The world’s oldest cup competitors, the FA Cup has been received by greater than 40 totally different golf equipment since its inception means again in 1871.
Greater than 20 golf equipment have lifted the well-known trophy twice or extra, with a good few of them getting their fingers on it not less than thrice.
These are essentially the most profitable sides in FA Cup historical past…
Sheffield Wednesday
The Sheffield Wednesday squad who received the 1906/07 FA Cup with the trophy (Picture credit score: Alamy)
The older of the 2 skilled golf equipment within the Metal Metropolis, Sheffield Wednesday received their first two FA Cups as The Wednesday, defeating Wolves and Everton respectively within the finals of 1896 and 1907, each performed at Crystal Palace.
They bought their fingers on the trophy for a 3rd time in 1936, successful a 4-2 thriller towards West Brom at Wembley below their present title.
West Ham
Trevor Brooking and Frank Lampard Sr rejoice with the FA Cup after West Ham’s victory over Arsenal within the 1980 ultimate at Wembley (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Winners within the 60s, 70s and 80s, West Ham lifted their first FA Cup in 1964, twice coming from behind to beat Preston North Finish within the ultimate.
However the Hammers’ most notable triumph within the competitors was their third in 1980, which they clinched as a Second Division facet, Trevor Brooking’s purpose beautiful top-flight Arsenal at Wembley.
Sheffield United
The Sheffield United workforce who received the 1914/15 FA Cup with the trophy (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Sheffield United recorded their maiden FA Cup success shortly after their arch-rivals, thrashing Derby County 4-1 within the ultimate of 1899.
The Blades picked up the trophy three extra instances between then and 1926, successful finals towards Southampton, Chelsea – in 1915, the final ultimate earlier than soccer in England stopped because of the First World Warfare – and Cardiff Metropolis.
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton captain Nat Lofthouse lifts the FA Cup after victory over Manchester United within the 1958 ultimate at Wembley (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Bolton received three of their 4 FA Cups between 1923 and 1929, earlier than including the newest in 1958.
The Trotters’ maiden victory got here within the very first sport on the authentic Wembley: a 2-0 win over West Ham in what grew to become often called the ‘White Horse Closing’, because of the efforts of mounted police officer George Scorey and his horse Billie in clearing the pitch of hordes of followers previous to kick-off.
Wolves
The Wolves workforce who received the 1948/49 FA Cup with the trophy (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Based in 1877, Wolves tasted FA Cup glory for the primary time 16 years later, once they beat Everton 1-0 within the ultimate at Manchester’s Fallowfield Stadium.
They received it once more 1908, 1949 – when captained by the membership’s greatest-ever participant, legendary England defender Billy Wright – and 1960, scoring three objectives within the ultimate on every event.
Wanderers
A plaque on the Oval commemorating the primary ever FA Cup ultimate in 1872, which noticed Wanderers beat Royal Engineers 1-0 (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
The dominant pressure through the childhood of the FA Cup, the unique Wanderers – so named as they didn’t have a set house floor – received the primary two editions of the competitors, defeating Royal Engineers in 1872’s inaugural ultimate on the Oval, and 5 of the primary seven.
Wanderers claimed their subsequent three Cups in succession from 1876 to 1878, earlier than disbanding in 1887. 5 FA Cups in 28 years of existence: stable going.
West Brom
West Brom captain Len Millard lifts the FA Cup after victory over Preston North Finish within the 1948 ultimate at Wembley (Picture credit score: Alamy)
A number of FA Cup winners in each the 19th and 20th centuries, West Brom first claimed the well-known trophy after beating Preston North Finish within the 1888 ultimate.
The Baggies made it 5 in 1968, membership legend Jeff Astle notching the winner towards Everton in additional time – having scored in each earlier spherical that season.
Everton
Everton rejoice with the FA Cup after victory over Manchester United within the 1995 ultimate at Wembley (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Having misplaced two finals, Everton made it third time fortunate and lifted the FA Cup with victory over Newcastle in 1906.
The Blues received it one other 4 instances between then and 1995 – defeating Manchester Metropolis, Sheffield Wednesday, Watford and Manchester United – and have been the one Merseyside winners till Liverpool bought their fingers on the Cup for the primary time in 1965.
Blackburn Rovers
The Blackburn workforce who received the 1927/28 FA Cup with the trophy (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Certainly one of solely two golf equipment to win three consecutive FA Cups, together with Wanderers, Blackburn have been victorious in 1884, 1885 and 1886 – eclipsing the city’s different membership of the period, 1882/83 winners Blackburn Olympic.
Rovers clinched one other two Cups back-to-back in 1890, once they demolished Sheffield Wednesday 6-1, and 1891, with their maiden Wembley triumph within the competitors coming in 1928.
