2021–22 FA Cup

2021–22 FA Cup
Football Association Challenge Cup
	Wembley Stadium will host the final on 14 May 2022
Tournament details
Country	England; Wales; Jersey
Dates	7 August 2021 – 14 May 2022
Teams	729 (all); 637 (qualifying competition); 124 (main competition)
Defending champions	Leicester City
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	154 (2.96 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	James Wilson; Scott Quigley; (3 goals each)
	← 2020–21 2022–23 → (Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs)

The 2021–22 FA Cup is the 141st season of the oldest football tournament in the world, the Football Association Challenge Cup. It was sponsored by Emirates and known as the Emirates FA Cup for sponsorship purposes. The winners will qualify for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stage.

Premier League side Leicester City are the defending champions, having beaten Chelsea in the previous year's final.^[1]

Teams

The FA Cup is a knockout competition with 124 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final at Wembley in May 2022. The competition consists of the 92 teams from the Football League system (20 teams from the Premier League and the 72 in total from the EFL Championship, EFL League One and EFL League Two) plus the 32 surviving teams out of 637 teams from the National League System (levels 5–10 of the English football league system) that started the competition in qualifying rounds.^[2]

All rounds were drawn randomly usually either at the completion of the previous round or on the evening of the last televised game of a round being played depending on television broadcasting rights.

Round	Main date	Number of fixtures	Clubs remaining	New entries this round	Winner prize money	Loser prize money	Divisions entering this round
First Round Proper	Saturday 6 November 2021	40	124 → 84	48	£22,629	None	24 EFL League One teams 24 EFL League Two teams
Second Round Proper	Saturday 4 December 2021	20	84 → 64	None	£32,000	None	None
Third Round Proper	Saturday 8 January 2022	32	64 → 32	44	£82,000	None	20 Premier League teams 24 EFL Championship teams
Fourth Round Proper	Saturday 5 February 2022	16	32 → 16	None	£90,000	None	None
Fifth Round Proper	Wednesday 2 March 2022	8	16 → 8	None	£180,000	None	None
Quarter-Finals	Saturday 19 March 2022	4	8 → 4	None	£360,000	None	None
Semi-Finals	Saturday 23 April 2022	2	4 → 2	None	£900,000	£450,000	None
Final	Saturday 14 May 2022	1	2 → 1	None	£1,800,000	£900,000	None

Qualifying

Teams that were not members of either the Premier League or English Football League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 32 available places in the First Round Proper. The six-round qualifying competition began with the Extra Preliminary Round on 6 August 2021.

First Round Proper

The first round saw the 32 winners from the fourth qualifying round joined by the 48 clubs from League One and League Two. The draw was held on 17 October 2021 at Wembley Stadium and was done by Kelly Smith and Wes Morgan. The lowest-ranked team in the first round were AFC Sudbury of the eighth-tier Isthmian League North Division.

5 November 2021 (2021-11-05)	AFC Sudbury (8)	0–4	Colchester United (4)	Sudbury
19:55 GMT		Report	Sarpong-Wiredu 35' Sears 39' Jasper 71' McCoulsky 90+3'	Stadium: King's Marsh Attendance: 2,000 Referee: James Bell

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Scunthorpe United (4)	0–1	Doncaster Rovers (3)	Scunthorpe
13:00 GMT		Report	Loft 38' (o.g.)	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,301 Referee: Carl Boyeson

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Gillingham (3)	1–1	Cheltenham Town (3)	Gillingham
14:00 GMT	Sithole 59'	Report	Pollock 34'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 2,555 Referee: Ollie Yates

16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) Replay	Cheltenham Town (3)	1–0	Gillingham (3)	Cheltenham
19:45 GMT	Pollock 11'	Report		Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,651 Referee: Lee Swabey

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Bradford City (4)	1–1	Exeter City (4)	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Robinson 28'	Report	Nombe 86'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 3,236 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) Replay	Exeter City (4)*	VOID	Bradford City (4)	Exeter
19:45 GMT	Jay 100', 115' Atangana 105'	Report		Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,509

30 November 2021 (2021-11-30) Replay	Exeter City (4)	2–1	Bradford City (4)	Exeter
19:45 GMT	Daniel 51' Ray 81'	Report	Angol 11'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,228

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Sunderland (3)	0–1	Mansfield Town (4)	Sunderland
15:00 GMT		Report	Oates 5'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 8,620 Referee: James Oldham

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Hayes & Yeading United (7)	0–1	Sutton United (4)	Hayes
15:00 GMT		Report	Randall 71'	Stadium: Skyex Stadium Attendance: 1,201 Referee: Sam Allison

