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FA Cup Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge of the FA Cup with this trivia quiz covering its history, key events, and notable facts.

1 When was FA Cup founded?

2 Early finals were played in other locations and, due to extensive redevelopment of Wembley, finals between 2001 and 2006 were played at Millennium Stadium in ________.

3 What is the title of the document that lists the FA Cup winning managers?

4 The oldest national trophy is the ________.

5 If the winners have already qualified for the ________ via the Premier League, the UEFA Europa League place goes to the FA Cup runners-up.

6 What region does FA Cup belong to?

7 Meanwhile Setanta Sports North America and ________ split the rights in the United States.

8 For a list of semi-final results and the venues used, see ________.

9 Traditionally, the FA Cup Final was played at ________'s Wembley Stadium.

10 Two years later, in 2000–01, Liverpool won the FA Cup, League Cup and ________ to complete a cup treble.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • Sam Cowan is the only footballer to have represented Manchester City in three FA Cup finals.
  • Les Taylor only captained Watford in the 1984 FA Cup final because regular captain Wilf Rostron was suspended.
  • Stan Mortensen scored a hat-trick in the 1953 FA Cup Final at Wembley, becoming the first player ever to do so.
  • in 1914, English footballer Tom Bamford played in the only Burnley team to win the FA Cup to date.
  • the English football club Trawden Forest never lost a home game in the FA Cup.
  • John Haworth is the only Burnley manager to date to have led the team to an FA Cup victory.
  • Bradford City Football Club blamed their FA Cup exit in the 1919–20 season on a pre-game trip to Fry's chocolate works.
  • Darlington F.C. lost in both the second and the third rounds of the FA Cup in the 1999–2000 season.
  • footballer Tommy Magee is the only West Bromwich Albion player to have won both a League Championship medal and an FA Cup winners' medal with the club.
  • footballer Alan Taylor scored two goals in the quarter final, two goals in the semi final and two goals in the final of the 1975 FA Cup as his club West Ham United won the competition.
  • footballer David Weir scored Manchester City's first ever FA Cup goal.
  • Fred Hollands scored twice in Southampton St Mary's biggest competitive victory, a 14–0 FA Cup win against Newbury Town on 13 October 1894 that still remains a record win for Southampton.
  • footballer Andy Leaning was named man of the match following York City's 3–1 extra time defeat at Liverpool in the FA Cup fifth round in 1986, with his performance being described as "heroic".