THERE is no older privilege in the sport of football than winning the Football Association Challenge Cup – better known as the FA Cup.
It is steeped in history and any player on the planet would cherish lifting the vintage silverware.
GettyArsenal have won the FA Cup 14 times – a record for the competition[/caption]
APManchester United have won the FA Cup 12 times[/caption]
Little did they know in 1871, when Wanderers beat Royal Engineers 1-0, how big this famed contest would become.
Oval – now the cricket ground – played host to that first-ever final over 150 years ago.
Which club has won the most FA Cups?
Arsenal – 14Manchester United – 12Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham – 8Aston Villa – 7Newcastle United, Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers – 6Everton, West Brom, Wanderers* – 5Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bolton Wanderers, Sheffield United – 4Sheffield Wednesday, West Ham United – 3Preston North End, Old Etonians, Portsmouth, Sunderland, Nottingham Forest – 2Huddersfield Town, Leicester City, Oxford University, Royal Engineers, Derby County, Leeds United, Southampton, Burnley, Cardiff City, Blackpool, Clapham Rovers, Notts County, Barnsley, Charlton Athletic, Old Carthusians, Blackburn Olympic, Bradford City, Ipswich Town, Coventry City, Wimbledon, Wigan Athletic – 1
Full list of FA Cup winners
1871-72 – Wanderers 1-0 Royal Engineers – Kennington Oval1872-73 – Wanderers 2-0 Oxford University – Lillie Bridge1873-74 – Oxford University 2-0 Royal Engineers – Kennington Oval1874-75 – Royal Engineers 2-0 Old Etonians (R) – Kennington Oval1875-76 – Wanderers 3-0 Old Etonians (R) – Kennington Oval1876-77 – Wanderers 2-1 Oxford University – Kennington Oval1877-78 – Wanderers 3-1 Royal Engineers – Kennington Oval1878-79 – Old Etonians 1-0 Clapham Rovers – Kennington Oval1879-80 – Clapham Rovers 1-0 Oxford University – Kennington Oval1880-81 – Old Carthusians 3-0 Old Etonians – Kennington Oval1881-82 – Old Etonians 1-0 Blackburn Rovers – Kennington Oval1882-83 – Blackburn Olympic 2-1 Old Etonians – Kennington Oval1883-83 – Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Queen’s Park – Kennington Oval1884-85 – Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Queen’s Park – Kennington Oval1885-86 – Blackburn Rovers 2-0 West Brom (R) – Racecourse Ground1886-87 – Aston Villa 2-0 West Brom – Kennington Oval1887-88 – West Brom 2-1 Preston North End – Kennington Oval1888-89 – Preston North End 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers – Kennington Oval1889-90 – Blackburn Rovers 6-1 The Wednesday – Kennington Oval1890-91 – Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Notts County – Kennington Oval1891-92 – West Brom 3-0 Aston Villa – Kennington Oval1892-93 – Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Everton Fallowfield Stadium1893-94 – Notts County 4-1 Bolton Wanderers – Goodison Park1894-95 – Aston Villa 1-0 West Brom – Crystal Palace1895-96 – The Wednesday 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers – Crystal Palace1896-97 – Aston Villa 3-2 Everton – Crystal Palace1897-98 – Nottingham Forest 3-1 Derby County – Crystal Palace1898-99 – Sheffield United 4-1 Derby County – Crystal Palace1899-1900 – Bury 4-0 Southampton – Crystal Palace1900-01 – Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Sheffield United (R) – Burnden Park1901-02 – Sheffield United 2-1 Southampton (R) – Crystal Palace1902-03 – Bury 6-0 Derby County – Crystal Palace1903-04 – Manchester City 1-0 Bolton Wanderers – Crystal Palace1904-05 – Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle United – Crystal Palace1905-06 – Everton 1-0 Newcastle United – Crystal Palace1906-07 – The Wednesday 2-1 Everton – Crystal Palace1907-08 – Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Newcastle United – Crystal Palace1908-09 – Manchester United 1-0 Bristol City – Crystal Palace1909-10 – Newcastle United 2-0 Barnsley (R) – Goodison Park1910-11 – Bradford City 1-0 Newcastle United (R) – Old Trafford1911-12 – Barnsley 1-0 West Brom (R) – Bramall Lane1912-13 – Aston Villa 1-0 Sunderland – Crystal Palace1913-14 Burnley 1-0 Liverpool – Crystal Palace1914-15 – Sheffield United 3-0 Chelsea – Old Trafford1919-20 – Aston Villa 1-0 Huddersfield Town – Stamford Bridge1920-21 – Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers – Stamford Bridge1921-22 – Huddersfield Town 1-0 Preston North End – Stamford Bridge1922-23 – Bolton Wanderers 2-0 West Ham United – Wembley1923-24 – Newcastle United 2-0 Aston Villa – Wembley1924-25 – Sheffield United 1-0 Cardiff City – Wembley1925-26 – Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Manchester City – Wembley1926-27 – Cardiff City 1-0 Arsenal – Wembley1927-28 – Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Huddersfield Town – Wembley1928-29 – Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Portsmouth – Wembley1929-30 – Arsenal 2-0 Huddersfield Town – Wembley1930-31 – West