The 2005–06 FA Cup was the 125th staging of the world's oldest football competition, the FA Cup.

2005–06 FA Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Teams674
Final positions
ChampionsLiverpool (7th title)
Runner-upWest Ham United
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Neil Danns
Paul Hayes
Steve Basham
(5 goals each)

The competition began on 20 August 2005, with the lowest-ranked of the 674 entrants competing in the Extra preliminary round. For the top 44 clubs, the FA Cup began in the third round in January.

For information on the matches played from the Extra preliminary round to the fourth round qualifying, see 2005–06 FA Cup qualifying rounds.

Ties are all single-legged and take place at the stadium of the club drawn first. If scores are level at the end of a match, it is replayed at the away club's stadium, usually 10 days later. If the scores are still level, extra-time and penalties (if necessary) are used to determine a winner. However, 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.

At the special request of England national team manager Sven-Göran Eriksson, the quarter-finals (i.e., 6th round proper) were held on weeknights (they would normally take place at weekends). This action was made to ensure that the season finishes as early as possible, allowing players a full month's rest before the 2006 World Cup finals.

The semi-finals were staged at neutral venues and, like the final, would not be replayed in the event of a draw.

The Football Association had hoped to stage the final at the newly rebuilt Wembley Stadium, London on 13 May 2006, but due to the uncertainty of the new stadium being completed in time, the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff hosted the final, which was contested between Liverpool and West Ham United.

Calendar

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Round Date Matches Clubs Byes Prize money
Extra preliminary round Saturday 20 August 2005 86 674 → 588 none £500
Preliminary round Saturday 27 August 2005 182 588 → 406 278: 225th-502nd £1,000
First round qualifying Saturday 10 September 2005 124 406 → 282 66: 159th-224th £2,250
Second round qualifying Saturday 24 September 2005 84 282 → 198 44: 115th-158th £3,750
Third round qualifying Saturday 8 October 2005 42 198 → 156 none £5,000
Fourth round qualifying Saturday 22 October 2005 32 156 → 124 22: 93rd-114th £10,000
First round proper Saturday 5 November 2005 40 124 → 84 48: 45th-92nd £16,000
Second round proper Saturday 3 December 2005 20 84 → 64 none £24,000
Third round proper Saturday 7 January 2006 32 64 → 32 44: 1st-44th £40,000
Fourth round proper Saturday 28 January 2006 16 32 → 16 none £60,000
Fifth round proper Saturday 18 February 2006 8 16 → 8 none £120,000
Sixth round proper Wednesday 22 March 2006 4 8 → 4 none £300,000
Semi-finals Saturday 22 April 2006 2 4 → 2 none £900,000
Final Saturday 13 May 2006 1 2 → 1 none £1,000,000

Results

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The results listed below start at the first round proper, where the 32 non-league clubs to have made it through the preliminary rounds meet the 24 clubs from League Two and the 24 clubs from League One.

