The 1971–72 FA Cup was the 91st season of the world's oldest footballcup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Leeds United won the competition for the first time, beating holders Arsenal 1–0 in the final at Wembley, London.
Several records were set during this FA Cup season. This was the third year in which the losing semi-finalists were required to compete in a "match for third place";[1] following a goalless 90 minutes, Birmingham City beat Stoke City in a penalty shootout, the first time this method had been used to determine the result of an FA Cup match.[2]
In the first round proper, Ted MacDougall's nine goals for A.F.C. Bournemouth as they beat Margate 11–0 remains the record for goals scored in a match in the FA Cup proper.[3] The fourth qualifying round tie between Alvechurch and Oxford City became the longest FA Cup tie ever, lasting a total of eleven hours before Alvechurch won the fifth replay 1–0.[2]
Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.
At this stage clubs from the Football League Third and Fourth Divisions joined 28 non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. To complete this round Telford United, Hillingdon Borough, Skelmersdale United and Dagenham were given byes as finalists of FA Trophy and FA Amateur Cup of the last season. Matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 20 November 1971, although Aldershot's tie with Alvechurch was delayed until 24 November because non-league clubs Alvechurch and Oxford City were taking part in the longest FA Cup tie on record, the fifth and decisive replay taking place on 22 November, two days after the date set for the first round ties.[2] Nine drawn matches were settled by a single replay. Ted MacDougall set a goalscoring record for the FA Cup proper with nine goals for Third Division A.F.C. Bournemouth as they beat Margate of the Southern League 11–0.[3]
The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 15 January 1972; the tie between Newcastle United and Hereford United at Newcastle was twice postponed because of a waterlogged pitch on which snow had fallen.[9] Ten matches were drawn, each of which was settled by a single replay. The replay between Hereford and Newcastle, also the subject of several postponements and eventually played on the day scheduled for the fourth round ties, was voted "best FA Cup tie ever" in a 2007 poll hosted in The Observer newspaper.[9]
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 5 February 1972; Hereford United, unable to play their third-round replay until this date, played their match later that week. Five matches were drawn, of which one required a second replay.
For the third time in what turned out to be a five-year experiment, the losing semifinalists were obliged to play off for third and fourth place.[1] The match was held over until immediately before the 1972–73 season. After a goalless 90 minutes, the result was determined by a penalty shootout, the first time this method was used to settle a match in the FA Cup.[2]
The final took place on Saturday, 6 May 1972 at Wembley and ended in a victory for Leeds United over Arsenal by 1–0. The goal was scored by Allan Clarke. The attendance was 100,000.
The rights to show FA Cup games were, as with Football League matches, shared between the BBC and ITV network. All games were shown in a highlights format, except the Final, which was shown live both on BBC1 & ITV. The BBC football highlights programme Match Of The Day would show up to three games and the various ITV regional network stations would cover up to one game and show highlights from other games covered elsewhere on the ITV network. No games from Rounds 1 or 2 were shown. Highlights of replays would be shown on either the BBC or ITV. Third roundBBC Swindon Town v Arsenal, Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City, Blackpool v Chelsea, Manchester United v