2009–10 FA Cup

For the women's event, see 2009–10 FA Women's Cup.

2009–10 FA Cup
Chelsea parading their sixth FA Cup title
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Teams762
Final positions
ChampionsChelsea F.C. (6th title)
Runner-upPortsmouth
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)John Carew (6 goals)

The 2009–10 FA Cup (known as The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON for sponsorship reasons) was the 129th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; the FA Cup. As in the previous year, 762 clubs were accepted for the competition.[1] One club, Newcastle Blue Star, folded before the fixtures were released. As they were scheduled to enter the competition in the first round qualifying, their opponents in this round received a walkover.

The competition commenced on 15 August 2009 with the Extra preliminary round and concluded on 15 May 2010 with the Final, held at Wembley Stadium. The final was contested by 2009 winners Chelsea and 2008 winners Portsmouth. Originally, the winners were to qualify for the play-off round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. However, as Chelsea won the 2009–10 Premier League (and did not need the FA Cup winners' berth), and Portsmouth failed to apply for a UEFA licence for the 2010–11 season in time (making them ineligible to compete in UEFA competitions), the berth was given to Liverpool, the seventh-placed team in the Premier League. Chelsea won 1–0 in the final to retain the trophy.

Teams

Round Clubs
remaining		 Clubs
involved		 Winners from
previous round		 New entries
this round		 Leagues entering at this round
Extra preliminary round 762 406 none 406 Levels 9 and 10 in football league pyramid
Preliminary round 559 334 203 131 Northern Premier League Division One North
Northern Premier League Division One South

Southern Football League Division One Midlands
Southern Football League Division One South & West
Isthmian League Division One North
Isthmian League Division One South

First round qualifying 392 232 167 65 Northern Premier League Premier Division
Southern Football League Premier Division
Isthmian League Premier Division
Second round qualifying 276 160 116 44 Conference North
Conference South
Third round qualifying 196 80 80 none none
Fourth round qualifying 156 64 40 24 Conference National
First round proper 124 80 32 48 Football League One
Football League Two
Second round proper 84 40 40 none none
Third round proper 64 64 20 44 Premier League
Football League Championship
Fourth round proper 32 32 32 none none
Fifth round proper 16 16 16 none none
Sixth round proper 8 8 8 none none
Semi-finals 4 4 4 none none
Final 2 2 2 none none

Calendar

The calendar for the 2009–10 FA Cup, as announced by The Football Association:[2]

Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs New entries this round Prize money[3] Player of the Round
Extra preliminary round 15 August 2009 203 762 → 559 406: 357th–762nd £750
Preliminary round 29 August 2009 167 559 → 392 131: 226th–356th £1,500
First round qualifying 12 September 2009 116 392 → 276 65: 161st–225th £3,000 Bobby Traynor (Kingstonian)[4]
Second round qualifying 26 September 2009 80 276 → 196 44: 117th–160th £4,500 Mark Danks (Northwich Victoria)[5]
Third round qualifying 10 October 2009 40 196 → 156 none £7,500 Adam Webster (Hinckley United)[6]
Fourth round qualifying 24 October 2009 32 156 → 124 24: 93rd–116th £12,500 Danny Kedwell (AFC Wimbledon)[7]
First round proper 7 November 2009 40 124 → 84 48: 45th–92nd £18,000 Richard Brodie (York City)[8]
Second round proper 28 November 2009 20 84 → 64 none £27,000

Leon Legge (Brentford)[9]

Third round proper 2 January 2010 32 64 → 32 44: 1st–44th £67,500 Jermaine Beckford (Leeds United)[10]
Fourth round proper 23 January 2010 16 32 → 16 none £90,000 Jermaine Beckford (Leeds United)[11]
Fifth round proper 13 February 2010 8 16 → 8 none £180,000 Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur)[12]
Sixth round proper 6 March 2010 4 8 → 4 none £360,000 Frédéric Piquionne (Portsmouth)[13]
Semi-finals 10–11 April 2010 2 4 → 2 none Winners: £900,000
Losers: £450,000		 Didier Drogba (Chelsea)[14]
Final 15 May 2010 1 2 → 1 none Winner: £1,800,000
Loser: £900,000

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2009–10 FA Cup qualifying rounds

All of the teams that entered the competition, but were not members of the Premier League or The Football League, had to compete in the qualifying rounds.

