2001–02 FA Cup

February 2024 FA Cup 2001–02 EnglandWales Arsenal 8 Chelsea Chris GreenacreTony Naylor(5 goals) 2000–01 2002–03 The 2001–02 FA Cup (known as the FA Cup sponsored by AXA for sponsorship reasons) was the 121st season of the world's oldest knockout football competition, the FA Cup. The competition was won by Arsenal with a 2–0 win against Chelsea, courtesy of goals from Ray Parlour and Freddie Ljungberg in the final 20 minutes of the game, completing a domestic Double for Arsenal.Lawrence Amy It was Arsenal's day in 2002 – but it has mostly been Chelsea's ever since https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/may/25/arsenal-chelsea-fa-cup-final-ray-parlour-2002 10 February 2024 The Guardian 25 May 2017 Qualifying rounds All participating clubs that were not members of the Premier League or Football League entered the competition in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 32 places available in the first round proper. The winners from the fourth qualifying round were Stalybridge Celtic, Morecambe, Northwich Victoria, Doncaster Rovers, Brigg Town, Worksop Town, Barrow, Altrincham, Southport, Lancaster City, Whitby Town, Cambridge City, Kettering Town, Tamworth, Farnborough Town, Hereford United, Worcester City, Aylesbury United, Bedford Town, Grays Athletic, Barnet, Newport County, Hayes, Welling United, Lewes, Gravesend & Northfleet, Forest Green Rovers, Aldershot Town, Tiverton Town, Hinckley United, Dagenham & Redbridge and Canvey Island. Lewes and Hinckley United were appearing in the competition proper for the first time, although the recently merged Hinckley United was doing so for the first time in their own right after predecessor club Hinckley Athletic had last featured at this stage in 1962-63. Of the others, Newport County had last participated in the first round of the Cup in 1988-89, Bedford Town had last done so in 1981-82, Worksop Town had last done so in 1978-79, and Brigg Town had last done so back in 1881-82. Brigg Town also became the first club to progress from the extra preliminary round to the competition proper since Linby Colliery in 1950-51 (although the extra preliminary round had been in abeyance for 50 of the intervening years). The Zebras defeated Great Harwood Town, Morpeth Town, Shildon, Gretna, Farsley Celtic and Boston United to book their place in the main draw and a first round date with Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park. all qualifying round results 2001–02 FA Cup qualifying rounds First round proper This round is the first in which teams from the Second Division and Third Division compete with non-League teams. Matches were played 16, 17 and 18 November, with replays on 27 November and 28 November. The round included two clubs from Step 8 of English football: Brigg Town from the Northern Counties East League and Lewes from the Isthmian League Second Division. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Blackpool (3)2–2Newport County (6)5,005replayNewport County (6)1 – 4Blackpool (3)3,7212AFC Bournemouth (3)3–0Worksop Town (6)4,4143Barnet (5)0–0Carlisle United (4)2,277 replayCarlisle United (4)1 – 0Barnet (5)1,4704Bristol City (3)0–1Leyton Orient (4)6,3435Reading (3)1–0Welling United (6)5,3386Northwich Victoria (5)2–5Hull City (4)2,2857Macclesfield Town (4)2–2Forest Green Rovers (5)1,520replayForest Green Rovers (5)1–1Macclesfield Town (4)1,714Macclesfield Town won 11-10 on penalties8Lincoln City (4)1–1Bury (3)2,925replayBury (3)1 – 1Lincoln City (4)2,194Lincoln City won 3-2 on penalties9Swindon Town (3)3–1Hartlepool United (4)4,76610Doncaster Rovers (5)2–3Scunthorpe United (4)6,22211Tranmere Rovers (3)4–1Brigg Town (8)12Kidderminster Harriers (4)0–1Darlington (4)2,47113Brentford (3)1–0Morecambe (5)4,02614Brighton & Hove Albion (3)1–0Shrewsbury Town (4)5,450 15Oldham Athletic (3)1–1Barrow (6)5,795 replayBarrow (6)0 – 2Oldham Athletic (3)4,368 16Worcester City (6)0–1Rushden & Diamonds (4)17Altrincham (6)1–1Lancaster City (6)2,076replayLancaster City (6)1 – 4Altrincham (6)18Southend United (4)3–2Luton Town (4)19Exeter City (4)3–0Cambridge City (6)20Huddersfield Town (3)2–1Gravesend & Northfleet (6)6,112 21Mansfield Town (4)1–0Oxford United (4)22Cardiff City (3)3–1Tiverton Town (6)6,638 23Grays Athletic (6)1–2Hinckley United (6)24Port Vale (3)3–0Aylesbury United (7)25Halifax Town (4)2–1Farnborough Town (5)26Stalybridge Celtic (5)0–3Chesterfield (3)27Torquay United (4)1–2Northampton Town (3)28Hereford United (5)1–0Wrexham (3)29Kettering Town (6)1–6Cheltenham Town (4)30Stoke City (3)2–0Lewes (8)7,081 31Hayes (5)3–4Wycombe Wanderers (3)32Wigan Athletic (3)0–1Canvey Island (6)33Tamworth (6)1–1Rochdale (4)replayRochdale (4)1 – 0Tamworth (6)34Colchester United (3)0–0York City (4)replayYork City (4)2 – 2Colchester United (3)York City won 3-2 on penalties35Whitby Town (6)1–1Plymouth Argyle (4)replayPlymouth Argyle (4)3 – 2Whitby Town (6)36Cambridge United (3)1–1Notts County (3)replayNotts County (3)2 – 0Cambridge United (3)37Swansea City (4)4–0Queens Park Rangers (3)38Dagenham & Redbridge (5)1–0Southport (5)39Aldershot Town (6)0–0Bristol Rovers (4)replayBristol Rovers (4)1 – 0Aldershot Town (6)40Bedford Town (6)0–0Peterborough United (3)replayPeterborough United (3)2 – 1Bedford Town (6) Second round proper Matches were played on 8-9 December, with replays on 18-19 December. The round featured one club from each of the three competitions at Step 6 of the football pyramid: Altrincham from the Northern Premier League, Hinckley United from the Southern League and Canvey Island from the Isthmian League. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Blackpool (3)2–0Rochdale (4)5,1912Chesterfield (3)1–1Southend United (4)4,522replaySouthend United (4)2 – 0Chesterfield (3)5,5183Canvey Island (6)1–0Northampton Town (3)3,0004Macclesfield Town (4)4–1Swansea City (4)2,0255Swindon Town (3)3–2Hereford United (5)7,6996Tranmere Rovers (3)6–1Carlisle United (4)7,4287Wycombe Wanderers (3)3–0Notts County (3)4,7258Brighton & Hove Albion (3)2–1Rushden & Diamonds (4)5,6479Plymouth Argyle (4)1–1Bristol Rovers (4)6,141replayBristol Rovers (4)3 – 2Plymouth Argyle (4)5,76310Hull City (4)2–3Oldham Athletic (3)9,422 11Altrincham (6)1–2Darlington (4)3,30212Exeter City (4)0–0Dagenham & Redbridge (5)4,082replayDagenham & Redbridge (5)3 – 0Exeter City (4)2,66013Scunthorpe United (4)3–2Brentford (3)3,45714Mansfield Town (4)4–0Huddersfield Town (3)6,836 15Cardiff City (3)3–0Port Vale (3)9,65016Halifax Town (4)1–1Stoke City (3)3,335 replayStoke City (3)3 – 0Halifax Town (4)4,356 17York City (4)2–0Reading (3)3,16118Peterborough United (3)1–0AFC Bournemouth (3)4,77319Leyton Orient (4)2–1Lincoln City (4)4,19520Hinckley United (6)0–2Cheltenham Town (4)2,661 Third round proper This round marked the first time First Division and Premier League (top-flight) teams played. Matches played 5 January and 6 January, replays on 15 January and 16 January. Canvey Island was again the lowest-ranked team in the round - along with Football Conference (Step 5) side Dagenham & Redbridge they were also the last non-league clubs left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Darlington (4)2–2Peterborough United (3) 10,892replayPeterborough United (3)2 – 0Darlington (4)2Burnley (2)4–1Canvey Island (6) 11,4963Liverpool (1)3–0Birmingham City (2) 40,8754Watford (2)2–4Arsenal (1) 20,1055Walsall (2)2–0Bradford City (2)6Leicester City (1)2–1Mansfield Town (4)7Aston Villa (1)2–3Manchester United (1)38,4448Grimsby Town (2)0–0York City (4)replayYork City (4)1 – 0Grimsby Town (2)9Macclesfield Town (4)0–3West Ham United (1)10Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)0–1Gillingham (2)15,27111Crewe Alexandra (2)2–1Sheffield Wednesday (2)12Sunderland (1)1–2West Bromwich Albion (2)29,13313Derby County (1)1–3Bristol Rovers (4)18,54914Sheffield United (2)1–0Nottingham Forest (2)14,69615Stockport County (2)1–4Bolton Wanderers (1)5,82116Newcastle United (1)2–0Crystal Palace (2)17Wycombe Wanderers (3)2–2Fulham (1)replayFulham (1)1 – 0Wycombe Wanderers (3)18Manchester City (2)2–0Swindon Town (3)19Barnsley (2)1–1Blackburn Rovers (1)replayBlackburn Rovers (1)3 – 1Barnsley (2)20Coventry City (2)0–2Tottenham Hotspur (1)20,75821Portsmouth (2)1–4Leyton Orient (4)22Brighton & Hove Albion (3)0–2Preston North End (2)6,548 23Norwich City (2)0–0Chelsea (1)21,017 replayChelsea (1)4 – 0Norwich City (2)24,231 24Millwall (2)2–1Scunthorpe United (4)25Wimbledon (2)0–0Middlesbrough (1)replayMiddlesbrough (1)2–0Wimbledon (2)26Southend United (4)1–3Tranmere Rovers (3)27Cardiff City (3)2–1Leeds United (1)22,00928Charlton Athletic (1)2–1Blackpool (3)29Cheltenham Town (4)2–1Oldham Athletic (3)5,80130Stoke City (3)0–1Everton (1)28,218 31Rotherham United (2)2–1Southampton (1)32Dagenham & Redbridge (5)1–4Ipswich Town (1) Fourth round proper Matches were played on the weekend beginning 26 January, with the Chelsea-West Ham replay held on 6 February. Four Third Division clubs in Bristol Rovers, Leyton Orient, Cheltenham Town and York City were the lowest-ranked teams in the draw. The Arsenal-Liverpool tie was a rematch of the previous year's final. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Preston North End (2)2–1Sheffield United (2)13,068 2Gillingham (2)1–0Bristol Rovers (4)3Middlesbrough (1)2–0Manchester United (1)4West Bromwich Albion (2)1–0Leicester City (1)26,8605Everton (1)4–1Leyton Orient (4)6Ipswich Town (1)1–4Manchester City (2)7Tranmere Rovers (3)3–1Cardiff City (3)8Tottenham Hotspur (1)4–0Bolton Wanderers (1)9Millwall (2)0–1Blackburn Rovers (1)10Chelsea (1)1–1West Ham United (1)33,443 replayWest Ham United (1)2–3Chelsea (1)27,272 11Charlton Athletic (1)1–2Walsall (2)12Arsenal (1)1–0Liverpool (1)38,09213Cheltenham Town (4)2–1Burnley (2)7,300 14York City (4)0–2Fulham (1)15Rotherham United (2)2–4Crewe Alexandra (2)16Peterborough United (3)2–4Newcastle United (1) Fifth round proper Matches played on the weekend of 16 February and 17 February, with the replay on 26 February. West Bromwich Albion were the only non-Premiership side to progress to the last eight, at the expense of Cheltenham Town – the last remaining Division Three side in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Walsall (2)1–2Fulham (1)2Middlesbrough (1)1–0Blackburn Rovers (1)3West Bromwich Albion (2)1–0Cheltenham Town (4)27,1794Everton (1)0–0Crewe Alexandra (2)replayCrewe Alexandra (2)1–2Everton (1)5Newcastle United (1)1–0Manchester City (2)6Tottenham Hotspur (1)4–0Tranmere Rovers (3)7Chelsea (1)3–1Preston North End (2)28,133 8Arsenal (1)5–2Gillingham (2) Sixth round proper Matches were played on the weekend of 9 March, with the replay on 23 March. West Bromwich Albion were the last non-Premiership side remaining in the competition, and their hopes of further progression were ended when they lost the quarter-final tie at home to Fulham. 9 March 2002 17:35 Newcastle United (1) 1–1 Report Arsenal (1) Robert 52 Edu 14 St. James' Park, Newcastle 51,027 Mark Halsey 10 March 2002 13:00 Middlesbrough (1) 3–0 Report Everton (1) Whelan 35Németh 37Ince 42 Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough 26,950 Alan Wiley 10 March 2002 16:00 Tottenham Hotspur (1) 0–4 Report Chelsea (1) Gallas 12Guðjohnsen 48 66Le Saux 54 White Hart Lane, London 32,896 Andy D'Urso 10 March 2002 18:30 West Bromwich Albion (2) 0–1 Report Fulham (1) Marlet 47 The Hawthorns, West Bromwich 24,811 Neale Barry Replay 23 March 2002 12:00 Arsenal (1) 3–0 Report Newcastle United (1) Pires 2Bergkamp 9Campbell 50 Arsenal Stadium, London 38,073 Uriah Rennie Semi-finals Matches played at a neutral venue on April 14, 2002. Gianluca Festa, who had been on the losing side for Middlesbrough in both the FA Cup and League Cup finals five years earlier, endured further misfortune when he scored an own goal that ended his side's hopes of FA Cup glory and handed the initiative to Arsenal. Fulham, who were playing their first top division season for more than 30 years, had been hoping to compensate for a disappointing Premier League campaign with glory in the FA Cup. These hopes were ended by their neighbours Chelsea, who won the semi-final tie 1–0. 14 April 2002 19:00 BST Fulham (1) 0–1 Chelsea (1) Report Terry 42 Villa Park, Birmingham 36,147 Graham Poll 14 April 2002 16:00 BST Middlesbrough (1) 0–1 Arsenal (1) Report Festa 39 o.g. Old Trafford, Manchester 61,168 David Elleray Final 2002 FA Cup final Arsenal's 2–0 victory set them up for a third double (which was completed when they sealed the league title four days later) and saw them equal Tottenham's eight FA Cup triumphs – putting them second only to Manchester United (10 trophies) as the most frequent winners of the FA Cup. 4 May 2002 15:00 BST Arsenal 2–0 Chelsea Report Parlour 70Ljungberg 80 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 73,963 Mike Riley (West Yorkshire) Media coverage In the United Kingdom, the BBC were the free to air broadcasters taking over from ITV who had it after four years while Sky Sports were the subscription broadcasters for the fourteenth consecutive season.May 2015 The BBC had a much-expanded rights package compared to previous terrestrial networks, showing live games from the first two rounds and multiple live matches from rounds 3 to 6. This meant two BBC live matches on a Sunday and matches being played at 7pm on a Sunday evening, which was not popular with travelling supporters and was discontinued after the fifth round; the quarter-final between Newcastle and Arsenal was the first FA Cup match other than finals to be shown live by the BBC on a Saturday. The live matches shown on the BBC were: Hereford United 1-0 Wrexham (R1) Canvey Island 1-0 Northampton Town (R2) Macclesfield Town 0-3 West Ham United (R3) Aston Villa 2-3 Manchester United (R3) Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool (R4) Ipswich Town 1-4 Manchester City (R4) Everton 0-0 Crewe Alexandra (R5) Newcastle United 1-0 Manchester City (R5) Newcastle United 1-1 Arsenal (QF) Middlesbrough 3-0 Everton (QF) Fulham 0-1 Chelsea (SF) Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea (Final) The live matches shown on Sky Sports were: Hayes 3-4 Wycombe Wanderers (R1) Swansea City 4-0 Queen's Park Rangers (R1) Newport County 1-4 Blackpool (R1 Replay) Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Rushden & Diamonds (R2) Exeter City 0-0 Dagenham & Redbridge (R2) Dagenham & Redbridge 3-0 Exeter City (R2 Replay) Watford 2-4 Arsenal (R3) Cardiff City 2-1 Leeds United (R3) Chelsea 4-0 Norwich City (R3 Replay) Middlesbrough 2-0 Manchester United (R4) Peterborough United 2-4 Newcastle United (R4) West Ham United 2-3 Chelsea (R4 Replay) Walsall 1-2 Fulham (R5) Chelsea 3-1 Preston North End (R5) Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Everton (R5 Replay) Tottenham Hotspur 0-4 Chelsea (QF) West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Fulham (QF) Arsenal 3-0 Newcastle United (QF Replay) Middlesbrough 0-1 Arsenal (SF) Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea (Final) References Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup