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1992–93 FA Cup


FieldValue
title1992–93 FA Cup
countryEngland
Wales
defending_championsLiverpool
winnersArsenal (6th title)
secondSheffield Wednesday
scoring_leaderIan Wright
(10 goals)
prev_season[1991–92](1991-92-fa-cup)
next_season[1993–94](1993-94-fa-cup)

Wales (10 goals)

The 1992–93 FA Cup was the 112th season of the FA Cup, also known as The Football Association Challenge Cup. It was won by Arsenal, who beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 in the replay after a 1–1 draw in the final at the old Wembley Stadium. The goals were scored by Ian Wright and Andy Linighan, who scored in the 119th minute. This was the last FA Cup final to be decided by a replay before final replays were abolished in 1999.

Qualifying rounds

Most participating clubs that were not members of the Premier League or Football League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 28 places available in the first round.

The winners from the fourth qualifying round were Southport, Gateshead, Blyth Spartans, Macclesfield Town, Altrincham, Marine, Accrington Stanley, Stafford Rangers, Nuneaton Borough, Kettering Town, Dagenham & Redbridge, Aylesbury United, VS Rugby, Sutton Coldfield Town, Kidderminster Harriers, St Albans City, Hayes, Solihull Borough, Kingstonian, Yeovil Town, Slough Town, Bath City, Cheltenham Town, Marlow, Dorking, Salisbury, Merthyr Tydfil and Sutton United.

Appearing in the competition proper for the first time were Solihull Borough, Dorking and the recently amalgamated Dagenham & Redbridge. Additionally, the reconstituted Accrington Stanley qualified for the first round for the first time since the former club of that name's mid-season resignation from the Football League in 1962. Of the others, Blyth Spartans had not featured at this stage since 1981-82; Gateshead, Sutton Coldfield Town and St Albans City had not done so since 1980-81, Salisbury had not done so since 1979-80 and Kingstonian had not done so since 1933-34.

Marine enjoyed a successful run through seven rounds of the competition. They defeated Emley, Heanor Town, Nantwich Town and Runcorn to secure their place in the main draw, and then accounted for Halifax Town and Stafford Rangers before going out to Crewe Alexandra at Gresty Road in the third round.

First round proper

Birmingham City and Peterborough United from the Football League First Division entered in this round along with the 47 Second and Third Division teams, the 28 non-league clubs from the qualifying rounds and Witton Albion, Wycombe Wanderers and Woking who were given byes. Maidstone United was included in the draw despite the club withdrawing from the Third Division just after the start of the season without having played a match; their eventual Cup opponents Swansea City were awarded a walkover to the second round. Blyth Spartans, from the Northern League at Step 8 of English football, was the lowest-ranked team in the draw.

