2023–24 FA Cup

2023–24 FA Cup
Football Association Challenge Cup
Wembley Stadium will host the final on 25 May 2024
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales
Dates4 November 2023 – 25 May 2024
Teams732[1] (all)
640 (qualifying competition)
124 (main competition incl. 32 qualifiers)
Defending championsManchester City
Tournament statistics
Matches played51
Goals scored230 (4.51 per match)
Attendance220,978 (4,333 per match)
Scoring leader(s)Kyle Wootton
(4 goals)
(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs)
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 FA Cup is the 143rd season of the Football Association Challenge Cup, the oldest football tournament in the world. It is sponsored by Emirates and known as the Emirates FA Cup for sponsorship purposes.

Premier League team Manchester City are the defending champions, having defeated rivals Manchester United in the previous season's final for their seventh title.[2]

The winners of the cup will qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league stage, as well as earn the right to play against the winners of the 2023–24 Premier League in the 2024 FA Community Shield.

Teams

The FA Cup is a knockout competition with 124 teams taking part from the first round proper while all trying to reach the final at Wembley Stadium on 25 May 2024.[3] The competition will consist of the 92 teams from the Football League system (20 teams from the Premier League and the 72 in total from the EFL Championship, EFL League One and EFL League Two) plus the 32 surviving teams out of 640 teams from the National League System that started the competition in the qualifying rounds.

All rounds will be drawn randomly, usually either at the completion of the previous round discounting any replays or on the evening of the last televised game of a round being played, depending on television broadcasting rights.

Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs remaining New entries this round Winner
prize money[4]
Loser
prize money
Divisions entering this round
First round proper Saturday 4 November 2023 40 80 → 40 48 £41,000 None 24 EFL League One teams
24 EFL League Two teams
Second round proper Saturday 2 December 2023 20 40 → 20 None £67,000 None None
Third round proper Saturday 6 January 2024 32 64 → 32 44 £105,000 None 20 Premier League teams
24 EFL Championship teams
Fourth round proper Saturday 27 January 2024 16 32 → 16 None £120,000 None None
Fifth round proper Wednesday 28 February 2024 8 16 → 8 None £225,000 None None
Quarter-finals Saturday 16 March 2024 4 8 → 4 None £450,000 None None
Semi-finals Saturday 20 April 2024 2 4 → 2 None £1,000,000 £500,000 None
Final Saturday 25 May 2024 1 2 → 1 None £2,000,000 £1,000,000 None

Qualifying

Teams that are not members of either the Premier League or English Football League compete in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 32 available places in the first round proper. The six-round qualifying competition began with the extra preliminary round on 4 August 2023.

First round proper

The first round saw the 32 winners from the fourth qualifying round joined by the 48 clubs from League One and League Two. The draw was made on 15 October 2023 by Paul Parker and Jobi McAnuff.[5] The round included three teams from the eighth tier, Cray Valley Paper Mills, Ramsgate and Sheppey United. They represented the lowest-ranked teams remaining in the competition.

