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Clubs With the Most FA Cups

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The FA Cup, first contested in 1871-72, is the oldest football competition in the world — and over 150 years it has been lifted by dozens of clubs. This page ranks them all by number of wins.

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  1. Blackburn goalkeeper Brad Friedel scored a Premier League goal from a corner in stoppage time in February 2004. Which club were Blackburn playing?

    Friedel's 90th-minute equaliser made it 2-2 at The Valley, and Charlton went straight up the other end to win it 3-2.

  2. The highest-scoring Premier League game ever finished 7-4 — between which two clubs in 2007?

    Benjani scored a hat-trick as Portsmouth won 7-4 at Fratton Park in September 2007 — eleven goals in one afternoon, the highest-scoring match in Premier League history.

  3. Paolo Di Canio won a 2001 Fair Play Award for catching a cross instead of scoring into an empty net, after spotting an injured opposition goalkeeper sprawled on the ground. Which keeper was lying hurt?

    It happened at Goodison Park in December 2000, with West Ham clinging to a 1-1 draw and an open goal gaping in front of the Italian.

  4. Arsenal's joint-record Premier League win is 7-0 — against which club at Highbury in 2005?

    Arsenal thrashed Everton 7-0 at Highbury on 11 May 2005.

  5. Which club won the EFL Championship play-off final four times — a record?

    Crystal Palace have won the play-off final four times, in 1989, 1997, 2004 and 2013, more than any other club.

Reckon you can name them all?
RankClubFA CupsYears won
1Arsenal141929, 1935, 1949, 1970, 1978, 1992, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019
2Manchester United131908, 1947, 1962, 1976, 1982, 1984, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2015, 2023
3Chelsea81969, 1996, 1999, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2017
3Liverpool81964, 1973, 1985, 1988, 1991, 2000, 2005, 2021
3Manchester City81903, 1933, 1955, 1968, 2010, 2018, 2022, 2025
3Tottenham Hotspur81900, 1920, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1980, 1981, 1990
7Aston Villa71886, 1894, 1896, 1904, 1912, 1919, 1956
8Blackburn Rovers61883, 1884, 1885, 1889, 1890, 1927
8Newcastle United61909, 1923, 1931, 1950, 1951, 1954
10Everton51905, 1932, 1965, 1983, 1994
10Wanderers51871, 1872, 1875, 1876, 1877
10West Bromwich Albion51887, 1891, 1930, 1953, 1967
13Bolton Wanderers41922, 1925, 1928, 1957
13Sheffield United41898, 1901, 1914, 1924
13Wolverhampton Wanderers41892, 1907, 1948, 1959
16Sheffield Wednesday31895, 1906, 1934
16West Ham United31963, 1974, 1979
18Bury21899, 1902
18Nottingham Forest21897, 1958
18Old Etonians21878, 1881
18Portsmouth21938, 2007
18Preston North End21888, 1937
18Sunderland21936, 1972
24Barnsley11911
24Blackburn Olympic11882
24Blackpool11952
24Bradford City11910
24Burnley11913
24Cardiff City11926
24Charlton Athletic11946
24Clapham Rovers11879
24Coventry City11986
24Crystal Palace12024
24Derby County11945
24Huddersfield Town11921
24Ipswich Town11977
24Leeds United11971
24Leicester City12020
24Notts County11893
24Old Carthusians11880
24Oxford University11873
24Royal Engineers11874
24Southampton11975
24Wigan Athletic12012
24Wimbledon11987

Arsenal lead the way with 14 FA Cups, narrowly ahead of Manchester United on 13. A cluster of historic names — Tottenham, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Chelsea and Manchester City among them — fill out the top of a roll of honour that stretches back to Victorian amateur sides.

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Clubs With the Most FA Cups — FAQ

Which club has won the most FA Cups?
Arsenal have won the most FA Cups, with 14, just ahead of Manchester United on 13.
How old is the FA Cup?
The FA Cup is the oldest national football competition in the world, first played in the 1871-72 season — 16 years before the Football League existed.
Is this every FA Cup winner?
This page ranks clubs by number of wins. For the full season-by-season list of every final, winner, runner-up and score, see our FA Cup winners list.