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2004–05 FA Cup


FieldValue
titleFA Cup
year2004–05
countryEngland
Wales
championsArsenal
count10
runner-upManchester United
top goal scorerCristiano Ronaldo
(4 goals)
prevseason[2003–04](2003-04-fa-cup)
nextseason[2005–06](2005-06-fa-cup)

Wales | runner-up = Manchester United (4 goals) The 2004–05 FA Cup was the 124th season of the world's oldest football competition, the FA Cup. The competition began on 28 August 2004, with the lowest-ranked of the entrants competing in the Extra preliminary round. For England's top 44 clubs, from the 2004–05 Premier League and 2004–05 Football League Championship, the FA Cup began at the third round in January.

Ties were all single-legged and took place at the stadium of the club drawn first. If scores were level at the end of a match, the match was replayed at the away club's stadium, usually in the middle of the following week. If the scores are still level, extra-time and penalties (if necessary) are used to determine a winner. From the semi-finals onwards, the ties take place at a neutral stadium, and there are no replays. That is to say, extra-time and penalties are played if necessary to determine a winner in a single match.

The new Wembley Stadium was still at least a year away from being ready for use, so the final was staged at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on 21 May 2005. The final was won by Arsenal on penalties after a goalless draw with holders Manchester United, the first time that the FA Cup final had been decided on penalties.

Calendar

RoundDateMatchesClubsPrize money
Extra preliminary round28 August 200473661 → 588£500
Preliminary round4 September 2004182588 → 406£1,000
First qualifying round18 September 2004124406 → 282£2,250
Second qualifying round2 October 200484282 → 198£3,750
Third qualifying round16 October 200442198 → 156£5,000
Fourth qualifying round30 October 200432156 → 124£10,000
First round proper13 November 200440124 → 84£16,000
Second round proper4 December 20042084 → 64£24,000
Third round proper8 January 20053264 → 32£40,000
Fourth round proper29 January 20051632 → 16£60,000
Fifth round proper19 February 2005816 → 8£120,000
Sixth round proper12 March 200548 → 4£300,000
Semi-finals16 April 200524 → 2£900,000
Final21 May 200512 → 1£1,000,000

Qualifying rounds

All participating clubs that were not members of the Premier League or Football League entered the competition in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 32 places available in the first round proper.

The winners from the fourth qualifying round were Southport, Vauxhall Motors, Hinckley United, Hereford United, Carlisle United, Halesowen Town, Tamworth, Halifax Town, Stafford Rangers, Morecambe, Alfreton Town, Leigh RMI, Coalville Town, Lancaster City, Billericay Town, Forest Green Rovers, Barnet, Canvey Island, Woking, Dagenham & Redbridge, Hornchurch, Exeter City, Slough Town, Bath City, Aldershot Town, Hayes, Thurrock, Yeading, Stevenage Borough, Tiverton Town, Histon and Cambridge City.

Coalville Town was appearing in the competition proper for the first time. Of the others, Alfreton Town had not featured in the main draw since 1973–74, Halesowen Town had not done so since 1991-92 and Yeading had not done so since 1994-95. Curiously, this would be the only season that both Yeading and Hayes qualified for the first round of the FA Cup prior to their 2007 merger.

First round proper

This round was the first in which Football League teams from League One and League Two competed with non-league teams. Coalville Town, of the Midland Alliance, was the lowest-ranked team in the draw. Owing to the introduction of the Conference North and South competitions at Step 6 this season, the Midland Alliance was now at Step 9 of the English football pyramid.

