FA Cup semi-finals - wikipedia FA Cup semi-finals The FA Cup semi-finals are played to determine which teams will contest the FA Cup Final. They are the penultimate phase of the FA Cup, the oldest football tournament in the world. Contents 1 Location 2 Format 3 Records 4 List of FA Cup semi-finals 4.1 Semi-final Key 4.2 1870s 4.3 1880s 4.4 1890s 4.5 1900s 4.6 1910s 4.7 1920s 4.8 1930s 4.9 1940s 4.10 1950s 4.11 1960s 4.12 1970s 4.13 1980s 4.14 1990s 4.15 2000s 4.16 2010s 5 Semi-finals table 6 Venues 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References Location Since 2008, the new Wembley Stadium has been the home of the FA Cup semi-final. The semi-finals are contested at neutral venues ; in the past these have usually been the home grounds of teams not involved in that semi-final, such as Villa Park in Birmingham, Old Trafford in Manchester and Hillsborough in Sheffield. The 1991 semi-final between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur was the first to be played at Wembley, the traditional venue for the FA Cup Final. Two years later both semi-finals were held at Wembley after the Steel City derby between Sheffield clubs Wednesday and United was switched from the original venue of Elland Road, Leeds. This was repeated in 1994, although a replay between Manchester United and Oldham Athletic was held at Maine Road, Manchester. From 1995 to 1999 and from 2001 to 2004 other neutral grounds were used, though in 2000 both matches were played at the old Wembley, in its final year of operation. In 2005 both semi-finals were played at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. However, in 2006 the FA decided to revert to the neutral ground system, with Villa Park and Old Trafford hosting the games. In 2003, it was announced that all future semi-finals would be played at the new Wembley Stadium, once it had opened ; this took effect in 2008. The decision was mainly for financial reasons, to allow the FA to recoup some of the costs of rebuilding the stadium. However, the move was to the disappointment of traditionalists and drew criticism from some supporters ' groups. Format Highfield Road in Coventry ( 1982 image ) hosted the only semi-final third replay in 1979 -- 80. In the past a replay match was played if the first semi-final ended in a draw. If the replay match also ended in a draw a second replay match would take place. In theory an unlimited number of games could be played to determine the outcome of a tie. For example, in 1980 it took four games to decide the winner between Arsenal and Liverpool. This is the most games needed to settle an FA Cup Semi-final, although there were several occasions where three games were played. Prior to the 1992 semi-finals, the only semi-final played under different rules to this was the rearranged 1989 semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, for which it had been declared in advance that the game would be decided by extra-time and penalties if necessary. In 1991 the FA decided that only one replay should be played ( starting with the 1991 -- 92 competition ). If this game ended in a draw, extra time would be played, followed by penalty kicks if the match was still even. In 1999 it was decided that the semi-finals should be decided in one game, with extra time and penalties used to determine the outcome if the game ended in a draw ( replays are still used in earlier rounds, however ). The last FA Cup Semi-final