First round proper

Teams from Leagues One and Two entered at this stage, along with the winners from the Fourth round qualifying. The draw was made on 25 October 2009 with ties played in the week beginning 6 November 2009.

Lowestoft Town and Paulton Rovers of the eighth tier were the lowest ranked teams left in the competition at this stage, but both failed to make it through to the second round.

Second round proper

The matches took place on 28 and 29 November 2009 and involved the 40 winning teams from the previous round.

Bath City and Staines Town from the Conference South, and Northwich Victoria from the Conference North (6th tier) were the lowest ranked teams left at this stage, but none made it through to the third round.

† – After extra time

Third round proper

The draw was held on Sunday 29 November 2009 at Wembley Stadium. Premier League and Football League Championship teams entered at this stage, joining the winners from the previous round and completing the entrants. The majority of fixtures took place on 2 and 3 January 2010, with snow postponing several matches until mid-January.

Barrow, Forest Green Rovers, Luton Town and York City from the Conference National (5th tier) were the only non-league teams left at this stage, but none made it through to the fourth round.

Manchester United were knocked out in the third round for the first time since they lost to AFC Bournemouth in 1984, when they lost to third-tier rivals Leeds United. It was also Manchester United's first defeat to a lower league side since defeat at Bournemouth. They were joined by rivals and fellow 'Big Four' club Liverpool, who lost at home to second-flight Reading in a replay.

† – After extra time

Fourth round proper

The draw was held on Sunday 3 January 2010 at Wembley Stadium. Fixtures took place over the weekend of 23 and 24 January 2010.[15]

Accrington Stanley and Notts County from League Two (4th tier) were the lowest ranked teams left at this stage; Accrington Stanley did not proceed further, whilst Notts County defeated Wigan Athletic in a replay at the DW Stadium.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Southampton (3) 2–1 Ipswich Town (2) 20,446
2 Reading (2) 1–0 Burnley (1) 12,910
3 Derby County (2) 1–0 Doncaster Rovers (2) 11,316
4 Cardiff City (2) 4–2 Leicester City (2) 10,961
5 Stoke City (1) 3–1 Arsenal (1) 19,735
6 Notts County (4) 2–2 Wigan Athletic (1) 9,073
replay Wigan Athletic (1) 0–2 Notts County (4) 5,519
7 Scunthorpe United (2) 2–4 Manchester City (1) 8,861
8 West Bromwich Albion (2) 4–2 Newcastle United (2) 16,102
9 Everton (1) 1–2 Birmingham City (1) 30,875
10 Accrington Stanley (4) 1–3 Fulham (1) 3,712
11 Bolton Wanderers (1) 2–0 Sheffield United (2) 14,572
12 Portsmouth (1) 2–1 Sunderland (1) 10,315
13 Preston North End (2) 0–2 Chelsea (1) 23,119
14 Aston Villa (1) 3–2 Brighton & Hove Albion (3) 39,725
15 Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) 2–2 Crystal Palace (2) 14,449
replay Crystal Palace (2) 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) 10,282
16 Tottenham Hotspur (1) 2–2 Leeds United (3) 35,750
replay Leeds United (3) 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur (1) 37,704

