FA Cup 2021-22 Facts & Trivia
The 2021-22 FA Cup was won by Liverpool. 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 2021-22 bracket and results. Or read the EFL Cup 2021-22 facts.
1. Liverpool — champions
Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties (5-6) after a 0-0 draw to win the FA Cup.
2. Settled from the spot
The final finished goalless and was decided by a penalty shootout — Liverpool held their nerve to lift the trophy.
3. Domestic cup double
Liverpool won both the FA Cup and the EFL Cup in the same season — a domestic cup double.
4. 3rd shootout final
Only the 3rd FA Cup final to be settled on penalties.
5. Boreham Wood's cup run
Boreham Wood, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the 5th Round — a memorable run from the early rounds.
6. Bryan Mbeumo's hat-trick
Bryan Mbeumo scored a hat-trick for Brentford in the 3rd Round (1-4 v Port Vale) (3 hat-tricks were scored in all).
7. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Yeovil Town beat Yate Town 5-0 in the 1st Round.
8. 11-goal thriller
FC Halifax Town 7-4 Maidenhead United was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 11 goals.
9. Spot-kick marathon
Queens Park Rangers and Rotherham United needed 15 penalties to settle their 3rd Round tie (8-7 on spot-kicks after 1-1).
10. Liverpool's road to glory
Liverpool beat Shrewsbury Town, Cardiff City, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Manchester City and Chelsea on the way to the trophy — 6 ties won.
11. Sharpest shooters
Manchester City scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 16.
12. Chelsea fall short
Chelsea reached the final but finished runners-up.