NEW CUP, NEW WINNERS?

The winners of 2014 FA Cup with Budweiser will lift a brand new trophy at Wembley this weekend ;only the third edition of the world’s most famous domestic Cup.

The 2014 trophy will replace the 1992 edition, which in turn replaced the first iteration of the current design in 1911, and will be presented to the winning captain by HRH The Duke of Cambridge.

Made by renowned silversmiths Thomas Lyte of London, the new trophy is made from 6.3kg of sterling silver and, standing at 61.5cm, is a perfect replica of the 1911 trophy. The 1992 trophy will remain in The FA’s possession at Wembley Stadium.

Arsenal first appeared in the FA Cup Final in 1927 when the famous team was shocked by Cardiff City who won on a goal keeping error by the Welsh born goalkeeper. Hull City has not had the success of Arsenal and have never been to a final before, so it would be apt for them to lift the new trophy.

The first professional club to get to a final was Blackburn Rovers in 1882 when they lost to the Old Etonians. The year before was the last time both finalists were amateur-the winners the Old Carthusians who beat the Old Etonians 3-0.

Queen’s Park from Scotland played in the final twice in 1884 and 1885 and of course the cup nearly left the country in 2008 when Cardiff narrowly lost to Portsmouth.

The original FA Cup, cost £20, was stolen in 1895 from a footballers' outfitters shop in Birmingham after Aston Villa had won the competition. It was never recovered. A replica was made and was changed in 1910 to the new design, which stayed in circulation until this year.