1997–98 FA Cup

1997–98 FA Cup
Country	England
Champions	Arsenal
Runners-up	Newcastle United
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The 1997–98 FA Cup was the 117th season of the world's oldest cup competition, the Football Association Cup or FA Cup. The competition was won by Arsenal with a 2-0 victory against Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium.

Calendar

Round	Initial Matches	New Entries	Clubs
Preliminary Round	Saturday 30 August 1997	318	563 → 404
First Round Qualifying	Saturday 13 September 1997	129	404 → 260
Second Round Qualifying	Saturday 27 September 1997	none	260 → 188
Third Round Qualifying	Saturday 11 October 1997	none	188 → 152
Fourth Round Qualifying	Saturday 25 October 1997	20	152 → 124
First Round Proper	Saturday 15 November 1997	52	124 → 84
Second Round Proper	Saturday 6 December 1997	none	84 → 64
Third Round Proper	Saturday 3 January 1998	44	64 → 32
Fourth Round Proper	Saturday 24 January 1998	none	32 → 16
Fifth Round Proper	Saturday 14 February 1998	none	16 → 8
Sixth Round Proper	Saturday 7 March 1998	none	8 → 4
Semi-Finals	Sunday 5 April 1998	none	4 → 2
Final	Saturday 16 May 1998	none	2 → 1

First round proper

The First Round featured those non-league teams who had come through the qualifying rounds and the teams from the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system. The matches were played on 14 November 1997. There were fourteen replays, with four ties requiring a penalty shootout to settle them.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
1	Blackpool	4–3	Blyth Spartans	15 November 1997
2	Chester City	2–1	Winsford United	15 November 1997
3	Chesterfield	1–0	Northwich Victoria	15 November 1997
4	Darlington	1–1	Solihull Borough	15 November 1997
Replay	Solihull Borough	3–3	Darlington	26 November 1997
Darlington won 4–2 on penalties
5	Bournemouth	3–0	Heybridge Swifts	15 November 1997
6	Barnet	1–2	Watford	15 November 1997
7	Bristol City	1–0	Millwall	15 November 1997
8	Preston North End	3–2	Doncaster Rovers	15 November 1997
9	Rochdale	0–2	Wrexham	15 November 1997
10	Walsall	2–0	Lincoln United	15 November 1997
11	Woking	0–2	Southend United	15 November 1997
12	Notts County	2–0	Colwyn Bay	16 November 1997
13	Lincoln City	1–1	Gainsborough Trinity	15 November 1997
Replay	Lincoln City	3–2	Gainsborough Trinity	25 November 1997
14	Luton Town	0–1	Torquay United	15 November 1997
15	Shrewsbury Town	1–1	Grimsby Town	15 November 1997
Replay	Grimsby Town	4–0	Shrewsbury Town	25 November 1997
16	Wycombe Wanderers	2–2	Basingstoke Town	15 November 1997
Replay	Basingstoke Town	2–2	Wycombe Wanderers	25 November 1997
Basingstoke Town won 5–4 on penalties
17	Brentford	2–2	Colchester United	15 November 1997
Replay	Colchester United	0–0	Brentford	25 November 1997
Colchester United won 4–2 on penalties
18	Bristol Rovers	2–2	Gillingham	14 November 1997
Replay	Gillingham	0–2	Bristol Rovers	25 November 1997
19	King's Lynn	1–0	Bromsgrove Rovers	15 November 1997
20	Plymouth Argyle	0–0	Cambridge United	15 November 1997
Replay	Cambridge United	3–2	Plymouth Argyle	25 November 1997
21	Hull City	0–2	Hednesford Town	15 November 1997
22	Carlisle United	0–1	Wigan Athletic	15 November 1997
23	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Mansfield Town	15 November 1997
Replay	Mansfield Town	0–1	Oldham Athletic	25 November 1997
24	Exeter City	1–1	Northampton Town	15 November 1997
Replay	Northampton Town	2–1	Exeter City	25 November 1997
25	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Scarborough	15 November 1997
26	Margate	1–2	Fulham	16 November 1997
27	Cheltenham Town	2–1	Tiverton Town	15 November 1997
28	Southport	0–4	York City	15 November 1997
29	Morecambe	1–1	Emley	15 November 1997
Replay	Emley	3–3	Morecambe	25 November 1997
Emley won 3–1 on penalties
30	Carshalton Athletic	0–0	Stevenage Borough	15 November 1997
Replay	Stevenage Borough	5–0	Carshalton Athletic	24 November 1997
31	Hereford United	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	15 November 1997
32	Rotherham United	3–3	Burnley	15 November 1997
Replay	Burnley	0–3	Rotherham United	25 November 1997
33	Hayes	0–1	Boreham Wood	15 November 1997
34	Hendon	2–2	Leyton Orient	15 November 1997
Replay	Leyton Orient	0–1	Hendon	25 November 1997
35	Ilkeston Town	2–1	Boston United	15 November 1997
36	Slough Town	1–1	Cardiff City	15 November 1997
Replay	Cardiff City	3–2	Slough Town	25 November 1997
37	Swansea City	1–4	Peterborough United	14 November 1997
38	Farnborough Town	0–1	Dagenham & Redbridge	15 November 1997
39	Hartlepool United	2–4	Macclesfield Town	15 November 1997
40	Billericay Town	2–3	Wisbech Town	15 November 1997

