1994–95 FA Cup


The 1994–95 FA Cup was the 114th staging of the FA Cup. The competition was won by Everton, with a shock victory over Manchester United, who were strong favourites to retain the title. This tournament was the 50th to be officially held since the six year suspension due to World War II. Everton's Joe Royle would be the last English-born manager to lift the FA Cup until Harry Redknapp managed Portsmouth to the 2008 victory. As of 2020, this is the most recent major trophy won by Everton.
This was the first FA Cup season to bear a title sponsor.

Calendar

First round proper

The First Round featured those non-league teams who had come through the qualifying rounds and the teams from the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system. The matches were played on 12 November 1994. There were eleven replays, with one tie requiring a penalty shootout to settle it.

Second round proper

The second round of the competition featured the winners of the first round ties. The matches were played on 3 December 1994, with five replays and no penalty shootouts required.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
1Enfield1–1Torquay United3 December 1994
ReplayTorquay United0–1Enfield13 December 1994
2Chester City1–2Burnley4 December 1994
3Preston North End1–1Walsall3 December 1994
ReplayWalsall4–0Preston North End13 December 1994
4Gillingham1–1Fulham3 December 1994
ReplayFulham1–2Gillingham13 December 1994
5Marlow2–1Woking4 December 1994
6Crewe Alexandra1–2Bury3 December 1994
7Lincoln City1–0Huddersfield Town3 December 1994
8Scarborough1–0Port Vale3 December 1994
9Wrexham5–2Rotherham United3 December 1994
10Plymouth Argyle2–1Bournemouth3 December 1994
11Carlisle United2–0Darlington4 December 1994
12Hitchin Town0–5Wycombe Wanderers3 December 1994
13Altrincham1–0Wigan Athletic3 December 1994
14Exeter City1–2Colchester United3 December 1994
15Halifax Town0–0Mansfield Town3 December 1994
ReplayMansfield Town2–1Halifax Town13 December 1994
16Kingstonian1–4Aylesbury United3 December 1994
17Peterborough United0–2Cambridge United3 December 1994
18Birmingham City0–0Scunthorpe United2 December 1994
ReplayScunthorpe United1–2Birmingham City14 December 1994
19Leyton Orient0–2Bristol Rovers3 December 1994
20Bashley0–1Swansea City4 December 1994

Third round proper

The third round of the season's FA Cup was scheduled for 7 January and marked the point at which the teams in the two highest divisions in the English league system, the Premier League and the Football League First Division. There were twelve replays, with one of these games going to penalties to settle it.

Fourth round proper

The fourth round featured the thirty-two winning teams from the previous round, and was played on the weekend of 28 January. There were five replays and two penalty shootouts.

Fifth round proper

The eight fifth round ties were played on the weekend of the 18 February, with three replays being required.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
1Liverpool1–1Wimbledon25,124
ReplayWimbledon0–2Liverpool12,553
2Watford0–0Crystal Palace18 February 1995
ReplayCrystal Palace1–0Watford1 March 1995
3Wolverhampton Wanderers1–0Leicester City18 February 1995
4Everton5–0Norwich City18 February 1995
5Newcastle United3–1Manchester City19 February 1995
6Tottenham Hotspur1–1Southampton18 February 1995
ReplaySouthampton2–6Tottenham Hotspur1 March 1995
7Queens Park Rangers1–0Millwall18 February 1995
8Manchester United3–1Leeds United19 February 1995

Sixth round proper

The sixth round proper, or quarter-finals, ties were scheduled for the weekend of 11 March. The Crystal Palace–Wolverhampton Wanderers match went to a replay 11 days later.
Tottenham Hotspur progressed to the semi-finals of a competition that they had to appeal to compete in after being banned for financial irregularities, and their quarter-final victory over Liverpool ended their opposition's hopes of an FA Cup/League Cup double.
Wolverhampton Wanderers, the last non-Premiership side in the competition, lost 4-1 at home to Crystal Palace in a replay after a 1-1 draw in the first game.
QPR's hopes of instant success under new player-manager Ray Wilkins were ended when they were beaten 2-0 by Manchester United, one of his former clubs.
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Replay

Semi-finals

Manchester United, also chasing the Premier League title, needed a replay to see off a Crystal Palace side who were battling against relegation.
Everton, meanwhile, blew apart a Tottenham side who had started the season banned from the competition for financial irregularities until an appeal saw them reinstated.
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Replay

Final

The final was contested between Manchester United and Everton at Wembley Stadium, London on 20 May 1995. Everton won the match 1-0 through a Paul Rideout goal after half an hour. It was the first time in six years that United were left without a major trophy, while Everton had won their first major trophy in eight years.

Media coverage

For the seventh consecutive season in the United Kingdom, the BBC were the free to air broadcasters while Sky Sports were the subscription broadcasters.
The matches shown live on the BBC were: Newcastle United vs Blackburn Rovers ; Sunderland vs Tottenham Hotspur ; Manchester United vs Leeds United ; Everton vs Newcastle United ; Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur and Everton vs Manchester United