1993 FA Cup final

English association football match September 2016 the women's event 1993 WFA Cup final 1993 FA Cup final Wembley_Stadium_Twin_Towers.jpg 250 The final and the replay were held at Wembley Stadium. 1992–93 FA Cup Arsenal Sheffield Wednesday Arsenal won after a replay Final 1 1 After extra time 15 May 1993 Wembley Stadium London Keren Barratt (Warwickshire) 79,347 Replay 2 1 After extra time 20 May 1993 Wembley Stadium London Keren Barratt (Warwickshire) 62,267 1992 1994 The 1993 FA Cup final was contested by Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday at Wembley. The original match, played on 15 May 1993, finished 1–1. Arsenal won the replay on 20 May, 2–1 after extra-time. It was Arsenal's sixth FA Cup final victory, and their first since the 1979 FA Cup final. They became the first English side to achieve a domestic cup double, having also won the 1993 Football League Cup final. It was Sheffield Wednesday's first appearance in the FA Cup final since 1966. They also reached the League Cup final that season, also losing 2–1 to Arsenal (though without a replay). This appearance of the same two sides in the final of both of England's domestic knock-out tournaments in the same season had never happened before, and would be the only time until 2022. Sheffield Wednesday have not appeared in a domestic cup final since, reaching two League Cup semi-finals since then. The replay saw the last Arsenal appearance by veteran defender David O'Leary, who left shortly afterwards to join Leeds United, after an 18-year spell with Arsenal which had yielded 722 competitive games and six major trophies. Match summary Original match Arsenal took the lead in the 20th minute, when Ian Wright headed in a cross. Sheffield Wednesday equalised in the 61st minute, when David Hirst turned in a low drive, past the advancing Arsenal goalkeeper, David Seaman. Replay The kick-off for the replay was delayed by 30 minutes after an accident on the M1 motorway had delayed the arrival of most of Sheffield Wednesday's fans."FA Cup Final 1993", FA Cup Finals Once again, Ian Wright opened the scoring for Arsenal, running onto a through ball to prod the ball past Chris Woods, into the corner of the net. This was his fourth goal in FA Cup finals at Wembley, just one behind the record-holder Ian Rush. Wednesday attacked Arsenal in the second half, and Chris Waddle's shot deflected off Arsenal defender Lee Dixon into the net in the 68th minute. The game went into extra time, and with two minutes of the second half remaining, central defender Andy Linighan scored with a header from a Paul Merson corner.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/ggm-42-last-gasp-linighan-clinches-fa-cup GGM 42: Last-gasp Linighan clinches FA Cup | News Archive | News Arsenal.com 16 August 2007 24 October 2013 Goalkeeper Chris Woods fumbled and Graham Hyde could only help the ball into the top of the net. Linighan had played most of the game with a broken nose after Mark Bright had struck him in the face with his elbow.http://archive.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/2001/5/11/171217.html https://archive.today/20120701154933/http://archive.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/2001/5/11/171217.html dead 1 July 2012 New season will begin again minus a Linighan The Northern Echo 11 May 2001 24 October 2013 Smyth Rob https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2009/sep/14/emmanuel-adebayor-bbc-liverpool-manchester-united Five things we learned from the Premier League this weekend | Rob Smyth | Football The Guardian 14 September 2009 24 October 2013 Firsts and lasts The two clubs had already contested the season's League Cup final, a match which Arsenal had won 2–1. It was the first time that the same two clubs had reached the final of both domestic club competitions. It was also dubbed the 'longest' FA Cup final.April 2023 It had gone to extra-time in the replay – a match which was delayed by thirty minutes – and was just one minute away from the first ever FA Cup final penalty shoot-out. It was also the last FA Cup final to go to a replay; from 1999 onwards, it was decided that all FA Cup finals would be decided on the day. This was the first FA Cup final in which squad numbers had been used, having been trialled in the League Cup final. Players from both clubs retained the same numbers for the three matches. The system was fully adopted by the Premier League for the following season. For Arsenal, David O'Leary played his last two official matches after joining the club as an apprentice in 1973. His testimonial took place between the final and the replay, on 17 May 1993. During extra time in the replay, Alan Smith received the only yellow card of his professional career. Match details 15 May 1993 15:00 BST Arsenal 1–1 yes Sheffield Wednesday Report Wright 20 Hirst 61 Wembley Stadium, 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 GK 1 ENG David SeamanDF 2 ENG Lee DixonDF 5 ENG Andy LinighanDF 6 ENG Tony Adams (c)DF 3 ENG Nigel WinterburnMF 10ENG Paul MersonMF 14ENG Paul DavisMF 17DEN John JensenMF 11ENG Ray Parlour 66FW 7 ENG Kevin CampbellFW 8 ENG Ian Wright 90Substitutes:DF 22IRL David O'Leary 90FW 9 ENG Alan Smith 66Manager:SCO George Graham300px GK 1 ENG Chris WoodsRB 2 SWE Roland NilssonCB 6 ENG Viv Anderson (c) 85CB 9 ENG Paul WarhurstLB 3 NIR Nigel WorthingtonRM 8 ENG Chris Waddle 112CM 4 ENG Carlton PalmerCM 11IRL John SheridanLM 15USA John HarkesCF 5 ENG David HirstCF 10ENG Mark BrightSubstitutes:MF 14ENG Chris Bart-Williams 112MF 17ENG Graham Hyde 85Manager:ENG Trevor Francis Match officials Assistant referees: Roy Pearson Brian Wigginton Fourth official: Roger DilkesMatch rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary Replay if scores still level Two named substitutes Maximum of two substitutions Replay 20 May 1993 20:30 BST Arsenal 2–1 yes Sheffield Wednesday Report Wright 34Linighan 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 Stadium, 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 GK 1 ENG David SeamanRB 2 ENG Lee DixonCB 5 ENG Andy LinighanCB 6 ENG Tony Adams (c)LB 3 ENG Nigel WinterburnCM 14ENG Paul DavisCM 17DEN John JensenCM 10ENG Paul MersonRW 7 ENG Kevin CampbellCF 8 ENG Ian Wright 81LW 9 ENG Alan SmithSubstitutes:DF 22IRL David O'Leary 81MF 4 ENG Ian SelleyManager:SCO George Graham300px GK 1 ENG Chris WoodsRB 2 SWE Roland Nilsson 118CB 4 ENG Carlton Palmer (c)CB 9 ENG Paul WarhurstLB 3 NIR Nigel WorthingtonRM 8 ENG Chris WaddleCM 7 NIR Danny Wilson 62CM 11IRL John SheridanLM 15USA John HarkesCF 5 ENG David HirstCF 10ENG Mark BrightSubstitutes:MF 14ENG Chris Bart-Williams 118MF 17ENG Graham Hyde 62Manager:ENG Trevor Francis Match officials Assistant referees: Roy Pearson Brian Wigginton Fourth official: Roger DilkesMatch rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Two named substitutes Maximum of two substitutions References External links Line-ups Category:FA Cup finals FA Cup Final 1993 FA Cup Final 1993 Final FA Cup Final 1993 FA Cup Final 1993