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Post by hannahcafc on Sept 25, 2007 12:34:38 GMT
I'm aiming to write a piece for the CAFC programme on Saturday about non-league clubs who have played league sides in the Cup (a bit short notice i know!). So i was wondering if any Salisbury fans, Yeading, Nuneaton and i suppose S*tton will fall into this category too ( ), or anyone else lurking on here that i've forgotten about, would mind answering a few questions, so i can put quotes in my article. I've pm'd some people already but if you can help out, please let me know Thankees
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martello
Steaming Bovril
I used to be indecisive...now I'm not so sure...
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Post by martello on Sept 25, 2007 13:55:57 GMT
You forgot us!!!
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Post by medibot on Sept 25, 2007 14:47:07 GMT
Haverhill don't play in the league Martello...
Tch.
;o)
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Post by coops on Sept 25, 2007 14:51:05 GMT
I'm aiming to write a piece for the CAFC programme on Saturday about non-league clubs who have played league sides in the Cup (a bit short notice i know!). So i was wondering if any Salisbury fans, Yeading, Nuneaton and i suppose S*tton will fall into this category too ( ), or anyone else lurking on here that i've forgotten about, would mind answering a few questions, so i can put quotes in my article. I've pm'd some people already but if you can help out, please let me know Thankees PM me if you want to know about Tamuff's glorius runs to the 3rd round in the last two seasons. Nuneaton indeed - pah!
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Post by ambersalamander on Sept 25, 2007 15:42:57 GMT
Before my time
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Post by Sultan of Cannock- SRFC on Sept 25, 2007 16:29:37 GMT
PM me,too as I was alive believe it or not during Stafford Rangers glorious run to the 4th Round proper in 1974/5 when we defeated Stockport, Halifax (then old 3rd division) and Rotherham before bowing out 2-1 against Peterborough in front of 31,116 at Stoke's old Victoria Ground (Potter's average gate 17k that season)
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Post by amberaleman on Sept 25, 2007 21:20:24 GMT
I've replied on Sutton's historic victory over Coventry City in 1989.
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Post by Giggy of Telford on Sept 25, 2007 21:37:04 GMT
If I were a few decade older I'd have lots to say here, unfortunately for much of our FA Cup history I have the lame excuse of not being born though.
AFC Telford United hasn't reached these rounds so far but Telford United defeated the following teams in the past: Wigan, Stockport, Northampton, Rochdale, Lincoln, Preston North End, Bradford, Burnley, Stoke. Full list of all the scores, runs, etc can be found below. www.tust.org/giantkillers.aspI can't actually comment on any of these as I wasn't alive.
Our most successful year was 1984/85 when we were in the conference, after defeating Lincoln City, Preston North End and Bradford City. We were than handed a 5th Round tie with eventual winners Everton. The league champions at the time were still held to a 0-0 deadlock at half time with Telford nearly scorig early on, the keeper beaten but just missing the goal. The deadlock was finally broken about the hour mark and Everton eventually went on to win 3-0. By reaching the 5th round this is joint-furthest a club of that level has reached in the FA Cup. The attendance of 47,000 was the highest gate of the season for Everton. 13,000 fans travelled from Telford that day. This is still the national record for the most away fans at an FA Cup match according to some sources. Again this was before I was boorn though.
More recently was our 2003/04 run to the 4th round. Following the 3-2 home win against Crawley Telford then drew league opposition Brentford, a 3-0 home win lead to an away tie at Crewe, an early goal sealed a 1-0 win for the bucks leading to a 4th roud tie with Millwall. After the match was postponed twice to a waterlogged pitch it finally went ahead, Millwall won 2-0 and went on to play Man Utd in th final. Obviously I was born for this......but this all happened just before I started gonig to matches.
So I don't have an yreal personal stories to tell, would make me happy if there was a Telford reference though.
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Post by hannahcafc on Sept 25, 2007 22:53:32 GMT
Great, thanks everyone for your help just wish i hadn't left it so late, this has the potential to be much better than i'm going to have the chance to make it! but i'll try and give all your teams a mention, so as all 20 or so people at our game can read it
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Post by bh on Sept 26, 2007 0:46:31 GMT
I've done a little bit, hope I'm not too late!
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Post by hannahcafc on Sept 27, 2007 0:35:15 GMT
A final thanks to you all for your help, much appreciated. i've tried to give at least a mention to all of your teams and even have a picture of tamworth v stoke to keep coops happy it's not as good as i'd have liked as i rushed it, but i might use it for english courswork so i'll end up tidying it up anyway!
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Post by Farnsworther on Sept 28, 2007 9:38:53 GMT
It's a bit late now, but I was bored looking around for something to occupy my mind for a bit, so, you forget the old Farnborough Town team who I have personally see play the following league teams woop:
Brentford* Barnet (they were league when we took them to a replay, lost 1-0 and the floodlights went out in the replay at Underhill!!) Torquay Darlington (again, when they were league) Exeter (see Darlington)* West Ham Arsenal
* denotes on my actual birthday woop.
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Post by coops on Sept 28, 2007 11:04:42 GMT
Hannah, do we get to see your finished article then?
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Post by ambersalamander on Sept 28, 2007 15:42:26 GMT
Aww, bless Farnborough. The only memorable game I've seen on my birthday was a severe (6-0) thrashing of Woking in the Surrey Cup. Oh, how we chuckled.
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Post by peekay on Sept 29, 2007 11:42:42 GMT
We managed a memorable game against Farnborough, we beat them 4-0 on the opening day of the 98-99 season. It was the biggest win in the Conference that day, cue comments along the line of Leek Town- the best non-league side in the country! ;D It might have been even more memorable had I actually been there that day. Instead I was in Manchester for my mates stag do. It didn't help either of us come the end of the season though as Farnborough finished bottom with us one place ahead on goal difference.
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