replay, in 1999, saw Manchester United take on Arsenal at Villa Park. This turned out to become one of the most memorable semi-finals of all time, with Peter Schmeichel saving a last - minute penalty from Dennis Bergkamp and a Ryan Giggs extra time goal deciding the outcome in Manchester United 's favour. In 2003 this goal was voted the greatest ever in FA Cup history. Queen 's Park chose not to contest the 1871 -- 72 replay match with Wanderers. There were no semi-finals played in the 1872 -- 73 competition, while between 1877 -- 1881 only one semi-final was played. The 1989 semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough, Sheffield, turned into tragedy when 96 supporters were killed in the stands due to overcrowding. The Hillsborough disaster had wide - ranging effects on future stadium design. Records Villa Park in Birmingham hosted 55 semi-final matches between 1901 and 2007, more than any other stadium. Villa Park is the most used stadium in FA Cup semi -- final history, having hosted 55 semi -- finals. The highest attendance for an FA Cup semi-final is 88,141 for Everton 's penalty win over Manchester United on 19 April 2009. It was the fourth semi-final to be played at the new Wembley Stadium. The highest winning margin was Newcastle United 's 6 -- 0 victory over Fulham in the 1908 Anfield semi-final. The highest post-war winning margin was Stoke City 's 5 -- 0 victory over Bolton Wanderers in the second 2011 semi-final on 17 April 2011. The highest - scoring match was Hull City 's 5 -- 3 victory over Sheffield United in the second 2014 semi-final. List of FA Cup semi-finals Semi-final Key * Match went to extra time † Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time Bold Winning team won The Double Italics Team from outside the top level of English football ( since the formation of The Football League in 1888 ) 1870s Year SF Winner Score Loser Venue 1872 Royal Engineers 0 -- 0 Crystal Palace Kennington Oval 3 -- 0 Kennington Oval Wanderers 0 -- 0 Queen 's Park Kennington Oval w / o 1873 Oxford University w / o Queen 's Park Bye Wanderers 1874 Oxford University 1 -- 0 Clapham Rovers Kennington Oval Royal Engineers 2 -- 0 Swifts Kennington Oval 1875 Old Etonians 1 -- 0 Shropshire Wanderers Kennington Oval Royal Engineers 1 -- 1 Oxford University Kennington Oval 1 -- 0 Kennington Oval 1876 Old Etonians 1 -- 0 Oxford University Kennington Oval Wanderers 2 -- 1 Swifts Kennington Oval 1877 Wanderers 1 -- 0 Cambridge University Kennington Oval Bye Oxford University 1878 Royal Engineers 2 -- 1 Old Harrovians Kennington Oval Bye Wanderers 1879 Old Etonians 2 -- 1 Nottingham Forest Kennington Oval Bye Clapham Rovers Queen 's Park could not afford a second trip to London for their semi-final replay and were forced to withdraw Queen 's Park once again withdrew from the FA Cup at the semi-final stage. 1880s Year SF Winner Score Loser Venue 1880 Oxford University 1 -- 0 Nottingham Forest Kennington Oval Bye Clapham Rovers 1881 Old Carthusians 4 -- 1 Darwen Kennington Oval Bye Old Etonians 1882 Blackburn Rovers 0 -- 0 The Wednesday St John 's Ground 5 -- 1 Whalley Range Old Etonians 5 -- 0 Marlow Kennington Oval 1883 Blackburn Olympic 4 -- 0 Old Carthusians Whalley Range Old Etonians 2 -- 1 Notts County Kennington Oval 1884 Blackburn Rovers 1 -- 0 Notts County Aston Lower Grounds Queen 's Park 4 -- 1 Blackburn Olympic Trent Bridge 1885 Blackburn Rovers 5 -- 1 Old Carthusians Trent