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1994–95 FA Cup
Football tournament season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1994–95 FA Cup (known as The FA Cup sponsored by Littlewoods for sponsorship reasons) was the 114th staging of the FA Cup. The competition was won by Everton, with a shock victory over Manchester United, who were strong favourites to retain the title. This tournament was the 50th to be officially held since the six-year suspension due to World War II. Everton's Joe Royle would be the last English-born manager to lift the FA Cup until Harry Redknapp managed Portsmouth to the 2008 victory. As of 2025, this is the most recent major trophy won by Everton.
This was the first FA Cup season to bear a title sponsor.
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Qualifying rounds
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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 Spennymoor United, Guiseley, Altrincham, Southport, Bishop Auckland, Hyde United, Northwich Victoria, Witton Albion, Halifax Town, Slough Town, Chesham United, Enfield, Gresley Rovers, Heybridge Swifts, Chelmsford City, Hitchin Town, Yeading, Aylesbury United, Kettering Town, Worthing, Marlow, Tiverton Town, Kingstonian, Crawley Town, Walton & Hersham, Ashford Town (Kent), Newport (IOW) and Bashley.
Heybridge Swifts and Bashley were appearing in the competition proper for the first time. Of the others, Hyde United had not featured at this stage since 1983–84, Chesham United and Worthing had not done so since 1982-83, Hitchin Town had not done so since 1978-79, Walton & Hersham had not done so since 1975-76, Ashford Town (Kent) had not done so since 1974-75, Newport (IOW) had not done so since 1958-59 and Gresley Rovers had not done so since 1930-31.
Enfield and Aylesbury United both enjoyed runs through seven rounds of the tournament. Enfield defeated Hemel Hempstead, Purfleet, Ruislip Manor, St Albans City, Cardiff City and Torquay United before going out to Leicester City at Filbert Street; while Aylesbury defeated Boreham Wood, Edgware Town, Baldock Town, Moor Green, Newport (IOW) and Kingstonian before going out to Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road. Leicester City and QPR were both in the Premier League this season.
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First round proper
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Port Vale and Burnley from the Football League First Division entered in this round along with the 46 Second and Third Division teams, the 28 non-league clubs from the qualifying rounds and Woking, Runcorn, Kidderminster Harriers and Bath City who were given byes. Tiverton Town, from the Western League Premier Division at Step 8 of English football, was the lowest-ranked team in the draw.
The matches were played on 12 November 1994. There were eleven replays, with Bury and Bishop Auckland requiring a penalty shootout to settle their tie.
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Second round proper
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The second round of the competition featured the winners of the first round ties. The matches were played on 3 December 1994, with five replays and no penalty shootouts required. Bashley, from the Southern League Southern Division at Step 7 of the football pyramid, was the lowest-ranked team in the draw.
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Third round proper
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Teams from the Premier League and the Football League First Division (except Port Vale and Burnley) entered at this stage. Matches were played on the weekend of 7-9 January 1995. Twelve replays were required, with one of those going to penalties to settle the outcome. Enfield, Marlow and Aylesbury United from the Isthmian League Premier Division at Step 6 of the football pyramid were the lowest-ranked teams in the round. Along with Altrincham from the Football Conference at Step 5, they were also the last non-league clubs left in the competition.
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Fourth round proper
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The fourth round featured the thirty-two winning teams from the previous round, and was played on the weekend of 28 January. There were five replays and two penalty shootouts. Second Division sides Wrexham and Swansea City were the lowest-ranked teams in the draw and the last clubs from the First Round left in the competition.
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Fifth round proper
The eight fifth round ties were played on the weekend of 18 February, with three replays being required.
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Sixth round proper
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The sixth round proper, or quarter-finals, ties were scheduled for the weekend of 11 March. The Crystal Palace–Wolverhampton Wanderers match went to a replay 11 days later.
Tottenham Hotspur progressed to the semi-finals of a competition that they had to appeal to compete in after being banned for financial irregularities, and their quarter-final victory over Liverpool ended their opposition's hopes of an FA Cup/League Cup double.
Wolverhampton Wanderers, the last non-Premiership side in the competition, lost 4–1 at home to Crystal Palace in a replay after a 1–1 draw in the first game.
QPR's hopes of instant success under new player-manager Ray Wilkins were ended when they were beaten 2–0 by Manchester United, one of his former clubs.
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Semi-finals
Manchester United, also chasing the Premier League title, needed a replay to see off a Crystal Palace side who were battling against relegation.
Everton, meanwhile, blew apart a Tottenham side who had started the season banned from the competition for financial irregularities until an appeal saw them reinstated.
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Final
The final was contested between Manchester United and Everton at Wembley Stadium, London on 20 May 1995. Everton won the match 1–0 through a Paul Rideout goal after half an hour. It was the first time in six years that United were left without a major trophy, while Everton had won their first major trophy in eight years.
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Media coverage
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For the seventh consecutive season in the United Kingdom, the BBC were the free to air broadcasters while Sky Sports were the subscription broadcasters.[citation needed]
The matches shown live on the BBC were:
• Newcastle United 1-1 Blackburn Rovers (R3)
• Sunderland 1-4 Tottenham Hotspur (R4)
• Manchester United 3-1 Leeds United (R5)
• Everton 1-0 Newcastle United (QF)
• Tottenham Hotspur 1-4 Everton (SF)
• Everton 1-0 Manchester United (Final)
The matches shown live on Sky Sports were:
• Kettering Town 0-1 Plymouth Argyle (R1)
• Preston North End 1-0 Blackpool (R1)
• Woking 1-0 Barnet (R1 Replay)
• Birmingham City 0-0 Scunthorpe United (R2)
• Chester City 1-2 Burnley (R2)
• Scunthorpe United 1-2 Birmingham City (R2 Replay)
• Sheffield United 0-2 Manchester United (R3)
• Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Newcastle United (R3 Replay)
• Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (R4)
• Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday (R4 Replay)
• Newcastle United 3-1 Manchester City (R5)
• Southampton 2-6 Tottenham Hotspur (R5 Replay)
• Manchester United 2-0 Queens Park Rangers (QF)
• Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-4 Crystal Palace (QF Replay)
• Manchester United 2-2 Crystal Palace (SF)
• Crystal Palace 0-2 Manchester United (SF Replay)
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