The first round matches were played on the weekend beginning 14 November 1992.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamMarlow won 4–3 on penaltiesMacclesfield Town won 3–2 on penalties
1Blackpool1–1Rochdale
*replay****Rochdale****1–0**Blackpool*
2Chester City1–1Altrincham (5)
*replay****Altrincham****2–0**Chester City*
3Darlington1–2**Hull City**
4AFC Bournemouth0–0Barnet
*replay*Barnet*1–2***AFC Bournemouth**
5**Burnley**2–1Scarborough
6**Bury**2–0Witton Albion (5)
7Sutton United (6)1–2**Hereford United**
8**Marine** (6)4–1Halifax Town
9**Reading**1–0Birmingham City
10**Woking** (5)3–2Nuneaton Borough (7)
11**Gillingham**3–2Kettering Town (5)
12Marlow (6)3–3Salisbury (7)
*replay**Salisbury**2–2****Marlow***
13**Bolton Wanderers**2–1Sutton Coldfield Town (7)
14Macclesfield Town (5)0–0Chesterfield
*replay**Chesterfield**2–2****Macclesfield Town***
15**Crewe Alexandra**6–1Wrexham
16**West Bromwich Albion**8–0Aylesbury United (6)
17Lincoln City0–0Stafford Rangers (5)
*replay****Stafford Rangers****2–1**Lincoln City*
18**Shrewsbury Town**3–1Mansfield Town
19Doncaster Rovers1–2**Hartlepool United**
20**Wycombe Wanderers** (5)3–1Merthyr Tydfil (5)
21**Northampton Town**3–1Fulham
22**Brighton & Hove Albion**2–0Hayes (6)
23Bradford City1–1Preston North End
*replay**Preston North End**4–5****Bradford City***
24**Exeter City**1–0Kidderminster Harriers (5)
25St Albans City (6)1–2**Cheltenham Town** (6)
26Scunthorpe United0–0Huddersfield Town
*replay****Huddersfield Town****2–1**Scunthorpe United*
27Blyth Spartans (8)1–2**Southport** (6)
28Cardiff City2–3**Bath City** (5)
29Kingstonian (6)1–1Peterborough United
*replay**Peterborough United**9v1**Kingstonian*
*replay****Peterborough United****1–0**Kingstonian*
30Torquay United2–5**Yeovil Town** (5)
31York City1–3**Stockport County**
32Stoke City0–0Port Vale
*replay****Port Vale****3–1**Stoke City*
33**Rotherham United**4–0Walsall
34**Wigan Athletic**3–1Carlisle United
35**Colchester United**4–0Slough Town (5)
36**Swansea City**w/oMaidstone United
37**Accrington Stanley** (6)3–2Gateshead (5)
38Dorking (7)2–3**Plymouth Argyle**
39Solihull Borough (6)2–2VS Rugby (6)
*replay****VS Rugby****2–1**Solihull Borough*
40Dagenham & Redbridge (5)4–5**Leyton Orient**

Second round proper

The second round matches were played on the weekend beginning 5 December 1992. The round included six teams from the various competitions at Step 6 of the football pyramid: Marine, Cheltenham Town, Accrington Stanley, VS Rugby, Marlow and Southport.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Bath City (5)2–2Northampton Town
*replay****Northampton Town****3–0**Bath City*
2Burnley1–1Shrewsbury Town
*replay**Shrewsbury Town**1–2****Burnley***
3Yeovil Town (5)0–0Hereford United
*replay**Hereford United**1–2****Yeovil Town***
4**Marine** (6)3–2Stafford Rangers (5)
5**Reading**2–1Leyton Orient
6Gillingham1–1Colchester United
*replay**Colchester United**2–3****Gillingham***
7**Bolton Wanderers**4–1Rochdale
8Macclesfield Town (5)0–2**Stockport County**
9Wycombe Wanderers (5)2–2West Bromwich Albion
*replay****West Bromwich Albion****1–0**Wycombe Wanderers*
10Brighton & Hove Albion1–1Woking (5)
*replay**Woking**1–2****Brighton & Hove Albion***
11**Plymouth Argyle**3–2Peterborough United
12Bradford City0–2**Huddersfield Town**
13Altrincham (5)1–4**Port Vale**
14Exeter City2–5**Swansea City**
15Cheltenham Town (6)1–1AFC Bournemouth
*replay****AFC Bournemouth****3–0**Cheltenham Town*
16**Rotherham United**1–0Hull City
17Wigan Athletic0–0Bury
*replay****Bury****1–0**Wigan Athletic*
18Accrington Stanley (6)1–6**Crewe Alexandra**
19VS Rugby (6)0–0Marlow (6)
*replay****Marlow****2–0**VS Rugby*
20**Hartlepool United**4–0Southport (6)

Third round proper

Teams from the Premier League and First Division (except Birmingham City and Peterborough United) entered in this round. The third round matches were played on the weekend beginning 2 January 1993.

