2015–16 FA Cup

FA Cup 2015–16
Region
Number of teams	736
Defending champions	Arsenal
Champions	Manchester United
Runner-up	Crystal Palace
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The 2015–16 FA Cup (also known as the FA Challenge Cup) is the 135th edition of the oldest recognised football tournament in the world. It is sponsored by Emirates, and known as the Emirates FA Cup for sponsorship purposes. It began with the Extra Preliminary Round on 15 August 2015, and will conclude with the final on 21 May 2016. The winners qualify for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League Group Stage, but the spot could be given to the best-placed team in 2015–16 Premier League that has not yet qualified for any European Competition or qualified for an earlier round if the winners already qualified through the league.

Premier League side Arsenal were the defending champions after they beat Aston Villa 4–0 in the previous final on 30 May 2015, but they were eliminated by Watford in the sixth round.

Teams

Round	Clubs remaining	Clubs involved	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	Leagues entering at this round
First round proper	124	80	32	48	Football League One Football League Two
Second round proper	84	40	40	none	none
Third round proper	64	64	20	44	Premier League Football League Championship
Fourth round proper	32	32	32	none	none
Fifth Round proper	16	16	16	none	none
Sixth Round proper	8	8	8	none	none
Semi-Finals	4	4	4	none	none
Final	2	2	2	none	none

Prize fund

Round	No. of Clubs receive fund	Prize fund per club
Extra Preliminary Round winners	184	£1,500
Preliminary Round winners	160	£1,925
First Round Qualifying winners	116	£3,000
Second Round Qualifying winners	80	£4,500
Third Round Qualifying winners	40	£7,500
Fourth Round Qualifying winners	32	£12,500
First Round winners	40	£18,000
Second Round winners	20	£27,000
Third Round winners	32	£67,500
Fourth Round winners	16	£90,000
Fifth Round winners	8	£180,000
Sixth Round winners	4	£360,000
Semi-Final losers	2	£450,000
Semi-Final winners	2	£900,000
Final runners-up	1	£900,000
Final winner	1	£1,800,000
Total		£15,132,000

Qualifying rounds

Main article:2015–16 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds

All of the competing teams that are not members of either the Premier League or the Football League had to compete in the qualifying rounds to win a place in the first round proper.

First Round Proper

The First Round draw took place on 26 October at 7pm at the club house of the FA Charter Standard Community Club Thackley Juniors F.C. based in Thackley in West Yorkshire, and was broadcast live on BBC Two and BBC Radio 5 Live. The first round proper were played on the weekend of 7 November. 32 teams from the qualifying competition joined the 48 teams from League One and League Two to compete in this round. The round included two teams from Level 8 still in the competition, Northwich Victoria and Didcot Town, which were the lowest-ranked teams in this round; Northwich Victoria advanced to become the lowest-ranked team in the second round.

7 November 2015	Burton Albion (3)	0–3	Peterborough United (3)	Burton-upon-Trent
15:00		Report	Washington  41', 71' J Anderson  84'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,517 Referee: David Webb

8 November 2015	Port Vale (3)	1–1	Maidenhead United (6)	Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
15:00	Moore  31'	Report	Mulley  90+4'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,977 Referee: Adrian Holmes

Replay 19 November 2015	Maidenhead United (6)	1–3	Port Vale (3)	Maidenhead
19:45	Massey  15'	Report	O'Connor  35' Leitch-Smith  49', 57'	Stadium: York Road Attendance: 2,212 Referee: Dean Whitestone

7 November 2015	Barnet (4)	2–0	Blackpool (3)	Canons Park
15:00	Champion  36' Gash  41'	Report		Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,869 Referee: Kevin Johnson

8 November 2015	Bristol Rovers (4)	0–1	Chesham United (7)	Bristol
14:00		Report	Blake  77'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,181 Referee: Andy Davies

7 November 2015	Cambridge United (4)	1–0	Basingstoke Town (6)	Cambridge
15:00	Hughes  19'	Report		Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,974 Referee: John Brooks

7 November 2015	Mansfield Town (4)	0–0	Oldham Athletic (3)	Mansfield
15:00		Report		Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,886 Referee: Tony Harrington

Replay 17 November 2015	Oldham Athletic (3)	2–0	Mansfield Town (4)	Oldham
19:45	Philliskirk  70' Poleon  78'	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 1,893 Referee: Lee Collins

7 November 2015	Altrincham (5)	1–0	Barnsley (3)	Altrincham
15:00	Reeves  46'	Report		Stadium: Moss Lane Attendance: 2,571 Referee: Andy Haines

7 November 2015	Crewe Alexandra (3)	0–1	Eastleigh (5)	Crewe
15:00		Report	Strevens  75' (pen.)	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,008 Referee: Carl Boyeson

