| Country | England | ||
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| Champions | Manchester United | ||
| Runner-up | Chelsea | ||
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The FA Cup 1993-94 was the 113th staging of the world and England's oldest cup competition, the Football Association Cup or FA Cup. The competition overall was won by Manchester United for the first time since 1990, with a 4-0 thrashing of Chelsea.
The first round started in November 1993 for teams from divisions 2 and 3. The teams form the Premier League and division 1 joined at the third round. For more information on the preliminary rounds and qualifying competition for this years FA Cup, see the FA Cup archives on the FA website.
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The first round matches were played on the weekend beginning 13 November 1993.
The second round matches were played on the weekend beginning 4 December 1993.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
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| 1 | Chester City | 2–0 | Hull City |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 1–1 | Nuneaton Borough |
| replay | Nuneaton Borough | 0–1 | AFC Bournemouth |
| 3 | Bath City | 2–1 | Hereford United |
| 4 | Burnley | 4–1 | Rochdale |
| 5 | Yeovil Town | 0–2 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 6 | Walsall | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United |
| replay | Scunthorpe United | 0–0 | Walsall |
| Scunthorpe United won 7–6 on penalties | |||
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Macclesfield Town |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 1–3 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | Preston North End |
| 10 | Stockport County | 5–1 | Halifax Town |
| 11 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1–0 | Cambridge United |
| 12 | Kidderminster Harriers | 1–0 | Woking |
| 13 | Brentford | 1–3 | Cardiff City |
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–0 | Gillingham |
| 15 | Carlisle United | 3–1 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 16 | Port Vale | 1–0 | Huddersfield Town |
| 17 | Torquay United | 0–1 | Sutton United |
| 18 | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Scarborough |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 1–1 | Exeter City |
| replay | Exeter City | 2–2 | Leyton Orient |
| Exeter City won 5–4 on penalties | |||
| 20 | Crawley Town | 1–2 | Barnet |
The third round matches were played on the weekend beginning 8 January 1994.
The fourth round matches were played on the weekend beginning 29 January 1994.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
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| 1 | Notts County | 1–1 | West Ham United |
| replay | West Ham United | 1–0 | Notts County |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | Arsenal |
| replay | Arsenal | 1–3 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 1–2 | Aston Villa |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 3–0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 5 | Stockport County | 0–4 | Bristol City |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Luton Town |
| replay | Luton Town | 2–0 | Newcastle United |
| 7 | Kidderminster Harriers | 1–0 | Preston North End |
| 8 | Norwich City | 0–2 | Manchester United |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–2 | Barnsley |
| replay | Barnsley | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle |
| 10 | Oldham Athletic | 0–0 | Stoke City |
| replay | Stoke City | 0–1 | Oldham Athletic |
| 11 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| replay | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–3 | Chelsea |
| 12 | Wimbledon | 2–1 | Sunderland |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Manchester City |
| 14 | Port Vale | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers |
| replay | Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic |
| 16 | Oxford United | 2–2 | Leeds United |
| replay | Leeds United | 2–3 | Oxford United |
The fifth round matches were played on the weekend beginning 19 February 1994.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol City | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic |
| replay | Charlton Athletic | 2–0 | Bristol City |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Aston Villa |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Ipswich Town |
| replay | Ipswich Town | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 4 | Kidderminster Harriers | 0–1 | West Ham United |
| 5 | Oldham Athletic | 1–0 | Barnsley |
| 6 | Wimbledon | 0–3 | Manchester United |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Luton Town |
| 8 | Oxford United | 1–2 | Chelsea |
Oldham Athletic reached the FA Cup semi-finals for the second time in five seasons, where they would meet their opponents from 1990 - Manchester United.
Luton reached their first semi-final since 1988 at the expense of West Ham United, where they would take on Chelsea.
| 1994-03-12 15:00 |
Bolton | 0 – 1 | Oldham Athletic | Burnden Park, Bolton Attendance: 20,321 |
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| Beckford |
| 1994-03-12 15:00 |
Manchester United | 3 – 1 | Charlton | Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 44,347 |
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| Hughes (2) Kanchelskis |
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| 1994-03-13 14:00 |
Chelsea | 1 – 0 | Wolves | Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 29,340 |
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| Peacock |
| 1994-03-15 19:45 |
West Ham | 0 – 0 | Luton | Upton Park, West Ham, London Attendance: 27,331 |
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| 1994-03-23 19:45 |
Luton | 3 – 2 | West Ham | Kenilworth Road, Luton Attendance: 13,166 |
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| Oakes (3) | M.Allen Bishop |
A late equaliser in extra-time by Mark Hughes forced a replay for Manchester United against Oldham Athletic, which United won 4-1 to end their opposition's hopes of a first-ever FA Cup final.
Chelsea, meanwhile, won the other semi-final at the expense of surprise package Luton Town.
| 1994-04-09 |
Chelsea | 2 – 0 | Luton Town | Wembley Stadium, London |
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| 1994-04-10 |
Manchester United | 1 – 1 | Oldham Athletic | Wembley Stadium, London |
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| 1994-04-13 |
Manchester United | 4 – 1 | Oldham Athletic | Maine Road, Manchester |
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Two penalties by Eric Cantona as well as late goals by Mark Hughes and Brian McClair gave Manchester United a 4-0 triumph over Chelsea after the deadlock was still unbroken at half-time, and saw them become only the sixth club in history to win The double.
| 1994-05-14 15:00 BST |
Manchester United | 4 – 0 | Chelsea | Wembley, London Attendance: 79,684 Referee: David Elleray (London) |
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| Cantona 60' (pen.) 66' (pen.) Hughes 69' McClair 90' |
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