FA Cup 2010/11
| FA Cup 2010/11 | |
|---|---|
| Cup winners | Manchester City (5th title) |
| Teams | 759 |
| ← FA Cup 2009/10 | |
The 2010/11 FA Cup was the 130th edition of the world's oldest soccer cup tournament; The Football Association Challenge Cup , or FA Cup . This cup season started with 759 clubs.
The cup competition started on August 14, 2010 with the extra preliminary round and ended with the final at Wembley Stadium in London on May 14, 2011. The winner of the competition was Manchester City .
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| round | date | Games | societies | New entrants | Bonuses | Player of the round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extra preliminary round | August 14, 2010 | 201 | 759 → 558 | 402: 358-759. | £ 750 | none |
| Preliminary round | August 28, 2010 | 166 | 558 → 392 | 131: 227-357. | £ 1,500 | none |
| First qualifying round | September 11, 2010 | 116 | 392 → 276 | 66: 161-226. | £ 3,000 | Sam Styles ( Oxhey Jets ) |
| Second qualifying round | September 25, 2010 | 80 | 276 → 196 | 44: 117-160. | £ 4,500 | Sam Higgins ( Chelmsford City ) |
| Third qualifying round | October 9, 2010 | 40 | 196 → 156 | no | £ 7,500 | Justin Marsden ( Nuneaton Town ) |
| Fourth qualifying round | October 23, 2010 | 32 | 156 → 124 | 24: 93-116. | £ 12,500 | Amari Morgan-Smith ( Luton Town ) |
| First main round | November 6, 2010 | 40 | 124 → 84 | 48: 45-92. | £ 18,000 | Jake Cottrell ( FC United of Manchester ) |
| Second main round | November 27, 2010 | 20th | 84 → 64 | no | £ 27,000 | Sam Ashton ( FC United of Manchester ) |
| Third main round | January 8, 2011 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 44: 1-44 | £ 67,500 | Kasper Schmeichel ( Leeds United ) |
| Fourth main round | January 29, 2011 | 16 | 32 → 16 | no | £ 90,000 | Neal Bishop ( Notts County ) |
| Fifth main round | February 19, 2011 | 8th | 16 → 8 | no | £ 180,000 | Matt Mills ( Reading FC ) |
| Sixth main round (quarter-finals) | March 12, 2011 | 4th | 8 → 4 | no | £ 360,000 | Kevin Davies ( Bolton Wanderers ) |
| Semifinals | 16.-17. April 2011 | 2 | 4 → 2 | no | Winner: £ 900,000 Loser: £ 450,000 |
Joe Hart ( Manchester City ) |
| final | May 14, 2011 | 1 | 2 → 1 | no | Winner: £ 1,800,000 Loser: £ 900,000 |
Mario Balotelli ( Manchester City ) |
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, 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. 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
The semi-finals will take place in a neutral place, the final in Wembley Stadium.
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 draw took place on October 24, 2010. The games were played on November 6th and 7th, 2010.
Second main round
The games were played on November 26-29, 2010.
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 draw took place on November 28, 2010.
The games were played on January 8th and 9th, 2011.
Fourth main round
The draw took place on January 9, 2011.
The games were played on January 29th and 30th, 2011.
| Game no. | Home team | Result | Away team | spectator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torquay United | 0: 1 | Crawley Town | 5,065 |
| 2 | Watford FC | 0: 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14,519 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Wigan Athletic | 14,950 |
| Replay | Wigan Athletic | 0: 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 7,515 |
| 4th | Arsenal FC | 2: 1 | Huddersfield Town | 59,375 |
| 5 | Fulham FC | 4-0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21,829 |
| 6th | Everton FC | 1: 1 | Chelsea FC | 28,376 |
| Replay | Chelsea FC | 1: 1 | Everton FC | 41,113 |
| Everton FC won 4-3 on penalties | ||||
| 7th | Southampton FC | 1: 2 | Manchester United | 28,792 |
| 8th | Swansea City | 1: 2 | Leyton Orient | 6,281 |
| 9 | Burnley FC | 3: 1 | Burton Albion | 11,664 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 3: 2 | Coventry City | 16,669 |
| 11 | Stevenage FC | 1: 2 | Reading FC | 6,614 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 3: 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 26,067 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4: 1 | Hereford United | 16,578 |
| 14th | West Ham United | 3: 2 | Nottingham Forest | 29,287 |
| 15th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0: 1 | Stoke City | 11,967 |
| 16 | Notts County | 1: 1 | Manchester City | 16,587 |
| Replay | Manchester City | 5-0 | Notts County | 27,276 |
Fifth main round
The draw took place on January 30, 2011.
