Worcester City 2 Liverpool 1. A scoreline that is unthinkable now, but it actually happened on this day in 1959.Liverpool were a Second Division side at the time and Worcester City played in the Southern League. The result was a shock, but one that is often overlooked after more recent giantkillings are referenced in the […]
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On This Day – 14th January
It was on this day in 1933 that one of the biggest shocks in the FA Cup’s 143-year history took place.Third Division Walsall hosted First Division Arsenal in a match that was seen as a formality for the away team. Herbert Chapman’s Arsenal had won their first FA Cup in 1930 and First Division title […]
Officially Speaking – with Keith Hackett
Keith Hackett refereeing the 1981 FA Cup Final between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur Keith Hackett gives his expert views on a few of the matches played over this FA Cup Third Round weekend: Chorley v Derby County Result 2-0Referee: Kevin FriendAssistant Referees: Robert Merchant & Robert AtkinFourth Official: Ross Joyce Derby County were unable […]
On This Day – 10th January
“It’s a real Pea-Souper!” declared the match reporter for Pathe News, when reporting on the postponed match between Newcastle United and Swansea Town on this day in 1953. Newcastle were holders of the competition, having beaten Arsenal 1-0 at Wembley in the previous year’s Final. Second Division Swansea Town were to be their opponents in […]
On This Day – 9th January
Derek Hales and Mike Flanagan It was on this day in 1979 that Charlton Athletic’s Mike Flanagan and Derek Hales were both sent off in an FA Cup tie for fighting one another. The flare-up occurred in the 86th minute of an FA Cup Third Round tie at home to non-league Maidstone United at The […]
On This Day – 7th January
It was on this day back in 1989 that Sutton United recorded a famous 2-1 win over Coventry City.First Division Coventry had won the FA Cup two seasons before and Sutton United were a Vauxhall Conference team at the time. The match was played in front of a sell-out crowd, with 8,000 fans watching at […]
The Emirates FA Cup Third Round – Referee Appointments
1 Huddersfield Town v Plymouth ArgyleReferee Martin CoyAssistant Referees Paul Hodgskinson & Mark DwyerFourth Official Carl Boyeson 2 Southampton v Shrewsbury TownReferee Graham ScottAssistant Referees Peter Kirkup & Steven MeredithFourth Official Darren EnglandVAR Craig PawsonAVAR Nick Hopton 3 Chorley v Derby CountyReferee Kevin FriendAssistant Referees Robert Merchant & Robert AtkinFourth Official Ross Joyce 4 Marine v Tottenham HotspurReferee Michael OliverAssistant Referees Simon Bennett & Gary BeswickFourth Official Andre Marriner 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal PalaceReferee David CooteAssistant Referees Adam Nunn & Nick HoptonFourth Official Leigh DoughtyVAR Jarred GillettAVAR Andrew Halliday 6 Stockport County v West Ham UnitedReferee Michael DeanAssistant Referees Darren Cann & Daniel RobathanFourth Official Kevin Friend 7 Oldham Athletic v AFC BournemouthReferee Andy WoolmerAssistant Referees Mark Jones & Danny GrattonFourth Official Robert Madley 8 Manchester United v WatfordReferee Andrew MadleyAssistant Referees Simon Beck & Adrian HolmesFourth Official Lee MasonVAR Peter BankesAVAR Lee Betts 9 Stevenage v Swansea CityReferee Michael SalisburyAssistant Referees Nigel Lugg & David HuntFourth Official Charles Breakspear 10 Everton v Rotherham UnitedReferee Stuart AttwellAssistant Referees James Mainwaring & Wade SmithFourth Official Jeremy SimpsonVAR Paul TierneyAVAR Andrew Halliday 11 Nottingham Forest v Cardiff CityReferee David WebbAssistant Referees Rob Smith & Mark CunliffeFourth Official Thomas Bramall 12 Arsenal v Newcastle UnitedReferee Chris KavanaghAssistant Referees Dan Cook & Sian Massey-EllisFourth Official Gavin WardVAR Andre MarrinerAVAR Neil Davies 13 Barnsley v Tranmere RoversReferee