# 2006–07 FA Cup

The 2006–07 FA Cup (known as The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON for sponsorship reasons) was the 126th staging of the world's oldest football knockout competition; the FA Cup. This season's edition was the first to be sponsored by E.ON.
The competition started on 18 August 2006 with the first of the record number of 687 teams entering in the Extra preliminary round and concluded on 19 May 2007 with the final, held at the new Wembley Stadium.
For information on the matches played from the Extra preliminary round to the final qualifying round, see FA Cup 2006-07 qualifying rounds.
Chelsea claimed this season's FA Cup with a hard-fought 1–0 victory over Manchester United, with Didier Drogba scoring the winning goal in the dying minutes of extra-time. Manchester United had played against top-flight opponents in each round, as they had when they won the Cup in 1948.
This was the last FA Cup (to date) at which the semi-finals were played at neutral club venues; since 2008 all FA Cup semi-finals have been played at Wembley Stadium.

## Calendar

| Round | Date | Fixtures | Clubs | Byes/Exemptions | Prize money |
| Extra preliminary round | 19 August 2006 | 129 | 687 → 558 | none | £500 |
| Preliminary round | 2 September 2006 | 166 | 558 → 392 | 203: 227th–429th | £1,000 |
| First round qualifying | 16 September 2006 | 116 | 392 → 276 | 66: 161st–226th | £2,250 |
| Second round qualifying | 30 September 2006 | 80 | 276 → 196 | 44: 117th–160th | £3,750 |
| Third round qualifying | 14 October 2006 | 40 | 196 → 156 | none | £5,000 |
| Fourth round qualifying | 28 October 2006 | 32 | 156 → 124 | 24: 93rd–116th | £10,000 |
| First round proper | 11 November 2006 | 40 | 124 → 840 | 48: 45th–92nd | £16,000 |
| Second round proper | 2 December 2006 | 20 | 84 → 64 | none | £24,000 |
| Third round proper | 6 January 2007 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 44: 1st–44th | £40,000 |
| Fourth round proper | 27 January 2007 | 16 | 32 → 16 | none | £60,000 |
| Fifth round proper | 17 February 2007 | 8 | 16 → 80 | none | £120,000 |
| Sixth round proper | 10 March 2007 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | £300,000 |
| Semi-finals | 14 April 2007 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | £900,000 |
| Final | 19 May 2007 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | £1,000,000 |
The results below detail the results from the first round proper onwards.