The games were played from February 19-21, 2011.
| Game no. | Home team | Result | Away team | spectator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United | 5: 1 | Burnley FC | 24,488 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 3-0 | Aston Villa | 25,570 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 3-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21,312 |
| 4th | Birmingham City | 3-0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14,607 |
| 5 | Leyton Orient | 1: 1 | Arsenal FC | 9,136 |
| Replay | Arsenal FC | 5-0 | Leyton Orient | 59,361 |
| 6th | Everton FC | 0: 1 | Reading FC | 29,976 |
| 7th | Manchester United | 1-0 | Crawley Town | 74,778 |
| 8th | Fulham FC | 0: 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 19,571 |
Sixth main round
The draw took place on February 20, 2011.
The games were played on March 12 and 13, 2011.
| game | home | Result | Away | spectator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 2: 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 23,699 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 2-0 | Arsenal FC | 74,693 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 2: 1 | West Ham United | 24,550 |
| 4th | Manchester City | 1-0 | Reading FC | 41,150 |
Semifinals
The draw took place on March 13, 2011.
The games were played on April 16 and 17, 2011.
| game | home | Result | Away | spectator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 1-0 | Manchester United | 86,549 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 0: 5 | Stoke City | 75,064 |
final
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Joe Hart - Micah Richards , Vincent Kompany , Joleon Lescott , Aleksandar Kolarov - Nigel de Jong , Gareth Barry (73rd Adam Johnson ) - David Silva (90th Patrick Vieira ), Yaya Touré , Mario Balotelli - Carlos Tévez Trainer: Roberto Mancini ( Italy )
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Thomas Sørensen - Andy Wilkinson , Ryan Shawcross , Robert Huth , Marc Wilson - Jermaine Pennant , Glenn Whelan (85th Danny Pugh ), Rory Delap (81st John Carew ), Matthew Etherington (62nd Dean Whitehead ) - Kenwyne Jones , Jonathan Walters Coach: Tony Pulis ( Wales )
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 1-0 Yaya Touré (74.)
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 Robert Huth (40th), Andy Wilkinson (76th)
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Web links
- thefa.com: The FA Cup (English)
- thefa.com: FA Cup archive (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ thefa.com: Clubs dreaming of Cup glory
- ↑ thefa.com: FA Cup Round Dates
- ↑ thefa.com: Sam scores again Article from September 23, 2010, accessed on May 25, 2011 (English)
- ↑ thefa.com: Sam's the man article from October 5, 2010, accessed on May 25, 2011 (English)
- ↑ thefa.com: Marsden tops Cup poll article from October 19, 2010, accessed on May 25, 2011 (English)
- ↑ thefa.com: Amari grabs Cup accolade article from November 2, 2010, accessed on May 25, 2011 (English)
- ↑ thefa.com: Jake rakes in award article from November 22, 2010, accessed on May 25, 2011 (English)
- ↑ thefa.com: Cup consolation for Ashton article of December 14, 2010, accessed on May 25, 2011 (English)
- ↑ thefa.com: Kasper can take poll solace article from January 24, 2011, accessed on May 25, 2011 (English)
- ↑ thefa.com: Bishop is the main man article from February 14, 2011, accessed on May 25, 2011 (English)
- ↑ bwfc.co.uk: FREEVIEW: Skipper Scoops E.ON Award ( Memento of the original from May 24, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article dated April 7, 2011, accessed May 25, 2011
- ↑ thefa.com: Player of the Round award in safe hands Article from May 3, 2011, accessed on May 25, 2011 (English)
- ↑ thefa.com: Super Mario article from May 14, 2011, accessed on May 25, 2011 (English)
