FA Cup 2020-21 Round Four Tie-by-Tie Previews

Stats and facts for all 16 FA Cup 2020-21 Round Four ties – listed in tie number order.

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Tie No. 1	Cheltenham Town	Manchester City
League Status	EFL 2	Premier League
Level	4	1
Best Cup Run	Round 5	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	First time in Rd 4 for 16 years	Have gone beyond Rd 4 in all last 5 seasons
Notes	No previous FA Cup meetings.	Saturday 23rd Jan 5.30pm KO live on BBC One

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Tie No. 2	AFC Bournemouth	Crawley Town
League Status	EFL Championship	EFL 2
Level	2	4
Best Cup Run	QUARTER FINALS	Round 5
FA Cup Form	Once beyond Rd 4 in last 31 campaigns	Last beyond Rd 4 in 2011/12
Notes	No previous FA Cup meetings.	Now playing Tuesday 26th Jan 7.45pm KO live on BT Sport Extra 2

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Tie No. 3	Swansea City	Nottingham Forest
League Status	EFL Championship	EFL Championship
Level	2	2
Best Cup Run	SEMI-FINALS	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Twice beyond Rd 4 in last 3 seasons	Once beyond Rd 4 in last 15 seasons
Notes	Won 2-1 in 1928/29.	Saturday 23rd Jan 3.0pm KO live on BBC Wales and BT Sport Extra 4

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Tie No. 4	Manchester United	Liverpool
League Status	Premier League	Premier League
Level	1	1
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Have gone beyond Rd 4 in all last 6 seasons	Once beyond Rd 4 in last 5 years
Notes	Won 2-1 1902/03, Won 3-0 1947/48, Won 3-1 1959/60, Won 2-1 1976/77 Final, Won 1-0 1978/79 SF Rep, Won 2-1 1984/85 SF Rep, Won 1-0 1995/96 Final, Won 2-1 1998/99, Won 1-0 2010/11. Sunday 24th Jan 5.0pm KO Live on BBC One	Won 2-1 1897/98 Rep, Won 2-1 1920/21 Rep, Won 1-0 2005/06, Won 2-1 2011/12.

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Tie No. 5	Southampton	Arsenal
League Status	Premier League	Premier league
Level	1	1
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Once beyond Rd 4 in last 6 years	Eight times beyond Rd 4 in last 10 years
Notes	Saturday 23rd Jan 12.15pm KO Live on BT Sport 1	Won 2-1 in 1926/27 SF, Won 2-0 in 1978/79 Rep, Won 1-0 in 2002/03 Final, Won 5-0 in 2016/17

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Tie No. 6	Barnsley	Norwich City
League Status	EFL Championship	EFL Championship
Level	2	2
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	SEMI-FINALS
FA Cup Form	Last went beyond Rd 4 in 2012/13	Once beyond Rd 4 in last 8 years
Notes	Won 2-1 in 1921/22 Rep. Saturday 23rd Jan 3.0pm KO live on BT Sport Extra 5	Won 2-1 in 1953/54, Won 1-0 in 1991/92.

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Tie No. 7	Chorley	Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Status	National League North	Premier League
Level	6	1
Best Cup Run	Round 4	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	In Rd 4 for 1st time in 113th campaign	Twice beyond Rd 4 in last 4 seasons
Notes	Won 3-0 in 1986/87 2nd Rep.	Friday 22nd Jan 7.45pm KO on BT Sport 1

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Tie No. 8	Millwall	Bristol City
League Status	EFL Championship	EFL Championship
Level	2	2
Best Cup Run	RUNNERS-UP	RUNNERS-UP
FA Cup Form	Twice beyond Rd 4 in last 4 seasons	Once beyond Rd 4 in last 19 seasons
Notes	Saturday 23rd Jan 3.0pm KO live on BT Sport Extra 6	Won 1-0 in 1997/98.

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Tie No. 9	Brighton and Hove Albion	Blackpool
League Status	Premier League	EFL 1
Level	1	3
Best Cup Run	RUNNERS-UP	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Twice beyond Rd 4 in last 3 years	Last went beyond Rd 4 in 2011/12
Notes	No previous FA Cup meetings.	Saturday 23rd Jan 3.0pm KO live on BT Sport Extra 3

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Tie No. 10	Wycombe Wanderers	Tottenham Hotspur
League Status	EFL Championship	Premier League
Level	2	1
Best Cup Run	SEMI-FINALS	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Just once beyond Rd 4 in 116 campaigns	Four times beyond Rd 4 in last 5 years
Notes	Monday 25th Jan 7.45pm KO Live on BT Sport 1	Won 4-3 in 2016/17.

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Tie No. 11	Fulham	Burnley
League Status	Premier League	Premier League
Level	1	1
Best Cup Run	RUNNERS-UP	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Once beyond Rd 4 in last 9 years in 2016/17	Once beyond Rd 4 in last 9 years in 2016/17
Notes	Won 2-1 in 1911/12. Sunday 24th Jan 2.30pm KO live on BT Sport Extra 2	Won 1-0 1923/24 Rep, Won 4-0 1926/27, Won 2-1 1961/62 SF Rep, Won 1-0 1977/78, Won 3-0 2002/03 Rep

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Tie No. 12	Sheffield United	Plymouth Argyle
League Status	Premier League	EFL 1
Level	1	3
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	SEMI-FINALISTS
FA Cup Form	Twice beyond Rd 4 in last 3 years	Last went beyond Rd 4 in 2006/07
Notes	Won 3-0 in 2014/15.	Saturday 23rd Jan 3.0pm KO live on BBC On-line

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Tie No. 13	Chelsea	Luton Town
League Status	Premier League	EFL Championship
Level	1	2
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	RUNNERS-UP
FA Cup Form	Have gone beyond Rd 4 in all last 5 years	Once beyond Rd 4 in last 26 seasons
Notes	Won 4-0 1926/27, Won 2-0 1993/94 SF	Won 2-0 1934/35 Rep. Sunday 24th Jan 12.0pm KO live on BBC One

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Tie No. 14	West Ham United	Doncaster Rovers
League Status	Premier League	EFL 1
Level	1	3
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	Round 5
FA Cup Form	Last beyond Rd 4 in 2015/16	Last beyond Rd 4 in 2018/19
Notes	No previous FA Cup meetings.	Saturday 23rd Jan 3.0pm KO live on BBC On-line

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Tie No. 15	Brentford	Leicester City
League Status	EFL Championship	Premier League
Level	2	1
Best Cup Run	QUARTER FINALS	RUNNERS-UP
FA Cup Form	Once beyond Rd 4 in last 14 years	Three times beyond Rd 4 in last 4 years
Notes	Sunday 24th January 2.30pm KO Live on BT Sport 1	Won 1-0 in 1935/36, Won 4-1 in 1946/47 2nd Rep, Won 2-0 in 1948/49, Won 1-0 in 2019/20

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Tie No. 16	Everton	Sheffield Wednesday
League Status	Premier League	EFL Championship
Level	1	2
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Once beyond Rd 4 in last 5 seasons	Twice beyond Rd 4 in last 3 years
Notes	Won 3-0 1892/93, Won 4-3 1905/06, Won 1-0 1920/21 Rep, Won 3-0 1936/37, won 3-0 1964/65 Rep, Won 3-2 1965/66 Final, Won 2-1 1985/86 SF, Won 5-0 1987/88 3rd Rep, Won 2-1 1989/90 Sunday 24th Jan 8.0pm KO Live on BT Sport 1	Won 2-0 1894/95, Won 4-0 1895/96, Won 2-1 1906/07 Final, Won 2-1 1946/47, Won 3-1 1953/54

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FA Cup 2020/21 3rd Round Proper – Stat-packed Review

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Stats of the Round

Chorley have set new FA Cup records of being first level 6 club to knock out three clubs from level 3 or above in the same campaign, and have taken the most amount of campaigns to reach the 4^th Round for the first time – 113 campaigns

Chelsea have reached the FA Cup 4^th Round for a record 23^rd consecutive season.

