1992–93 FA Cup
Country | England Wales |
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Defending champions | Liverpool |
Champions | Arsenal (6th title) |
Runners-up | Sheffield Wednesday |
Top goal scorer(s) | Ian Wright (10 goals) |
← 1991–92 1993–94 → |
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 2000.
First round proper[]
The first round matches were played on the weekend beginning 14 November 1992.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
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1 | Blackpool | 1–1 | Rochdale |
replay | Rochdale | 1–0 | Blackpool |
2 | Chester City | 1–1 | Altrincham |
replay | Altrincham | 2–0 | Chester City |
3 | Darlington | 1–2 | Hull City |
4 | Bournemouth | 0–0 | Barnet |
replay | Barnet | 1–2 | Bournemouth |
5 | Burnley | 2–1 | Scarborough |
6 | Bury | 2–0 | Witton Albion |
7 | Sutton United | 1–2 | Hereford United |
8 | Marine | 4–1 | Halifax Town |
9 | Reading | 1–0 | Birmingham City |
10 | Woking | 3–2 | Nuneaton Borough |
11 | Gillingham | 3–2 | Kettering Town |
12 | Marlow | 3–3 | Salisbury |
replay | Salisbury | 2–2 | Marlow |
Marlow won 4–3 on penalties | |||
13 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Sutton Coldfield Town |
14 | Macclesfield Town | 0–0 | Chesterfield |
replay | Chesterfield | 2–2 | Macclesfield Town |
Macclesfield Town won 3–2 on penalties | |||
15 | Crewe Alexandra | 6–1 | Wrexham |
16 | West Brom | 8–0 | Aylesbury United |
17 | Lincoln City | 0–0 | Stafford Rangers |
replay | Stafford Rangers | 2–1 | Lincoln City |
18 | Shrewsbury | 3–1 | Mansfield Town |
19 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–2 | Hartlepool United |
20 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3–1 | Merthyr Tydfil |
21 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Fulham |
22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–0 | Hayes |
23 | Bradford City | 1–1 | Preston North End |
replay | Preston North End | 4–5 | Bradford City |
24 | Exeter City | 1–0 | Kidderminster Harriers |
25 | St Albans City | 1–2 | Cheltenham Town |
26 | Scunthorpe United | 0–0 | Huddersfield Town |
replay | Huddersfield Town | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United |
27 | Blyth Spartans | 1–2 | Southport |
28 | Cardiff City | 2–3 | Bath City |
29 | Kingstonian | 1–1 | Peterborough United |
replay | Peterborough United | 9v1 | Kingstonian[1] |
replay | Peterborough United | 1–0 | Kingstonian |
30 | Torquay United | 2–5 | Yeovil Town |
31 | York City | 1–3 | Stockport County |
32 | Stoke City | 0–0 | Port Vale |
replay | Port Vale | 3–1 | Stoke City |
33 | Rotherham United | 4–0 | Walsall |
34 | Wigan Athletic | 3–1 | Carlisle United |
35 | Colchester United | 4–0 | Slough Town |
36 | Swansea City | w/o | Maidstone United |
37 | Accrington Stanley | 3–2 | Gateshead |
38 | Dorking | 2–3 | Plymouth Argyle |
39 | Solihull Borough | 2–2 | VS Rugby |
replay | VS Rugby | 2–1 | Solihull Borough |
40 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 4–5 | Leyton Orient |
Second round proper[]
The second round matches were played on the weekend beginning 5 December 1992.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
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1 | Bath City | 2–2 | Northampton Town |
replay | Northampton Town | 3–0 | Bath City |
2 | Burnley | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town |
replay | Shrewsbury Town | 1–2 | Burnley |
3 | Yeovil Town | 0–0 | Hereford United |
replay | Hereford United | 1–2 | Yeovil Town |
4 | Marine | 3–2 | Stafford Rangers |
5 | Reading | 2–1 | Leyton Orient |
6 | Gillingham | 1–1 | Colchester United |
replay | Colchester United | 2–3 | Gillingham |
7 | Bolton Wanderers | 4–1 | Rochdale |
8 | Macclesfield Town | 0–2 | Stockport County |
9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2–2 | West Bromwich Albion |
replay | West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | Wycombe Wanderers |
10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | Woking |
replay | Woking | 1–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
11 | Plymouth Argyle | 3–2 | Peterborough United |
12 | Bradford City | 0–2 | Huddersfield Town |
13 | Altrincham | 1–4 | Port Vale |
14 | Exeter City | 2–5 | Swansea City |
15 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Bournemouth |
replay | Bournemouth | 3–0 | Cheltenham Town |
16 | Rotherham United | 1–0 | Hull City |
17 | Wigan Athletic | 0–0 | Bury |
replay | Bury | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic |
18 | Accrington Stanley | 1–6 | Crewe Alexandra |
19 | VS Rugby | 0–0 | Marlow |
replay | Marlow | 2–0 | VS Rugby |
20 | Hartlepool United | 4–0 | Southport |
Third round proper[]
The third round matches were played on the weekend beginning 2 January 1993.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
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1 | Watford | 1–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2 | Yeovil Town F.C. | 1–3 | Arsenal |
3 | Gillingham | 0–0 | Huddersfield Town |
replay | Huddersfield Town | 2–1 | Gillingham |
4 | Leicester City | 0–0 | Barnsley |
replay | Barnsley | 1–1 | Leicester City |
Barnsley won 5–4 on penalties | |||
5 | Notts County | 0–2 | Sunderland |
6 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Southampton |
7 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | Bournemouth |
8 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers |
replay | Bristol Rovers | 0–3 | Aston Villa |
9 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | Liverpool |
replay | Liverpool | 0–2 | Bolton Wanderers |
10 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–1 | Marine |
11 | Middlesbrough | 2–1 | Chelsea |
12 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–2 | West Ham United |
