FA Cup 2006-07 Facts & Trivia
The 2006-07 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 2006-07 bracket and results. Or read the EFL Cup 2006-07 facts.
1. Chelsea — champions
Chelsea beat Manchester United 1-0 after extra time to win the FA Cup.
2. Final scorer
Didier Drogba scored for Chelsea in the final.
3. Domestic cup double
Chelsea won both the FA Cup and the EFL Cup in the same season — a domestic cup double.
4. Bristol Rovers' cup run
Bristol Rovers, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the 4th Round — a memorable run from the early rounds.
5. Frank Lampard's hat-trick
Frank Lampard scored a hat-trick for Chelsea in the 3rd Round (6-1 v Macclesfield Town) (5 hat-tricks were scored in all).
6. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Brighton & Hove Albion beat Northwich Victoria 8-0 in the 1st Round.
7. 8-goal thriller
Bishop's Stortford 3-5 King's Lynn was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 8 goals.
8. Chelsea's road to glory
Chelsea beat Macclesfield Town, Nottingham Forest, Norwich City, Tottenham Hotspur, Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United on the way to the trophy — 6 ties won.
9. Sharpest shooters
Chelsea scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 21.
10. Manchester United fall short
Manchester United reached the final but finished runners-up.
11. The last four
The semi-finalists were Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Watford and Manchester United.
12. By the numbers
123 ties across 158 matches produced 472 goals in the FA Cup this season.