Even then they still managed to win the FACup in 2004 and the Carling Cup in 2006. (If we include the CommunityShield there has only been four seasons since 1993 in which United has failed to hoist silverware).
Chelsea's 2012-13 season officially began when the Blues faced Manchester City on Aug. 12 in the FA. CommunityShield, the annual curtain-raiser between English soccer's league champion and the FACup winner.