FA Cup 2010-11 Facts & Trivia
The 2010-11 FA Cup was won by Manchester City. 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.
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1. Manchester City — champions
Manchester City beat Stoke City 1-0 to win the FA Cup.
2. Final scorer
Yaya Touré scored for Manchester City in the final.
3. Brighton & Hove Albion's cup run
Brighton & Hove Albion, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the 5th Round — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Gary Madine's haul
Gary Madine scored 4 for Carlisle United in the 1st Round (6-0 v Tipton Town) (8 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Chelsea beat Ipswich Town 7-0 in the 3rd Round.
6. 10-goal thriller
Leyton Orient 8-2 FC Droylsden was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 10 goals.
7. Spot-kick marathon
Milton Keynes Dons and Stevenage needed 13 penalties to settle their 1st Round tie (6-7 on spot-kicks after 1-1).
8. Manchester City's road to glory
Manchester City beat Leicester City, Notts County, Aston Villa, Reading, Manchester United and Stoke City on the way to the trophy — 6 ties won.
9. Sharpest shooters
Manchester City scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 18.
10. Stoke City fall short
Stoke City reached the final but finished runners-up.
11. The last four
The semi-finalists were Manchester City, Manchester United, Bolton Wanderers and Stoke City.
12. By the numbers
123 ties across 150 matches produced 464 goals in the FA Cup this season.