1993–94 FA Cup

1993–94 FA Cup
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales
 Scotland
Defending championsArsenal
Final positions
ChampionsManchester United (8th title)
Runner-upChelsea
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Gavin Peacock
(6 goals)

The 1993–94 FA Cup was the 113th staging of the world and England's oldest cup competition, the Football Association Cup or FA Cup. The competition overall was won by Manchester United for the first time since 1990, with a 4–0 thrashing of Chelsea.

First round proper

For the qualifying rounds, see 1993–94 FA Cup qualifying rounds.

Bolton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion from the Football League First Division entered in this round along with all the Football League Second and Third Division teams plus four non-league clubs were given byes to this round: Halifax Town, Runcorn, Yeovil Town and Woking. The first round matches were played on the weekend beginning 13 November 1993.

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Enfield 0–0 Cardiff City
replay Cardiff City 1–0 Enfield
2 Chesterfield 0–1 Rochdale
3 AFC Bournemouth 4–2 Brighton & Hove Albion
4 Barnet 2–1 Carshalton Athletic
5 Burnley 0–0 York City
replay York City 2–3 Burnley
6 Yeovil Town 1–0 Fulham
7 Woking 2–2 Weston-super-Mare
replay Weston-super-Mare 0–1 Woking
8 Marlow 0–2 Plymouth Argyle
9 Bolton Wanderers 3–2 Gretna
10 Macclesfield Town 2–0 Hartlepool United
11 Crewe Alexandra 4–2 Darlington
12 Scarborough 1–0 Bury
13 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Doncaster Rovers
replay Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Shrewsbury Town
14 Wrexham 1–1 Walsall
replay Walsall 2–0 Wrexham
15 Kidderminster Harriers 3–0 Kettering Town
16 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers
17 Northampton Town 1–2 Bromsgrove Rovers
18 Bradford City 0–0 Chester City
replay Chester City 1–0 Bradford City
19 Witton Albion 0–2 Lincoln City
20 Mansfield Town 1–2 Preston North End
21 Port Vale 2–0 Blackpool
22 Halifax Town 2–1 West Bromwich Albion
23 Stalybridge Celtic 1–1 Marine
replay Marine 4–4 Stalybridge Celtic
Stalybridge Celtic won 4–2 on penalties
24 Runcorn 0–2 Hull City
25 Metropolitan Police 0–2 Crawley Town
26 Rotherham United 1–2 Stockport County
27 Colchester United 3–4 Sutton United
28 Leyton Orent 2–1 Gravesend & Northfleet
29 Slough Town 1–2 Torquay United
30 Cambridge City 0–1 Hereford United
31 Cambridge United 0–0 Reading
replay Reading 1–2 Cambridge United
32 Leek Town 2–2 Wigan Athletic
replay Wigan Athletic 3–0 Leek Town
33 Molesey 0–4 Bath City
34 Telford United 1–1 Huddersfield Town
replay Huddersfield Town 1–0 Telford United
35 Swansea City 1–1 Nuneaton Borough
replay Nuneaton Borough 2–1 Swansea City
36 Accrington Stanley 2–3 Scunthorpe United
37 Farnborough Town 1–3 Exeter City
38 V.S. Rugby 0–3 Brentford
39 Yeading 0–0 Gillingham
replay Gillingham 3–1 Yeading
40 Knowsley United 1–4 Carlisle United

Second round proper

The second round matches were played on the weekend beginning 4 December 1993.

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Chester City 2–0 Hull City
2 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Nuneaton Borough
replay Nuneaton Borough 0–1 AFC Bournemouth
3 Bath City 2–1 Hereford United
4 Burnley 4–1 Rochdale
5 Yeovil Town 0–2 Bromsgrove Rovers
6 Walsall 1–1 Scunthorpe United
replay Scunthorpe United 0–0 Walsall
Scunthorpe United won 7–6 on penalties
7 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Macclesfield Town
8 Lincoln City 1–3 Bolton Wanderers
9 Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Preston North End
10 Stockport County 5–1 Halifax Town
11 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Cambridge United
12 Kidderminster Harriers 1–0 Woking
13 Brentford 1–3 Cardiff City
14 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Gillingham
15 Carlisle United 3–1 Stalybridge Celtic
16 Port Vale 1–0 Huddersfield Town
17 Torquay United 0–1 Sutton United
18 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Scarborough
19 Leyton Orient 1–1 Exeter City
replay Exeter City 2–2 Leyton Orient
Exeter City won 5–4 on penalties
20 Crawley Town 1–2 Barnet

Third round proper

Teams from the Premier League and First Division (except Bolton and West Bromwich) entered in this round. The third round matches were played on the weekend beginning 8 January 1994.

