1994 FA Cup Final stated that he regrets giving the second penalty to Manchester United, stating "It was my big game and I made a disappointing decision." This triumph was Manchester United's eighth success in the competition, matching the record set by Tottenham Hotspur three years earlier. Chelsea, despite losing their first FA Cup final since they won the trophy 24 years earlier, qualified for the 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as United had also won the Premier League title and would be competing in the UEFA Champions League. It was the third time that Mark Hughes (a member of the 1985 and 1990
1994–95 FA Cup sponsor. 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 league system. The matches were played on 12 November 1994. There were eleven replays, with one tie requiring a penalty shootout to settle it. The second round of the competition featured the winners of the first round ties. The matches were played on 3 December 1994, with five replays and no penalty shootouts required. The third round of the season's FA Cup was scheduled for 7 January and marked the point at