FA Cup 2021/22 2nd Rd Review

To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the FA Cup my ‘FA Cup 150’ book provides facts and stats and Top 150 lists for the first 150 years of the competition and can be ordered from this link: https://facupfactfile.co.uk/shop or from Amazon.

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Stat of the Round

21 years after last defeating a Football League club as a non-league side, Yeovil Town extended their record by knocking out their 21^st Football League opponent in the FA Cup.

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First time in 3^rd Round ever

49^th campaign – Harrogate Town

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Equalling best run to 3^rd Rd

Barrow FC – 13th time in 111th campaign

Morecambe FC – 5^th time in 94^th campaign

Boreham Wood – 2nd time in 51st campaign

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First time in 3^rd Round in a while

10 years – Swindon Town

8 years – Kidderminster Harriers, Leyton Orient

7 years – Chesterfield FC

5 years – Barrow FC

4 years – Yeovil Town

3 years – AFC Wimbledon

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

5 years – Shrewsbury Town

4 years – Rotherham United

3 years – Bristol Rovers

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First time Knocked Out before 3^rd Rd for a while

4 years – Portsmouth FC, Tranmere Rovers

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Avenged Previous FA Cup Defeat

Portsmouth FC 1-2 Harrogate Town

Walsall FC 1-2 Swindon Town

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Biggest Wins of the 2^nd Rd

Boreham Wood 4-0 St Albans City

Leyton Orient 4-0 Tranmere Rovers

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Cupsets

Salford City (4) 0-2 Chesterfield FC (5)

Doncaster Rovers (3) 2-3 Mansfield Town (4)

Burton Albion (3) 1-2 Port Vale (4)

Portsmouth FC (3) 1-2 Harrogate Town (4)

Lincoln City (3) 0-1 Hartlepool United (4)

Kidderminster Harriers (6) 2-0 FC Halifax Town

Yeovil Town (5) 1-0 Stevenage FC (4)

Replay

Barrow FC (4) 2-0 Ipswich Town (3)

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Hat-tricks and more

None

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Miscellaneous

It’s the first time that Charlton Athletic have won two FA Cup games in the same season for eight years.