Manchester United 4-0 Chelsea (1993-94 FA Cup Final)

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1994 FA Cup Final
0Scoreline	Manchester United 4-0 Chelsea
0Date	14th May 1994
0Competition	FA Cup
0Referee	David Elleray
0Stadium	Wembley Stadium
0Attendance	79,634

The 1994 FA Cup Final was contested between Manchester United and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium, and resulted in a 4-0 win for the Manchester side. It was the fourth time Chelsea had reached the FA Cup final. Manchester United went into the final as Premier League champions, having won the title by eight points over Blackburn Rovers. They were bidding to become only the fourth team of the 20th century to complete "the Double" and the first in their own history. Chelsea, on the other hand, were playing in their first FA Cup Final since 1970 and first major final since the 1972 League Cup Final; and had finished a relatively disappointing 14th in the Premier League, though they had defeated United home and away in the league.

Despite the defeat, as United had also won the Premier League title and would be competing in the UEFA Champions League, by reaching the final Chelsea qualified for the 1994-95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. This would be the first time that the Blues had competed in Europe since 1972 (though they would have qualified for the UEFA Cup via league position in 1985, 1986 and 1990, when English clubs were banned from European competition following the Heysel disaster). It was the third time that Mark Hughes (a member of the 1985 and 1990 FA Cup winning sides) had collected an FA Cup winner's medal, and he would go on to win a fourth with Chelsea: just as in 1967, a painful FA Cup Final defeat would be followed by victory in the competition three years later.

Contents 1 Match review 2 Match details 3 Road to the Final 4 Images

Match review

The match took place on a rainy May afternoon, and, in the first half, Chelsea were the better team. Gavin Peacock had the best chance of the opening 45 minutes when his half-volley hit the crossbar. In the second half, Manchester United took over with three goals in the space of nine minutes; two almost identical penalties by Eric Cantona and a shot by Mark Hughes, following a slip by Chelsea defender Frank Sinclair. Brian McClair scored a late fourth following an unselfish pass by Paul Ince.

Match details

14 May 1994 15.00	Manchester United	4 - 0	Chelsea	Venue: Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 79,634 Referee: David Elleray
	Cantona 60' (pen), 66' (pen) Hughes 69' McClair 90'

MANCHESTER UNITED: GK 1 Peter Schmeichel RB 2 Paul Parker CB 4 Steve Bruce (c) CB 6 Gary Pallister LB 3 Denis Irwin 84' RM 14 Andrei Kanchelskis 84' CM 16 Roy Keane CM 8 Paul Ince LM 11 Ryan Giggs CF 7 Eric Cantona CF 10 Mark Hughes Substitutes: GK 25 Gary Walsh MF 5 Lee Sharpe 84' CF 9 Brian McClair 84' Manager: Alex Ferguson

CHELSEA: GK 1 Dmitri Kharine RB 12 Steve Clarke CB 35 Jakob Kjeldbjerg CB 5 Erland Johnsen LB 6 Frank Sinclair RM 11 Dennis Wise (c) CM 18 Eddie Newton CM 24 Craig Burley 68' LM 10 Gavin Peacock CF 21 Mark Stein 78' CF 7 John Spencer Substitutes: GK 13 Kevin Hitchcock MF 20 Glenn Hoddle 68' CF 9 Tony Cascarino 78' Manager: Glenn Hoddle

Road to the Final

Season	Day	D	M	Year	Round	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Additional information
1993-94	Sat	8	Jan	1994	3rd Round	Barnet	Home**	Drew	0-0
1993-94	Wed	19	Jan	1994	3rd Round Replay	Barnet	Home	Won	4-0
1993-94	Sat	29	Jan	1994	4th Round	Sheffield Wednesday	Home	Drew	1-1
1993-94	Wed	9	Feb	1994	4th Round Replay	Sheffield Wednesday	Away	Won	3-1
1993-94	Sat	19	Feb	1994	5th Round	Oxford United	Away	Won	2-1
1993-94	Sun	13	Mar	1994	6th Round	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Home	Won	1-0
1993-94	Sat	9	Apr	1994	Semi Final	Luton Town	Neutral*	Won	2-0	*Wembley

**Chelsea were drawn away to Barnet in the Third Round of the FA Cup but the tie was switched from Underhill to Stamford Bridge. The replay was therefore staged at Stamford Bridge as the first match was considered an away tie.

Images

Match ticket

Match programme

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