Oliver LangfordAssistant Referees Matthew McGrath & Philip DermottFourth Official Scott Oldham 14 Bristol Rovers v Sheffield UnitedReferee Keith StroudAssistant Referees Sam Lewis & Jonathan HuntFourth Official Sam Allison 15 Boreham Wood v MillwallReferee Benjamin SpeedieAssistant Referees Craig Taylor & Paul ListerFourth Official Neil Hair 16 Blackburn Rovers v Doncaster RoversReferee Samuel BarrottAssistant Referees Andrew Fox & Geoffrey LiddleFourth Official Ollie Yates 17 Stoke City v Leicester CityReferee Tony HarringtonAssistant Referees Shaun Hudson & James WilsonFourth Official Peter Wright 18 Wycombe Wanderers v Preston North EndReferee Matthew DonohueAssistant Referees Graham Kane & Stephen BrownFourth Official Alan Young 19 Crawley Town v Leeds UnitedReferee Peter BankesAssistant Referees Lee Betts & Neil DaviesFourth Official David Coote 20 Burnley v Milton Keynes DonsReferee Jonathan MossAssistant Referees Marc Perry & Harry LennardFourth Official Geoff EltringhamVAR Anthony TaylorAVAR Andrew Halliday 21 Bristol City v PortsmouthReferee Jarred GillettAssistant Referees Nik Barnard & Ollie WilliamsFourth Official Antony Coggins 22 Queens Park Rangers v FulhamReferee Simon HooperAssistant Referees Derek Eaton & Ian CooperFourth Official James Oldham 23 Aston Villa v LiverpoolReferee Craig PawsonAssistant Referees Stuart Burt & Richard WestFourth Official Anthony TaylorVAR Paul TierneyAVAR Constantine Hatzidakis 24 Brentford v MiddlesboroughReferee Tim RobinsonAssistant Referees George Byrne & Michael GeorgeFourth Official John Busby 25 Manchester City v Birmingham CityReferee Robert JonesAssistant Referees Edward Smart & Scott LedgerFourth Official Martin AtkinsonVAR Graham ScottAVAR Matthew Wilkes 26 Luton Town v ReadingReferee Darren BondAssistant Referees Lee Venamore & Bhupinder GillFourth Official Declan Bourne 27 Chelsea v MorecambeReferee Darren EnglandAssistant Referees Constantine Hatzidakis & Matthew JonesFourth Official James LiningtonVAR Jonathan MossAVAR Daniel Robathan 28 Exeter City v Sheffield WednesdayReferee Dean WhitestoneAssistant Referees Mark Russell & Christopher WadeFourth Official Kevin Johnson 29 Norwich City v Coventry CityReferee Darren DrysdaleAssistant Referees Adam Crysell & Adrian WatersFourth Official Paul Howard 30 Blackpool v West Bromwich AlbionReferee John BrooksAssistant Referees Akil Howson & Daniel LeachFourth Official Marc Edwards 31 Newport County v Brighton & Hove AlbionReferee Lee MasonAssistant Referees Mark Scholes & Timothy WoodFourth Official Robert Lewis 32 Cheltenham Town v Mansfield TownReferee Tom NieldAssistant Referees Mark Derrien & Michael WebbFourth Official Lee Swabey The post The Emirates FA Cup Third Round – Referee Appointments appeared first on Far Post Header. Go to Source […]
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On This Day – 5th January
The match report from Coventry’s impressive 5-1 win over Lincoln City in the final Third Round tie to be played in the 1962/63 season Only three of the 32 FA Cup Third Round ties went ahead on this day back in 1963 as ‘The Big Freeze’ took hold across the United Kingdom. Sunderland won 4-1 at Deepdale […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.37
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ comes from Arsenal’s Dennis Bergkamp against Sunderland in January 1997.The goal was the first in a 2-0 win in an FA Cup Third Round replay at Sunderland’s former Roker Park ground. It may well have been one of the greatest goals seen at the stadium where Sunderland played for 99 years. […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.23
This week’s greatest goal comes from Gianfranco Zola for Chelsea in the 2002 FA Cup against Norwich City.The goal has been rightly considered one of the greatest in Chelsea’s 105 year history and showed a real sense of skill, initiative and class by the diminutive Italian. With the score at 2-0, Chelsea won a corner […]