FA CUP FINAL DAY WAS ALWAYS MY FAVOURITE DAY OF THE YEAR WHEN I WAS A KID. IT HAD A MUCH BIGGER SENSE OF OCCASION ABOUT IT BACK THEN.

WHEN I MOVED DOWN SOUTH IN THE LATE 1990s, I MADE A HABIT OF GOING ALONG TO NORTH LONDON EACH YEAR TO PHOTOGRAPH THE TWO SETS OF FANS GATHERING ON WEMBLEY WAY TO ENJOY THEIR BIG DAY. AS AN EVERTONIAN, IT WAS ABOUT AS CLOSE AS I WAS GOING TO GET (2009 ASIDE) TO JOINING IN THE FUN.

1998

ARSENAL 2

NEWCASTLE UNITED 0

2000

CHELSEA 1

ASTON VILLA 0

1999

MANCHESTER UNITED 2

NEWCASTLE UNITED 0

1999

MANCHESTER UNITED 2

NEWCASTLE UNITED 0

1998

ARSENAL 2

NEWCASTLE UNITED 0

2009

CHELSEA 2

EVERTON 1

1999

MANCHESTER UNITED 2

NEWCASTLE UNITED 0

1998

ARSENAL 2

NEWCASTLE UNITED 0

1999

MANCHESTER UNITED 2

NEWCASTLE UNITED 0

2000

CHELSEA 1

ASTON VILLA 0

1998

ARSENAL 2

NEWCASTLE UNITED 0