Southampton (Midweek-replay), Hereford United v Newcastle United (Saturday-replay) ITV Southampton v Manchester United (Southern & Granada), West Ham United v Luton Town (LWT), Leeds United v Bristol Rovers (Yorkshire), Peterborough United v Ipswich Town (Anglia), Derby County v Shrewsbury (ATV), Sunderland v Sheffield Wednesday (Tyne-Tees). Fourth roundBBC Liverpool v Leeds United, Preston North End v Manchester United ITV Reading v Arsenal (Southern & LWT), Birmingham City v Ipswich Town (ATV), Huddersfield Town v Fulham (Yorkshire), Everton v Walsall (Granada), Coventry City v Hull City (Anglia-covered game out of region), Leeds United v Liverpool (Midweek replay-All regions). Fifth roundBBC Orient v Chelsea, Cardiff City v Leeds United, Manchester United v Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough v Manchester United (Midweek-replay) ITV Everton v Tottenham Hotspur (Granada & LWT), Birmingham City v Portsmouth (ATV), Huddersfield Town v West Ham United, Stoke City v Hull City (Anglia-covered game out of region). Sixth roundBBC Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United v Stoke City ITV Orient v Arsenal (LWT), Birmingham City v Huddersfield Town (ATV & Yorkshire) All regions covered those two games. Semi-finalBBC Birmingham City v Leeds United ITV Arsenal v Stoke City All regions covered this game Arsenal v Stoke City (Midweek Replay All Regions) Final Arsenal v Leeds United Shown Live on both BBC & all ITV regions
[2] ITV regional listings & Midweek games for both BBC & ITV
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The 1971 72 FA Cup was the 91st season of the world s oldest football cup competition the Football Association Challenge Cup commonly known as the FA Cup Leeds United won the competition for the first time beating holders Arsenal 1 0 in the final at Wembley London 1971 72 FA CupCountry England WalesDefending championsArsenalChampionsLeeds United 1st title Runners upArsenalThird placeBirmingham CityFourth placeStoke City 1970 711972 73 Several records were set during this FA Cup season This was the third year in which the losing semi finalists were required to compete in a match for third place 1 following a goalless 90 minutes Birmingham City beat Stoke City in a penalty shootout the first time this method had been used to determine the result of an FA Cup match 2 In the first round proper Ted MacDougall s nine goals for A F C Bournemouth as they beat Margate 11 0 remains the record for goals scored in a match in the FA Cup proper 3 The fourth qualifying round tie between Alvechurch and Oxford City became the longest FA Cup tie ever lasting a total of eleven hours before Alvechurch won the fifth replay 1 0 2 Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round which was always a Saturday If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played a replay would take place at the stadium of the second named team later the same week If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay a 30 minute period of extra time would be played Contents 1 Calendar 2 Results 2 1 First round proper 2 2 Second round proper 2 3 Third round proper 2 4 Fourth round proper 2 5 Fifth round proper 2 6 Sixth round proper 2 7 Semi finals 2 8 Match for third place 2 9 Final 3 TV coverage 4 Notes 5 ReferencesCalendar editRound DatePreliminary round Saturday 4 September 1971First qualifying round Saturday 18 September 1971Second qualifying round Saturday 9 October 1971Third qualifying round Saturday 23 October 1971Fourth qualifying round Saturday 6 November 1971First round proper Saturday 20 November 1971Second round proper Saturday 11 December 1971Third round proper Saturday 15 January 1972Fourth round proper Saturday 5 February 1972Fifth round proper Saturday 26 February 1972Sixth round proper Saturday 18 March 1972Semi finals Saturday 15 April 1972Final Saturday 6 May 1972Results editFirst round proper