Calendar Round Date (weekend of) Extra preliminary round Preliminary round First round qualifying Second round qualifying Third round qualifying Saturday 12 October 2002 Fourth round qualifying Saturday 26 October 2002 First round proper Saturday 16 November 2002 Second round Saturday 7 December 2002 Third round Saturday 4 January 2003 Fourth round Saturday 25 January 2003 Fifth round Saturday 15 February 2003 Sixth round Saturday 8 March 2003 Semi-finals Sunday 13 April 2003 Final Saturday 17 May 2003
First round proper 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, with replays in the week commencing 25 November.
Tie no Home team Score Away team Date Attendance Summary 1 Chesterfield 1–2 Morecambe 16 November 2002 3,703 [1] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 2 AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Doncaster Rovers 16 November 2002 5,371 [2] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 3 Barrow 2–0 Moor Green 16 November 2002 2,650 [3] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 4 Bury 0–3 Plymouth Argyle 16 November 2002 2,987 [4] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 5 Rochdale 3–2 Peterborough United 16 November 2002 2,566 [5] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 6 Yeovil Town 0–2 Cheltenham Town 16 November 2002 6,455 [6] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 7 Vauxhall Motors 0–0 Queen's Park Rangers 16 November 2002 3,507 [7] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Replay Queen's Park Rangers 1 – 1 Vauxhall Motors 26 November 2002 5,336 [8] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Vauxhall Motors 8 Northwich Victoria 0–3 Scunthorpe United 16 November 2002 1,724 [9] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 9 Luton Town 4–0 Guiseley 16 November 2002 5,248 [10] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 10 Swindon Town 1–0 Huddersfield Town 16 November 2002 4,210 [11] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 11 Scarborough 0–0 Cambridge United 16 November 2002 2,084 [12] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Replay Cambridge United 2 – 1 Scarborough 26 November 2002 3,373 [13] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 12 Shrewsbury Town 4–0 Stafford Rangers 16 November 2002 5,114 [14] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 13 Wrexham 0–2 Darlington 16 November 2002 3,442 [15] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 14 Tranmere Rovers 2–2 Cardiff City 16 November 2002 5,592 [16] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Replay Cardiff City 2 – 1 Tranmere Rovers 26 November 2002 6,853 [17] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 15 Stockport County 4–1 St Albans City 16 November 2002 3,303 [18] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 16 Wycombe Wanderers 2–4 Brentford 16 November 2002 5,673 [19] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 17 Kidderminster Harriers 2–2 Rushden & Diamonds 16 November 2002 3,079 [20] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Replay Rushden & Diamonds 2 – 1 Kidderminster Harriers 26 November 2002 3,391 [21] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 18 Barnsley 1–4 Blackpool 16 November 2002 6,857 [22] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 19 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Runcorn Halton 16 November 2002 4,135 [23] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Replay Runcorn Halton 1 – 3 Bristol Rovers 26 November 2002 2,444 [24] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 20 Northampton Town 3–2 Boston United 16 November 2002 4,373 [25] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 21 Hull City 0–3 Macclesfield Town 16 November 2002 7,803 [26] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 22 Carlisle United 2–1 Lincoln City 16 November 2002 4,388 [27] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 23 Oldham Athletic 2–2 Burton Albion 16 November 2002 5,802 [28] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Replay Burton Albion 2 – 2 Oldham Athletic 27 November 2002 3,416 [29] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Oldham Athletic 24 Southend United 1–1 Hartlepool United 16 November 2002 4,984 [30] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Replay Hartlepool United 1 – 2 Southend United 26 November 2002 4,080 [31] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 25 Port Vale 0–1 Crewe Alexandra 16 November 2002 5,507 [32] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 26 Southport 4–2 Notts County 16 November 2002 3,519 [33] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 27 Torquay United 5–0 Boreham Wood 16 November 2002 2,739 [34] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 28 York City 2–1 Swansea City 26 November 2002[notes 1] 2,948 [35] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 29 Hereford United 0–1 Wigan Athletic 16 November 2002 4,005 [36] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 30 Tiverton Town 1–1 Crawley Town 16 November 2002 1,840 [37] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Replay Crawley Town 3 – 2 Tiverton Town 26 November 2002 3,907 [38] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 31 Colchester United 0–1 Chester City 16 November 2002 2,901 [39] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 32 Leyton Orient 1–1 Margate 16 November 2002 3,605 [40] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Replay Margate 1 – 0 Leyton Orient 26 November 2002 2,048 [41] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 33 Slough Town 1–2 Harrogate Railway Athletic 16 November 2002 1,687 [42] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 34 Farnborough Town 5–1 Harrogate Town 16 November 2002 1,090 [43] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 35 Forest Green Rovers 0–0 Exeter City 17 November 2002 2,147 [44] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Replay Exeter City 2 – 1 Forest Green Rovers 26 November 2002 2,951 [45] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 36 Heybridge Swifts 0–7 Bristol City 16 November 2002 2,046 [46] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 37 Stevenage Borough 1–0 Hastings United 16 November 2002 1,821 [47] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 38 Dover Athletic 0–1 Oxford United 16 November 2002 4,186 [48] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 39 Dagenham & Redbridge 3–2 Havant & Waterlooville 16 November 2002 1,546 [49] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 40 Team Bath 2–4 Mansfield Town 16 November 2002 5,469 [50] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Second round proper The matches were scheduled to be played on the weekend of Saturday, 7 December 2002, with replays in the week commencing 16 December.
