The 2001–02 FA Cup (known as The FA Cup sponsored by AXA for sponsorship reasons) was the 121st season of the world's oldest knockout football competition, the FA Cup. The competition was won by Arsenal with a 2–0 win against Chelsea, courtesy of goals from Ray Parlour and Freddie Ljungberg in the final 20 minutes of the game, completing a domestic Double for Arsenal.[1]

2001–02 FA Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Final positions
ChampionsArsenal (8th title)
Runner-upChelsea
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Chris Greenacre
Tony Naylor
(5 goals)

First round proper edit

This round is the first in which teams from the Second Division and Third Division compete with non-League teams. Matches were played 16, 17 and 18 November, with replays on 27 November and 28 November.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Blackpool 2–2 Newport County 5,005
replay Newport County 1 – 4 Blackpool 3,721
2 AFC Bournemouth 3–0 Worksop Town 4,414
3 Barnet 0–0 Carlisle United 2,277
replay Carlisle United 1 – 0 Barnet 1,470
4 Bristol City 0–1 Leyton Orient 6,343
5 Reading 1–0 Welling United 5,338
6 Northwich Victoria 2–5 Hull City 2,285
7 Macclesfield Town 2–2 Forest Green Rovers 1,520
replay Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Macclesfield Town 1,714
Macclesfield Town won 11-10 on penalties
8 Lincoln City 1–1 Bury 2,925
replay Bury 1 – 1 Lincoln City 2,194
Lincoln City won 3-2 on penalties
9 Swindon Town 3–1 Hartlepool United 4,766
10 Doncaster Rovers 2–3 Scunthorpe United 6,222
11 Tranmere Rovers 4–1 Brigg Town
12 Kidderminster Harriers 0–1 Darlington 2,471
13 Brentford 1–0 Morecambe 4,026
14 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Shrewsbury Town 5,450
15 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Barrow 5,795
replay Barrow 0 – 2 Oldham Athletic 4,368
16 Worcester City 0–1 Rushden & Diamonds
17 Altrincham 1–1 Lancaster City 2,076
replay Lancaster City 1 – 4 Altrincham
18 Southend United 3–2 Luton Town
19 Exeter City 3–0 Cambridge City
20 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Gravesend & Northfleet 6,112
21 Mansfield Town 1–0 Oxford United
22 Cardiff City 3–1 Tiverton Town 6,638
23 Grays Athletic 1–2 Hinckley United
24 Port Vale 3–0 Aylesbury United
25 Halifax Town 2–1 Farnborough Town
26 Stalybridge Celtic 0–3 Chesterfield
27 Torquay United 1–2 Northampton Town
28 Hereford United 1–0 Wrexham
29 Kettering Town 1–6 Cheltenham Town
30 Stoke City 2–0 Lewes 7,081
31 Hayes 3–4 Wycombe Wanderers
32 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Canvey Island
33 Tamworth 1–1 Rochdale
replay Rochdale 1 – 0 Tamworth
34 Colchester United 0–0 York City
replay York City 2 – 2 Colchester United
York City won 3-2 on penalties
35 Whitby Town 1–1 Plymouth Argyle
replay Plymouth Argyle 3 – 2 Whitby Town
36 Cambridge United 1–1 Notts County
replay Notts County 2 – 0 Cambridge United
37 Swansea City 4–0 Queen's Park Rangers
38 Dagenham & Redbridge 1–0 Southport
39 Aldershot Town 0–0 Bristol Rovers
replay Bristol Rovers 1 – 0 Aldershot Town
40 Bedford Town 0–0 Peterborough United
replay Peterborough United 2 – 1 Bedford Town