3 November 2023 (2023-11-03) Sheppey United (8)1–4 Walsall (4) Minster
19:45 GMT
  • Bessey-Saldanha 21'
Report Stadium: Holm Park
Attendance: 1,450
Referee: Tom Reeves
3 November 2023 (2023-11-03) Barnsley (3) 3–3 Horsham (7) Barnsley
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 4,463
Referee: Ben Toner
14 November 2023 (2023-11-14) Replay Horsham (7) 0–3[a]Barnsley (3)Horsham
19:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Hop Oast Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Northampton Town (3)1–3 Barrow (4) Northampton
13:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,187
Referee: Paul Howard
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Curzon Ashton (6)0–1 Barnet (5) Ashton-under-Lyne
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Tameside Stadium
Attendance: 626
Referee: Gareth Rhodes
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Alfreton Town (6) 2–0Worthing (6)Alfreton
15:00 GMT
  • Newall 73'
  • Digie 87'
Report Stadium: North Street
Attendance: 1,043
Referee: Paul Marsden
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Bolton Wanderers (3) 4–0Solihull Moors (5)Horwich
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,523
Referee: Scott Simpson
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Exeter City (3)0–2 Wigan Athletic (3) Exeter
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,512
Referee: Craig Hicks
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Leyton Orient (3) 3–1Carlisle United (3)Leyton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 3,808
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Hereford (6)0–2 Gillingham (4) Hereford
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 4,376
Referee: Ollie Yates
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Oxford United (3) 2–0Maidenhead United (5)Oxford
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 4,094
Referee: Dale Baines
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Newport County (4) 2–0Oldham Athletic (5)Newport
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,541
Referee: David Middleton
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Swindon Town (4)4–7 Aldershot Town (5) Swindon
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,372
Referee: Carl Brook
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Marine (7)1–5 Harrogate Town (4) Crosby
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Rossett Park
Attendance: 2,071
Referee: Michael Barlow
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Port Vale (3) 0–0 Burton Albion (3) Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,245
Referee: Simon Mather
14 November 2023 (2023-11-14) ReplayBurton Albion (3)0–2 Port Vale (3) Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,533
Referee: Adam Herczeg
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Peterborough United (3) 2–2 Salford City (4) Peterborough
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,066
Referee: Sam Purkiss
14 November 2023 (2023-11-14) ReplaySalford City (4)4–4 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Peterborough United (3) Salford
19:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 1,030
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Penalties
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Eastleigh (5) 5–1Boreham Wood (5)Eastleigh
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Ten Acres
Attendance: 1,727
Referee: Jamie O'Connor
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Bradford City (4)1–2 Wycombe Wanderers (3) Bradford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 3,642
Referee: Declan Bourne
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Shrewsbury Town (3) 3–2Colchester United (4)Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 3,011
Referee: Scott Jackson
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Bristol Rovers (3) 7–2Whitby Town (7)Bristol
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,329
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Lincoln City (3)1–2 Morecambe (4) Lincoln
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4,607
Referee: Martin Coy
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Sutton United (4) 2–1AFC Fylde (5)Sutton
15:00 GMT
Report
  • Ustabaşı 45+3'
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 1,262
Referee: James Durkin
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Reading (3) 3–2Milton Keynes Dons (4)Reading
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 4,325
Referee: Thomas Kirk
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Doncaster Rovers (4) 2–2 Accrington Stanley (4) Doncaster
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 3,226
Referee: Alan Young
14 November 2023 (2023-11-14) ReplayAccrington Stanley (4)1–2 (a.e.t.) Doncaster Rovers (4) Accrington
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,136
Referee: Scott Tallis
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Chester (6) 0–0 York City (5) Chester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 3,329
Referee: Dean Watson
14 November 2023 (2023-11-14) Replay York City (5) 2–1Chester (6)Huntington
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: York Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,850
Referee: Aaron Bannister
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Scarborough Athletic (6) 1–1 Forest Green Rovers (4) Scarborough
15:00 GMT
  • Wiles 27'
Report
Stadium: Flamingo Land Stadium
Attendance: 3,209
Referee: Marc Edwards
14 November 2023 (2023-11-14) Replay Forest Green Rovers (4) 5–2Scarborough Athletic (6)Nailsworth
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,146
Referee: Paul Howard
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Notts County (4) 3–2Crawley Town (4)Nottingham
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 3,952
Referee: Peter Wright
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Stockport County (4) 5–1Worksop Town (7)Stockport
15:00 GMT
Report
  • Rollins 22'
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,443
Referee: Aaron Jackson
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Yeovil Town (6) 3–2Gateshead (5)Yeovil
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 3,241
Referee: Gary Parsons
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Stevenage (3) 4–3Tranmere Rovers (4)Stevenage
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 2,404
Referee: Neil Hair
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Chesham United (7)0–2 Maidstone United (6) Chesham
15:00 GMT Report
  • Aransibia 12'
  • Amantchi 73'
Stadium: The Meadow
Attendance: 2,984
Referee: Wayne Cartmel
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) AFC Wimbledon (4) 5–1Cheltenham Town (3)Wimbledon
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 4,975
Referee: Alan Young
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Cambridge United (3) 2–1Bracknell Town (7)Cambridge
15:00 GMT
Report
  • Harris 88'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,411
Referee: Richie Watkins
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Ramsgate (8) 2–1Woking (5)Ramsgate
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Southwood Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Stephen Parkinson
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Bromley (5)0–2 Blackpool (3) Bromley
17:45 GMT Report Stadium: Hayes Lane
Attendance: 4,455
Referee: David Rock
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) Mansfield Town (4)1–2 Wrexham (4) Mansfield
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 6,158
Referee: Edward Duckworth
5 November 2023 (2023-11-05) Chesterfield (5) 1–0Portsmouth (3)Chesterfield
12:15 GMT
Report Stadium: SMH Group Stadium
Attendance: 8,377
Referee: Will Finnie
5 November 2023 (2023-11-05) Kidderminster Harriers (5)1–2 Fleetwood Town (3) Kidderminster
14:00 GMT
  • Hobson 44'
Report
Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Attendance: 2,496
Referee: Matthew Corlett
5 November 2023 (2023-11-05) Slough Town (6) 1–1 Grimsby Town (4) Slough
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Arbour Park
Attendance: 2,205
Referee: Ben Atkinson
14 November 2023 (2023-11-14) Replay Grimsby Town (4) 7–2Slough Town (6)Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT
Report
  • Dyce 20'
  • Ogbonna 34'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,079
Referee: Jacob Miles
5 November 2023 (2023-11-05) Crewe Alexandra (4) 2–2 Derby County (3) Crewe
14:45 GMT Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,201
Referee: Scott Oldham
14 November 2023 (2023-11-14) ReplayDerby County (3)1–3 Crewe Alexandra (4) Derby
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 6,439
Referee: Christopher Pollard
5 November 2023 (2023-11-05) Charlton Athletic (3) 1–1 Cray Valley Paper Mills (8) Charlton
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 6,721
Referee: Ben Speedie
15 November 2023 (2023-11-15) ReplayCray Valley Paper Mills (8)1–6 Charlton Athletic (3) Eltham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Badgers Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,550
Referee: Charles Breakspear
  1. ^ Despite winning the replay, Barnsley were subsequently expelled from the competition for fielding an ineligible player in the match, with Horsham being reinstated.[6]

