2004–05 FA Cup

2004–05 FA Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Final positions
ChampionsArsenal (10th title)
Runner-upManchester United
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Cristiano Ronaldo
(4 goals)

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 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 12 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

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 4-3 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 United 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 AFC Bournemouth 1,837
replay AFC 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 AFC 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 4,415
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 Rovers 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 AFC 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 Town 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 3-1 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 United 8,967
replay Hartlepool United 0 – 1 Brentford 7,580
11 Reading 1 – 2 Leicester City 14,825
12 Burnley 2 – 0 AFC 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.

Newcastle United1–0Tottenham Hotspur
Kluivert 5' Report
Attendance: 51,307

Southampton0–4Manchester United
Report Keane 2'
Ronaldo 45'
Scholes 48', 87'

Bolton Wanderers0–1Arsenal
Ljungberg 3'
Attendance: 23,523

Blackburn Rovers1–0Leicester City
Dickov 83' Report
Attendance: 22,113

Semi-finals

The Millennium Stadium during the Arsenal v Blackburn semi-final, 16 April 2005
  • Matches played on the weekend of Saturday, 16 April 2005.
  • Both ties were played at neutral venues
Arsenal3–0Blackburn Rovers
Pires 42'
Van Persie 86', 90'
Report
Attendance: 52,077
Referee: Steve Dunn

Newcastle United1–4Manchester United
Ameobi 59' Report Van Nistelrooy 19', 58'
Scholes 45'
Ronaldo 76'
Attendance: 69,280
Referee: Mike Riley

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.

Top scorers

Source:
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United 4
England Peter Crouch Southampton
England Jermain Defoe Tottenham Hotspur
4 Nigeria Shola Ameobi Newcastle United 3
Wales Robert Earnshaw West Bromwich Albion
England Bryan Hughes Charlton Athletic
Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane Tottenham Hotspur
Scotland Andy Liddell Sheffield United
Norway Morten Gamst Pedersen Blackburn Rovers
England Wayne Rooney Manchester United
England Paul Scholes Manchester United
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.[citation needed]. In this new contract period of television rights, the BBC's coverage increased further to three live matches from rounds 3 to 6, plus one live replay in the same rounds where applicable.


The matches shown live on the BBC were:


The matches shown live on Sky Sports were:


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