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Carlisle United (4)	2–0	Horsham (7)	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Young 69' Clough 90'	Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2,581 Referee: Lewis Smith

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Yate Town (7)	0–5	Yeovil Town (5)	Yate
15:00 GMT		Report	Worthington 7' Wakefield 14' Gorman 29' (pen.) Yussuf 48' Lo-Everton 62'	Stadium: Lodge Road Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Matthew Russell

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Rotherham United (3)	3–0	Bromley (5)	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Wiles 43' Ladapo 45+2' Grigg 80'	Report		Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 4,064 Referee: Declan Bourne

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Portsmouth (3)	1–0	Harrow Borough (7)	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Harness 28'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 6,869 Referee: Scott Tallis

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Morecambe (3)	1–0	Newport County (4)	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Wildig 68'	Report		Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,879 Referee: Chris Sarginson

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Fleetwood Town (3)	1–2	Burton Albion (3)	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	J. Garner 12'	Report	Powell 14' Jebbison 77'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 1,362 Referee: Tom Reeves

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Northampton Town (4)	2–2	Cambridge United (3)	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Etete 6' Lewis 35'	Report	Smith 14' Masterson 66'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 3,792 Referee: Martin Coy

16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) Replay	Cambridge United (3)	3–1	Northampton Town (4)	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Knibbs 13' Smith 40' Worman 48'	Report	Rose 75'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,068 Referee: Darren Drysdale

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	FC Halifax Town (5)	7–4	Maidenhead United (5)	Halifax
15:00 GMT	Warren 10' Warburton 17' Spence 37' Waters 42', 59' Slew 56' Newby 73'	Report	Kelly 13', 61' Acquah 20', 44'	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 1,514 Referee: Jacob Miles

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Chesterfield (5)	3–1	Southend United (5)	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Khan 6' Croll 14' Tshimanga 79'	Report	Murphy 4'	Stadium: Technique Stadium Attendance: 4,713 Referee: Scott Simpson

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Kidderminster Harriers (6)	1–0	Grimsby Town (5)	Kidderminster
15:00 GMT	Hemmings 72' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Aggborough Stadium Attendance: 2,791 Referee: Gareth Rhodes

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Wigan Athletic (3)	0–0	Solihull Moors (5)	Wigan
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 2,843 Referee: Daniel Middleton

16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) Replay	Solihull Moors (5)	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Wigan Athletic (3)	Solihull
19:45 GMT	Rooney 48' (pen.)	Report	Kerr 66' Lang 104'	Stadium: Damson Park Attendance: 3,703 Referee: Charles Breakspear

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Boreham Wood (5)	2–0	Eastleigh (5)	Borehamwood
15:00 GMT	Boden 45+1', 61'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 931 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	York City (6)	0–1	Buxton (7)	York
15:00 GMT		Report	De Girolamo 85'	Stadium: York Community Stadium Attendance: 3,791 Referee: Aaron Jackson

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Ipswich Town (3)	1–1	Oldham Athletic (4)	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Burns 8'	Report	Keillor-Dunn 41'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 8,845 Referee: Neil Hair

16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) Replay	Oldham Athletic (4)	1–2	Ipswich Town (3)	Oldham
19:45 GMT	McGahey 29'	Report	Chaplin 36' El Mizouni 81'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,801 Referee: Carl Boyeson

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	AFC Wimbledon (3)	1–0	Guiseley (6)	Merton
15:00 GMT	Palmer 44'	Report		Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 4,973 Referee: Martin Woods

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Harrogate Town (4)	2–1	Wrexham (5)	Harrogate
15:00 GMT	Power 73' Orsi 78'	Report	Ponticelli 38'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,403 Referee: Scott Oldham

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Hartlepool United (4)	2–2	Wycombe Wanderers (3)	Hartlepool
15:00 GMT	Cullen 45+1' Molyneux 65'	Report	Forino-Joseph 63' Jacobson 74' (pen.)	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,271 Referee: Darren Drysdale

16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) Replay	Wycombe Wanderers (3)	0–1	Hartlepool United (4)	High Wycombe
19:45 GMT		Report	Cullen 20'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 1,582 Referee: Christopher Pollard

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	King's Lynn Town (5)	0–1	Walsall (4)	King's Lynn
15:00 GMT		Report	Kiernan 15'	Stadium: The Walks Attendance: 1,934 Referee: Robert Lewis

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Crewe Alexandra (3)	0–3	Swindon Town (4)	Crewe
15:00 GMT		Report	Reed 25', 79' Simpson 52'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,303 Referee: Trevor Kettle

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Charlton Athletic (3)	4–0	Havant & Waterlooville (6)	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Davison 72' Stockley 76' (pen.), 85' Burstow 90'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 3,865 Referee: Carl Brook

