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Past FA Cup Finals
Year
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Winners
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Runners Up
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Result
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1872
|
Wanderers
|
Royal Engineers
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1-0
|
1873
|
Wanderers
|
Oxford University
|
2-0
|
1874
|
Oxford University
|
Royal Engineers
|
2-0
|
1875
|
Royal Engineers
|
Old Etonians
|
1-1 aet
|
replay
|
Royal Engineers
|
Old Etonians
|
2-0
|
1876
|
Wanderers
|
Old Etonians
|
1-1 aet
|
replay
|
Wanderers
|
Old Etonians
|
3-0
|
1877
|
Wanderers
|
Oxford University
|
2-1 aet
|
1878
|
Wanderers
|
Royal Engineers
|
3-1
|
1879
|
Old Etonians
|
Clapham Rovers
|
1-0
|
1880
|
Clapham Rovers
|
Oxford University
|
1-0
|
1881
|
Old Carthusians
|
Old Etonians
|
3-0
|
1882
|
Old Etonians
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
1-0
|
1883
|
Blackburn Olympic
|
Old Etonians
|
2-1 aet
|
1884
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
Queens Park, Glasgow
|
2-1
|
1885
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
Queens Park, Glasgow
|
2-0
|
1886
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
0-0
|
replay
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
2-0
|
1887
|
Aston Villa
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
2-0
|
1888
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
Preston North End
|
2-1
|
1889
|
Preston North End
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers
|
3-0
|
1890
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
6-1
|
1891
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
Notts County
|
3-1
|
1892
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
Aston Villa
|
3-0
|
1893
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers
|
Everton
|
1-0
|
1894
|
Notts County
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
4-1
|
1895
|
Aston Villa
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
1-0
|
1896
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers
|
2-1
|
1897
|
Aston Villa
|
Everton
|
3-2
|
1898
|
Nottingham Forest
|
Derby County
|
3-1
|
1899
|
Sheffield United
|
Derby County
|
4-1
|
1900
|
Bury
|
Southampton
|
4-0
|
1901
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
Sheffield United
|
2-2
|
replay
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
Sheffield United
|
3-1
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1902
|
Sheffield United
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Southampton
|
1-1
|
replay
|
Sheffield United
|
Southampton
|
2-1
|
1903
|
Bury
|
Derby County
|
6-0
|
1904
|
Manchester City
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
1-0
|
1905
|
Aston Villa
|
Newcastle United
|
2-0
|
1906
|
Everton
|
Newcastle United
|
1-0
|
1907
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
Everton
|
2-1
|
1908
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers
|
Newcastle United
|
3-1
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1909
|
Manchester United
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Bristol City
|
1-0
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1910
|
Newcastle United
|
Barnsley
|
1-1
|
replay
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Newcastle United
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Barnsley
|
2-0
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1911
|
Bradford City
|
Newcastle United
|
0-0
|
replay
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Bradford City
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Newcastle United
|
1-0
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1912
|
Barnsley
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
0-0
|
replay
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Barnsley
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
1-0
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1913
|
Aston Villa
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Sunderland
|
1-0
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1914
|
Burnley
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Liverpool
|
1-0
|
1915
|
Sheffield United
|
Chelsea
|
3-0
|
1920
|
Aston Villa
|
Huddersfield Town
|
1-0 aet
|
1921
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers
|
1-0
|
1922
|
Huddersfield Town
|
Preston North End
|
1-0
|
1923
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
West Ham United
|
2-0
|
1924
|
Newcastle United
|
Aston Villa
|
2-0
|
1925
|
Sheffield United
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Cardiff City
|
1-0
|
1926
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
Manchester City
|
1-0
|
1927
|
Cardiff City
|
Arsenal
|
1-0
|
1928
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
Huddersfield Town
|
3-1
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1929
