FA Cup 2019-20 Facts & Trivia
The 2019-20 FA Cup was won by Arsenal. 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 2019-20 bracket and results. Or read the EFL Cup 2019-20 facts.
1. Arsenal — champions
Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 to win the FA Cup.
2. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's final
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored 2 in the final as Arsenal won the trophy.
3. Portsmouth's cup run
Portsmouth, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the 5th Round — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. James Ball's haul
James Ball scored 4 for Solihull Moors in the 1st Round (1-5 v Oxford City) (5 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. Behind closed doors
The final was played in an empty Wembley behind closed doors during the COVID-19 pandemic — the first FA Cup final without fans.
6. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Manchester United beat Tranmere Rovers 6-0 in the 4th Round.
7. 7-goal thriller
Solihull Moors 3-4 Rotherham United was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 7 goals.
8. Arsenal's road to glory
Arsenal beat Leeds United, Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Sheffield United, Manchester City and Chelsea on the way to the trophy — 6 ties won.
9. Sharpest shooters
Tranmere Rovers scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 14.
10. Chelsea fall short
Chelsea reached the final but finished runners-up.
11. The last four
The semi-finalists were Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea.
12. By the numbers
122 ties across 156 matches produced 432 goals in the FA Cup this season.