FA Cup 1996/97

FA Cup 1996/97

Cup winners	Chelsea FC (2nd title)
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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
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.

Game no.	home	Result	Away
1	Ashford Town	2: 2	Dagenham & Redbridge
Replay	Dagenham & Redbridge	1: 1	Ashford Town
Ashford Town won 4-3 on penalties
2	Blackpool FC	1-0	Wigan Athletic
3	Chester City	3-0	Stalybridge Celtic
4th	Chesterfield FC	1-0	Bury FC
5	Burnley FC	2: 1	Lincoln City
6th	Preston North End	4: 1	Altrincham FC
7th	Wisbech Town	1: 2	FC St. Albans City
8th	Woking FC	2: 2	Millwall FC
Replay	Millwall FC	0: 1	Woking FC
9	Gillingham FC	1-0	Hereford United
10	Boreham Wood FC	1: 1	Rushden & Diamonds
Replay	Rushden & Diamonds	2: 3	Boreham Wood FC
11	Northwich Victoria	2: 2	Walsall FC
Replay	Walsall FC	3: 1	Northwich Victoria
12	Macclesfield Town	0: 2	Rochdale AFC
13	Crewe Alexandra	4: 1	Kidderminster Harriers
14th	Shrewsbury Town	1: 1	Scarborough FC
Replay	Scarborough FC	1-0	Shrewsbury Town
15th	Colwyn Bay FC	1: 1	Wrexham AFC
Replay	Wrexham AFC	2-0	Colwyn Bay FC
16	Hednesford Town	2: 1	Southport FC
17th	Stockport County	2: 1	Doncaster Rovers
18th	Brentford FC	2-0	Bournemouth AFC
19th	Bristol Rovers	1: 2	Exeter City
20th	Northampton Town	0: 1	Watford FC
21st	Bromley FC	1: 3	Enfield FC
22nd	Plymouth Argyle	5-0	Fulham FC
23	Carlisle United	6-0	Shepshed Dynamo
24	Scunthorpe United	4: 1	Rotherham United
25th	Mansfield Town	4-0	AFC Consett
26th	Cardiff City	2-0	Hendon FC
27	FC Runcorn	1: 4	Darlington FC
28	Torquay United	0: 1	Luton Town
29	Boston United	3-0	Morecambe FC
30th	Peterborough United	0-0	Cheltenham Town
Replay	Cheltenham Town	1: 3	Peterborough United
31	Colchester United	1: 2	Wycombe Wanderers
32	Leyton Orient	2: 1	Merthyr Tydfil FC
33	Sudbury Town	0-0	Brighton & Hove Albion
Replay	Brighton & Hove Albion	1: 1	Sudbury Town
Sudbury Town won 4-3 on penalties
34	Whitby Town	0-0	Hull City
Replay	Hull City	8: 4	Whitby Town
35	Cambridge United	3-0	Welling United
36	Swansea City	1: 1	Bristol City
Replay	Bristol City	1-0	Swansea City
37	Farnborough Town	2: 2	Barnet FC
Replay	Barnet FC	1-0	Farnborough Town
38	Hartlepool United	0-0	York city
Replay	York city	3-0	Hartlepool United
39	Stevenage Borough	2: 2	FC Hayes
Replay	FC Hayes	0: 2	Stevenage Borough
40	Newcastle Town	0: 2	Notts County

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
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.

Game no.	home	Result	Away
1	Chesterfield FC	2-0	Bristol City
2	Liverpool FC	1-0	Burnley FC
3	Watford FC	2-0	Oxford United
4th	Reading FC	3: 1	Southampton FC
5	Gillingham FC	0: 2	Derby County
6th	Leicester City	2-0	Southend United
7th	Notts County	0-0	Aston Villa
Replay	Aston Villa	3-0	Notts County
8th	Nottingham Forest	3-0	Ipswich Town
9	Blackburn Rovers	1-0	Port Vale
10	Sheffield Wednesday	7: 1	Grimsby Town
11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1: 2	Portsmouth FC
12	Crewe Alexandra	1: 1	Wimbledon FC
Replay	Wimbledon FC	2-0	Crewe Alexandra
13	Middlesbrough FC	6-0	Stevenage Borough
14th	Luton Town	1: 1	Bolton Wanderers
Replay	Bolton Wanderers	6: 2	Sheffield United
15th	Everton FC	3-0	Swindon Town
16	Wrexham AFC	1: 1	West Ham United
Replay	West Ham United	0: 1	Wrexham AFC
17th	Hednesford Town	1-0	York city
18th	Wycombe Wanderers	0: 2	Bradford City
19th	Queens Park Rangers	1: 1	Huddersfield Town
Replay	Huddersfield Town	1: 2	Queens Park Rangers
20th	Barnsley FC	2-0	Oldham Athletic
21st	Brentford FC	0: 1	Manchester City
22nd	Coventry City	1: 1	Woking FC
Replay	Woking FC	1: 2	Coventry City
23	Manchester United	2-0	Tottenham Hotspur
24	Norwich City	1-0	Sheffield United
25th	Plymouth Argyle	0: 1	Peterborough United
26th	Carlisle United	1-0	Tranmere Rovers
27	Crystal Palace	2: 2	Leeds United
Replay	Leeds United	1-0	Crystal Palace
28	Chelsea FC	3-0	West Bromwich Albion
29	Charlton Athletic	1: 1	Newcastle United
Replay	Newcastle United	2: 1	Charlton Athletic
30th	Arsenal FC	1: 1	Sunderland AFC
Replay	Sunderland AFC	0: 2	Arsenal FC
31	Stoke City	0: 2	Stockport County
32	Birmingham City	2-0	Stevenage Borough

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
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
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
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 .