2008–09 FA Cup

the women's event 2008–09 FA Women's Cup July 2020 FA Cup 2008–09 2009FACupFinal.jpeg Chelsea celebrating their 5th title EnglandWales 762 Chelsea 5 Everton Nicolas AnelkaMatty FryattGary HooperRobin van PersieCraig Westcarr(4 goals each) 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 FA Cup (known as the FA Cup sponsored by E.ON for sponsorship reasons) was the 128th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; the FA Cup. A record 762 clubs were accepted for the competition; one club, South Normanton Athletic, folded before the fixtures were released, leaving 761 clubs to appear in the draw.Everyone's up for The Cup http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/everyones_up_for_the_cup.htm https://archive.today/20080712035810/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/everyones_up_for_the_cup.htm dead 12 July 2008 TheFA.com The Football Association 27 June 2008 27 June 2008 Two more clubs, Brierley Hill & Withymoor and Stapenhill, folded after the draws for the early rounds were made, giving their opponents a walkover. The competition started on 16 August 2008 with the Extra preliminary round and concluded on 30 May 2009 with the Final, held at Wembley Stadium. Because winners Chelsea qualified for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League by finishing 3rd in the 2008–09 Premier League, losing finalists Everton qualified for the play-off round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League. Because Everton also happened to qualify for a Europa League berth by finishing 5th in the Premier League, that berth was awarded to the 6th place team (Aston Villa), whose berth (which was available because 2009–10 Football League Cup winners Manchester United qualified for the Champions League as Premier League winners) was in turn awarded to the 7th place team (Fulham). Premier League side Portsmouth were the defending champions, but were elimated in the fourth round by Swansea City. This season's competition saw the beginning of a new television contract for the tournament, with ITV and Setanta Sports taking over the domestic rights from the BBC and Sky Sports, however this would prove to be the only season in which Setanta broadcast the competition, as it went into administration and closed down a few weeks after the final. Calendar Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs New entries this round Prize money Player of the Round Extra preliminary round 16 August 2008 203 761 → 558 406: 356th–761st £750 n/a Preliminary round 30 August 2008 166 558 → 392 129: 227th–355th £1,500 n/a First round qualifying 13 September 2008 116 392 → 276 66: 161st–226th £3,000 Derren Ibrahim (Dartford)Ibrahim takes the vote http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/09/EONPOTR_Ibrahim.htm https://archive.today/20080924121631/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/09/EONPOTR_Ibrahim.htm dead 24 September 2008 TheFA.com The Football Association 22 September 2008 24 September 2008 Second round qualifying 27 September 2008 80 276 → 196 44: 117th–160th £4,500 Dean Lodge (Kingstonian)Lodge tops poll http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/10/EONPOTR_Lodge.htm https://archive.today/20081008024733/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/10/EONPOTR_Lodge.htm dead 8 October 2008 TheFA.com The Football Association 6 October 2008 12 October 2008 Third round qualifying 11 October 2008 40 196 → 156 none £7,500 Craig Davis (AFC Totton)Davis takes the vote http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/10/EONPOTR_CraigDavis.htm https://archive.today/20081028173516/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/10/EONPOTR_CraigDavis.htm dead 28 October 2008 TheFA.com The Football Association 20 October 2008 26 October 2008 Fourth round qualifying 25 October 2008 32 156 → 124 24: 93rd–116th £12,500 Sam Hatton (AFC Wimbledon)Hotshot Hatton