## First round proper

Matches played on weekend of Saturday, 11 November 2006. The draw was made by Will Greenwood and Neil Back, adjudicated by Trevor Brooking.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth (3) | 4–0 | Boston United (4) | 4,263 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers (4) | 2–1 | Oxford United (5) | 6,279 |
| 3 | Peterborough United (4) | 3–0 | Rotherham United (3) | 4,281 |
| 4 | Torquay United (4) | 2–1 | Leatherhead (8) | 2,218 |
| 5 | Morecambe (5) | 2–1 | Kidderminster Harriers (5) | 1,673 |
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers (3) | 4–2 | Woking (5) | 4,591 |
| 7 | Salisbury City (6) | 3–0 | Fleetwood Town (7) | 2,684 |
| 8 | Chelmsford City (7) | 1–1 | Aldershot Town (5) | 2,838 |
| replay | Aldershot Town (5) | 2–0 | Chelmsford City (7) | 2,731 |
| 9 | Weymouth (5) | 2–2 | Bury (4) | 2,503 |
| replay | Bury (4) | 4–3 | Weymouth (5) | 2,231 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest (3) | 5–0 | Yeading (6) | 7,704 |
| 11 | Stafford Rangers (5) | 1–1 | Maidenhead United (7) | 1,526 |
| replay | Maidenhead United (7) | 0–2 | Stafford Rangers (5) | 1,934 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town (4) | 0–0 | Hereford United (4) | 5,574 |
| replay | Hereford United (4) | 2–0 | Shrewsbury Town (4) | 4,224 |
| 13 | Northampton Town (3) | 0–0 | Grimsby Town (4) | 4,092 |
| replay | Grimsby Town (4) | 0–2 | Northampton Town (3) | 2,657 |
| 14 | Wrexham (4) | 1–0 | Stevenage Borough (5) | 2,863 |
| 15 | Chesterfield (3) | 0–1 | Basingstoke Town (6) | 3,539 |
| 16 | Gainsborough Trinity (6) | 1–3 | Barnet (4) | 1,914 |
| 17 | Lewes (6) | 1–4 | Darlington (4) | 2,000 |
| 18 | Clevedon Town (7) | 1–4 | Chester City (4) | 2,261 |
| 19 | Barrow (6) | 2–3 | Bristol Rovers (4) | 2,939 |
| 20 | Rushden & Diamonds (5) | 3–1 | Yeovil Town (3) | 2,530 |
| 21 | Burton Albion (5) | 1–2 | Tamworth (5) | 4,150 |
| 22 | Farsley Celtic (6) | 0–0 | Milton Keynes Dons (4) | 2,200 |
| replay | Milton Keynes Dons (4) | 2–0 | Farsley Celtic (6) | 2,676 |
| 23 | Brentford (3) | 0–1 | Doncaster Rovers (3) | 3,607 |
| 24 | Gillingham (3) | 4–1 | Bromley (7) | 5,547 |
| 25 | York City (5) | 0–1 | Bristol City (3) | 3,525 |
| 26 | Bishop's Stortford (6) | 3–5 | King's Lynn (7) | 1,750 |
| 27 | Exeter City (5) | 1–2 | Stockport County (4) | 4,454 |
| 28 | Newport County (6) | 1–3 | Swansea City (3) | 4,660 |
| 29 | Kettering Town (6) | 3–4 | Oldham Athletic (3) | 3,481 |
| 30 | Rochdale (4) | 1–1 | Hartlepool United (4) | 2,098 |
| replay | Hartlepool United (4) | 0–0 | Rochdale (4) | 2,788 |
| Hartlepool United won 4–2 on penalties |||||
| 31 | Brighton & Hove Albion (3) | 8–0 | Northwich Victoria (5) | 4,487 |
| 32 | Mansfield Town (4) | 1–0 | Accrington Stanley (4) | 3,909 |
| 33 | Cheltenham Town (3) | 0–0 | Scunthorpe United (3) | 2,721 |
| replay | Scunthorpe United (3) | 2–0 | Cheltenham Town (3) | 3,074 |
| 34 | Macclesfield Town (4) | 0–0 | Walsall (4) | 2,018 |
| replay | Walsall (4) | 0–1 | Macclesfield Town (4) | 3,114 |
| 35 | Bradford City (3) | 4–0 | Crewe Alexandra (3) | 3,483 |
| 36 | Leyton Orient (3) | 2–1 | Notts County (4) | 3,011 |
| 37 | Swindon Town (4) | 3–1 | Carlisle United (3) | 4,938 |
| 38 | Huddersfield Town (3) | 0–1 | Blackpool (3) | 6,597 |
| 39 | Havant & Waterlooville (6) | 1–2 | Millwall (3) | 5,793 |
| 40 | Port Vale (3) | 2–1 | Lincoln City (4) | 3,884 |

## Second round proper

Matches played on weekend of Saturday, 2 December 2006. The draw was made on 12 November by Graham Gooch and Mike Gatting, adjudicated by Trevor Brooking, and televised live on BBC One.
As mentioned below, Bury defeated Chester City 3–1 at the Deva Stadium but it was soon revealed that Bury had fielded an ineligible player, resulting in them being expelled from the competition and Chester City being reinstated.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 1 | Milton Keynes Dons (4) | 0–2 | Blackpool (3) | 3,837 |
| 2 | Scunthorpe United (3) | 0–2 | Wrexham (4) | 5,054 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion (3) | 3–0 | Stafford Rangers (5) | 5,741 |
| 4 | Bristol City (3) | 4–3 | Gillingham (3) | 5,663 |
| 5 | Hereford United (4) | 4–0 | Port Vale (3) | 4,076 |
| 6 | Macclesfield Town (4) | 2–1 | Hartlepool United (4) | 1,992 |
| 7 | Stockport County (4) | 2–1 | Wycombe Wanderers (4) | 3,821 |
| 8 | Bury (4) | 2–2 | Chester City (4) | 3,428 |
| replay | Chester City (4) | 1–3 | Bury (4) | 2,810 |
| Bury expelled for fielding an ineligible player; Chester City progress |||||
| 9 | Barnet (4) | 4–1 | Northampton Town (3) | 2,786 |
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers (3) | 1–2 | Peterborough United (4) | 6,308 |
| 11 | King's Lynn (7) | 0–2 | Oldham Athletic (3) | 5,444 |
| 12 | Darlington (4) | 1–3 | Swansea City (3) | 4,183 |
| 13 | Salisbury City (6) | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest (3) | 3,100 |
| replay | Nottingham Forest (3) | 2–0 | Salisbury City (6) | 6,177 |
| 14 | Torquay United (4) | 1–1 | Leyton Orient (3) | 2,392 |
| replay | Leyton Orient (3) | 1–2 | Torquay United (4) | 2,384 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers (4) | 1–1 | AFC Bournemouth (3) | 6,252 |
| replay | AFC Bournemouth (3) | 0–1 | Bristol Rovers (4) | 4,153 |
| 16 | Bradford City (3) | 0–0 | Millwall (3) | 4,346 |
| replay | Millwall (3) | 0–0 | Bradford City (3) | 3,220 |
| Millwall win 1 – 0 after extra time |||||
| 17 | Swindon Town (4) | 1–0 | Morecambe (5) | 5,942 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town (4) | 1–1 | Doncaster Rovers (3) | 4,837 |
| replay | Doncaster Rovers (3) | 2–0 | Mansfield Town (4) | 5,338 |
| 19 | Aldershot Town (5) | 1–1 | Basingstoke Town (6) | 4,525 |
| replay | Basingstoke Town (6) | 1–3 | Aldershot Town (5) | 3,300 |
| 20 | Rushden & Diamonds (5) | 1–2 | Tamworth (5) | 2,815 |

