FA Cup semi-finals

The FA Cup semi-finals are played to determine which teams will contest the FA Cup Final. They are the penultimate phase of the FA Cup, the oldest football tournament in the world.

Location

Since 2008, the new Wembley Stadium has been the home of the FA Cup semi-final.

The semi-finals have always been contested at neutral venues. Since 2008, all semi-finals have been held at Wembley. In the past any suitably large ground which was not the home ground of a teams in that semi-final was used. Villa Park in Birmingham, Old Trafford in Manchester, and Hillsborough in Sheffield were common hosts.

All semi-finals between 1871 and 1881 were played at Kensington Oval. The first neutral semi-final match outside of London took place in 1882 in Huddersfield.[1]

The 1989 semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough, Sheffield, turned into tragedy when 96 supporters were killed in the stands due to overcrowding.[2] The Hillsborough disaster had wide-ranging effects on future stadium design. Liverpool were granted special dispensation to avoid playing their 2012 semifinal match against Everton on day 23rd anniversary of the disaster.[3]

The 1991 semi-final between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur was the first to be played at Wembley, the traditional venue for the FA Cup Final. Two years later both semi-finals were held at Wembley after the Steel City derby between Sheffield clubs Wednesday and United was switched from the original venue of Elland Road, Leeds. This was repeated in 1994, although a replay between Manchester United and Oldham Athletic was held at Maine Road, Manchester.

From 1995 to 1999 and from 2001 to 2004 other neutral grounds were used, though in 2000 both matches were played at the old Wembley, in its final year of operation. In 2005 both semi-finals were played at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. However, in 2006 the FA decided to revert to the neutral ground system, with Villa Park and Old Trafford hosting the games.

In 2003, it was announced that all future semi-finals would be played at the new Wembley Stadium, once it had opened;[4] this took effect in 2008. The decision was mainly for financial reasons, to allow the FA to recoup some of the costs of rebuilding the stadium. However, the move was to the disappointment of traditionalists and drew criticism from some supporters' groups.[5][6] Over a decade after the move, Aston Villa (amongst others) have called to regionalise the semifinals once again.[7]

Tottenham Hotspur's 2018 semifinal was to some extant a home match, as that season they used Wembley while their new stadium was under construction. However for the semifinal the FA treated them as a neutral team rather than a home team.[8][9]

Format

Highfield Road in Coventry (1982 image) hosted the only semi-final third replay in 1979–80.

In the past a replay match was played if the first semi-final ended in a draw. If the replay match also ended in a draw a second replay match would take place. In theory, an unlimited number of games could be played to determine the outcome of a tie. For example, in 1980 it took four games to decide the winner between Arsenal and Liverpool. This is the most games needed to settle an FA Cup Semi-final, although there were several occasions where three games were played. Prior to the 1992 semi-finals, the only semi-final played under different rules to this was the rearranged 1989 semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, for which it had been declared in advance that the game would be decided by extra-time and penalties if necessary due to the Hillsborough Stadium disaster.

Queen's Park chose not to contest the 1871–72 replay match with Wanderers.

There were no semi-finals played in the 1872–73 competition. Under the rules at the time, holders Wanderers received a bye to the final. Queen's Park again decided not to contest a semifinal, so Oxford University advanced automatically.[10]

Between 1877–1881 only one semi-final was played due to the format of the competition leaving three teams remaining.

In 1991 the FA decided that only one replay should be played (starting with the 1991–92 competition). If this game ended in a draw, extra time would be played, followed by penalty kicks if the match was still even. In 1999 it was decided that the semi-finals should be decided in one game, with extra time and penalties used to determine the outcome if the game ended in a draw. Replays are still used in earlier rounds, however, though were eliminated in the quarter-finals in 2016. The last FA Cup Semi-final replay, in 1999, saw Manchester United take on Arsenal at Villa Park.[11] This turned out to become one of the most memorable semi-finals of all time, with Peter Schmeichel saving a last-minute penalty from Dennis Bergkamp and a Ryan Giggs extra time goal deciding the outcome in Manchester United's favour. In 2003 this goal was voted the greatest ever in FA Cup history.

In 2016-17 and onwards, a fourth substitute was allowed in semifinal matches if the game went into extra time.[12]

Records

Villa Park in Birmingham hosted 55 semi-final matches between 1901 and 2007, more than any other stadium.

