FA Cup 2001/02

FA Cup 2001/02

Cup winners	Arsenal FC (8th title)
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The 2001/02 FA Cup was the 121st edition 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 on May 4, 2002 for the second time at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff , Wales . The winner of this event was Arsenal FC .

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round	date
Extra preliminary round
Preliminary round
First qualifying round
Second qualifying round
Third qualifying round	October 13, 2001
Fourth qualifying round	October 27, 2001
First main round	November 17, 2001
Second main round	December 8, 2001
Third main round	January 5, 2002
Fourth main round	January 26, 2002
Fifth main round	February 16, 2002
Sixth main round (quarter-finals)	March 9, 2002
Semifinals	April 14, 2002
final	May 4, 2002

mode

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. This mode lasts until the sixth main round. From the semi-finals onwards there is only one game, possibly with extra time and 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 on the weekend of November 16-18, 2001. The replay took place on November 27-28.

Game no.	home	Result	Away
1	Blackpool FC	2: 2	AFC Newport County
Replay	AFC Newport County	1: 4	Blackpool FC
2	Bournemouth AFC	3-0	Worksop Town
3	Barnet FC	0-0	Carlisle United
Replay	Carlisle United	1-0	Barnet FC
4th	Bristol City	0: 1	Leyton Orient
5	Reading FC	1-0	Welling United
6th	Northwich Victoria	2: 5	Hull City
7th	Macclesfield Town	2: 2	Forest Green Rovers
Replay	Forest Green Rovers	1: 1	Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town won 11:10 on penalties
8th	Lincoln City FC	1: 1	Bury FC
Replay	Bury FC	1: 1	Lincoln City FC
Lincoln City won 3-2 on penalties
9	Swindon Town	3: 1	Hartlepool United
10	Doncaster Rovers	2: 3	Scunthorpe United
11	Tranmere Rovers	4: 1	Brigg Town
12	Kidderminster Harriers	0: 1	Darlington FC
13	Brentford FC	1-0	Morecambe FC
14th	Brighton & Hove Albion	1-0	Shrewsbury Town
15th	Oldham Athletic	1: 1	AFC Barrow
Replay	AFC Barrow	0: 2	Oldham Athletic
16	Worcester City	0: 1	Rushden & Diamonds
17th	Altrincham FC	1: 1	Lancaster City
Replay	Lancaster City	1: 4	Altrincham FC
18th	Southend United	3: 2	Luton Town
19th	Exeter City	3-0	Cambridge City
20th	Huddersfield Town	2: 1	Gravesend & Northfleet
21st	Mansfield Town	1-0	Oxford United
22nd	Cardiff City	3: 1	Tiverton Town
23	Grays Athletic	1: 2	Hinckley United
24	Port Vale	3-0	Aylesbury United
25th	Halifax Town	2: 1	Farnborough Town
26th	Stalybridge Celtic	0: 3	Chesterfield FC
27	Torquay United	1: 2	Northampton Town
28	Hereford United	1-0	Wrexham FC
29	Kettering Town	1: 6	Cheltenham Town
30th	Stoke City	2-0	Lewes FC
31	FC Hayes	3: 4	Wycombe Wanderers
32	Wigan Athletic	0: 1	Canvey Island FC
33	Tamworth FC	1: 1	Rochdale AFC
Replay	Rochdale AFC	1-0	Tamworth FC
34	Colchester United	0-0	York city
Replay	York city	2: 2	Colchester United
York City won 3-2 on penalties
35	Whitby Town	1: 1	Plymouth Argyle
Replay	Plymouth Argyle	3: 2	Whitby Town
36	Cambridge United	1: 1	Notts County
Replay	Notts County	2-0	Cambridge United
37	Swansea City	4-0	Queens Park Rangers
38	Dagenham & Redbridge	1-0	Southport FC
39	Aldershot Town	0-0	Bristol Rovers
Replay	Bristol Rovers	1-0	Aldershot Town
40	Bedford Town	0-0	Peterborough United
Replay	Peterborough United	2: 1	Bedford Town

Second main round

The games were played on December 8th and 9th, 2001. The repeat games followed on December 12th to 19th of that year.

Game no.	home	Result	Away
1	Blackpool FC	2-0	Rochdale AFC
2	Chesterfield FC	1: 1	Southend United
Replay	Southend United	2-0	Chesterfield FC
3	Canvey Island FC	1-0	Northampton Town
4th	Macclesfield Town	4: 1	Swansea City
5	Swindon Town	3: 2	Hereford United
6th	Tranmere Rovers	6: 1	Plymouth Argyle
7th	Wycombe Wanderers	3-0	Notts County
8th	Brighton & Hove Albion	2: 1	Rushden & Diamonds
9	Plymouth Argyle	1: 1	Bristol Rovers
Replay	Bristol Rovers	3: 2	Plymouth Argyle
10	Hull City	2: 3	Oldham Athletic
11	Altrincham FC	1: 2	Darlington FC
12	Exeter City	0-0	Dagenham & Redbridge
Replay	Dagenham & Redbridge	3-0	Exeter City
13	Scunthorpe United	3: 2	Brentford FC
14th	Mansfield Town	4-0	Huddersfield Town
15th	Cardiff City	3-0	Port Vale
16	Halifax Town	1: 1	Stoke City
Replay	Stoke City	3-0	Halifax Town
17th	York city	2-0	Reading FC
18th	Peterborough United	1-0	Bournemouth AFC
19th	Leyton Orient	2: 1	Lincoln City FC
20th	Hinckley United	0: 2	Cheltenham Town

Third main round

The games were played on January 5-8, 2002. Necessary replay games have been scheduled for January 15-21.

