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FA Cup
2004–05
Region England England
Flag of Wales Wales
Defending champions Manchester United
Champions Arsenal (10th title)
Runner-up Manchester United
Top goal scorer Cristiano Ronaldo
Peter Crouch
Jermain Defoe
(4 goals)
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The 2004–05 FA Cup was the 124th season of the world's oldest football competition, the FA Cup. The competition began on 28 August 2004, with the lowest-ranked of the entrants competing in the Extra Preliminary Round. For England's top 44 clubs, from the 2004–05 Premier League and 2004–05 Football League Championship, the FA Cup began at the Third Round in January.

Ties were all single-legged and took place at the stadium of the club drawn first. If scores were level at the end of a match, the match was replayed at the away club's stadium, usually in the middle of the following week. If the scores are still level, extra-time and penalties (if necessary) are used to determine a winner. From the semi-finals onwards, the ties take place at a neutral stadium, and there are no replays. That is to say, extra-time and penalties are played if necessary to determine a winner in a single match.

The new Wembley Stadium was still at least a year away from being ready for use, so the final was staged at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on 21 May 2005. The FA Cup Final was won by Arsenal on penalties after a goalless draw with holders Manchester United, the first time that the FA Cup Final had been decided on penalties.

Calendar[]

Round Date Matches Clubs Prize money
Extra Preliminary Round 28 August 2004 73 661 → 588 £500
Preliminary Round 4 September 2004 182 588 → 406 £1,000
First Qualifying Round 18 September 2004 124 406 → 282 £2,250
Second Qualifying Round 2 October 2004 84 282 → 198 £3,750
Third Qualifying Round 16 October 2004 42 198 → 156 £5,000
Fourth Qualifying Round 30 October 2004 32 156 → 124 £10,000
First Round Proper 13 November 2004 40 124 → 84 £16,000
Second Round Proper 4 December 2004 20 84 → 64 £24,000
Third Round Proper 8 January 2005 32 64 → 32 £40,000
Fourth Round Proper 29 January 2005 16 32 → 16 £60,000
Fifth Round Proper 19 February 2005 8 16 → 8 £120,000
Sixth Round Proper 23 March 2005 4 8 → 4 £300,000
Semi-finals 16 April 2005 2 4 → 2 £900,000
Final 21 May 2005 1 2 → 1 £1,000,000

First round proper[]

For the qualifying rounds, see 2004–05 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds.

This round is the first in which Football League teams from League One and League Two compete with non-league teams.

