FA Cup 1997-98 Facts & Trivia
The 1997-98 FA Cup was won by Arsenal. 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 1997-98 bracket and results. Or read the EFL Cup 1997-98 facts.
1. Arsenal — champions
Arsenal beat Newcastle United 2-0 to win the FA Cup.
2. Final scorers
Marc Overmars and Nicolas Anelka scored for Arsenal in the final.
3. Stevenage Borough's cup run
Stevenage Borough, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the 4th Round — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Kevin Phillips's haul
Kevin Phillips scored 4 for Sunderland AFC in the 3rd Round (1-5 v Rotherham United) (2 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Walsall beat Macclesfield Town 7-0 in the 2nd Round.
6. 8-goal thriller
Chelsea 3-5 Manchester United was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 8 goals.
7. Arsenal's road to glory
Arsenal beat Port Vale, Middlesbrough, Crystal Palace, West Ham United, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Newcastle United on the way to the trophy — 6 ties won.
8. Sharpest shooters
Rotherham United scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 13.
9. Newcastle United fall short
Newcastle United reached the final but finished runners-up.
10. The last four
The semi-finalists were Wolverhampton Wanderers, Arsenal, Newcastle United and Sheffield United.
11. By the numbers
123 ties across 166 matches produced 447 goals in the FA Cup this season.