Second round proper edit

Matches were played on 8 December and 9 December, with replays on 18 December and 19 December.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Blackpool 2–0 Rochdale 5,191
2 Chesterfield 1–1 Southend United 4,522
replay Southend United 2 – 0 Chesterfield 5,518
3 Canvey Island 1–0 Northampton Town 3,000
4 Macclesfield Town 4–1 Swansea City 2,025
5 Swindon Town 3–2 Hereford United 7,699
6 Tranmere Rovers 6–1 Carlisle United 7,428
7 Wycombe Wanderers 3–0 Notts County 4,725
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Rushden & Diamonds 5,647
9 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Bristol Rovers 6,141
replay Bristol Rovers 3 – 2 Plymouth Argyle 5,763
10 Hull City 2–3 Oldham Athletic 9,422
11 Altrincham 1–2 Darlington 3,302
12 Exeter City 0–0 Dagenham & Redbridge 4,082
replay Dagenham & Redbridge 3 – 0 Exeter City 2,660
13 Scunthorpe United 3–2 Brentford 3,457
14 Mansfield Town 4–0 Huddersfield Town 6,836
15 Cardiff City 3–0 Port Vale 9,650
16 Halifax Town 1–1 Stoke City 3,335
replay Stoke City 3 – 0 Halifax Town 4,356
17 York City 2–0 Reading 3,161
18 Peterborough United 1–0 AFC Bournemouth 4,773
19 Leyton Orient 2–1 Lincoln City 4,195
20 Hinckley United 0–2 Cheltenham Town 2,661

Third round proper edit

This round marked the first time First Division and Premier League (top-flight) teams played. Matches played 5 January and 6 January, replays on 15 January and 16 January.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Darlington 2–2 Peterborough United 10,892
replay Peterborough United 2 – 0 Darlington
2 Burnley 4–1 Canvey Island 11,496
3 Liverpool 3–0 Birmingham City 40,875
4 Watford 2–4 Arsenal 20,105
5 Walsall 2–0 Bradford City
6 Leicester City 2–1 Mansfield Town
7 Aston Villa 2–3 Manchester United 38,444
8 Grimsby Town 0–0 York City
replay York City 1 – 0 Grimsby Town
9 Macclesfield Town 0–3 West Ham United
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Gillingham 15,271
11 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday
12 Sunderland 1–2 West Bromwich Albion 29,133
13 Derby County 1–3 Bristol Rovers 18,549
14 Sheffield United 1–0 Nottingham Forest 14,696
15 Stockport County 1–4 Bolton Wanderers 5,821
16 Newcastle United 2–0 Crystal Palace
17 Wycombe Wanderers 2–2 Fulham
replay Fulham 1 – 0 Wycombe Wanderers
18 Manchester City 2–0 Swindon Town
19 Barnsley 1–1 Blackburn Rovers
replay Blackburn Rovers 3 – 1 Barnsley
20 Coventry City 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur
21 Portsmouth 1–4 Leyton Orient
22 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Preston North End 6,548
23 Norwich City 0–0 Chelsea 21,017
replay Chelsea 4 – 0 Norwich City 24,231
24 Millwall 2–1 Scunthorpe United
25 Wimbledon 0–0 Middlesbrough
replay Middlesbrough 2–0 Wimbledon
26 Southend United 1–3 Tranmere Rovers
27 Cardiff City 2–1 Leeds United 22,009
28 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Blackpool
29 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Oldham Athletic 5,801
30 Stoke City 0–1 Everton 28,218
31 Rotherham United 2–1 Southampton
32 Dagenham & Redbridge 1–4 Ipswich Town

Fourth round proper edit

Matches played on the weekend of 26 January, replay on 6 February. The match between Arsenal and Liverpool was a rematch of the previous year's final.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Preston North End 2–1 Sheffield United 13,068
2 Gillingham 1–0 Bristol Rovers
3 Middlesbrough 2–0 Manchester United
4 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Leicester City 26,860
5 Everton 4–1 Leyton Orient
6 Ipswich Town 1–4 Manchester City
7 Tranmere Rovers 3–1 Cardiff City
8 Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Bolton Wanderers
9 Millwall 0–1 Blackburn Rovers
10 Chelsea 1–1 West Ham United 33,443
replay West Ham United 2–3 Chelsea 27,272
11 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Walsall
12 Arsenal 1–0 Liverpool 38,092
13 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Burnley 7,300
14 York City 0–2 Fulham
15 Rotherham United 2–4 Crewe Alexandra
16 Peterborough United 2–4 Newcastle United

Fifth round proper edit

Matches played on the weekend of 16 February and 17 February, with the replay on 26 February.

