FA Cup 2005/06

FA Cup 2005/06

Cup winners	Liverpool FC (7th title)
Teams	674
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The FA Cup 2005/06 was the 125th staging of the world's oldest soccer cup tournament; The Football Association Challenge Cup , or FA Cup for short . This cup season started with 674 clubs. The final should take place in the newly built Wembley Stadium in London . Due to delays in construction, the final took place again at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff , Wales . The two semi-finals were played on a neutral pitch.

The cup competition began with the extra preliminary round on August 20, 2005 and ended with the final on May 13, 2006. The winner of this event was Liverpool FC .

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round	date	Games	societies	New entrants	Bonuses	Player of the round
Extra preliminary round	August 20, 2005	86	674 → 588	no	£ 500	none
Preliminary round	August 27, 2005	182	588 → 406	278: 225-502.	£ 1,000	none
First qualifying round	September 10, 2005	124	406 → 282	66: 159-224.	£ 2,250	Jamie Laidlaw ( Gosport Borough )
Second qualifying round	September 24, 2005	84	282 → 198	44: 115-158.	£ 3,750	Paul Brayson ( Northwich Victoria )
Third qualifying round	October 8, 2005	42	198 → 156	no	£ 5,000	Alex Rodman ( Leamington FC )
Fourth qualifying round	October 22, 2005	32	156 → 124	22: 93-114.	£ 10,000	Stuart Tuck ( Eastbourne Borough )
First main round	November 5, 2005	40	124 → 84	48: 45-92.	£ 16,000	Paul Brayson ( Northwich Victoria )
Second main round	December 3, 2005	20th	84 → 64	no	£ 24,000	David Mulligan ( Doncaster Rovers )
Third main round	January 7, 2006	32	64 → 32	44: 1-44	£ 40,000	Gez Murphy ( Nuneaton Borough )
Fourth main round	January 28, 2006	16	32 → 16	no	£ 60,000	Ricardo Gardner ( Bolton Wanderers )
Fifth main round	February 18, 2006	8th	16 → 8	no	£ 120,000	Jamie Carragher ( Liverpool FC )
Sixth main round (quarter-finals)	March 22, 2006	4th	8 → 4	no	£ 300,000	Steven Gerrard ( Liverpool FC )
Semifinals	April 22, 2006	2	4 → 2	no	£ 900,000	Luis García ( Liverpool FC )
final	May 13, 2006	1	2 → 1	no	£ 1,000,000	none

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.

Some teams are exempt from certain rounds:

In the second qualifying round, the teams from Conference North / South (6th division of the English league) are added.
In the fourth qualifying round, the teams of the Conference National (5th division of the English league) are added.
In the first main round, the teams of League 1 and 2 of the Football League (3rd and 4th division of the English league) are added.
In the third main round on the first weekend in January, the teams from the Football League Championship (2nd division of the English league) and the Premier League (1st division of the English division) are added

Each winner receives a bonus from the television money, which is staggered according to the round.

Main round

First main round

In the first main round, the 24 teams of Football League One or Two enter the competition.

The games were played on November 5, 2005. The replay took place in the week of November 14, 2005.

