FA Cup 2012-13 Facts & Trivia
The 2012-13 FA Cup was won by Wigan Athletic. 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. Wigan Athletic — champions
Wigan Athletic beat Manchester City 1-0 to win the FA Cup.
2. Final scorer
Ben Watson scored for Wigan Athletic in the final.
3. MK Dons' cup run
MK Dons, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the 5th Round — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Will Hatfield's haul
Will Hatfield scored 4 for Accrington Stanley in the 1st Round (1-4 v AFC Fylde) (3 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. Wigan's day at Wembley
Wigan Athletic won the first major trophy in their history, beating Manchester City in the final — then were relegated from the Premier League days later, a unique double.
6. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: MK Dons beat Cambridge City 6-1 in the 1st Round.
7. 7-goal thriller
MK Dons 6-1 Cambridge City was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 7 goals.
8. Wigan Athletic's road to glory
Wigan Athletic beat Bournemouth, Macclesfield Town, Huddersfield Town, Everton, Millwall and Manchester City 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 17.
10. Manchester City fall short
Manchester City reached the final but finished runners-up.
11. The last four
The semi-finalists were Chelsea, Manchester City, Millwall and Wigan Athletic.
12. By the numbers
123 ties across 156 matches produced 471 goals in the FA Cup this season.