| abstract | - The 2010 FA Cup Final was the 129th final of the world's oldest domestic football cup competition, the FA Cup. The match took place on 15 May 2010, at Wembley Stadium, London. The match was contested by 2009 winners Chelsea and 2008 winners Portsmouth, and it was refereed by Chris Foy from Merseyside. Chelsea entered the final looking to complete the The Double for the first time in their history, having been crowned the 2009-10 Premier League Champions the week before. Portsmouth entered the final in a markedly different position facing an uncertain future, having already been relegated from the Premier League on 10 April following financial troubles, which saw them become the first ever Premier League club to enter administration, incurring an automatic 9 point deduction. After Kevin-Prince Boateng missed a penalty in the 54th minute, Didier Drogba scored from a free kick in the 58th minute to lead Chelsea to a 1-0 victory, and their first Double. Chelsea's Ashley Cole won the FA Cup for a record 6th time. It was the first final in which both teams missed a penalty. Frank Lampard's penalty miss was the first to completely miss the target in an FA Cup Final since Charlie Wallace in 1913 (Wallace's team also won 1-0). David James was the oldest goalkeeper to play in an FA Cup Final. The Europa League qualifying place normally due to the winners of the FA Cup became irrelevant for the 2010 final, after Chelsea qualified through the Premier League, and Portsmouth were refused a UEFA license due to their situation. With Manchester United having won the League Cup, the qualifying place due to the finalists instead passed to the 7th placed Premier League team, Liverpool.
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