7 November 2015	Northwich Victoria (8)	1–1	Boreham Wood (5)	Northwich
15:00	Williams  12'	Report	Morias  23'	Stadium: Wincham Park Attendance: 502 Referee: Wayne Barratt

Replay 16 November 2015	Boreham Wood (5)	1–2	Northwich Victoria (8)	Borehamwood
19:45	MacDonald  90'	Report	Williams  28' Astles  52'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 512 Referee: Andy Woolmer

7 November 2015	Coventry City (3)	1–2	Northampton Town (4)	Coventry
15:00	Murphy  10'	Report	Diamond  5' Richards  18'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 9,124 Referee: Darren Handley

8 November 2015	Brackley Town (6)	2–2	Newport County (4)	Brackley
14:00	Graham  59' McDonald  90'	Report	John-Lewis  15' (pen.) Bennett  41'	Stadium: St. James Park Attendance: 1,708 Referee: Mark Haywood

Replay 17 November 2015	Newport County (4)	4–1	Brackley Town (6)	Newport
19:45	John-Lewis  1' Klukowski  17' Rodman  63' Hawtin  71' (o.g.)	Report	Hawtin  39'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 1,511 Referee: Stuart Attwell

7 November 2015	Grimsby Town (5)	5–1	St Albans City (6)	Cleethorpes
15:00	Townsend  30' Amond  45', 90' Pittman  71' Marshall  84'	Report	Theophanous  62'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 2,263 Referee: Ryan Johnson

7 November 2015	Hartlepool United (4)	1–0	Cheltenham Town (5)	Hartlepool
15:00	Oyenuga  45'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,287 Referee: James Adcock

6 November 2015	Salford City (7)	2–0	Notts County (4)	Salford
19:55	Webber  46' Allen  73'	Report		Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Andrew Madley

7 November 2015	Dover Athletic (5)	1–2	Stourbridge (7)	River
15:00	Thomas  33'	Report	Lait  8' Hawley  69' (pen.)	Stadium: Crabble Athletic Ground Attendance: 1,392 Referee: Richard Martin

7 November 2015	Stevenage (4)	3–0	Gillingham (3)	Stevenage
15:00	Schumacher  13' Whelpdale  29' Gnanduillet  90'	Report		Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 1,619 Referee: Trevor Kettle

7 November 2015	Millwall (3)	3–1	AFC Fylde (6)	The Den
15:00	O´Brien  54' Gregory  60' Morison  88'	Report	Whittle  62'	Attendance: 3,445 Referee: Steve Martin

8 November 2015	Aldershot Town (5)	0–0	Bradford City (3)	Aldershot
14:00		Report		Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,640 Referee: Ben Toner

Replay 18 November 2015	Bradford City (3)	2–0	Aldershot Town (5)	Bradford
19:45	Leigh  61' McMahon  76' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 2,930 Referee: Keith Hill

7 November 2015	Walsall (3)	2–0	Fleetwood Town (3)	Walsall
15:00	Evans  19' Forde  90+2'	Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 2,532 Referee: Ross Joyce

7 November 2015	Bury (3)	4–0	Wigan Athletic (3)	Bury
15:00	Pope  19' Mayor  34' Cameron  45+2' Clarke  65'	Report		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,856 Referee: David Coote

7 November 2015	Portsmouth (4)	2–1	Macclesfield Town (5)	Portsmouth
15:00	McGurk  3', 45'	Report	Dennis  15'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 9,834 Referee: Lee Swabey

7 November 2015	Sheffield United (3)	3–0	Worcester City (6)	Sheffield
15:00	Baxter  19' (pen.) Sammon  81' Freeman  90'	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 11,108 Referee: Simon Bennett

7 November 2015	Barwell (7)	0–2	Welling United (5)	Barwell
15:00		Report	Wellard  34' Oluwabunmi Bakare  90'	Stadium: Kirkby Road Attendance: 843 Referee: Steve Rushton

8 November 2015	F.C. Halifax Town (5)	0–4	Wycombe Wanderers (4)	Halifax
14:00		Report	Thompson  17' Jombati  65' Kretzschmar  84' Holloway  90'	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 1,789 Referee: Graham Salisbury

7 November 2015	Crawley Town (4)	1–2	Luton Town (4)	Crawley
15:00	Harrold  63'	Report	McQuoid  54', 89'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,929 Referee: Nick Kinseley

7 November 2015	Doncaster Rovers (3)	2–0	Stalybridge Celtic (6)	Doncaster
15:00	Williams  3', 68'	Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 3,991 Referee: Martin Coy

8 November 2015	Didcot Town (8)	0–3	Exeter City (4)	Didcot
12:00		Report	Morrison  48' Nichols  73' Nicholls  78'	Stadium: Loop Meadow Stadium Attendance: 2,707 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

7 November 2015	Dagenham & Redbridge (4)	0–0	Morecambe (4)	Dagenham
15:00		Report		Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 900 Referee: Tim Robinson

