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NEWTON HEATH & MANCHESTER UNITED FA CUP
records
A List of Seasons in which
Newton Heath & Manchester United entered the FA
Cup
Click on season
column for match breakdown
The F.A. Challenge Cup, is the
oldest and most famous football competition in the world. The number of
entries in the competition has risen steadily from the original 15 clubs
in 1871. In the inter-war years over 600 clubs took part.
Now there is a
standard of ability and ground facilities which must be reached before a
club’s entry is accepted by The F.A. Challenge Cup Committee.
The Competition begins with an Extra-Preliminary Round in August. There is
then a Preliminary Round, four Qualifying Rounds, followed by six Rounds
in the Competition Proper, a Semi-Final and a Final. Currently, the
Football Conference Clubs are exempted to the Fourth Qualifying Round, the
Football League Second and Third Division Clubs are exempted to the First
Round Proper and the F.A. Premier League Clubs and Football League First
Division Clubs are exempted to the Third Round Proper stage. All matches,
except the Semi-Final and Final ties are replayed if drawn after 90
minutes.
The Semi-Finals and Final tie are played to a finish on the day.
The Cup Final, staged at Wembley from 1923 to 2000 had a legendary status
within the game that looks set to continue while the Final is played at
Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium.
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