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First time in 4^th Round ever

Chorley – 113^th campaign

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First time in 4^th Round in a while

15 years- Cheltenham Town

13 years – Plymouth Argyle

9 years – Crawley Town

8 years – Luton Town

4 years – Blackpool

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Into 4^th Rd and long time since last KO before 4^th Round

23 years – Chelsea

9 years – Manchester City

7 years – Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur

5 years – Millwall

4 years – Sheffield Wednesday, West Ham United

3 years – Arsenal, Brentford, Burnley

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First time exited FA Cup as early as 3^rd Rd for a while

4 years – West Bromwich Albion

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Exited in 3^rd Rd but set best FA Cup run

Boreham Wood – 50^th campaign

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Exited in 3^rd Rd and Equalled Best FA Cup Run

Morecambe – 4^th time in 93 campaigns

Marine – 2^nd time in 95 campaigns

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Consecutive 3^rd Rd Exits

5 – Aston Villa, Stoke City

4 – Blackburn Rovers, Leeds United

3 – Huddersfield Town, Preston North End, Rotherham United

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Avenged Previous FA Cup Defeat

Huddersfield Town 2-3 Plymouth Argyle (lost previous four meetings)

Wycombe Wanderers 4-1 Preston North End (lost previous two meetings)

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Biggest Wins of the 3^rd Rd (FA Cup records)

Marine 0-5 Tottenham Hotspur

Stoke City 0-4 Leicester city

Chelsea 4-0 Morecambe

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3^rd Rd Cupsets

Four Steps

Chorley (6) 2-0 Derby County (2)

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Three Steps

Crawley Town (4) 3-0 Leeds United (1)

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Two Steps

Blackpool (3) 2-2 West Bromwich Albion (1) (3-2 on pens)

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One Step

Huddersfield Town (2) 2-3 Plymouth Argyle (3)

Blackburn Rovers (2) 0-1 Doncaster Rovers (3)

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Hat-tricks and more

3 – Carlos Vinicius (Tottenham Hotspur)

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FA Cup Continues to Make History

For the first time in four seasons there are four non-league clubs who have made it through to the FA Cup 3^rd Round, and each of them has drawn a plum home tie. But that’s not the big story!

The FA Cup this season will witness an historic first competitive match between two clubs separated by seven levels in the Football Pyramid as Marine FC of Northern Premier League Division One North West host Premier League title challengers Tottenham Hotspur at Rossett Park.

Marine are only the second club from Level 8 in the pyramid to reach the 3^rd Round after the feat was first achieved by Chasetown 13 years ago, and the Mariners have already won through seven Rounds of the FA Cup this season just to get here.

It’s fair to say that if Marine were somehow to become a member of that exclusive club of teams which have won eight FA Cup games in the same season it would be regarded as the greatest feat of Giant-killing in football history.

Two of the other four non-league clubs in the 3^rd Round are on record-breaking runs themselves. National League North side Chorley FC have made it this far for the first time in what is their 113^th FA Cup campaign, a record number of campaigns for a club making their first appearance at this stage of the competition.

Chorley take on EFL Championship side Derby County having become the first Step 6 side in FA Cup history to defeat two Step 3 clubs away from home in the same season, Wigan Athletic and Peterborough United.

When you are celebrating a milestone of campaigns in the FA Cup you are always hopeful that it will be a memorable one. Well that has certainly come true for National League side Boreham Wood who have commemorated their 50^th FA Cup campaign by reaching the 3^rd Round of the competition for the first time ever.

The Wood host EFL Championship side Millwall on Saturday lunchtime, with their opponents having been an FA Cup finalist as recently as 2004, and having reached the Quarter Finals twice in the last four seasons.

The fourth of the non-league quartet in this season’s FA Cup 3^rd Round is National League side Stockport County who entertain premier League club West Ham United on Monday evening so they are guaranteed to be in that evening’s 4^th Round draw.

Whilst the Hatters have been as far as the 5^th Round of the competition in the past, this is the first time they’ve made the 3^rd Round as a non-league club. And having knocked the Hammers out of the FA Cup once before, albeit in the 1930s, who’s to say it couldn’t happen again.

With the way this season’s FA Cup is progressing, it wouldn’t be that much of a surprise to see three non-league clubs in the 4^th Round for the first time in 46 years. Or even four?

FA Vase 2020/21 3rd Round – Stat-packed Review

Stat packed review of the FA Vase 2020/21 3rd Round.

Stats of the Round

Consett exit the 2020/21 fa vase before having played their 2019/20 Final.

The 5-5 draw between Malvern Town and Sporting Khalsa is only the 19th in FA Vase history. There has never been a higher score draw in the Vase.

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First time in Round 4 ever

44^th campaign – Cobham

40^th campaign – Liversedge

35^th campaign – Long Eaton United

30^th campaign – Fakenham Town

30^th campaign – United Services Portsmouth

15^th campaign – Wellingborough Town

12^th campaign – Hadley

3^rd campaign – Mulbarton Wanderers

3^rd campaign – Warrington Rylands

1st campaign – North Ferriby

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Equalling best run to Round 4

Westfields – 4^th time in 36^th campaign

Malvern Town – 3^rd time in 40^th campaign

Hanworth Villa – 3^rd time in 11^th campaign

Lancing – 2^nd time in 41^st campaign

Tavistock – 2nd time in 16th campaign

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First time in Round 4 in a while

44 years – Malvern Town

33 years – Clevedon Town (13 campaigns)

25 years – Anstey Nomads

16 years – Bridgwater Town (7 campaigns)

15 years – Tavistock

7 years – Congleton Town

7 years – Hanworth Villa

6 years – Flackwell Heath

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Into Round 4 and long time since last KO as early as Rd 3

4 years – West Auckland Town

3 years – Hebburn Town, Stowmarket Town

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Exited in Rd 3 but set best FA Vase run

Clapton – 36^th campaign

Radford – 24^th campaign

North Greenford United – 12^th campaign

Hanley Town – 11^th campaign

Sunderland Ryhope Colliery Welfare – 11^th campaign

Millbrook – 4^th campaign

Kennington – 2^nd campaign

Milton Keynes Irish – 1^st campaign

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Exited in Rd 3 but equalled best FA Vase run

Colney Heath – 2^nd time in 19 campaigns

Brimscombe and Thrupp – 2nd time in 8 campaigns

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Avenged Previous FA Vase Defeat

Buckland Athletic 0-4 Tavistock

Coventry Sphinx 1-2 Anstey Nomads

Hadley 0-0 Colney Heath (4-1 pens) (2 previous wins by Colney Heath)

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Biggest Wins of Rd 3 (Vase records)

Clapton 0-5 Cobham

Radford 0-5 Westfields

Buckland Athletic 0-4 Tavistock (Record Defeat)

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FA Vase Upsets

Malvern Town (6) 5-5 Sporting Khalsa (5) (6-5 on pens)

North Ferriby (6) 2-2 Seaham Red Star (5) (7-6 on pens)

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Hat-tricks and more

3 – Ryan Wollacott (Stourport Swifts)

3 – Harry Clark (Malvern Town)

3 – Jonathon Hood (Cobham)

FA Vase 2020-21 Round 3 Tie-by-Tie Previews

Stats and facts for all 32 FA Vase 2020-21 3rd Round ties, listed in tie number order.

