1998 FA Cup Final at Old Trafford, Shearer scored the winner against Sheffield United. Arsenal were appearing in the final of the FA Cup for the first time since 1993. They had won the cup on six separate occasions (in 1930, 1936, 1950, 1971, 1979 and 1993) and lost the showpiece final by the same amount. Newcastle in contrast were making their first Cup final appearance in 24 years. The club had won six FA Cups, and came runners-up five times, most recently against Liverpool in 1974. The 1998 final marked the third meeting between Arsenal and Newcastle United in Cup final history. Newcastle
1999 FAI Cup Final manager. On the second of the three games, he said during an interview with the "Sunday Independent" in 2012: ""It was like groundhog day. It was up to Dublin, play Bray, back home, up to Dublin again. Three times we came up to Dublin, and we left it behind us, especially the second day, when we were a goal up and 30 seconds left. Then we conceded a penalty, our 'keeper saved it, but they [Bray] got to the rebound first". 1999 FAI Cup Final The 1999 FAI Cup Final was the deciding match of the 1998–99 FAI Cup. Bray