FA Cup 2003-04 Facts & Trivia
The 2003-04 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 2003-04 bracket and results. Or read the EFL Cup 2003-04 facts.
1. Manchester United — champions
Manchester United beat Millwall 3-0 to win the FA Cup.
2. Ruud van Nistelrooy's final
Ruud van Nistelrooy scored 2 in the final as Manchester United won the trophy.
3. Tranmere Rovers' cup run
Tranmere Rovers, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the Quarter-Final — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Rowan Vine's hat-trick
Rowan Vine scored a hat-trick for Colchester United in the 4th Round (3-1 v Coventry City) (9 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Brentford beat Gainsborough Trinity 7-1 in the 1st Round.
6. 9-goal thriller
Notts County 7-2 Shildon AFC was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 9 goals.
7. Manchester United's road to glory
Manchester United beat Aston Villa, Northampton Town, Manchester City, Fulham, Arsenal and Millwall on the way to the trophy — 6 ties won.
8. Sharpest shooters
Manchester United scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 15.
9. Millwall fall short
Millwall reached the final but finished runners-up.
10. The last four
The semi-finalists were Arsenal, Manchester United, Sunderland AFC and Millwall.
11. By the numbers
123 ties across 149 matches produced 429 goals in the FA Cup this season.