FA Cup 2001-02 Facts & Trivia
The 2001-02 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 2001-02 bracket and results. Or read the EFL Cup 2001-02 facts.
1. Arsenal — champions
Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-0 to win the FA Cup.
2. Final scorers
Ray Parlour and Freddie Ljungberg scored for Arsenal in the final.
3. Cheltenham Town's cup run
Cheltenham Town, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the 5th Round — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Ian Thomas-Moore's hat-trick
Ian Thomas-Moore scored a hat-trick for Burnley in the 3rd Round (4-1 v Canvey Island) (4 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Cheltenham Town beat Kettering Town 6-1 in the 1st Round.
6. 7-goal thriller
Hayes 3-4 Wycombe Wanderers was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 7 goals.
7. Spot-kick marathon
Forest Green Rovers and Macclesfield Town needed 19 penalties to settle their 1st Round tie (9-10 on spot-kicks after 1-1).
8. Arsenal's road to glory
Arsenal beat Watford, Liverpool, Gillingham, Newcastle United, Middlesbrough and Chelsea on the way to the trophy — 6 ties won.
9. Sharpest shooters
Arsenal scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 17.
10. Chelsea fall short
Chelsea reached the final but finished runners-up.
11. The last four
The semi-finalists were Middlesbrough, Arsenal, Fulham and Chelsea.
12. By the numbers
123 ties across 148 matches produced 407 goals in the FA Cup this season.