First round proper

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All ties took place on the weekend of Saturday 5 November 2005. Replays, played in the week of 14 November 2005, are shown in italics. Ties are shown in order of the draw.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Nottingham Forest (3) 1–1 Weymouth (6) 10,305
replay Weymouth (6) 0–2 Nottingham Forest (3) 6,500
2 Southport (5) 1–1 Woking (5) 1,417
replay Woking (5) 0–0 Southport (5) 2,298
Woking won 1–0 after extra time
3 Bristol City (3) 0–2 Notts County (4) 4,221
4 Burnham (8) 1–3 Aldershot Town (5) 1,623
5 Rochdale (4) 0–1 Brentford (3) 2,928
6 Eastbourne Borough (6) 1–1 Oxford United (4) 3,770
replay Oxford United (4) 3–0 Eastbourne Borough (6) 4,396
7 Merthyr Tydfil (7) 1–2 Walsall (3) 3,046
8 Hartlepool United (3) 2–1 Dagenham & Redbridge (5) 3,655
9 Bradford City (3) 2–1 Tranmere Rovers (3) 6,116
10 Barnet (4) 0–1 Southend United (3) 3,545
11 Peterborough United (4) 0–0 Burton Albion (5) 3,857
replay Burton Albion (5) 1–0 Peterborough United (4) 2,511
12 Cheltenham Town (4) 1–0 Carlisle United (4) 2,405
13 Histon (6) 4–0 Hednesford Town (6) 1,080
14 York City (5) 0–3 Grays Athletic (5) 3,586
15 Swindon Town (3) 2–2 Boston United (4) 3,814
replay Boston United (4) 4–1 Swindon Town (3) 2,467
16 Chasetown (9) 1–1 Oldham Athletic (3) 1,997
replay Oldham Athletic (3) 4–0 Chasetown (9) 7,235
17 AFC Bournemouth (3) 1–2 Tamworth (5) 4,559
18 Chester City (4) 2–1 Folkestone Invicta (7) 2,503
19 Kettering Town (6) 1–3 Stevenage Borough (5) 4,548
20 Nuneaton Borough (6) 2–0 Ramsgate (8) 2,153
21 Huddersfield Town (3) 4–1 Welling United (6) 5,578
22 Cambridge City (6) 0–1 Hereford United (5) 1,116
23 Port Vale (3) 2–1 Wrexham (4) 5,046
24 Halifax Town (5) 1–1 Rushden & Diamonds (4) 2,303
replay Rushden & Diamonds (4) 0–0 Halifax Town (5) 2,133
0–0 after extra time — Rushden & Diamonds won 5–4 on penalties
25 Barnsley (3) 1–0 Darlington (4) 6,059
26 Torquay United (4) 1–1 Harrogate Town (6) 2,079
replay Harrogate Town (6) 0–0 Torquay United (4) 3,317
0–0 after extra time — Torquay United won 6–5 on penalties
27 Doncaster Rovers (3) 4–1 Blackpool (3) 4,332
28 Shrewsbury Town (4) 4–1 Braintree Town (7) 2,969
29 Bury (4) 2–2 Scunthorpe United (3) 2,940
replay Scunthorpe United (3) 0–0 Bury (4) 4,006
Scunthorpe United won 1–0 after extra time
30 Morecambe (5) 1–3 Northwich Victoria (6) 2,166
31 Burscough (7) 3–2 Gillingham (3) 1,927
32 Stockport County (4) 2–0 Swansea City (3) 2,978
33 Macclesfield Town (4) 1–1 Yeovil Town (3) 1,943
replay Yeovil Town (3) 4–0 Macclesfield Town (4) 4,456
34 Chippenham Town (7) 1–1 Worcester City (6)
replay Worcester City (6) 1–0 Chippenham Town (7) 4,006
35 Wycombe Wanderers (4) 1–3 Northampton Town (4) 3,974
36 Grimsby Town (4) 1–2 Bristol Rovers (4) 2,680
37 Rotherham United (3) 3–4 Mansfield Town (4) 4,089
38 Colchester United (3) 9–1 Leamington (9) 3,513
39 Lincoln City (4) 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons (3) 3,508
replay Milton Keynes Dons (3) 2–1 Lincoln City (4) 4,029
40 Leyton Orient (4) 0–0 Chesterfield (3) 3,554
replay Chesterfield (3) 1–2 Leyton Orient (4) 4,895

Second round proper

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The 40 clubs to have made it through the first round, play off to reduce the number of remaining clubs to 20.

All ties took place between Friday 2 and Sunday 4 December 2005. Replays took place on 13 December. Ties are shown in order of the draw.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Walsall (3) 2 – 0 Yeovil Town (3) 4,580
2 Woking (5) 0 – 0 Northwich Victoria (6) 2,462
replay Northwich Victoria (6) 2 – 1 Woking (5) 2,302
3 Burton Albion (5) 4 – 1 Burscough (7) 4,499
4 Aldershot Town (5) 0 – 1 Scunthorpe United (3) 3,584
5 Shrewsbury Town (4) 1 – 2 Colchester United (3) 3,695
6 Hartlepool United (3) 1 – 2 Tamworth (5) 3,786
7 Cheltenham Town (4) 1 – 1 Oxford United (4) 4,592
replay Oxford United (4) 1 – 2 Cheltenham Town (4) 3,455
8 Mansfield Town (4) 3 – 0 Grays Athletic (5) 2,992
9 Hereford United (5) 0 – 2 Stockport County (4) 3,620
10 Stevenage Borough (5) 2 – 2 Northampton Town (4) 3,937
replay Northampton Town (4) 2 – 0 Stevenage Borough (5) 4,407
11 Port Vale (3) 1 – 1 Bristol Rovers (4) 4,483
replay Bristol Rovers (4) 0 – 1 Port Vale (3) 5,623
12 Boston United (4) 1 – 2 Doncaster Rovers (3) 3,995
13 Rushden & Diamonds (4) 0 – 1 Leyton Orient (4) 3,245
14 Nuneaton Borough (6) 2 – 2 Histon (6) 3,366
replay Histon (6) 1 – 2 Nuneaton Borough (6) 3,077
15 Oldham Athletic (3) 1 – 1 Brentford (3) 4,365
replay Brentford (3) 1 – 0 Oldham Athletic (3) 3,146
16 Southend United (3) 1 – 2 Milton Keynes Dons (3) 5,267
17 Worcester City (6) 0 – 1 Huddersfield Town (3) 4,163
18 Torquay United (4) 2 – 1 Notts County (4) 2,407
19 Barnsley (3) 1 – 1 Bradford City (3) 7,051
replay Bradford City (3) 3 – 5 Barnsley (3) 4,738
20 Chester City (4) 3 – 0 Nottingham Forest (3) 4,732