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Bristol City 1–1 Liverpool[1]
replay Liverpool 0–1 Bristol City
2 Preston North End 2–1 AFC Bournemouth
3 Southampton 1–1 Port Vale
replay Port Vale 1–0 Southampton
4 Notts County 3–2 Sutton United
5 Blackburn Rovers 3–3 Portsmouth
replay Portsmouth 1–3 Blackburn Rovers
6 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Nottingham Forest
replay Nottingham Forest 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday
7 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Everton
replay Everton 2–3 Bolton Wanderers
8 Grimsby Town 1–0 Wigan Athletic
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Crystal Palace
10 Sunderland 1–1 Carlisle United
replay Carlisle United 0–1 Sunderland
11 Luton Town 1–0 Southend United
12 Swindon Town 1–1 Ipswich Town
replay Ipswich Town 2–1 Swindon Town
13 Sheffield United 0–1 Manchester United
14 Stockport County 2–1 Queens Park Rangers
15 Newcastle United 2–0 Coventry City
16 Wycombe Wanderers 0–2 Norwich City
17 Manchester City 4–1 Leicester City
18 West Ham United 2–1 Watford
19 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Chester City
20 Millwall 0–1 Arsenal
21 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Derby County
22 Barnet 0–0 Chelsea[2]
replay Chelsea 4–0 Barnet
23 Wimbledon 3–0 Scunthorpe United
24 Exeter City 0–1 Aston Villa
25 Cardiff City 2–2 Middlesbrough
replay Middlesbrough 1–2 Cardiff City
26 Bromsgrove Rovers 1–2 Barnsley
27 Charlton Athletic 3–0 Burnley
28 Leeds United 3–1 Crewe Alexandra
29 Stoke City 0–0 Bath City
replay Bath City 1–4 Stoke City
30 Peterborough United 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur
replay Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Peterborough United
Tottenham Hotspur won 5–4 on penalties
31 Birmingham City 1–2 Kidderminster Harriers
32 Oxford United 2–0 Tranmere Rovers

Fourth round proper

The fourth round matches were played on the weekend beginning 29 January 1994.

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Notts County 1–1 West Ham United
replay West Ham United 1–0 Notts County
2 Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Arsenal
replay Arsenal 1–3 Bolton Wanderers
3 Grimsby Town 1–2 Aston Villa
4 Ipswich Town 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur
5 Stockport County 0–4 Bristol City
6 Newcastle United 1–1 Luton Town
replay Luton Town 2–0 Newcastle United
7 Kidderminster Harriers 1–0 Preston North End
8 Norwich City 0–2 Manchester United
9 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Barnsley
replay Barnsley 1–0 Plymouth Argyle
10 Oldham Athletic 0–0 Stoke City
replay Stoke City 0–1 Oldham Athletic
11 Chelsea 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday
replay Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Chelsea
12 Wimbledon 2–1 Sunderland
13 Cardiff City 1–0 Manchester City
14 Port Vale 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
15 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Blackburn Rovers
replay Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Charlton Athletic
16 Oxford United 2–2 Leeds United
replay Leeds United 2–3 Oxford United

Fifth round proper

The fifth round matches were played on the weekend beginning 19 February 1994.

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Bristol City 1–1 Charlton Athletic
replay Charlton Athletic 2–0 Bristol City
2 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Aston Villa
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Ipswich Town
replay Ipswich Town 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
4 Kidderminster Harriers 0–1 West Ham United
5 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Barnsley
6 Wimbledon 0–3 Manchester United
7 Cardiff City 1–2 Luton Town
8 Oxford United 1–2 Chelsea

Sixth round proper

Oldham Athletic reached the FA Cup semi-finals for the second time in five seasons, where they would meet their opponents from 1990 – Manchester United.

