1994 FA Cup Final

1994 FA Cup Final

Event	1993–94 FA Cup
Manchester United Chelsea 4 0
Date	14 May 1994
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Referee	David Elleray (London)
Attendance	79,634
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The 1994 FA Cup Final was the 49th FA Cup final to be held since the Second World War and was contested between Manchester United and Chelsea. United went into the final as Premier League champions, having won the title by eight points over Blackburn Rovers. They were bidding to become only the fourth team of the 20th century to complete "the Double" and the first in their own history. Chelsea, on the other hand, were playing in their first FA Cup Final since 1970 and first major final since the 1972 Football League Cup Final; they also finished 14th in the Premier League.

The match took place on a rainy May afternoon, and, in the first half, Chelsea were the better team. Gavin Peacock had the best chance of the opening 45 minutes when his half-volley hit the crossbar. In the second half, Manchester United took over with three goals in the space of nine minutes; two almost identical penalties by Eric Cantona and a shot by Mark Hughes, following a slip by Chelsea defender Frank Sinclair. Brian McClair scored a late fourth following an unselfish pass by Paul Ince.

This triumph was Manchester United's eighth success in the competition, matching the record set by Tottenham Hotspur three years earlier.

Chelsea, despite losing their first FA Cup final since they won the trophy 24 years earlier, qualified for the 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as United had also won the Premier League title and would be competing in the UEFA Champions League.

It was the third time that Mark Hughes (a member of the 1985 and 1990 FA Cup winning sides) had collected an FA Cup winner's medal. However, his team-mate Bryan Robson was not included in the squad for the final and missed out on the chance of collecting his fourth winner's medal. Hughes would go on to win a fourth FA Cup winner's medal three years later with Chelsea, who later on in the decade emerged as one of the Premier League's top clubs after many years of mid table mediocrity.

Match details

14 May 1994 15:00 BST	Manchester United	4–0	Chelsea	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 79,634 Referee: David Elleray (London)
	Cantona  60' (pen.), 66' (pen.) Hughes  69' McClair  92'	Report

Manchester United

Chelsea

GK 1 Peter Schmeichel RB 2 Paul Parker CB 4 Steve Bruce (c) CB 6 Gary Pallister LB 3 Denis Irwin 84' RM 14 Andrei Kanchelskis 84' CM 16 Roy Keane CM 8 Paul Ince LM 11 Ryan Giggs CF 7 Eric Cantona CF 10 Mark Hughes Substitutes: GK 25 Gary Walsh MF 5 Lee Sharpe 84' MF 9 Brian McClair 84' Manager: Alex Ferguson

GK 1 Dmitri Kharine RB 12 Steve Clarke CB 35 Jakob Kjeldbjerg CB 5 Erland Johnsen LB 6 Frank Sinclair RM 11 Dennis Wise (c) CM 18 Eddie Newton CM 24 Craig Burley 68' LM 10 Gavin Peacock CF 21 Mark Stein 66' 78' CF 7 John Spencer Substitutes: GK 13 Kevin Hitchcock MF 20 Glenn Hoddle 68' FW 9 Tony Cascarino 78' Player-Manager: Glenn Hoddle

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Replay if scores still level. Three named substitutes. Maximum of two substitutions.

Road to Wembley

Home teams listed first.

Chelsea Round 3: Barnet 0–0 Chelsea Replay: Chelsea 4–0 Barnet Round 4: Chelsea 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Replay: Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Chelsea Round 5: Oxford United 1–2 Chelsea Round 6: Chelsea 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Semi-final: Chelsea 2–0 Luton Town

Manchester United Round 3: Sheffield United 0–1 Manchester United   Round 4: Norwich City 0–2 Manchester United   Round 5: Wimbledon 0–3 Manchester United Round 6: Manchester United 3–1 Charlton Athletic Semi-final: Oldham Athletic 1–1 Manchester United Replay: Manchester United 4–1 Oldham Athletic

External links

• Game facts at soccerbase.com