FA Cup 2023/24 1st Rd Review

Stat of the Round

Aldershot Town become the first non-league club to score seven goals away at a Football League club in FA Cup history.

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First time in 2^nd Round ever

Ramsgate FC – 71^st campaign

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Equalling best run to 2^nd Round

Maidstone United – 5^th time in 22^nd campaign

Alfreton Town – 3rd time in 64^th campaign

Horsham FC – 2nd time in 98th campaign

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First time in 2^nd Round in a while

16 years – Horsham FC

13 years – York City

11 years – Alfreton Town

9 years – Aldershot Town

5 years – Bolton Wanderers

4 years – Eastleigh FC, Maidstone United, Notts County

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Into 2^nd Rd and long time since last KO before it.

25 years – Reading FC (First time in 1^st Rd for 22 years)

18 years – Peterborough United

10 years – Shrewsbury Town

6 years – Blackpool FC

5 years – Bristol Rovers

4 years – AFC Wimbledon, Harrogate Town, Stevenage FC, Stockport County

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First time Knocked Out before 2^nd Rd for a while

39 years – Derby County

9 years – Carlisle United

8 years – Barnsley FC

6 years – Portsmouth FC

5 years – Exeter City, Mansfield Town

4 years – Boreham Wood

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Consecutive 1^st Rd KOs

4 – Northampton Town

3 – Bradford City, Crawley Town, Maidenhead United, Oldham Athletic, Solihull Moors

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Avenged Previous FA Cup Defeat

Eastleigh FC 5-1 Boreham Wood (Lost two previous meetings in last two seasons)

Leyton Orient 3-1 Carlisle United (Last met 87 years ago)

Bradford City 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Lincoln City 1-2 Morecambe FC

Mansfield Town 1-2 Wrexham FC (After 3 previous defeats)

Chesterfield FC 1-0 Portsmouth FC (After 2 previous defeats)

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Biggest Wins of the 1^st Round

Bristol Rovers 7-2 Whitby Town (Joint BIGGEST FA Cup DEFEAT)

Marine FC 1-5 Harrogate Town

AFC Wimbledon 5-1 Cheltenham Town (Joint BIGGEST FA Cup WIN)

Eastleigh FC 5-1 Boreham Wood

Stockport County 5-1 Worksop Town

Bolton Wanderers 4-0 Solihull Moors

Replays

Cray Valley Paper Mills 1-6 Charlton Athletic

Grimsby Town 7-2 Slough Town (Joint BIGGEST FA Cup DEFEAT)

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Cupsets

Ramsgate FC (8) 2-1 Woking FC (5)

Chesterfield FC (5) 1-0 Portsmouth FC (3)

Swindon Town (4) 4-7 Aldershot Town (5)

Northampton Town (3) 1-3 Barrow FC (4)

Lincoln City (3) 1-2 Morecambe FC (4)

AFC Wimbledon (4) 5-1 Cheltenham Town (3)

Yeovil Town (6) 3-2 Gateshead FC (5)

Replays

Derby County (3) 1-3 Crewe Alexandra (4)

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Hat-tricks and more

3 – Jack Barham (Aldershot Town)

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Miscellaneous

Swindon Town 4-7 Aldershot Town is the first such scoreline in the ‘Proper’ Rounds of the FA Cup for 140 years.

Maidenhead United have now lost their last 15 FA Cup 1st Rd ties. Bromley FC have now lost their last 17 FA Cup 1st Rd ties.

Oxford United have now beaten Maidenhead United four times out of four meetings in FA Cup.

Barnsley FC become the first Football League club for 17 years to be disqualified in the FA Cup.