FA Cup 2015-16 Facts & Trivia
The 2015-16 FA Cup was won by Manchester United. 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 2015-16 bracket and results. Or read the EFL Cup 2015-16 facts.
1. Manchester United — champions
Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 2-1 after extra time to win the FA Cup.
2. Final scorers
Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard scored for Manchester United in the final.
3. Shrewsbury Town's cup run
Shrewsbury Town, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the 5th Round — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Macauley Bonne's haul
Macauley Bonne scored 4 for Colchester United in the 1st Round (2-6 v Wealdstone) (8 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Leyton Orient beat Staines Town 6-1 in the 1st Round.
6. 8-goal thriller
Wealdstone 2-6 Colchester United was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 8 goals.
7. Manchester United's road to glory
Manchester United beat Sheffield United, Derby County, Shrewsbury Town, West Ham United, Everton and Crystal Palace on the way to the trophy — 6 ties won.
8. Sharpest shooters
Reading scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 14.
9. Crystal Palace fall short
Crystal Palace reached the final but finished runners-up.
10. The last four
The semi-finalists were Crystal Palace, Watford, Everton and Manchester United.
11. By the numbers
123 ties across 149 matches produced 412 goals in the FA Cup this season.