FA Cup winners: Who has won the most trophies and full list of victors in world’s oldest club competition

THERE is no older privilege in the sport of football than winning the Football Association Challenge Cup – better known as the FA Cup.

It is steeped in history and any player on the planet would cherish lifting the vintage silverware.

Little did they know in 1871, when Wanderers beat Royal Engineers 1-0, how big this famed contest would become.

Oval – now the cricket ground – played host to that first-ever final over 150 years ago.

Which club has won the most FA Cups?

• Arsenal – 14
• Manchester United – 12
• Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham – 8
• Aston Villa – 7
• Newcastle United, Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers – 6
• Everton, West Brom, Wanderers* – 5
• Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bolton Wanderers, Sheffield United – 4
• Sheffield Wednesday, West Ham United – 3
• Preston North End, Old Etonians, Portsmouth, Sunderland, Nottingham Forest – 2
• Huddersfield Town, Leicester City, Oxford University, Royal Engineers, Derby County, Leeds United, Southampton, Burnley, Cardiff City, Blackpool, Clapham Rovers, Notts County, Barnsley, Charlton Athletic, Old Carthusians, Blackburn Olympic, Bradford City, Ipswich Town, Coventry City, Wimbledon, Wigan Athletic – 1

Full list of FA Cup winners

• 1871-72 – Wanderers 1-0 Royal Engineers – Kennington Oval
• 1872-73 – Wanderers 2-0 Oxford University – Lillie Bridge
• 1873-74 – Oxford University 2-0 Royal Engineers – Kennington Oval
• 1874-75 – Royal Engineers 2-0 Old Etonians (R) – Kennington Oval
• 1875-76 – Wanderers 3-0 Old Etonians (R) – Kennington Oval
• 1876-77 – Wanderers 2-1 Oxford University – Kennington Oval
• 1877-78 – Wanderers 3-1 Royal Engineers – Kennington Oval
• 1878-79 – Old Etonians 1-0 Clapham Rovers – Kennington Oval
• 1879-80 – Clapham Rovers 1-0 Oxford University – Kennington Oval
• 1880-81 – Old Carthusians 3-0 Old Etonians – Kennington Oval
• 1881-82 – Old Etonians 1-0 Blackburn Rovers – Kennington Oval
• 1882-83 – Blackburn Olympic 2-1 Old Etonians – Kennington Oval
• 1883-83 – Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Queen’s Park – Kennington Oval
• 1884-85 – Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Queen’s Park – Kennington Oval
• 1885-86 – Blackburn Rovers 2-0 West Brom (R) – Racecourse Ground
• 1886-87 – Aston Villa 2-0 West Brom – Kennington Oval
• 1887-88 – West Brom 2-1 Preston North End – Kennington Oval
• 1888-89 – Preston North End 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers – Kennington Oval
• 1889-90 – Blackburn Rovers 6-1 The Wednesday – Kennington Oval
• 1890-91 – Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Notts County – Kennington Oval
• 1891-92 – West Brom 3-0 Aston Villa – Kennington Oval
• 1892-93 – Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Everton Fallowfield Stadium
• 1893-94 – Notts County 4-1 Bolton Wanderers – Goodison Park
• 1894-95 – Aston Villa 1-0 West Brom – Crystal Palace
• 1895-96 – The Wednesday 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers – Crystal Palace
• 1896-97 – Aston Villa 3-2 Everton – Crystal Palace
• 1897-98 – Nottingham Forest 3-1 Derby County – Crystal Palace
• 1898-99 – Sheffield United 4-1 Derby County – Crystal Palace
• 1899-1900 – Bury 4-0 Southampton – Crystal Palace
• 1900-01 – Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Sheffield United (R) – Burnden Park
• 1901-02 – Sheffield United 2-1 Southampton (R) – Crystal Palace
• 1902-03 – Bury 6-0 Derby County – Crystal Palace
• 1903-04 – Manchester City 1-0 Bolton Wanderers – Crystal Palace
• 1904-05 – Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle United – Crystal Palace
• 1905-06 – Everton 1-0 Newcastle United – Crystal Palace
• 1906-07 – The Wednesday 2-1 Everton – Crystal Palace
• 1907-08 – Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Newcastle United – Crystal Palace
• 1908-09 – Manchester United 1-0 Bristol City – Crystal Palace
• 1909-10 – Newcastle United 2-0 Barnsley (R) – Goodison Park
• 1910-11 – Bradford City 1-0 Newcastle United (R) – Old Trafford
• 1911-12 – Barnsley 1-0 West Brom (R) – Bramall Lane
• 1912-13 – Aston Villa 1-0 Sunderland – Crystal Palace
• 1913-14 Burnley 1-0 Liverpool – Crystal Palace
• 1914-15 – Sheffield United 3-0 Chelsea – Old Trafford
• 1919-20 – Aston Villa 1-0 Huddersfield Town – Stamford Bridge
• 1920-21 – Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers – Stamford Bridge
• 1921-22 – Huddersfield Town 1-0 Preston North End – Stamford Bridge
• 1922-23 – Bolton Wanderers 2-0 West Ham United – Wembley
• 1923-24 – Newcastle United 2-0 Aston Villa – Wembley
• 1924-25 – Sheffield United 1-0 Cardiff City – Wembley
• 1925-26 – Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Manchester City – Wembley
• 1926-27 – Cardiff City 1-0 Arsenal – Wembley
• 1927-28 – Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Huddersfield Town – Wembley
• 1928-29 – Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Portsmouth – Wembley
• 1929-30 – Arsenal 2-0 Huddersfield Town – Wembley
• 1930-31 – West Brom 2-1 Birmingham – Wembley
• 1931-32 – Newcastle United 2-1 Arsenal – Wembley
• 1932-33 – Everton 3-0 Manchester City – Wembley
• 1933-34 – Manchester City 2-1 Portsmouth – Wembley
• 1934-35 – Sheffield Wednesday 4-2 West Brom – Wembley
• 1935-36 – Arsenal 1-0 Sheffield United – Wembley
• 1936-37 – Sunderland 3-1 Preston North End – Wembley
• 1937-38 – Preston North End 1-0 Huddersfield Town – Wembley
• 1938-39 – Portsmouth 4-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers – Wembley
• 1945-46 – Derby County 4-1 Charlton Athletic – Wembley
• 1946-47 – Charlton Athletic 1-0 Burnley – Wembley
• 1947-48 – Manchester United 4-2 Blackpool – Wembley
• 1948-49 – Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Leicester City – Wembley
• 1949-50 – Arsenal 2-0 Liverpool – Wembley
• 1950-51 – Newcastle United 2-0 Blackpool – Wembley
• 1951-52 – Newcastle United 1-0 Arsenal – Wembley
• 1952-53 – Blackpool 4-3 Bolton Wanderers – Wembley
• 1953-54 – West Brom 3-2 Preston North End – Wembley
• 1954-55 – Newcastle United 3-1 Manchester City – Wembley
• 1955-56 – Manchester City 3-1 Birmingham City – Wembley
• 1956-57 – Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester United – Wembley
• 1957-58 – Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Manchester United – Wembley
• 1958-59 – Nottingham Forest 2-1 Luton Town – Wembley
• 1959-60 – Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 Blackburn Rovers – Wembley
• 1960-61 – Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Leicester City – Wembley
• 1961-62 – Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Burnley – Wembley
• 1962-63 – Manchester United 3-1 Leicester City – Wembley
• 1963-64 – West Ham United 3-2 Preston North End – Wembley
• 1964-65 – Liverpool 2-1 Leeds United – Wembley
• 1965-66 – Everton 3-2 Sheffield Wednesday – Wembley
• 1966-67 – Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Chelsea – Wembley
• 1967-68 – West Brom 1-0 Everton – Wembley
• 1968-69 – Manchester City 1-0 Leicester City – Wembley
• 1969-70 – Chelsea 2-1 Leeds United (R) – Old Trafford
• 1970-71 – Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool – Wembley
• 1971-72 – Leeds United 1-0 Arsenal – Wembley
• 1972-73 – Sunderland 1-0 Leeds United – Wembley
• 1973-74 – Liverpool 3-0 Newcastle United – Wembley
• 1974-75 – West Ham United 2-0 Fulham – Wembley
• 1975-76 – Southampton 1-0 Manchester United – Wembley
• 1976-77 – Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool – Wembley
• 1977-78 – Ipswich Town 1-0 Arsenal – Wembley
• 1978-79 – Arsenal 3-2 Manchester United – Wembley
• 1979-80 – West Ham United 1-0 Arsenal – Wembley
• 1980-81 – Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 Manchester City (R) – Wembley
• 1981-82 – Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Queens Park Rangers (R) – Wembley
• 1982-83 – Manchester United 4-0 Brighton and Hove Albion (R) – Wembley
• 1983-84 – Everton 2-0 Watford – Wembley
• 1984-85 – Manchester United 1-0 Everton – Wembley
• 1985-86 – Liverpool 3-1 Everton – Wembley
• 1986-87 – Coventry City 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur – Wembley
• 1987-88 – Wimbledon 1-0 Liverpool – Wembley
• 1988-89 – Liverpool 3-2 Everton – Wembley
• 1989-90 – Manchester United 1-0 Crystal Palace (R)- Wembley
• 1990-91 – Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Nottingham Forest – Wembley
• 1991-92 – Liverpool 2-0 Sunderland – Wembley
• 1992-93 – Arsenal 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday (R) – Wembley
• 1993-94 – Manchester United 4-0 Chelsea – Wembley
• 1994-95 – Everton 1-0 Manchester United – Wembley
• 1995-96 – Manchester United 1-0 Liverpool – Wembley
• 1996-97 – Chelsea 2-0 Middlesbrough – Wembley
• 1997-98 – Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle – Wembley
• 1998-99 – Manchester United 2-0 Newcastle – Wembley
• 1999-2000 – Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa – Wembley
• 2000-01 – Liverpool 2-1 Arsenal – Cardiff
• 2001-02 – Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea – Cardiff
• 2002-03 – Arsenal 1-0 Southampton – Cardiff
• 2003-04 – Manchester United 3-0 Millwall – Cardiff
• 2004-05 – Arsenal* 0-0 Manchester United (5-4 penalties) – Cardiff
• 2005-06 – Liverpool* 3-3 West Ham (3-1 penalties) – Cardiff
• 2006-07 – Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United – Wembley
• 2007-08 – Portsmouth 1-0 Cardiff City – Wembley
• 2008-09 – Chelsea 2-1 Everton – Wembley
• 2009-10 – Chelsea 1-0 Portsmouth – Wembley
• 2010-11 – Manchester City 1-0 Stoke City – Wembley
• 2011-12 – Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool – Wembley
• 2012-13 – Wigan Athletic 1-0 Manchester City – Wembley
• 2013-14 – Arsenal 3-2 Hull City – Wembley
• 2014-15 – Arsenal 4-0 Aston Villa – Wembley
• 2015-16 – Manchester United 2-1 Crystal Palace – Wembley
• 2016-17 – Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea – Wembley
• 2017-18 – Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United – Wembley
• 2018-19 – Manchester City 6-0 Watford – Wembley
• 2019-20 – Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea – Wembley
• 2020-21 – Leicester 1-0 Chelsea – Wembley
• 2021-22 – Liverpool* 0-0 Chelsea (6-5 penalties) – Wembley

Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk