2002–03 FA Cup

The 2002–03 FA Cup was the 122nd staging of the world's oldest cup competition, the FA Cup. The competition was won by Arsenal with a 1–0 victory in the final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff against Southampton, courtesy of a Robert Pires goal.

2002–03 FA Cup

Tournament details
Country	England Wales
Final positions
Champions	Arsenal (9th title)
Runners-up	Southampton
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Nigel Jemson (5 goals)
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

Calendar

Round	Date (weekend of)
Extra preliminary round
Preliminary round
First round qualifying
Second round qualifying
Third round qualifying	Saturday 12 October 2002
Fourth round qualifying	Saturday 26 October 2002
First round proper	Saturday 16 November 2002
Second round	Saturday 7 December 2002
Third round	Saturday 4 January 2003
Fourth round	Saturday 25 January 2003
Fifth round	Saturday 15 February 2003
Sixth round	Saturday 8 March 2003
Semi-finals	Sunday 13 April 2003
Final	Saturday 17 May 2003

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 Runcorn Halton, Morecambe, Southport, Harrogate Railway Athletic, Doncaster Rovers, Barrow, Chester City, Scarborough, Burton Albion, Northwich Victoria, Vauxhall Motors, Harrogate Town, Guiseley, Moor Green, Stafford Rangers, Hereford United, St Albans City, Boreham Wood, Slough Town, Hastings United, Stevenage Borough, Crawley Town, Farnborough Town, Havant & Waterlooville, Margate, Dover Athletic, Tiverton Town, Dagenham & Redbridge, Heybridge Swifts, Forest Green Rovers, Team Bath and Yeovil Town.

Harrogate Railway Athletic, Harrogate Town and Team Bath were appearing in the competition proper for the first time. Additionally, Hastings United (formerly Hastings Town) and Dover Athletic were appearing at this stage for the first time in their own right after the original Hastings United and the original Dover FC had last qualified for the first round in 1981-82. The Ellesmere Port-based Vauxhall Motors was also featuring in the main draw for the first time in their own right after their now-defunct corporate rivals Vauxhall Motors (Luton) had reached the first round in 1947-48.

Of the others, Crawley Town had last appeared at this stage in 1994–95, Stafford Rangers had last done so in 1992-93, and Moor Green had last done so in 1979-80.

For all qualifying round results, see 2002–03 FA Cup qualifying rounds.

First round proper

At this stage the 48 Second and Third Division clubs joined the 32 non-league clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. Step 8 sides Harrogate Railway Athletic, from the Northern Counties East League, and Team Bath, from the Western League, were the lowest-ranked teams in the draw.

The matches were scheduled to be played on the weekend of Saturday, 16 November 2002, with replays in the week commencing 25 November.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date	Attendance	Summary
1	Chesterfield (3)	1–2	Morecambe (5)	16 November 2002	3,703	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
2	AFC Bournemouth (4)	2–1	Doncaster Rovers (5)	16 November 2002	5,371	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
3	Barrow (6)	2–0	Moor Green (6)	16 November 2002	2,650	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
4	Bury (4)	0–3	Plymouth Argyle (3)	16 November 2002	2,987	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
5	Rochdale (4)	3–2	Peterborough United (3)	16 November 2002	2,566	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
6	Yeovil Town (5)	0–2	Cheltenham Town (3)	16 November 2002	6,455	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
7	Vauxhall Motors (6)	0–0	Queens Park Rangers (3)	16 November 2002	3,507	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Replay	Queens Park Rangers (3)	1 – 1	Vauxhall Motors (6)	26 November 2002	5,336	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Vauxhall Motors won 4 – 3 on penalties
8	Northwich Victoria (5)	0–3	Scunthorpe United (4)	16 November 2002	1,724	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
9	Luton Town (3)	4–0	Guiseley (7)	16 November 2002	5,248	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
10	Swindon Town (3)	1–0	Huddersfield Town (3)	16 November 2002	4,210	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
11	Scarborough (5)	0–0	Cambridge United (4)	16 November 2002	2,084	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Replay	Cambridge United (4)	2 – 1	Scarborough (5)	26 November 2002	3,373	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
12	Shrewsbury Town (4)	4–0	Stafford Rangers (6)	16 November 2002	5,114	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
13	Wrexham (4)	0–2	Darlington (4)	16 November 2002	3,442	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
14	Tranmere Rovers (3)	2–2	Cardiff City (3)	16 November 2002	5,592	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Replay	Cardiff City (3)	2 – 1	Tranmere Rovers (3)	26 November 2002	6,853	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
15	Stockport County (3)	4–1	St Albans City (6)	16 November 2002	3,303	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
16	Wycombe Wanderers (3)	2–4	Brentford (3)	16 November 2002	5,673	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
17	Kidderminster Harriers (4)	2–2	Rushden & Diamonds (4)	16 November 2002	3,079	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Replay	Rushden & Diamonds (4)	2 – 1	Kidderminster Harriers (4)	26 November 2002	3,391	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
18	Barnsley (3)	1–4	Blackpool (3)	16 November 2002	6,857	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
19	Bristol Rovers (4)	0–0	Runcorn Halton (6)	16 November 2002	4,135	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Replay	Runcorn Halton (6)	1 – 3	Bristol Rovers (4)	26 November 2002	2,444	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
20	Northampton Town (3)	3–2	Boston United (4)	16 November 2002	4,373	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
21	Hull City (4)	0–3	Macclesfield Town (4)	16 November 2002	7,803	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
22	Carlisle United (4)	2–1	Lincoln City (4)	16 November 2002	4,388	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
23	Oldham Athletic (3)	2–2	Burton Albion (5)	16 November 2002	5,802	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Replay	Burton Albion (5)	2 – 2	Oldham Athletic (3)	27 November 2002	3,416	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Oldham Athletic won 5 – 4 on penalties
24	Southend United (4)	1–1	Hartlepool United (4)	16 November 2002	4,984	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Replay	Hartlepool United (4)	1 – 2	Southend United (4)	26 November 2002	4,080	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
25	Port Vale (3)	0–1	Crewe Alexandra (3)	16 November 2002	5,507	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
26	Southport (5)	4–2	Notts County (3)	16 November 2002	3,519	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
27	Torquay United (4)	5–0	Boreham Wood (6)	16 November 2002	2,739	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
28	York City (4)	2–1	Swansea City (4)	26 November 2002[notes 1]	2,948	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
29	Hereford United (5)	0–1	Wigan Athletic (3)	16 November 2002	4,005	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
30	Tiverton Town (6)	1–1	Crawley Town (6)	16 November 2002	1,840	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Replay	Crawley Town (6)	3 – 2	Tiverton Town (6)	26 November 2002	3,907	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
31	Colchester United (3)	0–1	Chester City (5)	16 November 2002	2,901	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
32	Leyton Orient (4)	1–1	Margate (5)	16 November 2002	3,605	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Replay	Margate (5)	1 – 0	Leyton Orient (4)	26 November 2002	2,048	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
33	Slough Town (7)	1–2	Harrogate Railway Athletic (8)	16 November 2002	1,687	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
34	Farnborough Town (5)	5–1	Harrogate Town (6)	16 November 2002	1,090	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
35	Forest Green Rovers (5)	0–0	Exeter City (4)	17 November 2002	2,147	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Replay	Exeter City (4)	2 – 1	Forest Green Rovers (5)	26 November 2002	2,951	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
36	Heybridge Swifts (6)	0–7	Bristol City (3)	16 November 2002	2,046	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
37	Stevenage Borough (5)	1–0	Hastings United (6)	16 November 2002	1,821	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
38	Dover Athletic (6)	0–1	Oxford United (4)	16 November 2002	4,186	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
39	Dagenham & Redbridge (5)	3–2	Havant & Waterlooville (6)	16 November 2002	1,546	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
40	Team Bath (8)	2–4	Mansfield Town (3)	16 November 2002	5,469	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine

Second round proper

The matches were scheduled to be played on the weekend of Saturday, 7 December 2002, with replays in the week commencing 16 December. Harrogate Railway Athletic was again the lowest-ranked team in the draw.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date	Attendance	Summary
1	Blackpool (3)	3–1	Torquay United (4)	7 December 2002	5,014	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
2	Darlington (4)	4–1	Stevenage Borough (5)	7 December 2002	3,351	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
3	Macclesfield Town (4)	2–0	Vauxhall Motors (6)	7 December 2002	2,972	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
4	Crewe Alexandra (3)	3–0	Mansfield Town (3)	7 December 2002	4,563	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
5	Shrewsbury Town (4)	3–1	Barrow (6)	7 December 2002	4,210	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
6	Stockport County (3)	0–3	Plymouth Argyle (3)	7 December 2002	3,571	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
7	Bristol Rovers (4)	1–1	Rochdale (4)	7 December 2002	4,369	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Replay	Rochdale (4)	3 – 2	Bristol Rovers (4)	17 December 2002	2,206	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
8	Oldham Athletic (3)	1–2	Cheltenham Town (3)	7 December 2002	4,416	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
9	Southend United (4)	1–1	AFC Bournemouth (4)	7 December 2002	5,721	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Replay	AFC Bournemouth (4)	3 – 2	Southend United (4)	17 December 2002	5,456	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
10	Exeter City (4)	3–1	Rushden & Diamonds (4)	7 December 2002	2,277	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
11	Scunthorpe United (4)	0–0	Carlisle United (4)	7 December 2002	3,590	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Replay	Carlisle United (4)	0 – 1	Scunthorpe United (4)	23 December 2002[notes 2]	6,809	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
12	Margate (5)	0–3	Cardiff City (3)	7 December 2002	1,362	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
13	Southport (5)	0–3	Farnborough Town (5)	7 December 2002	2,534	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
14	Morecambe (5)	3–2	Chester City (5)	7 December 2002	4,293	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
15	York City (4)	1–2	Brentford (3)	7 December 2002	3,517	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
16	Wigan Athletic (3)	3–0	Luton Town (3)	7 December 2002	4,544	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
17	Cambridge United (4)	2–2	Northampton Town (3)	7 December 2002	5,076	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Replay	Northampton Town (3)	0 – 1	Cambridge United (4)	17 December 2002	4,591	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
18	Harrogate Railway Athletic (8)	1–3	Bristol City (3)	8 December 2002	3,500	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
19	Crawley Town (6)	1–2	Dagenham & Redbridge (5)	7 December 2002	4,516	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
20	Oxford United (4)	1–0	Swindon Town (3)	8 December 2002	11,645	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine

Third round proper

This round was the first in which Division 1 and Premier League (top-flight) teams entered the competition. The matches were scheduled to be played on the weekend of Saturday, 4 January 2003, with replays in the week commencing 13 January. The round featured three clubs from the Football Conference (Step 5): Farnborough Town, Morecambe and Dagenham & Redbridge.