Bridge Queen 's Park 1 -- 1 Nottingham Forest Racecourse Ground 3 -- 0 Merchiston Castle School 1886 Blackburn Rovers 2 -- 1 Swifts Racecourse Ground West Bromwich Albion 4 -- 0 Small Heath Alliance Aston Lower Grounds 1887 Aston Villa 3 -- 1 Rangers Alexandra Recreation Ground West Bromwich Albion 3 -- 1 Preston North End Trent Bridge 1888 Preston North End 4 -- 0 Crewe Alexandra Anfield West Bromwich Albion 3 -- 0 Derby Junction Victoria Ground 1889 Preston North End 1 -- 0 West Bromwich Albion Bramall Lane Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 -- 1 Blackburn Rovers Alexandra Recreation Ground 3 -- 1 Alexandra Recreation Ground 1890s Year SF Winner Score Loser Venue 1890 Blackburn Rovers 1 -- 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Racecourse Ground The Wednesday 2 -- 1 Bolton Wanderers Wellington Road 1891 Blackburn Rovers 3 -- 2 West Bromwich Albion Victoria Ground Notts County 3 -- 3 Sunderland Bramall Lane 2 -- 0 Bramall Lane 1892 Aston Villa 4 -- 1 Sunderland Bramall Lane West Bromwich Albion 1 -- 1 Nottingham Forest Molineux 1 -- 1 Molineux 6 -- 2 Racecourse Ground 1893 Everton 2 -- 2 Preston North End Bramall Lane 0 -- 0 Bramall Lane 2 -- 1 Ewood Park Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 -- 1 Blackburn Rovers Town Ground 1894 Bolton Wanderers 2 -- 1 The Wednesday Fallowfield Stadium Notts County 1 -- 0 Blackburn Rovers Bramall Lane 1895 Aston Villa 2 -- 1 Sunderland Ewood Park West Bromwich Albion 2 -- 0 The Wednesday Racecourse Ground 1896 The Wednesday 1 -- 1 Bolton Wanderers Goodison Park 3 -- 1 Town Ground Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 -- 1 Derby County Wellington Road 1897 Aston Villa 3 -- 0 Liverpool Bramall Lane Everton 3 -- 2 Derby County Victoria Ground 1898 Derby County 3 -- 1 Everton Molineux Nottingham Forest 1 -- 1 Southampton Bramall Lane 2 -- 0 Crystal Palace 1899 Derby County 3 -- 1 Stoke City Molineux Sheffield United 2 -- 2 Liverpool Burnden Park 4 -- 4 Burnden Park Abandoned Fallowfield Stadium 1 -- 0 Baseball Ground 1900s Year SF Winner Score Loser Venue 1900 Bury 1 -- 1 Nottingham Forest Victoria Ground 3 -- 2 Bramall Lane Southampton 0 -- 0 Millwall Athletic Crystal Palace 3 -- 0 Elm Park 1901 Sheffield United 2 -- 2 Aston Villa City Ground 3 -- 0 Baseball Ground Tottenham Hotspur 4 -- 0 West Bromwich Albion Villa Park 1902 Sheffield United 2 -- 2 Derby County The Hawthorns 1 -- 1 Molineux 1 -- 0 City Ground Southampton 3 -- 1 Nottingham Forest White Hart Lane 1903 Bury 3 -- 0 Aston Villa Goodison Park Derby County 3 -- 0 Millwall Athletic Villa Park 1904 Bolton Wanderers 1 -- 0 Derby County Molineux Manchester City 3 -- 0 The Wednesday Goodison Park 1905 Aston Villa 1 -- 1 Everton Victoria Ground 2 -- 1 City Ground Newcastle United 1 -- 0 The Wednesday Hyde Road 1906 Everton 2 -- 0 Liverpool Villa Park Newcastle United 2 -- 0 Woolwich Arsenal Victoria Ground 1907 Everton 2 -- 1 West Bromwich Albion Burnden Park The Wednesday 3 -- 1 Woolwich Arsenal St Andrew 's 1908 Newcastle United 6 -- 0 Fulham Anfield Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 -- 0 Southampton Stamford Bridge 1909 Bristol City 1 -- 1 Derby County Stamford Bridge 2 -- 1 St Andrew 's Manchester United 1 -- 0 Newcastle United Bramall Lane 1910s Year SF Winner Loser Score Venue 1910 Barnsley Everton 0 -- 0 Elland Road 3 -- 0 Old Trafford Newcastle United Swindon Town 2 -- 0 White Hart Lane 1911 Bradford City Blackburn Rovers 