Second Round Proper

The second round of the competition featured the winners of the first round ties. The matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 6 December 1997, with eight replays and three penalty shootouts required, each of which featured a team who won on penalties in the previous round.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
1	Chester City	0–2	Wrexham	5 December 1997
2	Bournemouth	3–1	Bristol City	7 December 1997
3	Preston North End	2–2	Notts County	6 December 1997
Replay	Notts County	1–2	Preston North End	16 December 1997
4	Wisbech Town	0–2	Bristol Rovers	6 December 1997
5	Grimsby Town	2–2	Chesterfield	6 December 1997
Replay	Chesterfield	0–2	Grimsby Town	16 December 1997
6	Macclesfield Town	0–7	Walsall	6 December 1997
7	Lincoln City	2–2	Emley	6 December 1997
Replay	Emley	3–3	Lincoln City	17 December 1997
Emley won 4–3 on penalties
8	Hednesford Town	0–1	Darlington	6 December 1997
9	Fulham	1–0	Southend United	6 December 1997
10	Northampton Town	1–1	Basingstoke Town	6 December 1997
Replay	Basingstoke Town	0–0	Northampton Town	16 December 1997
Northampton Town won 4–3 on penalties
11	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Blackpool	6 December 1997
12	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Ilkeston Town	6 December 1997
Replay	Ilkeston Town	1–2	Scunthorpe United	17 December 1997
13	Cardiff City	3–1	Hendon	6 December 1997
14	Cheltenham Town	1–1	Boreham Wood	6 December 1997
Replay	Boreham Wood	0–2	Cheltenham Town	16 December 1997
15	Torquay United	1–1	Watford	6 December 1997
Replay	Watford	2–1	Torquay United	16 December 1997
16	Rotherham United	6–0	King's Lynn	6 December 1997
17	Wigan Athletic	2–1	York City	6 December 1997
18	Peterborough United	3–2	Dagenham & Redbridge	6 December 1997
19	Colchester United	1–1	Hereford United	6 December 1997
Replay	Hereford United	1–1	Colchester United	16 December 1997
Hereford United won 5–4 on penalties
20	Cambridge United	1–1	Stevenage Borough	6 December 1997
Replay	Stevenage Borough	2–1	Cambridge United	15 December 1997

