FA Cup 1997-98

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The FA Cup 1997-98 was the 117th staging of the world's oldest cup competition, the Football Association Cup or FA Cup. The competition was won by Arsenal with a 2-0 victory against Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium.

The main competition started in November 1999, for clubs from Divisions 1, 2 & 3 and the Premiership. For details on the preliminary and qualifying rounds of the FA Cup see FA Cup Archives.


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[edit] Calendar

[edit] First Round Proper

Margate 1-2 Fulham

Notts Co 2-0 Colwyn Bay

Barnet 1-2 Watford

Billericay 2-3 Wisbech Town

Blackpool 4-3 Blyth Spartans

Bournemouth 3-0 Heybridge

Brentford 2-2 Colchester

Bristol C 1-0 Millwall

Carlisle 0-1 Wigan

Carshalton 0-0 Stevenage

Cheltenham 2-1 Tiverton

Chester 2-1 Winsford Utd

Chesterfield 1-0 Northwich

Darlington 1-1 Solihull Borough

Exeter 1-1 Northampton

Farnborough 0-1 Dag & Red

Hartlepool 2-4 Macclesfield

Hayes 0-1 Boreham W

Hendon 2-2 Leyton Orient

Hereford 2-1 Brighton

Hull City 0-2 Hednesford

Ilkeston 2-1 Boston Utd

King's Lynn 1-0 Bromsgrove

Lincoln 1-1 Gainsborough

Luton 0-1 Torquay

Morecambe 1-1 W & Emley

Oldham 1-1 Mansfield

Plymouth 0-0 Cambridge

Preston 3-2 Doncaster

Rochdale 0-2 Wrexham

Rotherham 3-3 Burnley

Scunthorpe 2-1 Scarborough

Shrewsbury 1-1 Grimsby

Slough 1-1 Cardiff

Southport 0-4 York

Walsall 2-0 Lincoln Utd

Woking 0-2 Southend

Wycombe 2-2 Basingstoke

Bristol R 2-2 Gillingham

Swansea 1-4 Peterborough

[edit] Replays

Solihull Borough 3-3 Darlington (Darlington win 4-2 on penalties)

Basingstoke 2-2 Wycombe (Basingstoke win 5-4 on penalties)

Burnley 0-3 Rotherham

Cambridge 3-2 Plymouth

Cardiff 3-2 Slough

Colchester 0-0 Brentford (Colchester win 4-2 on penalties)

Gainsborough 2-3 Lincoln

Gillingham 0-2 Bristol R

Grimsby 4-0 Shrewsbury

Leyton Orient 0-1 Hendon

Mansfield 0-1 Oldham

Northampton 2-1 Exeter

W & Emley 3-3 Morecambe (W & Emley win 3-1 on penalties)

Stevenage 5-0 Carshalton

[edit] Second Round Proper

[edit] Third Round Proper

[edit] Fourth Round Proper

Tranmere 1-0 Sunderland

Tottenham 1-1 Barnsley

Middlesbrough 1-2 Arsenal

Manchester United 5-1 Walsall

Leeds United 2-0 Grimsby

Ipswich 1-1 Sheffield United

Huddersfield 0-1 Wimbledon

Coventry 2-0 Derby County

Charlton 1-1 Wolves

Cardiff 1-1 Reading

Crystal Palace 3-0 Leicester City

Birmingham City 2-1 Stockport

Aston Villa 4-0 West Brom

Stevenage 1-1 Newcastle

Manchester City 1-2 West Ham United

Sheffield Wednesday 0-3 Blackburn

[edit] Replays

Wolves 3-0 Charlton

Sheffield United 1-0 Ipswich

Reading 1-1 Cardiff (Reading win 4-3 on penalties)

Newcastle 2-1 Stevenage

Barnsley 3-1 Tottenham

[edit] Fifth Round Proper

Sheffield United 1-0 Reading

West Ham 2-2 Blackburn

Newcastle United 1-0 Tranmere

Wimbledon 1-1 Wolves

Leeds United 3-2 Birmingham City

Aston Villa 0-1 Coventry City

Manchester United 1-1 Barnsley

Arsenal 0-0 Crystal Palace

[edit] Replays

Wolves 2-1 Wimbledon

Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal

Blackburn 1-1 West Ham (West Ham won 5-4 on penalties)

Barnsley 3-2 Manchester United

[edit] Sixth Round Proper(Quarter Finals)

1998-03-08
17:30
Newcastle United 3 – 1 Barnsley St James' Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 36,695
Referee: Neale Barry
Ketsbaia Scored after 16 minutes 16'
Speed Scored after 27 minutes 27'
Batty Scored after 90 minutes 90'
Liddell Scored after 57 minutes 57'

1998-03-27
15:00
Coventry 1 – 1 Sheffield United Highfield Road, Coventry
Attendance: 23,084
Referee: Steve Dunn
Dublin Scored after 32 minutes 32' (pen) Marcelo Scored after 45 minutes 45'

1998-03-07
15:00
Leeds United 0 – 1 Wolves Ewood Park, Blackburn
Attendance: 27,743
Referee: Paul Durkin
Goodman Scored after 82 minutes 82'

1998-03-08
15:00
Arsenal 1 – 1 West Ham Highbury, London
Attendance: 38,077
Referee: Mike Reed
Bergkamp Scored after 26 minutes 26' (pen) Ian Pearce Scored after 12 minutes 12'

[edit] Replays

1998-03-17
19:45
Sheffield United 1 – 1 Coventry Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Attendance: 29,034
Referee: Steve Dunn
Holdsworth Scored after 89 minutes 89' Telfer Scored after 10 minutes 10'

Sheffield United won on penalties.


1998-03-17
19:45
West Ham 1 – 1 Arsenal Upton Park, West Ham, London
Attendance: 35,519
Referee: Mike Reed
Hartson Scored after 81 minutes 81' Anelka Scored after 45 minutes 45'
Bergkamp Sent off

Arsenal won 4-3 on penalties.

[edit] Semi Finals

  • The games were played on the weekend of 5th April 1998.
  • Both ties were played at neutral venues.
1998-04-05
12:00
Wolves 0 – 1 Arsenal Villa Park, Aston Villa
Referee: Stephen Lodge (West Yorkshire)
Wreh Scored after 12 minutes 12'

1998-04-06
17:30
Newcastle United 1 – 0 Sheffield United Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 22,410
Shearer Scored after 60 minutes 60'

[edit] Final

Main article: 1998 FA Cup Final

The 1998 FA Cup Final was won by Arsenal after a 2–0 victory over Newcastle at Wembley Stadium.

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