FA Cup: Previous winners

The FA Cup is the oldest club competition in the world and here is a complete list of every winner and runner-up from previous FA Cup finals, going back to 1990.

The 1990s

Replays for FA Cup finals were scrapped at the start of the 1998/99 season, so this was the last decade teams could potentially contest two finals, if the first game ended in a draw. 

Man Utd needed a replay in 1990 to see off Crystal Palace after a thrilling 3-3 draw in the first game, while Arsenal also went through a marathon pair of games against Sheffield Wednesday to lift the trophy in 1993. 

Given Manchester United’s dominance of the 1990s, it’s no surprise to see them pick up the trophy four times with their 1990 success - the first trophy Sir Alex Ferguson won as Red Devils boss. 

United’s sweetest Wembley success came against arch-rivals Liverpool in 1996, Eric Cantona grabbing the winner in a final remembered for the Reds’ pre-match choice of suits as much as the game itself. 

London clubs enjoyed their fair share of success - two with Arsenal (2), Chelsea and Tottenham, although the latter’s success was marred by a serious injury to England legend Paul Gascoigne.

Year	Winner	Runner-up
1990	Man Utd	Crystal Palace
1991	Tottenham	Nottingham Forest
1992	Liverpool	Sunderland
1993	Arsenal	Sheffield Wednesday
1994	Man Utd	Chelsea
1995	Everton	Man Utd
1996	Man Utd	Liverpool
1997	Chelsea	Middlesbrough
1998	Arsenal	Newcastle United
1999	Man Utd	Newcastle United

The 2000s 

The turn of the Millennium brought about a huge change to the FA Cup final as the old Wembley Stadium and its famous twin towers were demolished to make way for a new national stadium. 

In the meantime, the final spent six years being played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, which became a second home for Arsenal, who were involved in four finals. 

They became the first team to win the cup via a penalty shootout when beating Man Utd in 2005. The Millennium Stadium also played host to what’s become known as the Gerrard final; Steven Gerrard steering Liverpool to success against West Ham in 2006 before the final returned to Wembley the following year. 

This decade also featured the fastest goal in final history with Louis Saha scoring for Everton after just 25 seconds in 2009.

Year	Winner	Runner-up
2000	Chelsea	Aston Villa
2001	Liverpool	Arsenal
2002	Arsenal	Chelsea
2003	Arsenal	Southampton
2004	Man Utd	Millwall
2005	Arsenal	Man Utd
2006	Liverpool	West Ham
2007	Chelsea	Man Utd
2008	Portsmouth	Cardiff City
2009	Chelsea	Everton

The 2010s

The decade was to be dominated by what’s become known as the big six with one notable exception. 

Wigan won their maiden FA Cup by pulling off one of the biggest upsets in cup final history when defeating Manchester City as 7/1 underdogs. 

City would make amends on their next final appearance when they equalled the biggest win in FA Cup final history with a 6-0 victory over Watford in 2019.

Year	Winner	Runner-up
2010	Chelsea	Portsmouth
2011	Man City	Stoke
2012	Chelsea	Liverpool
2013	Wigan	Man City
2014	Arsenal	Hull City
2015	Arsenal	Aston Villa
2016	Man Utd	Crystal Palace
2017	Arsenal	Chelsea
2018	Chelsea	Man Utd
2019	Man City	Watford

The 2020s

The decade started with a unique final as Arsenal won a record-breaking 14th final against Chelsea at an empty Wembley. 

Leicester also broke their FA Cup duck, having lost their four previous final appearances, with Youri Tielemans scoring one of the great final goals to beat Chelsea in the 2021 decider. 

Chelsea lost a final again in 2022 as Liverpool came out on top in a penalty shootout.

2023 and 2024 saw back-to-back Manchester derby finals as City and United claimed one FA Cup win apiece.

Year	Winner	Runner-up
2020	Arsenal	Chelsea
2021	Leicester City	Chelsea
2022	Liverpool	Chelsea
2023	Man City	Man Utd
2024	Man Utd	Man City