This round was the first in which Division 1 and Premier League (top-flight) teams entered the competition. The matches were scheduled to be played on the weekend of Saturday, 4 January 2003, with replays in the week commencing 13 January.
Shrewsbury, who ended the season with relegation from the Football League, achieved the biggest upset of the round (if not the whole competition), with a surprise 2–1 win over an Everton side who were pushing for a place in Europe and featuring a 17-year-old striker called Wayne Rooney – one of the most promising young players in the game.
Holders Arsenal moved closer to retaining the trophy by beating Chelsea 3–1 in a replay that followed a 2–2 draw. They were paired in the semi-finals with Sheffield United, while the other semi-final would be contested between Southampton and Watford.
For the 11th season running, the FA Cup final would be contested by top division clubs – Arsenal and Southampton. Their semi-final opponents (Sheffield United and Watford respectively) were both Division One sides.
It was the third consecutive year the final was played at the Millennium Stadium, due to the ongoing reconstruction of Wembley Stadium, the final's usual venue. There were 73,726 spectators at the game. Arsenal retained the trophy, winning it for the ninth time in their history – a record second only to that of Manchester United.
It was also Southampton's first FA Cup final since 1976, when they won the trophy for the only time to date.
^"Norwich tie cut off". 4 January 2003 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
External links
2002/03 Results on www.thefa.com
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The 2002 03 FA Cup was the 122nd staging of the world s oldest cup competition the FA Cup The competition was won by Arsenal with a 1 0 victory in the final at the Millennium Stadium Cardiff against Southampton courtesy of a Robert Pires goal 2002 03 FA CupCountry England WalesChampionsArsenal 9th title Runners upSouthamptonTop goal scorer s Nigel Jemson 5 goals 2001 022003 04 Contents 1 Calendar 2 First round proper 3 Second round proper 4 Third round proper 5 Fourth round proper 6 Fifth round proper 7 Sixth round proper 7 1 Replay 8 Semi finals 9 Final 10 Notes 11 References 12 External linksCalendar EditRound Date weekend of Extra Preliminary RoundPreliminary RoundFirst Round QualifyingSecond Round QualifyingThird Round Qualifying Saturday 12 October 2002Fourth Round Qualifying Saturday 26 October 2002First Round Proper Saturday 16 November 2002Second Round Saturday 7 December 2002Third Round Saturday 4 January 2003Fourth Round Saturday 25 January 2003Fifth Round Saturday 15 February 2003Sixth Round Saturday 8 March 2003Semi finals Sunday 13 April 2003Final Saturday 17 May 2003First round proper EditFor the qualifying rounds see 2002 03 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds At this stage the 48 Second and Third Division clubs joined the 32 non league clubs who came through the qualifying rounds The matches were scheduled to be played on the weekend of Saturday 16 November 2002 with replays in the week commencing 25 November Tie no Home team Score Away team Date Attendance Summary1 Chesterfield 1 2 Morecambe 16 November 2002 3 703 1 2 AFC Bournemouth 2 1 Doncaster Rovers 16 November 2002 5 371 2 3 Barrow 2 0 Moor Green 16 November 2002 2 650 3 4 Bury 0 3 Plymouth Argyle 16 November 2002 2 987 4 5 Rochdale 3 2 Peterborough United 16 November 2002 2 566 5 6 Yeovil Town 0 2 Cheltenham Town 16 November 2002 6 455 6 7 Vauxhall Motors 0 0 Queen s Park Rangers 16 November 2002 3 507 7 Replay Queen s Park Rangers 1 1 Vauxhall Motors 26 November 2002 5 336 8 Vauxhall Motors won 4 3 on penalties8 Northwich Victoria 0 3 Scunthorpe United 16 November 2002 1 724 9 9 Luton Town 4 0 Guiseley 16 November 2002 5 248 10 10 Swindon Town 1 0 Huddersfield Town 16 November 2002 4 210 11 11 Scarborough 0 0 Cambridge United 16 November 2002 2 084 12 Replay Cambridge United 2 1 Scarborough 26 November 2002 3 373 13 12 Shrewsbury Town 4 0 Stafford Rangers 16 November 2002 5 114 14 13 Wrexham 0 2 Darlington 16 November 2002 3 442 15 14 Tranmere Rovers 2 2 Cardiff City 16 November 2002 5 592 16 