  • Ties were played over the weekend of 13 November and 14 November 2004.
  • Cambridge City's victory over Leigh RMI made this the first season since 1966–67 in which City progressed further in the Cup than their crosstown rivals Cambridge United.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceBrentford won 4-3 on penalties
1**Blackpool (3)**3 – 0Tamworth (5)4,796
2Darlington (4)3 – 3Yeovil Town (4)3,698
*replay****Yeovil Town (4)****1 – 0**Darlington (4)*5,365
3Barnet (5)1 – 2**Bath City (7)**2,147
4Bristol City (3)1 – 1Brentford (3)10,000
*replay****Brentford (3)****1 – 1**Bristol City (3)*3,706
5**Bury (4)**5 – 2Vauxhall Motors (6)2,566
6**Histon (7)**2 – 0Shrewsbury Town (4)2,843
7**Rochdale (4)**2 – 1Oxford United (4)2,333
8**Notts County (4)**2 – 1Woking (5)4,562
9Stafford Rangers (6)0 – 2**Chester City (4)**2,492
10**Swindon Town (3)**4 – 1Sheffield Wednesday (3)6,160
11**Stockport County (3)**3 – 1Huddersfield Town (3)3,479
12**Wycombe Wanderers (4)**1 – 0Coalville Town (9)2,816
13Bristol Rovers (4)1 – 1Carlisle United (5)5,658
*replay****Carlisle United (5)****1 – 0**Bristol Rovers (4)*4,813
14**Northampton Town (4)**1 – 0Barnsley (3)4,876
15Bradford City (3)0 – 1**Rushden & Diamonds (4)**4,171
16**Hull City (3)**3 – 2Morecambe (5)10,129
17Southend United (4)0 – 3**Luton Town (3)**6,683
18**Exeter City (5)**1 – 0Grimsby Town (4)3,378
19**Scunthorpe United (4)**2 – 0Chesterfield (3)4,869
20Mansfield Town (4)1 – 1Colchester United (3)3,202
*replay****Colchester United (3)****4 – 1**Mansfield Town (4)*2,492
21Alfreton Town (6)1 – 1Macclesfield Town (4)2,251
*replay****Macclesfield Town (4)****2 – 0**Alfreton Town (6)*1,783
22**Port Vale (3)**3 – 1Kidderminster Harriers (4)4,141
23**Halifax Town (5)**3 – 1Cambridge United (4)2,368
24Cheltenham Town (4)1 – 3**Swansea City (4)**4,551
25Southport (6)1 – 3**Hereford United (5)**2,045
26Hayes (6)0 – 4**Wrexham (3)**1,751
27Tiverton Town (7)1 – 3**Doncaster Rovers (3)**1,618
28**Boston United (4)**5 – 2Hornchurch (6)2,437
29**Peterborough United (3)**2 – 1Tranmere Rovers (3)2,940
30**Leyton Orient (4)**3 – 1Dagenham & Redbridge (5)4,155
31**Slough Town (7)**2 – 1Walsall (3)2,023
32**Cambridge City (6)**2 – 1Leigh RMI (5)930
33Forest Green Rovers (5)1 – 1AFC Bournemouth (3)1,837
*replay****AFC Bournemouth (3)****3 – 1**Forest Green Rovers (5)*5,489
34**Hartlepool United (3)**3 – 0Lincoln City (4)4,533
35Billericay Town (7)0 – 1**Stevenage Borough (5)**1,804
36**Yeading (7)**2 – 1Halesowen Town (7)524
37**Aldershot Town (5)**4 – 0Canvey Island (5)2,600
38**Hinckley United (6)**2 – 0Torquay United (3)2,129
39Thurrock (6)0 – 1**Oldham Athletic (3)**1,156
40**Milton Keynes Dons (3)**1 – 0Lancaster City (6)2,065

