FA Cup 1998-99 Facts & Trivia
The 1998-99 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 1998-99 bracket and results. Or read the EFL Cup 1998-99 facts.
1. Manchester United — champions
Manchester United beat Newcastle United 2-0 to win the FA Cup.
2. Final scorers
Teddy Sheringham and Paul Scholes scored for Manchester United in the final.
3. Bristol Rovers' cup run
Bristol Rovers, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the 5th Round — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Craig Hignett's hat-trick
Craig Hignett scored a hat-trick for Barnsley in the 5th Round (4-1 v Bristol Rovers) (6 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Coventry City beat Macclesfield Town 7-0 in the 3rd Round.
6. 7-goal thriller
Wigan Athletic 4-3 Blackpool was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 7 goals.
7. Spot-kick marathon
Slough Town and Macclesfield Town needed 15 penalties to settle their 1st Round tie (8-7 on spot-kicks after 1-1).
8. Manchester United's road to glory
Manchester United beat Middlesbrough, Liverpool, Fulham, Chelsea, Arsenal and Newcastle United on the way to the trophy — 6 ties won.
9. Sharpest shooters
Bristol Rovers scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 15.
10. Newcastle United fall short
Newcastle United reached the final but finished runners-up.
11. The last four
The semi-finalists were Manchester United, Arsenal, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur.
12. By the numbers
123 ties across 154 matches produced 415 goals in the FA Cup this season.