http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/11/EONPOTR_SamHatton.htm https://archive.today/20081211095714/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/11/EONPOTR_SamHatton.htm dead 11 December 2008 TheFA.com The Football Association 3 November 2008 4 November 2008 First round proper 8 November 2008 40 124 → 84 48: 45th–92nd £20,000 Jon Adams (AFC Telford United)Adams tops poll http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/11/EONPOTR_JonAdams.htm TheFA.com The Football Association 18 November 2008 18 November 2008 Second round proper 29 November 2008 20 84 → 64 none £30,000 Lindon Meikle (Eastwood Town)Lindon tops poll http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/12/EONPOTR_LindonMeikle.htm https://archive.today/20081210203819/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/12/EONPOTR_LindonMeikle.htm dead 10 December 2008 TheFA.com The Football Association 8 December 2008 9 December 2008 Third round proper 3 January 2009 32 64 → 32 44: 1st–44th £75,000 Nathan Tyson (Nottingham Forest)Tyson in poll knockout http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2009/01/EONPOTR_3P_TysonAward.htm TheFA.com The Football Association 22 January 2009 25 January 2009 Fourth round proper 24 January 2009 16 32 → 16 none £100,000 Scott Parker (West Ham United)Parker's poll position http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2009/02/EONPOTR_4R_Parker.htm TheFA.com The Football Association 3 February 2009 9 February 2009 Fifth round proper 14 February 2009 8 16 → 8 none £200,000 Mikel Arteta (Everton)Arteta scoops award http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2009/02/EONPOTR_5P_MikelArteta.htm https://archive.today/20090301160732/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2009/02/EONPOTR_5P_MikelArteta.htm dead 1 March 2009 TheFA.com The Football Association 25 February 2009 25 February 2009 Sixth round proper 7 March 2009 4 8 → 4 none £400,000 Robin van Persie (Arsenal)Dutchman clinches sixth round vote http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/2009/vanPersie_POTR.aspx https://archive.today/20090405234452/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/2009/vanPersie_POTR.aspx dead 5 April 2009 TheFA.com The Football Association 2 April 2009 9 April 2009 Semi-finals 18 April 200919 April 2009 2 4 → 2 none Winners: £1,000,000Losers: £500,000 Phil Jagielka (Everton)Glenn Lavery Jagielka scoops Semi-final award http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/2009/EONPOTRSF_Jagielka.aspx https://archive.today/20090519095029/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/2009/EONPOTRSF_Jagielka.aspx dead 19 May 2009 TheFA.com The Football Association 15 May 2009 15 May 2009 Final 30 May 2009 1 2 → 1 none Winner: £2,000,000Loser: £1,000,000 Qualifying rounds All teams that entered the competition, but were not members of the Premier League or The Football League, had to compete in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 32 places available in the first round proper. The winners from the fourth qualifying round were Curzon Ashton, Kettering Town, Barrow, Kidderminster Harriers, Cambridge United, Altrincham, Droylsden, Histon, Alfreton Town, Blyth Spartans, Mansfield Town, AFC Telford United, Fleetwood Town, Eastwood Town, Stevenage Borough, Brackley Town, Ebbsfleet United, Oxford United, AFC Wimbledon, Team Bath, Dorchester Town, Eastbourne Borough, Forest Green Rovers, Bury Town, Harlow Town, Grays Athletic, Evesham United, Sutton United, Torquay United, Leiston, Havant & Waterlooville and AFC Hornchurch. These teams came from the following levels: 14 teams from Level 5 (Conference National) 9 from Level 6: 5 Conference North, 4 Conference South 6 from Level 7: 1 Northern Premier League, 2 Southern League, 3 Isthmian League 2 from Level 8: Curzon Ashton of the NPL North and Bury Town of the Southern League Midland 1 from Level 9: Leiston