Fifth round proper

The draw was conducted by Geoff Thomas and Stephanie Moore MBE on Sunday 24 January 2010 at Wembley Stadium. Fixtures took place over the weekend of 13 and 14 February 2010.[16] Notts County from the Football League Two (4th tier) were the lowest-ranked team left at this stage, but they went out 4–0 to Premier League side Fulham.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Crystal Palace (2) 2–2 Aston Villa (1) 20,486
replay Aston Villa (1) 3–1 Crystal Palace (2) 31,874
2 Manchester City (1) 1–1 Stoke City (1) 28,019
replay Stoke City (1) 3–1† Manchester City (1) 21,813
3 Derby County (2) 1–2 Birmingham City (1) 21,043
4 Bolton Wanderers (1) 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur (1) 13,596
replay Tottenham Hotspur (1) 4–0 Bolton Wanderers (1) 31,436
5 Chelsea (1) 4–1 Cardiff City (2) 40,827
6 Fulham (1) 4–0 Notts County (4) 16,132
7 Reading (2) 2–2 West Bromwich Albion (2) 18,008
replay West Bromwich Albion (2) 2–3† Reading (2) 13,985
8 Southampton (3) 1–4 Portsmouth (1) 31,385

† – After extra time

Sixth round proper

The draw was conducted by former England striker Luther Blissett and TV presenter Tim Lovejoy on 14 February 2010 at Football Association headquarters at Wembley Stadium. Fixtures took place over the weekend of 6 and 7 March 2010.[17] Reading from the Championship (2nd tier) were the lowest ranked team left at this stage.

7 March 2010 Chelsea (1) 2–0Stoke City (1)Stamford Bridge, London
16:00 Lampard 35'
Terry 67'		 Report Attendance: 41,322
Referee: Martin Atkinson (West Yorkshire)
6 March 2010 Fulham (1)0–0Tottenham Hotspur (1)Craven Cottage, London
17:20 Report Attendance: 24,533
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (County Durham)
24 March 2010 Replay Tottenham Hotspur (1) 3–1Fulham (1)White Hart Lane, London
19:45 Bentley 47'
Pavlyuchenko 60'
Guðjohnsen 66'		 Report Zamora 17' Attendance: 35,432
Referee: Martin Atkinson (West Yorkshire)
7 March 2010 Reading (2)2–4 Aston Villa (1) Madejski Stadium, Reading
13:45 Long 27', 42' Report A. Young 47'
Carew 51', 57', 90+3' (pen.)		 Attendance: 23,175
Referee: Mike Dean (Cheshire)
6 March 2010 Portsmouth (1) 2–0Birmingham City (1)Fratton Park, Portsmouth
12:30 Piquionne 67', 70' Report Attendance: 20,456
Referee: Steve Bennett (Kent)

Semi-finals

The draw was conducted by David Ginola and Jason Cundy at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, 7 March 2010.[18] Both matches took place at Wembley Stadium over the weekend of 10 and 11 April.[19]

10 April 2010 Aston Villa (1)0–3 Chelsea (1) Wembley Stadium, London
17:00 Report
Attendance: 81,869
Referee: Howard Webb (South Yorkshire)
11 April 2010 Tottenham Hotspur (1)0–2 (a.e.t.) Portsmouth (1) Wembley Stadium, London
16:00 Report
Attendance: 84,602
Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire)

Final

Main article: 2010 FA Cup final

The final was played on 15 May 2010 at Wembley Stadium, London

Chelsea1–0Portsmouth
Drogba 59' Report
Attendance: 88,335

Top scorers

[21]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Norway John Carew Aston Villa 6
2 England Jermaine Beckford Leeds United 5
England Jermain Defoe Tottenham Hotspur
4 Jamaica Ricardo Fuller Stoke City 4
Scotland Chris Martin Norwich City
Russia Roman Pavlyuchenko Tottenham Hotspur
England Daniel Sturridge Chelsea

Media coverage

In the United Kingdom, ITV were the sole network broadcasters for the season as subscription broadcasters Setanta Sports entered administration and ceased operations before the start of the season. S4C broadcast in Wales, The Football Association streamed select games live on its website for free.

