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.
- Abbey Sports (IL) v Abbey United (EFL)
- AGWI United (WessL) v Albion United (NL)
- Anson Sports (NECL) v APM Mears (SCEL)
- Apsley (NatL) v Ardwick (PL)
- Armada Sports (SL) v Armstrong Siddeley Motors (MFL)
- AXA (WestL) v Axwell Park Colliery Welfare (NL)
- Bearings Direct (SL) v Belmont (EFL)
- Bethnal Green United (SCEL) v Black Arabs (EFL)
- Blackpool Mechanics (NWCL) v Blakeborough Valve Company (NPL)
- Boscombe (EFL) v Bramtoco (WessL)
- Broadheath (NatL) v Brotherhoods Engineering Works (SL)
- Brunswick Village (NL) v Centre 21 (CCL)
- Christ Church Hampstead (SL) v Christchurch (MFL)
- City Supporters Rusholme (NWCL) v CKD (NWCL)
- Colourvision Rangers (WessL) v Crittall Athletic (NatL)
- Devonshire Park (SCL) v Dial Square (PL)
- Downs FC (ESL) v Eagle FC (EFL)
- Eastville Rovers (EFL) v Ex-Air Flyers (WestL)
- Eye United (UCL) v Ford United (ESL)
- Golders Green (SL) v Gravesend and Northfleet (NatL)
- Grays Inn (NCEL) v Greenhouse London (ESL)
- H and B United (SCEL) v Haringey and Walthamstow Development (ESL)
- Hartburn Juniors (NL) v Headington United (EFL)
- Heaton Corner House (NL) v Heaton Norris Rovers (NatL)
- Highmoor-Ibis (HL) v Hurst (NPL)
- Inrad (CCL) v James Grove Button Factory (SL)
- John Smith’s (NPL) v Kirkham and Wesham (NatL)
- Lakeside (IL) v Langney Sports (NatL)
- Langton (NWCL) v Leyton Pennant (ESL)
- Lloyds Sports (WessL) v Lockheed Borg and Beck (NatL)
- LSS Lucarlys (NPL) v MALEX (SSML)
- Manlove and Alliots (EMCL) v Manor Athletic (IL)
- Manor Works (NatL) v Mauritius Sports Association (ESL)
- Medway (SCEL) v Mill Lane Mission (IL)
- Miners Arms (NCEL) v Mitchell Shackleton (NWCL)
- Mond Rangers (NWCL) v Mount Grace (IL)
- Nag’s Head (NCEL) v Netherfield (NPL)
- New Bilton Juniors (UCL) v New Brompton (EFL)
- Newton Heath (PL) v Northam Star (UCL)
- Ordnance Survey (WessL) v Over Wanderers (NWCL)
- Park Villa (NPL) v Pilton Yeo Vale (SL)
- Pine Villa (EFL) v Poringland and District (ECL)
- Portsmouth Civil Service (SL) v Preston Colliery (NL)
- Ravenstone (SL) v Reed International (SCEL)
- Reyrolles (NL) v Riverside (EFL)
- Rock-A-Nore (IL) v Roxonian (SL)
- Royal Engineers (OSO) (WessL) v Rutland Engineering Works (UCL)
- Rutland Ironworks (NPL) v Saltisford Rovers (MFL)
- Shaddongate United (EFL) v Singers (EFL)
- Small Heath Alliance (EFL) v Sneinton (NPL)
- Spartan Club (EFL) v Spencer Villa (SL)
- St Andrew’s Youth Club (WMRL) v St Domingo’s (PL)
- St Luke’s (PL) v Stanhope Rovers (SCEL)
- Stewarts and Lloyds (SL) v Stockton (NL)
- Stockton Heath Albion (NPL) v Stroud (EFL)
- Sun Life (WestL) v Swaythling (NatL)
- Thames Ironworks (PL) v Thanet United (IL)
- Tufnell Park (IL) v Valley Sports (UCL)
- Vandyke (CCL) v Vosper Thorneycroft (SL)
