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F.A. Challenge Cup Finals


Perry scores the winner for Blackpool in the 1953 Final

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  Winners   
Runners-up 
Wanderers
1 - 0
Royal Engineers
Wanderers
2 - 0
Oxford University
Oxford University
2 - 0
Royal Engineers
Royal Engineers
2 - 0 (1 - 1)
Old Etonians
Wanderers
3 - 0 (0 - 0)
Old Etonians
Wanderers
2 - 0
Oxford University
Wanderers
3 - 1
Royal Engineers
Old Etonians
1 - 0
Clapham Rovers
Clapham Rovers
1 - 0
Oxford University
Old Carthusians
3 - 0
Old Etonians
Old Etonians
1 - 0
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Olympic
2 - 1
Old Etonians
Blackburn Rovers
2 - 1
Queens Park, Glasgow
Blackburn Rovers
2 - 0
Queens Park, Glasgow
Blackburn Rovers
2 - 0 (0 - 0)
West Bromwich Albion
Aston Villa
2 - 0
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion
2 - 1
Preston North End
Preston North End
3 - 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Blackburn Rovers
6 - 1
Sheffield Wednesday
Blackburn Rovers
3 - 1
Notts County
West Bromwich Albion
3 - 0
Aston Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1 - 0
Everton
Notts County
4 - 1
Bolton Wanderers
Aston Villa
1 - 0
West Bromwich Albion
Sheffield Wednesday
2 - 1
Wolverhampton Wanderers
 1897
 Aston Villa
3 - 2
Everton
 1898
 Nottingham Forest
3 - 1
Derby County
 1899
 Sheffield United
4 - 1
Derby County
 1900
 Bury
4 - 0
Southampton
 1901
 Tottenham Hotspur
3 - 1 (2 - 2)
Sheffield United
 1902
 Sheffield United
2 - 1 (1 - 1)
Southampton
 1903
 Bury
2 - 0
Derby County
 1904
 Manchester City
1 - 0
Bolton Wanderers
 1905
 Aston Villa
2 - 0
Newcastle United
 1906
 Everton
1 - 0
Newcastle United
 1907
 Sheffield Wednesday
2 - 1
Everton
 1908
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
3 - 1
Newcastle United
 1909
 Manchester United
1 - 0
Bristol City
 1910
 Newcastle United
2 - 0 (2 - 2)
Barnsley
 1911
 Bradford City
1 - 0 (0 - 0)
Newcastle United
 1912
 Barnsley
1 - 0 (0 - 0)
West Bromwich Albion
 1913
 Aston Villa
1 - 0
Sunderland
Burnley
1 - 0
Liverpool
Sheffield United
3 - 0
Chelsea
 
  
World War 1
 1920
 Aston Villa
1 - 0 aet
Huddersfield Town
 1921
 Tottenham Hotspur
1 - 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers
 1922
 Huddersfield Town
1 - 0
Preston North End
 1923
 Bolton Wanderers
2 - 0
West Ham United
 1924
 Newcastle United
2 - 0
Aston Villa
 1925
 Sheffield United
1 - 0
Cardiff City
 1926
 Bolton Wanderers
1 - 0
Manchester City
 1927
 Cardiff City
1 - 0
Arsenal
 1928
 Blackburn Rovers
3 - 1
Huddersfield Town
 1929
 Bolton Wanderers
2 - 0
Portsmouth
 1930
 Arsenal
2 - 0
Huddersfield Town
 1931
 West Bromwich Albion
2 - 1
Birmingham City
 1932
 Newcastle United
2 - 1
Arsenal
 1933
 Everton
3 - 0
Manchester City
 1934
 Manchester City
2 - 1
Portsmouth
 1935
 Sheffield Wednesday
4 - 2
West Bromwich Albion
 1936
 Arsenal
1 - 0
Sheffield United
 1937
 Sunderland
3 - 1
Preston North End
 1938
 Preston North End
1 - 0 aet
Huddersfield Town
 1939
 Portsmouth
4 - 1
Wolverhampton Wanderers
 
