FA Cup Engraved Ahead Of Derby Final

The Emirates FA Cup’s famous trophy has already been partially engraved to recognise and celebrate the first ever Final between Manchester City and Manchester United.

Thomas Lyte, the maker of the Emirates FA Cup trophy, and the competition’s official trophy and silverware supplier is responsible for engraving the winning club’s name into history each season, and either City or United will be added following the final whistle at Wembley Stadium connected by EE on Saturday 3 June.

The detailed process undertaken by the trophy maker’s master engraver has been showcased in a time-lapse video, which can be viewed below:

Andy Ambler, Director of Professional Game Relations at the FA, said, “It’s remarkable that these giants of English football have won the competition on 18 out of a possible 141 occasions between them but not met in the Final until now.

“This unique engraving underlines the historic nature of the game in prospect, and we can’t wait to see whether it will be City or United added to the trophy.”

Kevin Baker, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, added, “Our partners at the Emirates FA Cup approached us, as the makers and custodians of the trophy, with an extraordinary request, to hand engrave the city of the winners onto the trophy, before the game had been played.

“To create yet another first with the world’s oldest and most famous national football competition is difficult, but 2023 has delivered yet another record.

“Engraving metal dates back over 500 years, yet this truly is an unprecedented and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that symbolises the historical significance and immense anticipation surrounding this fiercely contested Manchester derby.”