of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division Three 'phoenix' clubs were appearing in the main draw for the first time: AFC Telford United reached this stage four years after the demise of the original Telford United F.C., AFC Wimbledon were here four years after Wimbledon F.C. became Milton Keynes Dons and AFC Hornchurch qualified for the main draw three years after the demise of the original Hornchurch F.C. Of the other teams, Curzon Ashton, Brackley Town, Evesham United and Leiston were also appearing in the competition proper for the first time while Dorchester Town had last done so in 2000-01, Eastwood Town had last done so in 1999-2000, Blyth Spartans had last done so in 1997-98, Sutton United in 1995-96, Harlow Town in 1991-92 and Bury Town in 1968-69. all qualifying round results 2008–09 FA Cup qualifying rounds First round proper All of the 24 League One and 24 League Two teams entered in this round, along with the winners of the previous round, the fourth qualifying round. The draw took place on 26 October 2008. The matches were played between 7 and 9 November 2008.Draw for the FA Cup first round https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7690925.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 26 October 2008 26 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081029081447/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7690925.stm 29 October 2008 live Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Colchester United (3)0 – 1Leyton Orient (3)4,6002Havant & Waterlooville (6)1 – 3Brentford (4)1,6313Blyth Spartans (6)3 – 1Shrewsbury Town (4)2,7424Sutton United (7)0 – 1Notts County (4)2,0415Torquay United (5)2 – 0Evesham United (7)2,2756Oxford United (5)0 – 0Dorchester Town (6)3,196replayDorchester Town (6)1 – 3†Oxford United (5)1,4747Bury (4)0 – 1Gillingham (4)2,1618AFC Wimbledon (6)1 – 4Wycombe Wanderers (4)4,5289Chester City (4)0 – 3Millwall (3)1,93210Carlisle United (3)1 – 1Grays Athletic (5)3,921replay‡Grays Athletic (5)0 – 2Carlisle United (3)1,21711Team Bath (6)0 – 1Forest Green Rovers (5)90612Eastbourne Borough (5)0 – 0Barrow (5)1,216replayBarrow (5)4 – 0Eastbourne Borough (5)2,13113AFC Hornchurch (7)0 – 1Peterborough United (3)3,00014Yeovil Town (3)1 – 1Stockport County (3)3,582replayStockport County (3)5 – 0Yeovil Town (3)3,26015Leiston (9)0 – 0Fleetwood Town (6)1,250replayFleetwood Town (6)2 – 0Leiston (9)2,01016Accrington Stanley (4)0 – 0Tranmere Rovers (3)2,126replayTranmere Rovers (3)1 – 0Accrington Stanley (4)2,56017Walsall (3)1 – 3Scunthorpe United (3)2,31818AFC Bournemouth (4)1 – 0Bristol Rovers (3)3,93519Brighton & Hove Albion (3)3 – 3Hartlepool United (3)2,545replayHartlepool United (3)2 – 1Brighton & Hove Albion (3)3,28820Aldershot Town (4)1 – 1Rotherham United (4)2,632replayRotherham United (4)0 – 3Aldershot Town (4)2,431Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance21Morecambe (4)2 – 1Grimsby Town (4)1,71322Huddersfield Town (3)3 – 4Port Vale (4)6,94223Alfreton Town (6)4 – 2Bury Town (8)1,06024Kidderminster Harriers (5)1 – 0Cambridge United (5)1,71725Leicester City (3)3 – 0Stevenage Borough (5)7,58626Milton Keynes Dons (3)1 – 2Bradford City (4)5,54227Darlington (4)0 – 0Droylsden (6)2,479replayDroylsden (6)1 – 0Darlington (4)1,67228Chesterfield (4)3 – 1Mansfield Town (5)6,61229AFC Telford United (6)2 – 2Southend United (3)3,631replaySouthend United (3)2 – 0AFC Telford United (6)4,41530Curzon Ashton (8)3 – 2Exeter City (4)1,25931Histon (5)1 – 0Swindon Town (3)1,54132Kettering Town (5)1 – 1Lincoln City (4)3,314replayLincoln City (4)1 – 2Kettering Town (5)3,95333Barnet (4)1 – 1Rochdale (4)1,782replayRochdale (4)3 – 2†Barnet (4)2,33934Hereford United (3)0 – 0Dagenham & Redbridge (4)1,825replayDagenham & Redbridge (4)2 – 1Hereford United (3)1,40935Cheltenham Town (3)2 – 2Oldham Athletic (3)2,585replayOldham Athletic (3)0 – 1Cheltenham Town (3)2,55236Luton Town (4)0 – 0Altrincham (5)3,200replayAltrincham (5)0 – 0Luton Town (4)2,397Luton Town won 4–2 on penalties37Crewe Alexandra (3)1 – 0Ebbsfleet United (5)2,59338Eastwood Town (7)2 – 1Brackley Town (7)96039Leeds United (3)1 – 1Northampton Town (3)9,531replayNorthampton Town (3)2 – 5Leeds United (3)3,96040Harlow Town (7)0 – 2Macclesfield Town (4)2,149 † – After extra time ‡ – Grays' replay with Carlisle was abandoned the first time it was played after 20 minutes because of floodlight failure with Grays leading 1–0.