Tie No. 1	Longridge Town	Warrington Rylands
League Status	North West Counties League Premier	North West Counties League Premier
Step	5	5
Best Vase Run	Round 5	Round 3
FA Vase Form	Second time in R3 in 3rd campaign	First time in R3 in 3rd campaign
Notes	No previous FA Vase meetings.

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Tie No. 2	North Ferriby	Barnton or Seaham Red Star
League Status	Northern Counties East League 1	North West Counties League 1S / Northern League 1
Step	6	6 / 5
Best Vase Run	Round 3	Round 3 / Round 5
FA Vase Form	In debut FA Vase campaign	1st time in Rd 3 in 6th campaign / 1st time in R3 in 5 years
Notes	No previous FA Vase meetings.

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Tie No. 3	Sunderland Ryhope Colliery Welfare	Liversedge
League Status	Northern League 1	Northern Coun ties East League Premier
Step	5	5
Best Vase Run	Round 3	Round 3
FA Vase Form	First time in R3 in 11th campaign	Third time in R3 in 40th campaign
Notes	No previous FA Vase meetings.	Winner will be in R4 for first time ever.

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Tie No. 4	Hebburn Town	Vauxhall Motors
League Status	Northern League 1	North West counties League 1S
Step	5	6
Best Vase Run	Still to play last year’s Final	SEMI-FINALS
FA Vase Form	Third successive year in R3	Second successive year in R3
Notes	Won 1-0 just last season.

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Tie No. 5	Stockton Town	Shildon
League Status	Northern League 1	Northern League 1
Step	5	5
Best Vase Run	RUNNERS-UP	SEMI-FINALS
FA Vase Form	Fourth successive season in R3	Made at least R3 every other year in last 11 seasons
Notes	No previous FA Vase meetings.

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Tie No. 6	Consett	West Auckland Town
League Status	Northern League 1	Northern League 1
Step	5	5
Best Vase Run	Still to play last year’s Final	RUNNERS-UP
FA Vase Form	Second successive season in R3	Fourth successive season in R3
Notes	No previous FA Vase meetings.

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Tie No. 7	Stourport Swifts	Shepshed Dynamo
League Status	Midland Football League Premier	United Counties League Premier
Step	5	5
Best Vase Run	Round 5	Round 4
FA Vase Form	First time in R3 for 3 years	Fifth successive season in R3
Notes	No previous FA Vase meetings.

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Tie No. 8	Long Eaton United	Hanley Town
League Status	Midland Football League Premier	North West Counties League Premier
Step	5	5
Best Vase Run	Round 3	Round 3
FA Vase Form	Fourth time in R3 in 35th campaign	First time in Rd 3 in 11th campaign
Notes	No previous FA Vase meetings.	Winner will be in R4 for first time ever.

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Tie No. 9	Newark	Walsall Wood
League Status	Midland Football League Premier	Midland Football League Premier
Step	5	5
Best Vase Run	Round 4	QUARTER FINALS
FA Vase Form	Second time in R3 in 3rd campaign	Fourth successive season in R3
Notes	No previous FA Vase meetings.

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Tie No. 10	Radford	Westfields
League Status	East Midlands Counties League	Hellenic League Premier
Step	6	5
Best Vase Run	Round 3	Round 4
FA Vase Form	First time in R3 in 24th campaign	Fifth successive season in R3
Notes	No previous FA Vase meetings.

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Tie No. 11	Coventry Sphinx	Anstey Nomads
League Status	Midland Football League Premier	United Counties League Premier
Step	5	5
Best Vase Run	QUARTER FINALS	Round 5
FA Vase Form	First time in R3 for 13 years	First time in R3 for 21 years
Notes	Won 4-3 in 2010/11

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Tie No. 12	Malvern Town	Sporting Khalsa
League Status	Hellenic League 1W	Midland Football League Premier
Step	6	5
Best Vase Run	Round 4	QUARTER FINALS
FA Vase Form	Second successive season in R3	Third successive season in R3
Notes	No previous FA Vase meetings.

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Tie No. 13	Congleton Town	Coventry United
League Status	North West Counties League Premier	Midland Football League Premier
Step	5	5
Best Vase Run	Round 5	Round 4
FA Vase Form	Second successive season in R3	Fourth successive season in R3
Notes	No previous FA Vase meetings.

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Tie No. 14	Fakenham Town	Milton Keynes Irish
League Status	Eastern Counties League 1N	Spartan South Midlands League 1
Step	6	6
Best Vase Run	Round 3	Round 3
FA Vase Form	Fourth time in R3 in 30th campaign	Competing in FA Vase for first time
Notes	No previous FA Vase meetings.	Winner will be in R4 for first time ever.

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Tie No. 15	Wellingborough Town	Norwich United
League Status	United Counties League Premier	Eastern Counties League Premier
Step	5	5
Best Vase Run	Round 3	Round 5
FA Vase Form	Second time in R3 in 15th campaign, both in last two seasons	First time in R3 for six years (just 4th campaign in that time)
Notes	No previous FA Vase meetings.

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Tie No. 16	Leighton Town	Gorleston
League Status	Spartan South Midlands League Premier	Eastern Counties League Premier
Step	5	5
Best Vase Run	QUARTER FINALS	Round 5
FA Vase Form	Fourth successive season in R3	First time in R3 for 3 years
Notes	Won 7-2 in 2003/04 and 4-2 in 2017/18

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Tie No. 17	Stowmarket Town	Norwich CBS
League Status	Eastern Counties League Premier	Eastern Counties League 1N
Step	5	6
Best Vase Run	Round 5	Round 4
FA Vase Form	Third successive season in R3	First time in R3 for 3 years
Notes	No previous FA Vase meetings.

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Tie No. 18	Mulbarton Wanderers	Ampthill Town
League Status	Eastern Counties League 1N	Spartan South Midlands League 1
Step	6	6
Best Vase Run	Round 3	QUARTER FINALS
FA Vase Form	First time in R3 in 3rd campaign	First time in R3 for 7 years
Notes	No previous FA Vase meetings.

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Tie No. 19	Hadley	Colney Heath
League Status	Essex Senior League	Spartan South Midlands League Premier
Step	5	5
Best Vase Run	Round 3	Round 3
FA Vase Form	First time in R3 in 12th campaign	Second time in R3 in 19th campaign, last achieved 7 years ago
Notes	No previous FA Vase meetings.	Winner will be in R4 for first time ever.

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Tie No. 20	Clapton	Cobham
League Status	Essex senior League	Combined Counties League Premier
Step	5	5
Best Vase Run	Round 3	Round 3
FA Vase Form	First time in R3 in 36th campaign	Third time in R3 in 44th campaign, last achieved 22 years ago
Notes	No previous FA Vase meetings.	Winner will be in R4 for first time ever.

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Tie No. 21	Guildford City	Walton and Hersham
League Status	Combined Counties League Premier	Combined Counties League 1
Step	5	6
Best Vase Run	Round 4	Round 3
FA Vase Form	First time in R3 for 10 years, although just 8 campaigns in that time	Second time in R3 in 5th campaign
Notes	No previous FA Vase meetings.	Postponed. New date TBC.

