FA Cup 1996/97
FA Cup 1996/97 | |
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Cup winners | Chelsea FC (2nd title) |
← FA Cup 1995/96 |
The FA Cup 1996/97 was the 116th 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 17, 1997. The winner of this event was Chelsea . For Chelsea it was the second success in the FA Cup after 1970. Middlesbrough FC reached the final of the cup competition for the first time.
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round | date |
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Preliminary round | August 31, 1996 |
First qualifying round | September 14, 1996 |
Second qualifying round | September 28, 1996 |
Third qualifying round | October 12, 1996 |
Fourth qualifying round | October 26, 1996 |
First main round | November 16, 1996 |
Second main round | December 7, 1996 |
Third main round | 4th January 1997 |
Fourth main round | January 25, 1997 |
Fifth main round | February 15, 1997 |
Sixth main round (quarter-finals) | March 8, 1997 |
Semifinals | April 13, 1997 |
final | May 17, 1997 |
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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, a second leg takes place. 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 15 and 17, 1996. The replay took place from November 25-27, 1996.
Second main round
The games were played on December 6th and 7th, 1996. The repetitions followed from December 17th to 23rd of that year.
Game no. | home | Result | Away | |
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1 | Enfield FC | 1: 1 | Peterborough United | |
Replay | Peterborough United | 4: 1 | Enfield FC | |
2 | Blackpool FC | 0: 1 | Hednesford Town | |
3 | Chester City | 1-0 | Boston United | |
4th | Chesterfield FC | 2-0 | Scarborough FC | |
5 | Barnet FC | 3: 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | |
Replay | Wycombe Wanderers | 3: 2 | Barnet FC | |
6th | Bristol City | 9: 2 | FC St. Albans City | |
7th | Preston North End | 2: 3 | York city | |
8th | Watford FC | 5-0 | Ashford Town | |
9 | Walsall FC | 1: 1 | Burnley FC | |
Replay | Burnley FC | 1: 1 | Walsall FC | |
Burnley FC won 4-2 on penalties | ||||
10 | Notts County | 3: 1 | Rochdale AFC | |
11 | Luton Town | 2: 1 | Boreham Wood FC | |
12 | Wrexham AFC | 2: 2 | Scunthorpe United | |
Replay | Scunthorpe United | 2: 3 | Wrexham AFC | |
13 | Plymouth Argyle | 4: 1 | Exeter City | |
14th | Hull City | 1: 5 | Crewe Alexandra | |
15th | Carlisle United | 1-0 | Darlington FC | |
16 | Mansfield Town | 0: 3 | Stockport County | |
17th | Cardiff City | 0: 2 | Gillingham FC | |
18th | Leyton Orient | 1: 2 | Stevenage Borough | |
19th | Sudbury Town | 1: 3 | Brentford FC | |
20th | Cambridge United | 0: 2 | Woking FC |
Third main round
The games were played on January 4-25, 1997. Necessary replay games have been scheduled for January 14th to February 4th.
Fourth main round
The games took place from January 25 to February 15, 1997. The required replay was played on February 4th.
Game no. | Home team | Result | Away team |
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1 | Leicester City | 2: 1 | Norwich City |
2 | Blackburn Rovers | 1: 2 | Coventry City |
3 | Bolton Wanderers | 2: 3 | Chesterfield FC |
4th | Hednesford Town | 2: 3 | Middlesbrough FC |
5 | Derby County | 3: 1 | Aston Villa |
6th | Everton FC | 2: 3 | Bradford City |
7th | Newcastle United | 1: 2 | Nottingham Forest |
8th | Manchester City | 3: 1 | Watford FC |
9 | Queens Park Rangers | 3: 2 | Barnsley FC |
10 | Portsmouth FC | 3-0 | Reading FC |
11 | Manchester United | 1: 1 | Wimbledon FC |
Replay | Wimbledon FC | 1-0 | Manchester United |
12 | Carlisle United | 0: 2 | Sheffield Wednesday |
13 | Chelsea FC | 4: 2 | Liverpool FC |
14th | Arsenal FC | 0: 1 | Leeds United |
15th | Peterborough United | 2: 4 | Wrexham AFC |
16 | Birmingham City | 3: 1 | Stockport County |
Fifth main round
The matches took place on February 15-26, 1997. The replay also took place on February 26th.
Game no. | Home team | Result | Away team |
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1 | Chesterfield FC | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest |
2 | Leicester City | 2: 2 | Chelsea FC |
Replay | Chelsea FC | 1-0 | Leicester City |
3 | Derby County | 3: 2 | Coventry City |
4th | Manchester City | 0: 1 | Middlesbrough FC |
5 | Bradford City | 0: 1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
6th | Wimbledon FC | 2: 1 | Queens Park Rangers |
7th | Leeds United | 2: 3 | Portsmouth FC |
8th | Birmingham City | 1: 3 | Wrexham AFC |
Sixth main round
The games took place on March 8th and 9th, 1997.
game | home | Result | Away | spectator |
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1 | Chesterfield FC | 1-0 | Wrexham AFC | 8,735 |
2 | Portsmouth FC | 1: 4 | Chelsea FC | 15,071 |
3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0: 2 | Wimbledon FC | 25,032 |
4th | Derby County | 0: 2 | Middlesbrough FC | 17,567 |
Semifinals
The games were played on April 13, 1997. The London Highbury served as the venue for the Chelsea versus Wimbledon game. Chesterfield and Middlesbrough first met at Old Trafford in Manchester . The replay took place on April 22nd at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield .
game | home | Result | Away | spectator |
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1 | Chelsea FC | 3-0 | Wimbledon FC | 32,674 |
2 | Chesterfield FC | 3: 3 | Middlesbrough FC | 49,640 |
Replay | Middlesbrough FC | 3-0 | Chesterfield FC | 30,339 |
final
Chelsea FC | Middlesbrough FC | Lineup | |||||||
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Frode Grodås - Dan Petrescu , Steve Clarke , Frank Leboeuf , Frank Sinclair - Scott Minto , Dennis Wise , Roberto Di Matteo , Eddie Newton - Mark Hughes , Gianfranco Zola (89th Gianluca Vialli ) Trainer: Ruud Gullit ( Netherlands ) ![]() |
Ben Roberts - Curtis Fleming , Nigel Pearson , Gianluca Festa , Clayton Blackmore - Juninho , Robbie Mustoe (29th Steve Vickers ), Emerson , Phil Stamp - Fabrizio Ravanelli (24th Mikkel Beck ), Craig Hignett (74th Vladimír children ) Trainers: Bryan Robson |
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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 FA Cup season 1996/97 (English)