Third round proper

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The 20 clubs to have made it through Round Two meet the 24 clubs from the Football League Championship and the 20 Premier League clubs, including holders Arsenal.

All ties took place on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 January 2006. Replays took place on 17 and 18 January, and are shown in italics. Ties are shown in order of the draw.

One of the most significant games of the round, if not the entire competition, was the goalless draw between Premier League giants Manchester United and Conference National underdogs Burton Albion in the first match at the Pirelli Stadium. However, United were in no mood for humiliation in the replay at Old Trafford, crushing Burton Albion 5-0.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 West Bromwich Albion (1) 1–1 Reading (2) 19,197
replay Reading (2) 2–2 West Bromwich Albion (1) 16,737
Reading win 3–2 after extra time
2 Fulham (1) 1–2 Leyton Orient (4) 13,394
3 Brighton & Hove Albion (2) 0–1 Coventry City (2) 6,734
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers (2) 1–0 Plymouth Argyle (2) 11,041
5 Port Vale (3) 2–1 Doncaster Rovers (3) 4,923
6 Sheffield Wednesday (2) 2–4 Charlton Athletic (1) 14,851
7 Torquay United (4) 0–0 Birmingham City (1) 5,974
replay Birmingham City (1) 2–0 Torquay United (4) 24,650
8 Manchester City (1) 3–1 Scunthorpe United (3) 27,779
9 Newcastle United (1) 1–0 Mansfield Town (4) 41,459
10 Luton Town (2) 3–5 Liverpool (1) 10,170
11 Preston North End (2) 2–1 Crewe Alexandra (2) 8,380
12 Stoke City (2) 0–0 Tamworth (5) 9,366
replay Tamworth (5) 1–1 Stoke City (2) 3,812
1–1 after extra time, Stoke win 5 – 4 on penalties
13 Derby County (2) 2–1 Burnley (2) 12,713
14 Southampton (2) 4–3 Milton Keynes Dons (3) 15,908
15 Blackburn Rovers (1) 3–0 Queens Park Rangers (2) 12,705
16 Arsenal (1) 2–1 Cardiff City (2) 36,552
17 Stockport County (4) 2–3 Brentford (3) 4,078
18 Norwich City (2) 1–2 West Ham United (1) 23,968
19 Ipswich Town (2) 0–1 Portsmouth (1) 15,593
20 Wigan Athletic (1) 1–1 Leeds United (2) 10,980
replay Leeds United (2) 2–2 Wigan Athletic (1) 15,243
3–3 after extra time, Wigan win 4 – 2 on penalties
21 Sunderland (1) 3–0 Northwich Victoria (6) 19,329
22 Chelsea (1) 2–1 Huddersfield Town (3) 41,650
23 Cheltenham Town (4) 2–2 Chester City (4) 4,741
replay Chester City (4) 0–1 Cheltenham Town (4) 5,096
24 Leicester City (2) 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur (1) 19,844
25 Watford (2) 0–3 Bolton Wanderers (1) 13,239
26 Sheffield United (2) 1–2 Colchester United (3) 11,820
27 Nuneaton Borough (6) 1–1 Middlesbrough (1) 6,000
replay Middlesbrough (1) 5–2 Nuneaton Borough (6) 26,255
28 Hull City (2) 0–1 Aston Villa (1) 17,051
29 Barnsley (3) 1–1 Walsall (3) 6,884
replay Walsall (3) 2–0 Barnsley (3) 4,074
30 Burton Albion (5) 0–0 Manchester United (1) 6,191
replay Manchester United (1) 5–0 Burton Albion (5) 53,564
31 Crystal Palace (2) 4–1 Northampton Town (4) 10,391
32 Millwall (2) 1–1 Everton (1) 16,440
replay Everton (1) 1–0 Millwall (2) 25,800

Fourth round proper

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The 32 clubs to have made it through Round Three.