Replay Cardiff City 2 1 Tranmere Rovers 26 November 2002 6 853 17 15 Stockport County 4 1 St Albans City 16 November 2002 3 303 18 16 Wycombe Wanderers 2 4 Brentford 16 November 2002 5 673 19 17 Kidderminster Harriers 2 2 Rushden amp Diamonds 16 November 2002 3 079 20 Replay Rushden amp Diamonds 2 1 Kidderminster Harriers 26 November 2002 3 391 21 18 Barnsley 1 4 Blackpool 16 November 2002 6 857 22 19 Bristol Rovers 0 0 Runcorn Halton 16 November 2002 4 135 23 Replay Runcorn Halton 1 3 Bristol Rovers 26 November 2002 2 444 24 20 Northampton Town 3 2 Boston United 16 November 2002 4 373 25 21 Hull City 0 3 Macclesfield Town 16 November 2002 7 803 26 22 Carlisle United 2 1 Lincoln City 16 November 2002 4 388 27 23 Oldham Athletic 2 2 Burton Albion 16 November 2002 5 802 28 Replay Burton Albion 2 2 Oldham Athletic 27 November 2002 3 416 29 Oldham Athletic won 5 4 on penalties24 Southend United 1 1 Hartlepool United 16 November 2002 4 984 30 Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback MachineReplay Hartlepool United 1 2 Southend United 26 November 2002 4 080 31 25 Port Vale 0 1 Crewe Alexandra 16 November 2002 5 507 32 26 Southport 4 2 Notts County 16 November 2002 3 519 33 27 Torquay United 5 0 Boreham Wood 16 November 2002 2 739 34 28 York City 2 1 Swansea City 26 November 2002 notes 1 2 948 35 29 Hereford United 0 1 Wigan Athletic 16 November 2002 4 005 36 30 Tiverton Town 1 1 Crawley Town 16 November 2002 1 840 37 Replay Crawley Town 3 2 Tiverton Town 26 November 2002 3 907 38 31 Colchester United 0 1 Chester City 16 November 2002 2 901 39 32 Leyton Orient 1 1 Margate 16 November 2002 3 605 40 Replay Margate 1 0 Leyton Orient 26 November 2002 2 048 41 33 Slough Town 1 2 Harrogate Railway Athletic 16 November 2002 1 687 42 34 Farnborough Town 5 1 Harrogate Town 16 November 2002 1 090 43 35 Forest Green Rovers 0 0 Exeter City 17 November 2002 2 147 44 Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback MachineReplay Exeter City 2 1 Forest Green Rovers 26 November 2002 2 951 45 36 Heybridge Swifts 0 7 Bristol City 16 November 2002 2 046 46 37 Stevenage Borough 1 0 Hastings United 16 November 2002 1 821 47 Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine38 Dover Athletic 0 1 Oxford United 16 November 2002 4 186 48 39 Dagenham amp Redbridge 3 2 Havant amp Waterlooville 16 November 2002 1 546 49 40 Team Bath 2 4 Mansfield Town 16 November 2002 5 469 50 Second round proper EditThe matches were scheduled to be played on the weekend of Saturday 7 December 2002 with replays in the week commencing 16 December Tie no Home team Score Away team Date Attendance Summary1 Blackpool 3 1 Torquay United 7 December 2002 5 014 51 2 Darlington 4 1 Stevenage Borough 7 December 2002 3 351 52 3 Macclesfield Town 2 0 Vauxhall Motors 7 December 2002 2 972 53 4 Crewe Alexandra 3 0 Mansfield Town 7 December 2002 4 563 54 5 Shrewsbury Town 3 1 Barrow 7 December 2002 4 210 55 6 Stockport County 0 3 Plymouth Argyle 7 December 2002 3 571 56 7 Bristol Rovers 1 1 Rochdale 7 December 2002 4 369 57 Replay Rochdale 3 2 Bristol Rovers 17 December 2002 2 206 58 8 Oldham Athletic 1 2 Cheltenham Town 7 December 2002 4 416 59 9 Southend United 1 1 AFC Bournemouth 7 December 2002 5 721 60 Replay AFC Bournemouth 3 2 Southend United 17 December 2002 5 456 61 Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine10 Exeter City 3 1 Rushden amp Diamonds 7 December 2002 2 277 62 11 Scunthorpe United 0 0 Carlisle United 7 December 2002 3 590 63 Replay Carlisle United 0 1 Scunthorpe United 23 December 2002 notes 2 6 809 64 12 Margate 0 3 Cardiff City 7 December 2002 1 362 65 13 Southport 0 3 Farnborough Town 7 December 2002 2 534 66 14 Morecambe 3 2 Chester City 7 December 2002 4 293 67 Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine15 York City 1 2 Brentford 7 December 2002 3 517 68 16 Wigan Athletic 3 0 Luton Town 7 December 2002 4 544 69 17 Cambridge United 2 2 Northampton Town 7 December 2002 5 076 70 Replay Northampton Town 0 1 Cambridge United 17 December 2002 4 591 71 18 Harrogate Railway Athletic 1 3 Bristol City 8 December 2002 3 500 72 19 Crawley Town 1 2 Dagenham amp Redbridge 7 December 2002 4 516 73 20 Oxford United 1 0 Swindon Town 8 December 