Third round proper

The third round of the season's FA Cup was scheduled for Saturday, 3 January 1998, although six matches were postponed until later dates. This round marked the point at which the teams in the two highest divisions in the English league system, the Premier League and the Football League First Division (now known as the Football League Championship). There were eight replays, with two of these games requiring a penalty shootout to settle it.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date
1	Darlington	0–4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	14 January 1998
2	Bournemouth	0–1	Huddersfield Town	13 January 1998
3	Liverpool	1–3	Coventry City	3 January 1998
4	Preston North End	1–2	Stockport County	3 January 1998
5	Watford	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	3 January 1998
Replay	Sheffield Wednesday	0–0	Watford	14 January 1998
Sheffield Wednesday won 5–3 on penalties
6	Leicester City	4–0	Northampton Town	3 January 1998
7	Blackburn Rovers	4–2	Wigan Athletic	3 January 1998
8	Grimsby Town	3–0	Norwich City	3 January 1998
9	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Birmingham City	3 January 1998
10	West Bromwich Albion	3–1	Stoke City	13 January 1998
11	Derby County	2–0	Southampton	3 January 1998
12	Everton	0–1	Newcastle United	4 January 1998
13	Swindon Town	1–2	Stevenage Borough	3 January 1998
14	Sheffield United	1–1	Bury	3 January 1998
Replay	Bury	1–2	Sheffield United	13 January 1998
15	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Fulham	5 January 1998
16	Manchester City	2–0	Bradford City	3 January 1998
17	Queens Park Rangers	2–2	Middlesbrough	3 January 1998
Replay	Middlesbrough	2–0	Queens Park Rangers	13 January 1998
18	Barnsley	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	3 January 1998
19	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Ipswich Town	3 January 1998
Replay	Ipswich Town	1–0	Bristol Rovers	13 January 1998
20	Portsmouth	2–2	Aston Villa	3 January 1998
Replay	Aston Villa	1–0	Portsmouth	14 January 1998
21	West Ham United	2–1	Emley	3 January 1998
22	Crystal Palace	2–0	Scunthorpe United	3 January 1998
23	Chelsea	3–5	Manchester United	4 January 1998
24	Wimbledon	0–0	Wrexham	4 January 1998
Replay	Wrexham	2–3	Wimbledon	13 January 1998
25	Cardiff City	1–0	Oldham Athletic	3 January 1998
26	Charlton Athletic	4–1	Nottingham Forest	3 January 1998
27	Arsenal	0–0	Port Vale	3 January 1998
Replay	Port Vale	1–1	Arsenal	14 January 1998
Arsenal won 4–3 on penalties
28	Cheltenham Town	1–1	Reading	13 January 1998
Replay	Reading	2–1	Cheltenham Town	20 January 1998
29	Leeds United	4–0	Oxford United	3 January 1998
30	Hereford United	0–3	Tranmere Rovers	13 January 1998
31	Rotherham United	1–5	Sunderland	3 January 1998
32	Peterborough United	0–2	Walsall	13 January 1998

Fourth Round Proper

The Fourth Round ties were played with the thirty-two winners of the previous round. The matches were originally scheduled for Saturday, 24 January 1998. There were five replays, with one penalty shootout.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
1	Aston Villa	4–0	West Bromwich Albion	24 January 1998
2	Sheffield Wednesday	0–3	Blackburn Rovers	26 January 1998
3	Middlesbrough	1–2	Arsenal	24 January 1998
4	Ipswich Town	1–1	Sheffield United	24 January 1998
Replay	Sheffield United	1–0	Ipswich Town	3 February 1998
5	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Sunderland	24 January 1998
6	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Barnsley	24 January 1998
Replay	Barnsley	3–1	Tottenham Hotspur	4 February 1998
7	Manchester City	1–2	West Ham United	25 January 1998
8	Coventry City	2–0	Derby County	24 January 1998
9	Manchester United	5–1	Walsall	24 January 1998
10	Crystal Palace	3–0	Leicester City	24 January 1998
11	Huddersfield Town	0–1	Wimbledon	24 January 1998
12	Cardiff City	1–1	Reading	24 January 1998
Replay	Reading	1–1	Cardiff City	3 February 1998
Reading won 4–3 on penalties
13	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24 January 1998
Replay	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–0	Charlton Athletic	3 February 1998
14	Leeds United	2–0	Grimsby Town	24 January 1998
15	Birmingham City	2–1	Stockport County	24 January 1998
16	Stevenage Borough	1–1	Newcastle United	25 January 1998
Replay	Newcastle United	2–1	Stevenage Borough	4 February 1998

Fifth Round Proper

The Fifth Round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 14 February 1998. There were four replays, with one penalty shootout.

