1994–95 FA Cup without a major trophy, while Everton had won their first major trophy in eight years. For the seventh consecutive season in the United Kingdom, the BBC were the free to air broadcasters while Sky Sports were the subscription broadcasters. The matches shown live on the BBC were: Newcastle United vs Blackburn Rovers (R3); Sunderland vs Tottenham Hotspur (R4); Manchester United vs Leeds United (R5); Manchester United vs Queens Park Rangers (QF); Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur (SF) and Everton vs Manchester United (Final) 1994–95 FA Cup The 1994–95 FA Cup (known as The FA Cup sponsored by Littlewoods for sponsorship reasons)
1996–97 FA Cup 1996–97 FA Cup The 1996–97 FA Cup (known as The FA Cup sponsored by Littlewoods for sponsorship reasons) was the 116th season of the FA Cup. The tournament started in August 1996 for clubs from non-league football and the competition proper started in October 1996 for teams from the Premier League and the Football League. The tournament was won by Chelsea with a 2–0 victory over Middlesbrough in the final at Wembley stadium. The First Round featured those non-league teams who had come through the qualifying rounds and the teams from the third and fourth tiers of the English football