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Tie No. 22	Kennington	Sutton Common Rovers
League Status	Southern Counties East League 1	Combined Counties League Premier
Step	6	5
Best Vase Run	Round 3	Round 5
FA Vase Form	First time in R3 in 2nd campaign	Third successive season in R3
Notes	No previous FA Vase meetings.

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Tie No. 23	Deal Town	Binfield
League Status	Southern Counties East League Premier	Hellenic League Premier
Step	5	5
Best Vase Run	WINNERS	Round 4
FA Vase Form	Second successive season in R3	Second successive season in R3
Notes	Won 7-6 on penalties after 3-3 draw in replay just last season.	Won 5-2 in 2012/13. Postponed. New date TBC.

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Tie No. 24	Littlehampton Town	Hanworth Villa
League Status	Southern Combination League 1	Combined Counties League Premier
Step	6	5
Best Vase Run	SEMI-FINALS	Round 4
FA Vase Form	First time in R3 for 6 years	First time in R3 for 6 years
Notes		Won 2-1 in 2012/13 replay.

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Tie No. 25	Chatham Town	Flackwell Heath
League Status	Southern Counties East League Premier	Hellenic League Premier
Step	5	5
Best Vase Run	Round 4	Round 5
FA Vase Form	Second successive season in R3	First time in R3 for 6 years
Notes	No previous FA Vase meetings.

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Tie No. 26	Lancing	North Greenford United
League Status	Southern Combination League Premier	Spartan South Midlands League Premier
Step	5	5
Best Vase Run	Round 4	Round 3
FA Vase Form	Second successive season in R3	First time in R3 in 12th campaign
Notes	No previous FA Vase meetings.

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Tie No. 27	Christchurch	Falmouth Town
League Status	Western League Premier	Southwest Peninsula League Premier W
Step	5	6
Best Vase Run	Round 5	QUARTER FINALS
FA Vase Form	Second successive season in R3	Second successive season in R3
Notes	Won 2-1 just last season.	Postponed. New date TBC.

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Tie No. 28	Clevedon Town	New Milton Town
League Status	Western League Premier	Wessex League 1
Step	5	6
Best Vase Run	QUARTER FINALS	QUARTER FINALS
FA Vase Form	First time in R3 in 27 years, although just six campaigns in that time	First time in R3 for 12 years, with 11 campaigns in that time
Notes	No previous FA Vase meetings.

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Tie No. 29	United Services Portsmouth	Millbrook
League Status	Wessex League 1	Southwest Peninsula League Premier E
Step	6	6
Best Vase Run	Round 3	Round 3
FA Vase Form	First time in R3 in 30th campaign	First time in R3 in 4th campaign
Notes	No previous FA Vase meetings.	Winner will be in R4 for first time ever.

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Tie No. 30	Buckland Athletic	Tavistock
League Status	Western League Premier	Western League Premier
Step	5	5
Best Vase Run	QUARTER FINALS	Round 5
FA Vase Form	Second successive season in R3	Second successive season in R3
Notes	Won 2-1 just last season.	Postponed – Now playing 26 December

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Tie No. 31	Plymouth Parkway	Fareham Town
League Status	Western League Premier	Wessex League Premier
Step	5	5
Best Vase Run	QUARTER FINALS	Round 3
FA Vase Form	Second successive season in R3	Third time in R3 in 23rd campaign, last achieved 16 years ago
Notes	No previous FA Vase meetings.	Postponed. New date TBC.

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Tie No. 32	Brimscombe and Thrupp	Bridgwater Town
League Status	Hellenic League Premier	Western League Premier
Step	5	5
Best Vase Run	Round 3	Round 5
FA Vase Form	Second time in R3 in 8th campaign, last achieved 5 years ago	Second successive season in R3
Notes	No previous FA Vase meetings.

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FACupFactfile Christmas 2020 Quiz

Former Names Football Matches

Can you work out which two clubs that participated in FA Cup 2020/21 clubs are facing each other based upon one of each of their former names? (Beware: some clubs are listed two or three times). Good luck and Merry Christmas.

Key: PL=Premier League, EFL=Football League, NatL=National League

IL=Isthmian League, NPL=Northern Premier League, SL=Southern League

CCL=Combined Counties League, ECL=Eastern Counties League, EMCL=East Midlands Counties League, ESL=Essex Senior League, HL=Hellenic League, MFL=Midland Football League, NCEL=Northern Counties East League, NL=Northern League, NWCL=Northwest Counties League, SCEL=Southern Counties East League, SCL=Southern Combination League, SSML=Spartan South Midlands League, UCL=United Counties League, WessL=Wessex League, WestL=Western League, WMRL=West Midlands Regional League

Answer can now be found at the end of this blog.

1. Abbey Sports (IL) v Abbey United (EFL)
2. AGWI United (WessL) v Albion United (NL)
3. Anson Sports (NECL) v APM Mears (SCEL)
4. Apsley (NatL) v Ardwick (PL)
5. Armada Sports (SL) v Armstrong Siddeley Motors (MFL)
6. AXA (WestL) v Axwell Park Colliery Welfare (NL)
7. Bearings Direct (SL) v Belmont (EFL)
8. Bethnal Green United (SCEL) v Black Arabs (EFL)
9. Blackpool Mechanics (NWCL) v Blakeborough Valve Company (NPL)
10. Boscombe (EFL) v Bramtoco (WessL)
11. Broadheath (NatL) v Brotherhoods Engineering Works (SL)
12. Brunswick Village (NL) v Centre 21 (CCL)
13. Christ Church Hampstead (SL) v Christchurch (MFL)
14. City Supporters Rusholme (NWCL) v CKD (NWCL)
15. Colourvision Rangers (WessL) v Crittall Athletic (NatL)
16. Devonshire Park (SCL) v Dial Square (PL)
17. Downs FC (ESL) v Eagle FC (EFL)
18. Eastville Rovers (EFL) v Ex-Air Flyers (WestL)
19. Eye United (UCL) v Ford United (ESL)
20. Golders Green (SL) v Gravesend and Northfleet (NatL)
21. Grays Inn (NCEL) v Greenhouse London (ESL)
22. H and B United (SCEL) v Haringey and Walthamstow Development (ESL)
23. Hartburn Juniors (NL) v Headington United (EFL)
24. Heaton Corner House (NL) v Heaton Norris Rovers (NatL)
25. Highmoor-Ibis (HL) v Hurst (NPL)
26. Inrad (CCL) v James Grove Button Factory (SL)
27. John Smith’s (NPL) v Kirkham and Wesham (NatL)
28. Lakeside (IL) v Langney Sports (NatL)
29. Langton (NWCL) v Leyton Pennant (ESL)
30. Lloyds Sports (WessL) v Lockheed Borg and Beck (NatL)
31. LSS Lucarlys (NPL) v MALEX (SSML)
32. Manlove and Alliots (EMCL) v Manor Athletic (IL)
33. Manor Works (NatL) v Mauritius Sports Association (ESL)
34. Medway (SCEL) v Mill Lane Mission (IL)
35. Miners Arms (NCEL) v Mitchell Shackleton (NWCL)
36. Mond Rangers (NWCL) v Mount Grace (IL)
37. Nag’s Head (NCEL) v Netherfield (NPL)
38. New Bilton Juniors (UCL) v New Brompton (EFL)
39. Newton Heath (PL) v Northam Star (UCL)
40. Ordnance Survey (WessL) v Over Wanderers (NWCL)
41. Park Villa (NPL) v Pilton Yeo Vale (SL)
42. Pine Villa (EFL) v Poringland and District (ECL)
43. Portsmouth Civil Service (SL) v Preston Colliery (NL)
44. Ravenstone (SL) v Reed International (SCEL)
45. Reyrolles (NL) v Riverside (EFL)
46. Rock-A-Nore (IL) v Roxonian (SL)
47. Royal Engineers (OSO) (WessL) v Rutland Engineering Works (UCL)
48. Rutland Ironworks (NPL) v Saltisford Rovers (MFL)
49. Shaddongate United (EFL) v Singers (EFL)
50. Small Heath Alliance (EFL) v Sneinton (NPL)
51. Spartan Club (EFL) v Spencer Villa (SL)
52. St Andrew’s Youth Club (WMRL) v St Domingo’s (PL)
53. St Luke’s (PL) v Stanhope Rovers (SCEL)
54. Stewarts and Lloyds (SL) v Stockton (NL)
55. Stockton Heath Albion (NPL) v Stroud (EFL)
56. Sun Life (WestL) v Swaythling (NatL)
57. Thames Ironworks (PL) v Thanet United (IL)
58. Tufnell Park (IL) v Valley Sports (UCL)
59. Vandyke (CCL) v Vosper Thorneycroft (SL)
60. West Herts (EFL) v Whickham Sports (NPL)
61. Wicor Mill (WessL) v Woolwich Heathway (SCEL)