West Bromwich Albion were the only non-Premiership side to progress to the last eight, at the expense of Cheltenham Town – the last remaining Division Three side in the competition.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Walsall 1–2 Fulham
2 Middlesbrough 1–0 Blackburn Rovers
3 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Cheltenham Town 27,179
4 Everton 0–0 Crewe Alexandra
replay Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Everton
5 Newcastle United 1–0 Manchester City
6 Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Tranmere Rovers
7 Chelsea 3–1 Preston North End 28,133
8 Arsenal 5–2 Gillingham

Sixth round proper edit

Matches were played on the weekend of 9 March, with the replay on 23 March.

West Bromwich Albion were the last non-Premiership side remaining in the competition, and their hopes of further progression were ended when they lost the quarter-final tie at home to Fulham.

Middlesbrough3–0Everton
Whelan   35'
Németh   37'
Ince   42'
Report
Attendance: 26,950
Referee: Alan Wiley

West Bromwich Albion0–1Fulham
Report Marlet   47'
Attendance: 24,811
Referee: Neale Barry

Newcastle United1–1Arsenal
Robert   52' Report Edu   14'
Attendance: 51,027
Referee: Mark Halsey

Tottenham Hotspur0–4Chelsea
Report Gallas   12'
Guðjohnsen   48', 66'
Le Saux   54'
Attendance: 32,896
Referee: Andy D'Urso

Replay edit

Arsenal3–0Newcastle United
Pires   2'
Bergkamp   9'
Campbell   50'
Report
Attendance: 38,073
Referee: Uriah Rennie

Semi-finals edit

Matches played at a neutral venue on April 14, 2002.

Gianluca Festa, who had been on the losing side for Middlesbrough in both the FA Cup and League Cup finals five years earlier, endured further misfortune when he scored an own goal that ended his side's hopes of FA Cup glory and handed the initiative to Arsenal.

Fulham, who were playing their first top division season for more than 30 years, had been hoping to compensate for a disappointing Premier League campaign with glory in the FA Cup. These hopes were ended by their neighbours Chelsea, who won the semi-final tie 1–0.

Fulham0–1Chelsea
Report Terry   42'
Attendance: 36,147
Referee: Graham Poll

Middlesbrough0–1Arsenal
Report Festa   39' (o.g.)
Attendance: 61,168
Referee: David Elleray

Final edit

Arsenal's 2–0 victory set them up for a third double (which was completed when they sealed the league title four days later) and saw them equal Tottenham's eight FA Cup triumphs – putting them second only to Manchester United (10 trophies) as the most frequent winners of the FA Cup.

Arsenal2–0Chelsea
Parlour   70'
Ljungberg   80'
Report

Media coverage edit

In the United Kingdom, the BBC were the free to air broadcasters taking over from ITV who had it after four years while Sky Sports were the subscription broadcasters for the fourteenth consecutive season.[citation needed]

The BBC had a much-expanded rights package compared to previous terrestrial networks, showing live games from the first two rounds and multiple live matches from rounds 3 to 6. This meant two BBC live matches on a Sunday and matches being played at 7pm on a Sunday evening, which was not popular with travelling supporters and was discontinued after the fifth round; the quarter-final between Newcastle and Arsenal was the first FA Cup match other than finals to be shown live by the BBC on a Saturday.

The live matches shown on the BBC were:


The live matches shown on Sky Sports were:

References edit

  1. ^ Lawrence, Amy (25 May 2017). "It was Arsenal's day in 2002 – but it has mostly been Chelsea's ever since". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 February 2024.