2011–12 FA Cup

2011–12 FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup
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Tournament details
Country	England; Wales
Teams	763
	← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 FA Cup (also known as the 2011–12 FA Cup with Budweiser)^[1] is the 131st season of the world's oldest association football knock-out competition. The closing date for applications was 1 April 2011, and saw 825 clubs apply to enter.^[2] On 8 July 2011 the FA announced that 763 clubs had been accepted.^[3] The winners will qualify for the group stage of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.^[4]

Manchester City were the defending champions, having beaten Stoke City 1–0 in the 2011 Final. They made an early exit in 2011-2012 after being defeated 3–2 by rivals Manchester United in the Third Round.

This is the first season that the tournament is sponsored by Budweiser.

Teams

Round	Clubs remaining	Clubs involved	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	Leagues entering at this round
Extra Preliminary Round	763	408	none	408	Levels 9, 10 and 11 in football league pyramid^¹^[5]
Preliminary Round	559	334	204	130	Northern Premier League Division One North^² Northern Premier League Division One South^{³ Southern Football League Division One Central Southern Football League Division One South & West Isthmian League Division One North Isthmian League Division One South}
First Round Qualifying	392	232	167	65	Northern Premier League Premier Division⁴ Southern Football League Premier Division Isthmian League Premier Division
Second Round Qualifying	276	160	116	44	Conference North Conference South
Third Round Qualifying	196	80	80	none	none
Fourth Round Qualifying	156	64	40	24	Conference National
First Round Proper	124	80	32	48	Football League One Football League Two
Second Round Proper	84	40	40	none	none
Third Round Proper	64	64	20	44	Premier League Football League Championship
Fourth Round Proper	32	32	32	none	none
Fifth Round Proper	16	16	16	none	none
Sixth Round Proper	8	8	8	none	none
Semi-finals	4	4	4	none	none
Final	2	2	2	none	none

Notes

1^ Only one team from level 11 competed this year: Friar Lane & Epworth who withdrew from the Extra Preliminary Round.
The following Northern Premier League teams are ineligible as they did not compete in FA competitions in 2010–11:
2^ Farsley
3^ Ilkeston
4^ Chester

Calendar

The calendar for the 2011–12 FA Cup, as announced by The Football Association:^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Round	Main date	Number of fixtures	Clubs	New entries this round	Prize money
Extra Preliminary Round	20 August 2011	204	763 → 559	408: 356th–763rd	£750
Preliminary Round	3 September 2011	167	559 → 392	130: 226th–355th	£1,500
First Round Qualifying	17 September 2011	116	392 → 276	65: 161st–225th	£3,000
Second Round Qualifying	1 October 2011	80	276 → 196	44: 117th–160th	£4,500
Third Round Qualifying	15 October 2011	40	196 → 156	none	£7,500
Fourth Round Qualifying	29 October 2011	32	156 → 124	24: 93rd–116th	£12,500
First Round Proper	12 November 2011	40	124 → 84	48: 45th–92nd	£18,000
Second Round Proper	3 December 2011	20	84 → 64	none	£27,000
Third Round Proper	7 January 2012	32	64 → 32	44: 1st–44th	£67,500
Fourth Round Proper	28 January 2012	16	32 → 16	none	£90,000
Fifth Round Proper	18 February 2012	8	16 → 8	none	£180,000
Sixth Round Proper	17 March 2012	4	8 → 4	none	£360,000
Semi-finals	14–15 April 2012	2	4 → 2	none	Losers £450,000 Winners £900,000
Final	5 May 2012	1	2 → 1	none	Runner-up £900,000 Winner £1,800,000

Qualifying rounds

All of the teams that entered the competition and were not members of the Premier League or the Football League had to compete in the qualifying rounds.

First Round Proper

Teams from Leagues One and Two enter at this stage, along with the winners from the Fourth Round Qualifying. The draw was made on 30 October 2011 with ties to be played on the weekend of 12–13 November 2011.

Redbridge, from the 8th tier of English football, are the lowest ranked football team to make it through to the first round proper.

Stefan Brown from AFC Totton won the Player of the Round Award with 38% of the votes.^[11]

The results are as follows:

1. Stefan Brown, AFC Totton 38%. 2. Adam Watkins, Luton Town 24%. 3. Nahki Wells, Bradford City 21%. 4. Jamie Vardy, Fleetwood Town 14%. 5. George Williams, Milton Keynes Dons 3%.

11 November 2011	Cambridge United	2 − 2	Wrexham	Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Coulson 53', 90+2'	Report	Morrell 20', 60'	Attendance: 2,792 Referee: John Hopkins

12 November 2011	Newport County	0 − 1	Shrewsbury Town	Newport Stadium, Newport
12:30 GMT		Report	Gornell 41'	Attendance: 2,362 Referee: Darren Drysdale

12 November 2011	Brentford	1 − 0	Basingstoke Town	Griffin Park, London
13:00 GMT	Saunders 9'	Report		Attendance: 3,553 Referee: Toma Masaaki

12 November 2011	East Thurrock United	0 − 3	Macclesfield Town	Rookery Hill, Corringham
14:00 GMT		Report	Tremarco 43' Hamshaw 61' Donnelly 65'	Attendance: 1,207 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