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Crawley Town (4)	0–1	Tranmere Rovers (4)	Crawley
15:00 GMT		Report	McManaman 38'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,765 Referee: Charles Breakspear

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Leyton Orient (4)	1–0	Ebbsfleet United (6)	London
15:00 GMT	Drinan 24'	Report		Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,451 Referee: Will Finnie

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Milton Keynes Dons (3)	2–2	Stevenage (4)	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Darling 34' Watters 76'	Report	Barry 70' List 73'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 2,860 Referee: Simon Mather

16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) Replay	Stevenage (4)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Milton Keynes Dons (3)	Stevenage
19:45 GMT	Reid 61' Norris 120+1' (pen.)	Report	Darling 37'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 1,876 Referee: Alan Young

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Lincoln City (3)	1–0	Bowers & Pitsea (7)	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Sanders 66'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Marc Edwards

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Port Vale (4)	5–1	Accrington Stanley (3)	Burslem
15:00 GMT	Wilson 30', 73', 79' Cass 85' Lloyd 90+3'	Report	Hamilton 85'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,605 Referee: Ben Speedie

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Gateshead (6)	2–2	Altrincham (5)	Gateshead
15:00 GMT	Campbell 47' Olley 79'	Report	Dinanga 83' Moult 90+5'	Stadium: International Stadium Attendance: 1,066 Referee: Thomas Parsons

16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) Replay	Altrincham (5)	2–3	Gateshead (6)	Altrincham
19:45 GMT	Hancock 30' Mooney 79'	Report	Langstaff 22', 90+1' Ward 57'	Stadium: Moss Lane Attendance: 1,390 Referee: Martin Woods

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)	Banbury United (7)	0–4	Barrow (4)	Banbury
17:15 GMT		Report	Gordon 8' Zanzala 55' Banks 80' (pen.) Stevens 83'	Stadium: Spencer Stadium Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Rebecca Welch

7 November 2021 (2021-11-07)	Sheffield Wednesday (3)	0–0	Plymouth Argyle (3)	Sheffield
12:15 GMT		Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 7,261 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) Replay	Plymouth Argyle (3)	3–0	Sheffield Wednesday (3)	Plymouth
19:45 GMT	Garrick 20', 67' Hardie 36'	Report		Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 11,094 Referee: Chris Sarginson

7 November 2021 (2021-11-07)	Oxford United (3)	2–2	Bristol Rovers (4)	Oxford
13:00 GMT	Taylor 11' McGuane 51'	Report	Finley 45+1' Evans 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 5,083 Referee: Paul Howard

16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) Replay	Bristol Rovers (4)	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Oxford United (3)	Horfield
19:00 GMT	Finley 48' Spence 110', 118' Collins 115'	Report	Taylor 57' (pen.) Bodin 91' Seddon 93'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,918 Referee: Neil Hair

7 November 2021 (2021-11-07)	Stratford Town (7)	1–5	Shrewsbury Town (3)	Tiddington
15:00 GMT	Grocott 5'	Report	Bowman 25', 54' Leahy 57' Bennett 62' Bloxham 90+2'	Stadium: Knights Lane Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Ben Toner

7 November 2021 (2021-11-07)	Rochdale (4)	1–1	Notts County (5)	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	O'Keeffe 45'	Report	Wootton 62'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,587 Referee: Ross Joyce

16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) Replay	Notts County (5)	1–2	Rochdale (4)	Nottingham
19:45 GMT	White 63' (o.g.)	Report	Andrews 15' Beesley 90'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,416 Referee: James Bell

7 November 2021 (2021-11-07)	Bolton Wanderers (3)	2–2	Stockport County (5)	Horwich
15:00 GMT	Doyle 33' Kachunga 36'	Report	Quigley 23' Whitfield 45+2'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 11,183 Referee: Tom Nield

17 November 2021 (2021-11-17) Replay	Stockport County (5)	5–3 (a.e.t.)	Bolton Wanderers (3)	Stockport
19:45 GMT	Madden 24' (pen.) Quigley 45', 95' Palmer 85' Crankshaw 119'	Report	Kachunga 2' Palmer 6' (o.g.) Bakayoko 28'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 10,084 Referee: Samuel Barrott

7 November 2021 (2021-11-07)	St Albans City (6)	3–2	Forest Green Rovers (4)	St Albans
17:15 GMT	Weiss 25' Banton 29' Jeffers 78'	Report	Stevens 18' Aitchison 45+1'	Stadium: Clarence Park Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Bobby Madley

8 November 2021 (2021-11-08)	Dagenham & Redbridge (5)	0–1	Salford City (4)	Dagenham
19:45 GMT		Report	Turnbull 3'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 2,330 Referee: David Rock

Exeter City: FA Cup game with Bradford to be replayed after hosts use extra substitute. ^[3]

Second Round Proper

The second round features the 40 winners from the first round. The draw was held on 8 November 2021 at Wembley Stadium and was done by Shaun Wright-Phillips and Rachel Yankey. The lowest-ranked team in the second round are Buxton of the seventh-tier Northern Premier League Premier Division.

