The FA Cup 2007–08 was the 127th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. A record 731 clubs' entries were accepted for the competition.
The competition culminated with the FA Cup Final, held at Wembley Stadium, London on 17 May 2008. The match was contested by Portsmouth and Cardiff City, with Portsmouth taking the title 1 – 0, Nwankwo Kanu scoring the winning goal.
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The FA Cup 2007–08 was the 127th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. A record 731 clubs' entries were accepted for the competition.
The competition culminated with the FA Cup Final, held at Wembley Stadium, London on 17 May 2008. The match was contested by Portsmouth and Cardiff City, with Portsmouth taking the title 1 – 0, Nwankwo Kanu scoring the winning goal.
This was the last FA Cup to be broadcast by the BBC and Sky Sports in the United Kingdom, before coverage is handed over to ITV and Setanta starting in August 2008.
For information on the matches played from the Extra Preliminary Round to the Fourth Round Qualifying, see FA Cup 2007-08 Qualifying Rounds.
This round is the first in which Football League teams from League One and League Two compete with non-league teams.
This round marks the first time Championship and Premier League (top-flight) teams play. Matches were played on the weekend of...
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