Second round proper

The draw was made on 5 November 2023 by Dave Beasant and Anita Asante, consisting of the 40 winners from the previous round.[7] The round includes Ramsgate from the eighth tier, the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition.

1 December 2023 Notts County (4)2–3 Shrewsbury Town (3) Nottingham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,551
Referee: Martin Woods
1 December 2023 York City (5)0–1 Wigan Athletic (3) Huntington
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: York Community Stadium
Attendance: 6,613
Referee: Thomas Kirk
2 December 2023 Maidstone United (6) 2–1Barrow (4)Maidstone
15:00 GMT
  • Corne 35'
  • Gurung 74'
Report Stadium: Gallagher Stadium
Attendance: 2,903
Referee: David Rock
2 December 2023 Wycombe Wanderers (3)0–2 Morecambe (4) High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 1,604
Referee: Peter Wright
2 December 2023 Blackpool (3) P–P Forest Green Rovers (4) Blackpool
15:00 GMT Stadium: Bloomfield Road
2 December 2023 Cambridge United (3) 4–0Fleetwood Town (3)Cambridge
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,387
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
2 December 2023 Bolton Wanderers (3) 5–1Harrogate Town (4)Horwich
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,703
Referee: Tony Harrington
2 December 2023 Peterborough United (3) 2–1Doncaster Rovers (4)Peterborough
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 5,495
Referee: Ben Speedie
2 December 2023 Gillingham (4) 2–0Charlton Athletic (3)Gillingham
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 7,717
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
2 December 2023 Stevenage (3) 1–1 Port Vale (3) Stevenage
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 2,491
Referee: Tom Reeves
12 December 2023 Replay Port Vale (3) v Stevenage (3) Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT Stadium: Vale Park
2 December 2023 Newport County (4) 1–1 Barnet (5) Newport
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,707
Referee: Jacob Miles
12 December 2023 Replay Barnet (5) v Newport County (4) Canons Park
19:45 GMT Stadium: The Hive Stadium
2 December 2023 Oxford United (3) 2–0Grimsby Town (4)Oxford
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 4,149
Referee: Darren Bond
2 December 2023 Sutton United (4) 3–0Horsham[a] (7)Sutton
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 4,283
Referee: Scott Tallis
3 December 2023 Eastleigh (5) 2–1Reading (3)Eastleigh
13:30 GMT
Stadium: Ten Acres
Attendance: 5,002
Referee: Lewis Smith
3 December 2023 Chesterfield (5) 1–0Leyton Orient (3)Chesterfield
14:00 GMT
Stadium: SMH Group Stadium
Attendance: 8,232
Referee: Scott Oldham
3 December 2023 Aldershot Town (5) 2–2 Stockport County (4) Aldershot
14:00 GMT Stadium: Recreation Ground
12 December 2023 Replay Stockport County (4) v Aldershot Town (5) Stockport
19:45 GMT Stadium: Edgeley Park
3 December 2023 Wrexham (4) 3–0Yeovil Town (6)Wrexham
15:45 GMT Stadium: Racecourse Ground
4 December 2023 AFC Wimbledon (4) v Ramsgate (8) Wimbledon
19:45 GMT Stadium: Plough Lane
5 December 2023 Alfreton Town (6) v Walsall (4) Alfreton
19:45 GMT Stadium: North Street
12 December 2023 Crewe Alexandra (4) v Bristol Rovers (3) Crewe
19:45 GMT Stadium: Gresty Road
  1. ^ Sutton were scheduled to play Barnsley, however Barnsley were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player against Horsham in the first round.

