2010–11 FA Cup

Teams

Calendar

The calendar for the 2010–11 FA Cup, as announced by The Football Association:

Qualifying rounds

All teams that entered the competition, but were not members of the Premier League or The Football League, competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 32 places available in the first round proper.

The winners from the fourth qualifying round were Darlington, Tipton Town, Guiseley, Fleetwood Town, Gateshead, Vauxhall Motors, FC United of Manchester, Nuneaton Town, Tamworth, York City, Mansfield Town, Southport, Eastwood Town, Droylsden, Woking, Hythe Town, Cambridge United, Dover Athletic, Harrow Borough, Corby Town, Luton Town, Rushden & Diamonds, Crawley Town, Hendon, Dartford, Chelmsford City, AFC Wimbledon, Havant & Waterlooville, Swindon Supermarine, Forest Green Rovers, Ebbsfleet United and Hayes & Yeading United.

Tipton Town, FC United of Manchester, Hythe Town and Swindon Supermarine were appearing in the competition proper for the first time. Hayes & Yeading United was also featuring at this stage for the first time as a merged entity (although predecessor clubs Hayes FC and Yeading FC had both qualified for the first round back in 2004-05). Of the others, Guiseley and Dover Athletic had last appeared in the first round in 2002-03, Harrow Borough had last done so in 2000-01, Hendon had last done so in 1999-2000, Dartford in 1989-90 and Corby Town in 1967-68.

First Round Proper

Teams from Leagues One and Two entered at this stage, along with the winners from the Fourth round qualifying. The draw was held on 24 October 2010 with ties played on the weekend of 6–7 November 2010 apart from Rochdale vs FC United of Manchester which was the only match played on 5 November 2010. It was broadcast on ESPN kicking off its FA Cup campaign with the Northern Premier League club shocking their League One counterparts 3–2. ESPN's next match was on 6 November 2010, where Cambridge United and Huddersfield Town played out a scoreless draw. ITV1's first coverage was Southport vs Sheffield Wednesday on 7 November 2010 with the League One side trouncing their Conference National opponents 5–2.

Tipton Town of the Midland Football Alliance and Hythe Town of the Kent League, both from the ninth tier, were the lowest-ranked teams left in the competition at this stage. Both suffered heavy defeats at the hands of League opponents.

Mooney Wilson Syers Atieno Gnakpa Hope Jarman Davies Rodgers Gleeson Carrington MacKenzie Leven O'Hanlon Lewington Kouo-Doumbé Laird Mousinho Charles Long Odubade Roberts Wilson McGinn Mellor Morrison Spurr Rankine Kilheeney Lees Ainsworth Revell Taiwo Moore Keltie Purdie Manset Fleetwood Pugh Feeney Goodison Thomas-Moore Bricknell Cook Pullen Wells Lallana Roberts I'Anson Thomas Smith Neilson Hall Brodie Torres

Sogbanmu Bennett Taricco Faulconbridge Hammond Sparrow Battipiedi Baz Brown Corr Corr Nsiala Corr Clohessy Hall Barnett Bencherif Reid Brown Dawson Cottrell Norton Madine Rigg J. Richards Guinan Jacobs McGivern Austin Péricard Ritchie Ryan Stephens Mackail-Smith Tomlin McLean

Second Round Proper

The matches were played on 26, 27 and 29 November 2010 with replays scheduled for 7, 8 and 9 December. Hartlepool United v Yeovil Town and Notts County v AFC Bournemouth were both postponed on their original date, 27 November, and again on 7 December. They were finally played on 14 December.

FC United of Manchester of the Northern Premier League Premier Division and Swindon Supermarine of the Southern League Premier Division, both from the seventh tier, were the lowest-ranked teams left in the competition at this stage. Swindon Supermarine were narrowly defeated 1–0 by Colchester United, but FC United of Manchester managed to force a replay after a 1–1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion.

The draw for the second round was notable for the potential meeting of AFC Wimbledon and MK Dons. This would have been the first time the two clubs had met however MK Dons were beaten by Stevenage in their first-round replay.

