MANCHESTER CITY (1-0)
Leicester
1970#
CHELSEA (2-2, 2-1)a
Leeds
1971
ARSENAL (2-1)a
Liverpool
1972
LEEDS (1-0)
Arsenal
1973
SUNDERLAND (1-0)
Leeds
1974
LIVERPOOL (3-0)
Newcastle
1975
WEST HAM (2-0)
Fulham
1976
SOUTHAMPTON (1-0)
Man Utd
1977
MANCHESTER UTD (2-1)
Liverpool
1978
IPSWICH (1-0)
Arsenal
1979
ARSENAL (3-2)
Man Utd
1980
WEST HAM (1-0)
Arsenal
1981
TOTTENHAM (1-1, 3-2)
Man City
1982
TOTTENHAM (1-1, 1-0)
QPR
1983
MANCHESTER UTD (2-2, 4-0)
Brighton
1984
EVERTON (2-0)
Watford
1985
MANCHESTER UTD (1-0)a
Everton
1986
LIVERPOOL (3-1)
Everton
1987
COVENTRY (3-2)a
Tottenham
1988
WIMBLEDON (1-0)
Liverpool
1989
LIVERPOOL (3-2)a
Everton
1990
MANCHESTER UTD (3-3, 1-0)
Crystal Palace
1991
TOTTENHAM (2-1)a
Nottm Forest
1992
LIVERPOOL (2-0)
Sunderland
1993
ARSENAL (1-1, 2-1)
Sheffield Wed
1994
MANCHESTER UTD (4-0)
Chelsea
1995
EVERTON (1-0)
Man Utd
1996
MANCHESTER UTD (1-0)
Liverpool
1997
CHELSEA (2-0)
Middlesbrough
1998
ARSENAL (2-0)
Newcastle
1999
MANCHESTER UTD (2-0)
Newcastle
2000
CHELSEA (1-0)
Aston Villa
2001
LIVERPOOL (2-1)
Arsenal
2002
ARSENAL (2-0)
Chelsea
2003
ARSENAL (1-0)
Southampton
2004
MANCHESTER UTD (3-0)
Millwall
2005
ARSENAL (0-0)a@
Man Utd
2006
LIVERPOOL (3-3)a@
West Ham
2007
CHELSEA (1-0)a
Man Utd
2008
PORTSMOUTH (1-0)
Cardiff
2009
CHELSEA (2-1)
Everton
2010
CHELSEA (1-0)
Portsmouth
2011 MANCHESTER CITY (1-0) Stoke City
2012 CHELSEA (2-1) Liverpool
2013 WIGAN ATHLETIC (1-0) Man City
2014 ARSENAL (3-2)a Hull City
2015 ARSENAL (4-0) Aston Villa
2016 MANCHESTER UTD (2-1)a C Palace
2017 ARSENAL (2-1) Chelsea
2018 CHELSEA (1-0) Man Utd
2019 MANCHESTER CITY (6-0) Watford
2020 ARSENAL (2-1) Chelsea
2021 LEICESTER (1-0) Chelsea
2022 LIVERPOOL (0-0)a@ Chelsea
2023 MAN CITY (2-1) Man Utd

a After Extra Time
* Replay held at Baseball Ground, Derby, Eng  
+ Replay at Burnden Park, Bolton, Eng
^ Replay at Goodison Park,Liverpool, Eng
# Replay at Old Trafford, Manchester, Eng
~ Replay at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, Eng
@ Won on penalties

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