Villa Park is the most used stadium in FA Cup semi–final history, having hosted 55 semi–finals.[13]

The highest attendance for an FA Cup semi-final is 88,141 for Everton's penalty win over Manchester United on 19 April 2009.[14] It was the fourth semi-final to be played at the new Wembley Stadium.

The highest winning margin was Newcastle United's 6–0 victory over Fulham in the 1908 Anfield semi-final. The highest post-war winning margin was Stoke City's 5–0 victory over Bolton Wanderers in the second 2011 semi-final on 17 April 2011. The highest-scoring match was Hull City's 5–3 victory over Sheffield United in the second 2014 semi-final.

List of FA Cup semi-finals

Semi-final Key

* Match went to extra time
† Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
Bold Winning team won The Double
Italics Team from outside the top level of English football
(since the formation of The Football League in 1888)

1870s

Year SF Winner Score Loser Venue
1872 1 Royal Engineers 0–0 Crystal Palace Kennington Oval
3–0Kennington Oval
2 Wanderers 0–0 Queen's Park Kennington Oval
w/o1
1873 1 Oxford University w/o Queen's Park 2
Bye Wanderers
1874 1 Oxford University 1–0 Clapham Rovers Kennington Oval
2 Royal Engineers 2–0 Swifts Kennington Oval
1875 1 Old Etonians 1–0 Shropshire Wanderers Kennington Oval
2 Royal Engineers 1–1 Oxford University Kennington Oval
1–0 Kennington Oval
1876 1 Old Etonians 1–0 Oxford University Kennington Oval
2 Wanderers 2–1 Swifts Kennington Oval
1877 1 Wanderers 1–0 Cambridge University Kennington Oval
Bye Oxford University
1878 1 Royal Engineers 2–1 Old Harrovians Kennington Oval
Bye Wanderers
1879 1 Old Etonians 2–1 Nottingham Forest Kennington Oval
ByeClapham Rovers

1 Queen's Park could not afford a second trip to London for their semi-final replay and were forced to withdraw
2 Queen's Park once again withdrew from the FA Cup at the semi-final stage.

1880s

Year SF Winner Score Loser Venue
1880 1 Oxford University 1–0 Nottingham Forest Kennington Oval
Bye Clapham Rovers
1881 1 Old Carthusians 4–1 Darwen Kennington Oval
Bye Old Etonians
1882 1 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 The Wednesday St John's Ground
5–1 Whalley Range
2 Old Etonians 5–0 Marlow Kennington Oval
1883 1 Blackburn Olympic 4–0 Old Carthusians Whalley Range
2 Old Etonians 2–1 Notts County Kennington Oval
1884 1 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Notts County Aston Lower Grounds
2 Queen's Park 4–1 Blackburn Olympic Trent Bridge
1885 1 Blackburn Rovers 5–1 Old Carthusians Trent Bridge
2 Queen's Park 1–1 Nottingham Forest Racecourse Ground
3–0 Merchiston Castle School
1886 1 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Swifts Racecourse Ground
2 West Bromwich Albion 4–0 Small Heath Alliance Aston Lower Grounds
1887 1 Aston Villa 3–1 Rangers Alexandra Recreation Ground
2 West Bromwich Albion 3–1 Preston North End Trent Bridge
1888 1 Preston North End 4–0 Crewe Alexandra Anfield
2 West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Derby Junction Victoria Ground
1889 1 Preston North End 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Bramall Lane
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Alexandra Recreation Ground
3–1 Alexandra Recreation Ground