12 November 2011	Hereford United	0 − 3	Yeovil Town	Edgar Street, Hereford
15:00 GMT		Report	Upson 25' A. Williams 57' Blizzard 72'	Attendance: 2,469 Referee: Paul Tierney

12 November 2011	Bury	0 − 2	Crawley Town	Gigg Lane, Bury
15:00 GMT	Hughes 83'	Report	Barnett 49' Doughty 82'	Attendance: 2,436 Referee: Mark Brown

12 November 2011	Luton Town	1 − 0	Northampton Town	Kenilworth Road, Luton
15:00 GMT	Watkins 80'	Report		Attendance: 4,799 Referee: Andy D'Urso

22 November 2011 Replay	Wrexham	2 − 1	Cambridge United	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
19:45 GMT	Pogba 59' Wright 76'	Report	Wylde 87'	Attendance: 2,606 Referee: Ross Joyce

12 November 2011	Swindon Town	4 − 1	Huddersfield Town	County Ground, Swindon
15:00 GMT	Flint 36' De Vita 39' Kerrouche 76' Ferry 87'	Report	Novak 22'	Attendance: 5,728 Referee: Phil Gibbs

12 November 2011	Redbridge	0 − 0	Oxford City	Oakside, London
15:00 GMT		Report		Attendance: 465 Referee: Tim Robinson

22 November 2011 Replay	Oxford City	1 − 2 (a.e.t.)	Redbridge	Court Place Farm, Marston
19:45 GMT	Steele 20'	Report	Gordon 70' (pen.) Bradbury 102'	Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Andy Davies

12 November 2011	Bristol Rovers	3 − 1	Corby Town	Memorial Stadium, Bristol
15:00 GMT	McGleish 26' (pen.) Carayol 74' Zebroski 90'	Report	Reynolds 62'	Attendance: 3,787 Referee: Andy Davies

12 November 2011	Oldham Athletic	3 − 1	Burton Albion	Boundary Park, Oldham
15:00 GMT	Kuqi 4' (pen.) Simpson 13' Furman 35'		Zola 71' Austin 3'	Attendance: 3,102 Referee: Michael Naylor

12 November 2011	Preston North End	0 − 0	Southend United	Deepdale, Preston
15:00 GMT		Report		Attendance: 6,609 Referee: Nigel Miller

22 November 2011 Replay	Southend United	1 − 0	Preston North End	Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
19:45 GMT	Dickinson 55'	Report		Attendance: 4,537 Referee: Darren Deadman

12 November 2011	Dagenham & Redbridge	1 − 1	Bath City	Victoria Road, London
15:00 GMT	Woodall 41'	Report	Canham 11'	Attendance: 1,225 Referee: Graham Scott

23 November 2011 Replay	Bath City	1 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Dagenham & Redbridge	Twerton Park, Bath
19:45 GMT	Connolly 71'	Report	Woodall 20' Nurse 100', 115'	Attendance: 1,704 Referee: Iain Williamson

12 November 2011	Hartlepool United	0 − 1	Stevenage	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 GMT	Flinders 8'	Report	Laird 10' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,744 Referee: Mark Heywood

12 November 2011	Blyth Spartans	0 − 2	Gateshead	Croft Park, Blyth
15:00 GMT		Report	Shaw 14' Cummins 54'	Attendance: 2,763 Referee: Darren Bond

12 November 2011	Alfreton Town	0 − 4	Carlisle United	North Street, Alfreton
15:00 GMT		Report	Miller 24' Loy 33' Berrett 41' Noble 45'	Attendance: 1,488 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

12 November 2011	Chesterfield	1 − 3	Torquay United	B2net Stadium, Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Bowery 59'	Report	Stevens 20' Howe 72' Nicholson 88'	Attendance: 4,332 Referee: Carl Berry

12 November 2011	Crewe Alexandra	1 − 4	Colchester United	Alexandra Stadium, Crewe
15:00 GMT	Moore 19' Westwood 21'	Report	James 60', 90+2' Bond 77' Coker 87'	Attendance: 2,325 Referee: David Coote

12 November 2011	Tranmere Rovers	0 − 1	Cheltenham Town	Prenton Park, Tranmere
15:00 GMT		Report	Duffy 21' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,211 Referee: Craig Pawson

12 November 2011	Chelmsford City	4 − 0	AFC Telford United	Melbourne Stadium, Chelmsford
15:00 GMT	Palmer 11' Parker 45+1' Rainford 63' (pen.), 87'	Report		Attendance: 1,430 Referee: Declan Ford

12 November 2011	Hinckley United	2 − 2	Tamworth	De Montfort Park, Hinckley
15:00 GMT	Gray 78' Kerry 88' Haystead 40'	Report	Christie 83' (pen.) Patterson 90+2'	Attendance: 1,906 Referee: Richard West

22 November 2011 Replay	Tamworth	1 − 0	Hinckley United	The Lamb Ground, Tamworth
19:45 GMT	St Aimie 90'	Report		Attendance: 1,583 Referee: Bond

12 November 2011	Exeter City	1 − 1	Walsall	St James Park, Exeter
15:00 GMT	Noble 90+4'	Report	Wilson 21'	Attendance: 3,026 Referee: James Linington

23 November 2011 Replay	Walsall	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Exeter City	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
19:45 GMT	Macken 64' Nicholls 69' Bowerman 98'	Report	Logan 41' Frear 77'	Attendance: 2,089 Referee: Dean Mohareb