3 December 2021 (2021-12-03)	Gateshead (6)	v	Charlton Athletic (3)	Gateshead
19:45 GMT				Stadium: International Stadium

4 December 2021 (2021-12-04)	Buxton (7)	v	Morecambe (3)	Buxton
12:45 GMT				Stadium: The Silverlands

4 December 2021 (2021-12-04)	Bristol Rovers (4)	v	Sutton United (4)	Horfield
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Memorial Stadium

4 December 2021 (2021-12-04)	Burton Albion (3)	v	Port Vale (4)	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

4 December 2021 (2021-12-04)	Lincoln City (3)	v	Hartlepool United (4)	Lincoln
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Sincil Bank

4 December 2021 (2021-12-04)	AFC Wimbledon (3)	v	Cheltenham Town (3)	Merton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Plough Lane

4 December 2021 (2021-12-04)	Leyton Orient (4)	v	Tranmere Rovers (4)	Leyton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: The Breyer Group Stadium

4 December 2021 (2021-12-04)	Cambridge United (3)	v	Exeter City (4)	Cambridge
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Abbey Stadium

4 December 2021 (2021-12-04)	Doncaster Rovers (3)	v	Mansfield Town (4)	Doncaster
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

4 December 2021 (2021-12-04)	Walsall (4)	v	Swindon Town (4)	Walsall
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Banks's Stadium

4 December 2021 (2021-12-04)	Rotherham United (3)	v	Stockport County (5)	Rotherham
15:00 GMT				Stadium: New York Stadium

4 December 2021 (2021-12-04)	Carlisle United (4)	v	Shrewsbury Town (3)	Carlisle
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Brunton Park

4 December 2021 (2021-12-04)	Ipswich Town (3)	v	Barrow (4)	Ipswich
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Portman Road

4 December 2021 (2021-12-04)	Portsmouth (3)	v	Harrogate Town (4)	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Fratton Park

4 December 2021 (2021-12-04)	Yeovil Town (5)	v	Stevenage (4)	Yeovil
17:30 GMT				Stadium: Huish Park

5 December 2021 (2021-12-05)	Rochdale (4)	v	Plymouth Argyle (3)	Rochdale
12:15 GMT				Stadium: Spotland Stadium

5 December 2021 (2021-12-05)	Colchester United (4)	v	Wigan Athletic (3)	Colchester
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium

5 December 2021 (2021-12-05)	Kidderminster Harriers (6)	v	FC Halifax Town (5)	Kidderminster
16:00 GMT				Stadium: Aggborough

5 December 2021 (2021-12-05)	Salford City (4)	v	Chesterfield (5)	Salford
17:15 GMT				Stadium: Peninsula Stadium

6 December 2021 (2021-12-06)	Boreham Wood (5)	v	St Albans City (6)	Borehamwood
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Meadow Park

Television rights

Round	BBC	ITV
First Round Proper^[4]	AFC Sudbury v Colchester United St Albans City v Forest Green Rovers Stockport County v Bolton Wanderers (replay)	Banbury United v Barrow Sheffield Wednesday v Plymouth Argyle Stratford Town v Shrewsbury Town Dagenham & Redbridge v Salford City Solihull Moors v Wigan Athletic (replay)
Second Round Proper	Buxton v Morecambe Yeovil Town v Stevenage	Gateshead v Charlton Athletic Rochdale v Plymouth Argyle Salford City v Chesterfield Boreham Wood v St Albans City

References

^ McNulty, Phil (15 May 2021). "FA Cup final 2021: Foxes lift FA Cup for first time after Youri Tielemans' great goal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ "Emirates FA Cup 2021-22 details confirmed including round dates, prize fund and more". The Football Association. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59330673
^ "Sudbury & St Albans FA Cup ties on BBC". BBC Sport. 21 October 2021.

[1] McNulty, Phil (15 May 2021). "FA Cup final 2021: Foxes lift FA Cup for first time after Youri Tielemans' great goal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[Qual_dates-2] "Emirates FA Cup 2021-22 details confirmed including round dates, prize fund and more". The Football Association. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[3] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59330673

[4] "Sudbury & St Albans FA Cup ties on BBC". BBC Sport. 21 October 2021.

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