Brom 2-1 Birmingham – Wembley1931-32 – Newcastle United 2-1 Arsenal – Wembley1932-33 – Everton 3-0 Manchester City – Wembley1933-34 – Manchester City 2-1 Portsmouth – Wembley1934-35 – Sheffield Wednesday 4-2 West Brom – Wembley1935-36 – Arsenal 1-0 Sheffield United – Wembley1936-37 – Sunderland 3-1 Preston North End – Wembley1937-38 – Preston North End 1-0 Huddersfield Town – Wembley1938-39 – Portsmouth 4-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers – Wembley1945-46 – Derby County 4-1 Charlton Athletic – Wembley1946-47 – Charlton Athletic 1-0 Burnley – Wembley1947-48 – Manchester United 4-2 Blackpool – Wembley1948-49 – Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Leicester City – Wembley1949-50 – Arsenal 2-0 Liverpool – Wembley1950-51 – Newcastle United 2-0 Blackpool – Wembley1951-52 – Newcastle United 1-0 Arsenal – Wembley1952-53 – Blackpool 4-3 Bolton Wanderers – Wembley1953-54 – West Brom 3-2 Preston North End – Wembley1954-55 – Newcastle United 3-1 Manchester City – Wembley1955-56 – Manchester City 3-1 Birmingham City – Wembley1956-57 – Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester United – Wembley1957-58 – Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Manchester United – Wembley1958-59 – Nottingham Forest 2-1 Luton Town – Wembley1959-60 – Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 Blackburn Rovers – Wembley1960-61 – Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Leicester City – Wembley1961-62 – Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Burnley – Wembley1962-63 – Manchester United 3-1 Leicester City – Wembley1963-64 – West Ham United 3-2 Preston North End – Wembley1964-65 – Liverpool 2-1 Leeds United – Wembley1965-66 – Everton 3-2 Sheffield Wednesday – Wembley1966-67 – Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Chelsea – Wembley1967-68 – West Brom 1-0 Everton – Wembley1968-69 – Manchester City 1-0 Leicester City – Wembley1969-70 – Chelsea 2-1 Leeds United (R) – Old Trafford1970-71 – Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool – Wembley1971-72 – Leeds United 1-0 Arsenal – Wembley1972-73 – Sunderland 1-0 Leeds United – Wembley1973-74 – Liverpool 3-0 Newcastle United – Wembley1974-75 – West Ham United 2-0 Fulham – Wembley1975-76 – Southampton 1-0 Manchester United – Wembley1976-77 – Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool – Wembley1977-78 – Ipswich Town 1-0 Arsenal – Wembley1978-79 – Arsenal 3-2 Manchester United – Wembley1979-80 – West Ham United 1-0 Arsenal – Wembley1980-81 – Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 Manchester City (R) – Wembley1981-82 – Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Queens Park Rangers (R) – Wembley1982-83 – Manchester United 4-0 Brighton and Hove Albion (R) – Wembley1983-84 – Everton 2-0 Watford – Wembley1984-85 – Manchester United 1-0 Everton – Wembley1985-86 – Liverpool 3-1 Everton – Wembley1986-87 – Coventry City 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur – Wembley1987-88 – Wimbledon 1-0 Liverpool – Wembley1988-89 – Liverpool 3-2 Everton – Wembley1989-90 – Manchester United 1-0 Crystal Palace (R)- Wembley1990-91 – Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Nottingham Forest – Wembley1991-92 – Liverpool 2-0 Sunderland – Wembley1992-93 – Arsenal 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday (R) – Wembley1993-94 – Manchester United 4-0 Chelsea – Wembley1994-95 – Everton 1-0 Manchester United – Wembley1995-96 – Manchester United 1-0 Liverpool – Wembley1996-97 – Chelsea 2-0 Middlesbrough – Wembley1997-98 – Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle – Wembley1998-99 – Manchester United 2-0 Newcastle – Wembley1999-2000 – Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa – Wembley2000-01 – Liverpool 2-1 Arsenal – Cardiff2001-02 – Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea – Cardiff2002-03 – Arsenal 1-0 Southampton – Cardiff2003-04 – Manchester United 3-0 Millwall – Cardiff2004-05 – Arsenal* 0-0 Manchester United (5-4 penalties) – Cardiff2005-06 – Liverpool* 3-3 West Ham (3-1 penalties) – Cardiff2006-07 – Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United – Wembley2007-08 – Portsmouth 1-0 Cardiff City – Wembley2008-09 – Chelsea 2-1 Everton – Wembley2009-10 – Chelsea 1-0 Portsmouth – Wembley2010-11 – Manchester City 1-0 Stoke City – Wembley2011-12 – Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool – Wembley2012-13 – Wigan Athletic 1-0 Manchester City – Wembley2013-14 – Arsenal 3-2 Hull City – Wembley2014-15 – Arsenal 4-0 Aston Villa – Wembley2015-16 – Manchester United 2-1 Crystal Palace – Wembley2016-17 – Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea – Wembley2017-18 – Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United – Wembley2018-19 – Manchester City 6-0 Watford – Wembley2019-20 – Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea – Wembley2020-21 – Leicester 1-0 Chelsea – Wembley2021-22 – Liverpool* 0-0 Chelsea (6-5 penalties) – Wembley Read More