12 November 2011	Bradford City	1 − 0	Rochdale	Valley Parade, Bradford
15:00 GMT	Wells 84'	Report		Attendance: 3,579 Referee: Dean Mohareb

12 November 2011	Notts County	4 − 1	Accrington Stanley	Meadow Lane, Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Hawley 34', 89' Judge 47' Sheehan 80'	Report	Joyce 82' Procter 65'	Attendance: 3,613 Referee: Gavin Ward

12 November 2011	Port Vale	0 − 0	Grimsby Town	Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT		Report		Attendance: 4,450 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

22 November 2011 Replay	Grimsby Town	1 − 0	Port Vale	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT	Makofo 59'	Report		Attendance: 1,906 Referee: Jock Waugh

12 November 2011	Sheffield United	3 − 0	Oxford United	Bramall Lane, Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Evans 12', 19' Flynn 71'	Report		Attendance: 7,991 Referee: Carl Boyeson

12 November 2011	Sutton United	1 − 0	Kettering Town	Borough Sports Ground, London
15:00 GMT	Watkins 64'	Report		Attendance: 1,532 Referee: Michael Bull

12 November 2011	AFC Bournemouth	3 − 3	Gillingham	Dean Court, Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Purches 20' Zubar 59' Malone 60'	Report	Payne 37' Jackman 71' Kedwell 90'	Attendance: 4,282 Referee: Dave Phillips

22 November 2011 Replay	Gillingham	3 − 2	AFC Bournemouth	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
19:45 GMT	Weston 21' Richards 75' S. Payne 82'	Report	Frampton 55' (o.g.) Arter 90+1'	Attendance: 4,321 Referee: Fred Graham

12 November 2011	Milton Keynes Dons	6 − 0	Nantwich Town	Stadium mk, Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Doumbé 28' Bowditch 30', 54' Powell 66' O'Shea 76' G. Williams 90'	Report		Attendance: 4,110 Referee: Keith Stroud

12 November 2011	AFC Totton	8 − 1	Bradford Park Avenue	Testwood Stadium, Totton and Eling
15:00 GMT	Davies 13', 90+4' Gosney 29' (pen.), 52' Charles 32' Brown 64', 74', 79'	Report	Clayton 30' Marshall 11' Drury 65'	Attendance: 2,315 Referee: Kevin Johnson

12 November 2011	Leyton Orient	3 − 0	Bromley	Brisbane Road, London
15:00 GMT	Spring 7' Porter 57' Smith 79'	Report	Rhule 65'	Attendance: 4,452 Referee: Gary Sutton

12 November 2011	AFC Wimbledon	0 − 0	Scunthorpe United	Kingsmeadow, London
15:00 GMT		Report		Attendance: 2,933 Referee: Dean Whitestone

22 November 2011 Replay	Scunthorpe United	0 − 1	AFC Wimbledon	Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT		Report	L. Moore 66'	Attendance: 2,036 Referee: Graham Salisbury

12 November 2011	Salisbury City	3 − 1	Arlesey Town	Raymond McEnhill Stadium, Salisbury
15:00 GMT	Fitchett 12' Read 55' (pen.) Kelly 89'	Report	Sinclair 41'	Attendance: 1,298 Referee: Wayne Barratt

12 November 2011	Maidenhead United	1 − 1	Aldershot Town	York Road, Maidenhead
15:00 GMT	Thomas 7'	Report	Rankine 78'	Attendance: 2,281 Referee: Andy Woolmer

22 November 2011 Replay	Aldershot Town	2 − 0	Maidenhead United	Recreation Ground, Aldershot
19:45 GMT	Rodman 15' Guttridge 34'	Report		Attendance: 2,181 Referee: Dean Whitestone

12 November 2011	Fleetwood Town	2 − 0	Wycombe Wanderers	Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Mangan 25' Vardy 80' Brodie 45'	Report		Attendance: 2,711 Referee: Andy Haines

12 November 2011	Barrow	1 − 2	Rotherham United	Holker Street, Barrow
15:00 GMT	Rutherford 16'	Report	Grabban 82', 87' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,030 Referee: James Adcock

12 November 2011	Southport	1 − 2	Barnet	Haig Avenue. Southport
15:00 GMT	Akrigg 71'	Report	Kamdjo 59' Taylor 90+3'	Attendance: 1,939 Referee: Andrew Madley

12 November 2011	Plymouth Argyle	3 − 3	Stourbridge	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Feeney 4' Fletcher 70' Bhasera 88' Williams 82' Hourihane 90+4'	Report	Drake 37' Rowe 53' Gebbis 82' (pen.)	Attendance: 6,173 Referee: Simon Hooper

22 November 2011 Replay	Stourbridge	2 − 0	Plymouth Argyle	War Memorial Athletic Ground, Amblecote
19:45 GMT	McCone 52' Evans 73'	Report	Bignot 34'	Attendance: 2,519 Referee: Scott Mathieson

13 November 2011	FC Halifax Town	0 – 4	Charlton Athletic	The Shay, Halifax
12:30 GMT	Lowe 84'	Report	Taylor 40' Jackson 80' Hollands 82' Pritchard 90'	Attendance: 4,601 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

13 November 2011	Morecambe	1 – 2	Sheffield Wednesday	Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:15 GMT	Wilson 62' (pen.)	Report	Lines 18' O'Grady 52'	Attendance: 4,160 Referee: David Webb

Second Round Proper

The winners of the First Round enter at this stage. The draw was made on 13 November 2011 with ties to be played on the weekend of 3–4 December 2011.

