The FA Cup final looms, and either Manchester United or Chelsea will be crowned champions.
United beat Tottenham in a topsy-turvy semi-final, while the Blues brushed past Southampton to qualify for the showpiece event at Wembley, and both will be desperate for silverware after underwhelming campaigns in the Premier League.
Who has won the FA Cup the most times?
Arsenal and Manchester United are currently tied on FA Cup wins, each having lifted the trophy 12 times. Tottenham and Chelsea have won the competition eight times, and lie second in the list, while Aston Villa and Liverpool have both lifted the trophy seven times.
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A total of 43 teams have won the FA Cup.
Every FA Cup final winner
| Date | Winning team | Score | Losing team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1871-72 | Wanderers | 1-0 | Royal Engineers |
| 1872-73 | Wanderers | 2-0 | Oxford University |
| 1873-74 | Oxford University | 2-0 | Royal Engineers |
| 1874-75 | Royal Engineers | 1-1 after extra time | Old Etonians |
| 1874-75 (Replay) | Royal Engineers | 2-0 | Old Etonians |
| 1875-76 | Wanderers | 1-1 aet | Old Etonians |
| 1875-76 (R) | Wanderers | 3-0 | Old Etonians |
| 1876-77 | Wanderers | 2-1 aet | Oxford University |
| 1877-78 | Wanderers | 3-1 | Royal Engineers |
| 1878-79 | Old Etonians | 1-0 | Clapham Rovers |
| 1879-80 | Clapham Rovers | 1-0 | Oxford University |
| 1880-81 | Old Carthusians | 3-0 | Old Etonians |
| 1881-82 | Old Etonians | 1-0 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 1882-83 | Blackburn Olympic | 2-1 aet | Old Etonians |
| 1883-84 | Blackburn Rovers | 2-1 | Queen's Park |
| 1884-85 | Blackburn Rovers | 2-0 | Queen's Park |
| 1885-86 | Blackburn Rovers | 0-0 | West Bromwich Albion |
| 1885-86 (R) | Blackburn Rovers | 2-0 | West Bromwich Albion |
| 1886-87 | Aston Villa | 2-0 | West Bromwich Albion |
| 1887-88 | West Bromwich Albion | 2-1 | Preston North End |
| 1888-89 | Preston North End | 3-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 1889-90 | Blackburn Rovers | 6-1 | The Wednesday |
| 1890-91 | Blackburn Rovers | 3-1 | Notts County |
| 1891-92 | West Bromwich Albion | 3-0 | Aston Villa |
| 1892-93 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | Everton |
| 1893-94 | Notts County | 4-1 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 1894-95 | Aston Villa | 1-0 | West Bromwich Albion |
| 1895-96 | The Wednesday | 2-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 1896-97 | Aston Villa | 3-2 | Everton |
| 1897-98 | Nottingham Forest | 3-1 | Derby County |
| 1898-99 | Sheffield United | 4-1 | Derby County |
| 1899-1900 | Bury | 4-0 | Southampton |
| 1900-01 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2-2 | Sheffield United |
| 1900-01 (R) | Tottenham Hotspur | 3-1 | Sheffield United |
| 1901-02 | Sheffield United | 1-1 | Southampton |
| 1901-02 (R) | Sheffield United | 2-1 | Southampton |
| 1902-03 | Bury | 6-0 | Derby County |
| 1903-04 | Manchester City | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 1904-05 | Aston Villa | 2-0 | Newcastle United |
| 1905-06 | Everton | 1-0 | Newcastle United |
| 1906-07 | The Wednesday | 2-1 | Everton |
| 1907-08 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-1 | Newcastle United |
| 1908-09 | Manchester United | 1-0 | Bristol City |
| 1909-10 | Newcastle United | 1-1 | Barnsley |
| 1909-10 (R) | Newcastle United | 2-0 | Barnsley |
| 1910-11 | Bradford City | 0-0 | Newcastle United |
| 1910-11 (R) | Bradford City | 1-0 | Newcastle United |
| 1911-12 | Barnsley | 0-0 | West Bromwich Albion |
| 1911-12 (R) | Barnsley | 1-0 aet | West Bromwich Albion |
| 1912-13 | Aston Villa | 1-0 | Sunderland |
| 1913-14 | Burnley | 1-0 | Liverpool |
| 1914-15 | Sheffield United | 3-0 | Chelsea |
| 1919-20 | Aston Villa | 1-0 aet | Huddersfield Town |
| 1920-21 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 1921-22 | Huddersfield Town | 1-0 | Preston North End |
| 1922-23 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | West Ham United |
| 1923-24 | Newcastle United | 2-0 | Aston Villa |
| 1924-25 | Sheffield United | 1-0 | Cardiff City |
| 1925-26 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Manchester City |
| 1926-27 | Cardiff City | 1-0 | Arsenal |
| 1927-28 | Blackburn Rovers | 3-1 | Huddersfield Town |
| 1928-29 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Portsmouth |
| 1929-30 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Huddersfield Town |
| 1930-31 | West Bromwich Albion | 2-1 | Birmingham |
| 1931-32 | Newcastle United | 2-1 | Arsenal |
| 1932-33 | Everton | 3-0 | Manchester City |
| 1933-34 | Manchester City | 2-1 | Portsmouth |
| 1934-35 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4-2 | West Bromwich Albion |
| 1935-36 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Sheffield United |
| 1936-37 | Sunderland | 3-1 | Preston North End |
