FA Cup 2007-08 Facts & Trivia
The 2007-08 FA Cup was won by Portsmouth. 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 2007-08 bracket and results. Or read the EFL Cup 2007-08 facts.
1. Portsmouth — champions
Portsmouth beat Cardiff City 1-0 to win the FA Cup.
2. Final scorer
Nwankwo Kanu scored for Portsmouth in the final.
3. Bristol Rovers' cup run
Bristol Rovers, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the Quarter-Final — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Craig Mackail-Smith's haul
Craig Mackail-Smith scored 4 for Peterborough United in the 2nd Round (0-5 v Staines Town) (7 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. Pompey's first since 1939
Portsmouth lifted the FA Cup for the first time since 1939, their first major trophy in over half a century, under Harry Redknapp.
6. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Hartlepool United beat Gainsborough Trinity 6-0 in the 1st Round.
7. 8-goal thriller
Swansea City 6-2 Horsham was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 8 goals.
8. Spot-kick marathon
Bristol Rovers and Leyton Orient needed 11 penalties to settle their 1st Round tie (6-5 on spot-kicks after 3-3).
9. Portsmouth's road to glory
Portsmouth beat Ipswich Town, Plymouth Argyle, Preston North End, Manchester United, West Bromwich Albion and Cardiff City on the way to the trophy — 6 ties won.
10. Sharpest shooters
West Bromwich Albion scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 16.
11. Cardiff City fall short
Cardiff City reached the final but finished runners-up.
12. The last four
The semi-finalists were West Bromwich Albion, Portsmouth, Barnsley and Cardiff City.