Redbridge, from the 8th tier of English football, are the lowest ranked football team to make it to the Second Round Proper.

Stuart Nelson from Notts County won the Player of the Round Award with 43% of the votes.^[12]

The results are as follows:

1. Stuart Nelson, Notts County 43%. 2. Matt Tubbs, Crawley Town 24%. 3. Jamie Tolley, Wrexham 17%. 4. Matt Ritchie, Swindon Town 13%. 5. Jon Nurse, Dagenham & Redbridge 3%.

2 December 2011	Fleetwood Town	2 – 2	Yeovil Town	Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood
19:30 GMT ^[13]	Charnock 82' Milligan 89' (pen.)	Report	Upson 32' Clifford 49'	Attendance: 3,319 Referee: Robert Madley

13 December 2011 Replay	Yeovil Town	0 – 2	Fleetwood Town	Huish Park, Yeovil
19:30 GMT	N'Gala 70'	Report	McGuire 28' Vardy 90+1' McNulty 85'	Attendance: 3,276 Referee: James Adcock

3 December 2011	Salisbury City	0 – 0	Grimsby Town	Raymond McEnhill Stadium, Salisbury
15:00 GMT		Report		Attendance: 2,161 Referee: Lee Collins

13 December 2011 Replay	Grimsby Town	2 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Salisbury City	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT	Duffy 90+2', 92'	Report	Fitchett 46' Dutton 100' Anderson 113' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,880 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

3 December 2011	Stourbridge	0 – 3	Stevenage	War Memorial Athletic Ground, Amblecote
15:00 GMT		Report	Beardsley 65', 77' Shroot 90+1'	Attendance: 3,067 Referee: Gavin Ward

3 December 2011	Sheffield United	3 – 2	Torquay United	Bramall Lane, Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Ellis 68' (o.g.) Evans 69', 78'	Report	Howe 3' Stevens 90+4'	Attendance: 10,105 Referee: Chris Sarginson

3 December 2011	Colchester United	0 – 1	Swindon Town	Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Ritchie 59'	Attendance: 3,039 Referee: Michael Naylor

3 December 2011	Chelmsford City	1 – 1	Macclesfield Town	Melbourne Stadium, Chelmsford
15:00 GMT	Cornhill 35'	Report	Diagne 64'	Attendance: 3,919 Referee: Mark Haywood

14 December 2011 Replay	Macclesfield Town	1 – 0	Chelmsford City	Moss Rose, Macclesfield
20:05 GMT	Tremarco 26'	Report		Attendance: 1,607 Referee: Darren Drysdale

3 December 2011	Leyton Orient	0 – 1	Gillingham	Brisbane Road, London
15:00 GMT		Report	Weston 45+1'	Attendance: 3,763 Referee: Phil Gibbs

3 December 2011	Crawley Town	5 – 0	Redbridge	Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
15:00 GMT	Tubbs 31' (pen.), 36', 79' (pen.) Drury 83' McFadzean 90+5'	Report	Durrant 78'	Attendance: 2,494 Referee: Steve Rushton

3 December 2011	Luton Town	2 – 4	Cheltenham Town	Kenilworth Road, Luton
15:00 GMT	O'Connor 40', 51'	Report	Duffy 2' 83' Pack 45' Summerfield 64' Penn 90+3'	Attendance: 4,516 Referee: Colin Webster

3 December 2011	Brentford	0 – 1	Wrexham	Griffin Park, London
15:00 GMT		Report	Tolley 33'	Attendance: 3,452 Referee: Roger East

3 December 2011	Bradford City	3 – 1	AFC Wimbledon	Valley Parade, Bradford
15:00 GMT	Hannah 9' Bush 14' (o.g.) Fagan 70' (pen.)	Report	Midson 50'	Attendance: 3,432 Referee: Nigel Miller

3 December 2011	Shrewsbury Town	2 – 1	Rotherham United	New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Sharps 48' Wroe 83' (pen.)	Report	Grabban 42' (pen.) Marshall 45'	Attendance: 4,048 Referee: Lee Collins

3 December 2011	Dagenham & Redbridge	1 – 1	Walsall	Victoria Road, London
15:00 GMT	Nurse 81'	Report	Gnakpa 76' Jarvis 90+5'	Attendance: 1,237 Referee: Darren Deadman

13 December 2011 Replay	Walsall	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (2 - 3 p)	Dagenham & Redbridge	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
19:45 GMT		Report		Attendance: 1,802 Referee: Eddie Ilderton
	Penalties
	Macken Nicholls Gnakpa Bowerman Beevers		Spillane Rose Elito Woodall

3 December 2011	Barnet	1 – 3	Milton Keynes Dons	Underhill Stadium, London
15:00 GMT	McLeod 87'	Report	Potter 39' MacDonald 78' Powell 88'	Attendance: 2,608 Referee: Rob Lewis

3 December 2011	Gateshead	1 – 2	Tamworth	Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead
15:00 GMT	Carruthers 41' Fisher 62'	Report	Francis 29' Patterson 90'	Attendance: 1,163 Referee: Paul Tierney

