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The 2003 FA Cup final was the 122nd final of the FA Cup, the world's oldest domestic football cup competition. [2] The final took place on Saturday 17 May 2003 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff , in front of a crowd of 73,726.
The Blackburn Rovers team which won the FA Cup in 1884. Team captain James Brown (front row, centre) holds the trophy.. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout competition in English football, organised by and named after The Football Association (the FA), the governing body of the sport in England.
The 2002–03 FA Cup was the 122nd staging of the world's oldest cup competition, the FA Cup. The competition was won by Arsenal with a 1–0 victory in the final at the Millennium Stadium , Cardiff against Southampton , courtesy of a Robert Pires goal.
FA Cup: Arsenal win 1–0 over Southampton; FA Premier league – Manchester United wins the Premier League by 5 points over Arsenal. Women's World Cup: Germany wins the final against Sweden 2–1 after extra time. 22 January – Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam fires manager Dolf Roks, who is replaced on 7 February by former player Chris Dekker.
New manager Gerry Francis led the club to the semi-finals of the FA Cup in the 1994–95 campaign, but Campbell missed the match due to injury and Spurs were beaten by Everton. [17] Campbell continued to progress in his performances, but Spurs struggled to mid-table league finishes in the 1995–96 and 1996–97 seasons. [ 18 ]
Sheffield United had also reached the semi-finals of both the FA Cup and League Cup. [2] [3] Wolves faced Reading in their play-off semi-final and the first leg was played at the Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton on 10 May 2003. [4] Midway through the first half, the visitors took the lead with Nicky Forster converting a cross from Nicky Shorey.
The Royal Engineers squad that played the first FA Cup final in 1872. On 20 July 1871, in the offices of The Sportsman newspaper, C. W. Alcock proposed to The Football Association committee that "it is desirable that a Challenge Cup should be established in connection with the Association for which all clubs belonging to the Association should be invited to compete".
Arsenal entered the 2003–04 edition as holders of the cup. The team were undefeated in 14 cup ties since their 2–1 loss to Liverpool in the 2001 FA Cup Final, and aimed to win the competition for a third season in succession, something last achieved by Blackburn Rovers from 1884 to 1886. [169]