3 -- 0 Bramall Lane Newcastle United Chelsea 3 -- 0 St Andrew 's 1912 Barnsley Swindon Town 0 -- 0 Stamford Bridge 1 -- 0 Meadow Lane West Bromwich Albion Blackburn Rovers 0 -- 0 Anfield 1 -- 0 * Hillsborough 1913 Aston Villa Oldham Athletic 1 -- 0 Ewood Park Sunderland Burnley 0 -- 0 Bramall Lane 3 -- 2 St Andrew 's 1914 Burnley Sheffield United 0 -- 0 Old Trafford 1 -- 0 Goodison Park Liverpool Aston Villa 2 -- 0 White Hart Lane 1915 Chelsea Everton 2 -- 0 Villa Park Sheffield United Bolton Wanderers 2 -- 1 Ewood Park 1920s Year SF Winner Loser Score Venue 1920 Aston Villa Chelsea 3 -- 1 Bramall Lane Huddersfield Town Bristol City 2 -- 1 Stamford Bridge 1921 Tottenham Hotspur Preston North End 2 -- 1 Hillsborough Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff City 0 -- 0 Anfield 3 -- 1 Old Trafford 1922 Huddersfield Town Notts County 3 -- 1 Turf Moor Preston North End Tottenham Hotspur 2 -- 1 Hillsborough 1923 Bolton Wanderers Sheffield United 1 -- 0 Old Trafford West Ham United Derby County 5 -- 2 Stamford Bridge 1924 Aston Villa Burnley 3 -- 0 Bramall Lane Newcastle United Manchester City 2 -- 0 St Andrew 's 1925 Cardiff City Blackburn Rovers 3 -- 1 Meadow Lane Sheffield United Southampton 2 -- 0 Stamford Bridge 1926 Bolton Wanderers Swansea Town 3 -- 0 White Hart Lane Manchester City Manchester United 3 -- 0 Bramall Lane 1927 Arsenal Southampton 2 -- 1 Stamford Bridge Cardiff City Reading 3 -- 0 Molineux 1928 Blackburn Rovers Arsenal 1 -- 0 Filbert Street Huddersfield Town Sheffield United 2 -- 2 Old Trafford 0 -- 0 Goodison Park 1 -- 0 Maine Road 1929 Bolton Wanderers Huddersfield Town 3 -- 1 Anfield Portsmouth Aston Villa 1 -- 0 Highbury 1930s Year SF Winner Loser Score Venue 1930 Arsenal Hull City 2 -- 2 Elland Road 1 -- 0 Villa Park Huddersfield Town Sheffield Wednesday 2 -- 1 Old Trafford 1931 Birmingham Sunderland 2 -- 0 Elland Road West Bromwich Albion Everton 1 -- 0 Old Trafford 1932 Arsenal Manchester City 1 -- 0 Villa Park Newcastle United Chelsea 2 -- 1 Leeds Road 1933 Everton West Ham United 2 -- 1 Molineux Manchester City Derby County 3 -- 2 Leeds Road 1934 Manchester City Aston Villa 6 -- 1 Leeds Road Portsmouth Leicester City 4 -- 1 St Andrew 's 1935 Sheffield Wednesday Burnley 3 -- 0 Villa Park West Bromwich Albion Bolton Wanderers 1 -- 1 Elland Road 2 -- 0 Victoria Ground 1936 Arsenal Grimsby Town 1 -- 0 Leeds Road Sheffield United Fulham 2 -- 1 Molineux 1937 Preston North End West Bromwich Albion 4 -- 1 Highbury Sunderland Millwall 2 -- 1 Leeds Road 1938 Huddersfield Town Sunderland 3 -- 1 Ewood Park Preston North End Aston Villa 2 -- 1 Bramall Lane 1939 Portsmouth Huddersfield Town 2 -- 1 Highbury Wolverhampton Wanderers Grimsby Town 5 -- 0 Old Trafford 1940s Year SF Winner Score Loser Venue 1946 Charlton Athletic 2 -- 0 Bolton Wanderers Villa Park Derby County 1 -- 1 Birmingham City Hillsborough 4 -- 1 * Maine Road 1947 Charlton Athletic 4 -- 0 Newcastle United Elland Road Burnley 0 -- 0 * Liverpool Ewood Park 1 -- 0 Maine Road 1948 Manchester United 3 -- 1 Derby County Hillsborough Blackpool 3 -- 1 * Tottenham Hotspur Villa Park 1949 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 -- 1 Manchester United Hillsborough 1 -- 0 Goodison Park Leicester City 3 -- 1 Portsmouth Highbury 1950s Year SF Winner Loser Score Venue 1950 Liverpool Everton 2 -- 0 Maine Road Arsenal Chelsea 2 -- 2 White Hart Lane 1 -- 0 * White Hart Lane 1951 Newcastle United Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 -- 0 Hillsborough 2 -- 1 Leeds Road Blackpool Birmingham City 0 -- 0 Maine Road 2 -- 1 Goodison Park 1952 Arsenal Chelsea 1 -- 1 White Hart Lane 3 -- 0 White Hart Lane Newcastle United Blackburn Rovers 0 -- 0 Hillsborough 2 -- 1 Elland Road 1953 Blackpool Tottenham Hotspur 2 -- 1 Villa Park Bolton Wanderers Everton 4 -- 3 Maine Road 1954 Preston North End Sheffield Wednesday 2 -- 0 Maine Road West Bromwich Albion Port Vale 2 -- 1 Villa Park 1955 Manchester City Sunderland 1 -- 0 Villa Park Newcastle United York City 1 -- 1 Hillsborough 1 -- 0 Roker Park 1956 Birmingham City Sunderland 3 -- 0 Hillsborough Manchester City Tottenham Hotspur 1 -- 0 Villa Park 1957 Aston Villa West Bromwich Albion 2 -- 2 Molineux 1 -- 0 St Andrew 's Manchester United Birmingham City 2 -- 0 Hillsborough 1958 Bolton Wanderers Blackburn Rovers 2 -- 1 Maine Road Manchester United Fulham 2 -- 2 Villa Park 5 -- 3 Highbury 1959 Luton Town Norwich City 1 -- 1 White Hart Lane 1 -- 0 St Andrew 's Nottingham Forest Aston Villa 1 -- 0 Hillsborough 1960s Year SF Winner Loser Score Venue 1960 Blackburn Rovers Sheffield Wednesday 2 -- 1 Maine Road Wolverhampton Wanderers Aston Villa 1 -- 0 The Hawthorns 1961 Leicester City Sheffield United 0 -- 0 Elland Road 0 -- 0 * City Ground 2 -- 0 * St Andrew 's Tottenham Hotspur Burnley 3 -- 0 Villa Park 1962 Burnley Fulham 1 -- 1 Villa Park 2 -- 1 Filbert Street Tottenham Hotspur Manchester United 3 -- 1 Hillsborough 1963 Leicester City Liverpool 1 -- 0 Hillsborough Manchester United Southampton 1 -- 0 Villa Park 1964 Preston North End Swansea Town 2 -- 1 Villa Park West Ham United Manchester United 3 -- 1 Hillsborough 1965 Liverpool Chelsea 2 -- 0 Villa Park Leeds United Manchester United 0 -- 0 Hillsborough 1 -- 0 City Ground 1966 Everton Manchester United 1 -- 0 Burnden Park Sheffield Wednesday Chelsea 2 -- 0 Villa Park 1967 Chelsea Leeds United 1 -- 0 Villa Park Tottenham Hotspur Nottingham Forest 2 -- 1 Hillsborough 1968 Everton Leeds United 1 -- 0 Old Trafford West Bromwich Albion Birmingham City 2 -- 0 Villa Park 1969 Leicester City West Bromwich Albion 1 -- 0 Hillsborough Manchester City Everton 1 -- 0 Villa Park 1970s Year SF Winner Score Loser Venue 1970 Chelsea 5 -- 1 Watford White Hart Lane Leeds United 0 -- 0 Manchester United Hillsborough 0 -- 0 * Villa Park 1 -- 0 Burnden Park 1971 Arsenal 2 -- 2 Stoke City Hillsborough 2 -- 0 Villa Park Liverpool 2 -- 1 Everton Old Trafford 1972 Arsenal 1 -- 1 Stoke City Villa Park 2 -- 1 Goodison Park Leeds United 3 -- 0 Birmingham City Hillsborough 1973 Leeds United 1 -- 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Maine Road Sunderland 2 -- 1 Arsenal Hillsborough Liverpool 0 -- 0 Leicester City Old Trafford 3 -- 1 Villa Park Newcastle United 2 -- 0 Burnley Hillsborough Fulham 1 -- 1 Birmingham City Hillsborough 1 -- 0 * Maine Road West Ham United 0 -- 0 Ipswich Town Villa Park 2 -- 1 Stamford Bridge 1976 Manchester United 2 -- 0 Derby County Hillsborough Southampton 2 -- 0 Crystal Palace Stamford Bridge 1977 Manchester United 2 -- 1 Leeds United Hillsborough Liverpool 2 -- 2 Everton Maine Road 3 -- 0 Maine Road 1978 Arsenal 3 -- 0 Orient Stamford Bridge Ipswich Town 3 -- 1 West Bromwich Albion Highbury 1979 Arsenal 2 -- 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Villa Park Manchester United 2 -- 2 Liverpool Maine Road 1 -- 0 Goodison Park 1980s Year SF Winner Score Loser Venue 1980 