3 December 2011	Sheffield Wednesday	1 – 0	Aldershot Town	Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Lowe 49'	Report		Attendance: 10,162 Referee: Graham Salisbury

3 December 2011	Southend United	1 – 1	Oldham Athletic	Roots Hall, Southend on Sea
15:00 GMT	Hall 67'	Report	Wesolowski 39'	Attendance: 4,613 Referee: David Webb

13 December 2011 Replay	Oldham Athletic	1 – 0	Southend United	Boundary Park, Oldham
19:45 GMT	Taylor 58'	Report	Mohsni 38'	Attendance: 4,207 Referee: Gary Sutton

3 December 2011	Charlton Athletic	2 – 0	Carlisle United	The Valley, London
15:00 GMT	Morrison 64' Euell 90+1'	Report		Attendance: 7,461 Referee: A Madley

4 December 2011	AFC Totton	1 − 6	Bristol Rovers	Testwood Stadium, Totton
12:30 GMT ^[14]	Sherborne 71'	Report	Anyinsah 8' Carayol 10' Woodards 13' Anthony 64' Richards 72', 90+2' Swallow 83'	Attendance: 2,236 Referee: Woolmer

4 December 2011	Sutton United	0 – 2	Notts County	Borough Sports Ground, London
17:00 GMT ^[15]	Murray 85'	Report	J. Hughes 35', 90+1'	Attendance: 3,704 Referee: Pawson

Third Round Proper

The winners of the Second Round will play along side all twenty teams from the Barclays Premier League and all twenty four teams from the Championship. 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 is the lowest ranked club in the Third Round Proper from the sixth tier.

Ben Arfa from Newcastle United won the Player of the Round Award with 43% of the votes.^[16]

The results are as follows:

1. Hatem Ben Arfa, Newcastle United 43%. 2. Adrian Cieslewicz, Wrexham 24%. 3. Matt Phillips, Blackpool 19%. 4. Matt Ritchie, Swindon Town 12%. 5. Arnaud Mendy, Macclesfield Town 3%.

6 January 2012	Liverpool	5 – 1	Oldham Athletic	Anfield, Liverpool
20:00	Bellamy 30' Gerrard 45+1' (pen.) Shelvey 68' Carroll 89' Downing 90+5'	Report	Simpson 28'	Attendance: 44,558 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

7 January 2012	Birmingham City	0 – 0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	St Andrew's, Birmingham
12:30		Report		Attendance: 14,594 Referee: Mike Dean

18 January 2012 Replay	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0 – 1	Birmingham City	Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
20:00		Report	Elliott 74'	Attendance: 10,153 Referee: Webb

7 January 2012	Dagenham & Redbridge	0 − 0	Millwall	Victoria Road, London
13:00		Report		Attendance: 3,396 Referee: Graham Salisbury

17 January 2012 Replay	Millwall	5 − 0	Dagenham & Redbridge	The Den, London
19:45	Henderson 7', 59', 63' (pen.) Kane 41', 65'	Report		Attendance: 3,751 Referee: Mathieson

7 January 2012	Middlesbrough	1 − 0	Shrewsbury Town	Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
15:00	Emnes 40'	Report		Attendance: 12,631 Referee: Bates

7 January 2012	Nottingham Forest	0 − 0	Leicester City	City Ground, Nottingham
15:00		Report		Attendance: 18,477 Referee: Eltringham

17 January 2012 Replay	Leicester City	4 − 0	Nottingham Forest	King Power Stadium, Leicester
19:30	Boateng 7' (o.g.) Beckford 30', 50', 57'	Report		Attendance: 16,210 Referee: Pawson

7 January 2012	Crawley Town	1 − 0	Bristol City	Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
15:00	Tubbs 73'	Report	Pearson 82'	Attendance: 3,779 Referee: D'Urso

7 January 2012	Doncaster Rovers	0 − 2	Notts County	Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
15:00		Report	J. Hughes 37', 70' (pen.)	Attendance: 9,535 Referee: Phil Gibbs

7 January 2012	Tottenham Hotspur	3 − 0	Cheltenham Town	White Hart Lane, London
15:00	Defoe 24' Pavlyuchenko 43' Giovani 87'	Report		Attendance: 35,672 Referee: Mason

7 January 2012	Milton Keynes Dons	1 − 1	Queens Park Rangers	Stadium mk, Milton Keynes
15:00	Bowditch 65'	Report	Helguson 89'	Attendance: 19,506 Referee: Oliver

17 January 2012 Replay	Queens Park Rangers	1 − 0	Milton Keynes Dons	Loftus Road, London
20:00	Gabbidon 73'	Report		Attendance: 10,885 Referee: Dowd

7 January 2012	Hull City	3 − 1	Ipswich Town	KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull
15:00	McLean 27' Cairney 32' Stewart 90+4'	Report	Scotland 57'	Attendance: 10,246 Referee: Pawson

7 January 2012	Coventry City	1 − 2	Southampton	Ricoh Arena, Coventry
15:00	McSheffrey 5'	Report	Ward-Prowse 64' Martin 82'	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Webster

7 January 2012	Brighton & Hove Albion	1 − 1	Wrexham	Falmer Stadium, Falmer
15:00	Forster-Caskey 48'	Report	Cieslewicz 62'	Attendance: 18,573 Referee: Deadman