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Answers

1. Waltham Abbey (NL) v Cambridge United (EFL)
2. Fawley (NL) v Little Common (NL)
3. Glasshoughton Welfare (NL) v K Sports (NL)
4. Hemel Hempstead Town (NL) v Manchester City (PL)
5. Basingstoke Town (NL) v Coventry Sphinx (NL)
6. Cribbs (NL) v Whickham (NL)
7. Peterborough Sports (NL) v Tranmere Rovers (EFL)
8. Tower Hamlets (NL) v Bristol Rovers (EFL)
9. AFC Blackpool (NL) v Brighouse Town (NL)
10. AFC Bournemouth (EFL) v Totton and Eling (NL)
11. Altrincham (NL) v Peterborough Sports (NL)
12. Newcastle Benfield (NL) v Sutton Common Rovers (NL)
13. Hendon (NL) v Chelmsley Town (NL)
14. Maine Road (NL) v Runcorn Town (NL)
15. AFC Portchester (NL) v Braintree Town (NL)
16. Eastbourne Town (NL) v Arsenal (PL)
17. Clapton (NL) v Leyton Orient (EFL)
18. Bristol Rovers (EFL) v Plymouth Parkway (NL)
19. Peterborough Northern Star (NL) v Redbridge (NL)
20. Hendon (NL) v Ebbsfleet United (NL)
21. Bridlington Town (NL) v Woodford Town (NL)
22. Hollands and Blair (NL) v Woodford Town (NL)
23. Stockton Town (NL) v Oxford United (EFL)
24. Newcastle Benfield (NL) v Stockport County (NL)
25. Reading City (NL) v Ashton United (NL)
26. Sutton Common Rovers (NL) v Halesowen Town (NL)
27. Tadcaster Albion (NL) v AFC Fylde (NL)
28. Phoenix Sports (NL) v Eastbourne Borough (NL)
29. Bootle (NL) v Walthamstow (NL)
30. AFC Portchester (NL) v Leamington (NL)
31. Cleethorpes Town (NL) v London Lions (NL)
32. Radford (NL) v Brentwood Town (NL)
33. Braintree Town (NL) v Woodford Town (NL)
34. Chatham Town (NL) v Carshalton Athletic (NL)
35. Garforth Town (NL) v Irlam (NL)
36. Runcorn Town (NL) v Potters Bar Town (NL)
37. Staveley Miners Welfare (NL) v Kendal Town (NL)
38. Rugby Town (NL) v Gillingham (EFL)
39. Manchester United (PL) v Peterborough Northern Star (NL)
40. AFC Stoneham (NL) v Winsford United (NL)
41. Mossley (NL) v Barnstaple Town (NL)
42. Oldham Athletic (EFL) v Norwich United (NL)
43. Moneyfields (NL) v North Shields (NL)
44. Coalville Town (NL) v K Sports (NL)
45. Hebburn Town (NL) v Cardiff City (EFL)
46. Hastings United (NL) v Harrow Borough (NL)
47. AFC Stoneham (NL) v Blackstones (NL)
48. Stamford (NL) v Racing Club Warwick (NL)
49. Carlisle United (EFL) v Coventry City (EFL)
50. Birmingham City (EFL) v Carlton Town (NL)
51. Swindon Town (EFL) v Banbury United (NL)
52. Shifnal Town (NL) v Everton (PL)
53. Wolverhampton Wanderers (PL) v Beckenham Town (NL)
54. Corby Town (NL) v Thornaby (NL)
55. Warrington Town (NL) v Forest Green Rovers (EFL)
56. Cribbs (NL) v Eastleigh (NL)
57. West Ham United (PL) v Margate (NL)
58. Haringey Borough (NL) v Rugby Town (NL)
59. Colliers Wood United (NL) v Sholing (NL)
60. Watford (EFL) v Dunston (NL)
61. AFC Portchester (NL) v Erith Town (NL)

FA Vase 2020/21 2nd Round – Stat-packed Review

Stat packed review of the FA Vase 2020/21 2nd Round.

Stat of the Round

Malvern Town won 1-0 at Atherstone Town Community just one year after losing 10-0 to the same opponents

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First time in Round 3 ever

Clapton – 36^th campaign

United Service Portsmouth – 30th campaign

Radford – 24^th campaign

North Greenford United – 13^th campaign

Hadley – 12^th campaign

Hanley Town, Sunderland Ryhope Colliery Welfare – 11^th campaign

Millbrook – 4th campaign

Mulbarton Wanderers, Warrington Rylands – 3rd campaign

Kennington – 2^nd campaign

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Debut clubs into Round 3

Milton Keynes Irish, North Ferriby

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Equalling best run to Round 3

Long Eaton United – 4th time in 35 campaigns

Fakenham Town – 4^th time in 30 campaigns

Cobham – 3^rd time in 44 campaigns

Liversedge – 3^rd time in 40 campaigns

Fareham Town – 3rd time in 23 campaigns

Colney Heath – 2^nd time in 19 campaigns

Wellingborough Town – 2^nd time in 15 campaigns

Brimscombe and Thrupp – 2^nd time in 8 campaigns

Walton and Hersham – 2^nd time in 5 campaigns

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First time in Round 3 in a while

27 years – Clevedon Town (6 campaigns)

22 years – Cobham

21 years – Anstey Nomads

16 years – Fareham Town

15 years – Liversedge

14 years – Fakenham Town

13 years – Coventry Sphinx

12 years – New Milton Town (7 campaign)

10 years – Guildford City

7 years – Ampthill Town, Colney Heath

6 years – Flackwell Heath, Hanworth Villa, Littlehampton Town

5 years – Brimscombe and Thrupp

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Into Round 3 and long time since last KO as early as Rd 2

5 years – Shepshed Dynamo, Westfields

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Exited in Rd 2 but set best FA Vase run

Dudley Sports – 15^th campaign

Aylestone Park – 9^th campaign

Penistone Church – 8th campaign

Risborough Rangers, Stone Old Alleynians – 7^th campaign

Helston Athletic – 5th campaign

Stansfeld – 4th campaign

Abbey Hulton United, Jarrow – 3^rd campaign

Hashtag United – 2^nd campaign

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Exited in Rd 2 but equalled best FA Vase run

Royal Wootton Bassett Town – 3^rd time in 20 campaigns

Ilford, Walsham-le-Willows – 3^rd time in 16 campaigns

Bewdley Town – 3^rd time in 14 campaigns

Loughborough University – 3^rd time in 13 campaigns

Wells City – 2^nd time in 13 campaigns

Newton Abbot Spurs – 2^nd time in 10 campaigns

Cheddar – 2nd time in 8 campaigns

AFC Bridgnorth – 2nd time in 7 campaigns

Longlevens – 2nd time in 6 campaigns

Charnock Richard – 2^nd time in 5 campaigns

May and Baker Eastbrook Community – 2nd time in 3 campaigns

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Consecutive Round 2 Exits

4 – Brockenhurst

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Avenged Previous FA Vase Defeat

Steyning Town Community 1-6 Walton and Hersham

Atherstone Town Community 0-1 Malvern Town (had lost 10-0 just last season)

Bradford Town 2-3 Brimscombe and Thrupp

Lutterworth Town 3-3 Westfields (4-5 on pens)

Hebburn Town 3-2 North Shields (North Shields won previous three)

Shepshed Dynamo 3-2 Worcester City

United Services Portsmouth 2-1 Brockenhurst

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Biggest Wins of Rd 2 (Vase records)

Steyning Town Community 1-6 Walton and Hersham

Tavistock 6-1 Cheddar (Record Equal Defeat)

Consett 5-0 Maltby Main

Mulbarton Wanderers 5-0 Cogenhoe United (Record Defeat)

Stowmarket Town 5-0 Eynesbury Rovers

Sutton Common Rovers 4-0 Southall

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FA Vase Upsets

Glebe (5) 0-2 Kennington (6)

Wroxham (5) 3-3 Milton Keynes Irish (6) (3-4 on pens)

Stanway Rovers (5) 1-1 Ampthill Town (6) (2-4 on pens)

Mulbarton Wanderers (6) 5-0 Cogenhoe United (5)

New Milton Town (6) 2-0 Longlevens (5)

Millbrook (6) 2-0 Bashley (5)

Falmouth Town (6) 2-1 Bishop’s Cleeve (5)

United Services Portsmouth (6) 2-1 Brockenhurst (5)

Fakenham Town (6) 0-0 Hashtag United (5) (4-3 on pens)

Littlehampton Town (6) 3-3 Sheppey United (5) (5-4 on pens)

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Hat-tricks and more

4 – Dale Pearson (Consett)

3 – Liam Prynn (Tavistock)

The Miracle of Marine versus Mourinho

FA Cup history will be made in January 2021 when Marine FC of the Northern Premier League Division One Northwest take on Premier League stalwarts Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup.

It will be the first time in the competition’s nigh on 150 year history that a club competing in the eighth tier of the football pyramid will face opponents from the top-flight.

Only one other eighth tier club has ever reached the 3^rd Round of the FA Cup in 140 campaigns of this famous old competition, to even put themselves in with a chance to face top-flight opposition, but Chasetown in 2008 were paired with second tier Cardiff City. A creditable 3-1 defeat ended the Scholars’ fantastic run that year, and their Welsh opponents went all the way to the Cup final that year to reinforce that respectable performance.

And Marine FC themselves have appeared in the 3^rd Round before, back in the 1992/93 season, when they were members of the Premier Division of the Northern Premier League. Back then, that division would have been classed as sixth tier, and Marine also missed out on facing top level opposition when they were drawn at Crewe Alexandra from the fourth tier. And the Mariner’s lost that game 3-1, too. (A first tenuous link as Spurs’ biggest ever FA Cup win was against Crewe Alexandra).

So the mere fact that the club now has the chance to go toe-to-toe with Spurs, top of the Premier League at the time of the draw, is almost a miracle. Marine has had to win through seven rounds just to have the one in three chance of being paired with top level opponents. Tottenham’s last seven FA Cup wins span their last three campaigns.

There is another connection between the two clubs, albeit also a little tenuous, in that the year Marine was formed, in 1894, is also the same year that Tottenham Hotspur first participated in the FA Cup.

Whilst Tottenham were to go on to become the first and only non-league club to lift the FA Cup in 1901, on their way to becoming a Football League club in 1908, and going on to a second FA Cup triumph in 1921, Marine were establishing themselves as a successful I-Zingari League club in Merseyside.

In another link between the two clubs, Marine eventually had their first taste of FA Cup football in that same 1920/21 season that Tottenham went on to lift the Trophy. Spookily, Marine scored 18 goals in that debut campaign in their three victories taking them as far as the 2^nd Qualifying Round, the exact same number of goals scored by Spurs en route to being crowned champions.

Marine were promoted to the Liverpool Combination in time for the 1925/26 season, and it was they rather than Spurs who would next appear in a National Cup competition Final. In 1931/32 the Mariners made it all the way to the FA Amateur Cup Final played at the Boleyn ground, home of West Ham United.

Unfortunately, they were on the wrong end of a 7-1 defeat by Dulwich Hamlet, but at least they went much further in that competition than Spurs ever did (2^nd round in 1895 their best run).

Meanwhile, Spurs went on to become the first club to win the League and Cup Double in the 20^th Century the next time they won the FA Cup in 1961, and then became first club to win their first seven FA Cup Finals, before going on to be one of a handful of ever-present Premier League clubs and a Champions League Finalist.

Marine FC has a footballing record of its own, one that is in the Guinness Book of World Records. Roly Howard took charge of the Mariners in their early days as members of the Cheshire County League (a precursor league to the Northern Premier League), and was still their manager 1,975 matches and 33 years later, winning 30 trophies and he was at the helm as Marine made their first run to the FA Cup 3^rd Round in 1992/93.

This season Marine FC are the current top scorers of those clubs still in the FA Cup, netting eleven times in victories over Barnoldswick Town, Frickley Athletic, Runcorn Linnets, Nantwich Town, Chester, Colchester United and Havant & Waterlooville. The last four victories were all against higher level opponents.

The dream of a highly unlikely additional victory against Spurs would put Marine into an exclusive club consisting of those teams that have won eight FA Cup games in a single campaign. Regardless of the outcome, though, Marine are already ensconced in FA Cup folklore.

As that is already the case, they can just go out and enjoy themselves against Spurs, with absolutely nothing to lose.

FA Cup 2020-21 Round Three Tie-by-Tie Previews

Stats and facts for all 32 FA Cup 2020-21 Round Three ties – listed in tie number order.