Game no.	home	Result	Away
1	Darlington FC	2: 2	Peterborough United
Replay	Peterborough United	2-0	Darlington FC
2	Burnley FC	4: 1	Canvey Island FC
3	Liverpool FC	3-0	Birmingham City
4th	Watford FC	2: 4	Arsenal FC
5	Walsall FC	2-0	Bradford City
6th	Leicester City	2: 1	Mansfield Town
7th	Aston Villa	2: 3	Manchester United
8th	Grimsby Town	0-0	York city
Replay	York city	1-0	Grimsby Town
9	Macclesfield Town	0: 3	West Ham United
10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0: 1	Gillingham FC
11	Crewe Alexandra	2: 1	Sheffield Wednesday
12	Sunderland AFC	1: 2	West Bromwich Albion
13	Derby County	1: 3	Bristol Rovers
14th	Sheffield United	1-0	Nottingham Forest
15th	Stockport County	1: 4	Bolton Wanderers
16	Newcastle United	2-0	Crystal Palace
17th	Wycombe Wanderers	2: 2	Fulham FC
Replay	Fulham FC	1-0	Wycombe Wanderers
18th	Manchester City	2-0	Swindon Town
19th	Barnsley FC	1: 1	Blackburn Rovers
Replay	Blackburn Rovers	3: 1	Barnsley FC
20th	Coventry City	0: 2	Tottenham Hotspur
21st	Portsmouth FC	1: 4	Leyton Orient
22nd	Brighton & Hove Albion	0: 2	Preston North End
23	Norwich City	0-0	Chelsea FC
Replay	Chelsea FC	4-0	Norwich City
24	Millwall FC	2: 1	Scunthorpe United
25th	Wimbledon FC	0-0	Middlesbrough FC
Replay	Middlesbrough FC	2-0	Wimbledon FC
26th	Southend United	1: 3	Tranmere Rovers
27	Cardiff City	2: 1	Leeds United
28	Charlton Athletic	2: 1	Blackpool FC
29	Cheltenham Town	2: 1	Oldham Athletic
30th	Stoke City	0: 1	Everton FC
31	Rotherham United	2: 1	Southampton FC
32	Dagenham & Redbridge	1: 4	Ipswich Town

Fourth main round

The games took place on January 26th and 27th, 2002. The required replay games were played on February 5th and 6th.

Game no.	Home team	Result	Away team
1	Preston North End	2: 1	Sheffield United
2	Gillingham FC	1-0	Bristol Rovers
Replay	Millwall FC	1: 2	Southampton FC
3	Middlesbrough FC	2-0	Manchester United
4th	West Bromwich Albion	1-0	Leicester City
5	Everton FC	4: 1	Leyton Orient
6th	Ipswich Town	1: 4	Manchester City
7th	Tranmere Rovers	3: 1	Cardiff City
8th	Tottenham Hotspur	4-0	Bolton Wanderers
9	' Millwall FC	0: 1	Blackburn Rovers
10	Chelsea FC	1: 1	West Ham United
Replay	West Ham United	2: 3	Chelsea FC
11	Charlton Athletic	1: 2	Walsall FC
12	Arsenal FC	1-0	Liverpool FC
13	Cheltenham Town	2: 1	Burnley FC
14th	York city	0: 2	Fulham FC
15th	Rotherham United	2: 4	Crewe Alexandra
16	Peterborough United	2: 4	Newcastle United

Fifth main round

The matches took place on February 16 and 17, 2002. The replay followed on February 26th.

Game no.	Home team	Result	Away team
1	Walsall FC	1: 2	Fulham FC
2	Middlesbrough FC	1-0	Blackburn Rovers
3	West Bromwich Albion	1-0	Cheltenham Town
4th	Everton FC	0-0	Crewe Alexandra
Replay	Crewe Alexandra	1: 2	Everton FC
5	Newcastle United	1-0	Manchester City
6th	Tottenham Hotspur	4-0	Tranmere Rovers
7th	Chelsea FC	3: 1	Preston North End
8th	Arsenal FC	5: 2	Gillingham FC

Sixth main round

The games took place on March 9 and 10, 2002. The replay took place on March 23rd.

game	home	Result	Away	spectator
1	Middlesbrough FC	3-0	Everton FC	26,950
2	West Bromwich Albion	0: 1	Fulham FC	24,811
3	Newcastle United	1: 1	Arsenal FC	51,027
Replay	Arsenal FC	3-0	Newcastle United	38,073
4th	Tottenham Hotspur	0: 4	Chelsea FC	32,896

Semifinals

The games were played on April 14, 2002. The venue for Middlesbrough against Arsenal was Old Trafford in Manchester . Fulham FC and Chelsea met at Villa Park in Birmingham .