The biggest surprise of the round was arguably Barnsley's 3-2 win (in the replay that followed a 1-1 draw) over Manchester United. Barnsley were in their first season as a top division side (and ended it with relegation), while United were defending league champions and were also in contention for the league title and the European Cup at this time, although they ended the season trophyless.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
1	Aston Villa	0–1	Coventry City	14 February 1998
2	Sheffield United	1–0	Reading	13 February 1998
3	Newcastle United	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	14 February 1998
4	West Ham United	2–2	Blackburn Rovers	14 February 1998
Replay	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	West Ham United	25 February 1998
West Ham United won 5–4 on penalties
5	Manchester United	1–1	Barnsley	15 February 1998
Replay	Barnsley	3–2	Manchester United	25 February 1998
6	Wimbledon	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	14 February 1998
Replay	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Wimbledon	25 February 1998
7	Arsenal	0–0	Crystal Palace	15 February 1998
Replay	Crystal Palace	1–2	Arsenal	25 February 1998
8	Leeds United	3–2	Birmingham City	14 February 1998

Sixth Round Proper

The Sixth Round ties were scheduled for the weekend of the 7th and 8 March 1998. Two replays were played on the 17th, both of which went to penalties.

Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sheffield United, Division One sides, both progressed to the semi-finals at the expense of Premier League sides. Wolverhampton Wanderers were particularly impressive in doing this, as the side they eliminated from the cup (Leeds United) went on to finish fifth in the Premier League.

Coventry City v Sheffield United

7 March 1998
15:00

Coventry City	1 – 1	Sheffield United
Dublin 32' (pen)		Marcelo 45'

Highfield Road, Coventry
Attendance: 23,084
Referee: Steve Dunn

Leeds United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

7 March 1998
15:00

Leeds United	0 – 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
		Goodman 82'

Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 27,743
Referee: Paul Durkin

Arsenal v West Ham United

8 March 1998
15:00

Arsenal	1 – 1	West Ham United
Bergkamp 26' (pen)		Pearce 12'

Highbury, London
Attendance: 38,077
Referee: Mike Reed

Newcastle United v Barnsley

8 March 1998
17:30

Newcastle United	3 – 1	Barnsley
Ketsbaia 16' Speed 27' Batty 90'		Liddell 57'

St James' Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 36,695
Referee: Neale Barry

Replays

Sheffield United v Coventry City

17 March 1998
19:45

Sheffield United	1 – 1	Coventry City
Holdsworth 89'		Telfer 10'

Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Attendance: 29,034
Referee: Steve Dunn

Sheffield United won 3–1 on penalties.

West Ham United v Arsenal

17 March 1998
19:45

West Ham United	1 – 1	Arsenal
Hartson 81'		Anelka 45' Bergkamp

Upton Park, West Ham, London
Attendance: 35,519
Referee: Mike Reed

Arsenal won 4–3 on penalties.

Semi-Finals

The two semi-final matches were played on Sunday 5 April 1998. Both ties were played at neutral venues, and resulted in a clear victories for Arsenal and Newcastle United, who went on to meet in the final at Wembley. The losing sides were both non-Premiership teams, who endured further disappointment over the next few weeks by being pipped to promotion from Division One.

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal

5 April 1998
12:00

Wolverhampton Wanderers	0 – 1	Arsenal
		Wreh 12'

Villa Park, Aston Villa
Attendance: 39,372
Referee: Stephen Lodge (West Yorkshire)

Newcastle United v Sheffield United

5 April 1998
15:00

Newcastle United	1 – 0	Sheffield United
Shearer 60'

Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 53,452
Referee: Graham Poll

Final

The 1998 FA Cup Final was contested by Arsenal and Newcastle United at Wembley on 16 May 1998. Arsenal won 2–0, with goals by Marc Overmars and Nicolas Anelka to complete their second league title/FA Cup double. They joined Manchester United as only the second English team to achieve this, although Arsenal did so with an entirely different set of players (their first double was in 1971, whereas United's doubles were in 1994 and 1996).

Arsenal v Newcastle United

16 May 1998
15:00 BST

Arsenal	2 – 0	Newcastle United
Overmars 23' Anelka 69'	(Report)

Wembley, London
Attendance: 79,183
Referee: Paul Durkin (Dorset)

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Media coverage

In the United Kingdom, ITV were the free to air broadcasters taking over from the BBC while Sky Sports were the subscription broadcasters for the tenth consecutive season.^{[citation needed]}

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