1890s

Year SF Winner Score Loser Venue
1890 1 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Racecourse Ground
2 The Wednesday[15] 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Wellington Road
1891 1 Blackburn Rovers 3–2 West Bromwich Albion Victoria Ground
2 Notts County 3–3 Sunderland Bramall Lane
2–0 Bramall Lane
1892 1 Aston Villa 4–1 Sunderland Bramall Lane
2 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Nottingham Forest[15] Molineux
1–1 Molineux
6–2 Racecourse Ground
1893 1 Everton 2–2 Preston North End Bramall Lane
0–0 Bramall Lane
2–1 Ewood Park
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Town Ground
1894 1 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 The Wednesday Fallowfield Stadium
2 Notts County[16] 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Bramall Lane
1895 1 Aston Villa 2–1 Sunderland Ewood Park
2 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 The Wednesday Racecourse Ground
1896 1 The Wednesday 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Goodison Park
3–1 Town Ground
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Derby County Wellington Road
1897 1 Aston Villa 3–0 Liverpool Bramall Lane
2 Everton 3–2 Derby County Victoria Ground
1898 1 Derby County 3–1 Everton Molineux
2 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Southampton[15] Bramall Lane
2–0 Crystal Palace
1899 1 Derby County 3–1 Stoke City Molineux
2 Sheffield United 2–2 Liverpool Burnden Park
4–4 Burnden Park
Abandoned Fallowfield Stadium
1–0 Baseball Ground

1900s

Year SF Winner Score Loser Venue
1900 1 Bury 1–1 Nottingham Forest Victoria Ground
3–2 Bramall Lane
2 Southampton[15] 0–0 Millwall Athletic[15] Crystal Palace
3–0 Elm Park
1901 1 Sheffield United 2–2 Aston Villa City Ground
3–0 Baseball Ground
2 Tottenham Hotspur[15] 4–0 West Bromwich Albion Villa Park
1902 1 Sheffield United 2–2 Derby County The Hawthorns
1–1 Molineux
1–0 City Ground
2 Southampton[15] 3–1 Nottingham Forest White Hart Lane
1903 1 Bury 3–0 Aston Villa Goodison Park
2 Derby County 3–0 Millwall Athletic[15] Villa Park
1904 1 Bolton Wanderers[16] 1–0 Derby County Molineux
2 Manchester City 3–0 The Wednesday Goodison Park
1905 1 Aston Villa 1–1 Everton Victoria Ground
2–1 City Ground
2 Newcastle United 1–0 The Wednesday Hyde Road
1906 1 Everton 2–0 Liverpool Villa Park
2 Newcastle United 2–0 Woolwich Arsenal Victoria Ground
1907 1 Everton 2–1 West Bromwich Albion[16] Burnden Park
2 The Wednesday 3–1 Woolwich Arsenal St Andrew's
1908 1 Newcastle United 6–0 Fulham[16] Anfield
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers[16] 2–0 Southampton[16] Stamford Bridge
1909 1 Bristol City 1–1 Derby County[16] Stamford Bridge
2–1 St Andrew's
2 Manchester United 1–0 Newcastle United Bramall Lane

1910s

Year SF Winner Loser Score Venue
19101Barnsley[16]Everton0–0Elland Road
3–0Old Trafford
2Newcastle UnitedSwindon Town[15]2–0White Hart Lane
19111Bradford CityBlackburn Rovers3–0Bramall Lane
2Newcastle UnitedChelsea[16]3–0St Andrew's
19121Barnsley[16]Swindon Town[15]0–0Stamford Bridge
1–0Meadow Lane
2West Bromwich AlbionBlackburn Rovers0–0Anfield
1–0*Hillsborough
19131Aston VillaOldham Athletic1–0Ewood Park
2SunderlandBurnley[16]0–0Bramall Lane
3–2St Andrew's
19141BurnleySheffield United0–0Old Trafford
1–0Goodison Park
2LiverpoolAston Villa2–0White Hart Lane
19151ChelseaEverton2–0Villa Park
2Sheffield UnitedBolton Wanderers2–1Ewood Park

1920s

Year SF Winner Loser Score Venue
19201Aston VillaChelsea3–1Bramall Lane
2Huddersfield Town[16]Bristol City[16]2–1Stamford Bridge
19211Tottenham HotspurPreston North End2–1Hillsborough
2Wolverhampton Wanderers[16]Cardiff City[16]0–0Anfield
3–1Old Trafford
19221Huddersfield TownNotts County[16]3–1Turf Moor
2Preston North EndTottenham Hotspur2–1Hillsborough
19231Bolton WanderersSheffield United1–0Old Trafford
2West Ham United[16]Derby County[16]5–2Stamford Bridge
19241Aston VillaBurnley3–0Bramall Lane
2Newcastle UnitedManchester City2–0St Andrew's
19251Cardiff CityBlackburn Rovers3–1Meadow Lane
2Sheffield UnitedSouthampton[16]2–0Stamford Bridge
19261Bolton WanderersSwansea Town[16]3–0White Hart Lane
2Manchester CityManchester United3–0Bramall Lane
19271ArsenalSouthampton[16]2–1Stamford Bridge
2Cardiff CityReading[16]3–0Molineux
19281Blackburn RoversArsenal1–0Filbert Street
2Huddersfield TownSheffield United2–2Old Trafford
0–0Goodison Park
1–0Maine Road
19291Bolton WanderersHuddersfield Town3–1Anfield
2PortsmouthAston Villa1–0Highbury