Replay 17 November 2015	Morecambe (4)	2–4	Dagenham & Redbridge (4)	Morecambe
19:45	Barkhuizen  6' Wildig  7'	Report	Vassell  13' (pen.), 50' Dunne  37' Labadie  70'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,176 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

7 November 2015	Leyton Orient (4)	6–1	Staines Town (7)	Leyton
15:00	Palmer  8', 13' Cox  12', 33' Marquis  89' Clohessy  90+4'	Report	Purse  23'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 2,287 Referee: Robert Jones

8 November 2015	Gainsborough Trinity (6)	0–1	Shrewsbury Town (3)	Gainsborough
14:00		Report	Collins  71'	Stadium: The Northolme Attendance: 2,180 Referee: Darren Bond

8 November 2015	Maidstone United (6)	0–1	Yeovil Town (4)	Maidstone
14:00		Report	Fogden  55'	Stadium: Gallagher Stadium Attendance: 2,811 Referee: Michael Bull

8 November 2015	Braintree Town (5)	1–1	Oxford United (4)	Braintree
14:00	Davis  63'	Report	Taylor  15'	Stadium: Cressing Road Attendance: 1,248 Referee: Phil Gibbs

Replay 17 November 2015	Oxford United (4)	3–1	Braintree Town (5)	Oxford
19:45	Sercombe  42' Hoban  64', 80' (pen.)	Report	David  33' (pen.)	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 3,265 Referee: Darren England

8 November 2015	Whitehawk (6)	5–3	Lincoln City (5)	Whitehawk
15:00	Mills  6' Robinson  27' Deering  58', 90+6' (pen.) Martin  86'	Report	Rhead  45+5' (pen.), 63', 90+1'	Stadium: The Enclosed Ground Attendance: 1,342 Referee: Constantine Hatzidakis

7 November 2015	Accrington Stanley (4)	3–2	York City (4)	Accrington
15:00	McConville  29' Crooks  36' Windass  48' (pen.)	Report	Oliver  34' Coulson  90+2'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,475 Referee: Fred Graham

7 November 2015	Scunthorpe United (3)	2–1	Southend United (3)	Scunthorpe
15:00	Madden  16', 78'	Report	Leonard  30'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,335 Referee: Peter Bankes

7 November 2015	AFC Wimbledon (4)	1–2	Forest Green Rovers (5)	Kingston upon Thames
15:00	Kennedy  24'	Report	Carter  6' Frear  90+3'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 2,465 Referee: Graham Horwood

7 November 2015	Plymouth Argyle (4)	0–2	Carlisle United (4)	Plymouth
15:00		Report	Sweeney  23' Hope  41'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 6,005 Referee: Charles Breakspear

9 November 2015	F.C. United of Manchester (6)	1–4	Chesterfield (3)	Manchester
19:45	Ashworth  90+1'	Report	Ariyibi  7' Novak  12' Simons  68' Banks  87'	Stadium: Broadhurst Park Attendance: 2,916 Referee: Oliver Langford

7 November 2015	Rochdale (3)	3–1	Swindon Town (3)	Rochdale
15:00	Mendez-Laing  24', 46', 69' (pen.)	Report	Ajose  71' (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,060 Referee: Chris Sarginson

7 November 2015	Wealdstone (6)	2–6	Colchester United (3)	Ruislip
15:00	Louis  31' (pen.) Hudson-Odoi  38'	Report	Bonne  26', 44', 47', 68' Moncur  82' Sordell  90'	Stadium: Vale Stadium Attendance: 2,440 Referee: Brendan Malone

Second Round Proper

The second round draw took place on 9 November at Civil Service, based in Chiswick, , and was broadcast live on BBC Two.

The lowest-ranked side in this round was Northwich Victoria, who competed at level 8 of English football.

4 December 2015	Salford City (7)	1–1	Hartlepool United (4)	Salford
19:55 GMT	O'Halloran  23'	Report	Oates  8' (pen.)	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Gavin Ward

Replay 15 December 2015	Hartlepool United (4)	2–0	Salford City (7)	Hartlepool
19:45 GMT	Fenwick  97' Mandron  120'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,374

5 December 2015	Barnet (4)	0–1	Newport County (4)	Canons Park,
15:00 GMT		Report	Boden  59'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,767 Referee: Dean Whitestone

5 December 2015	Portsmouth (4)	1–0	Accrington Stanley (4)	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	McGurk  21'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park, Portsmouth Attendance: 9,258 Referee: Kevin Johnson

5 December 2015	Stourbridge (7)	0–2	Eastleigh (5)	Amblecote
15:00 GMT		Report	Constable  59' Payne  77'	Stadium: War Memorial Ground Attendance: 2,086 Referee: Ben Toner

5 December 2015	Northampton Town (4)	3–2	Northwich Victoria (8)	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Hoskins  83' Taylor  85' Calvert-Lewin  87'	Report	Ball  44' Bennett  63'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,837 Referee: Paul Tierney