Newcastle
Newcastle gamers pose with the FA Cup after victory over Manchester Metropolis within the 1955 ultimate at Wembley (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Having received their first FA Cup in 1909, getting the higher of Barnsley in a ultimate replay, Newcastle added one other in every of the Twenties and Nineteen Thirties, earlier than a brief spell of dominance through the first half of the 50s.
The Magpies lifted the trophy in 1951, 1952 and 1955, Tyneside hero Jackie Milburn starring in all three of these successes – and discovering the web within the finals of ’51 and ’55.
Aston Villa
Aston Villa captain Johnny Dixon celebrates with the FA Cup after victory over Manchester United within the 1957 ultimate at Wembley (Picture credit score: Alamy)
The primary membership to win seven FA Cups, Aston Villa reached that milestone with victory over Manchester United in 1957.
Birmingham’s most profitable facet had bought their fingers on the Cup for the primary time some 70 years earlier, once they dispatched West Midlands rivals West Brom within the ultimate – a feat they repeated in 1895. In addition they did the double in 1896/87.
Manchester Metropolis
Captain Ilkay Gundogan lifts the FA Cup after Manchester Metropolis’s victory over Manchester United within the 2023 ultimate at Wembley (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Manchester Metropolis bought their fingers on FA Cup quantity seven with victory within the first-ever all-Manchester ultimate in 2023 – 4 years after that they had equalled the file for the largest successful margin in a ultimate with a 6-0 drubbing of Watford. They did the double in 2018/19 and the treble in 2022/23.
Metropolis claimed the trophy for the primary time again in 1904, earlier than triumphing once more in 1934, 1956 and 1969.
Tottenham
Tottenham rejoice with the FA Cup after successful the 1991 ultimate towards Nottingham Forest at Wembley (Picture credit score: Alamy)
When Tottenham first tasted FA Cup glory after beating Sheffield United in a replay in 1901, they grew to become the one non-League membership ever to win the competitors (they have been members of the Southern League on the time).
Over the subsequent 90 years, Spurs added seven extra Cups, together with back-to-back successes in 1961 (once they did the double) and 1962, and 1981 and 1982.
Chelsea
Chelsea rejoice with the trophy after successful the 2018 FA Cup ultimate towards Manchester United at Wembley (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Having fallen on the final hurdle in 1915 and 1967, it was a case of third time fortunate as Chelsea received the 1969/70 FA Cup, getting the higher of Leeds in a ultimate replay.
The Blues needed to wait 27 years to raise the trophy for a second time – however they triumphed on six events between then and 2018, successful the primary Cup ultimate on the new Wembley in 2007 and recording successive victories in 2009 and 2010, the latter as a part of a double.
Liverpool
Liverpool gamers rejoice with the trophy after successful the 1965 FA Cup ultimate towards Leeds at Wembley (Picture credit score: Alamy)
One other membership who received their maiden FA Cup on the third time of asking, Liverpool began their success within the competitors in dramatic style, Ian St John’s purpose three minutes from the tip of additional time securing victory over Leeds within the 1965 ultimate.
Winners for the eighth time in 2022, the Reds loved two ultimate triumphs over Merseyside rivals Everton through the 80s, and a Steven Gerrard-inspired comeback win towards West Ham in 2006.
Manchester United
Manchester United rejoice with the trophy after successful the 1999 FA Cup ultimate towards Newcastle at Wembley (Picture credit score: Alamy)
As Manchester United grew to become the primary English membership to win the treble in 1999, they made a smaller little bit of historical past too: they have been the primary to succeed in the milestone of 10 FA Cups.
The Purple Devils bought off the mark by defeating Bristol Metropolis at Crystal Palace within the ultimate of 1909, earlier than lifting the Cup once more within the 40s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, 2010s and 2020s – impressively beating native rivals Metropolis at Wembley in 2024 for his or her 13th crown.
Along with that historic treble, Sir Alex Ferguson’s United did the double in 1994 and 1996.
Arsenal
Arsenal gamers rejoice with the FA Cup after successful the 2017 ultimate towards Chelsea at Wembley (Picture credit score: Alamy)
From their maiden triumph in 1930 to their 14th in 2020, Arsenal averaged an FA Cup win roughly each six years – the Gunners simply love this competitors.
The North London giants claimed their first Cup below the legendary Herbert Chapman, seeing off his former facet Huddersfield within the ultimate, and had made it 5 by 1979 – once they received a 3-2 thriller towards Manchester United in one of many competitors’s all-time nice finals.
Again-to-back winners in 2002 and 2003 at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium and in 2014 and 2015 at Wembley, Arsenal did the double in 1971, 1998 and 2002.