Game no.	home	Result	Away	spectator
1	Nottingham Forest	1: 1	Weymouth FC	10.305
Replay	Weymouth FC	0: 2	Nottingham Forest	6,500
2	Southport FC	1: 1	Woking FC	1,417
Replay	Woking FC	1: 0 a.d.	Southport FC	2,298
3	Bristol City	0: 2	Notts County	4.221
4th	Burnham FC	1: 3	Aldershot Town	1,623
5	Rochdale AFC	0: 1	Brentford FC	2,928
6th	Eastbourne Borough	1: 1	Oxford United	3,770
Replay	Oxford United	3-0	Eastbourne Borough	4,396
7th	Merthyr Town FC	1: 2	Walsall FC	3,046
8th	Hartlepool United	2: 1	Dagenham & Redbridge	3,655
9	Bradford City	2: 1	Tranmere Rovers	6.116
10	Barnet FC	0: 1	Southend United	3,545
11	Peterborough United	0-0	Burton Albion	3,857
Replay	Burton Albion	1-0	Peterborough United	2,511
12	Cheltenham Town	1-0	Carlisle United	2.405
13	FC Histon	4-0	Hednesford Town	1,080
14th	York city	0: 3	Grays Athletic	3,586
15th	Swindon Town	2: 2	Boston United	3.814
Replay	Boston United	4: 1	Swindon Town	2,467
16	Chasetown FC	1: 1	Oldham Athletic	1.997
Replay	Oldham Athletic	4-0	Chasetown FC	7,235
17th	Bournemouth AFC	1: 2	Tamworth FC	4,559
18th	Chester City	2: 1	Folkestone Invicta	2,503
19th	Kettering Town	1: 3	Stevenage Borough	4,548
20th	Nuneaton Borough	2-0	Ramsgate FC	2.153
21st	Huddersfield Town	4: 1	Welling United	5,578
22nd	Cambridge City	0: 1	Hereford United	1,116
23	Port Vale	2: 1	Wrexham FC	5,046
24	Halifax Town	1: 1	Rushden & Diamonds	2,303
Replay	Rushden & Diamonds	0-0	Halifax Town	2.133
Rushden & Diamonds won 5-4 on penalties
25th	Barnsley FC	1-0	Darlington FC	6,059
26th	Torquay United	1: 1	Harrogate Town	2,079
Replay	Harrogate Town	0-0	Torquay United	3,317
Torquay United won 6-5 on penalties
27	Doncaster Rovers	4: 1	Blackpool FC	4,332
28	Shrewsbury Town	4: 1	Braintree Town	2,969
29	Bury FC	2: 2	Scunthorpe United	2,940
Replay	Scunthorpe United	1: 0 a.d.	Bury FC	4,006
30th	Morecambe FC	1: 3	Northwich Victoria	2,166
31	Burscough FC	3: 2	Gillingham FC	1.927
32	Stockport County	2-0	Swansea City	2,978
33	Macclesfield Town	1: 1	Yeovil Town	1,943
Replay	Yeovil Town	4-0	Macclesfield Town	4,456
34	Chippenham Town	1: 1	Worcester City	-
Replay	Worcester City	1-0	Chippenham Town	4,006
35	Wycombe Wanderers	1: 3	Northampton Town	3,974
36	Grimsby Town	1: 2	Bristol Rovers	2,680
37	Rotherham United	3: 4	Mansfield Town	4,089
38	Colchester United	9: 1	Leamington FC	3,513
39	Lincoln City	1: 1	Milton Keynes Dons	3,508
Replay	Milton Keynes Dons	2: 1	Lincoln City	4.029
40	Leyton Orient	0-0	Chesterfield FC	3,554
Replay	Chesterfield FC	1: 2	Leyton Orient	4,895

Second main round

The games were played on December 3rd and 4th, 2005. The replay took place on December 13, 2005.

Game no.	home	Result	Away	spectator
1	Walsall FC	2-0	Yeovil Town	4,580
2	Woking FC	0-0	Northwich Victoria	2,462
Replay	Northwich Victoria	2: 1	Woking FC	2,302
3	Burton Albion	4: 1	Burscough FC	4,499
4th	Aldershot Town	0: 1	Scunthorpe United	3,584
5	Shrewsbury Town	1: 2	Colchester United	3,695
6th	Hartlepool United	1: 2	Tamworth FC	3,786
7th	Cheltenham Town	1: 1	Oxford United	4,592
Replay	Oxford United	1: 2	Cheltenham Town	3,455
8th	Mansfield Town	3-0	Grays Athletic	2,992
9	Hereford United	0: 2	Stockport County	3,620
10	Stevenage Borough	2: 2	Northampton Town	3,937
Replay	Northampton Town	2-0	Stevenage Borough	4,407
11	Port Vale	1: 1	Bristol Rovers	4,483
Replay	Bristol Rovers	0: 1	Port Vale	5,623
12	Boston United	1: 2	Walsall FC	3,995
13	Rushden & Diamonds	0: 1	Leyton Orient	3,245
14th	Nuneaton Borough	2: 2	FC Histon	3,366
Replay	FC Histon	1: 2	Nuneaton Borough	3,077
15th	Oldham Athletic	1: 1	Brentford FC	4,365
Replay	Brentford FC	1-0	Oldham Athletic	3,146
16	Southend United	1: 2	Milton Keynes Dons	5,267
17th	Worcester City	0: 1	Huddersfield Town	4.163
18th	Torquay United	2: 1	Notts County	2,407
19th	Barnsley FC	1: 1	Bradford City	7,051
Replay	Bradford City	3: 5	Barnsley FC	4,738
20th	Chester City	3-0	Nottingham Forest	4,732

Third main round

In this round, the teams of the FA Premier League (20 teams) and the teams of the Football League Championship (24 teams) enter the competition.

The games were played on January 7th and 8th, 2006. The replays are scheduled for January 17th and 18th.

