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The 2011–12 FA Cup (also known as The FA Cup with
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for sponsorship reasons) was the 131st season of the world's oldest
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knock-out competition, the
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. The closing date for applications was 1 April 2011, and saw 825 clubs apply to enter. On 8 July 2011, the FA announced that 763 clubs had been accepted, which remains, as of 2023/24, the record number of entrants. The
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was played on 5 May 2012 at Wembley Stadium. Chelsea won their fourth title in 6 years, and seventh overall, with a 2–1 victory over
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. This is the first season in which the tournament was sponsored by
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.
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side
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were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by local rivals
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in the
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. The competition was overshadowed by the collapse of
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midfielder Fabrice Muamba during their sixth round match with
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. Muamba went into
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on the pitch and, following failed attempts to resuscitate him, was taken to the
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, where he went on to recover despite his heart stopping for over 75 minutes. The match was subsequently abandoned. On 27 March the match was replayed, with Tottenham winning 3–1. Muamba attended the final to congratulate Chelsea. The winners of the competition would have earned a place in the
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of the
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. However, since Chelsea went on to win the
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, they qualified for the
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as the title holders. The FA Cup berth for European qualification was not exercised as runners-up
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had already won that season's League Cup and
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, the fourth-place finishers in the
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, lost their Champions League spot at the expense of sixth-placed Chelsea, as no association was allowed more than four entrants in the competition at the time and so were compensated by UEFA with a place in the Europa League group stage.


Teams


Calendar

The calendar for the 2011–12 FA Cup, as announced by
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:


Qualifying rounds

All teams that entered the competition, but were not members of the
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or
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, competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 32 places available in the first round proper. The winners from the fourth qualifying round were Tamworth,
Blyth Spartans Blyth Spartans Association Football Club is an association football club based in Blyth, Northumberland. They are currently members of and play at Croft Park. They were founded in September 1899 by Fred Stoker, who was the club's first secre ...
,
Stourbridge Stourbridge () is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Situated on the River Stour, Worcestershire, River Stour, the town lies around west of Birmingham, at the southwester ...
, Bradford Park Avenue,
Gateshead Gateshead () is a town in the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough of Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank. The town's attractions include the twenty metre tall Angel of the North sculpture on the town's southern outskirts, ...
,
Wrexham Wrexham ( ; ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in the North East Wales, north-east of Wales. It lies between the Cambrian Mountains, Welsh mountains and the lower River Dee, Wales, Dee Valley, near the England–Wales border, borde ...
, Fleetwood Town,
Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was f ...
, Nantwich Town,
Alfreton Town Alfreton Town Football Club is a football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England. The club are currently members of and play at North Street. History The club was formed in 1959 following the merger of Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alf ...
,
Southport Southport is a seaside resort, seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. It lies on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain, West Lancashire coastal plain and the east coast of the Irish Sea, approximately north of ...
, Corby Town, AFC Telford United, Hinckley United, Barrow,
FC Halifax Town FC Halifax Town is a professional association football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They currently compete in the National League (division), National League, the fifth level of English football league system. They replac ...
, East Thurrock United, Salisbury City, Chelmsford City, Bath City, Maidenhead United, Sutton United,
Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They currently compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed the U’s, the club h ...
, Oxford City, AFC Totton, Basingstoke Town,
Luton Town Luton Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club from Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The club currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "The Hatters", L ...
, Arlesey Town,
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, Kettering Town, Redbridge and Newport County. Nantwich Town, East Thurrock United, AFC Totton and Arlesey Town were appearing in the competition proper for the first time. FC Halifax Town was also appearing at this stage for the first time in their own right, only three seasons after the winding up of the original ''Halifax Town AFC''. Of the others, Bradford Park Avenue and Redbridge were the only clubs not to have featured in the first round of the FA Cup at least once in the previous five seasons, having last done so back in 2003-04.


First round proper

Teams from Leagues
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and Two entered at this stage, along with the winners from the fourth round qualifying. The draw was made on 30 October 2011 and ties were played on the weekend of 12–13 November 2011. Redbridge, from the 8th tier of English football, were the lowest ranked football team to make it through to the first round proper. * Player of the round: Stefan Brown ( AFC Totton, 38% of the vote).
The other nominees were: Adam Watkins (
Luton Town Luton Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club from Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The club currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "The Hatters", L ...
, 24%),
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(
Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The club competes in , the third tier of English football, and is managed by Graham Alexander. The club was founded in 1903 and ...
, 21%),
Jamie Vardy Jamie Richard Vardy ( Gill; born 11 January 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains club Leicester City. He will become a free agent on 1 July 2025. After being released by Sheffield Wednesday at ...
( Fleetwood Town, 14%) and George Williams ( MK Dons, 3%).


Second round proper

The winners of the
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matches advanced to this stage. The draw was made on 13 November 2011 with the ties played on the weekend of 3–4 December 2011. Redbridge, from the 8th tier of English football, were the lowest ranked football team to make it to the second round proper. * Player of the Round: Stuart Nelson (
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, 43% of the vote).
The other nominees were:
Matt Tubbs Matthew Stephen Tubbs (born 15 July 1984) is an English professional Association football, footballer who was most recently manager of Poole Town F.C., Poole Town. Having started his football career, Tubbs joined Salisbury City and quickly made ...
(
Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1896 as Crawley Foo ...
, 24%), Jamie Tolley (
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, 17%), Matt Ritchie (
Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team, known as the "Robins", currently compete in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded as Swindon A ...
, 13%) and Jon Nurse ( Dagenham & Redbridge, 3%).


