| Country | England | ||
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| Champions | Arsenal | ||
| Runner-up | Chelsea | ||
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The 2001–02 FA Cup was the 121st season of the world's oldest cup competition, the FA Cup. The competition was won by Arsenal with a 2-0 win against Chelsea, courtesy of goals from Ray Parlour and Fredrik Ljungberg in the final 20 minutes of the game, completing a domestic Double for Arsenal.
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Matches were played 16, 17 and 18 November, with replays on 27 November and 28 November.
Matches were played on 8 December and 9 December, with replays on 18 December and 19 December.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
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| 1 | Blackpool | 2 – 0 | Rochdale | |
| 2 | Chesterfield | 1 – 1 | Southend United | |
| replay | Southend United | 2 – 0 | Chesterfield | |
| 3 | Canvey Island | 1 – 0 | Northampton Town | |
| 4 | Macclesfield Town | 4 – 1 | Swansea City | |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 3 – 2 | Hereford United | |
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 – 1 | Carlisle United | |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3 – 0 | Notts County | |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 – 1 | Rushden & Diamonds | |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 – 1 | Bristol Rovers | |
| replay | Bristol Rovers | 3 – 2 | Plymouth Argyle | |
| 10 | Hull City | 2 – 3 | Oldham Athletic | |
| 11 | Altrincham | 1 – 2 | Darlington | |
| 12 | Exeter City | 0 – 0 | Dagenham & Redbridge | |
| replay | Dagenham & Redbridge | 3 – 0 | Exeter City | |
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 3 – 2 | Brentford | |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 4 – 0 | Huddersfield Town | |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 3 – 0 | Port Vale | |
| 16 | Halifax Town | 1 – 1 | Stoke City | |
| replay | Stoke City | 3 – 0 | Halifax Town | |
| 17 | York City | 2 – 0 | Reading | |
| 18 | Peterborough United | 1 – 0 | Bournemouth | |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 2 – 1 | Lincoln City | |
| 20 | Hinckley United | 0 – 2 | Cheltenham Town |
Matches played 5 January and 6 January, replays on 15 January and 16 January.
Matches played on the weekend of 26 January, replay on 6 February. The match between Arsenal and Liverpool was a rematch of the previous year's final.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
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| 1 | Preston North End | 2–1 | Sheffield United | |
| 2 | Gillingham | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers | |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 2–0 | Manchester United | |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | Leicester City | |
| 5 | Everton | 4–1 | Leyton Orient | |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 1–4 | Manchester City | |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 3–1 | Cardiff City | |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–0 | Bolton Wanderers | |
| 9 | Millwall | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| 10 | Chelsea | 1–1 | West Ham United | |
| replay | West Ham United | 2–3 | Chelsea | |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | Walsall | |
| 12 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Liverpool | |
| 13 | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 | Burnley | |
| 14 | York City | 0–2 | Fulham | |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 2–4 | Crewe Alexandra | |
| 16 | Peterborough United | 2–4 | Newcastle United |
Matches played on the weekend of 16 February and 17 February, with the replay on 26 February.
West Bromwich Albion were the only non-Premiership side to progress to the last eight, at the expense of Cheltenham Town - the last remaining Division Three side in the competition.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
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| 1 | Walsall | 1 – 2 | Fulham | |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 1 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 – 0 | Cheltenham Town | |
| 4 | Everton | 0 – 0 | Crewe Alexandra | |
| replay | Crewe Alexandra | 1 – 2 | Everton | |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 1 – 0 | Manchester City | |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 – 0 | Tranmere Rovers | |
| 7 | Chelsea | 3 – 1 | Preston North End | |
| 8 | Arsenal | 5 – 2 | Gillingham |
Matches were played on the weekend of 9 March, with the replay on 23 March.
West Bromwich Albion were the last non-Premiership side remaining in the competition, and their hopes of further progression were ended when they lost the quarter-final tie at home to Fulham.
| 2002-03-10 13:00 |
Middlesbrough | 3 – 0 | Everton | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough Attendance: 26,950 Referee: Alan Wiley |
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| Whelan 35' Németh 37' Ince 42' |
Summary |
| 2002-03-10 |
West Brom | 0 – 1 | Fulham | The Hawthorns, West Bromwich Attendance: 24,811 Referee: Neale Barry |
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| Summary | Marlet 47' |
| 2002-03-09 17:35 |
Newcastle | 1 – 1 | Arsenal | St. James' Park, Newcastle Attendance: 51,027 Referee: Mark Halsey |
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| Robert 52' | Summary | Edu 14' |
| 2002-03-10 16:00 |
Tottenham | 0 – 4 | Chelsea | White Hart Lane, Tottenham, London Attendance: 32,896 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
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| Summary | Gallas 12' Guðjohnsen 48', 66' Le Saux 54' |
| 2002-03-23 |
Arsenal | 3 – 0 | Newcastle | Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London Attendance: 38,073 |
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Matches played at a neutral venue on April 14, 2002.
Gianluca Festa, who had been on the losing side for Middlesbrough in both the FA Cup and League Cup finals five years earlier, endured further misfortune when he scored an own goal that ended his side's hopes of FA Cup glory and handed the initiative to Arsenal.
Fulham, who were playing their first top division season for more than 30 years, had been hoping to compensate for a disappointing Premier League campaign with glory in the FA Cup. These hopes were ended by their neighbours Chelsea, who won the semi-final tie 1-0.
| 2002-04-14 19:00 BST |
Fulham | 0 – 1 | Chelsea | Villa Park, Birmingham Attendance: 36,147 Referee: Graham Poll |
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| Terry 42' |
| 2002-04-14 16:00 BST |
Middlesbrough | 0 – 1 | Arsenal | Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 61,168 Referee: David Elleray |
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| Festa 39' (o.g.) |
Arsenal's 2-0 victory set them up for a third double (which was completed when they sealed the league title four days later) and saw them equal Tottenham's eight FA Cup triumphs - putting them second only to Manchester United (10 trophies) as the most frequent winners of the FA Cup.
| 2002-05-04 15:00 BST |
Arsenal | 2 – 0 | Chelsea | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 73,963 Referee: Mike Riley (West Yorkshire) |
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| Parlour 70' Ljungberg 80' |
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