2002–03 FA Cup broadcasters for the second consecutive season while Sky Sports were the subscription broadcasters for the fifteenth consecutive season. 2002–03 FA Cup The 2002–03 FA Cup was the 122nd staging of the world's oldest cup competition, the FA Cup. The competition was won by Arsenal with a 1–0 victory in the final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff against Southampton, courtesy of a Robert Pires goal. At this stage the 48 Second and Third Division clubs joined the 32 non-league clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. The matches were scheduled to be played on the weekend of Saturday, 16 November 2002,
1895–96 FA Cup 1895–96 FA Cup The 1895–1896 FA Cup was the 25th season of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup). The cup was won by The Wednesday, who defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 in the final of the competition, played at Crystal Palace in London. This was Wednesday's first victory in the FA Cup. Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a