edit For the qualifying rounds see 1971 72 FA Cup qualifying rounds At this stage clubs from the Football League Third and Fourth Divisions joined 28 non league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds To complete this round Telford United Hillingdon Borough Skelmersdale United and Dagenham were given byes as finalists of FA Trophy and FA Amateur Cup of the last season Matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday 20 November 1971 although Aldershot s tie with Alvechurch was delayed until 24 November because non league clubs Alvechurch and Oxford City were taking part in the longest FA Cup tie on record the fifth and decisive replay taking place on 22 November two days after the date set for the first round ties 2 Nine drawn matches were settled by a single replay Ted MacDougall set a goalscoring record for the FA Cup proper with nine goals for Third Division A F C Bournemouth as they beat Margate of the Southern League 11 0 3 Tie no Home team Score Away team Date Attendance Notes1 Enfield 2 0 Maidenhead United 20 November 19712 Chester 1 1 Mansfield Town 20 November 1971Replay Mansfield Town 4 3 Chester 22 November 19713 Chesterfield 3 0 Oldham Athletic 20 November 1971 100574 Hartlepool 6 1 Scarborough 20 November 1971 3 374 4 5 A F C Bournemouth 11 0 Margate 20 November 1971 3 6 Barrow 0 2 Darlington 20 November 19717 Rochdale 1 3 Barnsley 20 November 19718 Walsall 4 1 Dagenham 20 November 19719 Gillingham 3 2 Plymouth Argyle 20 November 197110 Notts County 6 0 Newport County 20 November 1971 11 976 5 11 Blackburn Rovers 1 1 Port Vale 20 November 1971Replay Port Vale 3 1 Blackburn Rovers 22 November 1971 5 717 6 12 Bolton Wanderers 3 0 Bangor City 20 November 197113 Crewe Alexandra 0 1 Blyth Spartans 20 November 197114 Lincoln City 1 2 Bury 20 November 197115 Doncaster Rovers 1 2 Stockport County 20 November 197116 Wrexham 5 1 Bradford City 20 November 197117 Bristol Rovers 3 0 Telford United 20 November 197118 Rossendale United 1 0 Altrincham 23 November 1971 1 769 6 19 King s Lynn 0 0 Hereford United 20 November 1971Replay Hereford United 1 0 King s Lynn 24 November 1971 7 758 6 20 Brighton amp Hove Albion 7 1 Hillingdon Borough 20 November 197121 Skelmersdale United 0 4 Tranmere Rovers 20 November 197122 Southend United 1 0 Aston Villa 20 November 1971 16 929 7 23 Frickley Colliery 2 2 Rotherham United 20 November 1971Replay Rotherham United 4 0 Frickley Colliery 23 November 1971 9 793 6 24 Southport 1 3 Workington 20 November 197125 Torquay United 1 0 Nuneaton Borough 20 November 197126 Ellesmere Port Town 0 3 Boston United 20 November 197127 York City 4 2 Grimsby Town 20 November 197128 Witney Town 0 3 Romford 20 November 1971 2 50029 Kettering Town 2 4 Barnet 20 November 197130 Aldershot 4 2 Alvechurch 24 November 1971 4 638 6 31 Guildford City 0 0 Dover 20 November 1971Replay Dover 0 2 Guildford City 24 November 1971 2 156 6 32 Wigan Athletic 2 1 Halifax Town 20 November 197133 South Shields 3 3 Scunthorpe United 20 November 1971Replay Scunthorpe United 2 3 South Shields 29 November 1971 5 272 6 34 Colchester United 1 4 Shrewsbury Town 20 November 197135 Basingstoke Town 1 5 Northampton Town 20 November 197136 Bridgwater Town 0 3 Reading 20 November 197137 Cambridge United 2 1 Weymouth 20 November 197138 Crawley Town 0 0 Exeter City 20 November 1971Replay Exeter City 2 0 Crawley Town 24 November 1971 3 967 6 39 Redditch United 1 1 Peterborough United 20 November 1971 4 500 8 Replay Peterborough United 6 0 Redditch United 22 November 1971 5 108 8 40 Swansea City 1 1 Brentford 20 November 1971Replay Brentford 2 3 Swansea City 22 November 1971 15 000 6 Second round proper edit The matches were scheduled for Saturday 11 December 1971 Six matches were drawn one of which required a second replay Tie no Home team Score Away team Date Attendance Notes1 A F C Bournemouth 2 0 Southend United 11 December 1971 14 