Third round proper

The winners of the
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matches played alongside all twenty teams from the Barclays Premier League and all twenty four teams from the
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. The draw was made on 4 December 2011, with the ties scheduled to be played on 6, 7, 8, and 9 January 2012. Salisbury City, from the sixth tier, were the lowest ranked club in the third round proper. * Player of the Round: Hatem Ben Arfa (
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, 43% of the vote).
The other nominees were: Adrian Cieslewicz (
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, 24%),
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(
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, 19%), Matt Ritchie (
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, 12%) and Arnaud Mendy ( Macclesfield Town, 3%).


Fourth round proper

The winners of the third round played in this round. The draw was made on 8 January 2012, with the ties scheduled to be played on the weekend of 28–29 January 2012. The lowest ranked clubs that participated in this round were
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and
Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team, known as the "Robins", currently compete in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded as Swindon A ...
, from the fourth tier. * Player of the Round: Will Buckley (
Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, commonly referred to as Brighton, is a professional football club based in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Their home gr ...
, 44% of the vote).
The other nominees were: Jed Steer (
Norwich City Norwich City Football Club is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their h ...
, 24%), Jermaine Beckford (
Leicester City Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a popula ...
, 24%),
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(
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, 4%) and
Matt Tubbs Matthew Stephen Tubbs (born 15 July 1984) is an English professional Association football, footballer who was most recently manager of Poole Town F.C., Poole Town. Having started his football career, Tubbs joined Salisbury City and quickly made ...
(
Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1896 as Crawley Foo ...
, 3%).


Fifth round proper

The winners of the fourth-round matches progressed to this round. The draw was made live on
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and
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on 29 January 2012, with the ties scheduled to be played on the weekend of 18–19 February 2012.
Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1896 as Crawley Foo ...
were the lowest-ranked team in the fifth round for the second season running and the only club remaining from the fourth tier of the English league system. *Player of the Round: Kieran Richardson (
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, 60% of the vote).
The other nominees were: Colin Doyle (
Birmingham City Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. The team compete in the ...
, 19%), Mark Roberts (
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, 10%), Curtis Davies (
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, 9%) and David Nugent (
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, 1%).


Sixth round proper

The draw for the sixth round took place on 19 February 2012 following the match between
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and
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Tottenham (, , , ) or Spurs, is a professional Association football, football club based in Tottenham, North London, England. The club itself has stated that it should always ...
. Ties were played on the weekend of 17–18 March.
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were the lowest-ranked team in the sixth round, and were the only club remaining from the second tier of the English league system. * Player of the Round:
Nikica Jelavić Nikica Jelavić (; born 27 August 1985) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Jelavić began his career with Croatian side Hajduk Split of the Prva HNL in 2002, before moving to Belgian Pro League club Zulte Wa ...
( Everton, 63% of the votes).
The other nominees were:
Tim Cahill Timothy Filiga Cahill (; born 6 December 1979) is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as an attacking midfielder but also played as a striker on many occasions. A box-to-box midfielder, Cahill became recognised for "hi ...
(Everton 15%), Stewart Downing (
Liverpool Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...
, 12%),
Fernando Torres Fernando José Torres Sanz (; born 20 March 1984) is a Spanish Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former Football player, player who played as a Striker (association football), striker. He is the curr ...
( Chelsea, 6%) and Ádám Bogdán (
Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club ( ) is a professional association football, football club based in Horwich, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the Englis ...
, 5%)


Semi-finals

Ties were played on the weekend of 14–15 April. All four semi-final teams were from the
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, and both semi-finals were local derbies, with a London derby between
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Tottenham (, , , ) or Spurs, is a professional Association football, football club based in Tottenham, North London, England. The club itself has stated that it should always ...
and Chelsea, and a
Merseyside derby The Merseyside derby is an association football match between Everton F.C., Everton and Liverpool F.C., Liverpool, two clubs based in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is the longest running top-flight local derby, derby in England, with its fi ...
between
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and Everton both played at Wembley Stadium. * Player of the Round:
Didier Drogba Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (; born 11 March 1978) is an Ivorian former professional association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker. He is the Top international association football goal scorers by cou ...
( Chelsea, 39% of the votes).
The other nominees were:
Luis Suárez Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz (; born 24 January 1987) is a Uruguayan professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF, Inter Miami. Known for his go ...
,
Liverpool Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...
, 33%),
Frank Lampard Frank James Lampard (born 20 June 1978) is an English professional football manager and former player who is the manager of English club Coventry City. Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, one of Chelsea's greates ...
( Chelsea, 16%), Ramires ( Chelsea, 6%) and Brad Jones (
Liverpool Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...
, 6%).


Final


Top scorers

Correct as of 5 May 2012.


Media coverage

From the first round proper onwards, selected matches from the FA Cup are broadcast live both in the UK and
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by
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and ITV, while
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broadcast in
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. ESPN broadcast 25 live games including the final while ITV broadcast 17 live games also including the final and the draws for the next round.
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, in Welsh. These matches were broadcast live on television in the UK. Welsh language channel
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broadcast live coverage of selected matches involving a Welsh club, which were two
Wrexham Wrexham ( ; ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in the North East Wales, north-east of Wales. It lies between the Cambrian Mountains, Welsh mountains and the lower River Dee, Wales, Dee Valley, near the England–Wales border, borde ...
matches. Their first round proper match at
Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They currently compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed the U’s, the club h ...
and their third round proper replay at home to
Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, commonly referred to as Brighton, is a professional football club based in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Their home gr ...
. Those were the only FA Cup matches that S4C broadcast. International broadcasters


References


External links


The FA Cup at thefa.com
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