## Third round proper

This round marks the entry of the top-flight teams to the competition. Matches were played on the weekend of Saturday, 6 January 2007. The draw was made on 3 December 2006 by Amir Khan and Ricky Hatton, adjudicated by Trevor Brooking, and televised live on BBC One. Replays were held in the week of 16 and 17 January, with the exception of the Luton – QPR replay, which was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 1 | Blackpool (3) | 4–2 | Aldershot Town (5) | 6,355 |
| 2 | Barnet (4) | 2–1 | Colchester United (2) | 3,075 |
| 3 | Sheffield United (1) | 0–3 | Swansea City (3) | 15,896 |
| 4 | Reading (1) | 3–2 | Burnley (2) | 11,514 |
| 5 | Portsmouth (1) | 2–1 | Wigan Athletic (1) | 14,336 |
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers (3) | 0–4 | Bolton Wanderers (1) | 14,297 |
| 7 | West Ham United (1) | 3–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion (3) | 32,874 |
| 8 | Leicester City (2) | 2–2 | Fulham (1) | 15,499 |
| replay | Fulham (1) | 4–3 | Leicester City (2) | 11,222 |
| 9 | Derby County (2) | 3–1 | Wrexham (4) | 15,609 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (2) | 2–2 | Oldham Athletic (3) | 14,524 |
| replay | Oldham Athletic (3) | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (2) | 9,628 |
| 11 | Chester City (4) | 0–0 | Ipswich Town (2) | 4,330 |
| replay | Ipswich Town (2) | 1–0 | Chester City (4) | 11,732 |
| 12 | Manchester United (1) | 2–1 | Aston Villa (1) | 74,924 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday (2) | 1–1 | Manchester City (1) | 28,487 |
| replay | Manchester City (1) | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday (2) | 25,621 |
| 14 | Tamworth (5) | 1–4 | Norwich City (2) | 3,165 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest (3) | 2–0 | Charlton Athletic (1) | 19,017 |
| 16 | Cardiff City (2) | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur (1) | 20,376 |
| replay | Tottenham Hotspur (1) | 4–0 | Cardiff City (2) | 27,641 |
| 17 | Preston North End (2) | 1–0 | Sunderland (2) | 10,318 |
| 18 | Liverpool (1) | 1–3 | Arsenal (1) | 43,619 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers (4) | 1–0 | Hereford United (4) | 8,978 |
| 20 | Watford (1) | 4–1 | Stockport County (4) | 11,745 |
| 21 | Crystal Palace (2) | 2–1 | Swindon Town (4) | 10,238 |
| 22 | Bristol City (3) | 3–3 | Coventry City (2) | 13,336 |
| replay | Coventry City (2) | 0–2 | Bristol City (3) | 13,055 |
| 23 | Peterborough United (4) | 1–1 | Plymouth Argyle (2) | 6,255 |
| replay | Plymouth Argyle (2) | 2–1 | Peterborough United (4) | 9,973 |
| 24 | Queens Park Rangers (2) | 2–2 | Luton Town (2) | 10,064 |
| replay | Luton Town (2) | 1–0 | Queens Park Rangers (2) | 7,494 |
| 25 | Southend United (2) | 1–1 | Barnsley (2) | 5,485 |
| replay | Barnsley (2) | 0–2 | Southend United (2) | 4,944 |
| 26 | West Bromwich Albion (2) | 3–1 | Leeds United (2) | 16,957 |
| 27 | Hull City (2) | 1–1 | Middlesbrough (1) | 17,520 |
| replay | Middlesbrough (1) | 4–3 | Hull City (2) | 16,702 |
| 28 | Birmingham City (2) | 2–2 | Newcastle United (1) | 16,444 |
| replay | Newcastle United (1) | 1–5 | Birmingham City (2) | 26,099 |
| 29 | Torquay United (4) | 0–2 | Southampton (2) | 5,396 |
| 30 | Everton (1) | 1–4 | Blackburn Rovers (1) | 24,426 |
| 31 | Chelsea (1) | 6–1 | Macclesfield Town (4) | 41,434 |
| 32 | Stoke City (2) | 2–0 | Millwall (3) | 8,024 |

