THE FA CUP   The two FA Cup trophies used in the competition. The third version of the current trophy was lifted in the 2013-14 season's final. There have been 5 FA Cup trophies two of the first and 3 of the existing design. The first was in use between 1872 and 1895. Following Aston Villa's win in the competition that season, it was put on display in the shop window of William Shilcock in Birmingham, a football and boot manufacturer. Although a £10 reward was offered to anyone would could recover the cup, it was never seen again. The replica trophy was used between 1895 and 1911 when it was replaced as it had become known that other replicas were in existence and being used for other competitions. This was presented to Lord Kinnaird in 1911 to commemorate his 21st anniversary as president of the Football Association. This particular trophy is now housed at the National Football Museum in Manchester. The third trophy which is that shown on the left was used until the Cup final of 1990-91. It remains at the FA headquarters at Soho Square. The replacement was in exactly the same style and was used from the 1991-92 final to the 2012-13 final. The BBC are currently showing 50 iconic FA Cup goals in the run-up to the 1st round proper for the 2014-15 competition plus a selection of those classic matches recently together with a look back at some old 3rd round ties. The Daily Mail have also taken a look back at some of the iconic replays of the past and a look at the 1963 competition. The Guardian are also taking a trip down memory lane as well. There was also a time when a 3rd place match took place. Take a look at information relating to the first ever FA Cup final. Current holders: MANCHESTER UNITED 
Here's a full list of the FA Cup winners: | | Club | No of wins | Seasons in which competition won |  | Arsenal | 14 | 1929-30, 1935-36, 1949-50, 1970-71, 1978-79, 1992-93, 1997-98, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2016-17, 2019-20 | 
| Manchester United | 13 | 1908-09, 1947-58, 1962-63, 1976-77, 1982-83, 1984-85, 1989-90, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1998-99, 2003-04, 2015-16, 2023-24 |  | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 1900-01, 1920-21, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1966-67, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1990-91 |  | Chelsea | 8 | 1969-70, 1996-97, 1999-2000, 2006-07, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2017-18 | 
| Liverpool | 8 | 1964-65, 1973-74, 1985-86, 1988-89, 1991-92, 2000-01, 2005-06, 2021-22 |  | Aston Villa | 7 | 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57 |  | Manchester City | 7 | 1903-04, 1933-34, 1955-56, 1968-69, 2010-11, 2018-19, 2022-23 |  | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 1883-84, 1884-85, 1885-86, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1927-28 |  | Newcastle United | 6 | 1909-10, 1923-24, 1931-32, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1954-55 |  | Wanderers | 5 | 1871-72, 1872-73, 1875-76, 1876-77, 1877-78 |  | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 1887-88, 1891-92, 1930-31, 1953-54, 1967-68 |  | Everton | 5 | 1905-06, 1932-33, 1965-66, 1983-84, 1994-95 | 
| Sheffield United | 4 | 1898-99, 1901-02, 1914-15, 1924-25 |  | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1922-23, 1925-26, 1928-29, 1957-58 |  | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 1892-93, 1907-08, 1948-49, 1959-60 |  | West Ham United | 3 | 1963-64, 1974-75, 1979-80 |  | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 1895-96, 1906-07, 1934-35 |  | Bury | 2 | 1899-1900, 1902-03 |  | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1897-98, 1958-59 |  | Sunderland | 2 | 1936-37, 1972-73 |  | Portsmouth | 2 | 1938-39, 2007-08 |  | Preston North End | 2 | 1888-89, 1937-38 | 
| Blackburn Olympic | 1 | 1882-83 |  | Bradford City | 1 | 1910-11 |  | Old Carthusians | 1 | 1880-81 |  | Ipswich Town | 1 | 1977-78 |  | Coventry City | 1 | 1986-87 |  | Wimbledon | 1 | 1987-88 | 