Luton reached their first semi-final since 1988 at the expense of West Ham United, where they would take on Chelsea.

Bolton Wanderers0–1Oldham Athletic
Beckford 84'
Burnden Park, Bolton
Attendance: 20,321
Referee: Kelvin Morton (Bury St. Edmunds)
Manchester United3–1Charlton Athletic
Hughes 46'
Kanchelskis 72', 76'		 Leaburn 77'
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 44,347
Referee: Robbie Hart (Darlington)
Chelsea1–0Wolverhampton Wanderers
Peacock 58'
Attendance: 29,340
Referee: Graham Poll (Tring)
West Ham United0–0Luton Town
Attendance: 27,331
Referee: Brian Hill (Kettering)
Luton Town3–2West Ham United
Oakes 36', 48', 74' M. Allen 30'
Bishop 57'
Attendance: 13,166

Semi-finals

The semi-final paired Premier League leaders Manchester United with relegation-threatened Oldham Athletic - a repeat of the 1990 semi-final. Wembley Stadium was the venue for this match, which was still goalless after 90 minutes. Oldham took the lead in extra time through Neil Pointon, and held their lead the 119th minute, when a late equaliser by Mark Hughes forced a replay. The two sides met at Maine Road for the replay, which United won 4–1 to end their opposition's hopes of a first-ever FA Cup final, and move closer to winning the double.

The other semi-final paired Premier League side Chelsea with Division One side Luton Town, with both sides looking for glory in the cup after disappointing league campaigns. Like the other semi-final the following day, this match was played at Wembley. Chelsea went through with Gavin Peacock scoring twice in a 2–0 win, to reach their first FA Cup final for 24 years.

Chelsea2–0Luton Town
Peacock 13', 48' Report
Referee: Roger Dilkes (Mossley)
Manchester United1 – 1
(a.e.t)		Oldham Athletic
Hughes 120' Pointon 106'
Referee: Philip Don (Hanworth Park, Middlesex)

Replay

Manchester United4–1Oldham Athletic
Irwin 10'
Kanchelskis 15'
Robson 62'
Giggs 67'		 Report Pointon 40'
Maine Road, Manchester
Referee: Martin Bodenham (East Looe, Cornwall)

FA Cup Final

Main article: 1994 FA Cup Final

Two penalties by Eric Cantona as well as late goals by Mark Hughes and Brian McClair gave Manchester United a 4–0 triumph over Chelsea after the deadlock was still unbroken at half-time, and saw them become only the sixth club in history to win The Double.

Chelsea0–4Manchester United
Cantona 60' (pen.) 66' (pen.)
Hughes 69'
McClair 90'
Attendance: 79,634
Referee: David Elleray (London)
Chelsea
Manchester United

Media coverage

For the sixth 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:

• Sheffield United 0-1 Manchester United (R3)

• Norwich City 0-2 Manchester United (R4)

• Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Aston Villa (R5)

• Chelsea 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (QF)

• Oldham Athletic 1-1 Manchester United (SF)

• Chelsea 0-4 Manchester United (Final)


The matches shown live on Sky Sports were:

• Halifax Town 2-1 West Bromwich Albion (R1)

• Yeovil Town 1-0 Fulham (R1)

• Walsall 2-0 Wrexham (R1 Replay)

• Lincoln City 1-3 Bolton Wanderers (R2)

• Bath City 2-1 Hereford United (R2)

• Nuneaton Borough 0-1 AFC Bournemouth (R2 Replay)

• Millwall 0-1 Arsenal (R3)

• Nottingham Forest 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday (R3 Replay)

• Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Arsenal (R4)

• Luton Town 2-0 Newcastle United (R4 Replay)

• Wimbledon 0-3 Manchester United (R5)

• Ipswich Town 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers (R5 Replay)

• West Ham United 0-0 Luton Town (QF)

• Luton Town 3-2 West Ham United (QF Replay)

• Chelsea 2-0 Luton Town (SF)

• Manchester United 4-1 Oldham Athletic (SF Replay)

Notes and references

  1. ^ This was a rearranged match, played after the original game had been abandoned due to floodlight failure with the score at 1-1. Coincidentally, Wayne Allison equalised after Ian Rush had given Liverpool the lead in both games.
  2. ^ (Played at Stamford Bridge)