The 2001–02 FA Cup (known as The FA Cup sponsored by

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for sponsorship reasons) was the 121st season of the world's oldest knockout

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competition, the

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. The competition was won by

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with a 2–0 win against

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, courtesy of goals from

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and

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in the final 20 minutes of the game, completing a domestic Double for Arsenal.

First round proper

This round is the first in which teams from the Second Division and Third Division compete with non-League teams. Matches were played 16, 17 and 18 November, with replays on 27 November and 28 November.

Second round proper

Matches were played on 8 December and 9 December, with replays on 18 December and 19 December.

Third round proper

This round marked the first time First Division and Premier League (top-flight) teams played. Matches played 5 January and 6 January, replays on 15 January and 16 January.

Fourth round proper

Matches played on the weekend of 26 January, replay on 6 February. The match between Arsenal and Liverpool was a rematch of the previous year's final.

Fifth round proper

Matches played on the weekend of 16 February and 17 February, with the replay on 26 February. West Bromwich Albion were the only non-Premiership side to progress to the last eight, at the expense of Cheltenham Town – the last remaining Division Three side in the competition.

Sixth round proper

Matches were played on the weekend of 9 March, with the replay on 23 March. West Bromwich Albion were the last non-Premiership side remaining in the competition, and their hopes of further progression were ended when they lost the quarter-final tie at home to Fulham. ---- ---- ----

Replay

Semi-finals

Matches played at a neutral venue on April 14, 2002.

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, who had been on the losing side for Middlesbrough in both the FA Cup and League Cup finals five years earlier, endured further misfortune when he scored an own goal that ended his side's hopes of FA Cup glory and handed the initiative to Arsenal. Fulham, who were playing their first top division season for more than 30 years, had been hoping to compensate for a disappointing Premier League campaign with glory in the FA Cup. These hopes were ended by their neighbours

, who won the semi-final tie 1–0. ----

Final

Arsenal's 2–0 victory set them up for a third

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(which was completed when they sealed the league title four days later) and saw them equal Tottenham's eight FA Cup triumphs – putting them second only to Manchester United (10 trophies) as the most frequent winners of the FA Cup.

Media coverage

In the United Kingdom, the

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