Second round proper

Ties were played over the weekend of 4 December 2004. The round featured four clubs from Step 7: Bath City and Histon from the Southern League Premier Division, and Slough Town and Yeading from the Isthmian League Premier Division.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
1**Blackpool (3)**1 – 0Port Vale (3)4,669
2**AFC Bournemouth (3)**2 – 1Carlisle United (5)5,815
3Histon (7)1 – 3**Yeovil Town (4)**2,564
4Swindon Town (3)1 – 1Notts County (4)5,768
*replay****Notts County (4)****2 – 0**Swindon Town (3)*3,770
5Stockport County (3)0 – 0Swansea City (4)2,680
*replay****Swansea City (4)****2 – 1**Stockport County (3)*5,572
6Wycombe Wanderers (4)0 – 3**Luton Town (3)**4,767
7**Northampton Town (4)**1 – 0Bury (4)4,415
8**Hull City (3)**4 – 0Macclesfield Town (4)9,831
9**Oldham Athletic (3)**4 – 0Leyton Orient (4)4,657
10**Exeter City (5)**2 – 1Doncaster Rovers (3)4,797
11**Scunthorpe United (4)**2 – 0Wrexham (3)5,698
12Halifax Town (5)1 – 3**Chester City (4)**4,497
13Hereford United (5)2 – 3**Boston United (4)**3,601
14**Peterborough United (3)**2 – 0Bath City (7)4,187
15Slough Town (7)1 – 3**Yeading (7)**2,418
16Cambridge City (6)0 – 1**Milton Keynes Dons (3)**2,000
17**Hartlepool United (3)**5 – 1Aldershot Town (5)4,556
18Stevenage Borough (5)0 – 2**Rochdale (4)**2,700
19Rushden & Diamonds (4)2 – 5**Colchester United (3)**3,077
20Hinckley United (6)0 – 0Brentford (3)2,661
*replay****Brentford (3)****2 – 1**Hinckley United (6)*4,002

Third round proper

This round marked the point at which Championship and Premier League (top-flight) teams entered the competition. Matches were played on the weekend of Saturday, 8 January 2005.

One of the surprise results of this round came at Old Trafford where holders Manchester United were held to a 0-0 home draw against Conference National side Exeter City, although United won the replay 2-0. Neighbours Manchester City suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of League One strugglers Oldham Athletic, who beat them 1-0 at Boundary Park.

Yeading was again the lowest-ranked team in the draw, but their successful run was ended with a 2-0 loss at Loftus Road to Premier League side Newcastle United in front of more than 10,000 spectators.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
1**Arsenal (1)**2 – 1Stoke City (2)36,579
2Notts County (4)1 – 2**Middlesbrough (1)**13,671
3Manchester United (1)0 – 0Exeter City (5)67,551
*replay**Exeter City (5)**0 – 2****Manchester United (1)***9,033
4Plymouth Argyle (2)1 – 3**Everton (1)**20,112
5Leicester City (2)2 – 2Blackpool (3)16,750
*replay**Blackpool (3)**0 – 1****Leicester City (2)***6,938
6**Derby County (2)**2 – 1Wigan Athletic (2)14,457
7**Sunderland (2)**2 – 1Crystal Palace (1)17,536
8**Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)**2 – 0Millwall (2)12,566
9Yeading (7)0 – 2**Newcastle United (1)**10,824
10Hull City (3)0 – 2**Colchester United (3)**14,027
11**Tottenham Hotspur (1)**2 – 1Brighton & Hove Albion (2)36,094
12Reading (2)1 – 1Swansea City (4)13,642
*replay**Swansea City (4)**0 – 1****Reading (2)***7,354
13**Birmingham City (1)**3 – 0Leeds United (2)25,159
14Hartlepool United (3)0 – 0Boston United (4)5,342
*replay**Boston United (4)**0 – 1****Hartlepool United (3)***3,653
15Milton Keynes Dons (3)0 – 2**Peterborough United (3)**4,407
16**Oldham Athletic (3)**1 – 0Manchester City (1)13,171
17**Chelsea (1)**3 – 1Scunthorpe United (4)40,019
18Cardiff City (2)1 – 1Blackburn Rovers (1)14,145
*replay****Blackburn Rovers (1)****3 – 2**Cardiff City (2)*9,140
19**Charlton Athletic (1)**4 – 1Rochdale (4)13,955
20**West Ham United (2)**1 – 0Norwich City (1)23,389
21**Sheffield United (2)**3 – 1Aston Villa (1)14,003
22Preston North End (2)0 – 2**West Bromwich Albion (1)**13,005
23Rotherham United (2)0 – 3**Yeovil Town (4)**5,397
24**Burnley (2)**1 – 0Liverpool (1)19,033
25**AFC Bournemouth (3)**2 – 1Chester City (4)7,653
26**Coventry City (2)**3 – 0Crewe Alexandra (2)7,629
27Watford (2)1 – 1Fulham (1)14,896
*replay****Fulham (1)****2 – 0**Watford (2)*11,306
28Ipswich Town (2)1 – 3**Bolton Wanderers (1)**20,080
29**Portsmouth (1)**1 – 0Gillingham (2)14,252
30Northampton Town (4)1 – 3**Southampton (1)**7,183
31Queens Park Rangers (2)0 – 3**Nottingham Forest (2)**11,140
32Luton Town (3)0 – 2**Brentford (3)**6,681