Tie no Home team Score Away team Date Attendance Summary 1 Blackpool 3–1 Torquay United 7 December 2002 5,014 [51] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 2 Darlington 4–1 Stevenage Borough 7 December 2002 3,351 [52] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 3 Macclesfield Town 2–0 Vauxhall Motors 7 December 2002 2,972 [53] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 4 Crewe Alexandra 3–0 Mansfield Town 7 December 2002 4,563 [54] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 5 Shrewsbury Town 3–1 Barrow 7 December 2002 4,210 [55] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 6 Stockport County 0–3 Plymouth Argyle 7 December 2002 3,571 [56] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 7 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Rochdale 7 December 2002 4,369 [57] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Replay Rochdale 3 – 2 Bristol Rovers 17 December 2002 2,206 [58] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 8 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Cheltenham Town 7 December 2002 4,416 [59] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 9 Southend United 1–1 AFC Bournemouth 7 December 2002 5,721 [60] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Replay AFC Bournemouth 3 – 2 Southend United 17 December 2002 5,456 [61] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 10 Exeter City 3–1 Rushden & Diamonds 7 December 2002 2,277 [62] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 11 Scunthorpe United 0–0 Carlisle United 7 December 2002 3,590 [63] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Replay Carlisle United 0 – 1 Scunthorpe United 23 December 2002 [notes 2] 6,809 [64] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 12 Margate 0–3 Cardiff City 7 December 2002 1,362 [65] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 13 Southport 0–3 Farnborough Town 7 December 2002 2,534 [66] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 14 Morecambe 3–2 Chester City 7 December 2002 4,293 [67] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 15 York City 1–2 Brentford 7 December 2002 3,517 [68] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 16 Wigan Athletic 3–0 Luton Town 7 December 2002 4,544 [69] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 17 Cambridge United 2–2 Northampton Town 7 December 2002 5,076 [70] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Replay Northampton Town 0 – 1 Cambridge United 17 December 2002 4,591 [71] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 18 Harrogate Railway Athletic 1–3 Bristol City 8 December 2002 3,500 [72] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 19 Crawley Town 1–2 Dagenham & Redbridge 7 December 2002 4,516 [73] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 20 Oxford United 1–0 Swindon Town 8 December 2002 11,645 [74] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Third round proper This round was the first in which Division 1 and Premier League (top-flight) teams entered the competition. The matches were scheduled to be played on the weekend of Saturday, 4 January 2003, with replays in the week commencing 13 January.
Shrewsbury, who ended the season with relegation from the Football League , achieved the biggest upset of the round (if not the whole competition), with a surprise 2–1 win over an Everton side who were pushing for a place in Europe and featuring a 17-year-old striker called Wayne Rooney – one of the most promising young players in the game.
Tie no Home team Score Away team Date Attendance Summary 1 Blackpool 1–2 Crystal Palace 4 January 2003 9,062 [75] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 2 Darlington 2–3 Farnborough Town 4 January 2003 4,260 [76] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 3 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Crewe Alexandra 4 January 2003 7,252 [77] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Replay Crewe Alexandra 2 – 2 AFC Bournemouth 14 January 2003 4,540 [78] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine AFC Bournemouth 4 Preston North End 1–2 Rochdale 4 January 2003 8,762 [79] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 5 Southampton 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur 4 January 2003 25,589 [80] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 6 Walsall 0–0 Reading 4 January 2003 5,987 [81] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Replay Reading 1 – 1 Walsall 14 January 2003 8,767 Walsall 7 Gillingham 4–1 Sheffield Wednesday 7 January 2003 6,434 [82] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 8 Leicester City 2–0 Bristol City 4 January 2003 25,868 [83] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 9 Aston Villa 1–4 Blackburn Rovers 4 January 2003 23,884 [84] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 10 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Sunderland 4 January 2003 10,123 [85] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Replay Sunderland 2 – 0 Bolton Wanderers 14 January 2003 14,550 [86] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 11 Grimsby Town 2–2 Burnley 4 January 2003 5,350 [87] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Replay Burnley 4 – 0 Grimsby Town 14 January 2003 5,436 [88] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 12 Macclesfield Town 0–2 Watford 4 January 2003 4,244 [89] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Newcastle United 5 January 2003 27,316 [90] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 14 West Bromwich Albion 3–1 Bradford City 4 January 2003 19,909 [91] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 15 Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Everton 4 January 2003 7,800 [92] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 16 Sheffield United 4–0 Cheltenham Town 4 January 2003 9,166 [93] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 17 Ipswich Town 4–0 Morecambe 4 January 2003 18,529 [94] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 18 Manchester City 0–1 Liverpool 5 January 2003 28,586 [95] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 19 Fulham 3–1 Birmingham City 5 January 2003 9,203 [96] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 20 Brentford 1–0 Derby County 4 January 2003 8,709 [97] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 21 West Ham United 3–2 Nottingham Forest 4 January 2003 29,612 [98] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 22 Manchester United 4–1 Portsmouth 4 January 2003 67,222 [99] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 23 Norwich City 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion 14 January 2003[1] [notes 3] 17,205 [100] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 24 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Dagenham & Redbridge 4 January 2003 11,885 [101] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Replay Dagenham & Redbridge 2 – 0 Plymouth Argyle 14 January 2003 4,530 [102] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 25 Chelsea 1–0 Middlesbrough 4 January 2003 29,796 [103] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 26 Scunthorpe United 0–2 Leeds United 4 January 2003 8,329 [104] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 27 Cardiff City 2–2 Coventry City 4 January 2003 16,013 [105] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Replay Coventry City 3 – 0 Cardiff City 15 January 2003 11,997 [106] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 28 Charlton Athletic 3–1 Exeter City 4 January 2003 18,107 [107] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 29 Arsenal 2–0 Oxford United 4 January 2003 35,432 [108] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 30 Stoke City 3–0 Wigan Athletic 4 January 2003 9,618 [109] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 31 Rotherham United 0–3 Wimbledon 4 January 2003 4,527 [110] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 32 Cambridge United 1–1 Millwall 4 January 2003 6,864 [111] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Replay Millwall 3 – 2 Cambridge United 14 January 2003 7,031 [112] Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Fourth round proper Matches played weekend of 25 January 2003 Four replays played week commencing 3 February 2003 Tie no Home team Score Away team Date Attendance Summary 1 Rochdale 2–0 Coventry City 25 January 2003 9,156 2 Southampton 1–1 Millwall 25 January 2003 23,809 Replay Millwall 1 – 2 Southampton 5 February 2003 10,197 3 Watford 1–0 West Bromwich Albion 25 January 2003 16,975 4 Walsall 2–0 Wimbledon 25 January 2003 6,693 5 Gillingham 1–1 Leeds United 25 January 2003 11,093 Replay Leeds United 2 – 1 Gillingham 4 February 2003 29,359 6 Blackburn Rovers 3–3 Sunderland 25 January 2003 14,315 Replay Sunderland 2 – 2 Blackburn Rovers 5 February 2003 15,745 Sunderland 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 Leicester City 25 January 2003 28,164 8 Shrewsbury Town 0–4 Chelsea 26 January 2003 7,950 9 Sheffield United 4–3 Ipswich Town 25 January 2003 12,757 10 Fulham 3–0 Charlton Athletic 26 January 2003 12,203 11 Brentford 0–3 Burnley 25 January 2003 9,563 12 Manchester United 6–0 West Ham United 26 January 2003 67,181 13 Norwich City 1–0 Dagenham & Redbridge 25 January 2003 21,164 14 Crystal Palace 0–0 Liverpool 26 January 2003 26,054 Replay Liverpool 0 – 2 Crystal Palace 5 February 2003 35,109 15 Farnborough Town 1–5 Arsenal 25 January 2003 35,108[notes 4] 16 Stoke City 3–0 AFC Bournemouth 26 January 2003 12,004
Fifth round proper Matches played weekend of 15 February 2003 One replay played 26 February 2003
Sixth round proper Holders Arsenal moved closer to retaining the trophy by beating Chelsea 3–1 in a replay that followed a 2–2 draw. They were paired in the semi-finals with Sheffield United, while the other semi-final would be contested between Southampton and Watford.
Replay
Semi-finals For the 11th season running, the FA Cup final would be contested by top division clubs – Arsenal and Southampton. Their semi-final opponents (Sheffield United and Watford respectively) were both Division One sides.
Final The final took place on Saturday, 17 May 2003 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and ended 1–0 with a goal by Robert Pires separating the sides.
It was the third consecutive year the final was played at the Millennium Stadium, due to the ongoing reconstruction of Wembley Stadium , the final's usual venue. There were 73,726 spectators at the game. Arsenal retained the trophy, winning it for the ninth time in their history – a record second only to that of Manchester United.
It was also Southampton's first FA Cup final since 1976, when they won the trophy for the only time to date.
Notes
In the United Kingdom, the BBC were the free to air broadcasters for the second consecutive season while Sky Sports were the subscription broadcasters for the fifteenth consecutive season.[citation needed
The matches shown live on the BBC were:
Sky Sports were:
The second round replay between Carlisle United vs. Scunthorpe United was originally scheduled to be on Sky Sports on 19 December 2002, but because of weather conditions, the game was postponed.
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