In the years since the first ball hit the onion bag way back in 1872, the FA Cup has held a special place in the hearts of Englishย football fans right around the globe.
With every single club within the top nine levels of the Englishย Footballย League System eligible for the knock-out tournament, teams without two pennies to rub together are afforded the right to dream of romantic upsets over the big boys in the 'prem.
Even in this age of rich deals, full-time professionalism and eight-figure boot deals, there is still room for upsets, with giant killers emerging each and every season.
And for those that can prove perfect round after round, their reward is the right to walk down Wembley Way on Cup Day, one of the most treasured acts on the global sporting calendar.
But which managers have strode the steps to the royal box on more than one occasion?
From a French architect in North London to his arch-rival up at Old Trafford, here is the full list of football managers to have won multiple FA Cups.
Number of victories | Manager | Club/s |
7 | Arsรจne Wenger | Arsenal |
6 | George Ramsay | Aston Villa |
5 | Alex Ferguson | Manchester United |
4 | John Nicholson | Sheffield United |
3 | James Fielding | Blackburn Rovers |
Charles Foweraker | Bolton Wanderers | |
Bill Nicholson | Tottenham Hotspur | |
2 | Thomas Mitchell | Blackburn Rovers |
Jack Addenbrooke | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
Arthur Dickinson | Sheffield Wednesday | |
Harry Spencer Hamer | Bury | |
Frank Watt | Newcastle United | |
Herbert Chapman | Huddersfield Town & Arsenal | |
Billy Walker | Sheffield Wednesday & Nottingham Forest | |
Matt Busby | Manchester United | |
Stan Cullis | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
Stan Seymour | Newcastle United | |
Bill Shankly | Liverpool | |
John Lyall | West Ham United | |
Keith Burkenshaw | Tottenham Hotspur | |
Ron Atkinson | Manchester United | |
Kenny Dalglish | Liverpool | |
Pep Guardiola | Manchester City |