FA Cup 1997-98

The FA Cup 1997-98 was the 117th staging of the world's oldest cup competition, the Football Association Cup or FA Cup. The competition was won by Arsenal with a 2-0 victory against Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium.

Calendar

Third Round

The third round of the season's FA Cup was scheduled for Saturday, 3 January 1998, although six matches were postponed until later dates. This round marked the point at which the teams in the two highest divisions in the English league system, the Premier League and the Football League First Division (now known as the Football League Championship. There were eight replays, with two of these games requiring a penalty shootout to settle it.

ixth Round Proper(Quarter Finals)

The Sixth Round, or Quarter Final, ties were scheduled for the weekend of the 7th and 8th of March, 1998. Two replays were played on the 17th, both of which went to penalties.

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date=1998-03-08
time=17:30
team1=Newcastle United
score=3 – 1
report=
team2=Barnsley
goals1=Ketsbaia goal|16
Speed goal|27
Batty goal|90
goals2=Liddell goal|57
stadium=St James' Park, Newcastle
attendance=36,695
referee=Neale Barry

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date=1998-03-07
time=15:00
team1=Coventry
score=1 – 1
report=
team2=Sheffield United
goals1=Dublin goal|32|pen
goals2=Marcelo goal|45
stadium=Highfield Road, Coventry
attendance=23,084
referee=Steve Dunn

;Replay

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date=1998-03-17
time=19:45
team1=Sheffield United
score=1 – 1
report=
team2=Coventry
goals1=Holdsworth goal|89
goals2=Telfer goal|10
stadium=Bramall Lane, Sheffield
attendance=29,034
referee=Steve Dunn

"Sheffield United won 3–1 on penalties".

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date=1998-03-07
time=15:00
team1=Leeds United
score=0 – 1
report=
team2=Wolves
goals1=
goals2=Goodman goal|82
stadium=Ewood Park, Blackburn
attendance=27,743
referee=Paul Durkin

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date=1998-03-08
time=15:00
team1=Arsenal
score=1 – 1
report=
team2=West Ham
goals1=Bergkamp goal|26|pen
goals2=Ian Pearce goal|12
stadium=Highbury, London
attendance=38,077
referee=Mike Reed

;Replay

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date=1998-03-17
time=19:45
team1=West Ham
score=1 – 1
report=
team2=Arsenal
goals1=Hartson goal|81
goals2=Anelka goal|45
Bergkamp sent off
stadium=Upton Park, West Ham, London
attendance=35,519
referee=Mike Reed

"Arsenal won 4–3 on penalties".

emi Finals

The two semi-final matches were played on the weekend of 5th April 1998. Both ties were played at neutral venues, and resulted in a clear victories for Arsenal and Newcastle United, who went on to meet in the final at Wembley.footballbox
date=1998-04-05
time=12:00
team1=Wolves
score=0 – 1
team2=Arsenal
goals1=
goals2=Wreh goal|12|
stadium=Villa Park, Aston Villa
attendance=
referee=Stephen Lodge (West Yorkshire) ----footballbox
date=1998-04-06
time=17:30
team1=Newcastle United
score=1 – 0
team2=Sheffield United
goals1=Shearer goal|60
goals2=
stadium=Old Trafford, Manchester
attendance=22,410
referee=

Final

The 1998 FA Cup Final was contested by Arsenal and Newcastle United at Wembley on 16 May 1998. Arsenal won 2–0, with goals by Marc Overmars and Nicolas Anelka to complete their second ever league and cup double.

Match details

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date=1998-05-16
15:00 BST
team1=Arsenal
score=2 – 0
team2=Newcastle United
report= [http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1998.htm (Report)]
goals1=Overmars goal|23
Anelka goal|69
goals2=
stadium=Wembley, London
attendance=79,183
referee=Paul Durkin (Dorset)

External links

* [http://www.thefa.com The FA website]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/default.stm BBC Sport FA Cup page]
* [http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=58&seasonid=127 Results at Soccerbase]