FA Cup

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FA Cup

(in England) n
1. (Soccer) an annual knockout competition for a silver trophy, open to all member teams of the Football Association
2. (Soccer) the trophy itself
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Meredith, Manchester City FC, to commemorate winning the English Cup (FA Cup), 1903-1904."
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J Cooper, Dunfermline WATCHED Saturday's BBC news about the English cup final and not a mention about the Scottish final.
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"The Liverpool cup holders vindicated their position as the premier club of the district, and this position should again secure them a place the eighteen excepted teams in the English cup competition next season.
SIR - It would appear that the Blues, the Dragons, the Ospreys and the Scarlets are so anxious to join the new English Cup Competition that they are prepared to take the WRU to court.