Marine, from the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and Marlow, from the Isthmian League Premier Division, were again the lowest-ranked teams in the round. Along with Yeovil Town from the Football Conference, they were also the last non-league clubs in the competition.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamBarnsley won 5–4 on penaltiesSwansea City won 5–4 on penalties
1Watford (2)1–4**Wolverhampton Wanderers** (2)
2Yeovil Town (5)1–3**Arsenal** (1)
3Gillingham (4)0–0Huddersfield Town (3)
*replay****Huddersfield Town****2–1**Gillingham*
4Leicester City (2)2–2Barnsley (2)
*replay****Barnsley****1–1**Leicester City*
5Notts County (2)0–2**Sunderland** (2)
6**Nottingham Forest** (1)2–1Southampton (1)
7**Blackburn Rovers** (1)3–1AFC Bournemouth (3)
8Aston Villa (1)1–1Bristol Rovers (2)
*replay**Bristol Rovers**0–3****Aston Villa***
9Bolton Wanderers (3)2–2Liverpool (1)
*replay**Liverpool**0–2****Bolton Wanderers***
10**Crewe Alexandra** (4)3–1Marine (6)
11**Middlesbrough** (1)2–1Chelsea (1)
12West Bromwich Albion (3)0–2**West Ham United** (2)
13**Derby County** (2)2–1Stockport County (3)
14**Luton Town** (2)2–0Bristol City (2)
15Sheffield United (1)2–2Burnley (3)
*replay**Burnley**2–4****Sheffield United***
16**Ipswich Town** (1)3–1Plymouth Argyle (3)
17**Newcastle United** (2)4–0Port Vale (3)
18Marlow (6)1–5**Tottenham Hotspur** (1)
19Manchester City (1)1–1Reading (3)
*replay**Reading**0–4****Manchester City***
20**Queens Park Rangers** (1)3–0Swindon Town (2)
21Brentford (2)0–2**Grimsby Town** (2)
22Northampton Town (4)0–1**Rotherham United** (3)
23**Brighton & Hove Albion** (3)1–0Portsmouth (2)
24**Manchester United** (1)2–0Bury (4)
25**Norwich City** (1)1–0Coventry City (1)
26Oldham Athletic (1)2–2Tranmere Rovers (2)
*replay****Tranmere Rovers****3–0**Oldham Athletic*
27Wimbledon (1)0–0Everton (1)
*replay**Everton**1–2****Wimbledon***
28**Southend United** (2)1–0Millwall (2)
29Leeds United (1)1–1Charlton Athletic (2)
*replay**Charlton Athletic**1–3****Leeds United***
30Cambridge United (2)1–2**Sheffield Wednesday** (1)
31Swansea City (3)1–1Oxford United (2)
*replay**Oxford United**2–2****Swansea City***
32**Hartlepool United** (3)1–0Crystal Palace (1)

Fourth round proper

The fourth round matches were played on the weekend beginning 23 January 1993. Third Division Crewe Alexandra was the lowest-ranked club in the draw.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamWimbledon won 6–5 on penalties
1Nottingham Forest1–1Middlesbrough
*replay**Middlesbrough**0–3****Nottingham Forest***
2Aston Villa1–1Wimbledon
*replay***Wimbledon***0–0*Aston Villa
3**Sheffield Wednesday**1–0Sunderland
4Wolverhampton Wanderers0–2**Bolton Wanderers**
5Crewe Alexandra0–3**Blackburn Rovers**
6Luton Town1–5**Derby County**
7**Sheffield United**1–0Hartlepool United
8Tranmere Rovers1–2**Ipswich Town**
9Queens Park Rangers1–2**Manchester City**
10**Barnsley**4–1West Ham United
11**Manchester United**1–0Brighton & Hove Albion
12Norwich City0–2**Tottenham Hotspur**
13Huddersfield Town1–2**Southend United**
14Arsenal2–2Leeds United
*replay**Leeds United**2–3****Arsenal***
15Rotherham United1–1Newcastle United
*replay****Newcastle United****2–0**Rotherham United*
16Swansea City0–0Grimsby Town
*replay****Grimsby Town****2–0**Swansea City*

