Naked fa cup
Please enlighten us dumb Yanks about what the fa cup is.
It is a group of overpaid underbrained schoolboys kicking a bag of air round a field, and watched by a load of violent half mad people, completely alien to the human race, as we know it.
It's the oldest Football Cup competition in the world. So far several 'top flight' teams have been embarrassed by lower league teams. Most notable was Oldham Athletic (3rd tier) beating Liverpool (premier division). It's down to the last 16 teams now with quite a few minnows left.
FA Cup - Past Winners
Season Cup Winner Score Opposition Note
2011/2012 Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool
2010/2011 Manchester C 1-0 Stoke
2009/2010 Chelsea 1-0 Portsmouth
2008/2009 Chelsea 2-1 Everton
2007/2008 Portsmouth 1-0 Cardiff
2006/2007 Chelsea 1-0 Manchester Utd aet
2005/2006 Liverpool 3-3 West Ham aet, Liverpool won on penalties (3-1)
2004/2005 Arsenal 0-0 Manchester Utd aet, Arsenal won on penalties
2003/2004 Manchester Utd 3-0 Millwall
2002/2003 Arsenal 1-0 Southampton
2001/2002 Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea
2000/2001 Liverpool 2-1 Arsenal
1999/2000 Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa
1998/1999 Manchester Utd 2-0 Newcastle Utd
1997/1998 Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle Utd
1996/1997 Chelsea 2-0 Middlesbrough
1995/1996 Manchester Utd 1-0 Liverpool
1994/1995 Everton 1-0 Manchester Utd
1993/1994 Manchester Utd 4-0 Chelsea
1992/1993 Arsenal 2-1 Sheffield Wed aet, after 1-1 draw aet
1991/1992 Liverpool 2-0 Sunderland
1990/1991 Tottenham H 2-1 Nottingham For aet
1989/1990 Manchester Utd 1-0 Crystal Palace after 3-3 draw aet
1988/1989 Liverpool 3-2 Everton aet
1987/1988 Wimbledon 1-0 Liverpool
1986/1987 Coventry City 3-2 Tottenham H aet
1985/1986 Liverpool 3-1 Everton
1984/1985 Manchester Utd 1-0 Everton aet
1983/1984 Everton 2-0 Watford
1982/1983 Manchester Utd 4-0 Brighton & HA after 3-3 draw aet
1981/1982 Tottenham H 1-0 Queen's Park Rgs after 1-1 draw aet
1980/1981 Tottenham H 3-2 Manchester City after 1-1 draw aet
1979/1980 West Ham Utd 1-0 Arsenal
1978/1979 Arsenal 3-2 Manchester Utd
1977/1978 Ipswich Town 1-0 Arsenal
1976/1977 Manchester Utd 2-1 Liverpool
1975/1976 Southampton 1-0 Manchester Utd
1974/1975 West Ham Utd 2-0 Fulham
1973/1974 Liverpool 3-0 Newcastle Utd
1972/1973 Sunderland 1-0 Leeds Utd
1971/1972 Leeds Utd 1-0 Arsenal
1970/1971 Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool aet
1969/1970 Chelsea 2-1 Leeds Utd aet, after 2-2 draw aet
1968/1969 Manchester City 1-0 Leicester City
1967/1968 West Brom Alb 1-0 Everton aet
1966/1967 Tottenham H 2-1 Chelsea
1965/1966 Everton 3-2 Sheffield Wed
1964/1965 Liverpool 2-1 Leeds Utd aet
1963/1964 West Ham Utd 3-2 Preston NE
1962/1963 Manchester Utd 3-1 Leicester City
1961/1962 Tottenham H 3-1 Burnley
1960/1961 Tottenham H 2-0 Leicester City
1959/1960 Wolverhampton W 3-0 Blackburn Rov
1958/1959 Nottingham For 2-1 Luton Town
1957/1958 Bolton Wan 2-0 Manchester Utd
1956/1957 Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester Utd
1955/1956 Manchester City 3-1 Birmingham City
1954/1955 Newcastle Utd 3-1 Manchester City
1953/1954 West Brom Alb 3-2 Preston NE
1952/1953 Blackpool 4-3 Bolton Wan
1951/1952 Newcastle Utd 1-0 Arsenal
1950/1951 Newcastle Utd 2-0 Blackpool
1949/1950 Arsenal 2-0 Liverpool
1948/1949 Wolverhampton W 3-1 Leicester City
