FA Cup 1995/96
| FA Cup 1995/96 | |
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| Cup winners | Manchester United (9th title) |
| ← FA Cup 1994/95 | |
The 1995/96 FA Cup was the 115th staging of the world's oldest soccer cup tournament; The Football Association Challenge Cup , or FA Cup for short . The cup competition ended with the final at Wembley Stadium on May 11, 1996. The winner of this event was Manchester United .
calendar
| round | date |
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| Preliminary round | |
| First qualifying round | |
| Second qualifying round | |
| Third qualifying round | |
| Fourth qualifying round | |
| First main round | November 11, 1995 |
| Second main round | 2nd December 1995 |
| Third main round | January 6, 1996 |
| Fourth main round | January 27, 1996 |
| Fifth main round | February 17, 1996 |
| Sixth main round (quarter-finals) | March 8, 1996 |
| Semifinals | March 31, 1996 |
| final | May 11, 1996 |
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Complete overview at: FA Cup
The FA Cup is played in rounds. Any team that has a certain level of performance and an appropriate playing field can take part. The game is played i. d. Usually only with a first leg. In the event of a tie, there will be a second leg. If the second leg also ends in a draw, the game goes into extra time or penalty shoot-out. Each winner receives a bonus from the television money, which is staggered according to the round.
Main round
First main round
The games were played between November 11 and 22, 1995. The replay took place on November 21 and 22, 1995.
Second main round
The games were played on December 2 and 3, 1995. The replays followed from December 12th to 14th of that year.
Third main round
The games were played on January 6th and 7th, 1996. Necessary replay games have been scheduled for January 16-23.
Fourth main round
The games took place from January 27 to February 18, 1996. The required repetitions were played from February 7th to 14th.
| Game no. | Home team | Result | Away team |
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| 1 | Southampton FC | 1: 1 | Crewe Alexandra |
| Replay | Crewe Alexandra | 2: 3 | Southampton FC |
| 2 | Reading FC | 0: 3 | Manchester United |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 1: 1 | Oxford United |
| Replay | Oxford United | 0: 3 | Nottingham Forest |
| 4th | Bolton Wanderers | 0: 1 | Leeds United |
| 5 | Middlesbrough FC | 0-0 | Wimbledon FC |
| Replay | Wimbledon FC | 1-0 | Middlesbrough FC |
| 6th | Everton FC | 2: 2 | Port Vale |
| Replay | Port Vale | 2: 1 | Everton FC |
| 7th | Swindon Town | 1-0 | Oldham Athletic |
| 8th | Shrewsbury Town | 0: 4 | Liverpool FC |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 0: 1 | Aston Villa |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 1-0 | Walsall FC |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1: 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Replay | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0: 2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 1: 2 | Chelsea FC |
| 13 | Coventry City | 2: 2 | Manchester City |
| Replay | Manchester City | 2: 1 | Coventry City |
| 14th | West Ham United | 1: 1 | Grimsby Town |
| Replay | Grimsby Town | 3-0 | West Ham United |
| 15th | Huddersfield Town | 2-0 | Peterborough United |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 3: 2 | Brentford FC |
Fifth main round
The matches took place on February 17-28, 1996. The replay took place between February 27th and March 9th.
| Game no. | Home team | Result | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool FC | 2: 1 | Charlton Athletic | |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 2: 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| Replay | Tottenham Hotspur | 1: 1 | Nottingham Forest | |
| Nottingham Forest won 3-1 on penalties | ||||
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 0-0 | Chelsea FC | |
| Replay | Chelsea FC | 4: 1 | Grimsby Town | |
| 4th | Swindon Town | 1: 1 | Southampton FC | |
| Replay | Southampton FC | 2-0 | Swindon Town | |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 1: 3 | Aston Villa | |
| 6th | Manchester United | 2: 1 | Manchester City | |
| 7th | Huddersfield Town | 2: 2 | Wimbledon FC | |
| Replay | Wimbledon FC | 3: 1 | Huddersfield Town | |
| 8th | Leeds United | 0-0 | Port Vale | |
| Replay | Port Vale | 1: 2 | Leeds United | |
Sixth main round
The games took place from March 9th to 13th, 1996. The two replay matches took place on March 20.
| game | home | Result | Away | spectator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea FC | 2: 2 | Wimbledon FC | 30,805 |
| Replay | Wimbledon FC | 1: 3 | Chelsea FC | - |
| 2 | Leeds United | 0-0 | Liverpool FC | 24,632 |
| Replay | Liverpool FC | 3-0 | Leeds United | - |
| 3 | Manchester United | 2-0 | Southampton FC | 45,446 |
| 4th | Nottingham Forest | 0: 1 | Aston Villa | 21,067 |
Semifinals
The games were played on March 31, 1996. Villa Park in Birmingham served as the venue for the game between Manchester and Chelsea. Liverpool and Aston Villa met at Old Trafford in Manchester on each other.
| game | home | Result | Away | spectator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool FC | 3-0 | Aston Villa | 39,072 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 2: 1 | Chelsea FC | 38,421 |
final
| Manchester United | Liverpool FC | Lineup | |||||||
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Peter Schmeichel - Denis Irwin , Gary Pallister , David May , Phil Neville - David Beckham (90th Gary Neville ), Roy Keane , Nicky Butt , Ryan Giggs - Éric Cantona , Andy Cole (84th Paul Scholes ) Trainer: Alex Ferguson |
David James - John Scales , Mark Wright , Phil Babb , Jason McAteer - Rob Jones (86th Michael Thomas ), Jamie Redknapp , John Barnes , Steve McManaman - Robbie Fowler , Stan Collymore (74th Ian Rush ) Trainers: Roy Evans |
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 1-0 Eric Cantona (85.)
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 Phil Neville (69.)
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Jamie Redknapp (40th), Phil Babb (60th)
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Web links
- thefa.com: Official FA Cup page (English)
- thefa.com: FA Cup archive (English)
- soccerbase.com: The games of the 1995/96 FA Cup season (English)