| Wigan Athletic | 1 | 2012-13 |  | Barnsley | 1 | 1911-12 |  | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 1946-47 |  | Clapham Rovers | 1 | 1879-80 |  | Notts County | 1 | 1893-94 |  | Cardiff City | 1 | 1926-27 |  | Burnley | 1 | 1913-14 |  | Blackpool | 1 | 1952-53 |  | Royal Engineers | 1 | 1874-75 |  | Southampton | 1 | 1975-76 |  | Derby County | 1 | 1945-46 |  | Oxford University | 1 | 1873-74 |  | Leeds United | 1 | 1971-72 |  | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 1921-22 |  | Leicester City | 1 | 2020-21 |
For details of the FA Cup final results click here. For details of each season's results or your club's FA Cup results click here. For details of FA Cup semi-final appearances click here. For details of FA Cup quarter-final appearances click here. Records | Most wins and final appearances | Ashley Cole |  | Won 7 times (Arsenal: 2002, 2003, 2005 and Chelsea: 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012). Appeared in 8 finals which includes when he appeared for Arsenal when they lost the 2001 final). | | Most managerial wins | Arsene Wenger |  | Won 7 times (Arsenal: 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2014, 2015 and 2017) | | Most goals scored | Harry Cursham Ian Rush | 
| 49 goals in 44 appearances for Notts County from 1877 to 1891. 44 goals overall in 66 + 9 substitute appearances as follows: Chester City: 4 goals in 5 appearsances Liverpool: 39 goals in 55 + 6 substitute appearances Newcastle Untied: 1 goal in 1 substitute appearance | | Most goals scored in one season | W "Doc" Dowden Alexander "Sandy" Brown | 
| 19 goals scored for Wimbledon in 1929-30 season. 15 goals scored for Tottenham Hotspur for the rounds "proper" in 1900-01 season. | | Last player to score in every round of FA Cup entered in | Peter Osgood |  | For Chelsea in 1969-70 season. | | Most goals scored in one tie | Ted MacDougall |  | 9 goals scored for AFC Bournemouth versus Margate on 20 November 1971. Final score: 11-0. | | First player to score more than once in a final | Thomas Hughes | | Scored twice in the 1876 final for Wanderers in a replayed final versus Old Etonians. | | First played to score in consecutive finals | Alexander Bonsor | | Scored in 2 consecutive finals for Old Etonians in 1875 and 1876. Both finals went to replays and Old Etonians lost both. | | First substitute to score in a final | Eddie Kelly |  | Scored for Arsenal in the 1971 final versus Liverpool. Arsenal won 2-1 after extra time. | | First substitute to score two or more goals in a final | Stuart McCall |  | Scored twice for Everton in the 1989 final against Liverpool. Everton lost 2-3 after extra time. | | First goalkeeper to score in a tie | Tony Roberts |  | Scored for Dagenham & Redbridge versus Baskingstoke Town in a 4th qualifying round tie in 2001. | | First player to score in 3 consecutive finals | Jimmy Brown |  | Scored in all three finals which Blackburn Rovers won in 1884, 1885 and 1886. | | First player to score in every round of FA Cup | Archie Hunter |  | Scored for Aston Villa in 1886-87 campaign beginning from 2nd round as Aston Villa had a bye for the 1st round. | | First player to score in 4 FA Cup finals | Didier Drogba |  | Scored for Chelsea in the finals in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012. | | Fastest goals scored in FA Cup finals | Ilkay Gundogan Louis Saha Bob Chatt | 
| Scored in 13 seconds for Manchester City in the 2023 final versus Manchester United. City won 2-1. Scored in 25 seconds for Everton in the 2009 final versus Chelsea. Chelsea won 2-1. Scored in 30 seconds for Aston Villa in the 1895 final versus West Bromwich Albion. This was the only goal of the game and Aston Villa won 1-0. | | Fastest goal in the FA Cup "proper" rounds | Jimmy Kebe | 
| Scored in 9 seconds for Reading in their tie versus West Bromwich Albion on 13 February 2010 in the 5th round. | | Hat-tricks scored in the FA Cup final | William Townley Jimmy Logan Stan Mortensen | 
| Scored the first hat-trick in an FA Cup final for Blackburn Rovers in the 1890 final versus The Wednesday. Blackburn won 6-1. Scored the second hat-trick in an FA Cup final for Notts County in the 1894 final versus Bolton Wanderers. Notts County won 4-1. Scored the last hat-trick in an FA Cup final for Blackpool in the famous "Matthews" 1953 final versus Bolton Wanderers. Blackpool won 4-3. | | First penalty converted in an FA Cup final | Albert Shepherd | 
| Scored the first ever penalty awarded in an FA Cup final in the 1910 final for Newcastle United versus Barnsley in the replay. Newcastle won 2-0. | | First penalty miss in an FA Cup final | Charlie Wallace | 
| Missed the first ever penalty in the 1913 final which was awarded for Aston Villa versus Sunderland. Although the penalty was missed, Aston Villa still won 1-0. | | Two penalties converted in an FA Cup final | Eric Cantona | 
| Scored two penalties for the first time in the 1994 final for Manchester United against Newcastle United. Manchester United won 4-0. | | First penalty saved in an FA Cup final at Wembley Stadum | Dave Beasant | 
| The penalty was saved for Wimbledon in the 1988 final against Liverpool. WImbledon won 1-0. | | First goalkeeper to captain an FA Cup winning side | Dave Beasant |
| Captained Wimbledon to their 1-0 win over Liverpool in 1988. | | First own goal scored in an FA Cup final | Lord Kinnaird | 
| Scored an own goal in the 1877 final playing for Wanderers, giving Oxford University a 1-0 lead. Wanderers would go on to win the final 2-1. | | Scoring for both sides | Bert Turner Tommy Hutchison Gary Mabbutt | 
| Scored an own goal whilst playing for Charlton Athletic giving Derby County a 1-0 lead. Bert will score for Charlton 1-minute later. Derby would go on to win the final 4-1 after extra time. Scored for Manchester City against Tottenham Hotspur in the 1981 final, giving City a 1-0 lead. He would go on and score an own goal in the 79th minute, so that Tottenham Hotspur drew level. The final would go on to a replay, which Spurs won 3-2. Scored for Tottenham Hotspur against Coventry City in the 1987 final, giving Spurs a 2-1 lead. He would go on and score an own goal in extra time in the 95th minute, giving Coventry a 3-2 lead and this would be the winning goal. | | Oldest player in an FA Cup final | Billy Hampson | 
| Was 41 years and 257 days old when playing for Newcastle United in the 1924 final against Aston Villa. Newcastle won 2-0. | | Youngest player in an FA Cup final | Norman Whiteside | 
| Was 18 years and 18 days old when playing for Manchester United in the 1983 final against Brighton & Hove Albion. The match would end 2-2 after extra time and would go to a replay. | | Youngest ever goalscored in an FA Cup tie | Evander Grubb | 
| Was 16 years and 54 days old when playing for Bristol Manor Farm and scored two goals in their 5-1 win over Cadbury Heath on 12 September 2020 in the preliminary round. | | Youngest ever player in an FA Cup final | Curtis Weston | 
| Was 17 years and 119 days old when playing for Millwall against Manchester United. Manchester United won 4-0. | | First player to be sent-off in an FA Cup final | Kevin Moran | 
| Whilst playing for Manchester United in the 1985 FA Cup final against Everton. Manchester United won 1-0 after extra time. | | First person from outside England to win the FA Cup | Edward Ernest Bowen | | The first Irishman to win the FA Cup. Played for Wanderers in the 1872 final against Royal Engineers. Wanderers won 1-0. | | First person from outside the UK to win the FA Cup | Julian Sturgis | | The first American to win the FA Cup. Played for Wanderers in the 1873 final against Oxford University. Wanderers won 2-0. | | First overseas-born captain of an FA Cup winning team | Edward Haggarty | | Was born in Canada and captained and scored for Old Carthusians in the 1881 final against Old Etonians. Old Carthusians won 3-0. | | First overseas manager to win the FA Cup | Ruud Gullitt | 
| Was the manager of Chelsea in 1997 final against Middlesbrough. Chelsea won 2-0. | | Player who did not play a League game for their club but won the FA Cup with them | Arthur Turner | 
| Played for Charlton Athletic in the 1946 final against Derby County. | | First goalkeeper to be substituted | Antti Niemi | 
| Played for Southampton and was replaced by Paul Jones due to injury in the 66th minute in the 2003 final against Arsenal. Arsenal won 1-0. | | Most goals scored in the FA Cup | Kettering Town | 
