Cup Runs 1989 - 2009

[Blade]

If anyone is interested in statistics....



I started to ponder earlier in the evening whether our relatively recent decent cup runs may have inadvertently added to the pressure and expectations surrounding United. After much searching I couldn't see any easily available stats that may inform me so I set about pulling together the number of times a club has reached the 1/4 finals or later of either the FA cup or League cup... Three hours later and I have it completed but I'm not sure how I interpret the results at this stage!

The one thing I did manage to establish is that I'm actually glad we don't have the kind of record of some teams like Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester United - they've reached a cup quarter final at least on average nearly every year - how boring, expensive and time consuming that must be!

I decided to stick to the last 20 seasons for no real reason other than it's a nice round number and should show relatively recent trends... Here's what I managed to work together, I hope someone finds it interesting:

FA CUP

Club 1/4 final rounds
Chelsea 12
Arsenal 10
Manchester United 10
Tottenham Hotspur 8
Newcastle United 7
Everton 6
Liverpool 6
Middlesbrough 6
Sheffield United 5
West Ham United 5
Aston Villa 4
Blackburn Rovers 4
Portsmouth 4
Southampton 4
Wolverhampton Wanderers 4
Barnsley 3
Bolton Wanderers 3
Charlton Athletic 3
Derby County 3
Fulham 3
Leeds United 3
Manchester City 3
Nottingham Forest 3
Tranmere Rovers 3
Cambridge United 2
Coventry 2
Crystal Palace 2
Leicester City 2
Norwich City 2
Oldham Athletic 2
Queens Park Rangers 2
Sheffield Wednesday 2
Sunderland 2
Watford 2
West Bromwich Albion 2
Wimbledon 2
Birmingham City 1
Bristol Rovers 1
Burnley 1
Cardiff City 1
Chesterfield 1
Gillingham 1
Hull City 1
Ipswich Town 1
Luton 1
Millwall 1
Notts County 1
Plymouth Argyle 1
Wrexham 1
Wycombe Wanderers 1

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LEAGUE CUP
Club 1/4 final rounds
Arsenal 11
Tottenham Hotspur 11
Chelsea 10
Liverpool 8
Manchester United 8
Blackburn Rovers 7
Aston Villa 6
Bolton Wanderers 6
Middlesbrough 6
Crystal Palace 5
Sheffield Wednesday 5
Ipswich Town 4
Newcastle United 4
Nottingham Forest 4
Southampton 4
West Ham United 4
Wimbledon 4
Birmingham City 3
Fulham 3
Leeds 3
Leicester City 3
Manchester City 3
Norwich 3
Sunderland 3
Watford 3
Coventry 2
Derby County 2
Portsmouth 2
Reading 2
Tranmere Rovers 2
Wigan Athletic 2
Burnley 1
Cambridge United 1
Charlton Athletic 1
Doncaster Rovers 1
Everton 1
Luton 1
Millwall 1
Oldham Athletic 1
Peterborough 1
Sheffield United 1
Southend United 1
Stockport County 1
Stoke City 1
Swindon Town 1
West Bromwich Albion 1
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1
Wycombe Wanderers 1
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Combined Cups
Club 1/4 final rounds
Chelsea 22
Arsenal 21
Tottenham Hotspur 19
Manchester United 18
Liverpool 14
Middlesbrough 12
Blackburn Rovers 11
Newcastle United 11
Aston Villa 10
Bolton Wanderers 9
West Ham United 9
Southampton 8
Crystal Palace 7
Everton 7
Nottingham Forest 7
Sheffield Wednesday 7
Fulham 6
Leeds United 6
Manchester City 6
Portsmouth 6
Sheffield United 6
Wimbledon (MK Dons) 6
Derby County 5
Ipswich Town 5
Leicester City 5
Norwich City 5
Sunderland 5
Tranmere Rovers 5
Watford 5
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5
Birmingham City 4
Charlton Athletic 4
Coventry 4
Barnsley 3
Cambridge United 3
Oldham Athletic 3
West Bromwich Albion 3
Burnley 2
Luton 2
Millwall 2
Queens Park Rangers 2
Reading 2
Wigan Athletic 2
Wycombe Wanderers 2
Bristol Rovers 1
Cardiff City 1
Chesterfield 1
Doncaster Rovers 1
Gillingham 1
Hull City 1
Notts County 1
Peterborough 1
Plymouth Argyle 1
Southend United 1
Stockport County 1
Stoke City 1
Wrexham 1

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

I really like a good cup run, FA for preference, so thanks for the info - we've performed very well in the FA haven't we?

 

[essex blade]

from 1976 to 1989 we never got further than the 3rd round .

 

[Revolution]

from 1976 to 1989 we never got further than the 3rd round .

1976 to 1985.

We got the the 4th round in 1986, 1987 and 1988.

Our FA Cup record is pretty good for the last 20 years when compared to other clubs at our level. League cup, not so much.

Mind you, I'm not sure the list is right...it says Newcastle have only reached the last 8 once in 20 years and I can recall them playing in 2 finals in that time...

 

[Bath Blade]

Mind you, I'm not sure the list is right...it says Newcastle have only reached the last 8 once in 20 years and I can recall them playing in 2 finals in that time...

I think they were given a bye straight to the final one year for being the world's biggest club and everybody's second team.

 

[Blade]

You're right! Apologies that should have read Newcastle 7 and Millwall 1 which rather changes the final table! I'll correct it now. Thanks

 

[Blade]

I really like a good cup run, FA for preference, so thanks for the info - we've performed very well in the FA haven't we?

We have done well. I think that may possibly be a factor into why the younger generation of Blade maybe has a higher expectation of us.. Along with many other factors at least.