Who scored the fastest ever goal in an FA Cup Final?

The fastest goal in an FA Cup Final occurred on 30 May, 2009, in the FA Cup Final in front of a crowd of over 90,000 at New Wembley Stadium, London: Louis Saha scored for Everton v Chelsea on 25 seconds of the first half. Saha's goal for Everton is also one of the fastest on record in top-flight English football in all competitions. Drogba's equalizer for Chelsea at 22.40 of the first half of the 2009 Final also marks the fastest that bothteams have scored in an FA Cup Final.

Jim Fryatt still holds the all-time fastest goal in English football at any level when he scored on 5 seconds on 25 April, 1964, playing in Division Four for Bradford Park Avenue v. Tranmere Rovers.

Freddy Eastwood, playing in his League Four debut for Southend United v. Swansea City, scored his first League goal on 7 seconds on 16 October, 2004.

James Hayter, playing in League One football for AFC Bournemouth v. Wrexham on 23 February, 2004, scored the fastest hattrick (3 goals, without any other score on either side) in English football history, scoring all 3 goals within 2 minutes and 20 seconds. AFC Bournemouth defeated Wrexham 6-0.

The fastest goal by a substitute was an astonishing 1.8 seconds after coming on by Nicklas Bendtner, playing in the Premier League for Arsenal v. Tottenham Hotspur, on 22 December, 2007.

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