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| 1871 | C.W. Alcock proposes establishment of a "Challenge Cup" |
| 1872 | Wanderers win the first final, beating Royal Engineers 1-0. |
| 1873 | Wanderers retain the Cup, beating Oxford University |
| 1883 | Blackburn Olympic are the first professional team to win the Cup |
| 1884 | Queen's Park are the first non-English team to reach the final |
| 1885 | Queen's Park are losing finalists again |
| 1886 | Blackburn Rovers are 2nd club to win three consecutive finals (after Wanderers) |
| 1889 | Preston North End win the first League and Cup Double |
| 1895 | Aston Villa's Bob Chatt scores fastest ever FA Cup final goal (30 seconds) |
| 1897 | Preston North End beat Hyde 26-0 - an FA Cup record |
| 1901 | Tottenham become the only non-league team to win the cup |
| 1903 | Bury beat Derby County 6-0 in the final (a record) |
| 1910 | Albert Shepherd of Newcastle United scores the first penalty in a final. |
| 1914 | George V becomes the first monarch to watch the Cup Final |
| 1915 | The "Khaki Final". In the last final before the war Sheffield United beat Chelsea 3-0. |
| 1923 | The first Wembley final, also known as the White Horse final, after PC George Scorey and his horse Billy |
| 1925 | Teams from top 2 divisions receive exemption to the third round for the first time. |
| 1927 | Cardiff City become the only non-English team to win the Cup. |
| 1927 | First ever final broadcast by BBC Radio. |
| 1933 | Players wear numbered shirts for the first time. |
| 1938 | First final broadcast live on television. |
| 1945 | FA Cup resumes after WWII |
| 1953 | The Matthews Final. Stanley Matthews inspired Blackpool beat Bolton Wanderers 4-3 |
| 1953 | First FA Cup final attended by Queen Elizabeth II |
| 1958 | Manchester United reach the final despite losing 9 first team players in Munich air disaster. They lose 2-0 to Bolton Wanderers. |
| 1961 | Tottenham Hotspur are the first team to win the double in the 20th century |
| 1967 | Substitutes for injured players are allowed for the first time |
| 1969 | Leicester City lose their 4th Cup Final |
| 1970 | The first Wembley final to go to a replay. Chelsea beat Leeds in the replay at Old Trafford |
| 1973 | Second Division Sunderland beat First Division Leeds United 1-0 |
| 1976 | Second Division Southampton beat First Division Manchester United 1-0 |
| 1978 | The 50th Wembley final. Ipswich beat Arsenal |
| 1980 | Second Division West Ham beat First Division Arsenal 1-0 |
| 1981 | The 100th FA Cup final, and first replay at Wembley. Spurs beat Man City. |
| 1983 | Norman Whiteside (18) becomes the youngest player to score in a FA Cup final |
| 1985 | Kevin Moran of Manchester United is the first player sent off in a final. |
| 1986 | Liverpool beat Everton in the first all-Meseyside final, to claim the double. |
| 1988 | Underdogs Wimbledon beat Liverpool 1-0. |
| 1989 | The Hillsborough disaster. 96 fans are crushed to death at the semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. |
| 1991 | First semi-final played at Wembley. Tottenham defeat Arsenal. |
| 1992 | Multiple replays replaced by a single replay followed by penalty shoot-out. |
| 1993 | Both semis are played at Wembley for the first time. |
| 1993 | Arsenal are the first club to win FA Cup and League Cup double. |
| 1994 | Manchester United complete the double after beating Chelsea. |
| 1996 | Manchester United are the first team to win the double twice. |
| 1997 | Ruud Gullit becomes the first non-British manager to win the cup as Chelsea beat Middlesborough 2-0. |
| 1997 | Roberto Di Matteo scores the fastest Wembley cup final goal (42 seconds). |
| 1998 | Arsenal beat Newcastle to win a second league and cup double |
| 1999 | First ever semi-final replay. Man United beat Arsenal 2-1. |
| 1999 | Man United beat Newcastle to record the first ever league, cup, European cup treble. |
| 1999 | Man United decide not to defend their FA Cup trophy in order to compete in FIFA World Club championship. |
| 2000 | Chelsea win the last final at the old Wembley, beating Aston Villa |
| 2001 | First final played at the Millenium Stadium, Cardiff. Liverpool defeat Arsenal |
| 2002 | Arsenal claim a third league and cup double. |
| 2003 | First cup final played under a roof as Arsenal beat Southampton at the Millenium Stadium. |
| 2005 | First final to be decided on penalties. Arsenal beat Manchester United. |
| 2006 | Liverpool beat West Ham on penalties after a 3-3 draw. |
| 2007 | The final returns to Wembley. Chelsea beat Manchester United 1-0 after extra time. |
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