5 December 2015	Yeovil Town (4)	1–0	Stevenage (4)	Yeovil
15:00 GMT	Tozer  86'	Report		Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,264 Referee: Chris Sarginson

5 December 2015	Leyton Orient (4)	0–0	Scunthorpe United (3)	Leyton
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 2,540 Referee: James Linington

Replay 15 December 2015	Scunthorpe United (3)	3–0	Leyton Orient (4)	Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT	M'voto  55' (o.g.) King  60' Adelakun  90+4'	Report		Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,082 Referee: David Webb

5 December 2015	Millwall (3)	1–2	Wycombe Wanderers (4)	The Den
15:00 GMT	Thompson  57'	Report	Hayes  50' Harriman  90+4'	Attendance: 3,960 Referee: Fred Graham

5 December 2015	Chesterfield (3)	1–1	Walsall (3)	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Novak  90+3'	Report	Demetriou  19'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 4,126 Referee: Richard Clark

Replay 15 December 2015	Walsall (3)	0–0 (5–3 pen)	Chesterfield (3)	Walsall
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 2,953 Referee: Charles Breakspear
	Penalties
	Sawyers Demetriou Evans Lalkovič Downing		O'Shea Morsy Novak O'Neil

5 December 2015	Sheffield United (3)	1–0	Oldham Athletic (3)	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Done  47'	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 6,938 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

6 December 2015	Rochdale (3)	0–1	Bury (3)	Rochdale
12:00 GMT		Report	Rose  8'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,887 Referee: Darren Drysdale

6 December 2015	Bradford City (3)	4–0	Chesham United (7)	Bradford
14:00 GMT	Reid  22' Hanson  43' Liddle  90+1' Cole  90+2'	Report		Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 6,047 Referee: Scott Duncan

6 December 2015	Peterborough United (3)	2–0	Luton Town (4)	Peterborough
14:00 GMT	Washington  35' Maddison  82'	Report		Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 8,329 Referee: Nigel Miller

6 December 2015	Exeter City (4)	2–0	Port Vale (3)	Exeter
14:00 GMT	Tillson  19' Watkins  89'	Report		Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,565 Referee: Trevor Kettle

6 December 2015	Cambridge United (4)	1–3	Doncaster Rovers (3)	Cambridge
14:00 GMT	Berry  23'	Report	Grant  46', 57' Lund  56'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,951 Referee: Mark Brown

6 December 2015	Welling United (5)	0–5	Carlisle United (4)	Welling
14:00 GMT		Report	Wyke  18', 71', 90' Sweeney  45' Grainger  67' (pen.)	Stadium: Park View Road Attendance: 2,028 Referee: Simon Hooper

6 December 2015	Colchester United (3)	3–2	Altrincham (5)	Colchester
14:00 GMT	Harriott  14', 90+4' Lapslie  53'	Report	Moult  3' Rankine  46'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 2,592 Referee: Andy Davies

6 December 2015	Dagenham & Redbridge (4)	1–1	Whitehawk (6)	Dagenham
14:00 GMT	Cureton  5'	Report	Rose  90+5'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,983 Referee: Lee Swabey

Replay 16 December 2015	Whitehawk (6)	2–3	Dagenham & Redbridge (4)	Whitehawk
19:45 GMT	Mills  32' Gotta  90+3'	Report	Vassell  44' Passley  77' Obileye  100'	Stadium: The Enclosed Ground Attendance: 2,174 Referee: Keith Stroud

6 December 2015	Oxford United (4)	1–0	Forest Green Rovers (5)	Oxford
14:00 GMT	Roofe  76'	Report		Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 4,618 Referee: Robert Lewis

7 December 2015	Grimsby Town (5)	0–0	Shrewsbury Town (3)	Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,366 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Replay 15 December 2015	Shrewsbury Town (3)	1–0	Grimsby Town (5)	Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT	Ogogo  90+2'	Report		Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 2,730 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Third Round Proper

A total of 64 teams play in this round: 44 teams from Premier League and Football League Championship which entered in this round, and the 20 winners of the previous round. The draw was held on 7 December 2015.

The lowest-ranked team in this round was Eastleigh from the National League (tier 5), the only non-league side remaining in the competition.