Arsenal 0 -- 0 Liverpool Hillsborough 1 -- 1 * Villa Park 1 -- 1 * Villa Park 1 -- 0 Highfield Road West Ham United 1 -- 1 Everton Villa Park 2 -- 1 Elland Road 1981 Manchester City 1 -- 0 * Ipswich Town Villa Park Tottenham Hotspur 2 -- 2 * Wolverhampton Wanderers Hillsborough 3 -- 0 Highbury 1982 Queens Park Rangers 1 -- 0 West Bromwich Albion Highbury Tottenham Hotspur 2 -- 0 Leicester City Villa Park Manchester United 2 -- 1 Arsenal Villa Park Brighton & Hove Albion 2 -- 1 Sheffield Wednesday Highbury 1984 Everton 1 -- 0 * Southampton Highbury Watford 1 -- 0 Plymouth Argyle Villa Park 1985 Manchester United 2 -- 2 * Liverpool Goodison Park 2 -- 1 Maine Road Everton 2 -- 1 * Luton Town Villa Park 1986 Liverpool 2 -- 0 * Southampton White Hart Lane Everton 2 -- 1 * Sheffield Wednesday Villa Park Coventry City 3 -- 2 * Leeds United Hillsborough Tottenham Hotspur 4 -- 1 Watford Villa Park 1988 Liverpool 2 -- 1 Nottingham Forest Hillsborough Wimbledon 2 -- 1 Luton Town White Hart Lane 1989 Liverpool Abandoned after 6min Nottingham Forest Hillsborough 3 -- 1 Old Trafford Everton 1 -- 0 Norwich City Villa Park 1990s Year SF Winner Score Loser Venue 1990 Manchester United 3 -- 3 * Oldham Athletic Maine Road 2 -- 1 * Maine Road Crystal Palace 4 -- 3 * Liverpool Villa Park 1991 Nottingham Forest 4 -- 0 West Ham United Villa Park Tottenham Hotspur 3 -- 1 Arsenal Wembley Stadium ( Original ) 1992 Liverpool 1 -- 1 * Portsmouth Highbury 0 -- 0 † Villa Park Sunderland 1 -- 0 Norwich City Hillsborough 1993 Arsenal 1 -- 0 Tottenham Hotspur Wembley Stadium ( Original ) Sheffield Wednesday 2 -- 1 * Sheffield United Wembley Stadium ( Original ) 1994 Chelsea 2 -- 0 Luton Town Wembley Stadium ( Original ) Manchester United 1 -- 1 * Oldham Athletic Wembley Stadium ( Original ) 4 -- 1 Maine Road 1995 Everton 4 -- 1 Tottenham Hotspur Elland Road Manchester United 2 -- 2 * Crystal Palace Villa Park 2 -- 0 Villa Park Manchester United 2 -- 1 Chelsea Villa Park Liverpool 3 -- 0 Aston Villa Old Trafford 1997 Chelsea 3 -- 0 Wimbledon Highbury Middlesbrough 3 -- 3 * Chesterfield Old Trafford 3 -- 0 Hillsborough 1998 Arsenal 1 -- 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Villa Park Newcastle United 1 -- 0 Sheffield United Old Trafford 1999 Manchester United 0 -- 0 * Arsenal Villa Park 2 -- 1 * Villa Park Newcastle United 2 -- 0 * Tottenham Hotspur Old Trafford 2000s Year SF Winner Score Loser Venue 2000 Aston Villa 0 -- 0 † Bolton Wanderers Wembley Stadium ( Original ) Chelsea 2 -- 1 Newcastle United Wembley Stadium ( Original ) 2001 Arsenal 2 -- 1 Tottenham Hotspur Old Trafford Liverpool 2 -- 1 Wycombe Wanderers Villa Park 2002 Arsenal 1 -- 0 Middlesbrough Old Trafford Chelsea 1 -- 0 Fulham Villa Park 2003 Arsenal 1 -- 0 Sheffield United Old Trafford Southampton 2 -- 1 Watford Villa Park Manchester United 1 -- 0 Arsenal Villa Park Millwall 1 -- 0 Sunderland Old Trafford 2005 Arsenal 3 -- 0 Blackburn Rovers Millennium Stadium Manchester United 4 -- 1 Newcastle United Millennium Stadium 2006 Liverpool 2 -- 1 Chelsea Old Trafford West Ham United 1 -- 0 Middlesbrough Villa Park 2007 Manchester United 4 -- 1 Watford Villa Park Chelsea 2 -- 1 * Blackburn Rovers Old Trafford 2008 Portsmouth 1 -- 0 West Bromwich Albion Wembley Stadium ( New ) Cardiff City 1 -- 0 Barnsley Wembley Stadium ( New ) 2009 Chelsea 2 -- 1 Arsenal Wembley Stadium ( New ) Everton 0 -- 0 † Manchester United Wembley Stadium ( New ) 2010s Year SF Winner