1992–93 FA Cup

May 2022 1992–93 FA Cup EnglandWales Arsenal (6th title) Sheffield Wednesday Ian Wright(10 goals) 1991–92 1993–94 The 1992–93 FA Cup was the 112th season of the FA Cup, also known as the Football Association Challenge Cup. It was won by Arsenal, who beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 in the replay after a 1–1 draw in the final at the old Wembley Stadium. The goals were scored by Ian Wright and Andy Linighan, who scored in the 119th minute. This was the last FA Cup final to be decided by a replay before final replays were abolished in 1999. Qualifying rounds Most participating clubs that were not members of the Premier League or Football League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 28 places available in the first round. The winners from the fourth qualifying round were Southport, Gateshead, Blyth Spartans, Macclesfield Town, Altrincham, Marine, Accrington Stanley, Stafford Rangers, Nuneaton Borough, Kettering Town, Dagenham & Redbridge, Aylesbury United, VS Rugby, Sutton Coldfield Town, Kidderminster Harriers, St Albans City, Hayes, Solihull Borough, Kingstonian, Yeovil Town, Slough Town, Bath City, Cheltenham Town, Marlow, Dorking, Salisbury, Merthyr Tydfil and Sutton United. Appearing in the competition proper for the first time were Solihull Borough, Dorking and the recently amalgamated Dagenham & Redbridge. Additionally, the reconstituted Accrington Stanley qualified for the first round for the first time since the former club of that name's mid-season resignation from the Football League in 1962. Of the others, Blyth Spartans had not featured at this stage since 1981-82; Gateshead, Sutton Coldfield Town and St Albans City had not done so since 1980-81, Salisbury had not done so since 1979-80 and Kingstonian had not done so since 1933-34. Marine enjoyed a successful run through seven rounds of the competition. They defeated Emley, Heanor Town, Nantwich Town and Runcorn to secure their place in the main draw, and then accounted for Halifax Town and Stafford Rangers before going out to Crewe Alexandra at Gresty Road in the third round. all qualifying round results 1992–93 FA Cup qualifying rounds First round proper Birmingham City and Peterborough United from the Football League First Division entered in this round along with the 47 Second and Third Division teams, the 28 non-league clubs from the qualifying rounds and Witton Albion, Wycombe Wanderers and Woking who were given byes. Maidstone United was included in the draw despite the club withdrawing from the Third Division just after the start of the season without having played a match; their eventual Cup opponents Swansea City were awarded a walkover to the second round. Blyth Spartans, from the Northern League at Step 8 of English football, was the lowest-ranked team in the draw. The first round matches were played on the weekend beginning 14 November 1992. Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Blackpool1–1RochdalereplayRochdale1–0Blackpool2Chester City1–1Altrincham (5)replayAltrincham2–0Chester City3Darlington1–2Hull City4AFC Bournemouth0–0BarnetreplayBarnet1–2AFC Bournemouth5Burnley2–1Scarborough6Bury2–0Witton Albion (5)7Sutton United (6)1–2Hereford United8Marine (6)4–1Halifax Town9Reading1–0Birmingham City10Woking (5)3–2Nuneaton Borough (7)11Gillingham3–2Kettering Town (5)12Marlow (6)3–3Salisbury (7)replaySalisbury2–2MarlowMarlow won 4–3 on penalties13Bolton Wanderers2–1Sutton Coldfield Town (7)14Macclesfield Town (5)0–0ChesterfieldreplayChesterfield2–2Macclesfield TownMacclesfield Town won 3–2 on penalties15Crewe Alexandra6–1Wrexham16West Bromwich Albion8–0Aylesbury United (6)17Lincoln City0–0Stafford Rangers (5)replayStafford Rangers2–1Lincoln City18Shrewsbury Town3–1Mansfield Town19Doncaster Rovers1–2Hartlepool United20Wycombe Wanderers (5)3–1Merthyr Tydfil (5)21Northampton Town3–1Fulham22Brighton & Hove Albion2–0Hayes (6)23Bradford City1–1Preston North EndreplayPreston North End4–5Bradford City24Exeter City1–0Kidderminster Harriers (5)25St Albans City (6)1–2Cheltenham Town (6)26Scunthorpe United0–0Huddersfield TownreplayHuddersfield Town2–1Scunthorpe United27Blyth Spartans (8)1–2Southport (6)28Cardiff City2–3Bath City (5)29Kingstonian (6)1–1Peterborough UnitedreplayPeterborough United9v1KingstonianMatch was void after injury to the Kingstonian keeperreplayPeterborough United1–0Kingstonian30Torquay United2–5Yeovil Town (5)31York City1–3Stockport County32Stoke City0–0Port ValereplayPort Vale3–1Stoke City33Rotherham United4–0Walsall34Wigan Athletic3–1Carlisle United35Colchester United4–0Slough Town (5)36Swansea Cityw/oMaidstone United37Accrington Stanley (6)3–2Gateshead (5)38Dorking (7)2–3Plymouth Argyle39Solihull Borough (6)2–2VS Rugby (6)replayVS Rugby2–1Solihull Borough40Dagenham & Redbridge (5)4–5Leyton Orient Second round proper The second round matches were played on the weekend beginning 5 December 1992. The round included six teams from the various competitions at Step 6 of the football pyramid: Marine, Cheltenham Town, Accrington Stanley, VS Rugby, Marlow and Southport. Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Bath City (5)2–2Northampton TownreplayNorthampton Town3–0Bath City2Burnley1–1Shrewsbury TownreplayShrewsbury Town1–2Burnley3Yeovil Town (5)0–0Hereford UnitedreplayHereford United1–2Yeovil Town4Marine (6)3–2Stafford Rangers (5)5Reading3–0Leyton Orient6Gillingham1–1Colchester UnitedreplayColchester United2–3Gillingham7Bolton Wanderers4–0Rochdale8Macclesfield Town (5)0–2Stockport County9Wycombe Wanderers (5)2–2West Bromwich AlbionreplayWest Bromwich Albion1–0Wycombe Wanderers10Brighton & Hove Albion1–1Woking (5)replayWoking1–2Brighton & Hove Albion11Plymouth Argyle3–2Peterborough United12Bradford City0–2Huddersfield Town13Altrincham (5)1–4Port Vale14Exeter City2–5Swansea City15Cheltenham Town (6)1–1AFC BournemouthreplayAFC Bournemouth3–0Cheltenham Town16Rotherham United1–0Hull City17Wigan Athletic1–1BuryreplayBury1–0Wigan Athletic18Accrington Stanley (6)1–6Crewe Alexandra19VS Rugby (6)0–0Marlow (6)replayMarlow2–0VS Rugby20Hartlepool United4–0Southport (6) Third round proper Teams from the Premier League and First Division (except Birmingham City and Peterborough United) entered in this round. The third round matches were played on the weekend beginning 2 January 1993. Marine, from the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and Marlow, from the Isthmian League Premier Division, were again the lowest-ranked teams in the round. Along with Yeovil Town from the Football Conference, they were also the last non-league clubs in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Watford (2)1–4Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)2Yeovil Town (5)1–3Arsenal (1)3Gillingham (4)0–0Huddersfield Town (3)replayHuddersfield Town2–1Gillingham4Leicester City (2)2–2Barnsley (2)replayBarnsley1–1Leicester CityBarnsley won 5–4 on penalties5Notts County (2)0–2Sunderland (2)6Nottingham Forest (1)2–1Southampton (1)7Blackburn Rovers (1)3–1AFC Bournemouth (3)8Aston Villa (1)1–1Bristol Rovers (2)replayBristol Rovers0–3Aston Villa9Bolton Wanderers (3)2–2Liverpool (1)replayLiverpool0–2Bolton Wanderers10Crewe Alexandra (4)3–1Marine (6)11Middlesbrough (1)2–1Chelsea (1)12West Bromwich Albion (3)0–2West Ham United (2)13Derby County (2)2–1Stockport County (3)14Luton Town (2)2–0Bristol City (2)15Sheffield United (1)2–2Burnley (3)replayBurnley2–4Sheffield United16Ipswich Town (1)3–1Plymouth Argyle (3)17Newcastle United (2)4–0Port Vale (3)18Marlow (6)1–5Tottenham HotspurPlayed at White Hart Lane (1)19Manchester City (1)1–1Reading (3)replayReading0–4Manchester City20Queens Park Rangers (1)3–0Swindon Town (2)21Brentford (2)0–2Grimsby Town (2)22Northampton Town (4)0–1Rotherham United (3)23Brighton & Hove Albion (3)1–0Portsmouth (2)24Manchester United (1)2–0Bury (4)25Norwich City (1)1–0Coventry City (1)26Oldham Athletic (1)2–2Tranmere Rovers (2)replayTranmere Rovers3–0Oldham Athletic27Wimbledon (1)0–0Everton (1)replayEverton1–2Wimbledon28Southend United (2)1–0Millwall (2)29Leeds United (1)1–1Charlton Athletic (2)replayCharlton Athletic1–3Leeds United30Cambridge United (2)1–2Sheffield Wednesday (1)31Swansea City (3)1–1Oxford United (2)replayOxford United2–2Swansea CitySwansea City won 5–4 on penalties32Hartlepool United (3)1–0Crystal Palace (1) Fourth round proper The fourth round matches were played on the weekend beginning 23 January 1993. Third Division Crewe Alexandra was the lowest-ranked club in the draw. Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Nottingham Forest1–1MiddlesbroughreplayMiddlesbrough0–3Nottingham Forest2Aston Villa1–1WimbledonreplayWimbledon0–0Aston VillaWimbledon won 6–5 on penalties3Sheffield Wednesday1–0Sunderland4Wolverhampton Wanderers0–2Bolton Wanderers5Crewe Alexandra0–3Blackburn Rovers6Luton Town1–5Derby County7Sheffield United1–0Hartlepool United8Tranmere Rovers1–2Ipswich Town9Queens Park Rangers1–2Manchester City10Barnsley4–1West Ham United11Manchester United1–0Brighton & Hove Albion12Norwich City0–2Tottenham Hotspur13Huddersfield Town1–2Southend United14Arsenal2–2Leeds UnitedreplayLeeds United2–3Arsenal15Rotherham United1–1Newcastle UnitedreplayNewcastle United2–0Rotherham United16Swansea City0–0Grimsby TownreplayGrimsby Town2–0Swansea City Fifth round proper The fifth round matches were played on the weekend beginning 13 February 1993. Bolton Wanderers, from the Second Division, was the lowest-ranked team in the round and the last club from the First Round left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Blackburn Rovers1–0Newcastle United2Sheffield