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)