## Fourth round proper

Matches played on weekend of Saturday, 27 January 2007. The draw was made on 8 January by Hope Powell and Faye White, adjudicated by Trevor Brooking, and televised live on BBC Two and Sky Sports News.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 1 | Arsenal (1) | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers (1) | 59,778 |
| replay | Bolton Wanderers (1) | 1–1 | Arsenal (1) | 21,088 |
| Arsenal win 3 – 1 after extra time |||||
| 2 | West Ham United (1) | 0–1 | Watford (1) | 31,168 |
| 3 | Bristol City (3) | 2–2 | Middlesbrough (1) | 19,008 |
| replay | Middlesbrough (1) | 1–1 | Bristol City (3) | 26,328 |
| 2 – 2 after extra time – Middlesbrough win 5 – 4 on penalties |||||
| 4 | Chelsea (1) | 3–0 | Nottingham Forest (3) | 41,516 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town (2) | 1–0 | Swansea City (3) | 16,635 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur (1) | 3–1 | Southend United (2) | 33,406 |
| 7 | Barnet (4) | 0–2 | Plymouth Argyle (2) | 5,204 |
| 8 | Birmingham City (2) | 2–3 | Reading (1) | 20,041 |
| 9 | Derby County (2) | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers (4) | 25,033 |
| 10 | Manchester City (1) | 3–1 | Southampton (2) | 26,496 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace (2) | 0–2 | Preston North End (2) | 8,422 |
| 12 | Manchester United (1) | 2–1 | Portsmouth (1) | 71,137 |
| 13 | Blackpool (3) | 1–1 | Norwich City (2) | 9,491 |
| replay | Norwich City (2) | 1–1 | Blackpool (3) | 19,120 |
| Norwich City win 3 – 2 after extra time |||||
| 14 | Luton Town (2) | 0–4 | Blackburn Rovers (1) | 5,887 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (2) | 0–3 | West Bromwich Albion (2) | 28,107 |
| 16 | Fulham (1) | 3–0 | Stoke City (2) | 11,059 |

## Fifth round proper

Matches played on the weekend of Saturday, 17 February 2007. The draw took place on Monday, 29 January 2007 and was made by Darren Campbell and Roger Black, adjudicated by Trevor Brooking, and televised live on BBC Two and Sky Sports News.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 1 | Chelsea (1) | 4–0 | Norwich City (2) | 41,537 |
| 2 | Watford (1) | 1–0 | Ipswich Town (2) | 17,016 |
| 3 | Preston North End (2) | 1–3 | Manchester City (1) | 18,890 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle (2) | 2–0 | Derby County (2) | 18,026 |
| 5 | Manchester United (1) | 1–1 | Reading (1) | 70,608 |
| replay | Reading (1) | 2–3 | Manchester United (1) | 23,821 |
| 6 | Arsenal (1) | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers (1) | 56,761 |
| replay | Blackburn Rovers (1) | 1–0 | Arsenal (1) | 18,882 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough (1) | 2–2 | West Bromwich Albion (2) | 31,491 |
| replay | West Bromwich Albion (2) | 1–1 | Middlesbrough (1) | 24,925 |
| 1 – 1 after extra time – Middlesbrough win 5 – 4 on penalties |||||
| 8 | Fulham (1) | 0–4 | Tottenham Hotspur (1) | 18,655 |

## Sixth round proper

Matches played on the weekend of Saturday, 10 March 2007. The draw for the round, also known as the quarter-finals, took place on Monday, 19 February 2007 at 1:30pm GMT. The draw was made by Steve McClaren and Terry Venables, adjudicated by Trevor Brooking and televised live on BBC Two. This was the last round in which matches were held on the home grounds of one of the teams. The only non-Premier League team to reach the quarter-finals this season were Plymouth Argyle.

