FA Cup by numbers - Telegraph
FA Cup by numbers
By Christopher Lyles
12:01AM GMT 05 Jan 2008
0 The official attendance for two third-round replays that were played behind closed doors. The first was between Norwich City and Bradford City at Lincoln City's Sincil Bank ground in March 1915. Supporters were banned so as not to disrupt production at a nearby armaments factory. The second was between Leicester City and non-League Burton Albion at Coventry City's Highfield Road in 1985 when fans were banned because a missile had been thrown at the Burton goalkeeper in the first game.
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1 The number of clubs who have won the FA Cup at Wembley in the current millennium. Chelsea have done so twice, beating Aston Villa in 2000 and Manchester United last year.
1 Occasion that the FA Cup has been won by a non-League club, in 1901 when Southern League Tottenham Hotspur beat First Division Sheffield United in a replay at Bolton.
1 The number of non-English clubs who have won the FA Cup. Cardiff City became the first and only club to do so when they beat Arsenal 1-0 at Wembley in 1927.
1 Scottish club who have played in an FA Cup final. Queen's Park were runners-up in 1884 and 1885.
2 Clubs who have won the FA Cup in three successive years. Wanderers did so in 1876, 1877 and 1878 before Blackburn Rovers repeated the feat in 1884, 1885 and 1886.
3 Successive years (between 1956 and 1958) in which Leeds United were drawn at home to Cardiff City in the third round. Cardiff won all three matches 2-1.
3 Weeks between Wanderers winning the first FA Cup final in 1872 and being presented with the trophy at their annual dinner.
4 Times in seven seasons (including the current one) that Aston Villa and Manchester United have been drawn together in the third round.
4 FA Cup finals that have finished goalless. The last final without a goal was the 2005 contest between Arsenal and Manchester United, which Arsenal won 5-4 on penalties. The three previous goalless draws were in 1886, 1911 and 1912.
4 Players who have represented three different clubs in an FA Cup final. They are Harold Halse (Manchester United, Aston Villa and Chelsea), Ernie Taylor (Newcastle United, Blackpool and Manchester United), John Barnes (Watford, Liverpool and Newcastle United) and Dennis Wise (Wimbledon, Chelsea and Millwall).
5 FA Cup final winning teams that have been managed by Sir Alex Ferguson, more than any other manager.
5 Occasions that Tottenham Hotspur have won the FA Cup when the year has ended in a "1". Spurs lifted the trophy in 1901, 1921, 1961, 1981 and 1991 (with their three other winning finals coming in 1962, 1967 and 1982).
5 FA Cup final goals scored by Ian Rush, more than any other player.
6 Games that it took for Alvechurch to beat Oxford City in the fourth qualifying round in 1971, the scores being 2-2, 1-1, 1-1, 0-0, 0-0 and (finally) 1-0. The FA Cup's longest ever tie lasted for an aggregate of 11 hours.
6 The number worn by Manchester United's Kevin Moran when he became the first player to be sent off in a Cup final, against Everton in 1985.
7 Years that Portsmouth were the FA Cup holders between 1939 and 1946, because of the Second World War.
8 Times that the FA Cup has been won by a club playing outside the top flight of English football. The last time was in 1980 when West Ham United beat Arsenal thanks to Trevor Brooking's rare headed goal.
9 Finals in which the Hon Arthur Kinnaird, who would later become president of the FA, played, a feat that remains unsurpassed. Kinnaird won three times with Wanderers, scoring in the 1873 and 1878 finals, and twice with Old Etonians.
9 Goals that Ted MacDougall scored when Bournemouth beat Margate 11-0 in a first-round match in 1971. MacDougall's feat is still an individual goalscoring record for the competition proper.
10 Times that the FA Cup has been successfully defended - three times each by Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers, twice by Tottenham Hotspur and once each by Newcastle United and Arsenal.
11 Times that Manchester United have won the FA Cup, more than any other club. United have also reached a record 18 finals.