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7726904.stm Grays A-A Carlisle BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 18 November 2008 30 December 2008 Blyth Spartans, Droylsden and Histon beat teams from two levels higher. Kettering Town were the fourth non-league team to beat a league club. Curzon Ashton were the only club to beat a team from four levels higher, beating Exeter City. Second round proper The draw was held on 9 November 2008 and involved the 40 winning teams from the previous round. These were from the following levels: 13 from Level 3 (League One) 14 from Level 4 (League Two) 7 from Level 5 (Conference National) 4 from Level 6 (all Conference North) 1 from Level 7 (Eastwood Town of the Northern Premier League Premier Division) 1 from Level 8 (Curzon Ashton of the Northern Premier League North) The draw was conducted by Lawrie Sanchez and Ray Parlour.Second round Draw http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/11/Second_Round_draw_2008_09.htm TheFA.com The Football Association 9 November 2008 12 November 2008 Matches in the second round proper were played over the weekend of 29 November 2008, with the exception of the match between Crewe Alexandra and Carlisle United, which was played on 3 December, due to the abandonment of the first-round game between Carlisle United and Grays Athletic. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance1‡Chesterfield (4)2 – 2Droylsden (6)5,698replay‡Droylsden (6)2 – 1Chesterfield (4)2,824Droylsden expelled for fielding an ineligible player; Chesterfield progressDroylsden hit by FA Cup expulsion https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7799125.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 29 December 2008 29 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081228184225/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7799125.stm 28 December 2008 live2Peterborough United (3)0 – 0Tranmere Rovers (3)5,980replayTranmere Rovers (3)1 – 2†Peterborough United (3)3,1393Eastwood Town (7)2 – 0Wycombe Wanderers (4)1,9554Notts County (4)1 – 1Kettering Town (5)4,451replayKettering Town (5)2 – 1Notts County (4)3,0195Leicester City (3)3 – 2Dagenham & Redbridge (4)7,7916Barrow (5)2 – 1Brentford (4)3,5327Bradford City (4)1 – 2Leyton Orient (3)5,0658Southend United (3)3 – 1Luton Town (4)4,1119Forest Green Rovers (5)2 – 0Rochdale (4)1,71510Histon (5)1 – 0Leeds United (3)4,10311Scunthorpe United (3)4 – 0Alfreton Town (6)4,24912Torquay United (5)2 – 0Oxford United (5)2,64713Fleetwood Town (6)2 – 3Hartlepool United (3)3,28014Morecambe (4)2 – 3Cheltenham Town (3)1,75815Gillingham (4)0 – 0Stockport County (3)4,419replayStockport County (3)1 – 2Gillingham (4)3,32916Millwall (3)3 – 0Aldershot Town (4)6,15917Carlisle United (3)0 – 2Crewe Alexandra (3)2,75518AFC Bournemouth (4)0 – 0Blyth Spartans (6)4,165replayBlyth Spartans (6)1 – 0AFC Bournemouth (4)4,04019Kidderminster Harriers (5)2 – 0Curzon Ashton (8)2,07020Port Vale (4)1 – 3Macclesfield Town (4)4,684 † – After extra time ‡ – Droylsden's first visit to Chesterfield was abandoned at half time due to fog.Chesterfield A-A Droylsden https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7754726.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 29 November 2008 23 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081220193400/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7754726.stm 20 December 2008 live The first replay, two weeks later, was then abandoned after 70 minutes due to floodlight failure.Droylsden A-A Chesterfield https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7783606.