All ties took place on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 January 2006. Replays took place on 7 and 8 February, and are shown in italics. Ties are shown in order of the draw.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Stoke City (2) 2–1 Walsall (3) 8,834
2 Cheltenham Town (4) 0–2 Newcastle United (1) 7,022
3 Coventry City (2) 1–1 Middlesbrough (1) 28,120
replay Middlesbrough (1) 1–0 Coventry City (2) 14,131
4 Reading (2) 1–1 Birmingham City (1) 23,762
replay Birmingham City (1) 2–1 Reading (2) 16,644
5 Portsmouth (1) 1–2 Liverpool (1) 17,247
6 Leicester City (2) 0–1 Southampton (2) 20,427
7 Bolton Wanderers (1) 1–0 Arsenal (1) 13,326
8 Aston Villa (1) 3–1 Port Vale (3) 30,434
9 Brentford (3) 2–1 Sunderland (1) 11,698
10 Manchester City (1) 1–0 Wigan Athletic (1) 30,811
11 Everton (1) 1–1 Chelsea (1) 29,742
replay Chelsea (1) 4–1 Everton (1) 39,301
12 Preston North End (2) 1–1 Crystal Palace (2) 9,489
replay Crystal Palace (2) 1–2 Preston North End (2) 7,356
13 West Ham United (1) 4–2 Blackburn Rovers (1) 23,700
14 Colchester United (3) 3–1 Derby County (2) 5,933
15 Charlton Athletic (1) 2–1 Leyton Orient (4) 22,029
16 Wolverhampton Wanderers (2) 0–3 Manchester United (1) 28,333

Fifth round proper

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All ties took place on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 February 2006. Replays are shown in italics, and took place on 14 and 15 March. Ties are shown in order of the draw.

Liverpool's 1-0 win over Manchester United ended their arch rivals' hopes of an FA Cup/League Cup double, as well as ending Liverpool's 85-year wait for a win over Manchester United in an FA Cup tie.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Preston North End (2) 0–2 Middlesbrough (1) 19,877
2 Newcastle United (1) 1–0 Southampton (2) 40,975
3 Aston Villa (1) 1–1 Manchester City (1) 23,847
replay Manchester City (1) 2–1 Aston Villa (1) 33,006
4 Chelsea (1) 3–1 Colchester United (3) 41,810
5 Charlton Athletic (1) 3–1 Brentford (3) 22,098
6 Liverpool (1) 1–0 Manchester United (1) 44,039
7 Bolton Wanderers (1) 0–0 West Ham United (1) 17,120
replay West Ham United (1) 2–1 Bolton Wanderers (1) 24,685
8 Stoke City (2) 0–1 Birmingham City (1) 18,768

Sixth round proper

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The most significant game of the round was undoubtedly Liverpool's 7-0 win at Birmingham City, one of the biggest ever scorelines in an FA Cup quarter-final tie.[citation needed]

This was also a rare occurrence of all eight quarter-finalists being members of the top flight.

Charlton Athletic (1)0–0Middlesbrough (1)
Report
Attendance: 24,187
Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)

Manchester City (1)1–2West Ham United (1)
Musampa   84' Report Ashton   40', 68'

Chelsea (1)1–0Newcastle United (1)
Terry   3' Report
Attendance: 42,279
Referee: Steve Bennett (Kent)

Birmingham City (1)0–7Liverpool (1)
Report Hyypiä   1'
Crouch   4', 37'
Morientes   59'
Riise   69'
Tébily   76' (o.g.)
Cissé   88'
Attendance: 27,378

Replays

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Middlesbrough (1)4–2Charlton Athletic (1)
Rochemback   10'
Morrison   25'
Hasselbaink   72'
Viduka   76'
Report Hughes   12'
Southgate   75' (o.g.)

Semi-finals

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Chelsea's hopes of the league title and FA Cup double were ended as they lost 2–1 to Liverpool, while Middlesbrough's defeat to West Ham United ended their hopes of an FA Cup/UEFA Cup double.

West Ham's victory meant that they would be contesting their first FA Cup final for 26 years, with this victory coming just five days after the death of John Lyall, manager of the West Ham side that had won the cup that year.

Chelsea (1)1–2Liverpool (1)
Drogba   69' Report Riise   20'
García   52'
Attendance: 64,575

Middlesbrough (1)0–1West Ham United (1)
Report Harewood   77'
Attendance: 39,148

Final

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Liverpool vs West Ham United before the FA Cup Final at the Millennium Stadium.

In the final, an injury-time equaliser by Liverpool's Steven Gerrard forced a 3–3 draw, and his side went on to win the penalty shoot-out and secure the seventh FA Cup triumph of their history. West Ham's Alan Pardew was the first Englishman to manage an FA Cup finalist side since Aston Villa's John Gregory six years earlier.

Liverpool3–3 (a.e.t.)West Ham United
Cissé   34'
Gerrard   54', 90+1'
(Report) Carragher   21' (o.g.)
Ashton   28'
Konchesky   64'
Penalties
Hamann  
Hyypiä  
Gerrard  
Riise  
3–1   Zamora
  Sheringham
  Konchesky
  Ferdinand
Attendance: 71,140
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liverpool
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
West Ham

Top scorers

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As of 13 May 2006 [1]
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Yakubu Middlesbrough 4
  Steven Gerrard Liverpool
3   Dean Ashton West Ham United 3
  Milan Baroš Aston Villa
  Dudley Campbell Brentford
  Peter Crouch Liverpool
  Neil Danns Colchester United
  Mikael Forssell Birmingham City
  Robbie Fowler Manchester City
  Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Middlesbrough
  Kevin James Walsall
  Leroy Lita Reading
  Gez Murphy Nuneaton Town
  Kieran Richardson Manchester United
  John Arne Riise Liverpool

Player of the Round

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From the first round (qualifying) onward, a panel including Sky Sports' Jeff Stelling and FA Chief Executive Brian Barwick nominated players for the award. The winners were voted by visitors of thefa.com.

The player with the most votes each round won £1000 worth of football equipment for a local school or club, as well as an engraved silver salver.

Round Player Club
First round qualifying Jamie Laidlaw Gosport Borough
Second round qualifying Paul Brayson Northwich Victoria
Third round qualifying Alex Rodman Leamington
Fourth round qualifying Stuart Tuck Eastbourne Borough
First round proper Paul Brayson Northwich Victoria
Second round proper Dave Mulligan Doncaster Rovers
Third round proper Gez Murphy Nuneaton Borough
Fourth round proper Ricardo Gardner Bolton Wanderers
Fifth round proper Jamie Carragher Liverpool
Sixth round proper Steven Gerrard Liverpool
Semi-finals Luis García Liverpool

No vote was made for the final tie.

See also

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Media coverage

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In the United Kingdom, the BBC were the free to air broadcasters for the fifth consecutive season while Sky Sports were the subscription broadcasters for the eighteenth consecutive season.[citation needed]


The matches shown live on the BBC were:

Chasetown 1-1 Oldham Athletic (R1)

Worcester City 0-1 Huddersfield Town (R2)

Hull City 0-1 Aston Villa (R3)

Luton Town 3-5 Liverpool (R3)

Leicester City 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur (R3)

Manchester United 5-0 Burton Albion (R3 Replay)

Cheltenham Town 0-2 Newcastle United (R4)

Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Arsenal (R4)

Portsmouth 1-2 Liverpool (R4)

Chelsea 4-1 Everton (R4 Replay)

Liverpool 1-0 Manchester United (R5)

Newcastle United 1-0 Southampton (R5)

Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City (R5)

West Ham United 2-1 Bolton Wanderers (R5 Replay)

Manchester City 1-2 West Ham United (QF)

Chelsea 1-0 Newcastle United (QF)

Charlton Athletic 0-0 Middlesbrough (QF)

Middlesbrough 4-2 Charlton Athletic (QF Replay)

Chelsea 1-2 Liverpool (SF)

Liverpool 3-3 West Ham United (Final)


The matches shown live on Sky Sports were:

Merthyr Tydfil 1-2 Walsall (R1)

Weymouth 0-2 Nottingham Forest (R1 Replay)

Mansfield Town 3-0 Grays Athletic (R2)

Brentford 1-0 Oldham Athletic (R2 Replay)

Burton Albion 0-0 Manchester United (R3)

Leeds United 3-3 Wigan Athletic (R3 Replay)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-3 Manchester United (R4)

Birmingham City 2-1 Reading (R4 Replay)

Chelsea 3-1 Colchester United (R5)

Manchester City 2-1 Aston Villa (R5 Replay)

Birmingham City 0-7 Liverpool (QF)

Middlesbrough 0-1 West Ham United (SF)

Liverpool 3-3 West Ham United (Final)

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References

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  1. ^ "2005/2006 FA Cup Top Scorers". World Football. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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