Shrewsbury, who ended the season with relegation from the Football League, achieved the biggest upset of the round (if not the whole competition), with a surprise 2–1 win over an Everton side who were pushing for a place in Europe and featuring a 17-year-old striker called Wayne Rooney – one of the most promising young players in the game.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date	Attendance	Summary
1	Blackpool (3)	1–2	Crystal Palace (2)	4 January 2003	9,062	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
2	Darlington (4)	2–3	Farnborough Town (5)	4 January 2003	4,260	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
3	AFC Bournemouth (4)	0–0	Crewe Alexandra (3)	4 January 2003	7,252	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Replay	Crewe Alexandra (3)	2 – 2	AFC Bournemouth (4)	14 January 2003	4,540	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
AFC Bournemouth won 3 – 1 on penalties
4	Preston North End (2)	1–2	Rochdale (4)	4 January 2003	8,762	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
5	Southampton (1)	4–0	Tottenham Hotspur (1)	4 January 2003	25,589	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
6	Walsall (2)	0–0	Reading (2)	4 January 2003	5,987	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Replay	Reading (2)	1 – 1	Walsall (2)	14 January 2003	8,767
Walsall won 4 – 1 on penalties
7	Gillingham (2)	4–1	Sheffield Wednesday (2)	7 January 2003	6,434	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
8	Leicester City (2)	2–0	Bristol City (3)	4 January 2003	25,868	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
9	Aston Villa (1)	1–4	Blackburn Rovers (1)	4 January 2003	23,884	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
10	Bolton Wanderers (1)	1–1	Sunderland (1)	4 January 2003	10,123	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Replay	Sunderland (1)	2 – 0	Bolton Wanderers (1)	14 January 2003	14,550	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
11	Grimsby Town (2)	2–2	Burnley (2)	4 January 2003	5,350	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Replay	Burnley (2)	4 – 0	Grimsby Town (2)	14 January 2003	5,436	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
12	Macclesfield Town (4)	0–2	Watford (2)	4 January 2003	4,244	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
13	Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)	3–2	Newcastle United (1)	5 January 2003	27,316	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
14	West Bromwich Albion (1)	3–1	Bradford City (2)	4 January 2003	19,909	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
15	Shrewsbury Town (4)	2–1	Everton (1)	4 January 2003	7,800	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
16	Sheffield United (2)	4–0	Cheltenham Town (3)	4 January 2003	9,166	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
17	Ipswich Town (2)	4–0	Morecambe (5)	4 January 2003	18,529	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
18	Manchester City (1)	0–1	Liverpool (1)	5 January 2003	28,586	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
19	Fulham (1)	3–1	Birmingham City (1)	5 January 2003	9,203	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
20	Brentford (3)	1–0	Derby County (2)	4 January 2003	8,709	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
21	West Ham United (1)	3–2	Nottingham Forest (2)	4 January 2003	29,612	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
22	Manchester United (1)	4–1	Portsmouth (2)	4 January 2003	67,222	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
23	Norwich City (2)	3–1	Brighton & Hove Albion (2)	14 January 2003[1][notes 3]	17,205	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
24	Plymouth Argyle (3)	2–2	Dagenham & Redbridge (5)	4 January 2003	11,885	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Replay	Dagenham & Redbridge (5)	2 – 0	Plymouth Argyle (3)	14 January 2003	4,530	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
25	Chelsea (1)	1–0	Middlesbrough (1)	4 January 2003	29,796	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
26	Scunthorpe United (4)	0–2	Leeds United (1)	4 January 2003	8,329	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
27	Cardiff City (3)	2–2	Coventry City (2)	4 January 2003	16,013	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Replay	Coventry City (2)	3 – 0	Cardiff City (3)	15 January 2003	11,997	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
28	Charlton Athletic (1)	3–1	Exeter City (4)	4 January 2003	18,107	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
29	Arsenal (1)	2–0	Oxford United (4)	4 January 2003	35,432	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
30	Stoke City (2)	3–0	Wigan Athletic (3)	4 January 2003	9,618	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
31	Rotherham United (2)	0–3	Wimbledon (2)	4 January 2003	4,527	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
32	Cambridge United (4)	1–1	Millwall (2)	4 January 2003	6,864	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Replay	Millwall (2)	3 – 2	Cambridge United (4)	14 January 2003	7,031	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine

Fourth round proper

• Matches played weekend of 25 January 2003
• Four replays played week commencing 3 February 2003
• Farnborough Town and Dagenham & Redbridge were again the lowest-ranked teams in the draw. By this stage, they were also the last non-league teams left in the competition.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date	Attendance	Summary
1	Rochdale (4)	2–0	Coventry City (2)	25 January 2003	9,156
2	Southampton (1)	1–1	Millwall (2)	25 January 2003	23,809
Replay	Millwall (2)	1 – 2	Southampton (1)	5 February 2003	10,197
3	Watford (2)	1–0	West Bromwich Albion (1)	25 January 2003	16,975
4	Walsall (2)	2–0	Wimbledon (2)	25 January 2003	6,693
5	Gillingham (2)	1–1	Leeds United (1)	25 January 2003	11,093
Replay	Leeds United (1)	2 – 1	Gillingham (2)	4 February 2003	29,359
6	Blackburn Rovers (1)	3–3	Sunderland (1)	25 January 2003	14,315
Replay	Sunderland (1)	2 – 2	Blackburn Rovers (1)	5 February 2003	15,745
Sunderland won 3 – 0 on penalties
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)	4–1	Leicester City (2)	25 January 2003	28,164
8	Shrewsbury Town (4)	0–4	Chelsea (1)	26 January 2003	7,950
9	Sheffield United (2)	4–3	Ipswich Town (2)	25 January 2003	12,757
10	Fulham (1)	3–0	Charlton Athletic (1)	26 January 2003	12,203
11	Brentford (3)	0–3	Burnley (2)	25 January 2003	9,563
12	Manchester United (1)	6–0	West Ham United (1)	26 January 2003	67,181
13	Norwich City (2)	1–0	Dagenham & Redbridge (5)	25 January 2003	21,164
14	Crystal Palace (2)	0–0	Liverpool (1)	26 January 2003	26,054
Replay	Liverpool (1)	0 – 2	Crystal Palace (2)	5 February 2003	35,109
15	Farnborough Town (5)	1–5	Arsenal (1)	25 January 2003	35,108[notes 4]
16	Stoke City (2)	3–0	AFC Bournemouth (4)	26 January 2003	12,004

Fifth round proper

• Matches played weekend of 15 February 2003
• One replay played 26 February 2003
• Third Division side Rochdale was the lowest-ranked team in the draw and the last team from the First Round left in the competition

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date	Attendance	Summary
1	Southampton (1)	2–0	Norwich City (2)	15 February 2003	31,103	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)	3–1	Rochdale (4)	16 February 2003	23,921	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
3	Sunderland (1)	0–1	Watford (2)	15 February 2003	26,916	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
4	Sheffield United (2)	2–0	Walsall (2)	15 February 2003	17,510	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
5	Fulham (1)	1–1	Burnley (2)	16 February 2003	13,062	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Replay	Burnley (2)	3–0	Fulham (1)	26 February 2003	11,635	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
6	Manchester United (1)	0–2	Arsenal (1)	15 February 2003	67,209	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
7	Crystal Palace (2)	1–2	Leeds United (1)	16 February 2003	24,512	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
8	Stoke City (2)	0–2	Chelsea (1)	16 February 2003	26,615	Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine

Sixth round proper

Holders Arsenal moved closer to retaining the trophy by beating Chelsea 3–1 in a replay that followed a 2–2 draw. They were paired in the semi-finals with Sheffield United, while the other semi-final would be contested between Southampton and Watford.

8 March 2003

17:15

Arsenal (1)	2–2	Chelsea (1)
Jeffers 36' Henry 45'	(Summary)	Terry 3' Lampard 83'

Highbury, London

Attendance: 38,104

Referee: Paul Durkin (Dorset)

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9 March 2003

11:30

Sheffield United (2)	1–0	Leeds United (1)
Kabba 78'	(Summary)

Bramall Lane, Sheffield

Attendance: 24,633

Referee: Steve Bennett (Kent)

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9 March 2003

13:30

Watford (2)	2–0	Burnley (2)
Smith 74' Glass 80'	(Summary)

Vicarage Road, Watford

Attendance: 20,336

Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire)

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9 March 2003

16:00

Southampton (1)	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)
Marsden 56' Butler 81' (o.g.)	(Summary)

St Mary's, Southampton

Attendance: 31,715

Referee: Andy D'Urso (Essex)

Replay

25 March 2003

19:45

Chelsea (1)	1–3	Arsenal (1)
Terry 79'	(Summary)	Terry 25' (o.g.) Wiltord 34' Lauren 82'

Stamford Bridge, London

Attendance: 41,456

Referee: David Elleray (Middlesex)

Semi-finals

For the 11th season running, the FA Cup final would be contested by top division clubs – Arsenal and Southampton. Their semi-final opponents (Sheffield United and Watford respectively) were both Division One sides.

