FA Cup 2020/21 3rd Qualifying Rd – Stat-packed Review

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Stats of the Round

It is only the second time since the Football League was formed that as many as three clubs have withdrawn from the competition as late as the 3^rd Qualifying Round in the same season. The only other time it happened was in the Football League’s debut season, 1888/89.

Skelmersdale United and Marske United are the last two clubs still in the competition that began their campaign in the Extra Preliminary Round.

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First time in 4^th Qualifying Round ever

Sholing – 15^th campaign

Cray Valley Paper Mills – 8^th campaign

Ilkeston Town – 2^nd campaign

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Equalling best run to Q4 Rd

Cray Wanderers – 2^nd time in 72^nd campaign

South Shields – 2^nd time in 26^th campaign

Marske United – 2nd time in 23rd campaign

Hartley Wintney – 2^nd time in 15^th campaign

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First time in 4^th Qualifying Round in a while

48 years – Skelmersdale United

40 years – Banbury United

34 years – Wimborne Town

13 years – Stafford Rangers

8 years – Bury Town, Cambridge City

7 years – Bishop’s Stortford, Marske United

6 years – Canvey Island

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First time Knocked Out as early as Q3 Rd for a while

Maidstone United – 7 years

Ebbsfleet United – 5 years

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Exited in Q3 Rd but set best FA Cup run

Christchurch – 24^th campaign

Barking – 20^th campaign

Larkhall Athletic – 15^th campaign

Bedfont Sport – 10^th campaign

Sheppey United – 5^th campaign

Longridge Town – 2^nd campaign

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Exited in Q3 Rd and Equalled Best FA Cup Run

Mickleover – 4^th time in 22 campaigns

Bristol Manor Farm – 3^rd time in 35 campaign

Walton Casuals – 3^rd time in 21 campaigns

Farsley Celtic – 3^rd time in 9 campaigns

Tadcaster Albion – 2^nd time in 25 campaigns

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Consecutive Q3 Rd Exits

3 – Bristol Manor Farm, Hereford

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Avenged Previous FA Cup Defeat

Taunton Town 4-2 Truro City

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Biggest Wins of the Q3 Rd

Weston-super-Mare 6-0 Larkhall Athletic

Darlington 6-1 Tadcaster Albion (Record Win and Equal Record Defeat)

Oxford City 6-1 Tamworth

Haringey Borough 5-1 Bracknell Town

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Q3 Rd Cupsets

Three Steps

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Two Steps

Braintree Town (2) 0-1 Maldon and Tiptree (4)

Marske United (4) 1-0 Blyth Spartans (2)

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One Step

Southport (2) 1-1 South Shields (3) (2-4 on pens)

Sholing (4) 5-2 Walton Casuals (3)

Marine (4) 4-1 Nantwich Town (3)

Bury Town (4) 2-0 Nuneaton Borough (3)

Ilkeston Town (4) 1-0 Alvechurch (3)

Stafford Rangers (3) 3-1 Hereford (2)

Wimborne Town (3) 2-2 Maidstone United (2) (3-1 on pens)

Leiston (3) 0-0 AFC Telford United (2) (9-8 on pens)

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Hat-tricks and more

3 – Toby Holmes (Taunton Town)

3 – Dayle Grubb (Weston-super-Mare)

3 – James Waite (Weston-super-Mare)