8 January 2016 (2016-01-08)	Exeter City (4)	2–2	Liverpool (1)	Exeter
19:55 GMT	Nichols  9' Holmes  45'	Report	Sinclair  12' Smith  73'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 8,298 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Replay 20 January 2016 (2016-01-20)	Liverpool (1)	3–0	Exeter City (4)	Liverpool
20:00 GMT	Allen  10' Ojo  74' Teixeira  82'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,292 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)	Wycombe Wanderers (4)	1–1	Aston Villa (1)	High Wycombe
12:45 GMT	Jacobson  50' (pen.)	Report	Richards  22'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 9,298 Referee: Michael Oliver

Replay 19 January 2016 (2016-01-19)	Aston Villa (1)	2–0	Wycombe Wanderers (4)	Birmingham
19:45 GMT	Clark  75' Gueye  90'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 20,706 Referee: Craig Pawson

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)	Watford (1)	1–0	Newcastle United (1)	Watford
15:00 GMT	Deeney  44'	Report		Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 18,259 Referee: Roger East

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)	West Bromwich Albion (1)	2–2	Bristol City (2)	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Berahino  67' Morrison  90'	Report	Kodjia  74' Agard  83'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,917 Referee: Graham Scott

Replay 19 January 2016 (2016-01-19)	Bristol City (2)	0–1	West Bromwich Albion (1)	Bristol
19:45 GMT		Report	Rondón  52'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,185 Referee: Jonathan Moss

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)	West Ham United (1)	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)	Boleyn Ground
15:00 GMT	Jelavić  85'	Report		Attendance: 34,547 Referee: Anthony Taylor

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)	Hartlepool United (4)	1–2	Derby County (2)	Hartlepool
15:00 GMT	Gray  61'	Report	Butterfield  67' Bent  85'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,860 Referee: Darren Bond

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)	Colchester United (3)	2–1	Charlton Athletic (2)	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Moncur  28' Sordell  41'	Report	Ghoochannejhad  90'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 5,742 Referee: Christopher Kavanagh

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)	Peterborough United (3)	2–0	Preston North End (2)	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Samuelsen  7' Washington  52'	Report		Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 7,665 Referee: Tony Harrington

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)	Northampton Town (4)	2–2	Milton Keynes Dons (2)	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Holmes  49', 58'	Report	Cresswell  13' (o.g.) Maynard  82'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,878 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Replay 19 January 2016 (2016-01-19)	Milton Keynes Dons (2)	3–0	Northampton Town (4)	Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT	Reeves  53' (pen.) Murphy  61' Church  89' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 15,133 Referee: Tony Harrington

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)	Arsenal (1)	3–1	Sunderland (1)	Emirates Stadium
15:00 GMT	Campbell  25' Ramsey  72' Giroud  75'	Report	Lens  17'	Attendance: 59,349 Referee: Martin Atkinson

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)	Ipswich Town (2)	2–2	Portsmouth (4)	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Oar  53' Fraser  88'	Report	Bennett  55' Chaplin  86'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,020 Referee: David Coote

Replay 19 January 2016 (2016-01-19)	Portsmouth (4)	2–1	Ipswich Town (2)	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	Roberts  32' (pen.) McNulty  37'	Report	Maitland-Niles  60'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 15,179 Referee: Andy Woolmer

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)	Birmingham City (2)	1–2	AFC Bournemouth (1)	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Morrison  40'	Report	Tomlin  44' (pen.) Murray  85'	Stadium: St. Andrew's Attendance: 13,140 Referee: Mike Jones

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)	Sheffield Wednesday (2)	2–1	Fulham (2)	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Bannan  42' Nuhiu  73'	Report	Dembélé  43'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 15,244 Referee: Gavin Ward

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)	Brentford (2)	0–1	Walsall (3)	Griffin Park
15:00 GMT		Report	Mantom  34'	Attendance: 7,950 Referee: Andy Davies

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)	Bury (3)	0–0	Bradford City (3)	Bury
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 6,962 Referee: Rob Lewis

Replay 19 January 2016 (2016-01-19)	Bradford City (3)	0–0 (2–4 pen)	Bury (3)	Bradford
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 6,227 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
	Penalties
	McMahon Davies Evans Cole		Tutte Lowe Clarke Mellis

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)	Everton (1)	2–0	Dagenham & Redbridge (4)	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Koné  32' Mirallas  85' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 30,918 Referee: Paul Tierney

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)	Southampton (1)	1–2	Crystal Palace (1)	Southampton
15:00 GMT	Romeu  51'	Report	Ward  29' Zaha  68'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,763 Referee: Lee Mason

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)	Eastleigh (5)	1–1	Bolton Wanderers (2)	Eastleigh
15:00 GMT	Dervite  51' (o.g.)	Report	Pratley  87'	Stadium: Ten Acres Attendance: 5,250 Referee: Iain Williamson

Replay 19 January 2016 (2016-01-19)	Bolton Wanderers (2)	3–2	Eastleigh (5)	Bolton
20:00 GMT	Madine  39' Moxey  43' Pratley  58'	Report	Partington  11' Mohamed  45+2'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 8,287 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)	Nottingham Forest (2)	1–0	Queens Park Rangers (2)	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT	Ward  24'	Report		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 14,197 Referee: Oliver Langford

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)	Doncaster Rovers (3)	1–2	Stoke City (1)	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Tyson  25'	Report	Crouch  15' Walters  57'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 13,299 Referee: Keith Stroud

