2009 FA Cup Final meetings during the 2008–09 Premier League season, at Goodison Park in December and at Stamford Bridge in April. Prior to the 2009 final, the two teams had never met in the FA Cup Final; their most recent meeting in the FA Cup came in the Fourth Round of the 2005–06 competition, when Chelsea won 4–1 in a replay at Stamford Bridge after a 1–1 draw at Goodison Park. In 157 matches between the two sides in all competitions, Chelsea had recorded 61 wins, Everton had won 49, and 47 matches finished as draws. Everton and Chelsea were each allocated 25,109
History of the FA Cup was the first man from outside the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to win the Cup. In 1996, Eric Cantona became the first non-British or Irish player to captain a winning side in the FA Cup Final. In 1997, Ruud Gullit became the first overseas manager to win the FA Cup, as his Chelsea side beat Middlesbrough 2–0. Roberto Di Matteo scored what was then the fastest goal in a Wembley cup final, after 42 seconds. In the 1946 final, Arthur Turner, of Charlton Athletic, became the only player to play in the final who never played a