- West Herts (EFL) v Whickham Sports (NPL)
- Wicor Mill (WessL) v Woolwich Heathway (SCEL)
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Answers
- Waltham Abbey (NL) v Cambridge United (EFL)
- Fawley (NL) v Little Common (NL)
- Glasshoughton Welfare (NL) v K Sports (NL)
- Hemel Hempstead Town (NL) v Manchester City (PL)
- Basingstoke Town (NL) v Coventry Sphinx (NL)
- Cribbs (NL) v Whickham (NL)
- Peterborough Sports (NL) v Tranmere Rovers (EFL)
- Tower Hamlets (NL) v Bristol Rovers (EFL)
- AFC Blackpool (NL) v Brighouse Town (NL)
- AFC Bournemouth (EFL) v Totton and Eling (NL)
- Altrincham (NL) v Peterborough Sports (NL)
- Newcastle Benfield (NL) v Sutton Common Rovers (NL)
- Hendon (NL) v Chelmsley Town (NL)
- Maine Road (NL) v Runcorn Town (NL)
- AFC Portchester (NL) v Braintree Town (NL)
- Eastbourne Town (NL) v Arsenal (PL)
- Clapton (NL) v Leyton Orient (EFL)
- Bristol Rovers (EFL) v Plymouth Parkway (NL)
- Peterborough Northern Star (NL) v Redbridge (NL)
- Hendon (NL) v Ebbsfleet United (NL)
- Bridlington Town (NL) v Woodford Town (NL)
- Hollands and Blair (NL) v Woodford Town (NL)
- Stockton Town (NL) v Oxford United (EFL)
- Newcastle Benfield (NL) v Stockport County (NL)
- Reading City (NL) v Ashton United (NL)
- Sutton Common Rovers (NL) v Halesowen Town (NL)
- Tadcaster Albion (NL) v AFC Fylde (NL)
- Phoenix Sports (NL) v Eastbourne Borough (NL)
- Bootle (NL) v Walthamstow (NL)
- AFC Portchester (NL) v Leamington (NL)
- Cleethorpes Town (NL) v London Lions (NL)
- Radford (NL) v Brentwood Town (NL)
- Braintree Town (NL) v Woodford Town (NL)
- Chatham Town (NL) v Carshalton Athletic (NL)
- Garforth Town (NL) v Irlam (NL)
- Runcorn Town (NL) v Potters Bar Town (NL)
- Staveley Miners Welfare (NL) v Kendal Town (NL)
- Rugby Town (NL) v Gillingham (EFL)
- Manchester United (PL) v Peterborough Northern Star (NL)
- AFC Stoneham (NL) v Winsford United (NL)
- Mossley (NL) v Barnstaple Town (NL)
- Oldham Athletic (EFL) v Norwich United (NL)
- Moneyfields (NL) v North Shields (NL)
- Coalville Town (NL) v K Sports (NL)
- Hebburn Town (NL) v Cardiff City (EFL)
- Hastings United (NL) v Harrow Borough (NL)
- AFC Stoneham (NL) v Blackstones (NL)
- Stamford (NL) v Racing Club Warwick (NL)
- Carlisle United (EFL) v Coventry City (EFL)
- Birmingham City (EFL) v Carlton Town (NL)
- Swindon Town (EFL) v Banbury United (NL)
- Shifnal Town (NL) v Everton (PL)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers (PL) v Beckenham Town (NL)
- Corby Town (NL) v Thornaby (NL)
- Warrington Town (NL) v Forest Green Rovers (EFL)
- Cribbs (NL) v Eastleigh (NL)
- West Ham United (PL) v Margate (NL)
- Haringey Borough (NL) v Rugby Town (NL)
- Colliers Wood United (NL) v Sholing (NL)
- Watford (EFL) v Dunston (NL)
- AFC Portchester (NL) v Erith Town (NL)