1994–95 FA Cup 1994–95 FA Cup The 1994–95 FA Cup (known as The FA Cup sponsored by Littlewoods for sponsorship reasons) was the 114th staging of the FA Cup. The competition was won by Everton, with a shock victory over Manchester United, who were strong favourites to retain the title. This tournament was the 50th to be officially held since the six year suspension due to World War II. Everton's Joe Royle would be the last English-born manager to lift the FA Cup until Harry Redknapp managed Portsmouth to the 2008 victory. This was the first FA Cup season to bear a title
1994–95 FA Cup qualifying rounds to the First Round Proper, where League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition. See 1994-95 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards. 1994–95 FA Cup qualifying rounds The 1994–95 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds opened the 114th season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup' (FA Cup), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A total of 557 clubs were accepted for the competition, up 18 from the previous season’s 539. The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 through 8) in