FA Cup 2023/24 2nd Rd Review

Stat of the Round

Chesterfield FC become only the fifth non-league club to reach the 3^rd Round in three consecutive seasons since the current structure was adopted 98 years ago.

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First time in 3^rd Round ever

Maidstone United – 22^nd campaign

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Equalling best run to 3^rd Round

Morecambe FC – 6^th time in 96^th campaign

Eastleigh FC – 3^rd time in 47^th campaign

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First time in 3^rd Round in a while

11 years – Aldershot Town

7 years – Eastleigh FC, Sutton United

5 years – Bolton Wanderers

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

7 years – Shrewsbury Town

6 years – Blackpool FC

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

22 years – Reading FC

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Avenged Previous FA Cup Defeat

Crewe Alexandra 2-4 Bristol Rovers

Wrexham FC 3-0 Yeovil Town

Replay

Port Vale 3-3 Stevenage FC (won 3-4 on pens) (after two previous defeats)

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Biggest Wins of the 2^nd Round

AFC Wimbledon 5-0 Ramsgate FC (Joint BIGGEST FA Cup WIN)

Bolton Wanderers 5-1 Harrogate Town

Cambridge United 4-0 Fleetwood Town

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Cupsets

Maidstone United (6) 2-1 Barrow FC (4)

Eastleigh FC (5) 2-1 Reading FC (3)

Chesterfield FC (5) 1-0 Leyton Orient (3)

Wycombe Wanderers (3) 0-2 Morecambe FC (4)

Gillingham FC (4) 2-0 Charlton Athletic (3)

Replay

Stockport County (4) 0-1 Aldershot Town (5)

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Hat-tricks and more

3 – Jon Bodvarsson (Bolton Wanderers)

3 – Ryan Bowman (Shrewsbury Town)

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Miscellaneous

Wigan Athletic have beaten York City all three times they’ve met in FA Cup, once when Wigan were the Non-League side, once when both were League sides, and now when it is York City who are the Non-League side.