1930s

Year SF Winner Loser Score Venue
19301ArsenalHull City[16]2–2Elland Road
1–0Villa Park
2Huddersfield TownSheffield Wednesday2–1Old Trafford
19311BirminghamSunderland2–0Elland Road
2West Bromwich Albion[16]Everton[16]1–0Old Trafford
19321ArsenalManchester City1–0Villa Park
2Newcastle UnitedChelsea2–1Leeds Road
19331EvertonWest Ham United[16]2–1Molineux
2Manchester CityDerby County3–2Leeds Road
19341Manchester CityAston Villa6–1Leeds Road
2PortsmouthLeicester City4–1St Andrew's
19351Sheffield WednesdayBurnley[16]3–0Villa Park
2West Bromwich AlbionBolton Wanderers[16]1–1Elland Road
2–0Victoria Ground
19361ArsenalGrimsby Town1–0Leeds Road
2Sheffield United[16]Fulham[16]2–1Molineux
19371Preston North EndWest Bromwich Albion4–1Highbury
2SunderlandMillwall[17]2–1Leeds Road
19381Huddersfield TownSunderland3–1Ewood Park
2Preston North EndAston Villa[16]2–1Bramall Lane
19391PortsmouthHuddersfield Town2–1Highbury
2Wolverhampton WanderersGrimsby Town5–0Old Trafford

1940s

Year SF Winner Score Loser Venue
1946 1 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Villa Park
2 Derby County 1–1 Birmingham City Hillsborough
4–1* Maine Road
1947 1 Charlton Athletic 4–0 Newcastle United[16] Elland Road
2 Burnley[16] 0–0* Liverpool Ewood Park
1–0 Maine Road
1948 1 Manchester United 3–1 Derby County Hillsborough
2 Blackpool 3–1* Tottenham Hotspur[16] Villa Park
1949 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Manchester United Hillsborough
1–0 Goodison Park
2 Leicester City[16] 3–1 Portsmouth Highbury

1950s

Year SF Winner Loser Score Venue
19501LiverpoolEverton2–0Maine Road
2ArsenalChelsea2–2White Hart Lane
1–0*White Hart Lane
19511Newcastle UnitedWolverhampton Wanderers0–0Hillsborough
2–1Leeds Road
2BlackpoolBirmingham City[16]0–0Maine Road
2–1Goodison Park
19521ArsenalChelsea1–1White Hart Lane
3–0White Hart Lane
2Newcastle UnitedBlackburn Rovers[16]0–0Hillsborough
2–1Elland Road
19531BlackpoolTottenham Hotspur2–1Villa Park
2Bolton WanderersEverton[16]4–3Maine Road
19541Preston North EndSheffield Wednesday2–0Maine Road
2West Bromwich AlbionPort Vale[17]2–1Villa Park
19551Manchester CitySunderland1–0Villa Park
2Newcastle UnitedYork City[17]1–1Hillsborough
1–0Roker Park
19561Birmingham CitySunderland3–0Hillsborough
2Manchester CityTottenham Hotspur1–0Villa Park
19571Aston VillaWest Bromwich Albion2–2Molineux
1–0St Andrew's
2Manchester UnitedBirmingham City2–0Hillsborough
19581Bolton WanderersBlackburn Rovers[16]2–1Maine Road
2Manchester UnitedFulham[16]2–2Villa Park
5–3Highbury
19591Luton TownNorwich City[17]1–1White Hart Lane
1–0St Andrew's
2Nottingham ForestAston Villa1–0Hillsborough

