The1994–95 FA Cup (known asThe FA Cup sponsored by Littlewoods for sponsorship reasons) was the 114th staging of theFA Cup. The competition was won byEverton, with a shock victory overManchester United, who were strong favourites to retain the title. This tournament was the 50th to be officially held since thesix-year suspension due toWorld War II. Everton'sJoe Royle would be the last English-born manager to lift the FA Cup untilHarry Redknapp managedPortsmouth to the2008 victory. As of 2025, this is the most recent major trophy won by Everton.

This was the first FA Cup season to bear a title sponsor.

Most participating clubs that were not members of thePremier League orFootball League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 28 places available in the first round.

The winners from the fourth qualifying round wereSpennymoor United,Guiseley,Altrincham,Southport,Bishop Auckland,Hyde United,Northwich Victoria,Witton Albion,Halifax Town,Slough Town,Chesham United,Enfield,Gresley Rovers,Heybridge Swifts,Chelmsford City,Hitchin Town,Yeading,Aylesbury United,Kettering Town,Worthing,Marlow,Tiverton Town,Kingstonian,Crawley Town,Walton & Hersham,Ashford Town (Kent),Newport (IOW) andBashley.

Heybridge Swifts and Bashley were appearing in the competition proper for the first time. Of the others, Hyde United had not featured at this stage since1983–84, Chesham United and Worthing had not done so since1982-83, Hitchin Town had not done so since1978-79, Walton & Hersham had not done so since1975-76, Ashford Town (Kent) had not done so since1974-75, Newport (IOW) had not done so since1958-59 and Gresley Rovers had not done so since1930-31.

Enfield and Aylesbury United both enjoyed runs through seven rounds of the tournament. Enfield defeatedHemel Hempstead,Purfleet,Ruislip Manor,St Albans City,Cardiff City andTorquay United before going out toLeicester City atFilbert Street; while Aylesbury defeatedBoreham Wood,Edgware Town,Baldock Town,Moor Green, Newport (IOW) and Kingstonian before going out toQueens Park Rangers atLoftus Road. Leicester City and QPR were both in thePremier League this season.

Port Vale andBurnley from theFootball League First Division entered in this round along with the 46Second andThird Division teams, the 28 non-league clubs from the qualifying rounds andWoking,Runcorn,Kidderminster Harriers andBath City who were given byes. Tiverton Town, from theWestern League Premier Division at Step 8 of English football, was the lowest-ranked team in the draw.

The matches were played on 12 November 1994. There were eleven replays, with Bury and Bishop Auckland requiring apenalty shootout to settle their tie.

The second round of the competition featured the winners of the first round ties. The matches were played on 3 December 1994, with five replays and no penalty shootouts required. Bashley, from theSouthern League Southern Division at Step 7 of the football pyramid, was the lowest-ranked team in the draw.

Teams from thePremier League and theFootball League First Division (exceptPort Vale andBurnley) entered at this stage. Matches were played on the weekend of 7-9 January 1995. Twelve replays were required, with one of those going to penalties to settle the outcome. Enfield, Marlow and Aylesbury United from theIsthmian League Premier Division at Step 6 of the football pyramid were the lowest-ranked teams in the round. Along with Altrincham from theFootball Conference at Step 5, they were also the last non-league clubs left in the competition.

The fourth round featured the thirty-two winning teams from the previous round, and was played on the weekend of 28 January. There were five replays and two penalty shootouts. Second Division sides Wrexham and Swansea City were the lowest-ranked teams in the draw and the last clubs from the First Round left in the competition.

The eight fifth round ties were played on the weekend of 18 February, with three replays being required.

The sixth round proper, or quarter-finals, ties were scheduled for the weekend of 11 March. The Crystal Palace–Wolverhampton Wanderers match went to a replay 11 days later.

Tottenham Hotspur progressed to the semi-finals of a competition that they had to appeal to compete in after being banned for financial irregularities, and their quarter-final victory over Liverpool ended their opposition's hopes of an FA Cup/League Cup double.

Wolverhampton Wanderers, the last non-Premiership side in the competition, lost 4–1 at home to Crystal Palace in a replay after a 1–1 draw in the first game.