Fifth round proper

The fifth round matches were played on the weekend beginning 13 February 1993. Bolton Wanderers, from the Second Division, was the lowest-ranked team in the round and the last club from the First Round left in the competition.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1**Blackburn Rovers**1–0Newcastle United
2**Sheffield Wednesday**2–0Southend United
3**Derby County**3–1Bolton Wanderers
4**Sheffield United**2–1Manchester United
5**Ipswich Town**4–0Grimsby Town
6**Tottenham Hotspur**3–2Wimbledon
7**Manchester City**2–0Barnsley
8**Arsenal**2–0Nottingham Forest

Sixth round proper

The sixth round matches were played on the weekend beginning 6 March 1993.

Blackburn Rovers, Premier League title contenders, lost on penalties to Premier League relegation battlers Sheffield United to end their double hopes, while Sheffield Wednesday moved closer to a second domestic cup final in the same season by triumphing at Derby County.

Arsenal defeated Ipswich Town 4–2 at Portman Road to move closer to a second domestic cup final and their first FA Cup triumph since 1979.

Tottenham Hotspur beat Manchester City 4–2 at Maine Road to book a North London derby with Arsenal in the semi-final. The match was suspended during the second half when a pitch invasion took place.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamSheffield United won 5–3 on penalties
1Blackburn Rovers0–0Sheffield United
*replay***Sheffield United**2–2Blackburn Rovers
2Derby County3–3Sheffield Wednesday
*replay***Sheffield Wednesday**1–0Derby County
3Ipswich Town2–4**Arsenal**
4Manchester City2–4**Tottenham Hotspur**

Semi-finals

The semi-final matches were played on the weekend beginning 3 April 1993.

Both semi-finals were derby matches, with Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United contesting the Steel City derby – which Wednesday won 2–1 – and Arsenal defeating Tottenham 1–0 in the North London derby.

Bright Sheffield Wednesday advance to the FA Cup Final

Arsenal advance to the FA Cup Final

Final

Main article: 1993 FA Cup final

The first final was held on 15 May at Wembley Stadium and finished 1–1, after extra time, with Arsenal winning the replay on 20 May, 2–1 also after extra-time. This made Arsenal the first side to win the FA Cup and League Cup in the same season, just weeks after they had beaten Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 in the League Cup final.

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Replay

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  • Wright
  • Linighan
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Media coverage

For the fifth consecutive season in the United Kingdom, the BBC were the free to air broadcasters while Sky Sports were the subscription broadcasters.

The matches shown live on the BBC were:

• Nottingham Forest 2–1 Southampton (R3)

• Norwich City 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur (R4)

• Sheffield United 2–1 Manchester United (R5)

• Manchester City 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur (QF)

• Arsenal 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur (SF)

• Arsenal 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday (Final)

• Arsenal 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday (Final Replay)

The matches shown live on Sky Sports were:

• Reading 1–0 Birmingham City (R1)

• Stoke City 0–0 Port Vale (R1)

• Port Vale 3–1 Stoke City (R1 Replay)

• Reading 2–1 Leyton Orient (R2)

• Wycombe Wanderers 2–2 West Bromwich Albion (R2)

• West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers (R2 Replay)

• Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Swindon Town (R3)

• Bristol Rovers 0–3 Aston Villa (R3 Replay)

• Arsenal 2–2 Leeds United (R4)

• Leeds United 2–3 Arsenal (R4 Replay)

• Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Wimbledon (R5)

• Derby County 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday (QF)

• Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Derby County (QF Replay)

• Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Sheffield United (SF)

References

References

  1. Match was void after injury to the Kingstonian keeper
  2. Played at White Hart Lane
  3. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/1216438.stm BBC report]
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