The FA Cup is the oldest national football competition in the world.
Wanderers were the first winners in 1872, beating Royal Engineers 1-0 in the final at Kennington Oval.
Arsenal are the most successful team in the competition, having lifted the trophy on 14 occasions, two more than Manchester United.
Here is all you need to know in our FA Cup guide and betting odds for the 2023-24 campaign.
Who are the holders?
Manchester City won the 2023 FA Cup final after Ilkay Gundogan’s jaw-dropping double helped earn an unforgettable 2-1 win against rivals Manchester United as part of their historic treble.
Wembley witnessed an all-Manchester epic as the neighbours met in a major final for the first time, bringing the curtain down on the domestic season in enthralling fashion.
City emerged triumphant thanks to Gundogan’s fine volleys that kept Pep Guardiola’s men on course to emulate United’s 1999 treble heroics, something they did the following weekend when beating Inter Milan in the Champions League showpiece.
Gundogan regularly proved to be a man for the big occasions during his time with City and the German midfielder lashed home a record-breaking opener after just 12 seconds.
Gundogan’s stupendous volley was the fastest FA Cup final goal and looked set to spark a derby humiliation, only for United to draw level against the run of play through Bruno Fernandes’ penalty.
But Guardiola’s men would not be denied a seventh FA Cup triumph, with Gundogan volleying home what proved to be the winner from the edge of the box early in the second half.
FA Cup third-round draw
Luton vs Bolton
Shrewsbury vs Wrexham
Arsenal vs Liverpool
Stoke vs Brighton
Norwich vs Bristol Rovers
West Ham vs Bristol City
Tottenham vs Burnley
Fulham vs Rotherham
West Brom vs Aldershot
Southampton vs Walsall
AFC Wimbledon vs Ipswich
Peterborough vs Leeds
Millwall vs Leicester
Watford vs Chesterfield
Sunderland vs Newcastle
Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff
Crystal Palace vs Everton
Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest vs Blackpool or Forest Green
Wigan vs Manchester United
Manchester City vs Huddersfield
Blackburn vs Cambridge
Gillingham vs Sheffield United
Swansea vs Morecambe
Chelsea vs Preston
QPR vs Bournemouth
Coventry vs Oxford
Brentford vs Wolves
Plymouth vs Sutton
Maidstone vs Stevenage
Newport vs Eastleigh
Hull vs Birmingham
FA Cup round dates
First Round: Saturday November 4 2023
Second Round: Saturday December 2 2023
Third Round: Saturday January 6 2024
Fourth Round: Saturday January 27
Fifth Round: Wednesday February 28 2024
Quarter-final: Saturday March 16 2024
Semi-final: Saturday April 20 2024
Final: Saturday May 25 2024
FA Cup odds
11/4 Manchester City
9/1 Arsenal, Manchester United
10/1 Chelsea, Liverpool
12/1 Newcastle, Tottenham
14/1 Aston Villa
Past FA Cup winners
1872: Wanderers
1873: Wanderers
1874: Oxford University
1875: Royal Engineers
1876: Wanderers
1877: Wanderers
1878: Wanderers
1879: Old Etonians
1880: Clapham Rovers
1881: Old Carthusians
1882: Old Etonians
1883: Blackburn Olympic
1884: Blackburn
1885: Blackburn
1886: Blackburn
1887: Aston Villa
1888: West Brom
1889: Preston
1890: Blackburn
1891: Blackburn
1892: West Brom
1893: Wolves
1894: Notts County
1895: Aston Villa
1896: The Wednesday
1897: Aston Villa
1898: Nottingham Forest
1899: Sheffield United
1900: Bury
1901: Tottenham
1902: Sheffield United
1903: Bury
1904: Manchester City
1905: Aston Villa
1906: Everton
1907: The Wednesday
1908: Wolves
1909: Manchester United
1910: Newcastle
1911: Bradford
1912: Barnsley
1913: Aston Villa
1914: Burnley
1915: Sheffield United
1920: Aston Villa
1921: Tottenham
1922: Huddersfield
1923: Bolton
1924: Newcastle
1925: Sheffield United
1926: Bolton
1927: Cardiff
1928: Blackburn
1929: Bolton
1930: Arsenal
1931: West Brom
1932: Newcastle
1933: Everton
1934: Manchester City
1935: Sheffield Wednesday
1936: Arsenal
1937: Sunderland
1938: Preston
1939: Portsmouth
1946: Derby
1947: Charlton
1948: Manchester United
1949: Wolves
1950: Arsenal
1951: Newcastle
1952: Newcastle
1953: Blackpool
1954: West Brom
1955: Newcastle
1956: Manchester City
1957: Aston Villa
1958: Bolton
1959: Nottingham Forest
1960: Wolves
1961: Tottenham
1962: Tottenham
1963: Manchester United
1964: West Ham
1965: Liverpool
1966: Everton
1967: Tottenham
1968: West Brom
1969: Manchester City
1970: Chelsea
1971: Arsenal
1972: Leeds
1973: Sunderland
1974: Liverpool
1975: West Ham
1976: Southampton
1977: Manchester United
1978: Ipswich
1979: Arsenal
1980: West Ham
1981: Tottenham
1982: Tottenham
1983: Manchester United
1984: Everton
1985: Manchester United
1986: Liverpool
1987: Coventry
1988: Wimbledon
1989: Liverpool
1990: Manchester United
1991: Tottenham
1992: Liverpool
1993: Arsenal
1994: Manchester United
1995: Everton
1996: Manchester United
1997: Chelsea
1998: Arsenal
1999: Manchester United
2000: Chelsea
2001: Liverpool
2002: Arsenal
2003: Arsenal
2004: Manchester United
2005: Arsenal
2006: Liverpool
2007: Chelsea
2008: Portsmouth
2009: Chelsea
2010: Chelsea
2011: Manchester City
2012: Chelsea
2013: Wigan
2014: Arsenal
2015: Arsenal
2016: Manchester United
2017: Arsenal
2018: Chelsea
2019: Manchester City
2020: Arsenal
2021: Leicester
2022: Liverpool
2023: Manchester City
FA Cup records
Most wins: Arsenal (14)
Most consecutive wins: Wanderers and Blackburn (3)
Most final appearances: Arsenal and Manchester United (21)
Most final defeats: Manchester United (9)
Biggest final win: Bury 6 Derby 0 (1903); Man City 6 Watford 0 (2019)
Most final wins by a player: Ashley Cole (7 – Arsenal and Chelsea)
Most final wins by a manager: Arsene Wenger (7 – Arsenal)
Most final appearances: Arthur Kinnaird (9 – Wanderers and Old Etonians)
Most goals in one final: 3 (Billy Townley, James Logan, Stan Mortensen)
Most goals in all finals: Ian Rush (5)
Youngest player to score in FA Cup final: Norman Whiteside (Manchester United – 18 years and 19 days, 1983)
Youngest FA Cup finalist: Curtis Weston (Millwall – 17 years and 119 days, 2004)
Oldest FA Cup finalist: Billy Hampson (Newcastle – 41 years and 257 days, 1924)
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