Wednesday2–0Southend United3Derby County3–1Bolton Wanderers4Sheffield United2–1Manchester United5Ipswich Town4–0Grimsby Town6Tottenham Hotspur3–2Wimbledon7Manchester City2–0Barnsley8Arsenal2–0Nottingham Forest Sixth round proper The sixth round matches were played on the weekend beginning 6 March 1993. Blackburn Rovers, Premier League title contenders, lost on penalties to Premier League relegation battlers Sheffield United to end their double hopes, while Sheffield Wednesday moved closer to a second domestic cup final in the same season by triumphing at Derby County. Arsenal defeated Ipswich Town 4–2 at Portman Road to move closer to a second domestic cup final and their first FA Cup triumph since 1979. Tottenham Hotspur beat Manchester City 4–2 at Maine Road to book a North London derby with Arsenal in the semi-final. The match was suspended during the second half when a pitch invasion took place. Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Blackburn Rovers0–0Sheffield UnitedreplaySheffield United2–2Blackburn RoversSheffield United won 5–3 on penalties2Derby County3–3Sheffield WednesdayreplaySheffield Wednesday1–0Derby County3Ipswich Town2–4Arsenal4Manchester City2–4Tottenham Hotspur Semi-finals The semi-final matches were played on the weekend beginning 3 April 1993. Both semi-finals were derby matches, with Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United contesting the Steel City derby – which Wednesday won 2–1 – and Arsenal defeating Tottenham 1–0 in the North London derby. 3 April 1993 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 (a.e.t.) Sheffield United Waddle 2Bright 108 Cork 44 Wembley Stadium, London 75,364 Kelvin Morton (Bury St. Edmunds) Sheffield Wednesday advance to the FA Cup Final 4 April 1993 Arsenal 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Adams 80 Wembley Stadium, LondonBBC report 76,263 Philip Don (Hanworth Park, Middlesex) Arsenal advance to the FA Cup Final Final 1993 FA Cup final The first final was held on 15 May at Wembley Stadium and finished 1–1, after extra time, with Arsenal winning the replay on 20 May, 2–1 also after extra-time. This made Arsenal the first side to win the FA Cup and League Cup in the same season, just weeks after they had beaten Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 in the League Cup final. 15 May 199315:00 BST Arsenal 1–1 yes Sheffield Wednesday Wright 20 Hirst 61 Wembley, London 79,347 Keren Barratt _arsenal1994 _arsenal1994 _arsenal1994 _red_stripes _fcb0910h FFFFFF DD0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 Arsenal _white_stripes _3stripesonwhite _white_stripes 2B51BE 2B51BE 2B51BE 000000 2B51BE Sheffield Wednesday Replay 20 May 199320:15 BST Arsenal 2–1 yes Sheffield Wednesday Wright 34 Linighan 119The Football Association nine iconic Black players from competition's history www.thefa.com https://www.thefa.com/competitions/thefacup/stories/black-fa-cup-icons 2026-05-28 Waddle 68 Wembley, London 62,267 Keren Barratt _arsenal1994 _arsenal1994 _arsenal1994 _red_stripes _fcb0910h FFFFFF DD0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 Arsenal _white_stripes _3stripesonwhite _white_stripes 2B51BE 2B51BE 2B51BE 000000 2B51BE Sheffield Wednesday Media coverage For the fifth consecutive season in the United Kingdom, the BBC were the free to air broadcasters while Sky Sports were the subscription broadcasters.May 2015 The matches shown live on the BBC were: • Nottingham Forest 2–1 Southampton (R3) • Norwich City 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur (R4) • Sheffield United 2–1 Manchester United (R5) • Manchester City 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur (QF) • Arsenal 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur (SF) • Arsenal 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday (Final) • Arsenal 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday (Final Replay) The matches shown live on Sky Sports were: • Reading 1–0 Birmingham City (R1) • Stoke City 0–0 Port Vale (R1) • Port Vale 3–1 Stoke City (R1 Replay) • Reading 2–1 Leyton Orient (R2) • Wycombe Wanderers 2–2 West Bromwich Albion (R2) • West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers (R2 Replay) • Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Swindon Town (R3) • Bristol Rovers 0–3 Aston Villa (R3 Replay) • Arsenal 2–2 Leeds United (R4) • Leeds United 2–3 Arsenal (R4 Replay) • Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Wimbledon (R5) • Derby County 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday (QF) • Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Derby County (QF Replay) • Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Sheffield United (SF) References External links FA Cup 1992-1993 Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup