Editing FA Cup (section)

==Records and statistics==
{{See also|Football records and statistics in England#FA Cup}}

===Final===

====Team====
*'''Most wins:''' 14, [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] ([[1930 FA Cup final|1930]], [[1936 FA Cup final|1936]], [[1950 FA Cup final|1950]], [[1971 FA Cup final|1971]], [[1979 FA Cup final|1979]], [[1993 FA Cup final|1993]], [[1998 FA Cup final|1998]], [[2002 FA Cup final|2002]], [[2003 FA Cup final|2003]], [[2005 FA Cup final|2005]], [[2014 FA Cup final|2014]], [[2015 FA Cup final|2015]], [[2017 FA Cup final|2017]], [[2020 FA Cup final|2020]])
*'''Most consecutive wins:''' 3, joint record:
**[[Wanderers F.C.|Wanderers]] ([[1876 FA Cup final|1876]], [[1877 FA Cup final|1877]], [[1878 FA Cup final|1878]])
**[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] ([[1884 FA Cup final|1884]], [[1885 FA Cup final|1885]], [[1886 FA Cup final|1886]])
*'''Most appearances in a final:''' 22
**[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] ([[1909 FA Cup final|1909]], [[1948 FA Cup final|1948]], [[1957 FA Cup final|1957]], [[1958 FA Cup final|1958]], [[1963 FA Cup final|1963]], [[1976 FA Cup final|1976]], [[1977 FA Cup final|1977]], [[1979 FA Cup final|1979]], [[1983 FA Cup final|1983]], [[1985 FA Cup final|1985]], [[1990 FA Cup final|1990]], [[1994 FA Cup final|1994]], [[1995 FA Cup final|1995]], [[1996 FA Cup final|1996]], [[1999 FA Cup final|1999]], [[2004 FA Cup final|2004]], [[2005 FA Cup final|2005]], [[2007 FA Cup final|2007]], [[2016 FA Cup final|2016]], [[2018 FA Cup final|2018]], [[2023 FA Cup final|2023]], [[2024 FA Cup final|2024]])
*'''Most consecutive finals losses:''' 3
**[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] ([[2020 FA Cup final|2020]], [[2021 FA Cup final|2021]], [[2022 FA Cup final|2022]])
*'''Most final appearances without ever winning:''' 2, joint record: 
**''[[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]]'' ([[1884 FA Cup final|1884]], [[1885 FA Cup final|1885]])
**[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] ([[1931 FA Cup final|1931]], [[1956 FA Cup final|1956]])
**[[Watford F.C.|Watford]] ([[1984 FA Cup final|1984]], [[2019 FA Cup final|2019]])
*'''Most final appearances without ever losing:''' 5, ''[[Wanderers F.C.|Wanderers]]'' ([[1872 FA Cup final|1872]], [[1873 FA Cup final|1873]], [[1876 FA Cup final|1876]], [[1877 FA Cup final|1877]], [[1878 FA Cup final|1878]])
*'''Most final appearances without losing (streak):''' 7, joint record:
**[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] ([[1901 FA Cup final|1901]], [[1921 FA Cup final|1921]], [[1961 FA Cup final|1961]], [[1962 FA Cup final|1962]], [[1967 FA Cup final|1967]], [[1981 FA Cup final|1981]], [[1982 FA Cup final|1982]])
**[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] ([[2002 FA Cup final|2002]], [[2003 FA Cup final|2003]], [[2005 FA Cup final|2005]], [[2014 FA Cup final|2014]], [[2015 FA Cup final|2015]], [[2017 FA Cup final|2017]], [[2020 FA Cup final|2020]])
* '''Longest gap between wins:''' 69 years, [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] ([[1939 FA Cup final|1939]]–[[2008 FA Cup final|2008]])<ref>{{cite web|last=Ross|first=James M.|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engcuphist.html|title=England FA Challenge Cup finals|publisher=RSSSF|date=24 May 2018|access-date=8 October 2018|archive-date=13 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113115049/http://rsssf.com/tablese/engcuphist.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*'''Biggest win in a final:''' 6 goals, joint record: 
**[[Bury F.C.|Bury]] 6–0 [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] ([[1903 FA Cup final|1903]])
**[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] 6–0 [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] ([[2019 FA Cup final|2019]])
*'''Most goals in a final:''' 7:
**[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] 6–1 [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] ([[1890 FA Cup final|1890]])
**[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] 4–3 [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] ([[1953 FA Cup final|1953]])
*'''Most goals by a losing side:''' 3:
**[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]: Lost 3–4 against [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] ([[1953 FA Cup final|1953]])
**[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]: Drew 3–3 but lost in a penalty shootout against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] ([[2006 FA Cup final|2006]])
*'''Most defeats in a final:''' 9:
**[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] ([[1957 FA Cup final|1957]], [[1958 FA Cup final|1958]], [[1976 FA Cup final|1976]], [[1979 FA Cup final|1979]], [[1995 FA Cup final|1995]], [[2005 FA Cup final|2005]], [[2007 FA Cup final|2007]], [[2018 FA Cup final|2018]], [[2023 FA Cup final|2023]])

====Individual====
[[File:Ian Rush, Wales Team, 1988 (1).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Ian Rush]], the former Liverpool striker and record goalscorer in FA Cup final history]]
[[File:Ashley Cole Chelsea vs AS-Roma 10AUG2013.JPG|thumb|upright|[[Ashley Cole]] won a record seven FA Cup finals]]
*'''Most wins by player:''' 7: [[Ashley Cole]] ([[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]) ([[2002 FA Cup final|2002]], [[2003 FA Cup final|2003]], [[2005 FA Cup final|2005]]) & ([[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]) ([[2007 FA Cup final|2007]], [[2009 FA Cup final|2009]], [[2010 FA Cup final|2010]], [[2012 FA Cup final|2012]])
*'''Most wins by manager:''' 7, [[Arsène Wenger]] ([[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]) ([[1998 FA Cup final|1998]], [[2002 FA Cup final|2002]], [[2003 FA Cup final|2003]], [[2005 FA Cup final|2005]], [[2014 FA Cup final|2014]], [[2015 FA Cup final|2015]], [[2017 FA Cup final|2017]])
*'''Most appearances in a final:''' 9, [[Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird|Arthur Kinnaird]] ([[Wanderers F.C.|Wanderers]]) ([[1873 FA Cup final|1872–73]], [[1876 FA Cup final|1875–76]], [[1877 FA Cup final|1876–77]], [[1878 FA Cup final|1877–78]]) & ([[Old Etonians F.C.|Old Etonians]]) ([[1875 FA Cup final|1874–75]], [[1879 FA Cup final|1878–79]], [[1881 FA Cup final|1880–81]], [[1882 FA Cup final|1881–82]], [[1883 FA Cup final|1882–83]])
*'''Most goals (one final):''' 3:
**[[Billy Townley]] ([[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]) ([[1890 FA Cup final|1890]])
**[[James Logan (footballer, born 1870)|James Logan]] ([[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]]) ([[1894 FA Cup final|1894]])
**[[Stan Mortensen]] ([[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]) ([[1953 FA Cup final|1953]])
*'''Most goals (all finals):''' 5, [[Ian Rush]] ([[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]) (2 in [[1986 FA Cup final|1986]], 2 in [[1989 FA Cup final|1989]], 1 in [[1992 FA Cup final|1992]])
*'''Most finals scored in:''' 4, [[Didier Drogba]] ([[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]) (1 each in [[2007 FA Cup final|2007]], [[2009 FA Cup final|2009]], [[2010 FA Cup final|2010]], [[2012 FA Cup final|2012]])
*'''Youngest FA Cup finalist:''' [[Curtis Weston]] ([[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]), 17 years and 119 days ([[2004 FA Cup final|2004]])
*'''Youngest player to score in an FA Cup final:''' [[Norman Whiteside]] ([[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]), 18 years and 19 days ([[1983 FA Cup final|1983]])
*'''Oldest player:''' [[Billy Hampson]] ([[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]), 41 years and 257 days ([[1924 FA Cup final|1924]])

===All rounds===
*'''Biggest win:''' [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] 26–0 [[Hyde F.C.|Hyde]] ([[1887–88 FA Cup#First round|First round, 15 October 1887]])
*'''Biggest away win:''' [[Clapton F.C.|Clapton]] 0–14 [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] ([[1890–91 FA Cup#First round proper|First round, 17 January 1891]])
*'''Highest attendance at Wembley:''' 126,047 (official) up to 300,000 (estimate) at the "[[1923 FA Cup final|White Horse Final]]" ([[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] ''v.'' [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], 28 April 1923)
*'''Most clubs competing for trophy in a season:''' 763 ([[2011–12 FA Cup|2011–12]])
*'''Longest tie:''' 660 minutes (6 matches in total), [[Oxford City F.C.|Oxford City]] ''v.'' [[Alvechurch F.C.|Alvechurch]] ([[1971–72 FA Cup qualifying rounds#4th qualifying round|Fourth qualifying round, 6/9/15/17/20/22 November 1971]]; Alvechurch won the sixth match 1–0)
*'''Longest penalty shoot-out:''' 20 penalties each, [[Tunbridge Wells F.C.|Tunbridge Wells]] ''v.'' [[Littlehampton Town F.C.|Littlehampton Town]] ([[2005–06 FA Cup#FA Cup qualifying rounds#Replays|Preliminary round replay, 31 August 2005]]; Tunbridge Wells won 16–15)
*'''Most rounds played in a season:''' 9, for:
**[[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] ([[1932–33 FA Cup|1932–33]]: 1st–4th qualifying rounds, 1st–5th rounds)
**[[New Brighton A.F.C.|New Brighton]] ([[1956–57 FA Cup|1956–57]]: Preliminary, 1st–4th qualifying rounds, 1st–4th rounds)
**[[Blyth Spartans F.C.|Blyth Spartans]] ([[1977–78 FA Cup|1977–78]]: 1st–4th qualifying rounds, 1st–5th rounds)
**[[Harlow Town F.C.|Harlow Town]] ([[1979–80 FA Cup|1979–80]]: Preliminary, 1st–4th qualifying rounds, 1st–4th rounds)
*'''Most games played in a season:''' 13, [[Bideford F.C.|Bideford]] ([[1973–74 FA Cup|1973–74]]: one First Qualifying, two Second Qualifying, five Third Qualifying, four Fourth Qualifying and one first round)
*'''Fastest goal:''' 4 seconds, Gareth Morris<!-- NOT [[Gareth Morris]] the flautist --> (for [[Ashton United]] ''v.'' [[Skelmersdale United]], [[2001–02 FA Cup qualifying rounds#1st qualifying round|1st qualifying round, 17 September 2001]])
*'''Most consecutive games without defeat:''' 22, [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] ([[1884–85 FA Cup#First round|First round, 1884]] through [[1886–87 FA Cup#Second round|Second round, replay, 1886]]. Won three FA Cups.) 
*'''Fastest hat-trick:''' 2 min 20 sec, [[Nantwich Town F.C.|Andy Locke]]<!-- link explains the accomplishment --> (for [[Nantwich Town F.C.|Nantwich Town]] ''v.'' [[Droylsden F.C.|Droylsden]], [[1995–96 FA Cup qualifying rounds#Preliminary round|Preliminary round, August 1995]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/2010/fastest-cup-hat-trick%E2%80%93030210.aspx|title=Fastest Cup hat-trick|last=Barber|first=David|date=3 February 2010|publisher=[[The Football Association]]|access-date=4 February 2010|archive-date=28 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228013012/https://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/2010/fastest-cup-hat-trick%E2%80%93030210.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
*'''Most career goals:''' 49 [[Harry Cursham]] (for [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] in 12 tournaments from [[1877–78 FA Cup|1877–78]] to [[1888–89 FA Cup qualifying rounds|1888–89]]).
*'''Most goals by a player in a single FA Cup season:''' 19, [[Jimmy Ross (footballer, born 1866)|Jimmy Ross]] (for [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]], [[1887–88 FA Cup|1887–88]].) (Preston outscored opponents 50–5 over 7 matches, including "Biggest win" shown above.)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFACup/History/facupheroes |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120425070535/http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFACup/History/FACupHeroes |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 April 2012 |title=FA Cup Heroes |access-date=10 July 2013 |publisher=[[The Football Association]]  }}</ref>
*'''Most goals by a player in a single FA Cup game:''' 9, [[Ted MacDougall]] (for [[AFC Bournemouth]] in 11–0 defeat of [[Margate F.C.|Margate]], [[1971–72 FA Cup#First round proper|First round proper, 20 November 1971]])<ref>[http://www.onthisfootballday.com/2008_11_20/november-20-mac-o-nine-tales.php 20 November – Mac o' Nine Tales]{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, On This Football Day.</ref>
*'''Most goals without winning:''' 7, joint record 
**[[Dulwich Hamlet F.C.|Dulwich Hamlet]] 8–7 [[St Albans City F.C.|St Albans City]] ([[1922–23 FA Cup#Calendar|Fourth qualifying round replay, 22 November 1922]])
**[[Dulwich Hamlet F.C.|Dulwich Hamlet]] 7–7 [[Wealdstone F.C.|Wealdstone]] ([[1929–30 FA Cup#Calendar|Fourth qualifying round, 16 November 1929]]).
*'''Youngest player:''' [[Andy Awford]], 15 years and 88 days (for [[Worcester City F.C.|Worcester City]] ''v.'' [[Boreham Wood F.C.|Boreham Wood]], [[1987–88 FA Cup qualifying rounds#3rd qualifying round|3rd qualifying round, 10 October 1987]]).<ref>{{cite news|title=Gills' Freeman makes Cup history|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gillingham/7090382.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 November 2007|access-date=15 January 2009|archive-date=13 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113065744/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gillingham/7090382.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
*'''Youngest goalscorer:''' Finn Smith, 16 years and 1 day (for [[Newport (IOW) F.C.]] ''v.'' [[Fleet Town F.C.|Fleet Town]], [[2022–23 FA Cup qualifying rounds|Extra preliminary round, 2 August 2022]]).<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 August 2022 |title=Finn Smith: Isle of Wight 16-year-old becomes FA Cup's youngest ever goalscorer |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62617058 |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821180626/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62617058 |archive-date=21 August 2022}}</ref>
*'''Youngest goalscorer (proper rounds):''' [[George Williams (footballer, born 1995)|George Williams]], 16 years and 66 days (for [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|Milton Keynes Dons]] ''v.'' [[Nantwich Town F.C.|Nantwich Town]], [[2011–12 FA Cup#First round proper|First round proper, 12 November 2011]]).
* '''Biggest gap between two teams in an FA Cup match''': 161 difference in rank between 8th-tier [[Marine A.F.C.|Marine]] and Premier League [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], [[2020–21 FA Cup#Third round proper|Third round proper, 10 January 2021]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/01/10/marine-vs-tottenham-hotspur-fa-cup-third-round-live-score-latest/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/01/10/marine-vs-tottenham-hotspur-fa-cup-third-round-live-score-latest/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Alfie Devine, Tottenham's youngest-ever player, among scorers as Marine's FA Cup adventure ends |first1=Chris |last1=Bascombe|first2=Alan |last2=Tyers |work=The Telegraph |date=10 January 2021 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>