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Tie No. 1	Huddersfield Town	Plymouth Argyle
League Status	EFL Championship	EFL 1
Level	2	3
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	SEMI-FINALS
FA Cup Form	Exited in R3 in both last 2 seasons	Last beyond R3 in 2007/08
Notes	Won 1919/20 3-1, 1933/34 6-2 (after 1-1), 1963/64 1-0 & 1965/66 2-0	Playing Saturday 09 Jan 6.0pm on FA Player

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Tie No. 2	Southampton	Shrewsbury Town
League Status	Premier League	EFL 1
Level	1	3
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	QUARTER FINALS
FA Cup Form	5x beyond R3 in last 7 seasons	Beyond R3 in both last 2 seasons
Notes	Won 1952/53 4-1 & 2010/11 2-0	POSTPONED – New date TBC

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Tie No. 3	Chorley	Derby County
League Status	National League North	EFL Championship
Level	6	2
Best Cup Run	Round 3	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	1st time in R3 in 113th campaign	5x beyond R3 in last 6 seasons
Notes	Record number of campaigns before first time in R3	No previous FA Cup meetings. Playing 12.15pm Saturday 9 Jan on BT Sport 1

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Tie No. 4	Marine	Tottenham Hotspur
League Status	Northern Premier League 1NW	Premier League
Level	8	1
Best Cup Run	Round 3	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	2nd time in R3 in 95 campaigns	Last exit before R4 in 2013/14
Notes	Biggest league gap in FA Cup history	No previous FA Cup meetings. Playing Sunday 10 Jan 5.0pm on BBC1

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Tie No. 5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Crystal Palace
League Status	Premier League	Premier League
Level	1	1
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	RUNNERS-UP
FA Cup Form	4x R3 exits in last 6 seasons	5x beyond R3 in last 7 seasons
Notes	Won 1978/79 1-0 & 1993/94 1-0	Won 1908/09 4-2 (after 2-2), 1994/95 4-1 (after 1-1) & 2009/10 3-1 (after 2-2) Playing Friday 08 Jan 7.45pm on BT Sport Extra 2

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Tie No. 6	Stockport County	West Ham United
League Status	National League	Premier League
Level	5	1
Best Cup Run	Round 5	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Last beyond R3 in 2000/01	Beyond R3 in all last 3 seasons
Notes	Won 1934/35 1-0 (after 1-1)	Won 1957/58 3-2 Playing Moday 11 Jan 8.0pm on BT Sport 1

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Tie No. 7	Oldham Athletic	AFC Bournemouth
League Status	EFL 2	EFL Championship
Level	4	2
Best Cup Run	SEMI-FINALS	QUARTER FINALS
FA Cup Form	Once beyond R3 in last 7 seasons	Once beyond R3 in last 4 seasons
Notes	Playing Saturday 09 Jan 30pm on BT Sport Extra 6 Now being played at AFC Bournemouth	Won 1954/55 1-0

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Tie No. 8	Manchester United	Watford
League Status	Premier League	EFL Championship
Level	1	2
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	RUNNERS-UP
FA Cup Form	Last exit before R4 in 2013/14	Last year first exit before R4 in 5 years
Notes	Won 1949/50 1-0, 1968/69 2-0 (after 1-1) & 2006/07 4-1	Won 1981/82 1-0 Playing Saturday 9 Jan 8.0pm on BT Sport 1

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Tie No. 9	Stevenage	Swansea City
League Status	EFL 2	EFL Championship
Level	4	2
Best Cup Run	Round 5	SEMI-FINALS
FA Cup Form	Last beyond R3 in 2013/14	2x in QF in last 3 seasons
Notes	Playing Saturday 09 Jan 3.0pm on BBC Digital	Won 2003/04 2-1

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Tie No. 10	Everton	Rotherham United
League Status	Premier League	EFL Championship
Level	1	2
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	Round 5
FA Cup Form	4 exits before R4 in last 6 years	Last beyond R3 in 2001/02
Notes	No previous FA Cup meetings.	Playing Saturday 09 Jan 12.0pm on BT Sport Extra 2

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Tie No. 11	Nottingham Forest	Cardiff City
League Status	EFL Championship	EFL Championship
Level	2	2
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	4 exits before R4 in last 6 years	3 exits before R4 in last 5 years
Notes	Won 1927/28 2-1 Playing Saturday 09 Jan 12.0pm on BT Sport Extra 4	Won 1921/22 4-1

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Tie No. 12	Arsenal	Newcastle United
League Status	Premier League	Premier League
Level	1	1
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Just 1 exit before R4 in last 24 seasons	Last exit before R4 in 2015/16
Notes	Won 1935/36 3-0 (after 3-3), 1997/98 2-0 (Final), 2001/02 3-0 (after 1-1) & 2007/08 3-0	Won 1901/02 2-0, 1905/06 2-0, 1931/32 2-1 (Final) & 1951/52 (Final) Playing Saturday 9 Jan 5.30pm on BBC 1

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Tie No. 13	Barnsley	Tranmere Rovers
League Status	EFL Championship	EFL 2
Level	2	4
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	QUARTER FINALS
FA Cup Form	Last year first beyond R3 in 7 years	Last year first beyond R3 in 16 years
Notes	Won 1935/36 4-2	Playing Sunday 10 Jan 1.30pm on FA Player

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Tie No. 14	Bristol Rovers	Sheffield United
League Status	EFL 1	Premier League
Level	3	1
Best Cup Run	QUARTER FINALS	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Last beyond R3 in 2007/08	9x beyond R3 in last 13 seasons
Notes	Playing Saturday 09 Jan 3.0pm on BT Sport Extra 4	Won 2012/13 2-1

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Tie No. 15	Boreham Wood	Millwall
League Status	National League	EFL Championship
Level	5	2
Best Cup Run	Round 3	RUNNERS-UP
FA Cup Form	First time in R3 in 50th campaign	Last exit before R4 in 2015/16
Notes	No previous FA Cup meetings.	Playing Saturday 09 Jan 12.0pm on BT Sport Extra 3

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Tie No. 16	Blackburn Rovers	Doncaster Rovers
League Status	EFL Championship	EFL 1
Level	2	3
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	Round 5
FA Cup Form	Exited in R3 in all last 3 seasons	Just once beyond R3 in last 10 years
Notes	No previous FA Cup meetings.	Playing Saturday 09 Jan 3.0pm on FA Player

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Tie No. 17	Stoke City	Leicester City
League Status	EFL Championship	Premier League
Level	2	1
Best Cup Run	RUNNERS-UP	RUNNERS-UP
FA Cup Form	Exited in R3 in all last 4 seasons	Twice reached QF in last 3 seasons
Notes	Won 1955/56 2-1 (after 3-3), 1961/62 5-2 (after 1-1) & 2013/14 2-1	Won 1924/25 3-0, 1938/39 2-1 (after 1-1) & 1953/54 3-1 (after 0-0) Playing Saturday 09 Jan 3.0pm on BBC Digital

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Tie No. 18	Wycombe Wanderers	Preston North End
League Status	EFL Championship	EFL Championship
Level	2	2
Best Cup Run	SEMI-FINALS	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Once beyond R3 in last 19 years	3x beyond R3 min last 10 years
Notes	Playing Saturday 09 Jan 3.0pm on FA Player	Won 2013/14 1-0 & 2017/18 5-1

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Tie No. 19	Crawley Town	Leeds United
League Status	EFL 2	Premier League
Level	4	1
Best Cup Run	Round 5	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Last beyond R3 in 2011/12	Exited in R3 in all last 3 seasons
Notes	No previous FA Cup meetings.	Playing Sunday 10 January 1.30pm on BBC 1

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Tie No. 20	Burnley	Milton Keynes Dons
League Status	Premier League	EFL 1
Level	1	3
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	Round 5
FA Cup Form	4x beyond R3 in last 5 years	Twice beyond R3 in last 7 years
Notes	Won 2009/10 2-1	Playing Saturday 09 Jan 3.0pm on FA Player

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Tie No. 21	Bristol City	Portsmouth
League Status	EFL Championship	EFL 1
Level	2	3
Best Cup Run	RUNNERS-UP	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	3x beyond R3 in last 13 years	Went beyond R3 in both last 2 seasons
Notes	Won 1934/35 2-0 (after 0-0) & 1972/73 4-1 (after 1-1)	Won 2008/09 2-0 (after 0-0) Playing Sunday 10 Jan 1.30pm on FA Player

