FA Cup 1996-97 Facts & Trivia
The 1996-97 FA Cup was won by Chelsea. 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 1996-97 bracket and results. Or read the EFL Cup 1996-97 facts.
1. Chelsea — champions
Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 2-0 to win the FA Cup.
2. Final scorers
Roberto Di Matteo and Eddie Newton scored for Chelsea in the final.
3. Chesterfield's cup run
Chesterfield, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the Semi-Final — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Paul Agostino's haul
Paul Agostino scored 4 for Bristol City in the 2nd Round (9-2 v St Albans City) (5 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Bristol City beat St Albans City 9-2 in the 2nd Round.
6. 12-goal thriller
Hull City 8-4 Whitby Town was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 12 goals.
7. Chelsea's road to glory
Chelsea beat West Bromwich Albion, Liverpool, Leicester City, Portsmouth, Wimbledon and Middlesbrough on the way to the trophy — 6 ties won.
8. Sharpest shooters
Chelsea scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 19.
9. Middlesbrough fall short
Middlesbrough reached the final but finished runners-up.
10. The last four
The semi-finalists were Chelsea, Wimbledon, Chesterfield and Middlesbrough.
11. By the numbers
123 ties across 152 matches produced 449 goals in the FA Cup this season.