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 16 December 2008 23 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081219053228/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7783606.stm 19 December 2008 live 6 non-league clubs beat league clubs: Leeds United lost to Histon, while League Two clubs lost to Eastwood Town, Blyth Spartans, Barrow, Forest Green Rovers and Kettering Town. Third round proper The draw was held on 30 November 2008. The draw was carried out by Sir Trevor Brooking and Ray Clemence at Soho Square. The 20 Premier League and 24 Championship teams enter at this stage, along with the 20 winners from the previous round. These 20 teams came from the following levels: 9 from Level 3 (League One) 3 from Level 4 (League Two) 6 from Level 5 (Conference National) 1 from Level 6 (Blyth Spartans of the Conference North) 1 from Level 7 (Eastwood Town of the Northern Premier League Premier Division) The matches were played between 2 and 5 January 2009, with the exception of the ties between Birmingham City and Wolverhampton Wanderers, Histon and Swansea City, Cheltenham Town and Doncaster Rovers, and Leyton Orient and Sheffield United, which were postponed until 13 January 2009.Cold snap hits football fixtures https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7809492.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 3 January 2009 3 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090105085056/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7809492.stm 5 January 2009 liveMatch off http://www.ctfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10434~1507248,00.html ctfc.com Cheltenham Town 3 January 2009 3 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110724173820/http://www.ctfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10434~1507248,00.html 24 July 2011 deadNew Date For Cup Tie http://www.leytonorient.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10439~1507500,00.html leytonorient.com Leyton Orient 3 January 2009 3 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090105182943/http://www.leytonorient.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10439~1507500%2C00.html 5 January 2009 dead Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Portsmouth (1)0 – 0Bristol City (2)14,446replayBristol City (2)0 – 2Portsmouth (1)14,3022Sheffield Wednesday (2)1 – 2Fulham (1)18,3773Preston North End (2)0 – 2Liverpool (1)23,0464Birmingham City (2)0 – 2Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)22,2325West Ham United (1)3 – 0Barnsley (2)28,8696Middlesbrough (1)2 – 1Barrow (5)25,1327Hull City (1)0 – 0Newcastle United (1)20,557replayNewcastle United (1)0 – 1Hull City (1)31,3808Hartlepool United (3)2 – 0Stoke City (1)5,3679Chelsea (1)1 – 1Southend United (3)41,090replaySouthend United (3)1 – 4Chelsea (1)11,31410Manchester City (1)0 – 3Nottingham Forest (2)31,86911Cardiff City (2)2 – 0Reading (2)12,44812Ipswich Town (2)3 – 0Chesterfield (4)12,52413Charlton Athletic (2)1 – 1Norwich City (2)12,615replayNorwich City (2)0 – 1Charlton Athletic (2)13,99714West Bromwich Albion (1)1 – 1Peterborough United (3)18,659replayPeterborough United (3)0 – 2West Bromwich Albion (1)10,73515Torquay United (5)1 – 0Blackpool (2)3,65416Leyton Orient (3)1 – 4Sheffield United (2)4,52717Southampton (2)0 – 3Manchester United (1)31,90118Millwall (3)2 – 2Crewe Alexandra (3)5,754replayCrewe Alexandra (3)2 – 3Millwall (3)3,06019Histon (5)1 – 2Swansea City (2)2,82120Forest Green Rovers (5)3 – 4Derby County (2)4,83621Queens Park Rangers (2)0 – 0Burnley (2)8,896replayBurnley (2)2 – 1†Queens Park Rangers (2)3,76022Leicester City (3)0 – 0Crystal Palace (2)15,976replayCrystal Palace (2)2 – 1Leicester City (3)6,02323Tottenham Hotspur (1)3 – 1Wigan Athletic (1)34,04024Cheltenham Town (3)0 – 0Doncaster Rovers (2)4,417replayDoncaster Rovers (2)3 – 0Cheltenham Town (3)5,34525Arsenal (1)3 – 1Plymouth Argyle (2)59,42426Kettering Town (5)2 – 1Eastwood Town (7)5,09027Blyth Spartans (6)0 – 1Blackburn Rovers (1)3,44528Macclesfield Town (4)0 – 1Everton (1)6,00829Watford (2)1 – 0Scunthorpe United (3)8,69030Sunderland (1)2 – 1Bolton Wanderers (1)20,68531Coventry City (2)2 – 0Kidderminster Harriers (5)13,65232Gillingham (4)1 – 2Aston Villa (1)10,107 † – After extra time Torquay United were the only team to beat a team from three levels higher, while Hartlepool United were the only team to beat a team from two levels higher. Fourth round proper The draw was held on 4 January 2009. It comprised teams from the following levels: 15 from the Premier League 13 from the Championship 2 from League One 0 from League Two 2 from the Conference National The draw was conducted by Roberto Di Matteo and Dave Beasant.Merseyside giants to meet in Cup https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7810061.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 4 January 2009 4 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090105083316/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7810061.stm 5 January 2009 live Most of the matches were played on the weekend of 24 January 2009.Fourth round draw http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/FACup_4thRoundDraw.htm https://archive.today/20081231182828/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/FACup_4thRoundDraw.htm dead 31 December 2008 TheFA.com The Football Association 3 January 2009 3 January 2009 A technical error during ITV's broadcast of the Everton–Liverpool replay meant that millions of viewers missed Dan Gosling's winner for Everton late in extra time. Coverage of the match was temporarily interrupted by advertisements, only for viewers to see Everton's players celebrating upon the restoration of the feed. ITV received thousands of complaints about the mistake, with many viewers questioning ITV's ability to broadcast live football, especially given their £275 million contract with The Football Association. ITV has subsequently apologised for the error.FA wants answers over missed goal https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7871844.stm BBC News British Broadcasting Corporation 5 February 2009 5 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090206175522/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7871844.stm 6 February 2009 liveITV apologises for missing Cup goal http://www.itv.com/News/Articles/ITV-apologises-for-missing-Cup-goal-673363249.html ITV.com Independent Television News 5 February 2009 5 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090206131132/http://www.itv.com/News/Articles/ITV-apologises-for-missing-Cup-goal-673363249.html 6 February 2009 deadMatt Scott ITV apologises after cameras miss only goal in Merseyside derby https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/feb/05/itv-fa-cup-coverage The Guardian Guardian News and Media 5 February 2009 5 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090206084221/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/feb/05/itv-fa-cup-coverage 6 February 2009 liveLeigh Holmwood FA Cup: ITV receives 1,000 complaints after glitch ruins Merseyside derby https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/feb/05/fa-cup-itv-boss-sorry-for-missing-goal guardian.co.uk Guardian News and Media 5 February 2009 5 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090208032707/http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/feb/05/fa-cup-itv-boss-sorry-for-missing-goal 8 February 2009 live Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Liverpool (1)1 – 1Everton (1)43,524replayEverton (1)1 – 0†Liverpool (1)37,9182Manchester United (1)2 – 1Tottenham Hotspur (1)75,0143Hull City (1)2 – 0Millwall (3)18,6394Sunderland (1)0 – 0Blackburn Rovers (1)22,634replayBlackburn Rovers (1)2 – 1†Sunderland (1)10,1125Hartlepool United (3)0 – 2West Ham United (1)6,8496Sheffield United (2)2 – 1Charlton Athletic (2)15,9577Cardiff City (2)0 – 0Arsenal (1)20,079replayArsenal (1)4 – 0Cardiff City (2)57,2378Portsmouth (1)0 – 2Swansea City (2)17,3579Chelsea (1)3 – 1Ipswich Town (2)41,13710Doncaster Rovers (2)0 – 0Aston Villa (1)13,517replayAston Villa (1)3 – 1Doncaster Rovers (2)24,20311West Bromwich Albion (1)2 – 2Burnley (2)18,294replayBurnley (2)3 – 1West Bromwich Albion (1)6,63512Torquay United (5)0 – 1Coventry City (2)6,01813Kettering Town (5)2 – 4Fulham (1)5,40614Watford (2)4 – 3Crystal Palace (2)10,00615Derby County (2)1 – 1Nottingham Forest (2)32,035replayNottingham Forest (2)2 – 3Derby County (2)29,00116Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)1 – 2Middlesbrough (1)18,013 † – After extra time Fifth round proper The draw was held on 25 January 2009. It comprised ten teams from the Premier League and six from the Championship, and was conducted by Gary Mabbutt and Gary Pallister.Fifth round draw details http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2009/01/FACup_5RoundDraw_preview.htm TheFA.com The Football Association 24 January 2009 25 January 2009 The fifth-round matches were played on the weekend of 14 February 2009, with the exception of the tie between Arsenal and Burnley, after Arsenal's fourth round replay with Cardiff City was postponed due to snow. The match was played on 8 March 2009.http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/Fixtures/ https://archive.today/20090221045619/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/Fixtures/ dead 21 February 2009 FA Cup Fixtures 17 February 2009 TheFA.com The Football Association Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Sheffield United (2)1 – 1Hull City (1)22,283replayHull City (1)2 – 1Sheffield United (2)17,2392Watford (2)1 – 3Chelsea (1)16,8513West Ham United (1)1 – 1Middlesbrough (1)33,658replayMiddlesbrough (1)2 – 0West Ham United (1)15,6024Blackburn Rovers (1)2 – 2Coventry City (2)15,053replayCoventry City (2)1 – 0Blackburn Rovers (1)22,7935Derby County (2)1 – 4Manchester United (1)32,1036Swansea City (2)1 – 1Fulham (1)16,573replayFulham (1)2 – 1Swansea City (2)12,3167Everton (1)3 – 1Aston Villa (1)35,4398Arsenal (1)3 – 0Burnley (2)57,454 Sixth round proper The draw was held on 15 February 2009. It comprised seven teams from the Premier League and Coventry City from the Championship. It was conducted by Frank McLintock and Graeme Souness. The matches were played on the weekend of 7 March 2009,Sixth round proper Draw http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/FACup_6RoundDraw_details.htm https://archive.today/20090313142959/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/FACup_6RoundDraw_details.htm dead 13 March 2009 TheFA.com The Football Association 15 February 2009 15 February 2009 with the exception of the tie between Arsenal and Hull City, which was played on 17 March.http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/Fixtures/ The website for the English football association, the Emirates FA Cup and the England football team 7 March 2009 12:30 GMT Coventry City (2) 0–2 Report Chelsea (1) Drogba 15Alex 72 Ricoh Arena, Coventry 31,407 Steve Bennett (Kent) 7 March 2009 17:15 GMT Fulham (1) 0–4 Report Manchester United (1) Tevez 20 35Rooney 50Park 81 Craven Cottage, London 24,662 Mike Dean (Cheshire) 17 March 2009 19:45 GMT Arsenal (1) 2–1 Report Hull City (1) Van Persie 74Gallas 84 Barmby 13 Emirates Stadium, London 55,641 Mike Riley (West Yorkshire) 8 March 2009 16:00 GMT Everton (1) 2–1 Report Middlesbrough (1) Fellaini 50Saha 56 Wheater 44 Goodison Park, Liverpool 37,856 Mark Halsey (Lancashire) Semi-finals The draw was held on 8 March 2009, and was conducted by Bob Wilson and Joe Royle. The semi-final matches were played at Wembley Stadium, on the weekend of 18 April 2009.The Semi-final Draw http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/FACSF_thedraw.htm https://archive.today/20090313142944/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/FACSF_thedraw.htm dead 13 March 2009 TheFA.com The Football Association 8 March 2009 8 March 2009 Unlike the previous rounds, replays were not held if a match ended as a draw; if necessary, extra time was added and a penalty shoot-out was held immediately after the match. 