  • Ties were played over the weekend of 13 November and 14 November 2004.
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Blackpool 3 – 0 Tamworth 4,796
2 Darlington 3 – 3 Yeovil Town 3,698
replay Yeovil Town 1 – 0 Darlington 5,365
3 Barnet 1 – 2 Bath City 2,147
4 Bristol City 1 – 1 Brentford 10,000
replay Brentford 1 – 1 Bristol City 3,706
Brentford won on penalties
5 Bury 5 – 2 Vauxhall Motors 2,566
6 Histon 2 – 0 Shrewsbury Town 2,843
7 Rochdale 2 – 1 Oxford United 2,333
8 Notts County 2 – 1 Woking 4,562
9 Stafford Rangers 0 – 2 Chester City 2,492
10 Swindon Town 4 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday 6,160
11 Stockport County 3 – 1 Huddersfield Town 3,479
12 Wycombe Wanderers 1 – 0 Coalville Town 2,816
13 Bristol Rovers 1 – 1 Carlisle 5,658
replay Carlisle United 1 – 0 Bristol Rovers 4,813
14 Northampton Town 1 – 0 Barnsley 4,876
15 Bradford City 0 – 1 Rushden & Diamonds 4,171
16 Hull City 3 – 2 Morecambe 10,129
17 Southend United 0 – 3 Luton Town 6,683
18 Exeter City 1 – 0 Grimsby Town 3,378
19 Scunthorpe United 2 – 0 Chesterfield 4,869
20 Mansfield Town 1 – 1 Colchester United 3,202
replay Colchester United 4 – 1 Mansfield Town 2,492
21 Alfreton Town 1 – 1 Macclesfield Town 2,251
replay Macclesfield Town 2 – 0 Alfreton Town 1,783
22 Port Vale 3 – 1 Kidderminster Harriers 4,141
23 Halifax Town 3 – 1 Cambridge United 2,368
24 Cheltenham Town 1 – 3 Swansea City 4,551
25 Southport 1 – 3 Hereford United 2,045
26 Hayes 0 – 4 Wrexham 1,751
27 Tiverton Town 1 – 3 Doncaster Rovers 1,618
28 Boston United 5 – 2 Hornchurch 2,437
29 Peterborough United 2 – 1 Tranmere Rovers 2,940
30 Leyton Orient 3 – 1 Dagenham & Redbridge 4,155
31 Slough Town 2 – 1 Walsall 2,023
32 Cambridge City 2 – 1 Leigh RMI 930
33 Forest Green Rovers 1 – 1 Bournemouth 1,837
replay Bournemouth 3 – 1 Forest Green Rovers 5,489
34 Hartlepool United 3 – 0 Lincoln City 4,533
35 Billericay Town 0 – 1 Stevenage Borough 1,804
36 Yeading 2 – 1 Halesowen Town 524
37 Aldershot Town 4 – 0 Canvey Island 2,600
38 Hinckley United 2 – 0 Torquay United 2,129
39 Thurrock 0 – 1 Oldham Athletic 1,156
40 Milton Keynes Dons 1 – 0 Lancaster City 2,065

Second round proper[]

  • Ties were played over the weekend of 4 December 2004.
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Blackpool 1 – 0 Port Vale 4,669
2 Bournemouth 2 – 1 Carlisle United 5,815
3 Histon 1 – 3 Yeovil Town 2,564
4 Swindon Town 1 – 1 Notts County 5,768
replay Notts County 2 – 0 Swindon Town 3,770
5 Stockport County 0 – 0 Swansea City 2,680
replay Swansea City 2 – 1 Stockport County 5,572
6 Wycombe Wanderers 0 – 3 Luton Town 4,767
7 Northampton Town 1 – 0 Bury 4415
8 Hull City 4 – 0 Macclesfield Town 9,831
9 Oldham Athletic 4 – 0 Leyton Orient 4,657
10 Exeter City 2 – 1 Doncaster Rovers 4,797
11 Scunthorpe United 2 – 0 Wrexham 5,698
12 Halifax Town 1 – 3 Chester City 4,497
13 Hereford United 2 – 3 Boston United 3,601
14 Peterborough United 2 – 0 Bath City 4,187
15 Slough Town 1 – 3 Yeading 2,418
16 Cambridge City 0 – 1 Milton Keynes Dons 2,000
17 Hartlepool United 5 – 1 Aldershot Town 4,556
18 Stevenage Borough 0 – 2 Rochdale 2,700
19 Rushden & Diamonds 2 – 5 Colchester United 3,077
20 Hinckley United 0 – 0 Brentford 2,661
replay Brentford 2 – 1 Hinckley United 4,002

Third round proper[]

This round marks the first time Championship and Premier League (top-flight) teams play. Matches were played on the weekend of Saturday, 8 January 2005.

One of the surprise results of this round came at Old Trafford where holders Manchester United were held to a 0-0 home draw against Conference National side Exeter City, although United won the replay 2-0.