2002 11 645 74 Third round proper EditThis round was the first in which Division 1 and Premier League top flight teams entered the competition The matches were scheduled to be played on the weekend of Saturday 4 January 2003 with replays in the week commencing 13 January Shrewsbury who ended the season with relegation from the Football League achieved the biggest upset of the round if not the whole competition with a surprise 2 1 win over an Everton side who were pushing for a place in Europe and featuring a 17 year old striker called Wayne Rooney one of the most promising young players in the game Tie no Home team Score Away team Date Attendance Summary1 Blackpool 1 2 Crystal Palace 4 January 2003 9 062 75 2 Darlington 2 3 Farnborough Town 4 January 2003 4 260 76 3 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 Crewe Alexandra 4 January 2003 7 252 77 Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback MachineReplay Crewe Alexandra 2 2 AFC Bournemouth 14 January 2003 4 540 78 AFC Bournemouth won 3 1 on penalties4 Preston North End 1 2 Rochdale 4 January 2003 8 762 79 5 Southampton 4 0 Tottenham Hotspur 4 January 2003 25 589 80 6 Walsall 0 0 Reading 4 January 2003 5 987 81 Replay Reading 1 1 Walsall 14 January 2003 8 767Walsall won 4 1 on penalties7 Gillingham 4 1 Sheffield Wednesday 7 January 2003 6 434 82 8 Leicester City 2 0 Bristol City 4 January 2003 25 868 83 9 Aston Villa 1 4 Blackburn Rovers 4 January 2003 23 884 84 10 Bolton Wanderers 1 1 Sunderland 4 January 2003 10 123 85 Replay Sunderland 2 0 Bolton Wanderers 14 January 2003 14 550 86 11 Grimsby Town 2 2 Burnley 4 January 2003 5 350 87 Replay Burnley 4 0 Grimsby Town 14 January 2003 5 436 88 12 Macclesfield Town 0 2 Watford 4 January 2003 4 244 89 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 2 Newcastle United 5 January 2003 27 316 90 14 West Bromwich Albion 3 1 Bradford City 4 January 2003 19 909 91 15 Shrewsbury Town 2 1 Everton 4 January 2003 7 800 92 16 Sheffield United 4 0 Cheltenham Town 4 January 2003 9 166 93 17 Ipswich Town 4 0 Morecambe 4 January 2003 18 529 94 18 Manchester City 0 1 Liverpool 5 January 2003 28 586 95 19 Fulham 3 1 Birmingham City 5 January 2003 9 203 96 20 Brentford 1 0 Derby County 4 January 2003 8 709 97 21 West Ham United 3 2 Nottingham Forest 4 January 2003 29 612 98 22 Manchester United 4 1 Portsmouth 4 January 2003 67 222 99 23 Norwich City 3 1 Brighton amp Hove Albion 14 January 2003 1 notes 3 17 205 100 24 Plymouth Argyle 2 2 Dagenham amp Redbridge 4 January 2003 11 885 101 Replay Dagenham amp Redbridge 2 0 Plymouth Argyle 14 January 2003 4 530 102 25 Chelsea 1 0 Middlesbrough 4 January 2003 29 796 103 26 Scunthorpe United 0 2 Leeds United 4 January 2003 8 329 104 27 Cardiff City 2 2 Coventry City 4 January 2003 16 013 105 Replay Coventry City 3 0 Cardiff City 15 January 2003 11 997 106 28 Charlton Athletic 3 1 Exeter City 4 January 2003 18 107 107 29 Arsenal 2 0 Oxford United 4 January 2003 35 432 108 30 Stoke City 3 0 Wigan Athletic 4 January 2003 9 618 109 31 Rotherham United 0 3 Wimbledon 4 January 2003 4 527 110 32 Cambridge United 1 1 Millwall 4 January 2003 6 864 111 Replay Millwall 3 2 Cambridge United 14 January 2003 7 031 112 Fourth round proper EditMatches played weekend of 25 January 2003 Four replays played week commencing 3 February 2003Tie no Home team Score Away team Date Attendance Summary1 Rochdale 2 0 Coventry City 25 January 2003 9 1562 Southampton 1 1 Millwall 25 January 2003 23 809Replay Millwall 1 2 Southampton 5 February 2003 10 1973 Watford 1 0 West Bromwich Albion 25 January 2003 16 9754 Walsall 2 0 Wimbledon 25 January 2003 6 6935 Gillingham 1 1 Leeds United 25 January 2003 11 093Replay Leeds United 2 1 Gillingham 4 February 2003 29 3596 Blackburn Rovers 3 3 Sunderland 25 January 2003 14 315Replay Sunderland 2 2 Blackburn Rovers 5 February 2003 15 745Sunderland won 3 0 on penalties7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 1 Leicester City 25 January 2003 28 1648 Shrewsbury Town 0 4 Chelsea 26 January 2003 7 9509 Sheffield United 4 3 Ipswich Town 25 January 2003 12 75710 Fulham 3 0 Charlton Athletic 26 January 2003 12 20311 Brentford 0 3 Burnley 25 January 2003 9 56312 Manchester United 