2004–05 FA Cup
Football tournament season
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.
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
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:[ 1]
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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