United's neighbours City suffered humiliation at the hands of League One strugglers Oldham Athletic, who defeated them 1-0 at Boundary Park.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Arsenal 2 – 1 Stoke City 36,579
2 Notts County 1 – 2 Middlesbrough 13,671
3 Manchester United 0 – 0 Exeter City 67,551
replay Exeter City 0 – 2 Manchester United 9,033
4 Plymouth Argyle 1 – 3 Everton 20,112
5 Leicester City 2 – 2 Blackpool 16,750
replay Blackpool 0 – 1 Leicester City 6,938
6 Derby County 2 – 1 Wigan Athletic 14,457
7 Sunderland 2 – 1 Crystal Palace 17,536
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 – 0 Millwall 12,566
9 Yeading 0 – 2 Newcastle United 10,824
10 Hull City 0 – 2 Colchester United 14,027
11 Tottenham Hotspur 2 – 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 36,094
12 Reading 1 – 1 Swansea City 13,642
replay Swansea City 0 – 1 Reading 7,354
13 Birmingham City 3 – 0 Leeds United 25,159
14 Hartlepool United 0 – 0 Boston United 5,342
replay Boston United 0 – 1 Hartlepool United 3,653
15 Milton Keynes Dons 0 – 2 Peterborough United 4,407
16 Oldham Athletic 1 – 0 Manchester City 13,171
17 Chelsea 3 – 1 Scunthorpe United 40,019
18 Cardiff City 1 – 1 Blackburn Rovers 14,145
replay Blackburn 3 – 2 Cardiff City 9,140
19 Charlton Athletic 4 – 1 Rochdale 13,955
20 West Ham United 1 – 0 Norwich City 23,389
21 Sheffield United 3 – 1 Aston Villa 14,003
22 Preston North End 0 – 2 West Bromwich Albion 13,005
23 Rotherham United 0 – 3 Yeovil Town 5,397
24 Burnley 1 – 0 Liverpool 19,033
25 Bournemouth 2 – 1 Chester City 7,653
26 Coventry City 3 – 0 Crewe Alexandra 7,629
27 Watford 1 – 1 Fulham 14,896
replay Fulham 2 – 0 Watford 11,306
28 Ipswich Town 1 – 3 Bolton Wanderers 20,080
29 Portsmouth 1 – 0 Gillingham 14,252
30 Northampton Town 1 – 3 Southampton 7,183
31 Queens Park Rangers 0 – 3 Nottingham Forest 11,140
32 Luton 0 – 2 Brentford 6,681

Fourth round proper[]

Ties played during the weekend of 29 January 2005

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Derby County 1 – 1 Fulham 22,040
replay Fulham 4 – 2 Derby County 15,528
2 Manchester United 3 – 0 Middlesbrough 67,251
3 Blackburn Rovers 3 – 0 Colchester United 10,634
4 Chelsea 2 – 0 Birmingham City 40,379
5 West Ham United 1 – 1 Sheffield United 25,449
replay Sheffield United 1 – 1 West Ham United 15,067
Sheffield United won on penalties
6 Oldham Athletic 0 – 1 Bolton Wanderers 12,029
7 Arsenal 2 – 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 37,135
8 Everton 3 – 0 Sunderland 33,186
9 Nottingham Forest 1 – 0 Peterborough 16,774
10 Brentford 0 – 0 Hartlepool 8,967
replay Hartlepool 0 – 1 Brentford 7,580
11 Reading 1 – 2 Leicester City 14,825
12 Burnley 2 – 0 Bournemouth 9,944
13 Southampton 2 – 1 Portsmouth 29,453
14 West Bromwich Albion 1 – 1 Tottenham Hotspur 22,441
replay Tottenham Hotspur 3 – 1 West Bromwich Albion 27,860
15 Newcastle United 3 – 1 Coventry City 44,044
16 Charlton Athletic 3 – 2 Yeovil Town 22,873

Fifth round proper[]

Matches played weekend of 19 February 2005 - replays played week commencing 28 February 2005.