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Tie No. 22	Queens Park Rangers	Fulham
League Status	EFL Championship	Premier League
Level	2	1
Best Cup Run	RUNNERS-UP	RUNNERS-UP
FA Cup Form	Went beyond R3 in both last 2 years	Twice beyond R3 in last 5 years
Notes	Won 1899/00 3-0 & 1900/01 7-0	Won 1903/04 3-1 (after 1-1), 1905/06 1-0, 1971/72 2-1 (after 1-1) & 1978/79 2-0 Playing Saturday 09 Jan 3.0pm on BBC Digital

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Tie No. 23	Aston Villa	Liverpool
League Status	Premier League	Premier League
Level	1	1
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Exited in R3 in all last 4 years	One exit before R4 in last 9 years
Notes	Won 1896/97 3-0 & 2014/15 2-1	Won 1913/14 2-0, 1966/67 1-0, 1984/85 3-0, 1987/88 2-0, 1991/92 1-0 & 1995/96 3-0 Playing Friday 8 January 7.45pm on BT Sport 1

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Tie No. 24	Brentford	Middlesbrough
League Status	EFL Championship	EFL Championship
Level	2	2
Best Cup Run	QUARTER FINALS	RUNNERS-UP
FA Cup Form	3x beyond R3 in last 4 years	3x beyond R3 in last 4 years
Notes	Won 1906/07 1-0, 1948/49 3-2 & 1963/64 2-1	Won 1947/48 2-1 Playing Saturday 09 Jan 6.0pm on FA Player

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Tie No. 25	Manchester City	Birmingham City
League Status	Premier League	EFL Championship
Level	1	2
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	RUNNERS-UP
FA Cup Form	Last exited before R4 in 2011/12	Twice beyond R3 in last 5 years
Notes	Won 1912/13 4-0, 1954/55 1-0, 1955/56 3-1 (Final) & 2001/02 3-2 Playing Sunday 10 Jan 1.30pm on BBC Digital	Won 1898/99 3-2, 1926/27 4-1, 1928/29 3-1, 1946/47 5-0 & 1950/51 2-0

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Tie No. 26	Luton Town	Reading
League Status	EFL Championship	EFL Championship
Level	2	2
Best Cup Run	RUNNERS-UP	SEMI-FINALS
FA Cup Form	Exited in R3 in all last 4 seasons	7x beyond R3 in last 11 seasons
Notes	Won 1888/89 4-0 & 1963/64 2-1	Playing Saturday 09 Jan 12.0pm on BT Sport Extra 6

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Tie No. 27	Chelsea	Morecambe
League Status	Premier League	EFL 2
Level	1	4
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	Round 3
FA Cup Form	Last exited before R4 in 1997/98	4th time in R3 in 93rd campaign
Notes	No previous FA Cup meetings.	Playing Sunday 10 Jan 1.30pm on BBC Digital

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Tie No. 28	Exeter City	Sheffield Wednesday
League Status	EFL 2	EFL Championship
Level	4	2
Best Cup Run	QUARTER FINALS	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Last beyond R3 in 1980/81	Went beyond R3 in all last 3 seasons
Notes	No previous FA Cup meetings.	Playing Saturday 09 Jan 3.0pm on BT Sport Extra 5

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Tie No. 29	Norwich City	Coventry City
League Status	EFL Championship	EFL Championship
Level	2	2
Best Cup Run	SEMI-FINALS	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Last year first beyond Rd 3 in 7 years	Twice beyond R3 in last 3 seasons
Notes	Won 1982/83 2-1 (after 2-2), 1992/93 1-0 & 1994/95 3-1 (after 0-0) Playing Saturday 09 Jan 12.0pm on BT Sport Extra 5	Won 1929/30 2-0 (after 3-3), 1974/75 2-0 & 1999/00 3-1

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Tie No. 30	Blackpool	West Bromwich Albion
League Status	EFL 1	Premier League
Level	3	1
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Once beyond R3 in last 8 years	5x beyond R3 in last 6 seasons
Notes	Won 1958/59 3-1 Playing Saturday 09 Jan 3.0pm on BT Sport Extra 3	Won 1956/57 2-1 (after 0-0), 1961/62 2-1 (after 0-0), 1963/64 1-0 (after 2-2) & 1977/78 4-1

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Tie No. 31	Newport County	Brighton and Hove Albion
League Status	EFL 2	Premier League
Level	4	1
Best Cup Run	Round 5	RUNNERS-UP
FA Cup Form	Twice beyond R3 in last 3 seasons	3x beyond R3 in last 4 seasons
Notes	No previous FA Cup meetings.	Results vs original Newport County: 1948/49 1-3, 1955/56 8-1 & 1966/67 2-1 Playing Sunday 10 January 7.45pm on BT Sport 1

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Tie No. 32	Cheltenham Town	Mansfield Town
League Status	EFL 2	EFL 2
Level	4	4
Best Cup Run	Round 5	QUARTER FINALS
FA Cup Form	Last beyond R3 in 2005/06	Last beyond R3 in 2007/08
Notes	No previous FA Cup meetings.	Playing Sunday 10 Jan 1.30pm on FA Player

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FA Cup 2020/21 2nd Round Proper – Stat-packed Review

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Stats of the Round

Marine become only the second ever Level Eight club to reach the 3^rd Round of the FA Cup.

Chorley have broken the record for having participated in the most number of FA Cup campaigns before reaching the 3^rd Round for the first time.

Boreham Wood are into the 3rd Rd for the first time ever in what is their 50th campaign.

Hull City fail to be involved in FA Cup 3^rd Round for the first time in 17 years.

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First time in 3^rd Round ever

Chorley – 113^th campaign

Boreham Wood – 30th campaign

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Equalling best run to 3^rd Rd

Marine – 2^nd time in 95^th campaign

Morecambe – 4^th time in 93^rd campaign

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First time in 3^rd Round in a while

Marine – 28 years

Morecambe – 18 years

Stockport County – 14 years

Cheltenham Town, Crawley Town – 8 years

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Into 3^rd Rd and long time since last KO before 3^rd Round

4 years – Newport County, Shrewsbury Town

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Exited in 2^nd Rd but set best FA Cup run

King’s Lynn Town – 10^th campaign

Darlington – 7^th campaign

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Exited in 2^nd Rd and Equalled Best FA Cup Run

Solihull Moors – 4^th time in 14 campaigns

Oxford City – 3^rd time in 112 campaigns

Brackley Town – 3^rd time in 29 campaigns

Harrogate Town – 2^nd time in 48 campaigns

Salford City – 2^nd time in 31 campaigns

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Consecutive 2^nd Rd Exits

3 – Solihull Moors

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Avenged Previous FA Cup Defeat

Canvey Island 0-3 Boreham Wood

Gillingham 2-3 Exeter City

Bradford City 1-2 Oldham Athletic (now 3-2 down in head to head)

AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Crawley Town

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Biggest Wins of the 2^nd Rd (FA Cup records)

Bristol Rovers 6-0 Darlington (Record Defeat)

Portsmouth 6-1 King’s Lynn Town (Record Defeat)

Harrogate Town 0-4 Blackpool

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2^nd Rd Cupsets

Three Steps

Peterborough United (3) 1-2 Chorley (6)

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Two Steps

Marine (8) 1-0 Havant and Waterlooville (6)

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One Step

Gillingham (3) 2-3 Exeter City (4)

AFC Wimbledon (3) 1-2 Crawley Town (4)

Cheltenham Town (4) 2-1 Crewe Alexandra (3) (A.e.t.)

Stevenage (4) 1-1 Hull City (6-5 on pens)