643 7 2 Barnet 1 4 Torquay United 11 December 19713 Reading 1 0 Aldershot 11 December 19714 Shrewsbury Town 2 1 Guildford City 11 December 19715 Wrexham 4 0 Wigan Athletic 11 December 19716 Barnsley 0 0 Chesterfield 11 December 1971Replay Chesterfield 1 0 Barnsley 15 December 1971 14 500 6 7 Bristol Rovers 3 0 Cambridge United 11 December 19718 Rossendale United 1 4 Bolton Wanderers 11 December 1971 12 000 A 9 Brighton amp Hove Albion 1 1 Walsall 11 December 1971Replay Walsall 2 1 Brighton amp Hove Albion 14 December 1971 8 014 6 10 Blyth Spartans 1 0 Stockport County 11 December 197111 Mansfield Town 2 2 Tranmere Rovers 11 December 1971Replay Tranmere Rovers 4 2 Mansfield Town 15 December 1971 5 703 6 12 Port Vale 1 0 Darlington 11 December 197113 Workington 1 3 Bury 11 December 197114 Hereford United 0 0 Northampton Town 11 December 1971Replay Northampton Town 2 2 Hereford United 14 December 1971 9 099 6 2nd replay Hereford United 2 1 Northampton Town 20 December 1971 8 331 B 6 15 Rotherham United 1 1 York City 11 December 1971Replay York City 2 3 Rotherham United 13 December 1971 10 010 6 16 Romford 0 1 Gillingham 11 December 1971 8 40517 Boston United 2 1 Hartlepool 11 December 1971 4 400 4 18 Peterborough United 4 0 Enfield 11 December 1971 7 702 8 19 South Shields 1 3 Notts County 11 December 1971 8 144 5 20 Swansea City 0 0 Exeter City 11 December 1971Replay Exeter City 0 1 Swansea City 15 December 1971 6 858 6 Third round proper edit The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage The matches were scheduled for Saturday 15 January 1972 the tie between Newcastle United and Hereford United at Newcastle was twice postponed because of a waterlogged pitch on which snow had fallen 9 Ten matches were drawn each of which was settled by a single replay The replay between Hereford and Newcastle also the subject of several postponements and eventually played on the day scheduled for the fourth round ties was voted best FA Cup tie ever in a 2007 poll hosted in The Observer newspaper 9 Tie no Home team Score Away team Date Attendance Notes1 Blackpool 0 1 Chelsea 15 January 19722 Burnley 0 1 Huddersfield Town 15 January 19723 Bury 1 1 Rotherham United 15 January 1972Replay Rotherham United 2 1 Bury 24 January 1972 14 625 6 4 Preston North End 4 2 Bristol City 15 January 19725 Southampton 1 1 Manchester United 15 January 1972 30 190 10 Replay Manchester United 4 1 Southampton 19 January 1972 50 960 10 6 Watford 1 4 Notts County 15 January 1972 13 488 5 7 Walsall 1 0 A F C Bournemouth 15 January 19728 Bolton Wanderers 2 1 Torquay United 15 January 19729 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 1 Leicester City 15 January 1972Replay Leicester City 2 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 January 1972 32 060 6 10 West Bromwich Albion 1 2 Coventry City 15 January 197211 Sunderland 3 0 Sheffield Wednesday 15 January 1972 25 310 11 12 Derby County 2 0 Shrewsbury Town 15 January 1972 33 463 12 13 Swindon Town 0 2 Arsenal 15 January 1972 31 668 13 14 Sheffield United 1 3 Cardiff City 15 January 197215 Newcastle United 2 2 Hereford United 24 January 1972 39 381 14 Replay Hereford United 2 1 Newcastle United 5 February 1972 14 313 9 14 16 Tottenham Hotspur 1 1 Carlisle United 15 January 1972 33 702 15 Replay Carlisle United 1 3 Tottenham Hotspur 18 January 1972 21 560 15 17 Manchester City 1 1 Middlesbrough 15 January 1972 42 620 16 Replay Middlesbrough 1 0 Manchester City 18 January 1972 37 917 16 18 Queens Park Rangers 1 1 Fulham 15 January 1972Replay Fulham 2 1 Queens Park Rangers 18 January 1972 24 181 6 19 West Ham United 2 1 Luton Town 15 January 1972 32 099 17 20 Norwich City 0 3 Hull City 15 January 197221 Millwall 3 1 Nottingham Forest 15 January 197222 Crystal Palace 2 2 Everton 15 January 1972 32 331 18 Replay Everton 3 2 Crystal Palace 18 January 1972 45 408 18 23 Blyth Spartans 2 2 Reading 15 January 1972Replay