QPR's hopes of instant success under new player-managerRay Wilkins were ended when they were beaten 2–0 by Manchester United, one of his former clubs.

11 March 1995

15:00GMT

Liverpool	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur
Fowler 38'	Report	Sheringham 45' Klinsmann 89'

Anfield,Liverpool

Attendance: 39,592

Referee: Martin Bodenham

11 March 1995

Crystal Palace	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Dowie 53'		Cowans 66'

Selhurst Park,London

Attendance: 14,604

Referee: Gary Willard

12 March 1995

Everton	1–0	Newcastle United
D. Watson 66'	Report

Goodison Park,Liverpool

Attendance: 35,203

Referee:Keith Cooper

12 March 1995

Manchester United	2–0	Queens Park Rangers
Sharpe 23' Irwin 53'

Old Trafford,Manchester

Attendance: 42,830

Referee:Dermot Gallagher

22 March 1995

Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–4	Crystal Palace
D. Kelly 34'		Armstrong 32',67' Dowie 37' Pitcher 45'

Molineux,Wolverhampton

Attendance: 27,548

Referee: Gary Willard

Manchester United, also chasing the Premier League title, needed a replay to see off a Crystal Palace side who were battling against relegation.

Everton, meanwhile, blew apart a Tottenham side who had started the season banned from the competition for financial irregularities until an appeal saw them reinstated.

9 April 1995

13:30BST

Tottenham Hotspur	1–4	Everton
Klinsmann 63' (pen.)	Report	Jackson 35' Stuart 55' Amokachi 82' 90'

Elland Road,Leeds

Attendance: 38,226

Referee:Robbie Hart

9 April 1995

Manchester United	2–2 aet	Crystal Palace
Irwin 70' Pallister 97'	Report	Dowie 33' Armstrong 92'

Villa Park,Birmingham

Attendance: 38,256

Referee:David Elleray

12 April 1995

Crystal Palace	0–2	Manchester United
Patterson 55'	Report	Bruce 29' Pallister 40' Keane 55'

Villa Park,Birmingham

Attendance: 17,987

Referee:David Elleray

The final was contested between Manchester United and Everton atWembley Stadium, London on 20 May 1995. Everton won the match 1–0 through aPaul Rideout goal after half an hour. It was the first time in six years that United were left without a major trophy, while Everton had won their first major trophy in eight years.

20 May 1995

15:00

Everton	1–0	Manchester United
Rideout 30'	Report

Wembley Stadium,London

Attendance: 79,592

Referee:Gerald Ashby (Gloucestershire)

For the seventh consecutive season in the United Kingdom, theBBC were the free to air broadcasters whileSky Sports were the subscription broadcasters.^{[citation needed]}

The matches shown live on theBBC were:

•Newcastle United 1-1Blackburn Rovers (R3)

•Sunderland 1-4Tottenham Hotspur (R4)

•Manchester United 3-1Leeds United (R5)

•Everton 1-0Newcastle United (QF)

•Tottenham Hotspur 1-4Everton (SF)

•Everton 1-0Manchester United (Final)

The matches shown live onSky Sports were:

•Kettering Town 0-1Plymouth Argyle (R1)

•Preston North End 1-0Blackpool (R1)

•Woking 1-0Barnet (R1 Replay)

•Birmingham City 0-0Scunthorpe United (R2)

•Chester City 1-2Burnley (R2)

•Scunthorpe United 1-2Birmingham City (R2 Replay)

•Sheffield United 0-2Manchester United (R3)

•Blackburn Rovers 1-2Newcastle United (R3 Replay)

•Sheffield Wednesday 0-0Wolverhampton Wanderers (R4)

•Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1Sheffield Wednesday (R4 Replay)

•Newcastle United 3-1Manchester City (R5)

•Southampton 2-6Tottenham Hotspur (R5 Replay)

•Manchester United 2-0Queens Park Rangers (QF)

•Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-4Crystal Palace (QF Replay)

•Manchester United 2-2Crystal Palace (SF)

•Crystal Palace 0-2Manchester United (SF Replay)

• BBC FA Cup news
• 1994–95 FA Cup Archive on FA website
• Resource detailing results for each team (source for penalty shootout results)

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