1947/1948 Manchester Utd 4-2 Blackpool
1946/1947 Charlton Ath 1-0 Burnley aet
1945/1946 Derby Co 4-1 Charlton Ath aet
1938/1939 Portsmouth 4-1 Wolverhampton W
1937/1938 Preston NE 1-0 Huddersfield T aet
1936/1937 Sunderland 3-1 Preston NE
1935/1936 Arsenal 1-0 Sheffield Utd
1934/1935 Sheffield Wed 4-2 West Brom Alb
1933/1934 Manchester City 2-1 Portsmouth
1932/1933 Everton 3-0 Manchester City
1931/1932 Newcastle Utd 2-1 Arsenal
1930/1931 West Brom Alb 2-1 Birmingham City
1929/1930 Arsenal 2-0 Huddersfield T
1928/1929 Bolton Wan 2-0 Portsmouth
1927/1928 Blackburn Rov 3-1 Huddersfield T
1926/1927 Cardiff City 1-0 Arsenal
1925/1926 Bolton Wan 1-0 Manchester City
1924/1925 Sheffield Utd 1-0 Cardiff City
1923/1924 Newcastle Utd 2-0 Aston Villa
1922/1923 Bolton Wan 2-0 West Ham Utd
1921/1922 Huddersfield T 1-0 Preston NE
1920/1921 Tottenham H 1-0 Wolverhampton W
1919/1920 Aston Villa 1-0 Huddersfield T aet
1914/1915 Sheffield Utd 3-0 Chelsea
1913/1914 Burnley 1-0 Liverpool
1912/1913 Aston Villa 1-0 Sunderland
1911/1912 Barnsley 1-0 West Brom Alb aet, after 0-0 draw
1910/1911 Bradford City 1-0 Newcastle Utd after 0-0 draw
1909/1910 Newcastle Utd 2-0 Barnsley after 1-1 draw
1908/1909 Manchester Utd 1-0 Bristol City
1907/1908 Wolverhampton W 3-1 Newcastle Utd
1906/1907 Sheffield Wed 2-1 Everton
1905/1906 Everton 1-0 Newcastle Utd
1904/1905 Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle Utd
1903/1904 Manchester City 1-0 Bolton Wan
1902/1903 Bury 6-0 Derby Co
1901/1902 Sheffield Utd 2-1 Southampton after 1-1 draw
1900/1901 Tottenham H 3-1 Sheffield Utd after 2-2 draw
1899/1900 Bury 4-0 Southampton
1898/1899 Sheffield Utd 4-1 Derby Co
1897/1898 Nottingham For 3-1 Derby Co
1896/1897 Aston Villa 3-2 Everton
1895/1896 Sheffield Wed 2-1 Wolverhampton W
1894/1895 Aston Villa 1-0 West Brom Alb
1893/1894 Notts Co 4-1 Bolton Wan
1892/1893 Wolverhampton W 1-0 Everton
1891/1892 West Brom Alb 3-0 Aston Villa
1890/1891 Blackburn Rov 3-1 Notts Co
1889/1890 Blackburn Rov 6-1 Sheffield Wed
1888/1889 Preston NE 3-0 Wolverhampton W
1887/1888 West Brom Alb 2-1 Preston NE
1886/1887 Aston Villa 2-0 West Brom Alb
1885/1886 Blackburn Rov 2-0 West Brom Alb after 0-0 draw
1884/1885 Blackburn Rov 2-0 Queen's Park
1883/1884 Blackburn Rov 2-1 Queen's Park
1882/1883 Blackburn Oly 2-1 Old Etonians aet
1881/1882 Old Etonians 1-0 Blackburn Rov
1880/1881 Old Carthusians 3-0 Old Etonians
1879/1880 Clapham Rov 1-0 Oxford Univ
1878/1879 Old Etonians 1-0 Clapham Rov
1877/1878 Wanderers 3-1 Royal Engineers
1876/1877 Wanderers 2-1 Oxford Univ aet
1875/1876 Wanderers 3-0 Old Etonians after 1-1 draw
1874/1875 Royal Engineers 2-0 Old Etonians after 1-1 draw aet
1873/1874 Oxford Univ 2-0 Royal Engineers
1872/1873 Wanderers 2-0 Oxford Univ
1871/1872 Wanderers 1-0 Royal Engineers
It is a group of overpaid underbrained schoolboys kicking a bag of air round a field, and watched by a load of violent half mad people, completely alien to the human race, as we know it.almost like american football just with out guys spanking each other.
Those of us on this side of the pond find soccer to be rather boring. Naked soccer might spice things up a bit. Are there any woman's professional soccer leagues?
Don't worry; I'm not being too smug. Watching American baseball is about as exciting as watching paint dry. At least with paint, you end up with something worthwhile.
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