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Every FA Cup Final

One page for every final ever played, each with the match report, the line-ups, the trivia, and where footage survives, the film itself. 29 of 145 finals published so far.

Researched and written by Adrian Dane · every fact sourced · every video checked to make sure it actually plays

1870s

1872Wanderers1-0 v Royal Engineers 1875Royal Engineers1-1 v Old Etonians

1920s

1923Bolton Wanderers2-0 v West Ham United

1950s

1953Blackpool4-3 v Bolton Wanderers

1970s

1971Arsenal2-1 v Liverpool 1973Sunderland1-0 v Leeds United 1979Arsenal3-2 v Manchester United

1980s

1987Coventry City3-2 v Tottenham Hotspur 1988Wimbledon1-0 v Liverpool

1990s

1991Tottenham Hotspur2-1 v Nottingham Forest

2000s

2008Cardiff City1-0 v Portsmouth 2009Chelsea2-1 v Everton

2010s

2010Chelsea1-0 v Portsmouth 2011Manchester City1-0 v Stoke City 2012Chelsea2-1 v Liverpool 2013Wigan Athletic1-0 v Manchester City 2014Arsenal3-2 v Hull City 2015Arsenal4-0 v Aston Villa 2016Crystal Palace2-1 v Manchester United 2017Arsenal2-1 v Chelsea 2018Chelsea1-0 v Manchester United 2019Manchester City6-0 v Watford

2020s

2020Arsenal2-1 v Chelsea 2021Leicester City1-0 v Chelsea 2022Chelsea0-0 v Liverpool 2023Manchester City2-1 v Manchester United 2024Manchester City2-1 v Manchester United 2025Crystal Palace1-0 v Manchester City 2026Manchester City1-0 v Chelsea