Northern Ireland Players in the FA Cup Final

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Player	Club	Winner	Finalist
Baird, Chris Bingham, Billy Blanchflower, Danny .. Blanchflower,,Jackie Boyle, Peter .. Bruce, Alex Capaldi, Tony Carey, Johnny Carroll, Roy Casey, Tom Cassidy, Tommy Cathcart, Craig Cook, Billy  Doherty, Peter Dougan, Derek Elder, Alex Evans, Jonny .. Farquharson, Tom Gillespie, Billy Goodall, Archie .. Gregg, Harry Hunter, Allan Irving, Sam Jennings, Pat .. .. Kennedy, Andrew Kirwan, John Lacey, Billy MacKie, John .. McAlinden, James McCracken, Bill .. McCreery, David McFaul, Iam McIlroy, Jimmy McIlroy, Sammy .. McMichael, Alf McParland, Peter Nelson, Sammy .. Nicholl, Jimmy Reynolds, John .. Rice, Pat .. .. Rogan, Anton Ryan, Reg Sanchez, Lawrie.  Scott, Billy Sloan, Tommy Smyth, Sammy Taggart, John Thompson, Frank Watson, Tommy Whiteside, Norman .. Wilson, Danny Worthington, Nigel	Southampton Luton Town Tottenham H. .. Manchester Utd Sheffield Utd.  .. Hull City Cardiff City Manchester Utd Manchester Utd Newcastle Utd Newcastle Utd Watford Everton  Derby County Blackburn R...  Burnley  Leicester City  Manchester United Cardiff City Sheffield Utd Derby County Manchester Utd Ipswich Town Cardiff City Tottenham H...  Arsenal  .. Arsenal Tottenham H...  Liverpool Portsmouth .. Portsmouth Newcastle Utd .. Manchester Utd Newcastle Utd Burnley Manchester Utd .. Newcastle Utd Aston Villa Arsenal .. Manchester Utd West Brom. Al. Aston Villa .. Arsenal .. .. Sunderland West Brom. Alb Wimbledon Everton Cardiff City Wolverhampton West Brom. Alb Bradford City Cardiff City Manchester Utd .. Sheffield Wed. Sheffield Wed	.. .. 1961 1962(1) .. 1899 1902/R .. .. 1948 2004s 1955 .. .. 1933 1946(1) .. .. 2021 2024 1927 1925 .. .. .. 1978 1927 1967 1979 .. .. 1901/R .. .. .. 1939 1910/R .. 1977s .. .. 1977 .. 1952  1957(2)  1979 .. 1977 1892(1) 1895 1897 1971 1979 .. .. 1954 1988(1) 1906 1927 1949(1) .. 1911 1927 1983(1)  1985/R(1) .. ..	2003 1959 .. .. 1957 1901/R .. 2014 2008 .. 2005 .. 1974 2019 .. .. 1960 1962 .. .. 1925 .. 1898 1903 1958 .. .. .. 1978 1980 1927 .. 1914 1929 1934 .. 1908 1911/R .. 1974 1962 1976 1979(1) .. .. 1978 1980s 1979 .. .. .. 1972 1978 1980 1992 .. .. 1907 .. .. 1895 .. .. .. .. 1993R 1993/R

Third Place Match
Winner's Tankard

From 1970-1974 there was a Third Place Match in the FA Cup, where the two losing semi-finalists faced each other. These matches struggled to find a place in the fixture schedule or in the hearts of fans, and were consequently short-lived. Interestingly, the first of these matches saw George Best's best FA Cup performance, as he never played in a final throughout his illustrious career. The only other NI players to feature in these matches were Derek Dougan and Danny Hegan in the final edition.

Third Place Play-Off Winners:

1970 George Best (Manchester United)

1974 Derek Dougan (2 goals), Danny Hegan (Wolves)

In 1956/57 the Sunday Pictorial newspaper began awarding the "Giant Killers Cup" for the lower-league club that made the biggest impact on the FA Cup that season. When the Pictorial was relaunched as the Sunday Mirror in 1963 the name of the trophy changed accordingly. The last winners appear to have been Second Division Sunderland, the FA Cup winners, in 1973 (tbc). 

In a similar vein, the Ronnie Radford Giant-Killers Award (aka The FA Cup Giant-Killers Award) was launched in 2010/11, based on fans' votes.

1959 Bobby Brennan (Norwich City) [Division Three, semi-finals]

1965 Derek Dougan (Peterborough United) [Division Three, quarter-finals]

2014/15 Rory McArdle (Chelsea 2-4 Bradford City, fourth round)

2017/18 Will Grigg (Wigan Athletic (1 goal), Alex Bruce (unused sub) 1-0 Manchester City, fifth round)

KEY
(1) Goals scored
1985/R Played in Final and Replay
1985R Played in Replay only
1977s Appearance as substitute
1961 Captain

General Northern Ireland Player Records:
Most recent Winner: Jonny Evans (Manchester United, 2024 vs Manchester City)
Most recent Runner-Up: Craig Cathcart (Watford, 2019 vs Manchester City)
Most recent Goalscorer: Lawrie Sanchez (Wimbledon, 1988 vs Liverpool)
Most Final Wins: 3 Jack Reynolds (West Bromwich Albion 1892, Aston Villa 1895, 1897)
Most Final Appearances: 5 Pat Rice (Arsenal 1971, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1980)
Most Final Goals: 2 Peter McParland (Aston Villa 1957); Norman Whiteside (Manchester United 1983, 1985)
Youngest Finalist: Norman Whiteside 18 years 13 days (Manchester United, 1983 vs Brighton)
Youngest Final Goalscorer: Norman Whiteside 18 years 18 days (Manchester United, 1983 vs Brighton (replay))

See also:
Northern Ireland's English Champions

- FA Cup - Football League Cup - Minor English Cups - FA Amateur Cup/FA Trophy -

- FA Youth Cup - Scottish Cup - SFL Cups -

- UEFA/FIFA Competitions -

- Most Capped - Top Goalscorers - Youngest Players - Oldest Players -

- Premier Players - Cup Finalists - Award Winners - Million Pound Men -

- Dual Internationals - Captains - Goalkeepers - One Cap Wonders -