FA Cup 2008-09 Facts & Trivia
The 2008-09 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 2008-09 bracket and results. Or read the EFL Cup 2008-09 facts.
1. Chelsea — champions
Chelsea beat Everton 2-1 to win the FA Cup.
2. Final scorers
Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard scored for Chelsea in the final.
3. Hartlepool United's cup run
Hartlepool United, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the 4th Round — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Nicolas Anelka's hat-trick
Nicolas Anelka scored a hat-trick for Chelsea in the 5th Round (1-3 v Watford) (5 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Stockport County beat Yeovil Town 5-0 in the 1st Round.
6. 7-goal thriller
Northampton Town 2-5 Leeds United was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 7 goals.
7. Chelsea's road to glory
Chelsea beat Southend United, Ipswich Town, Watford, Coventry City, Arsenal and Everton on the way to the trophy — 6 ties won.
8. Sharpest shooters
Chelsea scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 17.
9. Everton fall short
Everton reached the final but finished runners-up.
10. The last four
The semi-finalists were Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Everton.
11. By the numbers
123 ties across 163 matches produced 417 goals in the FA Cup this season.