Fourth round proper

Ties played during the weekend of 29 January 2005. Yeovil Town, in only their second season in League Two, was the lowest-ranked team in the draw.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceSheffield United won 3-1 on penalties
1Derby County (2)1 – 1Fulham (1)22,040
*replay****Fulham (1)****4 – 2**Derby County (2)*15,528
2**Manchester United (1)**3 – 0Middlesbrough (1)67,251
3**Blackburn Rovers (1)**3 – 0Colchester United (3)10,634
4**Chelsea (1)**2 – 0Birmingham City (1)40,379
5West Ham United (2)1 – 1Sheffield United (2)25,449
*replay****Sheffield United (2)****1 – 1**West Ham United (2)*15,067
6Oldham Athletic (3)0 – 1**Bolton Wanderers (1)**12,029
7**Arsenal (1)**2 – 0Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)37,135
8**Everton (1)**3 – 0Sunderland (2)33,186
9**Nottingham Forest (2)**1 – 0Peterborough United (3)16,774
10Brentford (3)0 – 0Hartlepool United (3)8,967
*replay**Hartlepool United (3)**0 – 1****Brentford (3)***7,580
11Reading (2)1 – 2**Leicester City (2)**14,825
12**Burnley (2)**2 – 0AFC Bournemouth (3)9,944
13**Southampton (1)**2 – 1Portsmouth (1)29,453
14West Bromwich Albion (1)1 – 1Tottenham Hotspur (1)22,441
*replay****Tottenham Hotspur (1)****3 – 1**West Bromwich Albion (1)*27,860
15**Newcastle United (1)**3 – 1Coventry City (2)44,044
16**Charlton Athletic (1)**3 – 2Yeovil Town (4)22,873

Fifth round proper

Matches played weekend of 19 February 2005 - replays were played during the week commencing 28 February 2005.

The only non-Premiership side to win in this round was Leicester City, who triumphed 2-1 at The Valley against Premier League side Charlton Athletic, while Brentford was the last team from League One left in the competition.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceArsenal win 4-2 on penalties
1**Bolton Wanderers (1)**1 – 0Fulham (1)16,151
2Tottenham Hotspur (1)1 – 1Nottingham Forest (2)35,640
*replay**Nottingham Forest (2)**0 – 3****Tottenham Hotspur (1)***28,062
3Everton (1)0 – 2**Manchester United (1)**38,664
4Charlton Athletic (1)1 – 2**Leicester City (2)**23,719
5Burnley (2)0 – 0Blackburn Rovers (1)21,468
*replay****Blackburn Rovers (1)****2 – 1**Burnley (2)*28,691
6Southampton (1)2 – 2Brentford (3)24,741
*replay**Brentford (3)**1 – 3****Southampton (1)***11,720
7**Newcastle United (1)**1 – 0Chelsea (1)45,740
8Arsenal (1)1 – 1Sheffield United (2)36,891
*replay**Sheffield United (2)**0 – 0****Arsenal (1)***27,595

Sixth round proper

Matches played on the weekend of Saturday, 12 March 2005.

