FA Cup, 1996-97



3rd Round: Chelsea v West Bromwich

Date:   4th January 1997
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   27446
Result:   3-0
Scorers:   Wise 39, Burley 74, Zola 90
Chelsea:   Frode Grodas, Dan Petrescu, Frank Leboeuf, Steve Clarke, Mark Hughes (Gianluca Vialli 78), Dennis Wise, Michael Duberry, Roberto Di Matteo, Scott Minto (Craig Burley 70), Eddie Newton, Gianfranco Zola
West Bromwich:   Crichton, Holmes, Murphy, Sneekes, Burgess, Raven (Taylor 65), Groves (Butler 45), Smith (Agnew 24), Peschisolido, Hunt, Hamilton
Referee:   M A Riley (Leeds)

4th Round: Chelsea v Liverpool

Date:   26th January 1997
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   27950
Result:   4-2
Scorers:   Hughes 50, Zola 58, Vialli 63, 76; Fowler 10, Collymore 21
Chelsea:   Kevin Hitchcock, Dan Petrescu, Frank Leboeuf, Steve Clarke, Gianluca Vialli, Dennis Wise, Roberto Di Matteo, Scott Minto (Mark Hughes 46), Frank Sinclair, Eddie Newton, Gianfranco Zola
Liverpool:   James, Kvarme, McAteer, Wright, McManaman, Collymore, Fowler, Barnes, Redknapp, Bjornebye (Berger 74), Matteo
Referee:   S W Dunn (Bristol)

5th Round: Leicester City v Chelsea

Date:   16th February 1997
Venue:   Filbert Street
Attendance:   19125
Result:   2-2
Scorers:   Walsh 52, Newton 88 (og); Di Matteo 16, Hughes 35
Leicester City:   Keller, Grayson, Watts, Prior, Walsh, Campbell (Lawrence 80), Parker, Taylor, Claridge, Robins (Wilson 65), Marshall
Chelsea:   Kevin Hitchcock, Dan Petrescu, Frank Leboeuf, Steve Clarke, Mark Hughes, Dennis Wise, Roberto Di Matteo (Ruud Gullit 87), Scott Minto, Frank Sinclair, Eddie Newton, Gianfranco Zola (Gianluca Vialli 68)
Referee:   M Reed (Birmingham)

5th Round, Replay: Chelsea v Leicester City

Date:   26th February 1997
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   26053
Result:   1-0 [aet]
Scorers:   Leboeuf 117 (pen)
Chelsea:   Frode Grodas, Dan Petrescu (Erland Johnsen 106), Frank Leboeuf, Steve Clarke, Mark Hughes, Dennis Wise, Roberto Di Matteo, Scott Minto (Gianluca Vialli 45), Frank Sinclair, Eddie Newton, Gianfranco Zola
Leicester City:   Keller, Grayson, Prior, Elliott, Walsh, Izzet, Lennon, Parker, Marshall, Claridge (Taylor 71), Heskey
Referee:   M Reed (Birmingham)

Quarter-Final: Portsmouth v Chelsea

Date:   9th March 1997
Venue:   Fratton Park
Attendance:   15701
Result:   1-4
Scorers:   Burton 82; Mark Hughes 25, Wise 43, Zola 56, Wise 86
Portsmouth:   Knight, Pethick, Thomson, McLoughlin, Perrett, Awford, Hall, Simpson (Igoe 72), Bradbury, Svennson (Burton 60), Hillier
Chelsea:   Frode Grodas, Dan Petrescu, Frank Leboeuf (Erland Johnsen 76), Steve Clarke, Mark Hughes, Dennis Wise, Roberto Di Matteo (Craig Burley 63), Scott Minto, Frank Sinclair, Gianfranco Zola, Paul Hughes
Referee:   J Winter (Stockton-on-Tees)

Semi-Final: Chelsea v Wimbledon

Date:   13th April 1997
Venue:   Highbury
Attendance:   32674
Result:   3-0
Scorers:   Hughes 43, Zola 64, Hughes 90
Chelsea:   Frode Grodas, Frank Leboeuf, Steve Clarke, Mark Hughes, Dennis Wise, Craig Burley, Roberto Di Matteo, Erland Johnsen, Frank Sinclair, Eddie Newton, Gianfranco Zola
Wimbledon:   Sullivan, Cunningham, Kimble, Jones, Blackwell, Leonhardsen, Earle, Ekoku, Gayle, Perry, Ardley (Holdsworth 63)
Referee:   G Ashby (Worcester)

Final: Chelsea v Middlesbrough

Date:   17th May 1997
Venue:   Wembley
Attendance:   79160
Result:   2-0
Scorers:   Di Matteo 1, Newton 83
Chelsea:   Frode Grodas, Dan Petrescu, Frank Leboeuf, Steve Clarke, Mark Hughes, Dennis Wise, Roberto Di Matteo, Scott Minto, Frank Sinclair, Eddie Newton, Gianfranco Zola (Gianluca Vialli 89)
Middlesbrough:   Roberts, Pearson, Emerson, Mustoe (Vickers 29), Juninho, Ravanelli (Beck 24), Fleming, Blackmore, Festa, Stamp, Hignett (Kinder 74)
Referee:   S Lodge (Barnsley)