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FA Cup

noun

  1. an annual knockout competition for a silver trophy, open to all member teams of the Football Association

  2. the trophy itself

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Chelsea won seven major trophies in Mourinho's two spells in charge - the Premier League on three occasions, the FA Cup and three League Cups.

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The FA Cup is one of the most well-known sports trophies in the world, seen by millions each football season and shown off by whichever team lifts it after the final.

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The Birmingham-made FA Cup was used until 1910, when it was presented to the President of the FA, Lord Kinnaird and replaced with a trophy made in Bradford.

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He even suggested some of the counterfeit money was spent at a pub run by former Aston Villa player Dennis Hodgetts, who had won the FA Cup with Villa in both 1895 and 1887, said the NFA.

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The founder's grandson, Howard Vaughton, had a close connection with the trophy, having won the FA Cup with Villa in 1887 and, by 1895, he was a partner in the firm, the NFA said.

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