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)	Leeds United (2)	2–0	Rotherham United (2)	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Carayol  45' Doukara  90'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 16,039 Referee: Andy Woolmer

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)	Huddersfield Town (2)	2–2	Reading (2)	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Paterson  57' Wells  90+2' (pen.)	Report	Vydra  71' Robson-Kanu  87'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 9,236 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Replay 19 January 2016 (2016-01-19)	Reading (2)	5–2	Huddersfield Town (2)	Reading
20:00 GMT	Piazon  29' Vydra  57', 61', 90' Fernández  90+3'	Report	Paterson  8' Smith  15'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,119 Referee: Oliver Langford

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)	Middlesbrough (2)	1–2	Burnley (2)	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Fabbrini  36'	Report	Hennings  45' Ward  71'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 18,286 Referee: Simon Hooper

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)	Norwich City (1)	0–3	Manchester City (1)	Norwich
15:00 GMT		Report	Agüero  16' Iheanacho  31' De Bruyne  78'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,507 Referee: Mike Dean

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)	Hull City (2)	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion (2)	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Snodgrass  41' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 10,706 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)	Manchester United (1)	1–0	Sheffield United (3)	Manchester
17:30 GMT	Rooney  90+3' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,284 Referee: Jonathan Moss

10 January 2016 (2016-01-10)	Oxford United (4)	3–2	Swansea City (1)	Oxford
12:00 GMT	Sercombe  45' (pen.) Roofe  49', 59'	Report	Montero  23' Gomis  66'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,673 Referee: Kevin Friend

10 January 2016 (2016-01-10)	Carlisle United (4)	2–2	Yeovil Town (4)	Blackpool
14:00 GMT	Grainger  25' Ellis  76'	Report	Zoko  71' Jeffers  90+3'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,357 Referee: Andrew Madley

Replay 19 January 2016 (2016-01-19)	Yeovil Town (4)	1–1 (4–5 pen)	Carlisle United (4)	Yeovil
19:45 GMT	Compton  31'	Report	Sweeney  77'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 4,114 Referee: Tim Robinson
	Penalties
	Dickson Jeffers Tozer Dawson Dolan		Kennedy Sweeney Wyke Ibehre Ellis

10 January 2016 (2016-01-10)	Chelsea (1)	2–0	Scunthorpe United (3)	Stamford Bridge
14:00 GMT	Costa  13' Loftus-Cheek  68'	Report		Attendance: 41,625 Referee: Craig Pawson

10 January 2016 (2016-01-10)	Tottenham Hotspur (1)	2–2	Leicester City (1)	White Hart Lane
16:00 GMT	Eriksen  8' Kane  89' (pen.)	Report	Wasilewski  19' Okazaki  48'	Attendance: 35,805 Referee: Robert Madley

Replay 20 January 2016 (2016-01-20)	Leicester City (1)	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur (1)	Leicester
19:45 GMT		Report	Son  39' Chadli  66'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 30,006 Referee: Anthony Taylor

10 January 2016 (2016-01-10)	Cardiff City (2)	0–1	Shrewsbury Town (3)	Cardiff
18:00 GMT		Report	Mangan  62'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 4,782 Referee: Peter Bankes

18 January 2016 (2016-01-18)	Newport County (4)	1–2	Blackburn Rovers (2)	Newport
19:15 GMT	Byrne  30'	Report	Marshall  8' (pen.) Rhodes  75'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,083 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Fourth Round Proper

The draw for the fourth round proper was held on 11 January 2016.

The fourth round proper was played across the weekend of 30 January 2016.

The three lowest ranked teams in this round, Oxford United, Portsmouth and Carlisle United, compete in League Two (tier 4).

29 January 2016 (2016-01-29)	Derby County (2)	1–3	Manchester United (1)	Derby
19:55 GMT	Thorne  37'	Report	Rooney  16' Blind  65' Mata  83'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 31,134 Referee: Anthony Taylor

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30)	Colchester United (3)	1–4	Tottenham Hotspur (1)	Colchester
12:45 GMT	Davies  80' (o.g.)	Report	Chadli  27', 78' Dier  64' Carroll  82'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 9,920 Referee: Michael Oliver

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30)	West Bromwich Albion (1)	2–2	Peterborough United (3)	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Berahino  14', 84'	Report	Coulthirst  79' Taylor  86'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 22,517 Referee: Kevin Friend

Replay 10 February 2016 (2016-02-10)	Peterborough United (3)	1–1 (3–4 pen)	West Bromwich Albion (1)	Peterborough
19:45 GMT	Taylor  55'	Report	Fletcher  71'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 10,632 Referee: Mike Jones
	Penalties
	Bostwick Maddison Samuelsen Fox Angol		Pocognoli Berahino Gardner Fletcher Chester

