FA Cup 2023/24 3rd Round Review

Stat of the Round

Queens Park Rangers exit FA Cup in 3^rd Round for a competition record 52^nd time.

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First time in 4^th Round ever

Maidstone United – 22^nd campaign

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First time in 4^th Round in a while

8 years – Aston Villa

5 years – Newport County, Watford FC

4 years – Newcastle United

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Into 4^th Rd and long time since last KO before it.

12 years – Manchester City

10 years – Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur

5 years – Fulham FC, Leicester City, Liverpool FC, Southampton FC

4 years – Brighton and Hove Albion, Luton Town

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Consecutive 3^rd Rd Exits

6 – Rotherham United

4 – Shrewsbury Town

3 – Chesterfield FC, Hull City, Millwall FC

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Avenged Previous FA Cup Defeat

Queens Park Rangers 2-3 AFC Bournemouth

Watford FC 2-1 Chesterfield FC

Replay

Bristol City 1-0 West Ham United (after two previous defeats)

Bristol Rovers 1-3 Norwich City (after two previous defeats)

Blackpool 2-3 Nottingham Forest (lost just last season)

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Biggest Wins of the 3^rd Round

Manchester City 5-0 Huddersfield Town

Gillingham FC 0-4 Sheffield United

Coventry City 6-2 Oxford United

Chelsea FC 4-0 Preston North End

Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 Cardiff City

Southampton FC 4-0 Walsall FC

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Cupsets

Maidstone United (6) 1-0 Stevenage FC (3)

Shrewsbury Town (3) 0-1 Wrexham FC (4)

Replays

Bristol City (2) 1-0 West Ham United

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Hat-tricks and more

3 – Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers)

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Miscellaneous

It’s the first time there has been Non-League representation in FA Cup 4^th Round for four successive season since the 1974/75 to 1977/78 seasons.