Holders Chelsea lead the way
Chelsea, the holders of the FA Cup and three-time winners in the last four years, are the leading side in a special list of statistics for the most consistent teams in the prestigious knockout competition in England. Chelsea are top of the heap ahead...
Chelsea, the holders of the FA Cup and three-time winners in the last four years, are the leading side in a special list of statistics for the most consistent teams in the prestigious knockout competition in England.
Chelsea are top of the heap ahead of Manchester United and Arsenal.
Manchester City, who interrupted Chelsea’s winning streak in the FA Cup in 2011, are joint seventh as the chart denotes the progression of all 20 clubs in the Premier League from round three onwards these last ten seasons.
Only Chelsea and Arsenal from the Premier League have successfully negotiated the third round hurdle in all past ten FA Cup tournaments.
Classification
01. (1) Chelsea - 74 points
02. (3) Manchester United - 66
03. (2) Arsenal - 65
04. (6) Tottenham Hotspur - 50
05. (10) Liverpool - 49
05. (-) Southampton - 49
07. (5) Manchester City - 48
07. (7) Everton - 48
07. (4) Fulham - 48
10. (7) Newcastle United - 45
10. (10) West Bromwich - 45
12. (10) Stoke City - 44
12. (14) Sunderland - 44
12. (-) West Ham United - 44
15. (14) Aston Villa - 42
16. (-) Reading - 38
17. (17) Wigan Athletic - 34
18. (17) Norwich City - 33
19. (19) Swansea City - 31
20. (20) Queen’s Park Rangers - 25
Ten seasons of FA Cup form
| 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Arsenal | W | SF | W | 4 | 5 | 5 | SF | 4 | QF | 5 |
| Aston Villa | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | SF | 5 | 4 |
| Chelsea | QF | 5 | 5 | SF | W | QF | W | W | 4 | W |
| Everton | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | F | 4 | 5 | SF |
| Fulham | 5 | QF | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | QF | QF | 5 | 4 |
| Liverpool | 4 | 5 | 3 | W | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | F |
| Man. City | 3 | 5 | 3 | QF | QF | 4 | 3 | 5 | W | 3 |
| Man. United | 5 | W | F | 4 | F | QF | SF | 3 | SF | 4 |
| Newcastle | QF | 3 | 4 | SF | QF | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Norwich City | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | − | 3 | 5 |
| Queen’s Park R. | − | − | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Reading | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Southampton | F | 3 | QF | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | QF | 4 | 4 |
| Stoke City | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | QF | F | QF |
| Sunderland | 5 | SF | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | QF |
| Swansea City | − | 5 | 3 | − | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Tottenham | 3 | 4 | QF | 3 | QF | 4 | 4 | SF | 4 | SF |
| West Brom | QF | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | SF | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| West Ham United | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | F | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Wigan Athletic | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Notes
* In brackets – last season’s positions.
* Three, four and five points go for teams finishing in the same rounds in each of the last ten tournaments. A quarter-final berth is valued six points and the losing semi-finalists and finalists are awarded eight and nine points respectively. The winners of the FA Cup get a 10-point bonus.