The only non-Premiership side to win in this round were Leicester City, who triumphed 2-1 at Premier League side Charlton Athletic.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Bolton Wanderers 1 – 0 Fulham 16,151
2 Tottenham Hotspur 1 – 1 Nottingham Forest 35,640
replay Nottingham Forest 0 – 3 Tottenham Hotspur 28,062
3 Everton 0 – 2 Manchester United 38,664
4 Charlton Athletic 1 – 2 Leicester City 23,719
5 Burnley 0 – 0 Blackburn Rovers 21,468
replay Blackburn Rovers 2 – 1 Burnley 28,691
6 Southampton 2 – 2 Brentford 24,741
replay Brentford 1 – 3 Southampton 11,720
7 Newcastle United 1 – 0 Chelsea 45,740
8 Arsenal 1 – 1 Sheffield United 36,891
replay Sheffield United 0 – 0 Arsenal 27,595
Arsenal win 4-2 on penalties

Sixth round proper[]

Matches played on the weekend of Saturday, 12 March 2005.

Leicester City, the only remaining non-Premiership side in the competition, lost 1-0 to Blackburn Rovers.

2005-03-13
16:00
Newcastle United 1 – 0 Tottenham Hotspur St James' Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 51,307
Referee: Rob Styles, Hampshire
Kluivert Goal 5' Report

2005-03-12
17:15
Southampton 0 – 4 Manchester United St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Attendance: 30,971
Referee: Howard Webb, Yorkshire
Report Keane Goal 2'
Ronaldo Goal 45'
Scholes Goal 48'87'

2005-03-12
12:15
Bolton Wanderers 0 – 1 Arsenal Reebok Stadium, Bolton
Attendance: 23,523
Referee: Steve Bennett, Kent
Ljungberg Goal 3'

2005-03-13
13:05
Blackburn Rovers 1 – 0 Leicester City Ewood Park, Blackburn
Attendance: 22,113
Referee: Neale Barry, Lincolnshire
Dickov Goal 83' Report

Semi-finals[]

  • Matches played on the weekend of Saturday, 16 April 2005.
  • Both ties were played at neutral venues
2005-04-16
12:15
Arsenal 3 – 0 Blackburn Rovers Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 52,077
Referee: Steve Dunn
Pires Goal 42'
van Persie Goal 84'90'
Report

2005-04-17
13:00
Newcastle United 1 – 4 Manchester United Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 69,280
Referee: Mike Riley
Ameobi Goal 59' Report van Nistelrooy Goal 19'58'
Scholes Goal 45'
Ronaldo Goal 76'

Final[]

Main article: 2005 FA Cup Final

The 2005 FA Cup Final was contested between Manchester United and Arsenal at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Manchester United dominated the game but failed to take any of their opportunities and ultimately they went on to lose in the first FA Cup Final penalty shoot-out. Paul Scholes had his kick saved by Jens Lehmann, leaving Patrick Vieira with the opportunity to win the Cup for the Gunners.

2005-05-21
15:00 BST
Arsenal 0–0 (a.e.t.) Manchester United Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 71,876
Referee: Rob Styles (Hampshire)
Reyes Red card 120'
  Penalties  
Lauren Soccerball shad check
Ljungberg Soccerball shad check
van Persie Soccerball shad check
Cole Soccerball shad check
Vieira Soccerball shad check
5–4 Soccerball shad check van Nistelrooy
Missed Scholes
Soccerball shad check Ronaldo
Soccerball shad check Rooney
Soccerball shad check Keane

Top scorers[]

Source:BBC
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Flag of Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United 4
Flag of England Peter Crouch Southampton
Flag of England Jermain Defoe Tottenham Hotspur
4 Flag of Nigeria Shola Ameobi Newcastle United 3
Flag of Wales Robert Earnshaw West Bromwich Albion
Flag of England Bryan Hughes Charlton Athletic
Flag of Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane Tottenham Hotspur
Flag of Scotland Andy Liddell Sheffield United
Flag of Norway Morten Pedersen Blackburn Rovers
Flag of England Wayne Rooney Manchester United
Flag of England Paul Scholes Manchester United
Flag of Netherlands Robin van Persie Arsenal

Media coverage[]

In the United Kingdom, the BBC were the free to air broadcasters for the fourth consecutive season while Sky Sports were the subscription broadcasters for the seventeenth consecutive season.

External links[]

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