Managing records After 781 matches, watched by a total of 2,091,406 fans and featuring 2,519 goals, Arsenal and Manchester United go head-to-head in the 2005 FA Cup Final.
A record 661 clubs entered the 2004/05 competition, starting with the Extra Preliminary Round back in August last year. Now it is down to the final two and they just happen to be the two most successful clubs in the history of The FA Cup. Arsenal and Manchester United share the record for the most FA Cup Final appearances with both clubs featuring in their 17th Final this weekend. The two clubs also lead the way in terms of FA Cup wins with United ahead on 11 wins to Arsenal�s nine. Sir Alex Ferguson will walk out for a record seventh FA Cup Final this weekend having already won The Cup an unrivalled five times. His Manchester United side has lifted the Cup in 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999 and 2004 and Ferguson's record in the competition looks even more impressive when one considers that no other manager has won the Cup more than three times. When he walks out at the Millennium Stadium, Ferguson will also go clear in the list of most FA Cup Final appearances, having shared the previous best of six held with Newcastle United's Frank Watt. His opposite number, Arsene Wenger, is leading Arsenal out for his fifth Final with three wins already to his name, placing him behind only Ferguson in the records. Most FA Cup wins as manager: 5 Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United) 3 Arsene Wenger (Arsenal) 3 John Nicholson (Sheffield United) 3 Charles Foweraker (Bolton Wanderers) 3 Bill Nicholson (Tottenham Hotspur) Most FA Cup Final appearances as manager (incl. 2005) 7 Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United) 6 Frank Watt (Newcastle United "Secretary-Manager") 5 Arsene Wenger (Arsenal) 4 Herbert Chapman (Huddersfield Town and Arsenal) 4 Sir Matt Busby (Manchester United) long live ManUtd, Dein = KEEP Manchester United Football Club INDEPENDENT = __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/2xaSZB/SOnJAA/Y3ZIAA/2_TolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> HAPUS BAGIAN EMAIL YG TIDAK PERLU SEBELUM ME-REPLY. ========================================================== Milis Tabloid BOLA Untuk KELUAR DARI MILIS INI. Kirim Mail kosong (tanpa subject) ke alamat [EMAIL PROTECTED] ========================================================== Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolaml/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
