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The competition began on August 20, 2005, with the lowest-ranked of the 674 entrants competing in the Extra Preliminary round. For England's top 44 clubs, the FA Cup began in the Third Round in January.

Ties are all single-legged and take place at the stadium of the club drawn first. If scores are level at the end of a match, it is replayed at the away club's stadium, usually 10 days later. If the scores are still level, extra-time and penalties (if necessary) are used to determine a winner. However, from the semi-finals onwards, the ties take place at a neutral stadium, and there are no replays. That is to say, extra-time and penalties are played if necessary to determine a winner in a single match.

At the special request of England national football team manager Sven-Göran Eriksson, the quarter-finals (i.e. 6th Round Proper) were held on weeknights (they would normally take place at weekends). This action was made to ensure that the season finishes as early as possible, allowing players a full month's rest before the 2006 World Cup finals.

The semi-finals were staged at neutral venues and, like the final, would not be replayed in the event of a draw.

The Football Association had hoped to stage the final at the newly rebuilt Wembley Stadium, London on May 13, 2006, but due to the uncertainty of the new stadium being completed in time, the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff hosted the final, which was contested between Liverpool and West Ham United.

Calendar

Fixtures & Results

The results listed below start at the first round proper, where the 32 non-league clubs to have made it through the preliminary rounds meet the 24 clubs from League Two and the 24 clubs from League One.

First Round Proper

All ties took place on Saturday November 5, 2005, unless stated. Replays are shown in italics. Ties are shown in order of the draw.

1. Nottingham Forest 1-1 Weymouth Attendance:10,305
     Weymouth 0-2 Nottingham Forest 6,500 (14 November)
2. Southport 1-1 Woking 1,417
     Woking 1-0 aet Southport 2,298 (15 November)
3. Bristol City 0-2 Notts County 4,221
4. Burnham 1-3 Aldershot Town 1,623
5. Rochdale 0-1 Brentford 2,928
6. Eastbourne Borough 1-1 Oxford United 3,770
     Oxford United 3-0 Eastbourne Borough 4,396 (16 November)
7. Merthyr Tydfil 1-2 Walsall 3,046 (4 November)
8. Hartlepool United 2-1 Dagenham & Redbridge 3,655
9. Bradford City 2-1 Tranmere Rovers 6,116 (6 November)
10. Barnet 0-1 Southend United 3,545
11. Peterborough United 0-0 Burton Albion 3,857
      Burton Albion 1-0 Peterborough Utd 2,511 (16 November)
12. Cheltenham Town 1-0 Carlisle United 2,405
13. Histon 4-0 Hednesford Town 1,080
14. York City 0-3 Grays Athletic 3,586
15. Swindon Town 2-2 Boston United 3,814
      Boston United 4-1 Swindon Town 2,467 (16 November)
16. Chasetown 1-1 Oldham Athletic 1,997 (6 November)
      Oldham Athletic 4-0 Chasetown 7,235 (16 November)
17. Bournemouth 1-2 Tamworth 4,559
18. Chester City 2-1 Folkestone Invicta 2,503
19. Kettering Town 1-3 Stevenage Borough 4,548
20. Nuneaton Borough 2-0 Ramsgate 2,153
21. Huddersfield Town 4-1 Welling United 5,578 (6 November)
22. Cambridge City 0-1 Hereford United 1,116 (4 November)
23. Port Vale 2-1 Wrexham 5,046 (4 November)
24. Halifax Town 1-1 Rushden & Diamonds 2,303 (6 November)
      Rushden & Diamonds 0-0 aet Halifax Town 2,133 (15 November)
      (Rushden & Diamonds won 5-4 on penalties)
25. Barnsley 1-0 Darlington 6,059
26. Torquay United 1-1 Harrogate Town 2,079
      Harrogate Town 0-0 aet Torquay United 3,317 (15 November)
      (Torquay United won 6-5 on penalties)
27. Doncaster Rovers 4-1 Blackpool 4,332 (6 November)
28. Shrewsbury Town 4-1 Braintree Town 2,969
29. Bury 2-2 Scunthorpe United 2,940
      Scunthorpe United 1-0 aet Bury 4,006 (15 November)
30. Morecambe 1-3 Northwich Victoria 2,166
31. Burscough 3-2 Gillingham 1,927
32. Stockport County 2-0 Swansea City 2,978
33. Macclesfield Town 1-1 Yeovil Town 1,943
      Yeovil Town 4-0 Macclesfield Town 4,456 (15 November)
34. Chippenham Town 1-1 Worcester City 2,815
      Worcester City 1-0 Chippenham Town 4,006 (14 November)
35. Wycombe Wanderers 1-3 Northampton Town 3,974
36. Grimsby Town 1-2 Bristol Rovers 2,680
37. Rotherham United 3-4 Mansfield Town 4,089
38. Colchester United 9-1 Leamington 3,513
39. Lincoln City 1-1 Milton Keynes Dons 3,508
      Milton Keynes Dons 2-1 Lincoln City 4,029 (15 November)
40. Leyton Orient 0-0 Chesterfield 3,554
      Chesterfield 1-2 Leyton Orient 4,895 (16 November)

