who has won the most fa cup?
Liverpool F.C.
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 As was the norm until 1882 , the winning team did not receive the trophy at the stadium on the day of the match , but later in the year at their annual dinner . Under the original rules of the competition , if a team won the Cup three times in succession , it would be retired and become their " absolute property " . Wanderers secretary C. W. Alcock , however , returned the Cup to The Football Association on the condition that the rule be removed and no other team permitted to win the Cup outright . The only other team to win the Cup in three successive seasons to date is Blackburn Rovers , who won it three times in a row in the 1880s . On this occasion the club was presented with a commemorative shield . 

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 AFC Bournemouth , Stoke and Swansea are the only clubs to have remained in the Premier League since their first promotion , having played 2 , 8 and 5 seasons ( out of 25 ) respectively . 

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 Wanderers ' total of five FA Cup final wins remained a record until Aston Villa won the competition for the sixth time in 1920 . As of 2011 , only eight clubs have won the tournament more times than the Wanderers . 

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 Two clubs have kept the actual trophy after three consecutive wins : 

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 The FA Cup is English football 's primary cup competition . It was first held in 1871 – 72 with only 15 teams entering ; the growth of the sport and changes to the competition 's structure meant by the 2002 – 03 season , more than 600 teams took part . Clubs in the Premier League enter the FA Cup in the third round and are drawn randomly out of a hat with the remaining clubs . If a match is drawn , a replay comes into force , ordinarily at the ground of the team who were away for the first game . As with league fixtures , FA Cup matches are subject to change in the event of games being selected for television coverage and this often can be influenced by clashes with other competitions . In the case of Arsenal , all but one of their ties ( fourth round ) was televised to the British audience . 