18 January 2012 Replay	Wrexham	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4 – 5 p)	Brighton & Hove Albion	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
19:15	Morrell 23'	Report	Barnes 77'	Attendance: 8,316 Referee: Webster
	Penalties
	Keates Clarke Hunt Ashton Little		Barnes Sparrow Bridcutt Calderón Mackail-Smith

7 January 2012	Fulham	4 − 0	Charlton Athletic	Craven Cottage, London
15:00	Dempsey 8', 61', 81' (pen.) Duff 87'	Report		Attendance: 20,317 Referee: Dowd

7 January 2012	Norwich City	4 − 1	Burnley	Carrow Road, Norwich
15:00	Holt 6' Jackson 12' Surman 60' Morison 73'	Report	Rodriguez 15'	Attendance: 22,898 Referee: Jones

7 January 2012	Derby County	1 − 0	Crystal Palace	Pride Park Stadium, Derby
15:00	Robinson 9'	Report		Attendance: 10,113 Referee: Drysdale

7 January 2012	Fleetwood Town	1 − 5	Blackpool	Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood
15:00	Vardy 70'	Report	LuaLua 24' M. Phillips 47', 77', 81' Ince 55'	Attendance: 5,092 Referee: Whitestone

7 January 2012	Swindon Town	2 − 1	Wigan Athletic	County Ground, Swindon
15:00	Connell 40' Benson 76'	Report	McManaman 35'	Attendance: 10,488 Referee: Walton

7 January 2012	Barnsley	2 − 4	Swansea City	Oakwell, Barnsley
15:00	Vaz Tê 29', 65'	Report	Rangel 30' Graham 46', 89' Dyer 54'	Attendance: 7,380 Referee: Attwell

7 January 2012	Macclesfield Town	2 − 2	Bolton Wanderers	Moss Rose, Macclesfield
15:00	Daniel 16' Mendy 68'	Report	Klasnić 7' Wheater 77'	Attendance: 5,757 Referee: Moss

17 January 2012 Replay	Bolton Wanderers	2 − 0	Macclesfield Town	Reebok Stadium, Bolton
20:00	Davies 1' Petrov 26'	Report		Attendance: 9,466 Referee: Oliver

7 January 2012	Newcastle United	2 − 1	Blackburn Rovers	St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Ben Arfa 70' Gutiérrez 90+5'	Report	Goodwillie 35'	Attendance: 30,876 Referee: Friend

7 January 2012	Everton	2 − 0	Tamworth	Goodison Park, Liverpool
15:00	Heitinga 5' Baines 79' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 27,564 Referee: Robert Madley

7 January 2012	Sheffield United	3 − 1	Salisbury City	Bramall Lane, Sheffield
15:00	Porter 18' Evans 60' Webb 72' (o.g.)	Report	Macklin 86'	Attendance: 10,488 Referee: David Webb

7 January 2012	Gillingham	1 − 3	Stoke City	MEMS Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00	Kedwell 16'	Report	Walters 34' Jerome 43' Huth 49'	Attendance: 9,872 Referee: Halsey

7 January 2012	Watford	4 − 2	Bradford City	Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00	Deeney 3' Sordell 40' Forsyth 56', 59'	Report	Hanson 8' Wells 88'	Attendance: 8,935 Referee: Ward

7 January 2012	West Bromwich Albion	4 − 2	Cardiff City	The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
15:00	Odemwingie 7' Cox 33', 61', 90'	Report	Earnshaw 36' Mason 50'	Attendance: 12,454 Referee: Probert

7 January 2012	Reading	0 − 1	Stevenage	Madejski Stadium, Reading
15:00		Report	Charles 21'	Attendance: 11,295 Referee: Miller

7 January 2012	Bristol Rovers	1 − 3	Aston Villa	Memorial Stadium, Bristol
17:30	McGleish 90'	Report	Albrighton 35' Agbonlahor 64' Clark 78'	Attendance: 10,883 Referee: Webb

8 January 2012	Manchester City	2 − 3	Manchester United	City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
13:00	Kompany 12' Kolarov 48' Agüero 65'	Report	Rooney 10', 40' Welbeck 30'	Attendance: 46,808 Referee: Foy

8 January 2012	Chelsea	4 − 0	Portsmouth	Stamford Bridge, London
15:00	Mata 48' Ramires 85', 87' Lampard 90+3'	Report		Attendance: 41,259 Referee: Taylor

8 January 2012	Sheffield Wednesday	1 − 0	West Ham United	Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
15:00	O'Grady 88'	Report		Attendance: 17,916 Referee: Stroud

8 January 2012	Peterborough United	0 − 2	Sunderland	London Road Stadium, Peterborough
15:30		Report	Larsson 48' McClean 58'	Attendance: 8,954 Referee: Atkinson

9 January 2012	Arsenal	1 − 0	Leeds United	Emirates Stadium, London
19:45	Henry 78'	Report		Attendance: 59,615 Referee: Clattenburg

Fourth Round Proper

The winners of the Third Round will play this round. The draw was made live on ITV1 at 17:40 GMT on 8 January 2012, with the ties scheduled to be played on the weekend of 28–29 January 2012. The lowest ranked clubs participating in this round are Crawley Town and Swindon Town, from the fourth tier.^[17]

Will Buckley from Brighton & Hove Albion won the Player of the Round Award with 44% of the votes.^[18]

The results are as follows:

1. Will Buckley, Brighton & Hove Albion 44%. 2. Jed Steer, Norwich City 24%. 2. Jermaine Beckford, Leicester City 24%. 4. Robin van Persie, Arsenal 4%. 5. Matt Tubbs, then Crawley Town 3%.