  
World War 2
Derby County
4 - 1 aet
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
1 - 0 aet
Burnley
Manchester United
4 - 2
Blackpool
Wolverhampton Wanderers
3 - 1
Leicester City
Arsenal
2 - 0
Liverpool
Newcastle United
2 - 0
Blackpool
Newcastle United
1 - 0
Arsenal
Blackpool
4 - 3
Bolton Wanderers
West Bromwich Albion
3 - 2
Preston North End
Newcastle United
3 - 1
Manchester City
Manchester City
3 - 1
Birmingham City
Aston Villa
2 - 1
Manchester United
Bolton Wanderers
2 - 0
Manchester United
Nottingham Forest
2 - 1
Luton Town
 1960
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
3 - 0
Blackburn Rovers
 1961
 Tottenham Hotspur
2 - 0
Leicester City
 1962
 Tottenham Hotspur
3 - 1
Burnley
 1963
 Manchester United
3 - 1
Leicester City
 1964
 West Ham United
3 - 2
Preston North End
Liverpool
2 - 1 aet
Leeds United
 1966
 Everton
3 - 2
Sheffield Wednesday
 1967
 Tottenham Hotspur
2 - 1
Chelsea
 1968
 West Bromwich Albion
1 - 0 aet
Everton
 1969
 Manchester City
1 - 0
Leicester City
 1970
 Chelsea
2 - 1aet (2 - 2)
Leeds United
 1971
 Arsenal
2 - 1 aet
Liverpool
 1972
 Leeds United
1 - 0
Arsenal
 1973
 Sunderland
1 - 0
Leeds United
 1974
 Liverpool
3 - 0
Newcastle United
 1975
 West Ham United
2 - 0
Fulham
 1976
 Southampton
1 - 0
Manchester United
 1977
 Manchester United
2 - 1
Liverpool
 1978
 Ipswich Town
1 - 0
Arsenal
 1979
 Arsenal
3 - 2
Manchester United
 1980
 West Ham United
1 - 0
Arsenal
 1981
 Tottenham Hotspur
3 - 2 (1 - 1)
Manchester City
 1982
 Tottenham Hotspur
1 - 0 (1 - 1)
Queens Park Rangers
 1983
 Manchester United
4 - 0 (2 - 2)
Brighton & Hove Albion
 1984
 Everton
2 - 0
Watford
 1985
 Manchester United
1 - 0 aet
Everton
 1986
 Liverpool
3 - 1
Everton
 1987
 Coventry City
3 - 2 aet
Tottenham Hotspur
 1988
 Wimbledon
1 - 0
Liverpool
 1989
 Liverpool
3 - 2 aet
Everton
 1990
 Manchester United
1 - 0 (3 - 3)
Crystal Palace
 1991
 Tottenham Hotspur
2 - 1 aet
Nottingham Forest
 1992
 Liverpool
2 - 0
Sunderland
 1993
 Arsenal
2 - 1aet (1 - 1)
Sheffield Wednesday
 1994
 Manchester United
4 - 0
Chelsea
 1995
 Everton
1 - 0
Manchester United
 1996
 Manchester United
1 - 0
Liverpool
 1997
 Chelsea
2 - 0
Middlesbrough
 1998
 Arsenal
2 - 0
Newcastle United
 1999
 Manchester United
2 - 0
Newcastle United
 2000
 Chelsea
1 - 0
Aston Villa
 2001
 Liverpool
2 - 1
Arsenal
 2002
 Arsenal
2 - 0
Chelsea
 2003
 Arsenal
1 - 0
Southampton
 2004
 Manchester United
3 - 0
Millwall
 2005
 Arsenal
0 - 0 (5-4 pens)
Manchester United
Liverpool
3 - 3 (3-1 pens)
West Ham United
Chelsea
1 - 0 aet
Manchester United
Portsmouth
1 - 0
Cardiff City

Stanley Matthews crosses the ball in the 1953 FA Cup Final
Stanley Matthews crosses the ball in the 1953 FA Cup Final

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FA Challenge Cup Final Venues
  • 1872 - The Oval, London
  • 1873 - Lillie Bridge, London
  • 1874 to 1892 - The Oval, London
  • 1893 - Fallowfield, Manchester
  • 1894 - Goodison Park, Liverpool
  • 1895 to 1914 - Crystal Palace, London
  • 1915 - Old Trafford, Manchester
  • 1920 to 1922 - Stamford Bridge, London
  • 1923 to 2000 - Wembley Stadium, London
  • 2001 to 2006 - Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
  • from 2007 - Wembley Stadium, London