FA Cup Winners

Last Modified May 20, 2025 17:22 GMT
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Crystal Palace won the FA Cup in 2025. (Source: Getty)

The FA Cup or the Football Association Challenge Cup is a domestic football competition in England which was started in 1871. It is an annual tournament and follows a knockout format. The FA Cup is the world's oldest national football competition. All qualified clubs up to level nine of the English football league system are eligible to compete with level 10 clubs serving as stand-ins in case the higher level clubs are unable to enter.

As of May 2025, a total of 144 seasons of the FA Cup have happened and 45 clubs have won the trophy. Arsenal are the most successful club in the competition with 14 wins. Manchester United are the second in the list of most FA Cup triumphs with 13 to their name. Crystal Palace are the current holders of the FA Cup, having won the trophy in the 2024-25 campaign. Palace beat Manchester City 1-0 in the 2024-25 FA Cup final, where Eberechi Eze scored the only goal.

FA Cup Winners (1871-)

ClubFA Cups
Arsenal14
Manchester United13
Chelsea8
Liverpool8
Tottenham Hotspur8
Manchester City7
Aston Villa7
Newcastle United6
Blackburn Rovers6
Everton5
West Bromwich Albion5
Wanderers5
Wolverhampton Wanderers4
Bolton Wanderers4
Sheffield United4
Sheffield Wednesday [A]3
West Ham United3
Preston North End2
Old Etonians2
Portsmouth2
Sunderland2
Nottingham Forest2
Bury [B]2
Huddersfield Town1
Leicester City1
Oxford University1
Royal Engineers1
Derby County1
Leeds United1
Southampton1
Burnley1
Cardiff City1
Blackpool1
Crystal Palace1
Clapham Rovers1
Notts County1
Barnsley1
Charlton Athletic1
Old Carthusians1
Blackburn Olympic1
Bradford City1
Ipswich Town1
Coventry City1
Wimbledon [C]1
Wigan Athletic1

FA Cup Winners Year-by-Year

SeasonWinners
1871–72Wanderers
1872–73Wanderers
1873–74Oxford University
1874–75Royal Engineers
1875–76Wanderers
1876–77Wanderers
1877–78Wanderers
1878–79Old Etonians
1879–80Clapham Rovers
1880–81Old Carthusians
1881–82Old Etonians
1882–83Blackburn Olympic
1883–84Blackburn Rovers
1884–85Blackburn Rovers
1885–86Blackburn Rovers
1886–87Aston Villa
1887–88West Bromwich Albion
1888–89Preston North End
1889–90Blackburn Rovers
1890–91Blackburn Rovers
1891–92West Bromwich Albion
1892–93Wolverhampton Wanderers
1893–94Notts County
1894–95Aston Villa
1895–96The Wednesday
1896–97Aston Villa
1897–98Nottingham Forest
1898–99Sheffield United
1899–1900Bury
1900–01Tottenham Hotspur
1901–02Sheffield United
1902–03Bury
1903–04Manchester City
1904–05Aston Villa
1905–06Everton
1906–07The Wednesday
1907–08Wolverhampton Wanderers
1908–09Manchester United
1909–10Newcastle United
1910–11Bradford City
1911–12Barnsley
1912–13Aston Villa
1913–14Burnley
1914–15Sheffield United
1919–20Aston Villa
1920–21Tottenham Hotspur
1921–22Huddersfield Town
1922–23Bolton Wanderers
1923–24Newcastle United
1924–25Sheffield United
1925–26Bolton Wanderers
1926–27Cardiff City
1927–28Blackburn Rovers
1928–29Bolton Wanderers
1929–30Arsenal
1930–31West Bromwich Albion
1931–32Newcastle United
1932–33Everton
1933–34Manchester City
1934–35Sheffield Wednesday
1935–36Arsenal
1936–37Sunderland
1937–38Preston North End
1938–39Portsmouth
1945–46Derby County
1946–47Charlton Athletic
1947–48Manchester United
1948–49Wolverhampton Wanderers
1949–50Arsenal
1950–51Newcastle United
1951–52Newcastle United
1952–53Blackpool
1953–54West Bromwich Albion
1954–55Newcastle United
1955–56Manchester City
1956–57Aston Villa
1957–58Bolton Wanderers
1958–59Nottingham Forest
1959–60Wolverhampton Wanderers
1960–61Tottenham Hotspur
1961–62Tottenham Hotspur
1962–63Manchester United
1963–64West Ham United
1964–65Liverpool
1965–66Everton
1966–67Tottenham Hotspur
1967–68West Bromwich Albion
1968–69Manchester City
1969–70Chelsea
1970–71Arsenal
1971–72Leeds United
1972–73Sunderland
1973–74Liverpool
1974–75West Ham United
1975–76Southampton
1976–77Manchester United
1977–78Ipswich Town
1978–79Arsenal
1979–80West Ham United
1980–81Tottenham Hotspur
1981–82Tottenham Hotspur
1982–83Manchester United
1983–84Everton
1984–85Manchester United
1985–86Liverpool
1986–87Coventry City
1987–88Wimbledon
1988–89Liverpool
1989–90Manchester United
1990–91Tottenham Hotspur
1991–92Liverpool
1992–93Arsenal
1993–94Manchester United
1994–95Everton
1995–96Manchester United
1996–97Chelsea
1997–98Arsenal
1998–99Manchester United
1999–2000Chelsea
2000–01Liverpool
2001–02Arsenal
2002–03Arsenal
2003–04Manchester United
2004–05Arsenal
2005–06Liverpool
2006–07Chelsea
2007–08Portsmouth
2008–09Chelsea
2009–10Chelsea
2010–11Manchester City
2011–12Chelsea
2012–13Wigan Athletic
2013–14Arsenal
2014–15Arsenal
2015–16Manchester United
2016–17Arsenal
2017–18Chelsea
2018–19Manchester City
2019–20Arsenal
2020–21Leicester City
2021–22Liverpool
2022–23Manchester City
2023–24Manchester United
2024–25Crystal Palace

FAQs on FA Cup

A. Oliver Glasner was the manager who guided Crystal Palace to the FA Cup in the 2024-25 season.

A. Arsenal are the most successful club in the FA Cup with 14 wins, as of May 2025.

A. Manchester United have played in the most FA Cup finals (22), as of May 2025.

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