27 January 2012	Watford	0 – 1	Tottenham Hotspur	Vicarage Road, Watford
19:45 GMT		Report	Van der Vaart 42'	Attendance: 15,384 Referee: Chris Foy

27 January 2012	Everton	2 – 1	Fulham	Goodison Park, Liverpool
20:00 GMT	Stracqualursi 27' Fellaini 73'	Report	Murphy 14' (pen.)	Attendance: 25,300 Referee: Howard Webb

28 January 2012	Queens Park Rangers	0 – 1	Chelsea	Loftus Road, London
12:00 GMT		Report	Mata 62' (pen.)	Attendance: 15,728 Referee: Mike Dean

28 January 2012	Liverpool	2 – 1	Manchester United	Anfield, Liverpool
12:45 GMT	Agger 21' Kuyt 88'	Report	Park 39'	Attendance: 43,952 Referee: Mark Halsey

28 January 2012	Derby County	0 – 2	Stoke City	Pride Park Stadium, Derby
15:00 GMT		Report	Jerome 5' Huth 81'	Attendance: 22,247 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

28 January 2012	Stevenage	1 – 0	Notts County	Broadhall Way, Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Stewart 12' (o.g.)	Report		Attendance: 4,439 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

28 January 2012	Blackpool	1 – 1	Sheffield Wednesday	Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
15:00 GMT	K. Phillips 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Morrison 51'	Attendance: 14,042 Referee: Darren Deadman

7 February 2012 Replay	Sheffield Wednesday	0 – 3	Blackpool	Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
19:45 GMT		Report	Phillips 7' LuaLua 14' Sylvestre 54'	Attendance: 10,274 Referee: Andy D'Urso

28 January 2012	West Bromwich Albion	1 – 2	Norwich City	The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Fortuné 54'	Report	Holt 35' Jackson 85'	Attendance: 17,434 Referee: Michael Oliver

28 January 2012	Hull City	0 – 1	Crawley Town	KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT		Report	Tubbs 57'	Attendance: 14,473 Referee: Stuart Attwell

28 January 2012	Sheffield United	0 – 4	Birmingham City	Bramall Lane, Sheffield
15:00 GMT		Report	Redmond 18' Rooney 38', 78' Elliott 58'	Attendance: 18,072 Referee: Lee Mason

28 January 2012	Leicester City	2 – 0	Swindon Town	King Power Stadium, Leicester
15:00 GMT	Beckford 5', 53'	Report		Attendance: 19,942 Referee: Darren Drysdale

28 January 2012	Millwall	1 – 1	Southampton	The Den, London
15:00 GMT	Henderson 86'	Report	Lambert 31'	Attendance: 8,278 Referee: Roger East

7 February 2012 Replay	Southampton	2 – 3	Millwall	St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
19:45 GMT	Lallana 35' Lambert 77'	Report	Trotter 17' N'Guessan 79' Feeney 90+2'	Attendance: 8,493 Referee: Dean Whitestone

28 January 2012	Bolton Wanderers	2 – 1	Swansea City	Reebok Stadium, Bolton
15:00 GMT	Pratley 45+2' Eagles 56'	Report	Moore 43'	Attendance: 11,597 Referee: Anthony Taylor

28 January 2012	Brighton & Hove Albion	1 – 0	Newcastle United	Falmer Stadium, Falmer
17:15 GMT	Williamson 76' (o.g.)	Report		Attendance: 21,558 Referee: Lee Probert

29 January 2012	Sunderland	1 – 1	Middlesbrough	Stadium of Light, Sunderland
13:30 GMT	Campbell 59'	Report	Robson 16'	Attendance: 33,275 Referee: Kevin Friend

8 February 2012 Replay	Middlesbrough	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Sunderland	Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT	Jutkiewicz 57'	Report	Colback 42' Sessegnon 113'	Attendance: 26,707 Referee: Anthony Taylor

29 January 2012	Arsenal	3 – 2	Aston Villa	Emirates Stadium, London
16:00 GMT	Van Persie 54' (pen.), 61' (pen.) Walcott 57'	Report	Dunne 33' Bent 45+1'	Attendance: 60,019 Referee: Mike Jones

Fifth Round Proper

The winners of the Fourth Round progress to this round. The draw was made live on ITV1 & ESPN at 15:40 GMT on 29 January 2012, with the ties scheduled to be played on the weekend of 18–19 February 2012. Crawley Town are the lowest ranked team in the Fifth Round Proper for the second season running, the only club remaining from the fourth tier of the English league system.

