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FA Cup 1999-00

May 2000

  • Calamity ends the tedium

    Just as Americans have turkeys for Thanksgiving and Christmas, so the English have them for Christmas and FA Cup finals. To that extent at least the last final at Wembley before the old grey mare of a stadium goes to the knackers kept faith with tradition. Cranberry sauce again was the order of the day.

  • Boateng hits at Wise and claims he was targeted

    One person left cold, not warmed, by the image of Dennis Wise the cuddly daddy on Saturday was Aston Villa's George Boateng, who has accused the Chelsea captain of trying to injure him and get him sent off .

  • Trophy in danger - classic required

    David Lacey argues that Chelsea and Villa can stage a match to restore a bruised reputation.

April 2000

  • Bolton miss out as Dublin delivers

    Aston Villa reached their first FA Cup final for 43 years here yesterday by a route which was both tortuous and, at least until extra-time, torturous. After two scoreless hours they finally defeated Bolton Wanderers on penalties, Dion Dublin, recently recovered from a broken neck, scoring the decisive goal.

February 2000

  • Allardyce has Wembley in sight

  • Double delight for Shearer

January 2000

  • Blues see red and yellow

  • Bolton's season turns on the referee's cold shoulder

  • Hunt finishes with top dogs outfoxed

  • Heartbroken Fulham left playing footsie with Cantona

  • Referee suspended after Prenton Park fiasco

  • Cup final switched as season changes shape

  • Arphexad spikes Gunners

  • Bungling officials on the carpet

  • Tranmere given all-clear in the Cup

  • Blake blasts Liverpool out

  • Forest leave it late, Bart-Williams to the rescue

December 1999

  • Spurs hit by six-goal salvo

    Bobby Robson is already dreaming of his teenage years on Tyneside when Newcastle United won the FA Cup three times in five years in the 50s. It is still early days, but the sheer joy generated by their victory over Tottenham Hotspur in last night's third-round replay will persuade many that they are a growing force to be reckoned with.

  • FA Cup favouritism favours no one

    The public have spoken with their feet - messing around with FA Cup is not the way to go. So, say WSC, a breakaway and a rebranding could be the only way to bring back the crowds.

  • FA defends December ties

    The Football Association yesterday defended its decision to stage the third-round of the FA Cup in December, claiming that replays would have had to be scrapped had it gone ahead with the usual January start.

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