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Gloucester City & the FA Cup |
In an interview on Radio Five I heard Blackburn boss Graeme Souness describe the FA Cup as the 'Greatest cup competition in the World, bar none'. That quote brought a lump to my throat (not sick either!) because, after all, he's a Scotsman and he's praising up something very English. |
As far as I'm aware, any team can enter the competiton. It usually runs from the extra-preliminary round in August through to the showpiece Final in May. Almost a thousand teams throw their hats into the ring every season and our own Gloucester City are one of them! |
Being a Non-League team means that you have pretty much no chance of winning the whole thing, although, Tottenham Hotspur did such a thing way back in 1901. In the modern game though many teams fight for the few places in the competiton proper and hope for a payday against a big side. |
The Tigers have only reached the First Round on four occasions. When the club first entered just after the Second World War had finished they met Mansfield Town, Norwich City and Bristol City in successive seasons all in first round ties. Little did they realise that it would take almost forty years to repeat the feat. On that occasion the big guns were avoided and our league rivals Dorchester Town were the visitors to Meadow Park. City won the game comfortably 1-0 and created history by reaching the second round proper for the first time. |
We were drawn away at sleeping giants Cardiff City. Goals from Steve Talboys and Chris Townsend put the Tigers into a 2-0 lead, but the Welsh clubs trainee striker Morrys Scott pulled two goals back in the dying minutes to salvage a draw. He also got on the scoresheet in the replay as City were beaten 0-1. If we'd have won we would've faced first division side QPR at Loftus Road. |
Of course, where there are ups, there are downs. I can't comment on what might've been bad results in the early years, but in recent times we've been victims of giantkillings by teams from lower leagues. The worst was at home to Wessex League side Thatcham Town but we also succumbed to the likes of Weston, Clevedon and Cinderford. |
However, the romance is still there and season after season we enter again hoping for that big game away at Old Trafford... |
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Season |
Round |
Opposition |
Venue |
Result |
Goalscorers |
2005/06 |
1Q |
Christchurch |
H |
0-0 |
|
|
1Qr |
Christchurch |
A |
0-3 |
|
|
2004/05 |
1Q |
Street |
A |
2-3 |
Cox, Bayliss |
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2003/04 |
P |
Bristol Manor Farm |
A |
5-0 |
Hoskins (4), Smith |
|
1Q |
Team Bath |
H |
0-0 |
|
|
1Qr |
Team Bath |
A |
2-0 |
Cox (2) |
|
2Q |
Merthyr Tydfil |
H |
2-0 |
Jeffries (2) |
|
3Q |
Chippenham Town |
H |
4-3 |
Cox (2), Smith, Hoskins |
|
4Q |
Bishops Stortford |
A |
0-2 |
|
|
2002/03 |
P |
Minehead |
A |
2-0 |
Thompson, Howard |
|
1Q |
Bashley |
H |
3-0 |
Cox, Harris, Thompson |
|
2Q |
Newport County |
H |
1-1 |
Hoskins |
|
2Qr |
Newport County |
A |
0-4 |
|
|
2001/02 |
P |
Cirencester Town |