13 | Derby County | 2–1 | Stockport County |
14 | Luton Town | 2–0 | Bristol City |
15 | Sheffield United | 2–2 | Burnley |
replay | Burnley | 2–4 | Sheffield United |
16 | Ipswich Town | 3–1 | Plymouth Argyle |
17 | Newcastle United | 4–0 | Port Vale |
18 | Marlow | 1–5 | Tottenham Hotspur[2] |
19 | Manchester City | 1–1 | Reading |
replay | Reading | 0–4 | Manchester City |
20 | QPR | 3–0 | Swindon Town |
21 | Brentford | 0–2 | Grimsby Town |
22 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Rotherham United |
23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | Portsmouth |
24 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Bury |
25 | Norwich City | 1–0 | Coventry City |
26 | Oldham Athletic | 2–2 | Tranmere Rovers |
replay | Tranmere Rovers | 3–0 | Oldham Athletic |
27 | Wimbledon | 0–0 | Everton |
replay | Everton | 1–2 | Wimbledon |
28 | Southend United | 1–0 | Millwall |
29 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic |
replay | Charlton Athletic | 1–3 | Leeds United |
30 | Cambridge United | 1–2 | Sheffield Wednesday |
31 | Swansea City | 1–1 | Oxford United |
replay | Oxford United | 2–2 | Swansea City |
Swansea City won 5–4 on penalties | |||
32 | Hartlepool United | 1–0 | Crystal Palace |
Fourth round proper[]
The fourth round matches were played on the weekend beginning 23 January 1993.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
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1 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Middlesbrough |
replay | Middlesbrough | 0–3 | Nottingham Forest |
2 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Wimbledon |
replay | Wimbledon | 0–0 | Aston Villa |
Wimbledon won 6–5 on penalties | |||
3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Sunderland |
4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–2 | Bolton Wanderers |
5 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–3 | Blackburn Rovers |
6 | Luton Town | 1–5 | Derby County |
7 | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Hartlepool United |
8 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–2 | Ipswich Town |
9 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–2 | Manchester City |
10 | Barnsley | 4–1 | West Ham United |
11 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
12 | Norwich City | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
13 | Huddersfield Town | 1–2 | Southend United |
14 | Arsenal | 2–2 | Leeds United |
replay | Leeds United | 2–3 | Arsenal |
15 | Rotherham United | 1–1 | Newcastle United |
replay | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Rotherham United |
16 | Swansea City | 0–0 | Grimsby Town |
replay | Grimsby Town | 2–0 | Swansea City |
Fifth round proper[]
The fifth round matches were played on the weekend beginning 13 February 1993.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
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1 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Newcastle United |
2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | Southend United |
3 | Derby County | 3–1 | Bolton Wanderers |
4 | Sheffield United | 2–1 | Manchester United |
5 | Ipswich Town | 4–0 | Grimsby Town |
6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–2 | Wimbledon |
7 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Barnsley |
8 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Nottingham 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, possibly another one with Sheffield Wednesday, 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 no | Home team | Score | Away team |
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1 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | Sheffield United |
replay | Sheffield United | 2–2 | Blackburn Rovers |
Sheffield United won 5–3 on penalties | |||
2 | Derby County | 3–3 | Sheffield Wednesday |
replay | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Derby County |
3 | Ipswich Town | 2–4 | Arsenal |
4 | Manchester City | 2–4 | 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 triumphing 1-0 over Tottenham in the North London derby.
Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Sheffield United |
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Waddle 2' Bright 108' |
Cork 44' |
Sheffield Wednesday advance to the FA Cup Final
Arsenal | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Adams 80' |
Arsenal advance to the FA Cup Final
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.
Arsenal | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Sheffield Wednesday |
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Wright 20' | Hirst 61' |
Arsenal
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Sheffield Wednesday
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Replay[]
Arsenal | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Sheffield Wednesday |
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Waddle 68' |
Arsenal
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Sheffield Wednesday
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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.[citation needed]
The matches shown live on the BBC were: Nottingham Forest vs Southampton (R3); Norwich City vs Tottenham Hotspur (R4); Sheffield United vs Manchester United (R5); Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur (QF); Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur (SF); and Sheffield Wednesday vs Arsenal in both the Final and its replay.
Footnotes[]
- ^ Match was void after injury to the Kingstonian keeper
- ^ Played at White Hart Lane
- ^ BBC report
External links[]
- 1992–93 FA Cup
- FA Cup seasons
- 1992–93 domestic association football cups
- 1992–93 in English football