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30)	Bolton Wanderers (2)	1–2	Leeds United (2)	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Pratley  80'	Report	Doukara  8' Diagouraga  39'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 17,336 Referee: Andre Marriner

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30)	Arsenal (1)	2–1	Burnley (2)	Emirates Stadium
15:00 GMT	Chambers  19' Sánchez  53'	Report	Vokes  30'	Attendance: 59,932 Referee: Roger East

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30)	Reading (2)	4–0	Walsall (3)	Reading
15:00 GMT	Robson-Kanu  37' Vydra  40', 89' Williams  75'	Report		Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 13,367 Referee: Peter Bankes

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30)	Aston Villa (1)	0–4	Manchester City (1)	Birmingham
15:00 GMT		Report	Iheanacho  4', 24' (pen.), 74' Sterling  76'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 23,636 Referee: Mike Jones

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30)	Shrewsbury Town (3)	3–2	Sheffield Wednesday (2)	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Akpa Akpro  56' Whalley  87' Grimmer  90+7'	Report	McGugan  19', 76'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,699 Referee: Paul Tierney

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30)	Nottingham Forest (2)	0–1	Watford (1)	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT		Report	Ighalo  89'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,703 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30)	Crystal Palace (1)	1–0	Stoke City (1)	Selhurst Park
15:00 GMT	Zaha  17'	Report		Attendance: 17,062 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30)	Oxford United (4)	0–3	Blackburn Rovers (2)	Oxford
15:00 GMT		Report	Marshall  36' (pen.), 76' Watt  45+2'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,647 Referee: Andy Davies

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30)	Portsmouth (4)	1–2	AFC Bournemouth (1)	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Roberts  43'	Report	King  71' Pugh  83'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,901 Referee: Mike Dean

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30)	Bury (3)	1–3	Hull City (2)	Bury
15:00 GMT	Jones  86'	Report	Akpom  14', 57' (pen.), 69'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 7,064 Referee: Darren Bond

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30)	Liverpool (1)	0–0	West Ham United (1)	Liverpool
17:30 GMT		Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,006 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Replay 9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)	West Ham United (1)	2–1	Liverpool (1)	Boleyn Ground
19:45 GMT	Antonio  45' Ogbonna  120+1'	Report	Coutinho  48'	Attendance: 34,433 Referee: Roger East

31 January 2016 (2016-01-31)	Carlisle United (4)	0–3	Everton (1)	Carlisle
13:30 GMT		Report	Koné  2' Lennon  14' Barkley  65'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 17,101 Referee: Lee Mason

31 January 2016 (2016-01-31)	Milton Keynes Dons (2)	1–5	Chelsea (1)	Milton Keynes
16:00 GMT	Potter  21'	Report	Oscar  15', 32', 44' Hazard  55' (pen.) Traoré  62'	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 28,172 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Fifth Round Proper

The draw for the Fifth Round Proper was held on 31 January 2016.

The fifth round proper was played across the weekend of 20 February 2016.

The lowest ranked club in this round was Shrewsbury Town, who compete in League One (tier 3).

20 February 2016 (2016-02-20)	Arsenal (1)	0–0	Hull City (2)	Emirates Stadium
12:45 GMT		Report		Attendance: 59,830 Referee: Mike Dean

Replay 8 March 2016 (2016-03-08)	Hull City (2)	0–4	Arsenal (1)	Kingston upon Hull
19:00 GMT		Report	Giroud  41', 71' Walcott  77', 89'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 20,993 Referee: Mike Jones

20 February 2016 (2016-02-20)	Reading (2)	3–1	West Bromwich Albion (1)	Reading
15:00 GMT	McShane  59' Hector  72' Piazon  90+4'	Report	Fletcher  54'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 19,566 Referee: Anthony Taylor

20 February 2016 (2016-02-20)	Watford (1)	1–0	Leeds United (2)	Watford
15:00 GMT	Wootton  53' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 18,336 Referee: Michael Oliver

20 February 2016 (2016-02-20)	AFC Bournemouth (1)	0–2	Everton (1)	Bournemouth
17:15 GMT		Report	Barkley  55' Lukaku  76'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,404 Referee: Martin Atkinson

21 February 2016 (2016-02-21)	Blackburn Rovers (2)	1–5	West Ham United (1)	Blackburn
14:00 GMT	Marshall  20'	Report	Moses  26' Payet  36', 90+2' Emenike  64', 85'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 18,793 Referee: Jonathan Moss

21 February 2016 (2016-02-21)	Tottenham Hotspur (1)	0–1	Crystal Palace (1)	White Hart Lane
15:00 GMT		Report	Kelly  45+1'	Attendance: 35,547 Referee: Craig Pawson

21 February 2016 (2016-02-21)	Chelsea (1)	5–1	Manchester City (1)	Stamford Bridge
16:00 GMT	Costa  35' Willian  48' Cahill  53' Hazard  67' Traoré  89'	Report	Faupala  37'	Attendance: 41,594 Referee: Andre Marriner

22 February 2016 (2016-02-22)	Shrewsbury Town (3)	0–3	Manchester United (1)	Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT		Report	Smalling  37' Mata  45' Lingard  61'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 9,370 Referee: Robert Madley

Sixth Round Proper

The draw for the Sixth Round Proper was held on 21 February 2016.

