Football quiz
FA Cup beaten finalists since 1946
81 FA Cup Finals from 1946 to 2026, and the club that went home without the cup each time. Each row shows the year and the winners; a club fills every final it lost.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 81 answers
- Limit
- 8:00
- Level
- Hard
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Answers
- 81
- Time limit
- 8:00
- Order
- Any order
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- Type an answer; it files itself the moment it matches.
- One answer can fill several slots.
- Give up at any time to see what you missed.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Name the losing side of each FA Cup Final.
| Year | Lost to | Runner-up | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Derby County | Not found yet | |
| 1947 | Charlton Athletic | Not found yet | |
| 1948 | Manchester United | Not found yet | |
| 1949 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Not found yet | |
| 1950 | Arsenal | Not found yet | |
| 1951 | Newcastle United | Not found yet | |
| 1952 | Newcastle United | Not found yet | |
| 1953 | Blackpool | Not found yet | |
| 1954 | West Bromwich Albion | Not found yet | |
| 1955 | Newcastle United | Not found yet | |
| 1956 | Manchester City | Not found yet | |
| 1957 | Aston Villa | Not found yet | |
| 1958 | Bolton Wanderers | Not found yet | |
| 1959 | Nottingham Forest | Not found yet | |
| 1960 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Not found yet | |
| 1961 | Tottenham Hotspur | Not found yet | |
| 1962 | Tottenham Hotspur | Not found yet | |
| 1963 | Manchester United | Not found yet | |
| 1964 | West Ham United | Not found yet | |
| 1965 | Liverpool | Not found yet | |
| 1966 | Everton | Not found yet | |
| 1967 | Tottenham Hotspur | Not found yet | |
| 1968 | West Bromwich Albion | Not found yet | |
| 1969 | Manchester City | Not found yet | |
| 1970 | Chelsea | Not found yet | |
| 1971 | Arsenal | Not found yet | |
| 1972 | Leeds United | Not found yet | |
| 1973 | Sunderland | Not found yet | |
| 1974 | Liverpool | Not found yet | |
| 1975 | West Ham United | Not found yet | |
| 1976 | Southampton | Not found yet | |
| 1977 | Manchester United | Not found yet | |
| 1978 | Ipswich Town | Not found yet | |
| 1979 | Arsenal | Not found yet | |
| 1980 | West Ham United | Not found yet | |
| 1981 | Tottenham Hotspur | Not found yet | |
| 1982 | Tottenham Hotspur | Not found yet | |
| 1983 | Manchester United | Not found yet | |
| 1984 | Everton | Not found yet | |
| 1985 | Manchester United | Not found yet | |
| 1986 | Liverpool | Not found yet |
| Year | Lost to | Runner-up | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Coventry City | Not found yet | |
| 1988 | Wimbledon | Not found yet | |
| 1989 | Liverpool | Not found yet | |
| 1990 | Manchester United | Not found yet | |
| 1991 | Tottenham Hotspur | Not found yet | |
| 1992 | Liverpool | Not found yet | |
| 1993 | Arsenal | Not found yet | |
| 1994 | Manchester United | Not found yet | |
| 1995 | Everton | Not found yet | |
| 1996 | Manchester United | Not found yet | |
| 1997 | Chelsea | Not found yet | |
| 1998 | Arsenal | Not found yet | |
| 1999 | Manchester United | Not found yet | |
| 2000 | Chelsea | Not found yet | |
| 2001 | Liverpool | Not found yet | |
| 2002 | Arsenal | Not found yet | |
| 2003 | Arsenal | Not found yet | |
| 2004 | Manchester United | Not found yet | |
| 2005 | Arsenal | Not found yet | |
| 2006 | Liverpool | Not found yet | |
| 2007 | Chelsea | Not found yet | |
| 2008 | Portsmouth | Not found yet | |
| 2009 | Chelsea | Not found yet | |
| 2010 | Chelsea | Not found yet | |
| 2011 | Manchester City | Not found yet | |
| 2012 | Chelsea | Not found yet | |
| 2013 | Wigan Athletic | Not found yet | |
| 2014 | Arsenal | Not found yet | |
| 2015 | Arsenal | Not found yet | |
| 2016 | Manchester United | Not found yet | |
| 2017 | Arsenal | Not found yet | |
| 2018 | Chelsea | Not found yet | |
| 2019 | Manchester City | Not found yet | |
| 2020 | Arsenal | Not found yet | |
| 2021 | Leicester City | Not found yet | |
| 2022 | Liverpool | Not found yet | |
| 2023 | Manchester City | Not found yet | |
| 2024 | Manchester United | Not found yet | |
| 2025 | Crystal Palace | Not found yet | |
| 2026 | Manchester City | Not found yet |
About this quiz
Every final from 1946 to 2026. The result is written from the winners' side; where a final was drawn, the club that lost the replay or the shootout is the answer.
- Manchester United have lost the most finals in the period, 9.
- 35 different clubs have been beaten finalists since 1946.
- Birmingham City, Brighton and Hove Albion, Fulham, Hull City, Luton Town, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Queens Park Rangers, Stoke City and Watford have lost a final since 1946 and never won the cup.
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