Second Round Proper

The 40 clubs to have made it through through Round One play off to reduce the number of remaining clubs to 20.

All ties took place on Saturday December 3, 2005, unless stated. Replays are shown in italics. Ties are shown in order of the draw.

1. Walsall 2-0 Yeovil Town 4,580
2. Woking 0-0 Northwich Victoria 2,462
     Northwich Victoria 2-1 Woking 2,302 (13 December)
3. Burton Albion 4-1 Burscough 4,499 (6 December)
4. Aldershot Town 0-1 Scunthorpe United 3,584
5. Shrewsbury Town 1-2 Colchester United 3,695
6. Hartlepool United 1-2 Tamworth 3,786
7. Cheltenham Town 1-1 Oxford United 4,592
     Oxford United 1-2 Cheltenham Town 3,455 (13 December)
8. Mansfield Town 3-0 Grays Athletic 2,992 (2 December)
9. Hereford United 0-2 Stockport County 3,620
10. Stevenage Borough 2-2 Northampton Town 3,937
      Northampton Town 2-0 Stevenage Borough 4,407 (13 December)
11. Port Vale 1-1 Bristol Rovers 4,483 (2 December)
      Bristol Rovers 0-1 Port Vale 5,623 (13 December)
12. Boston United 1-2 Doncaster Rovers 3,995 (4 December)
13. Rushden & Diamonds 0-1 Leyton Orient 3,245
14. Nuneaton Borough 2-2 Histon 3,366
      Histon 1-2 Nuneaton Borough 3,077 (14 December)
15. Oldham Athletic 1-1 Brentford 4,365
      Brentford 1-0 Oldham Athletic 3,146 (13 December)
16. Southend United 1-2 Milton Keynes Dons 5,267
17. Worcester City 0-1 Huddersfield Town 4,163 (4 December)
18. Torquay United 2-1 Notts County 2,407
19. Barnsley 1-1 Bradford City 7,051
      Bradford City 3-5 aet Barnsley 4,738 (13 December)
20. Chester City 3-0 Nottingham Forest 4,732

Third Round Proper

The 20 clubs to have made it through Round Two meet the 24 clubs from the Football League Championship and the 20 Premier League clubs, including holders Arsenal.

All ties took place on Saturday January 7, 2006, unless stated. Replays are shown in italics. Ties are shown in order of the draw.

1. West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Reading 19,197
     Reading 3-2 aet West Bromwich 16,737 (January 17)
2. Fulham 1-2 Leyton Orient 13,394 (January 8)
3. Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Coventry City 6,734
4. Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Plymouth Argyle 11,041
5. Port Vale 2-1 Doncaster Rovers 4,923 (January 6)
6. Sheffield Wednesday 2-4 Charlton Athletic 14,851
7. Torquay United 0-0 Birmingham City 5,974
     Birmingham City 2-0 Torquay 24,650 (January 17)
8. Manchester City 3-1 Scunthorpe United 27,779
9. Newcastle United 1-0 Mansfield Town 41,459
10. Luton Town 3-5 Liverpool 10,170
11. Preston North End 2-1 Crewe Alexandra 8,380
12. Stoke City 0-0 Tamworth 9,366
      Tamworth 1-1 aet Stoke City 3,812 (January 17)
      (Stoke City won 5-4 on penalties)
13. Derby County 2-1 Burnley 12,713
14. Southampton 4-3 Milton Keynes Dons 15,908
15. Blackburn Rovers 3-0 Queens Park Rangers 12,705
16. Arsenal 2-1 Cardiff City 36,552
17. Stockport County 2-3 Brentford 4,078
18. Norwich City 1-2 West Ham United 23,968
19. Ipswich Town 0-1 Portsmouth 15,593
20. Wigan Athletic 1-1 Leeds United 10,980
      Leeds 3-3 aet Wigan Athletic 15,243 (January 17)
      (Wigan Athletic won 4-2 on penalties)
21. Sunderland 3-0 Northwich Victoria 19,323 (January 8)
22. Chelsea 2-1 Huddersfield Town 41,650
23. Cheltenham Town 2-2 Chester City 4,741
      Chester City 0-1 Cheltenham Town 5,096 (January 17)
24. Leicester City 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur 19,844 (January 8)
25. Watford 0-3 Bolton Wanderers 13,239
26. Sheffield United 1-2 Colchester United 11,820
27. Nuneaton Borough 1-1 Middlesbrough 6,000
      Middlesbrough 5-2 Nuneaton Borough 26,255 (January 17)
28. Hull City 0-1 Aston Villa 17,051
29. Barnsley 1-1 Walsall 6,884
      Walsall 2-0 Barnsley 4,074 (January 17)
30. Burton Albion 0–0 Manchester United 6,191 (January 8)
      Manchester United 5-0 Burton Albion 53,564 (January 18)
31. Crystal Palace 4-1 Northampton Town 10,391
32. Millwall 1-1 Everton 16,440
      Everton 1-0 Millwall 25,800 (January 18)

Fourth Round Proper

The 32 clubs to have made it through Round Three.

All ties took place on Saturday January 28, 2006, unless stated. Replays are shown in italics. Ties are shown in order of the draw.

1. Stoke City 2–1 Walsall 8,834
2. Cheltenham Town 0–2 Newcastle United 7,022
3. Coventry City 1–1 Middlesbrough 28,120
     Middlesbrough 1–0 Coventry City 14,131 (February 8)
4. Reading 1–1 Birmingham City 23,762
     Birmingham City 2-1 Reading 16,644 (February 7)
5. Portsmouth 1–2 Liverpool 17,247 (January 29)
6. Leicester City 0–1 Southampton 20,427
7. Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Arsenal 13,326
8. Aston Villa 3–1 Port Vale 30,434
9. Brentford 2–1 Sunderland 11,698
10. Manchester City 1–0 Wigan Athletic 30,811
11. Everton 1–1 Chelsea 29,742
      Chelsea 4–1 Everton 39,301 (February 8)
12. Preston North End 1–1 Crystal Palace 9,489
      Crystal Palace 1–2 Preston North End 7,356 (February 7)
13. West Ham United 4–2 Blackburn Rovers 23,700
14. Colchester United 3–1 Derby County 5,933
15. Charlton Athletic 2–1 Leyton Orient 22,029
16. Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 Manchester United 28,333 (January 29)

Fifth Round Proper

All ties took place on Saturday February 18, 2006, unless stated. Replays are shown in italics. Ties are shown in order of the draw.

1. Preston North End 0-2 Middlesbrough 19,877 (February 19)
2. Newcastle United 1-0 Southampton 40,975
3. Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City 23,847 (February 19)
    Manchester City 2-1 Aston Villa 33,006 (March 14)
4. Chelsea 3-1 Colchester United 41,810 (February 19)
5. Charlton Athletic 3-1 Brentford 22,098
6. Liverpool 1-0 Manchester United 44,039
7. Bolton Wanderers 0-0 West Ham United 17,120
    West Ham United 2-1 Bolton Wanderers 24,685 (March 15)
8. Stoke City 0-1 Birmingham City 18,768 (February 19)

Sixth Round Proper (Quarter-finals)

Ties are shown in order of the draw. Replays are shown in italics.

1. Charlton Athletic 0-0 Middlesbrough 24,187 (March 23)
     Middlesbrough 4-2 Charlton Athletic 30,248 (April 12)
2. Manchester City 1-2 West Ham United 39,357 (March 20)
3. Chelsea 1-0 Newcastle United 42,279 (March 22)
4. Birmingham City 0-7 Liverpool 27,378 (March 21)

Semi-finals

1. Chelsea 1-2 Liverpool at Old Trafford 64,575 (April 22)
2. Middlesbrough 0-1 West Ham United at Villa Park 39,148 (April 23)

Final

1. Liverpool 3-3 (aet) West Ham United at Millennium Stadium 74,000, (May 13)
    (Liverpool won 3-1 on penalties)

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