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
Portsmouth
|
2-0
|
1930
|
Arsenal
|
Huddersfield Town
|
2-0
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1931
|
West Bromwich Albion
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Birmingham City
|
2-1
|
1932
|
Newcastle United
|
Arsenal
|
2-1
|
1933
|
Everton
|
Manchester City
|
3-0
|
1934
|
Manchester City
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Portsmouth
|
2-1
|
1935
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
4-2
|
1936
|
Arsenal
|
Sheffield United
|
1-0
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1937
|
Sunderland
|
Preston North End
|
3-1
|
1938
|
Preston North End
|
Huddersfield Town
|
1-0 aet
|
1939
|
Portsmouth
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers
|
4-1
|
1946
|
Derby County
|
Charlton Athletic
|
4-1 aet
|
1947
|
Charlton Athletic
|
Burnley
|
1-0 aet
|
1948
|
Manchester United
|
Blackpool
|
4-2
|
1949
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers
|
Leicester City
|
3-1
|
1950
|
Arsenal
|
Liverpool
|
2-0
|
1951
|
Newcastle United
|
Blackpool
|
2-0
|
1952
|
Newcastle United
|
Arsenal
|
1-0
|
1953
|
Blackpool
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
4-3
|
1954
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
Preston North End
|
3-2
|
1955
|
Newcastle United
|
Manchester City
|
3-1
|
1956
|
Manchester City
|
Birmingham City
|
3-1
|
1957
|
Aston Villa
|
Manchester United
|
2-1
|
1958
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
Manchester United
|
2-0
|
1959
|
Nottingham Forest
|
Luton Town
|
2-1
|
1960
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
3-0
|
1961
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
Leicester City
|
2-0
|
1962
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
Burnley
|
3-1
|
1963
|
Manchester United
|
Leicester City
|
3-1
|
1964
|
West Ham United
|
Preston North End
|
3-2
|
1965
|
Liverpool
|
Leeds United
|
2-1 aet
|
1966
|
Everton
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
3-2
|
1967
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
Chelsea
|
2-1
|
1968
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
Everton
|
1-0 aet
|
1969
|
Manchester City
|
Leicester City
|
1-0
|
1970
|
Chelsea
|
Leeds United
|
2-2 aet
|
replay
|
Chelsea
|
Leeds United
|
2-1
|
1971
|
Arsenal
|
Liverpool
|
2-1 aet
|
1972
|
Leeds United
|
Arsenal
|
1-0
|
1973
|
Sunderland
|
Leeds United
|
1-0
|
1974
|
Liverpool
|
Newcastle United
|
3-0
|
1975
|
West Ham United
|
Fulham
|
2-0
|
1976
|
Southampton
|
Manchester United
|
1-0
|
1977
|
Manchester United
|
Liverpool
|
2-1
|
1978
|
Ipswich Town
|
Arsenal
|
1-0
|
1979
|
Arsenal
|
Manchester United
|
3-2
|
1980
|
West Ham United
|
Arsenal
|
1-0
|
1981
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
Manchester City
|
1-1 aet
|
replay
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
Manchester City
|
3-2
|
1982
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
Queens Park Rangers
|
1-1 aet
|
replay
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
Queens Park Rangers
|
1-0
|
1983
|
Manchester United
|
Brighton and Hove Albion
|
2-2 aet
|
replay
|
Manchester United
|
Brighton and Hove Albion
|
4-0
|
1984
|
Everton
|
Watford
|
2-0
|
1985
|
Manchester United
|
Everton
|
1-0 aet
|
1986
|
Liverpool
|
Everton
|
3-1
|
1987
|
Coventry City
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
3-2 aet
|
1988
|
Wimbledon
|
Liverpool
|
1-0
|
1989
|
Liverpool
|
Everton
|
3-2 aet
|
1990
|
Manchester United
|
Crystal Palace
|
3-3 aet
|
replay
|
Manchester United
|
Crystal Palace
|
1-0
|
1991
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
Nottingham Forest
|
2-1 aet
|
1992
|
Liverpool
|
Sunderland
|
2-0
|
1993
|
Arsenal
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
1-1 aet
|
replay
|
Arsenal
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
2-1 aet
|
1994
|
Manchester United
|
Chelsea
|
4-0
|
1995
|
Everton
|
Manchester United
|
1-0
|
1996
|
Manchester United
|
Liverpool
|
1-0
|
1997
|
Chelsea
|
Middlesbrough
|
2-0
|
1998
|
Arsenal
|
Newcastle United
|
2-0
|
1999
|
Manchester United
|
Newcastle United
|
2-0
|
2000
|
Chelsea
|
Aston Villa
|
1-0
|
2001
|
Liverpool
|
Arsenal
|
2-1
|
2002
|
Arsenal
|
Chelsea
|
2-0
|
2003
|
Arsenal
|
Southampton
|
1-0
|
2004
|
Manchester United
|
Millwall
|
3-0
|
2005
|
Arsenal
|
Manchester United
|
0-0 aet
|
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Arsenal win 5-4 on penalties
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2006
|
Liverpool
|
West Ham United
|
3-3 aet
|
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Liverpool win 3-1 on penalties
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2007
|
Chelsea
|
Manchester United
|
1-0
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2008 |
Portsmouth |
Cardiff City |
1-0 |
2009 |
Chelsea |
Everton |
2-1 |
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