Reading 6 1 Blyth Spartans 19 January 1972 10 550 6 24 Charlton Athletic 0 0 Tranmere Rovers 15 January 1972Replay Tranmere Rovers 4 2 Charlton Athletic 17 January 1972 12 512 6 25 Leeds United 4 1 Bristol Rovers 15 January 1972 33 565 19 26 Stoke City 2 1 Chesterfield 15 January 1972 26 55927 Boston United 0 1 Portsmouth 15 January 1972 11 00028 Peterborough United 0 2 Ipswich Town 15 January 1972 16 973 20 29 Birmingham City 3 0 Port Vale 15 January 1972 32 937 21 30 Oxford United 0 3 Liverpool 15 January 1972 18 000 22 31 Orient 3 0 Wrexham 15 January 197232 Swansea City 1 0 Gillingham 15 January 1972Fourth round proper edit The matches were scheduled for Saturday 5 February 1972 Hereford United unable to play their third round replay until this date played their match later that week Five matches were drawn of which one required a second replay Tie no Home team Score Away team Date Attendance Notes1 Liverpool 0 0 Leeds United 5 February 1972 56 300 19 Replay Leeds United 2 0 Liverpool 9 February 1972 45 821 19 2 Preston North End 0 2 Manchester United 5 February 1972 27 025 10 3 Reading 1 2 Arsenal 5 February 19724 Leicester City 0 2 Orient 5 February 19725 Derby County 6 0 Notts County 5 February 1972 39 450 23 6 Everton 2 1 Walsall 5 February 1972 45 462 18 7 Tranmere Rovers 2 2 Stoke City 5 February 1972Replay Stoke City 2 0 Tranmere Rovers 9 February 1972 25 000 6 8 Tottenham Hotspur 2 0 Rotherham United 5 February 1972 36 903 15 9 Coventry City 0 1 Hull City 5 February 197210 Portsmouth 2 0 Swansea City 5 February 1972 19 78211 Millwall 2 2 Middlesbrough 5 February 1972Replay Middlesbrough 2 1 Millwall 8 February 1972 36 489 6 12 Chelsea 3 0 Bolton Wanderers 5 February 197213 Huddersfield Town 3 0 Fulham 5 February 197214 Cardiff City 1 1 Sunderland 5 February 1972 27 000 11 Replay Sunderland 1 1 Cardiff City 9 February 1972 39 348 11 2nd replay Cardiff City 3 1 Sunderland 14 February 1972 8 868 C 11 15 Hereford United 0 0 West Ham United 9 February 1972 15 000 17 Replay West Ham United 3 1 Hereford United 14 February 1972 42 271 17 16 Birmingham City 1 0 Ipswich Town 5 February 1972 40 709 21 Fifth round proper edit The matches were played on Saturday 26 February 1972 Two matches were drawn of which one required a second replay Tie no Home team Score Away team Date Attendance Notes1 Derby County 2 2 Arsenal 26 February 1972 39 622 24 Replay Arsenal 0 0 Derby County 29 February 1972 63 077 25 2nd replay Derby County 0 1 Arsenal 13 March 1972 40 000 D 26 2 Everton 0 2 Tottenham Hotspur 26 February 1972 50 511 15 3 Manchester United 0 0 Middlesbrough 26 February 1972 53 850 10 Replay Middlesbrough 0 3 Manchester United 29 February 1972 39 683 10 4 Huddersfield Town 4 2 West Ham United 26 February 1972 27 080 17 5 Cardiff City 0 2 Leeds United 26 February 1972 50 000 19 6 Stoke City 4 1 Hull City 26 February 19727 Birmingham City 3 1 Portsmouth 26 February 1972 43 886 21 8 Orient 3 2 Chelsea 26 February 1972Sixth round proper edit 18 March 197215 00Manchester United1 1Stoke CityBest nbsp 85 Greenhoff nbsp 61 Old Trafford ManchesterAttendance 54 226 10 Referee John Homewood 18 March 197215 00Leeds United2 1Tottenham HotspurClarke nbsp Charlton nbsp Pratt nbsp Elland Road LeedsAttendance 43 937 19 Referee Jack Taylor 18 March 197215 00Birmingham City3 1Huddersfield TownPage nbsp R Latchford nbsp Hatton nbsp Cherry nbsp St Andrew s BirminghamAttendance 52 470 21 Referee Pat Partridge 18 March 197215 00Orient0 1ArsenalBall nbsp 49 Brisbane Road LondonAttendance 32 000 6 Referee Bob Matthewson Replay22 March 197219 30Stoke City2 1 aetManchester UnitedSmith nbsp 72 Conroy nbsp 102 Best nbsp 70 Victoria Ground Stoke on TrentAttendance 49 192 10 Referee John Homewood Semi finals edit 15 April 197215 00Arsenal1 1Stoke CityArmstrong nbsp 47 Simpson nbsp 65 og Villa Park BirminghamReferee Keith Walker 15 April 197215 00Leeds United3 0Birmingham