| Country | England | ||
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| Champions | Liverpool | ||
| Runner-up | Sunderland | ||
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The 1991–92 FA Cup was the 111th season of the world's oldest knockout football competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. Liverpool beat Sunderland 2–0 in the final to take the cup. This was the first FA Cup competition to use penalties to decide games still tied after extra time in a replayed match.
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The first round matches were played on the weekend between 15–17 November 1991, with replays played midweek between 26–27 November.
The second round matches were played on the weekend between 7–9 December 1991, with replays played midweek on 17 December.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
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| 1 | Enfield | 1–4 | Barnet |
| 2 | Blackpool | 0–1 | Hull City |
| 3 | Darlington | 1–2 | Hartlepool United |
| 4 | Bournemouth | 2–1 | Brentford |
| 5 | Burnley | 2–0 | Rotherham United |
| 6 | Preston North End | 5–1 | Witton Albion |
| 7 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Huddersfield Town |
| 8 | Woking | 3–0 | Yeovil Town |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–1 | Bradford City |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Chester City |
| 11 | Wrexham | 1–0 | Telford United |
| 12 | Aylesbury United | 2–3 | Hereford United |
| 13 | Maidstone United (1) | 1–2 | Kettering Town |
| 14 | Exeter City | 0–0 | Swansea City |
| Replay | Swansea City | 1–2 | Exeter City |
| 15 | Torquay United | 1–1 | Farnborough Town |
| Replay | Farnborough Town | 4–3 | Torquay United |
| 16 | York City | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers |
| Replay | Tranmere Rovers | 2–1 | York City |
| 17 | Hayes | 0–2 | Crawley Town |
| 18 | Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | Stockport County |
| 19 | Peterborough United | 0–0 | Reading |
| Replay | Reading | 1–0 | Peterborough United |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion |
The third round matches were played on the weekend between 4–6 January 1992, with replays played midweek between 14–15 January. However, the Newcastle United-Bournemouth match was replayed on 22 January, while the Derby County-Burnley match was replayed on 25 January.
The fourth round matches were played on the weekend between 25–27 January 1992, with replays played midweek between 4–5 February. However, the Bristol Rovers-Liverpool match was played on 5 February, and replayed on February 11.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
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| 1 | Southampton | 0–0 | Manchester United |
| Replay | Manchester United | 2–2 | Southampton |
| Southampton won 4–2 on penalties | |||
| 2 | Leicester City | 1–2 | Bristol City |
| 3 | Notts County | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Hereford United |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–2 | Middlesbrough |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 7 | Derby County | 3–4 | Aston Villa |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 3–0 | Bournemouth |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Liverpool |
| Replay | Liverpool | 2–1 | Bristol Rovers |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 2–0 | Leyton Orient |
| 11 | West Ham United | 2–2 | Wrexham |
| Replay | Wrexham | 0–1 | West Ham United |
| 12 | Norwich City | 2–1 | Millwall |
| 13 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Everton |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | Sheffield United |
| Replay | Sheffield United | 3–1 | Charlton Athletic |
| 15 | Cambridge United | 0–3 | Swindon Town |
| 16 | Oxford United | 2–3 | Sunderland |
The fifth round matches were played on the weekend between 15–16 February 1992, with replays played midweek on 26 February.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
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| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 4–1 | Bristol City |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | Southampton |
| Replay | Southampton | 3–2 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 3 | Sunderland | 1–1 | West Ham United |
| Replay | West Ham United | 2–3 | Sunderland |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 1–2 | Aston Villa |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 0–0 | Liverpool |
| Replay | Liverpool | 3–2 | Ipswich Town |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Middlesbrough |
| Replay | Middlesbrough | 2–4 | Portsmouth |
| 7 | Norwich City | 3–0 | Notts County |
| 8 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Sheffield United |
The sixth round matches were played on the weekend beginning 7–8 March 1992, with replays being played on 18 March.
Liverpool began to compensate for a sub-standard league season by eliminating Aston Villa and booking themselves a seemingly easy semi-final tie with a Portsmouth side who defeated League Cup finalists Nottingham Forest and ending their hopes of a unique FA Cup/League Cup double.
Norwich City reached the semi-finals for the second time in four seasons after beating Southampton in a replay.
Sunderland joined fellow Second Division side Portsmouth in the FA Cup semi-finals thanks to a 2–1 replay win over Chelsea after a 1–1 draw.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
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| 1 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Aston Villa |
| 2 | Southampton | 0–0 | Norwich City |
| replay | Norwich City | 2–1 | Southampton |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest |
| 4 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Sunderland |
| replay | Sunderland | 2–1 | Chelsea |
The semi-final matches were played on 5 April 1992.
Sunderland beat Norwich City (a side yet to reach the FA Cup final) 1–0 to reach the final of the competition for the first time since their 1973 triumph over Leeds United.
Portsmouth came close to setting the piece for a unique "non top division" FA Cup final, but their luck ran out in the FA Cup semi-final where they lost to Liverpool on penalties in the replay.
| 1992-04-05 |
Liverpool | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Highbury, London Attendance: 41,869 Referee: M. Bodenham |
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| Whelan 116' | Anderton 111' |
| 1992-04-13 |
Portsmouth | 0–0 | Liverpool | Villa Park, Birmingham Attendance: 40,077 |
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Liverpool won 3–1 on penalties
| 1992-04-05 |
Norwich City | 0–1 | Sunderland | Hillsborough, Sheffield |
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Liverpool gained their fifth FA Cup triumph to date with a 2–0 win to compensate for their worst league season (sixth place) for more than 20 years, at the expense of a Sunderland side which had been disappointing in the Second Division but somehow conjured up excellent form in the FA Cup.
| 1992-05-09 15:00 BST |
Liverpool | 2 – 0 | Sunderland | Wembley, London Attendance: 79,544 Referee: Philip Don (South Yorkshire) |
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