The highs and lows of City's previous FA Cup finals

The highs and lows of City's previous FA Cup finals For a record fourth season in a row, Manchester City will compete in the FA Cup final. The Blues face Chelsea at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 16 May, with kick-off currently set for 15:00 (UK). This will be City’s 15th appearance at this stage of the tournament, the joint fourth in terms of the most FA Cup final outings played in English football history.

Below are the highs and lows of the Club’s past 14 ties... FIRST MAJOR HONOUR (1904) Our first appearance in an FA Cup final also brought our maiden major honour after beating Bolton Wanderers 1-0. We entered the tie chasing a league and cup double, although we were pipped to First Division title by The Wednesday – now Sheffield Wednesday.

Played in front of famous guests Prime Minister Arthur Balfour and legendary cricketer WG Grace, captain Billy Meredith scored the only goal of the game. It arrived in the first half when he weaved through a number of Bolton bodies and fired home. Our opponents produced a late onslaught on our goal, but we produced a strong defensive display to record a famous day in the Club’s history.

WANDERERS’ REVENGE (1926) It took 22 years until City reached our second-ever FA Cup final and after waiting over two decades, we would meet Bolton Wanderers yet again. The showpiece represented our first at Wembley Stadium after our success over our fellow Lancashire side in 1904 was played at Crystal Palace. This time though, our opponents were in the First Division whereas they were operating in the second tier during the previous encounter.