Game no.	home	Result	Away	spectator
1	West Bromwich Albion	1: 1	Reading FC	19.197
Replay	Reading FC	3: 2 a.d.	West Bromwich Albion	16,737
2	Fulham FC	1: 2	Leyton Orient	13,394
3	Brighton & Hove Albion	0: 1	Coventry City	6,734
4th	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1-0	Plymouth Argyle	11,041
5	Port Vale	2: 1	Doncaster Rovers	4,923
6th	Sheffield Wednesday	2: 4	Charlton Athletic	14,851
7th	Torquay United	0-0	Birmingham City	5,974
Replay	Birmingham City	2-0	Torquay United	24,650
8th	Manchester City	3: 1	Scunthorpe United	27,779
9	Newcastle United	1-0	Mansfield Town	41,459
10	Luton Town	3: 5	Liverpool FC	10.170
11	Preston North End	2: 1	Crewe Alexandra	8,380
12	Stoke City	0-0	Tamworth FC	9,366
Replay	Tamworth FC	1: 1 a.d.	Stoke City	3.812
Stoke City won 5-4 on penalties
13	Derby County	2: 1	Burnley FC	12,713
14th	Southampton FC	4: 3	Milton Keynes Dons	15,908
15th	Blackburn Rovers	3-0	Queens Park Rangers	12,705
16	Arsenal FC	2: 1	Cardiff City	36,552
17th	Stockport County	2: 3	Brentford FC	4,078
18th	Norwich City	1: 2	West Ham United	23,968
19th	Ipswich Town	0: 1	Portsmouth FC	15,593
20th	Wigan Athletic	1: 1	Leeds United	10,980
Replay	Leeds United	2: 2	Wigan Athletic	15,243
3: 3 aet, Wigan Athletic won 4: 2 on penalties
21st	Sunderland AFC	3-0	Northwich Victoria	19,329
22nd	Chelsea FC	2: 1	Huddersfield Town	41,650
23	Cheltenham Town	2: 2	Chester City	4,741
Replay	Chester City	0: 1	Cheltenham Town	5,096
24	Leicester City	3: 2	Tottenham Hotspur	19,844
25th	Watford FC	0: 3	Bolton Wanderers	13,239
26th	Sheffield United	1: 2	Colchester United	11,820
27	Nuneaton Borough	1: 1	Middlesbrough FC	6,000
Replay	Middlesbrough FC	5: 2	Nuneaton Borough	26,255
28	Hull City	0: 1	Aston Villa	17.051
29	Barnsley FC	1: 1	Walsall FC	6,884
Replay	Walsall FC	2-0	Barnsley FC	4,074
30th	Burton Albion	0-0	Manchester United	6.191
Replay	Manchester United	5-0	Burton Albion	53,564
31	Crystal Palace	4: 1	Northampton Town	10,391
32	Millwall FC	1: 1	Everton FC	16,440
Replay	Everton FC	1-0	Millwall FC	25,800

Fourth main round

The games took place on January 28th and 29th, 2006. The replays followed on February 7th and 8th of that year.

Game no.	Home team	Result	Away team	spectator
1	Stoke City	2: 1	Walsall FC	8,834
2	Cheltenham Town	0: 2	Newcastle United	7,022
3	Coventry City	1: 1	Middlesbrough FC	28,120
Replay	Middlesbrough FC	1-0	Coventry City	14,131
4th	Reading FC	1: 1	Birmingham City	23,762
Replay	Birmingham City	2: 1	Reading FC	16,644
5	Portsmouth FC	1: 2	Liverpool FC	17,247
6th	Leicester City	0: 1	Southampton FC	20,427
7th	Bolton Wanderers	1-0	Arsenal FC	13,326
8th	Aston Villa	3: 1	Port Vale	30,434
9	Brentford FC	2: 1	Sunderland AFC	11,698
10	Manchester City	1-0	Wigan Athletic	30,811
11	Everton FC	1: 1	Chelsea FC	29,742
Replay	Chelsea FC	4: 1	Everton FC	39,301
12	Preston North End	1: 1	Crystal Palace	9,489
Replay	Crystal Palace	1: 2	Preston North End	7,356
13	West Ham United	4: 2	Blackburn Rovers	23,700
14th	Colchester United	3: 1	Derby County	5,933
15th	Charlton Athletic	2: 1	Leyton Orient	22,029
16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0: 3	Manchester United	28,333

Fifth main round

The games were played on February 18 and 19, 2006. The replay games were played on March 14th and 15th.

Game no.	Home team	Result	Away team	spectator
1	Preston North End	0: 2	Middlesbrough FC	19,877
2	Newcastle United	1-0	Southampton FC	40,975
3	Aston Villa	1: 1	Manchester City	23,847
Replay	Manchester City	2: 1	Aston Villa	33.006
4th	Chelsea FC	3: 1	Colchester United	41,810
5	Charlton Athletic	3: 1	Brentford FC	22,098
6th	Liverpool FC	1-0	Manchester United	29,976
7th	Bolton Wanderers	0-0	West Ham United	17,120
Replay	West Ham United	2: 1	Bolton Wanderers	24,685
8th	Stoke City	0: 1	Birmingham City	18,768

Sixth main round

The games took place from March 20-23, 2006. The replay followed on April 12, 2006.

game	home	Result	Away	spectator
1	Charlton Athletic	0-0	Middlesbrough FC	24,187
Replay	Middlesbrough FC	4: 2	Charlton Athletic	30,248
2	Manchester City	1: 2	West Ham United	39,357
3	Chelsea FC	1-0	Newcastle United	42,279
4th	Birmingham City	0: 7	Liverpool FC	27,378

Semifinals

The games were played on April 22nd and 23rd, 2006. The match between Chelsea and Liverpool took place at Old Trafford in Manchester . The teams from Middlesbrough and West Ham met at Villa Park in Birmingham .