The matches shown live on ITV were:

• Paulton Rovers 0–7 Norwich City (R1)

• Northwich Victoria 1–0 Charlton Athletic (R1)

• Rochdale 0–2 Luton Town (R1 Replay)

• Northwich Victoria 1–3 Lincoln City (R2)

• Kettering Town 1–1 Leeds United (R2)

• Leeds United 5–1 Kettering Town (R2 Replay)

• Reading 1–1 Liverpool (R3)

• Manchester United 0–1 Leeds United (R3)

• West Ham United 1–2 Arsenal (R3)

• Coventry City 1–2 Portsmouth (R3 Replay)

• Liverpool 1–2 Reading (R3 Replay)

• Preston North End 0–2 Chelsea (R4)

• Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Leeds United (R4)

• Stoke City 3–1 Arsenal (R4)

• Scunthorpe United 2–4 Manchester City (R4)

• Crystal Palace 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (R4 Replay)

• Leeds United 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur (R4 Replay)

• Southampton 1–4 Portsmouth (R5)

• Manchester City 1–1 Stoke City (R5)

• Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur (R5)

• Crystal Palace 2–2 Aston Villa (R5)

• Stoke City 3–1 Manchester City (R5 Replay)

• Portsmouth 2–0 Birmingham City (QF)

• Fulham 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur (QF)

• Reading 2–4 Aston Villa (QF)

• Chelsea 2–0 Stoke City (QF)

• Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Fulham (QF Replay)

• Aston Villa 0–3 Chelsea (SF)

• Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Portsmouth (SF)

• Chelsea 1–0 Portsmouth (Final)


The matches shown live on S4C were:

• Bristol City 1–1 Cardiff City (R3)

• Cardiff City 1–0 Bristol City (R3 Replay)

• Chelsea 4–1 Cardiff City (R5)


The matches shown live on the website of The Football Association were:

• Oldham Athletic 0–2 Leeds United (R1)

• Millwall 4–1 AFC Wimbledon (R1)

• Stevenage 0–1 Port Vale (R1 Replay)

• Carlisle United 3–1 Norwich City (R2)

• Millwall 4–0 Staines Town (R2 Replay)

• Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (R3)

• Bristol City 1–1 Cardiff City (R3)

• Reading 1–0 Burnley (R4)

• Chelsea 4–1 Cardiff City (R5)

• Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Bolton Wanderers (R5 Replay)


International broadcasters

Country Broadcaster
 Albania Tring Sport
 Belgium Prime
 Canada Setanta Sports
 France France Télévisions
 Italy SKY Italia

References

  1. ^ "FA Cup Entries – accepted" (PDF). TheFA.com. The Football Association. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  2. ^ "FA Cup Round Dates". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 6 June 2009. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  3. ^ "FA Cup – Payments to Clubs". TheFA.com. The Football Association. Archived from the original on 6 April 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  4. ^ "Traynor tops FA Cup poll". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  5. ^ "Five-goal Danks tops Cup poll". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 6 October 2009. Archived from the original on 21 November 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  6. ^ "Webster's reward". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 20 October 2009. Archived from the original on 21 November 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  7. ^ "Kedwell takes the vote". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 4 November 2009. Archived from the original on 21 November 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  8. ^ "Brodie bunch". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 25 November 2009. Archived from the original on 28 November 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  9. ^ "Wembley beckons for Leon". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 16 December 2009. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
  10. ^ "Jermaine man". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 12 January 2010. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
  11. ^ "It's Beckford again". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  12. ^ "Bale claims public vote". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  13. ^ "Frederic is Piq of the polls". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 17 April 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  14. ^ "Didier do well". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  15. ^ "Leeds to face Tottenham after FA Cup fourth-round draw". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 January 2010. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  16. ^ "Cardiff take on Chelsea in FA Cup". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 January 2010. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  17. ^ "Holders Chelsea to face Man City or Stoke in FA Cup". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 February 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  18. ^ "Chelsea to face Villa in FA Cup". BBC Sport. 7 March 2009. Archived from the original on 9 March 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  19. ^ "FA reveals Cup semi-final dates". BBC Sport. 10 March 2009. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  20. ^ "FA Cup Final for Foy". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 13 April 2010. Archived from the original on 15 April 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  21. ^ "2009/2010 FA Cup Top Scorers". World Football. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to FA Cup 2009-2010.