Country | England | ||
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Champions | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Runners-up | Queens Park Rangers | ||
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The 1981–82 FA Cup was the 101st season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short.
The competition culminated with the FA Cup Final, held at Wembley Stadium, London on 22 May 1982. The match was contested by two clubs from London, Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers, with Tottenham winning the trophy with a 1–0 victory in a replay after a 1-1 draw in the first game.
For information on the matches played from the Preliminary Round to the Fourth Round Qualifying, see the FA website.
The first round of games were played over the weekend 20–21 November 1981. Replays were played mainly on 23–25 November.
The Second Round was intended to be played on 12 December 1981, although many were not played until the 15 December or even 2 January or 9 January. Replays were played on various dates after these games.
The Third Round was intended to be played on 2 January 1982. However, some matched were played initially over the period 4–6 January, while others took place as late as 23 January. Most replays took place over 18–21 January.
The Fourth Round was mainly played on 23 January 1982. Matches were played or replayed either on 26 January, or on 1 February.
The Fifth Round matches were all played on 13 February 1982. The only replay was played on 16 February.
The sixth round games were played on 6 March 1982. There were no replays.
The matches were both played on 3 April 1982. Tottenham and Queens Park Rangers were victorious and reached the FA Cup Final.