6 0 West Ham United 26 January 2003 67 18113 Norwich City 1 0 Dagenham amp Redbridge 25 January 2003 21 16414 Crystal Palace 0 0 Liverpool 26 January 2003 26 054Replay Liverpool 0 2 Crystal Palace 5 February 2003 35 10915 Farnborough Town 1 5 Arsenal 25 January 2003 35 108 notes 4 16 Stoke City 3 0 AFC Bournemouth 26 January 2003 12 004Fifth round proper EditMatches played weekend of 15 February 2003 One replay played 26 February 2003Tie no Home team Score Away team Date Attendance Summary1 Southampton 2 0 Norwich City 15 February 2003 31 103 113 Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 1 Rochdale 16 February 2003 23 921 114 Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine3 Sunderland 0 1 Watford 15 February 2003 26 916 115 Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine4 Sheffield United 2 0 Walsall 15 February 2003 17 510 116 Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine5 Fulham 1 1 Burnley 16 February 2003 13 062 117 Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback MachineReplay Burnley 3 0 Fulham 26 February 2003 11 635 118 Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine6 Manchester United 0 2 Arsenal 15 February 2003 67 209 119 Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine7 Crystal Palace 1 2 Leeds United 16 February 2003 24 512 120 Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine8 Stoke City 0 2 Chelsea 16 February 2003 26 615 121 Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback MachineSixth round proper EditHolders Arsenal moved closer to retaining the trophy by beating Chelsea 3 1 in a replay that followed a 2 2 draw They were paired in the semi finals with Sheffield United while the other semi final would be contested between Southampton and Watford 8 March 200317 15Arsenal2 2ChelseaJeffers 36 Henry 45 Summary Terry 3 Lampard 83 Highbury LondonAttendance 38 104Referee Paul Durkin Dorset 9 March 200311 30Sheffield United1 0Leeds UnitedKabba 78 Summary Bramall Lane SheffieldAttendance 24 633Referee Steve Bennett Kent 9 March 200313 30Watford2 0BurnleySmith 74 Glass 80 Summary Vicarage Road WatfordAttendance 20 336Referee Alan Wiley Staffordshire 9 March 200316 00Southampton2 0Wolverhampton WanderersMarsden 56 Butler 81 o g Summary St Mary s SouthamptonAttendance 31 715Referee Andy D Urso Essex Replay Edit 25 March 200319 45Chelsea1 3ArsenalTerry 79 Summary Terry 25 o g Wiltord 34 Lauren 82 Stamford Bridge LondonAttendance 41 456Referee David Elleray Middlesex Semi finals EditFor the 11th season running the FA Cup final would be contested by top division clubs Arsenal and Southampton Their semi final opponents Sheffield United and Watford respectively were both Division One sides 13 April 200313 30Arsenal1 0Sheffield UnitedLjungberg 34 ReportOld Trafford ManchesterAttendance 59 170Referee Graham Poll Hertfordshire 13 April 200316 30Watford1 2SouthamptonGayle 88 Report Ormerod 43 Robinson 80 o g Villa Park BirminghamAttendance 42 602Referee Mike Riley West Yorkshire Final EditMain article 2003 FA Cup Final The final took place on Saturday 17 May 2003 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and ended 1 0 with a goal by Robert Pires separating the sides It was the third consecutive year the final was played at the Millennium Stadium due to the ongoing reconstruction of Wembley Stadium the final s usual venue There were 73 726 spectators at the game Arsenal retained the trophy winning it for the ninth time in their history a record second only to that of Manchester United It was also Southampton s first FA Cup final since 1976 when they won the trophy for the only time to date 17 May 200315 00 BSTArsenal1 0SouthamptonPires 38 ReportMillennium Stadium CardiffAttendance 73 726Referee Graham Barber Hertfordshire Notes Edit Postponed due to waterlogged pitch Match postponed due to frozen pitch Original match postponed because of power failure Played at HighburyReferences Edit Norwich tie cut off 4 January 2003 via news bbc co uk External links Edit2002 03 Results on www thefa com Results on Soccerbase Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2002 03 FA Cup amp oldid 1089468764, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
