FA Cup 1995-96 Facts & Trivia
The 1995-96 FA Cup was won by Manchester United. Below are the facts, records and trivia from that cup run — the final, the giant-killings, the biggest wins, the hat-tricks and the shootouts.
See the full FA Cup 1995-96 bracket and results. Or read the EFL Cup 1995-96 facts.
1. Manchester United — champions
Manchester United beat Liverpool 1-0 to win the FA Cup.
2. Final scorer
Éric Cantona scored for Manchester United in the final.
3. Swindon Town's cup run
Swindon Town, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the 5th Round — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Teddy Sheringham's hat-trick
Teddy Sheringham scored a hat-trick for Tottenham Hotspur in the 3rd Round (5-1 v Hereford United) (6 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Shrewsbury Town beat Marine 11-2 in the 1st Round.
6. 13-goal thriller
Shrewsbury Town 11-2 Marine was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 13 goals.
7. Manchester United's road to glory
Manchester United beat Sunderland AFC, Reading, Manchester City, Southampton, Chelsea and Liverpool on the way to the trophy — 6 ties won.
8. Sharpest shooters
Liverpool scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 19.
9. Liverpool fall short
Liverpool reached the final but finished runners-up.
10. The last four
The semi-finalists were Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Aston Villa.
11. By the numbers
123 ties across 167 matches produced 491 goals in the FA Cup this season.