Score Loser Venue Chelsea 3 -- 0 Aston Villa Wembley Stadium ( New ) Portsmouth 2 -- 0 * Tottenham Hotspur Wembley Stadium ( New ) 2011 Manchester City 1 -- 0 Manchester United Wembley Stadium ( New ) Stoke City 5 -- 0 Bolton Wanderers Wembley Stadium ( New ) 2012 Liverpool 2 -- 1 Everton Wembley Stadium ( New ) Chelsea 5 -- 1 Tottenham Hotspur Wembley Stadium ( New ) 2013 Wigan Athletic 2 -- 0 Millwall Wembley Stadium ( New ) Manchester City 2 -- 1 Chelsea Wembley Stadium ( New ) 2014 Arsenal 1 -- 1 † Wigan Athletic Wembley Stadium ( New ) Hull City 5 -- 3 Sheffield United Wembley Stadium ( New ) 2015 Arsenal 2 -- 1 * Reading Wembley Stadium ( New ) Aston Villa 2 -- 1 Liverpool Wembley Stadium ( New ) 2016 Manchester United 2 -- 1 Everton Wembley Stadium ( New ) Crystal Palace 2 -- 1 Watford Wembley Stadium ( New ) 2017 Chelsea 4 -- 2 Tottenham Hotspur Wembley Stadium ( New ) Arsenal 2 -- 1 * Manchester City Wembley Stadium ( New ) 2018 Manchester United 21 April 2018 Tottenham Hotspur Wembley Stadium ( New ) Chelsea 22 April 2018 Southampton Wembley Stadium ( New ) Semi-finals table Playing the first of their 28 semi-finals, Woolwich Arsenal ( in dark shirts ) faced Newcastle United ( in striped shirts ) at the Victoria Ground, Stoke in 1906. Arsenal against Blackburn Rovers was one of the 2005 semi-finals held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, taking the fixture out of England for the first time since 1885. The pre-match line - ups at Villa Park for Middlesbrough versus West Ham United, 2006 Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea at Old Trafford in 2007 : the last FA Cup semi-final before the event was moved to the new Wembley Stadium. Arsenal versus Chelsea in 2009 was one of several London derbies held at the national stadium Manchester clubs City and United have reached the FA Cup semi-final a combined 40 times. The Manchester derby has twice been a semi-final. In amongst Hull City fans at the 2014 all - Yorkshire semi-final against Sheffield United Teams shown with an asterisk beside their name are no longer in existence. This table is updated after 2016 -- 17 FA Cup. Team Appearances Won Lost Arsenal 29 20 9 Aston Villa 21 11 10 Barnsley Birmingham City 9 7 Blackburn Olympic Blackburn Rovers 18 8 10 Blackpool 0 Bolton Wanderers 14 7 7 Bradford City 0 Brighton and Hove Albion 0 Bristol City Burnley 8 5 Bury 0 Cambridge University 0 Cardiff City Charlton Athletic 0 Chelsea 22 12 10 Chesterfield 0 Clapham Rovers * 0 Coventry City 0 Crewe Alexandra 0 Crystal Palace ( 1861 ) * 0 Crystal Palace ( 1905 ) Darwen 0 Derby County 13 9 Derby Junction * 0 Everton 26 13 13 Fulham 6 5 Grimsby Town 0 Huddersfield Town 7 5 Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United 8 Leicester City 7 Orient 0 Liverpool 24 14 10 Luton Town Manchester City 13 10 Manchester United 28 19 9 Marlow 0 Middlesbrough Millwall 5 Newcastle United 17 13 Norwich City 0 Nottingham Forest 12 9 Notts County 5 Old Carthusians Old Etonians 5 5 0 Old Harrovians 0 Oldham Athletic 0 Oxford University 5 Plymouth Argyle 0 Port Vale 0 Portsmouth 7 5 Preston North End 10 7 Queen 's Park Queens Park Rangers 0 Rangers 0 Reading 0 Royal Engineers 0 Sheffield United 14 6 8 Sheffield Wednesday 16 6 10 Shropshire Wanderers * 0 Southampton 11 7 Stoke City Sunderland 12 8 Swansea City 0 Swifts * 0 Swindon Town 0 Tottenham Hotspur 20 9 11 Wanderers * 0 Watford 6 5 West Bromwich Albion 20 10 10 West