18 April 2009 17:15 BST Arsenal (1) 1–2 Report Chelsea (1) Walcott 18 Malouda 33Drogba 84 Wembley Stadium, London 88,103 Martin Atkinson (West Yorkshire)FA Cup Officials http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/2009/FACup_officials_070409.aspx https://archive.today/20090418223903/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/2009/FACup_officials_070409.aspx dead 18 April 2009 TheFA.com The Football Association 7 April 2009 14 April 2009 19 April 2009 16:00 BST Manchester United (1) 0–0 yes Report Everton (1) Wembley Stadium, London 88,141 Mike Riley (West Yorkshire) Berbatov Ferdinand Vidić Anderson 2–4 Cahill Baines Neville Vaughan Jagielka Final 2009 FA Cup final Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoalshttps://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co41/se785/statistics-goals/ 2008/2009 FA Cup Top Scorers World Football 21 February 2016 1FRA Nicolas AnelkaChelsea4NED Robin van PersieArsenal3BRA Afonso AlvesMiddlesbrough3GER Michael BallackChelseaCIV Didier DrogbaChelseaCRO EduardoArsenalENG Greg HalfordSheffield UnitedENG Rob HulseDerby CountyBAR Paul IfillCrystal PalaceENG Andy JohnsonFulhamENG Frank LampardChelseaENG James MilnerAston VillaRUS Roman PavlyuchenkoTottenham HotspurTRI Jason ScotlandSwansea CitySCO Steven ThompsonBurnleyENG Craig WestcarrKettering Town Media coverage In the United Kingdom, ITV regained the free to air broadcasting rights from the BBC who held on to it after seven seasons while Setanta Sports took over the subscription broadcasting rights from Sky Sports who held on to it for 20 seasons. The matches shown live on ITV1 (most regions) were: • Havant & Waterlooville 1-3 Brentford (R1) • Histon 1-0 Leeds United (R2) • Preston North End 0-2 Liverpool (R3) • Gillingham 1-2 Aston Villa (R3) • Southend United 1-4 Chelsea (R3 Replay) • Hartlepool United 0-2 West Ham United (R4) • Manchester United 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur (R4) • Everton 1-0 Liverpool (R4 Replay) • Swansea City 1-1 Fulham (R5) • Derby County 1-4 Manchester United (R5) • Middlesbrough 2-0 West Ham United (R5 Replay) • Coventry City 0-2 Chelsea (QF) • Fulham 0-4 Manchester United (QF) • Manchester United 0-0 Everton (SF) • Chelsea 2-1 Everton (Final) The matches shown live on Setanta Sports were: • Leeds United 1-1 Northampton Town (R1) • AFC Wimbledon 1-4 Wycombe Wanderers (R1) • Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Accrington Stanley (R1 Replay) • Northampton Town 2-5 Leeds United (R1 Replay) • Barrow 2-1 Brentford (R2) • AFC Bournemouth 0-0 Blyth Spartans (R2) • Kettering Town 2-1 Notts County (R2 Replay) • Blyth Spartans 1-0 AFC Bournemouth (R2 Replay) • Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Wigan Athletic (R3) • Southampton 0-3 Manchester United (R3) • Blyth Spartans 0-1 Blackburn Rovers (R3) • Bristol City 0-2 Portsmouth (R3 Replay) • Derby County 1-1 Nottingham Forest (R4) • Cardiff City 0-0 Arsenal (R4) • Liverpool 1-1 Everton (R4) • Arsenal 4-0 Cardiff City (R4 Replay) • Watford 1-3 Chelsea (R5) • Everton 3-1 Aston Villa (R5) • Arsenal 3-0 Burnley (R5) • Hull City 2-1 Sheffield United (R5 Replay) • Everton 2-1 Middlesbrough (QF) • Arsenal 2-1 Hull City (QF) • Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea (SF) • Chelsea 2-1 Everton (Final) International broadcasters CountryBroadcasterPrimeSetanta SportsFrance TélévisionsSKY Italia References 30em External links The FA Cup at thefa.com Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup