1992–93 FA Cup


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 2000.

First round proper

The first round matches were played on the weekend beginning 14 November 1992.

Second Round Proper

The second round matches were played on the weekend beginning 5 December 1992.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Bath City2–2Northampton Town
replayNorthampton Town3–0Bath City
2Burnley1–1Shrewsbury Town
replayShrewsbury Town1–2Burnley
3Yeovil Town0–0Hereford United
replayHereford United1–2Yeovil Town
4Marine3–2Stafford Rangers
5Reading2–1Leyton Orient
6Gillingham1–1Colchester United
replayColchester United2–3Gillingham
7Bolton Wanderers4–1Rochdale
8Macclesfield Town0–2Stockport County
9Wycombe Wanderers2–2West Bromwich Albion
replayWest Bromwich Albion1–0Wycombe Wanderers
10Brighton & Hove Albion1–1Woking
replayWoking1–2Brighton & Hove Albion
11Plymouth Argyle3–2Peterborough United
12Bradford City0–2Huddersfield Town
13Altrincham1–4Port Vale
14Exeter City2–5Swansea City
15Cheltenham Town1–1Bournemouth
replayBournemouth3–0Cheltenham Town
16Rotherham United1–0Hull City
17Wigan Athletic0–0Bury
replayBury1–0Wigan Athletic
18Accrington Stanley1–6Crewe Alexandra
19VS Rugby0–0Marlow
replayMarlow2–0VS Rugby
20Hartlepool United4–0Southport

Third round proper

The third round matches were played on the weekend beginning 2 January 1993.

Fourth Round Proper

The fourth round matches were played on the weekend beginning 23 January 1993.

Fifth Round Proper

The fifth round matches were played on the weekend beginning 13 February 1993.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Blackburn Rovers1–0Newcastle United
2Sheffield Wednesday2–0Southend United
3Derby County3–1Bolton Wanderers
4Sheffield United2–1Manchester United
5Ipswich Town4–0Grimsby Town
6Tottenham Hotspur3–2Wimbledon
7Manchester City2–0Barnsley
8Arsenal2–0Nottingham 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, possibly another one with Sheffield Wednesday, 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.

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 triumphing 1-0 over Tottenham in the North London derby.
Sheffield Wednesday advance to the FA Cup Final
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Arsenal advance to the FA Cup Final

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.

Replay

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.
The matches shown live on the BBC were: Nottingham Forest vs Southampton ; Norwich City vs Tottenham Hotspur ; Sheffield United vs Manchester United ; Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur ; Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur ; and Sheffield Wednesday vs Arsenal in both the Final and its replay.

Footnotes