Sharing the 2020 English FA Cup and other English Domestic Cups.

Sharing the 2020 English FA Cup and other English Domestic Cups.

Sharing the 2020 English FA Cup and other English Domestic Cups.

There is debate over when the English FA Cup quarter-finals should be played. Should the season be declared null and void, or should the English play the remaining games behind closed doors?

I think as a football fan it would be unusual for the final and semi final of the FA Cup to be listed with an attendance of zero.

It would be odd, to see all the FA Cup finals, with massive attendances, for most seasons, and then one season the final to have an attendance of zero. Also the government may not be happy for the football games to even be played behind closed doors. As the clubs would have to travel to play each other, and there would need to other people in the stadium organising the game.

The other option is for the FA Cup to be shared between the remaining sides.

The remaining sides in the FA Cup are;

Leicester City, Chelsea, Newcastle United, Manchester City, Sheffield United, Arsenal, Norwich City, Manchester United.

It would be difficult to share the cup between eight teams. But it might be preferable to declaring the trophy null and void.

Also it would be Newcastle United first FA Cup since the fifties. Brendan Rogers would have won his first trophy at Leicester City. Ole Gunnar Solskjær will have won his first trophy as manager of Man Utd. Arteta would have won his first trophy as manager of Arsenal. Pep Guardiola will have won the cup double.

Football League Trophy - EFL Trophy 2020.

The Football League Trophy could be shared this season too.

This has one final left that is Portsmouth v Salford City.

It could make sense for this final to be declared shared. With Portsmouth and Salford City sharing the trophy for 2020.

The FA Trophy 2020-

The FA Trophy has the semi-finals left with four teams left in the trophy, they are Concord Rangers, Halesowen Town, Notts County, Harrogate Town. It could make sense for the FA Trophy to be shared between the remaining four teams, rather than being played behind closed doors or postponed.



The 2020 FA Vase is at the semi-final stage.

The remaining sides are;

Consett, Bitton, Hebburn Town, and Corinthian.

This trophy could be participated between the remaining sides, or shared between the remaining sides.  It would not be too difficult to share it between four sides.

Football trophies have been shared in the past.

The first Scottish Football League title was shared in 1891 between Dumbarton FC and Glasgow Rangers FC, when they both had the same number of points.

The English Charity Shield used to be shared very commonly.

In the olden days the Charity Shield, did not have a replay or penalties. The cup would just be shared if the teams drew the final. Liverpool have been joint winners of the Charity Shield Cup five times. The last Charity Shield to be drawn was 1991 between North London rivals Spurs and Arsenal. They both shared the Shield.

The precursor to the Charity Shield the Sheriff of London Charity Shield, was shared twice. Once between Corinthian and Sheffield United, and once between Queen’s Park of Glasgow and Aston Villa.

In rugby union the six nations used to be called the five nations and before that the home nations championship. It was shared between teams on numerous occasions. With Wales and France sharing the trophy back in 1988. And Scotland and France sharing the five nations in 1986.

Wales were joint champions 12 times. Scotland and Ireland joint champions 9 times each. France joint champions eight times. And England joint champions ten times. In fact in 1973 all five nations of the five nations championship shared the trophy.

In Scotland, it might make sense for the Scottish FA Cup and Scottish Challenge Cups to be shared.
In European trophies, the trophies might be shared between the remaining sides.