CityJones nbsp nbsp Lorimer nbsp Hillsborough SheffieldAttendance 55 000 19 Referee Norman Burtenshaw Replay19 April 197219 30Stoke City1 2ArsenalGreenhoff nbsp pen George nbsp pen Radford nbsp 76 Goodison Park LiverpoolAttendance 38 970 6 Referee Keith Walker Match for third place edit For the third time in what turned out to be a five year experiment the losing semifinalists were obliged to play off for third and fourth place 1 The match was held over until immediately before the 1972 73 season After a goalless 90 minutes the result was determined by a penalty shootout the first time this method was used to settle a match in the FA Cup 2 5 August 1972Birmingham City0 04 3 pens Stoke CitySt Andrew s BirminghamAttendance 25 841 21 Final edit Main article 1972 FA Cup Final The final took place on Saturday 6 May 1972 at Wembley and ended in a victory for Leeds United over Arsenal by 1 0 The goal was scored by Allan Clarke The attendance was 100 000 6 May 197215 00 BSTLeeds United1 0ArsenalClarke nbsp 53 27 Wembley LondonAttendance 100 000Referee David Smith nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Leeds United nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp ArsenalTV coverage editThe rights to show FA Cup games were as with Football League matches shared between the BBC and ITV network All games were shown in a highlights format except the Final which was shown live both on BBC1 amp ITV The BBC football highlights programme Match Of The Day would show up to three games and the various ITV regional network stations would cover up to one game and show highlights from other games covered elsewhere on the ITV network No games from Rounds 1 or 2 were shown Highlights of replays would be shown on either the BBC or ITV Third round BBC Swindon Town v Arsenal Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City Blackpool v Chelsea Manchester United v Southampton Midweek replay Hereford United v Newcastle United Saturday replay ITV Southampton v Manchester United Southern amp Granada West Ham United v Luton Town LWT Leeds United v Bristol Rovers Yorkshire Peterborough United v Ipswich Town Anglia Derby County v Shrewsbury ATV Sunderland v Sheffield Wednesday Tyne Tees Fourth round BBC Liverpool v Leeds United Preston North End v Manchester United ITV Reading v Arsenal Southern amp LWT Birmingham City v Ipswich Town ATV Huddersfield Town v Fulham Yorkshire Everton v Walsall Granada Coventry City v Hull City Anglia covered game out of region Leeds United v Liverpool Midweek replay All regions Fifth round BBC Orient v Chelsea Cardiff City v Leeds United Manchester United v Middlesbrough Middlesbrough v Manchester United Midweek replay ITV Everton v Tottenham Hotspur Granada amp LWT Birmingham City v Portsmouth ATV Huddersfield Town v West Ham United Stoke City v Hull City Anglia covered game out of region Sixth round BBC Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur Manchester United v Stoke City ITV Orient v Arsenal LWT Birmingham City v Huddersfield Town ATV amp Yorkshire All regions covered those two games Semi final BBC Birmingham City v Leeds United ITV Arsenal v Stoke City All regions covered this game Arsenal v Stoke City Midweek Replay All Regions Final Arsenal v Leeds United Shown Live on both BBC amp all ITV regionsNotes editA Match played at Gigg Lane Bury B Match played at The Hawthorns West Bromwich C Match played at Maine Road Manchester D Match played at Filbert Street Leicester References editGeneralThe FA Cup Archive at TheFA com English FA Cup 1971 72 at Soccerbase F A Cup 1971 72 Results at Footballsite 1 MOTD listings 2 ITV regional listings amp Midweek games for both BBC amp ITVSpecific a b Semi Final Factfile The Football Association 13 April 2005 Archived from the original on 15 April 2005 a b c d FA Cup Trivia The Football Association 16 May 2003 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