Miller Thornton Maghoma Collins Pilkington Afobe McCombe Kay Roberts Odubade Humphreys Upson Mackail-Smith Hughes Cummings Téhoué M'Poku McGleish Forbes Brown Kerr Roche Austin Douglas P. Smith McManus Calderón Bennett Sparrow Guly Gobern Jackson Anyinsah Jackson Manset Carayol Facey Grimes Fleetwood Beavon Zoko Chester Thomas Chambers

Third Round Proper

The draw was held on 28 November 2010 at Wembley Stadium and made by Noel Gallagher of Oasis and Sergio Pizzorno of Kasabian. who bizarrely picked out the balls of the respective clubs that they support (Pizzorno - Leicester City and Gallagher - Manchester City). Premier League and Football League Championship teams also entered at this stage, joining the winners from the second round and completing the entrants. The lowest ranked team in this round was Dover Athletic of the Conference South, the sixth tier of English football. The tie between Wycombe Wanderers and Hereford United was played later than usual due to the fact that the second round replay between Lincoln City and Hereford was delayed. Arsenal narrowly avoided an upset by scoring a stoppage time penalty in their 1–1 draw with Championship side Leeds United. The highly anticipated match in the third round between Manchester United and Liverpool saw United beat Liverpool 1–0 with a Ryan Giggs second-minute penalty. Championship side Leeds United failed to maintain their good showing against Arsenal by losing 3–1. Also Newcastle suffered a massive upset, losing 3–1 to League Two Stevenage.

Mears Eagles Alexander Baker Mellor Morrison Etuhu Gera Greening McCann Hayter Hunt Elokobi Mujangi Bia Doyle Jarvis Jones Barnes Sandaza Kitson Roberts Piquionne Sagna Van Persie Albrighton Petrov A. Young King Tevez Vieira A. Johnson Kolarov Dyer Elmander Pratley Van der Gun Sinclair Bostwick Winn Tioté Murphy Jerome Do Prado Sordell Graham Sturridge Edwards Anelka Lampard Hughes Beckford Coleman Fellaini Baines McManaman Defoe Chambers Torres

Fourth Round Proper

The draw was held on Sunday 9 January 2011. The lowest ranked team left in the competition was Crawley Town of the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Of the other 31 teams, 15 were from the Premier League, 6 were from The Championship, 6 were from League One, and 4 were from League Two. Three matches went to a replay, Everton v Chelsea, Bolton Wanderers v Wigan Athletic and Manchester City v Notts County.

Squillaci Fàbregas Hangeland Dembélé Drogba Anelka Essien Cole Jagielka Arteta Heitinga Neville Hernández Tate Paterson Parnaby Phillips Wood

Long Pires Delfouneso Morrison Johnson McGoldrick Tevez Džeko Richards

Fifth Round Proper

The draw was held on Sunday 30 January 2011. For the second consecutive round, the lowest ranked team left in the competition was Crawley Town of the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. They were the first non-League side to make the fifth round since 1994. Of the other 15 teams, 10 were from the Premier League, two from the Championship and three from League One. One match went to a replay, Leyton Orient v Arsenal.

Cole Reid Sears Balotelli Silva Walters Shawcross Martins Murphy Bendtner Clichy

Sixth Round Proper

The draw was held on Sunday 20 February 2011. Reading of The Championship defeated Everton in the fifth round, and are the last non-Premier League team remaining in the competition, for the second year running. All seven other teams are from the Premier League.

Phillips K. Davies Lee Rooney Higginbotham

Semi-finals

The draw was conducted by Hope Powell and Fabio Capello at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, 13 March 2011, after the result of the Stoke game, but before the end of the Manchester City game. Ties were played on 16/17 April at Wembley. With Manchester City's victory over Reading, it meant that the Semi-finals of the Cup would be an all-Premier League affair, and in addition, Wembley Stadium would host its first ever Manchester derby game.

Huth Jones Walters

Final

Main article: 2011 FA Cup final

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The matches shown live on ITV were:

• Southport 2-5 Sheffield Wednesday (R1)

• AFC Wimbledon 0-2 Stevenage (R2)

• Arsenal 1-1 Leeds United (R3)

• Manchester United 1-0 Liverpool (R3)

• Leeds United 1-3 Arsenal (R3 Replay)

The matches shown live on ESPN were:

• Rochdale 2-3 FC United of Manchester (R1)

• Cambridge United 0-0 Huddersfield Town (R1)

• Woking 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion (R1 Replay)

• Ebbsfleet United 2-3 AFC Wimbledon (R1 Replay)

• Crawley Town 1-1 Swindon Town (R2)

• Droylsden 1-1 Leyton Orient (R2)

• FC United of Manchester 0-4 Brighton & Hove Albion (R2 Replay)

• Luton Town 1-3 Charlton Athletic (R2 Replay)

• Stevenage 3-1 Newcastle United (R3)

• Leicester City 2-2 Manchester City (R3)

• Crawley Town 2-1 Derby County (R3)

International broadcasters

References

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