CHELSEA FINALS.1915: In the last final to be played before the outbreak of the First World War, Chelsea proved no match for Sheffield United, who ran out 3-0 winners. 1967: Back in the final for the first time in over half a century, Chelsea came up short again, Frank Saul's late goal clinching a 2-1 win for Tottenham. 1970: David Webb's extratime effort helped Chelsea win the trophy for the first time after a notorious Old Trafford Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:
1994: After holding the upper hand for much of the first half, Chelsea spectacularly capitulated in the last half-hour and Manchester United eased to a 4-0 win. 1997: Roberto di Matteo Roberto Di Matteo (born May 29, 1970 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland) is a Swiss-Italian former professional footballer. A midfielder, his career consisted of spells at Schaffhausen (1988-91), Zürich (1991-92), Aarau (1992-93), Lazio (1993-96), and Chelsea (1996-2002). scored the fastest FA Cup final goal after just 42 seconds and Eddie Newton Edward 'Eddie' Newton (born 13 December 1971 in Hammersmith, London) is a former English footballer who played most notably for Chelsea as a defensive midfielder. Newton famously scored Chelsea's second, clinching, goal in the 1997 FA Cup final to seal a 2-0 win over added a late second to sink Middlesbrough. 2000: Roberto di Matteo scored in the 73rd minute as Chelsea edged past Aston Villa in the last FA Cup final played at the old Wembley Stadium. 2002: With the Premier League title still to be decided, Arsenal secured the first leg of what would prove a rare 'Double' with goals from Ray Parlour and Freddie Ljungberg. 2007: Didier Drogba lashed home the only goal of the game in extratime to beat Manchester United in the first final played at the new Wembley Stadium. Mourinho lifts the FA Cup in 2007 |
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