| Have scored 912 goals so far in all ties. | | Longest period retaining the FA Cup | Portsmouth |
| Held the trophy for 6 years and 364 days due to the Second World War. | | Longest FA Cup tie | Oxford City and Alvechurch |   | The tie lasted 6 ties and a total of 660 minutes in 1971. Alvechurch won the final tie 1-0 in the FA Cup 4th qualifying round: 1st match: Alvechurch v Oxford City (2-2) 2nd match: Oxford City v Alvechurch (1-1, aet) 3rd match: Alvechurch v Oxford City (1-1, aet) 4th match: Oxford City v Alvechurch (0-0, aet) 5th match: Oxford City v Alvechurch (0-0, aet) 6th match: Oxford City v Alvechurch (0-1) | | Quickest winners | Manchester United | 
| The club played the first tie in the 3rd round proper on 4th March after 12 postponements and won the final on 25th May - 82 days later. Full record: 3rd round proper (4th March 1963): Manchester United v Huddersfield Town (5-0) 4th round proper (11th March 1963): Manchester United v Aston Villa (1-0) 5th round proper (16th March 1963): Manchester United v Chelsea (2-1) 6th round proper (30th March 1963): Coventry City v Manchester United (1-3) Semi-final (27th April 1963): Southampton v Manchester United (0-1)
Final (25th May 1963): Manchester United v Leicester City (3-1) | | Highest amount of ties played by one club in one season | Bideford | 
| Played 13 ties over 5 rounds in the 1973-74 competition: 1st qualifying round: 1 match 2nd qualifying round: 2 matches 3rd qualifying round: 5 matches 4th qualifying round: 4 matches 1st round proper: 1 match Full record: 1st qualifying round: Bideford v Penzance (4-1) 2nd qualifying round: Newquay v Bideford (1-1, 1-6) 3rd qualifying round: Falmouth Town v Bideford (3-3, 1-1, 2-2, 2-2, 1-2) 4th qualifying round: Bideford v Trowbridge Town (2-2, 1-1, 1-1, 2-3) 1st round proper: Bideford v Bristol Rovers (0-2) | | Highest number of rounds played | New Brighton Blyth Spartans Harlow Town | 
| Played in 9 rounds in the 1956-57 competition starting in the preliminary round, progresed through 4 qualifying rounds to the 4th round proper where they eventually lost to Burnley. They had just one replay in their first round tie against Stockport County. Full record: Preliminary round: New Brighton v Prescot Cables (1-0) 1st qualifying round: Marine v New Brighton (1-3) 2nd qualifying round: Earlstown v New Brighton (1-6) 3rd qualifying round: New Brighton v South Liverpool (6-1) 4th qualifying round: New Brighton v Hyde United (4-1) 1st round proper: New Brighton v Stockport County (1-1, 3-2) 2nd round proper: Derby County v New Brighton (1-3) 3rd round proper: New Brighton v Torquay United (2-1) 4th round proper: Burnley v New Brighton (9-0) Equalled the 9 rounds in the 1977-78 competition starting in the 1st qualifying round and progressed to the 5th round proper. The games for the 2nd qualifying round and 5th round proper went to replays. Full record: 1st qualifying round: Shildon v Blyth Spartans (0-3) 2nd qualifying round: Crook Town v Blyth Spartans (1-1, 0-3) 3rd qualifying round: Consett v Blyth Spartans (1-4) 4th qualifying round: Bishop Auckland v Blyth Spartans (0-1) 1st round proper: Blyth Spartans v Burscough (1-0) 2nd round proper: Blyth Spartans v Chesterfield (1-0) 3rd round proper: Blyth Spartans v Enfield (1-0) 4th round proper: Stoke City v Blyth Spartans (2-3) 5th round proper: Wrexham v Blyth Spartans (1-1, 1-2) Equalled the 9 rounds in the 1979-80 competition starting in the preliminary round to the 4th round proper where they lost to Watford. The matches in the 2nd and 3rd rounds proper were replayed. Full record: Preliminary round: Lowestoft Town v Harlow Town (1-2) 1st qualifying round: Hornchurch v Harlow Town (0-3) 2nd qualifying round: Harlow Town v Bury Town (2-1) 3rd qualifying round: Harlow Town v Harwich & Parkeston (1-0) 4th qualifying round: Harlow Town v Margate (1-0) 1st round proper: Harlow Town v Leytonstone & Ilford (2-1) 2nd round proper: Southend United v Harlow Town (1-1, 0-1) 3rd round proper: Leicester City v Harlow Town (1-1, 0-1) 4th round proper: Watford v Harlow Town (4-3) | | Largest number of matches in competition proper | 173 | | This occurred in the 1976-77 season. |
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