1960s

Year SF Winner Loser Score Venue
19601Blackburn RoversSheffield Wednesday2–1Maine Road
2Wolverhampton WanderersAston Villa[16]1–0The Hawthorns
19611Leicester CitySheffield United[16]0–0Elland Road
0–0*City Ground
2–0*St Andrew's
2Tottenham HotspurBurnley3–0Villa Park
19621BurnleyFulham1–1Villa Park
2–1Filbert Street
2Tottenham HotspurManchester United3–1Hillsborough
19631Leicester CityLiverpool1–0Hillsborough
2Manchester UnitedSouthampton[16]1–0Villa Park
19641Preston North End[16]Swansea Town[16]2–1Villa Park
2West Ham UnitedManchester United3–1Hillsborough
19651LiverpoolChelsea2–0Villa Park
2Leeds UnitedManchester United0–0Hillsborough
1–0City Ground
19661EvertonManchester United1–0Burnden Park
2Sheffield WednesdayChelsea2–0Villa Park
19671ChelseaLeeds United1–0Villa Park
2Tottenham HotspurNottingham Forest2–1Hillsborough
19681EvertonLeeds United1–0Old Trafford
2West Bromwich AlbionBirmingham City[16]2–0Villa Park
19691Leicester CityWest Bromwich Albion1–0Hillsborough
2Manchester CityEverton1–0Villa Park

1970s

Year SF Winner Score Loser Venue
1970 1Chelsea 5–1 Watford[16] White Hart Lane
2 Leeds United 0–0 Manchester United Hillsborough
0–0* Villa Park
1–0 Burnden Park
1971 1 Arsenal 2–2 Stoke City Hillsborough
2–0 Villa Park
2 Liverpool 2–1 Everton Old Trafford
1972 1 Arsenal 1–1 Stoke City Villa Park
2–1 Goodison Park
2 Leeds United 3–0 Birmingham City[16] Hillsborough
1973 1 Leeds United 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Maine Road
2 Sunderland[16] 2–1 Arsenal Hillsborough
1974 1 Liverpool 0–0 Leicester City Old Trafford
3–1 Villa Park
2 Newcastle United 2–0 Burnley Hillsborough
1975 1 Fulham[16] 1–1 Birmingham City Hillsborough
1–0* Maine Road
2 West Ham United 0–0 Ipswich Town Villa Park
2–1 Stamford Bridge
1976 1 Manchester United 2–0 Derby County Hillsborough
2 Southampton[16] 2–0 Crystal Palace[17] Stamford Bridge
1977 1 Manchester United 2–1 Leeds United Hillsborough
2 Liverpool 2–2 Everton Maine Road
3–0 Maine Road
1978 1 Arsenal 3–0 Orient[16] Stamford Bridge
2 Ipswich Town 3–1 West Bromwich Albion Highbury
1979 1 Arsenal 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Villa Park
2 Manchester United 2–2 Liverpool Maine Road
1–0 Goodison Park

1980s

Year SF Winner Score Loser Venue
1980 1 Arsenal 0–0 Liverpool Hillsborough
1–1* Villa Park
1–1* Villa Park
1–0 Highfield Road
2 West Ham United[16] 1–1 Everton Villa Park
2–1 Elland Road
1981 1 Manchester City 1–0* Ipswich Town Villa Park
2 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2* Wolverhampton Wanderers Hillsborough
3–0 Highbury
1982 1 Queens Park Rangers[16] 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Highbury
2 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Leicester City[16] Villa Park
1983 1 Manchester United 2–1 Arsenal Villa Park
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday[16] Highbury
1984 1 Everton 1–0* Southampton Highbury
2 Watford 1–0 Plymouth Argyle[17] Villa Park
1985 1 Manchester United 2–2* Liverpool Goodison Park
2–1 Maine Road
2Everton 2–1* Luton Town Villa Park
1986 1 Liverpool 2–0* Southampton White Hart Lane
2 Everton 2–1* Sheffield Wednesday Villa Park
1987 1 Coventry City 3–2* Leeds United[16] Hillsborough
2 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Watford Villa Park
1988 1 Liverpool 2–1 Nottingham Forest Hillsborough
2 Wimbledon 2–1 Luton Town White Hart Lane
1989 1 Liverpool Abandoned after 6min Nottingham Forest Hillsborough
3–1Old Trafford
2 Everton 1–0 Norwich City Villa Park

