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The 2010–11 FA Cup (known as The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON for sponsorship reasons) was the 130th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; the FA Cup.A total of 806 clubs applied to enter of which 759 were accepted, [1] a slight drop compared to the 762 clubs accepted into the 2009–10 competition.
The match ball for the 2010 FA Cup Final was the Umbro NeoPro. The ball has an irregular 14-panel configuration, and the panels are cut using lasers, which Umbro claim cause the ball to have a smoother flight through the air. The ball will be used for all matches in the 2010–11 FA Cup from the Second Round onwards. [7]
The 2011 FA Cup final was the 130th final of the FA Cup, the world's oldest domestic football cup competition. [4] [5] The final took place on 14 May 2011 at Wembley Stadium in London in front of 88,643 spectators and a British television audience of more than eight million.
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.
26 January 2011: Birmingham reach the Football League Cup final with a 4–3 aggregate victory over West Ham after extra time in the semi-finals. [93] 29 January 2011: The FA Cup fourth round sees Manchester United win 2–1 at Southampton, [94] Bolton Wanderers and Wigan Athletic draw a blank at the Reebok Stadium [95] Burton Albion's FA Cup ...
Biggest home win: 5–0 vs. Sunderland, 3 April 2011 Biggest home defeat: 0–3 vs. Arsenal, 24 October 2010 Biggest away win: 1–4 vs. Fulham, November 2010 Biggest away defeat: 3–0 vs. Liverpool, 11 April 2011 Biggest home attendance: 47,393 vs. Arsenal, 24 October 2010 Smallest home attendance: 43,077 vs. Fulham, 27 February 2011
United also reached the semi-final stage of the 2010–11 FA Cup but lost 1–0 at Wembley to local rivals Manchester City on 16 April 2011. Defeat in this game ended United's chances of becoming the first club to win the league and cup double four times.
Birmingham were drawn away against Millwall for their opening match in the 2010–11 FA Cup. With the League Cup semi-final scheduled for three days later, McLeish made seven changes from the side that had beaten Blackpool in midweek, including a first start for Jordon Mutch after his successful loan spell at Watford.