Top goalscorers

As of 15 November 2023
Rank[8] Player Club Goals
1 England Kyle Wootton Stockport County 4
2 England Jack Barham Aldershot Town 3
Iceland Jón Daði Böðvarsson Bolton Wanderers
4 23 players 2

Television rights

Both BBC Sport and ITV Sport air FA Cup matches until the 2025–26 season.

Broadcaster Summary
BBC Sport 18 live matches per season, with highlights of the FA Community Shield.[9] BBC Sport has second and third picks of matches in the second round, fourth round and the quarter-finals, as well as first and fourth pick of matches in the first, third and fifth rounds, and first pick of the semi-finals.
ITV Sport At least 20 live matches per season, plus live coverage of the FA Community Shield.[10] ITV has first pick and fourth pick of matches in the second round, fourth round and the quarter-finals, as well as second and third picks for the first, third and fifth rounds and second pick of the semi-finals.
Round Date Teams Kick-off TV Channel
First round[11] 3 November Sheppey United v Walsall 7:45 pm ITV4
4 November Bromley v Blackpool 5:45 pm BBC Two
Mansfield Town v Wrexham 7:45 pm S4C
5 November Chesterfield v Portsmouth 12:15 pm ITV1
Crewe Alexandra v Derby County 2:45 pm ITVX
Charlton Athletic v Cray Valley Paper Mills 5:30 pm BBC Two
First round (Replay) 14 November Horsham v Barnsley 7:30 pm ITV4
15 November Cray Valley Paper Mills v Charlton Athletic 7:45 pm BBC Two
Second round 1 December York City v Wigan Athletic 7:45 pm BBC Two
3 December Eastleigh v Reading 1:30 pm ITV1
Wrexham v Yeovil Town 3:45 pm ITVX
4 December AFC Wimbledon v Ramsgate 7:45 pm ITV4

Notes

References

  1. ^ Competitions Department (30 June 2023). "Find out which clubs are involved in the Emirates FA Cup, Youth Cup, Trophy and Vase". The Football Association. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. ^ McNulty, Phil (3 June 2023). "Manchester City 2–1 Manchester United: Ilkay Gundogan double settles 2023 FA Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Round Dates for Emirates FA Cup, Women's FA Cup, Isuzu FA Trophy and FA Vase revealed". The Football Association.
  4. ^ "Emirates FA Cup prize fund for 2023-24". The Football Association. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  5. ^ "FA Cup first round: Chesterfield to host Portsmouth, Cray Valley away to Charlton". BBC Sport. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  6. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67486563
  7. ^ "FA Cup second round draw: Eighth tier Ramsgate to visit AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  8. ^ "FA Cup 2023/2024: Top Scorer". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  9. ^ "BBC and FA agree new four-year FA Cup deal". BBC Sport.
  10. ^ "ITV signs four-year deal to make FA Cup games free-to-air from 2021". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  11. ^ "FIND OUT WHICH EMIRATES FA CUP FIRST ROUND TIES WILL BE SHOWN LIVE ON TV IN THE UK". www.thefa.com. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.