Ham United 7 5 Wigan Athletic Wimbledon * Wolverhampton Wanderers 14 8 6 Wycombe Wanderers 0 York City 0 Venues Semi-finals were held at Sheffield Wednesday 's home ground Hillsborough for 85 years. Maine Road ( 1985 image ), dubbed the Wembley of the North, was used for semi-finals between 1928 and 1994. In the 19th century, seventeen FA Cup semi-final matches were held at the Kennington Oval ( 1891 image ). Bramall Lane ( 1965 photo ) hosted 17 semi-finals from 1889 to 1938 ; Sheffield has been host city on 51 occasions. The original Wembley Stadium began hosting semi-finals in 1991 with the North London derby. Meadow Lane, The City Ground and Trent Bridge in 2003 : the extant three of Nottingham 's four FA Cup semi-final hosts. Venues that no longer exist or regularly host football matches are denoted with an asterisk. Stadium City SF matches Year of first SF Most recent SF Kennington Oval * London 17 1872 1883 St John 's Ground * Huddersfield 1882 1882 Whalley Range * Manchester 1882 1883 Aston Lower Grounds * Birmingham 1884 1886 Trent Bridge * West Bridgford 1884 1887 Racecourse Ground * Derby 5 1885 1890 Merchiston Castle School * Edinburgh, Scotland 1885 1885 Alexandra Recreation Ground * Crewe 1887 1889 Anfield Liverpool 5 1888 1929 Victoria Ground * Stoke - on - Trent 7 1897 1935 Wellington Road * Perry Barr 1890 1896 Bramall Lane Sheffield 17 1889 1938 Molineux Wolverhampton 10 1892 1957 Ewood Park Blackburn 6 1893 1947 Town Ground * Nottingham 1893 1896 Fallowfield Stadium * Manchester 1894 1899 Goodison Park Liverpool 10 1896 1985 Crystal Palace * London 1898 1900 Burnden Park * Bolton 5 1899 1970 Baseball Ground * Derby 1899 1901 Elm Park * Reading 1900 1900 Villa Park Birmingham 55 1901 2007 City Ground West Bridgford 5 1901 1965 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 1902 1960 White Hart Lane London 12 1902 1988 Hyde Road * Manchester 1905 1905 St Andrew 's Birmingham 9 1907 1961 Stamford Bridge London 10 1910 1978 Elland Road Leeds 10 1910 1995 Old Trafford Trafford 23 1910 2007 Meadow Lane Nottingham 1912 1925 Hillsborough Sheffield 34 1912 1997 Turf Moor Burnley 1922 1922 Filbert Street * Leicester 1928 1962 Maine Road * Manchester 18 1928 1994 Highbury * London 12 1929 1997 Leeds Road * Huddersfield 6 1932 1951 Roker Park * Sunderland 1955 1955 Highfield Road * Coventry 1980 1980 Old Wembley * London 7 1991 2000 Millennium Stadium Cardiff, Wales 2005 2005 New Wembley London 20 2008 2017 See also FA Cup FA Cup Final FA Cup Third - fourth place matches Hillsborough Disaster Notes Jump up ^ Welsh team Jump up ^ Scottish team that was invited to compete Jump up ^ Scottish team that was invited to compete Jump up ^ Welsh team Jump up ^ Venue in another nation outside of England and Wales Jump up ^ Venue outside of England References FA Cup statistics Jump up ^ `` New Wembley to host semis ''. BBC News. 3 January 2003. Retrieved 25 February 2011. Jump up ^ `` Football Supporters Hail FA Cup Semi-final Decision '' ( Press release ). Football Supporters Federation. 18 November 2005. Archived from the original on 8 February 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2011. Jump up ^ `` Moyes unhappy with Wembley semi ''. BBC News. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2011. Jump up ^ Hughes, Rob ( 6 April 2008 ). `` Nwanko Kanu repays Harry Redknapp 's faith in one moment ''. London : TimesOnline. 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