18 February 2012	Chelsea	1 – 1	Birmingham City	Stamford Bridge, London
12:30 GMT	Sturridge 62'	Report	Murphy 20'	Attendance: 36,870 Referee: Martin Atkinson

6 March 2012 Replay	Birmingham City	v	Chelsea	St Andrew's, Birmingham
19:45 GMT

18 February 2012	Everton	2 – 0	Blackpool	Goodison Park, Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Drenthe 1' Stracqualursi 6'	Report		Attendance: 38,347 Referee: Michael Oliver

18 February 2012	Norwich City	1 – 2	Leicester City	Carrow Road, Norwich
15:00 GMT	Hoolahan 23'	Report	St Ledger 5' Nugent 71'	Attendance: 26,658 Referee: Mike Dean

18 February 2012	Millwall	0 – 2	Bolton Wanderers	The Den, London
15:00 GMT		Report	Miyaichi 4' N'Gog 59'	Attendance: 11,134 Referee: Kevin Friend

18 February 2012	Sunderland	2 – 0	Arsenal	Stadium of Light, Sunderland
17:15 GMT	Richardson 40' Oxlade-Chamberlain 78' (o.g.)	Report		Attendance: 26,042 Referee: Howard Webb

19 February 2012	Crawley Town	0 – 2	Stoke City	Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
12:00 GMT		Report	Delap 17' Walters 42' (pen.) Crouch 52'	Attendance: 4,214 Referee: Mike Jones

19 February 2012	Stevenage	0 – 0	Tottenham Hotspur	Broadhall Way, Stevenage
14:00 GMT		Report		Attendance: 6,332 Referee: Phil Dowd

7 March 2012 Replay	Tottenham Hotspur	v	Stevenage	White Hart Lane, London
19:45 GMT

19 February 2012	Liverpool	6 – 1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Anfield, Liverpool
16:30 GMT	Škrtel 5' Bridcutt 44' (o.g.), 71' (o.g.) Carroll 57' Dunk 74' (o.g.) Suárez 85'	Report	LuaLua 17'	Attendance: 43,940 Referee: Andre Marriner

Sixth round proper

The draw for the sixth round took place on 19 February 2012 live on ITV1 and ESPN^[19], following the match between Stevenage and Tottenham Hotspur. Ties are to played on the weekend of 17/18 March and matches may also be scheduled for the Friday night (16 March) & the Monday night (19 March).^[20]

16/17/18/19 March 2012

Liverpool

v

Stoke City

Anfield, Liverpool

16/17/18/19 March 2012

Chelsea or Birmingham City

v

Leicester City

Stamford Bridge, London or St Andrew's, Birmingham

16/17/18/19 March 2012

Stevenage or Tottenham Hotspur

v

Bolton Wanderers

Broadhall Way, Stevenage or White Hart Lane, London

16/17/18/19 March 2012

Everton

v

Sunderland

Goodison Park, Liverpool

Top scorers

Correct as of 29 January 2012.^[21]

Position	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ched Evans	Sheffield United	5
1	Jermaine Beckford	Leicester City	5
3	Darius Henderson	Millwall	4
	Jeff Hughes	Notts County	4
	Matthew Tubbs	Crawley Town	4
6	Dean Bowditch	Milton Keynes Dons	3
	Stefan Brown	AFC Totton	3
	Simon Cox	West Bromwich Albion	3
	Clint Dempsey	Fulham	3
	Lewis Grabban	Rotherham United	3
	Jon Nurse	Dagenham & Redbridge	3
	Matthew Phillips	Blackpool	3
	Jamie Vardy	Fleetwood Town	3

Media coverage

From the first round proper onwards, selected matches from the FA Cup are broadcast live in the UK and the Republic of Ireland by ESPN and ITV1 while S4C broadcast in Wales. ESPN broadcast 25 live games including final while ITV1 broadcast 16 live games including final and draws for the next round and S4C broadcast live coverage of selected matches involving a Welsh club, in Welsh.

These matches were broadcast live on television.

Round	ESPN	ITV (ITV1 unless otherwise stated)	S4C
First Round Proper	Newport County v Shrewsbury Town Morecambe v Sheffield Wednesday Stourbridge v Plymouth Argyle (replay) Bath City v Dagenham & Redbridge (replay)	FC Halifax Town v Charlton Athletic	Cambridge United v Wrexham
Second Round Proper	Fleetwood Town v Yeovil Town Sutton United v Notts County Yeovil Town v Fleetwood Town (replay) Macclesfield Town v Chelmsford City (replay)	AFC Totton v Bristol Rovers	none
Third Round Proper	Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers Bristol Rovers v Aston Villa Arsenal v Leeds United Leicester City v Nottingham Forest (replay) Wrexham v Brighton & Hove Albion (replay)	Manchester City v Manchester United Peterborough United v Sunderland Wolverhampton Wanderers v Birmingham City (replay) Queens Park Rangers v Milton Keynes Dons (ITV4) (replay)	Wrexham v Brighton & Hove Albion (replay)
Fourth Round Proper	Watford v Tottenham Hotspur Brighton & Hove Albion v Newcastle United Arsenal v Aston Villa Sheffield Wednesday v Blackpool (replay)	Liverpool v Manchester United Sunderland v Middlesbrough Middlesbrough v Sunderland (replay)	none
Fifth Round Proper	Chelsea v Birmingham City Crawley Town v Stoke City Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion TBD v TBD (replay)	Sunderland v Arsenal Stevenage v Tottenham Hotspur TBD v TBD (replay)	none
Sixth Round Proper	TBD v TBD TBD v TBD	TBD v TBD TBD v TBD	none
Semi-finals	TBD v TBD	TBD v TBD	none
Final	TBD v TBD	TBD v TBD	none