### Replays
## Semi-finals

Unlike earlier rounds, matches were played on neutral grounds on the weekend of Saturday, 14 April 2007. There would be no replays even if the matches were drawn; instead, extra time would decide winners immediately thereafter. Only if extra time did not decide the winners, a penalty shootout would decide winners. The draw for the semi-finals took place on Monday, 12 March 2007 at 1:30pm GMT. The draw was made by Ray Clemence, and adjudicated by Trevor Brooking.

## Final

The 126th FA Cup final was played at the new Wembley Stadium and it was the first FA Cup Final to be played in London since 2000. Similarly to the semi-finals, there would be no replay even if the match was drawn; instead, extra time would be used to decide the winners. If extra time failed to separate the two sides, the match would go to penalties. Chelsea's victory ended Manchester United's hopes of becoming the only English club to win the double four times (having previously won it in 1994, 1996 and 1999), and in doing so, completed their own cup-double.
* Assistant Referees:
** Peter Kirkup (Northamptonshire)
** Dave Bryan (Lincolnshire)
* Fourth official: Howard Webb (Sheffield & Hallamshire)

## Top scorers

    As of 15 April 2007
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Frank Lampard | Chelsea | 6 |
| 2 | Andy Bishop | Bury | 5 |
| 2 | Darren Huckerby | Norwich City | 5 |
| 2 | Robbie Keane | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 |
| 2 | Wayne Rooney | Manchester United | 5 |
| 2 | Mark Viduka | Middlesbrough | 5 |
| 7 | Yakubu | Middlesbrough | 4 |
| 7 | Matt Derbyshire | Blackburn Rovers | 4 |
| 7 | Phil Jevons | Bristol City | 4 |
| 7 | Leroy Lita | Reading | 4 |
| 7 | Jake Robinson | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 |
| 7 | Richard Walker | Bristol Rovers | 4 |

## Player of the Round

| Round | Player | Club |
| 1Q | Matt Lewis | Halesowen Town |
| 2Q | Gary McPhee | Nuneaton Borough |
| 3Q | Byron Bubb | A.F.C. Wimbledon |
| 4Q | Paul Booth | Lewes |
| 1 | Kris Commons | Nottingham Forest |
| 2 | Phil Jevons | Bristol City |
| 3 | Jason Puncheon | Barnet |
| 4 | Jamie McAllister | Bristol City |
| 5 | Adam Federici | Reading |
| 6 | Frank Lampard | Chelsea |
| Semi-finals | Wayne Rooney | Manchester United |

## Media coverage

In the United Kingdom, the BBC were the free to air broadcasters for the sixth consecutive season while Sky Sports were the subscription broadcasters for the nineteenth consecutive season.
The matches shown live on the BBC were:
Weymouth 2-2 Bury (R1)
Salisbury City 1-1 Nottingham Forest (R2)
Tamworth 1-4 Norwich City (R3)
Liverpool 1-3 Arsenal (R3)
Manchester United 2-1 Aston Villa (R3)
Newcastle United 1-5 Birmingham City (R3 Replay)
Luton Town 0-4 Blackburn Rovers (R4)
Manchester United 2-1 Portsmouth (R4)
Chelsea 3-0 Nottingham Forest (R4)
Bolton Wanderers 1-3 Arsenal (R4 Replay)
Arsenal 0-0 Blackburn Rovers (R5)
Manchester United 1-1 Reading (R5)
Preston North End 1-3 Manchester City (R5)
Reading 2-3 Manchester United (R5 Replay)
Middlesbrough 2-2 Manchester United (QF)
Chelsea 3-3 Tottenham Hotspur (QF)
Plymouth Argyle 0-1 Watford (QF)
Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Chelsea (QF Replay)
Watford 1-4 Manchester United (SF)
Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United (Final)
The matches shown live on Sky Sports were:
Macclesfield Town 0-0 Walsall (R1)
Hartlepool United 0-0 Rochdale (R1 Replay)
King's Lynn 0-2 Oldham Athletic (R2)
Nottingham Forest 2-0 Salisbury City (R2 Replay)
Cardiff City 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur (R3)
Manchester City 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday (R3 Replay)
Arsenal 1-1 Bolton Wanderers (R4)
Middlesbrough 2-2 Bristol City (R4 Replay)
Fulham 0-4 Tottenham Hotspur (R5)
Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Arsenal (R5 Replay)
Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Manchester City (QF)
Manchester United 1-0 Middlesbrough (QF Replay)
Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Chelsea (SF)
Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United (Final)