11 Years between Wimbledon being elected into the Football League in 1977 and winning the FA Cup in 1988.
13 Successive finals between 1911 and 1927 in which the losing finalists failed to score.
15 Clubs who entered the first FA Cup tournament in 1871-72.
15 Penalties that have been awarded in FA Cup finals. The first player to miss in a final was Charlie Wallace, for Aston Villa against Sunderland at Crystal Palace in 1913. The first player to miss a Cup final penalty at Wembley was John Aldridge, for Liverpool against Wimbledon in 1988.
15 Years and 233 days, the age at which Gillingham striker Luke Freeman became the youngest player to appear in the competition proper when he featured in a first-round match at Barnet this season.
17 Years and 119 days, the age at which Millwall's Curtis Weston became the youngest player to appear in a final, when he came on as a late substitute for Dennis Wise in the 2004 final against Manchester United.
18 Years and 19 days, the age at which Norman Whiteside became the youngest player to score in a final when he netted Manchester United's second goal in their 4-0 replay victory over Brighton in 1983.
19 FA Cup goals scored by Preston North End's Jimmy Ross in a single season (1887-88), a competition record. Preston's 26-0 win against Hyde in the first round - a game in which Ross scored eight times - is also the biggest ever FA Cup victory.
20 Pounds, the cost of the original trophy, which was made by Messrs Martin, Hall & Co and was less than 18 inches high.
20 The number of times that Yeovil Town, as a non-League team, have beaten Football League clubs in the FA Cup.
22 The number worn by the Manchester City goalkeeper Len Langford in the 1933 final against Everton, the first when numbers featured. Everton wore numbers 1-11, while City were 12-22. Langford was powerless to prevent Dixie Dean scoring Everton's opening goal on their way to a comfortable 3-0 victory.
23 Years and 20 days, the age at which the late, great Bobby Moore became the youngest FA Cup-winning captain, when West Ham United beat Preston North End 3-2 at Wembley in 1964.
25 The record number of times that Arsenal and Manchester United have each reached the semi-finals.
33 Years that have elapsed since a final did not feature at least one of Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United or Tottenham Hotspur.
40 Years that have elapsed since the 1968 final between West Bromwich Albion and Everton was the first to be televised in colour.
40 Years since West Bromwich Albion's Dennis Clarke became the first substitute to be used in a final.
42 Different clubs who have won the FA Cup. The last first-time winners were Wimbledon, in 1988.
48 Goals that Henry "Harry" Cursham, of Notts County, scored in the FA Cup proper between 1877 and 1887, a record that still stands. Cursham, who also played two first-class cricket matches for Nottinghamshire, recorded seven FA Cup hat-tricks.
53 Years since an FA Cup match was first played under floodlights. The first time was when Kidderminster Harriers played Brierley Hill Alliance in a preliminary round replay in 1955.
55 Years since a hat-trick was last scored in a final, by Blackpool's Stan Mortensen in the "Matthews Final".
66 Days that it took to complete the third round in 1963, the year of the "Big Freeze" that led to the formation of the Pools Panel.
94 Years since King George V became the first reigning monarch to attend a final. He watched Burnley beat Liverpool 1-0 at Crystal Palace in 1914.
126 Years since an amateur team - Old Etonians - won the FA Cup.
136 Years since the first final was played.
731 Teams that were accepted into this season's FA Cup, a competition record.
2,000 Spectators who attended the first final - at Kennington Oval in 1872 - with each of them paying one shilling. Wanderers beat Royal Engineers 1-0.
74,924 The record crowd for a third-round tie is believed to be the 74,924 who packed into Old Trafford for last year's 2-1 victory over Aston Villa when Manchester United substitute Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sneaked a late winner. Henrik Larsson marked his United debut with the first.
126,047 The official crowd figure for the first Wembley final, between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United, in 1923. In reality, more than 200,000 were believed to have made their way into the stadium after barriers were broken down.
750,000 Pounds, the cost of the original Wembley Stadium, built in 1923.
757,000,000 Pounds, the cost of the new Wembley Stadium.