| 1937-38 | Preston North End | 1-0 aet | Huddersfield Town |
| 1938-39 | Portsmouth | 4-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 1945-46 | Derby County | 4-1 aet | Charlton Athletic |
| 1946-47 | Charlton Athletic | 1-0 aet | Burnley |
| 1947-48 | Manchester United | 4-2 | Blackpool |
| 1948-49 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-1 | Leicester City |
| 1949-50 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Liverpool |
| 1950-51 | Newcastle United | 2-0 | Blackpool |
| 1951-52 | Newcastle United | 1-0 | Arsenal |
| 1952-53 | Blackpool | 4-3 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 1953-54 | West Bromwich Albion | 3-2 | Preston North End |
| 1954-55 | Newcastle United | 3-1 | Manchester City |
| 1955-56 | Manchester City | 3-1 | Birmingham City |
| 1956-57 | Aston Villa | 2-1 | Manchester United |
| 1957-58 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Manchester United |
| 1958-59 | Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Luton Town |
| 1959-60 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-0 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 1960-61 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2-0 | Leicester City |
| 1961-62 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3-1 | Burnley |
| 1962-63 | Manchester United | 3-1 | Leicester City |
| 1963-64 | West Ham United | 3-2 | Preston North End |
| 1964-65 | Liverpool | 2-1 aet | Leeds United |
| 1965-66 | Everton | 3-2 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 1966-67 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2-1 | Chelsea |
| 1967-68 | West Bromwich Albion | 1-0 aet | Everton |
| 1968-69 | Manchester City | 1-0 | Leicester City |
| 1969-70 | Chelsea | 2-2 aet | Leeds United |
| 1969-70 (R) | Chelsea | 2-1 aet | Leeds United |
| 1970-71 | Arsenal | 2-1 aet | Liverpool |
| 1971-72 | Leeds United | 1-0 | Arsenal |
| 1972-73 | Sunderland | 1-0 | Leeds United |
| 1973-74 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Newcastle United |
| 1974-75 | West Ham United | 2-0 | Fulham |
| 1975-76 | Southampton | 1-0 | Manchester United |
| 1976-77 | Manchester United | 2-1 | Liverpool |
| 1977-78 | Ipswich Town | 1-0 | Arsenal |
| 1978-79 | Arsenal | 3-2 | Manchester United |
| 1979-80 | West Ham United | 1-0 | Arsenal |
| 1980-81 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-1 aet | Manchester City |
| 1980-81 (R) | Tottenham Hotspur | 3-2 | Manchester City |
| 1981-82 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-1 aet | Queens Park Rangers |
| 1981-82 (R) | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-0 | Queens Park Rangers |
| 1982-83 | Manchester United | 2-2 aet | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 1982-83 (R) | Manchester United | 4-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 1983-84 | Everton | 2-0 | Watford |
| 1984-85 | Manchester United | 1-0 aet | Everton |
| 1985-86 | Liverpool | 3-1 | Everton |
| 1986-87 | Coventry City | 3-2 aet | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 1987-88 | Wimbledon | 1-0 | Liverpool |
| 1988-89 | Liverpool | 3-2 aet | Everton |
| 1989-90 | Manchester United | 3-3 aet | Crystal Palace |
| 1989-90 (R) | Manchester United | 1-0 | Crystal Palace |
| 1990-91 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2-1 aet | Nottingham Forest |
| 1991-92 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Sunderland |
| 1992-93 | Arsenal | 1-1 aet | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 1992-93 (R) | Arsenal | 2-1 aet | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 1993-94 | Manchester United | 4-0 | Chelsea |
| 1994-95 | Everton | 1-0 | Manchester United |
| 1995-96 | Manchester United | 1-0 | Liverpool |
| 1996-97 | Chelsea | 2-0 | Middlesbrough |
| 1997-98 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Newcastle United |
| 1998-99 | Manchester United | 2-0 | Newcastle United |
| 1999-2000 | Chelsea | 1-0 | Aston Villa |
| 2000-01 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Arsenal |
| 2001-02 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Chelsea |
| 2002-03 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Southampton |
| 2003-04 | Manchester United | 3-0 | Millwall |
| 2004-05 | Arsenal | 0-0 (Arsenal won on penalties) | Manchester United |
| 2005-06 | Liverpool | 3-3 (Liverpool won on penalties) | West Ham United |
| 2006-07 | Chelsea | 1-0 aet | Manchester United |
| 2007-08 | Portsmouth | 1-0 | Cardiff City |
| 2008-09 | Chelsea | 2-1 | Everton |
| 2009-10 | Chelsea | 1-0 | Portsmouth |
| 2010-11 | Manchester City | 1-0 | Stoke City |
| 2011-12 | Chelsea | 2-1 | Liverpool |
| 2012-13 | Wigan Athletic | 1-0 | Manchester City |
| 2013-14 | Arsenal | 3-2 aet | Hull City |
| 2014-15 | Arsenal | 4-0 | Aston Villa |
| 2015-16 | Manchester United | 2-1 aet | Crystal Palace |
| 2016-17 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Chelsea |
| 2017-18 | Chelsea | 1-0 | Manchester United |