1990s

Year SF Winner Score Loser Venue
1990 1 Manchester United 3–3* Oldham Athletic[16] Maine Road
2–1* Maine Road
2 Crystal Palace 4–3* Liverpool Villa Park
1991 1 Nottingham Forest 4–0 West Ham United[16] Villa Park
2 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Arsenal Wembley Stadium (Original)
1992 1 Liverpool 1–1* Portsmouth[16] Highbury
0–0†[18] Villa Park
2 Sunderland[16] 1–0 Norwich City Hillsborough
1993 1 Arsenal 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Wembley Stadium (Original)
2 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1* Sheffield United Wembley Stadium (Original)
1994 1 Chelsea 2–0 Luton Town[16] Wembley Stadium (Original)
2 Manchester United 1–1* Oldham Athletic Wembley Stadium (Original)
4–1 Maine Road
1995 1 Everton 4–1 Tottenham Hotspur Elland Road
2 Manchester United 2–2* Crystal Palace Villa Park
2–0 Villa Park
1996 1 Manchester United 2–1 Chelsea Villa Park
2 Liverpool 3–0 Aston Villa Old Trafford
1997 1 Chelsea 3–0 Wimbledon Highbury
2 Middlesbrough 3–3* Chesterfield[17] Old Trafford
3–0 Hillsborough
1998 1 Arsenal 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers[16] Villa Park
2 Newcastle United 1–0 Sheffield United[16] Old Trafford
1999 1 Manchester United 0–0* Arsenal Villa Park
2–1* Villa Park
2 Newcastle United 2–0* Tottenham Hotspur Old Trafford

2000s

Year SF Winner Score Loser Venue
2000 1 Aston Villa 0–0†[19] Bolton Wanderers[note 1] Wembley Stadium (Original)
2 Chelsea 2–1 Newcastle United Wembley Stadium (Original)
2001 1 Arsenal 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Old Trafford
2 Liverpool 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers[note 2] Villa Park
2002 1 Arsenal 1–0 Middlesbrough Old Trafford
2 Chelsea 1–0 Fulham Villa Park
2003 1 Arsenal 1–0 Sheffield United[note 1] Old Trafford
2 Southampton 2–1 Watford[note 1] Villa Park
2004 1 Manchester United 1–0 Arsenal Villa Park
2 Millwall[note 1] 1–0 Sunderland[note 1] Old Trafford
2005 1 Arsenal 3–0 Blackburn Rovers Millennium Stadium
2 Manchester United 4–1 Newcastle United Millennium Stadium
2006 1 Liverpool 2–1 Chelsea Old Trafford
2 West Ham United 1–0 Middlesbrough Villa Park
2007 1 Manchester United 4–1 Watford Villa Park
2 Chelsea 2–1* Blackburn Rovers Old Trafford
2008 1 Portsmouth 1–0 West Bromwich Albion[note 1] Wembley Stadium (New)
2 Cardiff City[note 1] 1–0 Barnsley[note 1] Wembley Stadium (New)
2009 1 Chelsea 2–1 Arsenal Wembley Stadium (New)
2 Everton 0–0†[20] Manchester United Wembley Stadium (New)

2010s

Year SF Winner Score Loser Venue
2010 1 Chelsea 3–0 Aston Villa Wembley Stadium (New)
2 Portsmouth 2–0* Tottenham Hotspur Wembley Stadium (New)
2011 1 Manchester City 1–0 Manchester United Wembley Stadium (New)
2 Stoke City 5–0 Bolton Wanderers Wembley Stadium (New)
2012 1 Liverpool 2–1 Everton Wembley Stadium (New)
2 Chelsea 5–1 Tottenham Hotspur Wembley Stadium (New)
2013 1 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Millwall[note 1] Wembley Stadium (New)
2 Manchester City 2–1 Chelsea Wembley Stadium (New)
2014 1 Arsenal 1–1†[note 3] Wigan Athletic[note 1] Wembley Stadium (New)
2 Hull City 5–3 Sheffield United[note 2] Wembley Stadium (New)
2015 1 Arsenal 2–1* Reading[note 1] Wembley Stadium (New)
2 Aston Villa 2–1 Liverpool Wembley Stadium (New)
2016 1 Manchester United 2–1 Everton Wembley Stadium (New)
2 Crystal Palace 2–1 Watford Wembley Stadium (New)
2017 1 Chelsea 4–2 Tottenham Hotspur Wembley Stadium (New)
2 Arsenal 2–1* Manchester City Wembley Stadium (New)
2018 1 Manchester United 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Wembley Stadium (New)
2 Chelsea 2–0 Southampton Wembley Stadium (New)

Semi-finals table

Kennington Oval
Playing the first of their 28 semi-finals, Woolwich Arsenal (in dark shirts) faced Newcastle United (in striped shirts) at the Victoria Ground, Stoke in 1906.
Millennium Stadium
Arsenal against Blackburn Rovers was one of the 2005 semi-finals held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, taking the fixture out of England for the first time since 1885.
Middlesbrough v West Ham, Villa Park, 2006
The pre-match line-ups at Villa Park for Middlesbrough versus West Ham United, 2006
Blackburn v Chelsea, Old Trafford, 2007
Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea at Old Trafford in 2007: the last FA Cup semi-final before the event was moved to the new Wembley Stadium.
Arsenal v Chelsea, new Wembley, 2009
Arsenal versus Chelsea in 2009 was one of several London derbies held at the national stadium
Manchester derby, new Wembley, 2010
Manchester clubs City and United have reached the FA Cup semi-final a combined 40 times. The Manchester derby has twice been a semi-final.
Hull v Sheffield United, new Wembley, 2014
In amongst Hull City fans at the 2014 all-Yorkshire semi-final against Sheffield United

Teams shown with an asterisk beside their name are no longer in existence. This table is updated after 2016–17 FA Cup.

Team Appearances Won Lost
Arsenal29209
Aston Villa211110
Barnsley321
Birmingham City927
Blackburn Olympic211
Blackburn Rovers18810
Blackpool330
Bolton Wanderers1477
Bradford City110
Brighton and Hove Albion110
Bristol City211
Burnley835
Bury220
Cambridge University101
Cardiff City[note 4]431
Charlton Athletic220
Chelsea221210
Chesterfield101
Clapham Rovers*101
Coventry City110
Crewe Alexandra101
Crystal Palace (1861)*101
Crystal Palace (1905)422
Darwen101
Derby County1349
Derby Junction*101
Everton261313
Fulham615
Grimsby Town202
Huddersfield Town752
Hull City211
Ipswich Town312
Leeds United844
Leicester City743
Orient101
Liverpool241410
Luton Town413
Manchester City13103
Manchester United28199
Marlow101
Middlesbrough312
Millwall514
Newcastle United17134
Norwich City303
Nottingham Forest1239
Notts County523
Old Carthusians312
Old Etonians550
Old Harrovians101
Oldham Athletic303
Oxford University532
Plymouth Argyle101
Port Vale101
Portsmouth752
Preston North End1073
Queen's Park[note 5]321
Queens Park Rangers110
Rangers[note 6]101
Reading202
Royal Engineers440
Sheffield United1468
Sheffield Wednesday16610
Shropshire Wanderers*101
Southampton1147
Stoke City413
Sunderland1248
Swansea City[note 7]202
Swifts*303
Swindon Town202
Tottenham Hotspur20911
Wanderers*330
Watford615
West Bromwich Albion201010
West Ham United752
Wigan Athletic211
Wimbledon*211
Wolverhampton Wanderers1486
Wycombe Wanderers101
York City101

Venues

Hillsborough
Semi-finals were held at Sheffield Wednesday's home ground Hillsborough for 85 years.
Maine Road
Maine Road (1985 image), dubbed the Wembley of the North, was used for semi-finals between 1928 and 1994.
Kennington Oval
In the 19th century, seventeen FA Cup semi-final matches were held at the Kennington Oval (1891 image).
Bramall Lane
Bramall Lane (1965 photo) hosted 17 semi-finals from 1889 to 1938; Sheffield has been host city on 51 occasions.
Old Wembley
The original Wembley Stadium began hosting semi-finals in 1991 with the North London derby.
Meadow Lane, the City Ground, and Trent Bridge
Meadow Lane, The City Ground and Trent Bridge in 2003: the extant three of Nottingham's four FA Cup semi-final hosts.
Venues that no longer exist or regularly host football matches are denoted with an asterisk.
Stadium City SF
matches		 Year of
first SF		 Most
recent SF
Kennington Oval* London 17 1872 1883
St John's Ground* Huddersfield 1 1882 1882
Whalley Range* Manchester 2 1882 1883
Aston Lower Grounds* Birmingham 2 1884 1886
Trent Bridge* West Bridgford 3 1884 1887
Racecourse Ground* Derby 5 1885 1890
Merchiston Castle School* Edinburgh, Scotland [note 8] 1 1885 1885
Alexandra Recreation Ground* Crewe 3 1887 1889
Anfield Liverpool 5 1888 1929
Victoria Ground* Stoke-on-Trent 7 1897 1935
Wellington Road* Perry Barr 2 1890 1896
Bramall Lane Sheffield 17 1889 1938
Molineux Wolverhampton 10 1892 1957
Ewood Park Blackburn 6 1893 1947
Town Ground* Nottingham 2 1893 1896
Fallowfield Stadium* Manchester 2 1894 1899
Goodison Park Liverpool 10 1896 1985
Crystal Palace* London 2 1898 1900
Burnden Park* Bolton 5 1899 1970
Baseball Ground* Derby 2 1899 1901
Elm Park* Reading 1 1900 1900
Villa Park Birmingham 55 1901 2007
City Ground West Bridgford 5 1901 1965
The Hawthorns West Bromwich 2 1902 1960
White Hart Lane* London 12 1902 1988
Hyde Road* Manchester 1 1905 1905
St Andrew's Birmingham 9 1907 1961
Stamford Bridge London 10 1910 1978
Elland Road Leeds 10 1910 1995
Old Trafford Trafford 23 1910 2007
Meadow Lane Nottingham 2 1912 1925
Hillsborough Sheffield 34 1912 1997
Turf Moor Burnley 1 1922 1922
Filbert Street* Leicester 2 1928 1962
Maine Road* Manchester 18 1928 1994
Highbury* London 12[21] 1929 1997
Leeds Road* Huddersfield 6 1932 1951
Roker Park* Sunderland 1 1955 1955
Highfield Road* Coventry 1 1980 1980
Old Wembley* London 7 1991 2000
Millennium Stadium Cardiff, Wales[note 9] 2 2005 2005
New Wembley London 20 2008 2017

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Second Division
  2. 1 2 Third Division
  3. ↑ 4–2 on penalties
  4. ↑ Welsh team
  5. ↑ Scottish team that was invited to compete
  6. ↑ Scottish team that was invited to compete
  7. ↑ Welsh team
  8. ↑ Venue in another nation outside of England and Wales
  9. ↑ Venue outside of England

References

  1. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engcup1882.html
  2. ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/happened-hillsborough-1989/
  3. ↑ https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/17672088
  4. ↑ "New Wembley to host semis". BBC News. 3 January 2003. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  5. ↑ "Football Supporters Hail FA Cup Semi-final Decision" (Press release). Football Supporters Federation. 18 November 2005. Archived from the original on 8 February 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  6. ↑ "Moyes unhappy with Wembley semi". BBC News. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  7. ↑ https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-chief-want-fa-14583932
  8. ↑ http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/sports/spurs-beat-swansea-home-fa-cup-semifinal-wembley-article-1.3880350
  9. ↑ http://www.espn.com/soccer/tottenham-hotspur/story/3390091/no-wembley-privileges-for-tottenham-if-they-reach-fa-cup-semifinals-report?src=com
  10. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engcup1873.html
  11. ↑ https://news.arseblog.com/2015/04/f-a-cup-semi-final-facts-stats-and-trivia
  12. ↑ https://sports.yahoo.com/news/fa-cup-quarter-finals-why-162042008.html
  13. ↑ http://www.thefa.com/news/2014/Apr/12/the-fa-cup-stats-and-figures-2013-14
  14. ↑ Hughes, Rob (6 April 2008). "Nwanko Kanu repays Harry Redknapp's faith in one moment". London: TimesOnline. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Non-League Club
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 Second Division/First Division/Championship Club
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Third Division (North)/Third Division (South)/Third Division/Second Division/League One
  18. ↑ 3–1 on penalties
  19. ↑ 4–1 on penalties
  20. ↑ 4–2 on penalties
  21. ↑ https://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/fa-cup-semi-finals
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