10 Fun Facts About FA Cup Winners Quiz

Which club holds the record for the most FA Cup victories?

Arsenal has won the FA Cup a record 14 times, making them the most successful club in the competition's history.

Which club famously won the FA Cup in 1973, despite playing in the Second Division?

Sunderland, then a Second Division side, beat First Division Leeds United 1-0 in the 1973 final - 'the first Second Division side to lift the Cup since West Bromwich Albion in 1931' and one of the competition's biggest shocks.

Which manager holds the record for the most FA Cup wins?

Arsène Wenger, primarily with Arsenal, has won the FA Cup a record seven times, more than any other manager.

What was the first club to win the FA Cup?

Wanderers FC won the inaugural FA Cup in 1872, defeating Royal Engineers 1-0 in the final at Kennington Oval.

Which club famously completed the 'Double' (League title and FA Cup) in the 1970-71 season?

Arsenal achieved their first League and FA Cup Double in the 1970-71 season, beating Liverpool in the FA Cup final.

Which club is the only non-League team to have won the FA Cup since the formation of the Football League in 1888?

Tottenham Hotspur, then a Southern League team, won the FA Cup in 1901, making them the only non-League club to lift the trophy since the Football League was established.

Which of these clubs has won the FA Cup eight times?

Chelsea has won the FA Cup on eight occasions, putting them among the clubs with the third-highest number of wins.

Which club holds the record for the most FA Cup final appearances without ever winning the competition?

Scottish club Queen's Park reached the FA Cup final twice in the early years of the competition (1884, 1885) but never won, holding the record for most final appearances without a victory.

Which team won the FA Cup in 1988, in one of the competition's most famous upsets against Liverpool?

Wimbledon famously defeated league champions Liverpool 1-0 in the 1988 FA Cup final, an event widely regarded as one of the greatest upsets in the competition's history.

Which two clubs share the record for the most consecutive FA Cup wins, with three each?

Wanderers (1876-1878) and Blackburn Rovers (1884-1886) are the only two clubs to have won the FA Cup in three consecutive seasons.