The sixth round proper was played across the weekend of 12 March 2016.

The lowest ranked club remaining in this round was Reading, who compete in the League Championship (tier 2).

11 March 2016 (2016-03-11)	Reading (2)	0–2	Crystal Palace (1)	Reading
19:55 GMT		Report	Cabaye  86' (pen.) Campbell  90+4'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 23,110 Referee: Mike Dean

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12)	Everton (1)	2–0	Chelsea (1)	Liverpool
17:30 GMT	Lukaku  77', 82'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,283 Referee: Michael Oliver

13 March 2016 (2016-03-13)	Arsenal (1)	1–2	Watford (1)	London
13:30 GMT	Welbeck  88'	Report	Ighalo  50' Guedioura  63'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 58,436 Referee: Andre Marriner

13 March 2016 (2016-03-13)	Manchester United (1)	1–1	West Ham United (1)	Manchester
16:00 GMT	Martial  83'	Report	Payet  68'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,298 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Replay 13 April 2016 (2016-04-13)	West Ham United (1)	1–2	Manchester United (1)	London
19:00 BST	Tomkins  79'	Report	Rashford  54' Fellaini  67'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 33,505 Referee: Roger East

Semi-Finals

The draw for the Semi-Finals was held on 14 March 2016.

The semi-finals were played on 23 and 24 April 2016.

23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 17:15 BST	Everton (1)	1–2	Manchester United (1)	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 86,064 Referee: Anthony Taylor
	Smalling  75' (o.g.)	Report	Fellaini  34' Martial  90+3'

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24 April 2016 (2016-04-24) 16:00 BST	Crystal Palace (1)	2–1	Watford (1)	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 79,110 Referee: Craig Pawson
	Bolasie  6' Wickham  61'	Report	Deeney  55'

Final

For more details on this topic, see 2016 FA Cup Final.

The final was played on 21 May 2016 at Wembley Stadium.

21 May 2016 (2016-05-21) 17:30	Crystal Palace	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Manchester United	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 88,619 Referee: Mark Clattenburg
	Puncheon  78'	Report	Matta  81' Lingard  110' Smalling  18', 105'

Top goalscorers

As of 12 March 2016

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Matěj Vydra	Reading	6
2	Macauley Bonne	Colchester United	4
	Kelechi Iheanacho	Manchester City
	Ben Marshall	Blackburn Rovers
	Conor Washington	Peterborough United

Broadcasting rights

The domestic broadcasting rights for the competition are held by the BBC and subscription channel BT Sport. The BBC has held the rights since 2014–15, while BT Sport bought ESPN's remaining FA Cup rights in February 2013. The FA Cup Final must be broadcast live on UK terrestrial television under the Ofcom code of protected sporting events.

The following matches have been broadcast live on UK television:

Round	BT Sport	BBC
First Round Proper	Didcot Town v Exeter City F.C. United of Manchester v Chesterfield Bradford City v Aldershot Town (Replay) Maidenhead United v Port Vale (Replay)	Salford City v Notts County
Second Round Proper	Rochdale v Bury Grimsby Town v Shrewsbury Town Hartlepool United v Salford City (Replay) Whitehawk v Dagenham & Redbridge (Replay)	Salford City v Hartlepool United
Third Round Proper	Wycombe Wanderers v Aston Villa Manchester United v Sheffield United Chelsea v Scunthorpe United Bristol City v West Bromwich Albion (Replay) Liverpool v Exeter City (Replay)	Exeter City v Liverpool Oxford United v Swansea City (BBC Wales) Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur (Replay)
Fourth Round Proper	Colchester United v Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool v West Ham United Carlisle United v Everton West Ham United v Liverpool (Replay)	Derby County v Manchester United Milton Keynes Dons v Chelsea Peterborough United v West Bromwich Albion (Replay)
Fifth Round Proper	Arsenal v Hull City Blackburn Rovers v West Ham United Shrewsbury Town v Manchester United Hull City v Arsenal (Replay)	AFC Bournemouth v Everton Chelsea v Manchester City
Sixth Round Proper	Arsenal v Watford Manchester United v West Ham United	Reading v Crystal Palace Everton v Chelsea West Ham United v Manchester United (Replay)
Semi-Finals	Crystal Palace v Watford	Everton v Manchester United

Welsh language channel S4C broadcast the third round match between Cardiff City and Shrewsbury Town, and also broadcast the rescheduled third round match between Newport County and Blackburn Rovers.

External links

• BBC Sport