Leicester City, the only remaining non-Premiership side in the competition, lost 1–0 to Blackburn Rovers.


Ronaldo Scholes


Semi-finals

  • Matches played on the weekend of Saturday, 16 April 2005.
  • Both ties were played at neutral venues

Van Persie

Scholes Ronaldo

Final

Main article: 2005 FA Cup final

The 2005 FA Cup final was contested between Manchester United and Arsenal at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Manchester United dominated the game but failed to take any of their opportunities and ultimately they went on to lose in the first FA Cup Final penalty shoot-out. Paul Scholes had his kick saved by Jens Lehmann, leaving Patrick Vieira with the opportunity to win the Cup for the Gunners.

15:00 BST Ljungberg Van Persie Cole Vieira Scholes Ronaldo Rooney Keane

Top scorers

:Source:

RankPlayerClubGoals
1POR Cristiano RonaldoManchester United4
ENG Peter CrouchSouthampton
ENG Jermain DefoeTottenham Hotspur
4NGA Shola AmeobiNewcastle United3
WAL Robert EarnshawWest Bromwich Albion
ENG Bryan HughesCharlton Athletic
IRL Robbie KeaneTottenham Hotspur
SCO Andy LiddellSheffield United
NOR Morten Gamst PedersenBlackburn Rovers
ENG Wayne RooneyManchester United
ENG Paul ScholesManchester United
NED Robin van PersieArsenal

Media coverage

In the United Kingdom, the BBC were the free to air broadcasters for the fourth consecutive season while Sky Sports were the subscription broadcasters for the seventeenth consecutive season.. In this new contract period of television rights, the BBC's coverage increased further to three live matches from rounds 3 to 6, plus one live replay in the same rounds where applicable.

The matches shown live on the BBC were:

  • Thurrock 0-1 Oldham Athletic (R1)
  • Hinckley United 0-0 Brentford (R2)
  • Sheffield United 3-1 Aston Villa (R3)
  • Plymouth Argyle 1-3 Everton (R3)
  • Yeading 0-2 Newcastle United (R3)
  • Exeter City 0-2 Manchester United (R3 Replay)
  • Southampton 2-1 Portsmouth (R4)
  • Manchester United 3-0 Middlesbrough (R4)
  • Oldham Athletic 0-1 Bolton Wanderers (R4)
  • Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 West Bromwich Albion (R4 Replay)
  • Arsenal 1-1 Sheffield United (R5)
  • Everton 0-2 Manchester United (R5)
  • Burnley 0-0 Blackburn Rovers (R5)
  • Sheffield United 0-0 Arsenal (R5 Replay)
  • Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Arsenal (QF)
  • Southampton 0-4 Manchester United (QF)
  • Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Leicester City (QF)
  • Newcastle United 1-4 Manchester United (SF)
  • Arsenal 0-0 Manchester United (Final)

The matches shown live on Sky Sports were:

  • Southend United 0-3 Luton Town (R1)
  • Brentford 1-1 Bristol City (R1 Replay)
  • Scunthorpe United 2-0 Wrexham (R2)
  • Notts County 2-0 Swindon Town (R2 Replay)
  • Burnley 1-0 Liverpool (R3)
  • Swansea City 0-1 Reading (R3 Replay)
  • Chelsea 2-0 Birmingham City (R4)
  • Sheffield United 1-1 West Ham United (R4 Replay)
  • Newcastle United 1-0 Chelsea (R5)
  • Nottingham Forest 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur (R5 Replay)
  • Newcastle United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur (QF)
  • Arsenal 3-0 Blackburn Rovers (SF)
  • Arsenal 0-0 Manchester United (Final)

References

References

  1. "2004/2005 FA Cup Top Scorers". World Football.
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