13 April 2003

13:30

Arsenal (1)	1–0	Sheffield United (2)
Ljungberg 34'	Report

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 59,170

Referee: Graham Poll (Hertfordshire)

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13 April 2003

16:30

Watford (2)	1–2	Southampton (1)
Gayle 88'	Report	Ormerod 43' Robinson 80' (o.g.)

Villa Park, Birmingham

Attendance: 42,602

Referee: Mike Riley (West Yorkshire)

Final

Main article: 2003 FA Cup Final

The final took place on Saturday, 17 May 2003 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and ended 1–0 with a goal by Robert Pires separating the sides.

It was the third consecutive year the final was played at the Millennium Stadium, due to the ongoing reconstruction of Wembley Stadium, the final's usual venue. There were 73,726 spectators at the game. Arsenal retained the trophy, winning it for the ninth time in their history – a record second only to that of Manchester United.

It was also Southampton's first FA Cup final since 1976, when they won the trophy for the only time to date.

17 May 2003

15:00 BST

Arsenal	1–0	Southampton
Pires 38'	Report

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Attendance: 73,726

Referee: Graham Barber (Hertfordshire)

Notes

1. Postponed due to waterlogged pitch
2. Match postponed due to frozen pitch
3. Original match postponed because of power failure
4. Played at Highbury

Media coverage

In the United Kingdom, the BBC were the free to air broadcasters for the second consecutive season while Sky Sports were the subscription broadcasters for the fifteenth consecutive season.^{[citation needed]}

The matches shown live on the BBC were:

• Forest Green Rovers 0-0 Exeter City (R1)
• Oxford United 1-0 Swindon Town (R2)
• Southampton 4-0 Tottenham Hotspur (R3)
• Manchester City 0-1 Liverpool (R3)
• Manchester United 6-0 West Ham United (R4)
• Shrewsbury Town 0-4 Chelsea (R4)
• Manchester United 0-2 Arsenal (R5)
• Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Rochdale (R5)
• Arsenal 2-2 Chelsea (QF)
• Watford 2-0 Burnley (QF)
• Arsenal 1-0 Sheffield United (SF)
• Arsenal 1-0 Southampton (Final)

The matches shown live on Sky Sports were:

• Team Bath 2-4 Mansfield Town (R1)
• Hereford United 0-1 Wigan Athletic (R1)
• Burton Albion 2-2 Oldham Athletic (R1 Replay)
• Macclesfield Town 2-0 Vauxhall Motors (R2)
• Harrogate Railway 1-3 Bristol City (R2)
• Manchester United 4-1 Portsmouth (R3)
• Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Newcastle United (R3)
• Coventry City 3-0 Cardiff City (R3 Replay)
• Gillingham 1-1 Leeds United (R4)
• Crystal Palace 0-0 Liverpool (R4)
• Millwall 1-2 Southampton (R4 Replay)
• Crystal Palace 1-2 Leeds United (R5)
• Stoke City 0-2 Chelsea (R5)
• Burnley 3-0 Fulham (R5 Replay)
• Sheffield United 1-0 Leeds United (QF)
• Southampton 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (QF)
• Chelsea 1-3 Arsenal (QF Replay)
• Watford 1-2 Southampton (SF)
• Arsenal 1-0 Southampton (Final)

The second round replay between Carlisle United vs. Scunthorpe United was originally scheduled to be on Sky Sports on 19 December 2002, but because of weather conditions, the game was postponed.