A |
1-2 |
Marshall |
|
2000/01 |
P |
Odd Down |
A |
2-0 |
Tucker, Johnstone |
|
1Q |
Evesham United |
H |
2-1 |
Bayliss, Tucker |
|
2Q |
Chippenham Town |
H |
1-1 |
Rawlins |
|
2Qr |
Chippenham Town |
A |
5-3 |
Meadows, Marshall, Rawlins, Griffiths, Cox |
|
3Q |
Tiverton Town |
A |
3-1 |
Rawlins, Bayliss (2) |
|
4Q |
Havant |
A |
1-1 |
Moore |
|
4Qr |
Havant |
H |
2-3 |
Cox, Johnstone |
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1999/00 |
2Q |
Weymouth |
A |
0-0 |
|
|
2Qr |
Weymouth |
H |
2-1 |
J.Smith, Fergusson |
|
3Q |
Merthyr Tydfil |
H |
2-3 |
Wyatt, J.Smith |
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1998/99 |
2Q |
Paulton Rovers |
H |
2-1 |
Keeling, Bennett |
|
3Q |
Sudbury Town |
H |
10-0 |
Bennett, Burns (2), Hemmings, Callinan, Mings (3), Kemp, Hoskins |
|
4Q |
Kidderminster Harriers |
A |
1-2 |
D.Webb |
|
1997/98 |
1Q |
Mangotsfield United |
H |
3-0 |
Burns (2), Hoskins |
|
2Q |
Newport IOW |
H |
2-1 |
Burns, Fergusson |
|
3Q |
Waterlooville |
H |
2-0 |
Elsey, Fergusson |
|
4Q |
Wisbech Town |
H |
1-1 |
Holloway |
|
4Qr |
Wisbech Town |
A |
2-3 |
Fergusson, Mings |
|
1996/97 |
1Q |
Basingstoke Town |
A |
3-0 |
Watkins, Webb, Mings |
|
2Q |
Thatcham Town |
H |
1-3 |
Kemp |
|
1995/96 |
1Q |
Bristol Manor Farm |
H |
8-0 |
Portway (2), Adebowale, Rouse, Knight, Warner, Webb, Adams |
|
2Q |
Cinderford Town |
H |
0-1 |
|
|
1994/95 |
1Q |
Exmouth Town |
H |
3-0 |
Knight (2), Mitchell |
|
2Q |
Merthyr Tydfil |
H |
7-1 |
Hallam (2), Mitchell (3), Kilgour, Knight |
|
3Q |
Cinderford Town |
A |
2-0 |
Mitchell, Hallam |
|
4Q |
Worthing |
H |
1-1 |
Crowley |
|
4Qr |
Worthing |
A |
1-2 |
Hallam |
|
1993/94 |
1Q |
Clevedon Town |
H |
1-2 |
Callinan |
|
1992/93 |
1Q |
Weston Super Mare |
H |
2-3 |
Callinan, Eaton |
|
1991/92 |
1Q |
Shortwood United |
H |
4-1 |
Meacham, Penny, own goal, Noble |
|
2Q |
Worcester City |
A |
1-2 |
Eaton |
|
1990/91 |
4Q |
Farnborough Town |
A |
1-4 |
Meacham |
|
1989/90 |
1Q |
Mangotsfield United |
H |
4-0 |
Morrison (2), Hughes (2) |
|
2Q |
Barry Town |
H |
2-2 |
Chandler, Townsend |
|
2Qr |
Barry Town |
A |
2-0 |
Morrison, Williams |
|
3Q |
Worcester City |
H |
4-2 |
Hughes, Morrison, Payne (2) |
|
4Q |
Folkestone |
A |
1-0 |
Payne |
|
1 |
Dorchester Town |
H |
1-0 |
Talboys |
|
2 |
Cardiff City |
A |
2-2 |
Talboys, Townsend |
|
2r |
Cardiff City |
H |
0-1 |
|
|
1988/89 |
1Q |
Melksham Town |
A |
5-0 |
|
|
2Q |
Cheltenham Town |
H |
3-0 |
|
|
3Q |
Merthyr Tydfil |
H |
0-1 |
|
|
1987/88 |
P |
Westbury United |
H |
7-0 |
|
|
1Q |
Ton Pentre |
H |
1-2 |
|
|
1986/87 |
P |
Saltash United |
A |
0-0 |
|
|
Pr |
Saltash United |
H |
0-2 |
|
|
1985/86 |
1Q |
Ton Pentre |
H |
0-0 |
|
|
1Qr¹ |
Ton Pentre |
A |
3-3 |
|
|
1Qr² |
Ton Pentre |
A |
1-2 |
|
|
1984/85 |
1Q |
Llanelli |
A |
2-5 |
|
|
2Q |
Haverfordwest County |
A |
W/O |
|
|
3Q |
Barry Town |
H |
1-3 |
|
|
1983/84 |
1Q |
Haverfordwest County |
A |
2-1 |
|
|
2Q |
Welton Rovers |
A |
4-1 |
|
|
3Q |
Merthyr Tydfil |
A |
2-3 |
|
|
1982/83 |
1Q |
Llanelli |
H |
1-0 |
|
|
2Q |
Cheltenham Town |
H |
1-5 |
|
|
1981/82 |
P |
Clandown |
A |
3-1 |
|
|
1Q |
Forest Green Rovers |
H |
2-1 |
|
|
2Q |
Devizes Town |
H |
2-4 |
|
|
1980/81 |
1Q |
Dorchester Town |
H |
1-0 |
|
|
2Q |
Trowbridge Town |
H |
0-1 |
|
|
1979/80 |
P |
Bridgend Town |
H |
0-2 |
|
|
1978/79 |
P |
Frome Town |
A |
3-0 |
|
|
1Q |
Melksham Town |
A |
0-1 |
|
|
1977/78 |
1Q |
Dudley Town |
A |
1-1 |
|
|
1Qr |
Dudley Town |
H |
1-2 |
|
|
1976/77 |
P |
Trowbridge Town |
H |
1-1 |
|
|
Pr |
Trowbridge Town |
A |
2-1 |
|
|
1Q |
Merthyr Tydfil |
A |
1-4 |
|
|
1975/76 |
1Q |
Brierley Hill Alliance |
A |
1-2 |
|
|
1974/75 |
1Q |
Merthyr Tydfil |
H |
3-2 |
|
|
2Q |
Cheltenham Town |
A |
1-4 |
|
|
1973/74 |
1Q |
Stonehouse |
A |
1-1 |
|
|
1Qr |
Stonehouse |
H |
0-1 |
|
|
1972/73 |
1Q |
Trowbridge Town |
H |
2-2 |
|
|
1Qr |
Trowbridge Town |
A |
0-2 |
|
|
1971/72 |
1Q |
Merthyr Tydfil |
H |
2-3 |
|
|
1970/71 |
1Q |
Cinderford Town |
A |
2-3 |
|
|
1969/70 |
1Q |
Ton Pentre |
A |
2-2 |
|
|
1Qr |
Ton Pentre |
H |
0-1 |
|
|
1968/69 |
1Q |
Devizes Town |
H |
3-1 |
|
|
2Q |
Welton Rovers |
A |
2-1 |
|
|
3Q |
Poole Town |
A |
1-1 |
|
|
3Qr |
Poole Town |
H |
1-2 |
|
|
1967/68 |
1Q |
Lovells Athletic |
A |
4-0 |
|
|
2Q |
Cheltenham Town |
H |
0-1 |
|
|
1966/67 |
1Q |
Abergavenny Thursdays |
H |
4-1 |
|
|
2Q |
Cinderford Town |
A |
2-2 |
|
|
2Qr |
Cinderford Town |
H |
0-3 |
|
|
1965/66 |
1Q |
Llanelli |
H |
1-0 |
|
|
2Q |
Lovells Athletic |
A |
2-1 |
|
|
3Q |
Merthyr Tydfil |
H |
1-1 |
|
|
3Qr¹ |
Merthyr Tydfil |
A |
1-1 |
|
|
3Qr² |
Merthyr Tydfil |
H |
0-1 |
|
|
1964/65 |
1Q |
Abergavenny Thursdays |
H |
3-1 |
|
|
2Q |
Llanelli |
H |
0-1 |
|
|
1963/64 |
1Q |
Merthyr Tydfil |
H |
2-2 |
|
|
1Qr |
Merthyr Tydfil |
A |
3-2 |
|
|
2Q |
Cheltenham Town |
H |
1-2 |
|
|
1962/63 |
1Q |
Merthyr Tydfil |
H |
3-2 |
|
|
2Q |
Barry Town |
H |
3-0 |
|
|
3Q |
Cheltenham Town |
H |
1-2 |
|
|
1961/62 |
1Q |
Stonehouse |
H |
5-1 |
|
|
2Q |
Barry Town |
H |
0-0 |
|
|
2Qr |
Barry Town |
A |
1-2 |
|
|
1960/61 |
1Q |
Cheltenham Town |
H |
1-4 |
|
|
1959/60 |
1Q |
Cheltenham Town |
H |
1-3 |
|
|
1958/59 |
1Q |
Cinderford Town |
H |
3-2 |
|
|
2Q |
Lovells Athletic |
A |
3-2 |
|
|
3Q |
Merthyr Tydfil |
A |
1-2 |
|
|
1957/58 |
1Q |
Cinderford Town |
A |
1-2 |
|
|
1956/57 |
1Q |
Cinderford Town |
H |
3-1 |
|
|
2Q |
Cheltenham Town |
H |
1-2 |
|
|
1955/56 |
1Q |
Ebbw Vale |
A |
2-2 |
|
|
1Qr |
Ebbw Vale |
H |
4-1 |
|
|
2Q |
Barry Town |
A |
2-5 |
|
|
1954/55 |
1Q |
Cinderford Town |
A |
3-0 |
|
|
2Q |
Barry Town |
A |
4-1 |
|
|
3Q |
Merthyr Tydfil |
H |
0-1 |
|
|
1953/54 |
1Q |
Cinderford Town |
H |
6-1 |
|
|
2Q |
Barry Town |
A |
1-2 |
|
|
1952/53 |
P |
Llanelli |
H |
1-1 |
|
|
Pr |
Llanelli |
A |
0-5 |
|
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1951/52 |
1Q |
Stonehouse |
A |
2-1 |
|
|
2Q |
Ebbw Vale |
H |
1-2 |
|
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1950/51 |
4Q |
Salisbury |
A |
2-1 |
|
|
1 |
Bristol City |
A |
0-4 |
|
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1949/50 |
P |
Weston Super Mare |
A |
3-2 |
|
|
1Q |
Barry Town |
A |
1-1 |
|
|
1Qr |
Barry Town |
H |
1-0 |
|
|
2Q |
Clevedon |
H |
3-0 |
|
|
3Q |
Lovells Athletic |
H |
3-0 |
|
|
4Q |
Bideford |
A |
1-1 |
|
|
4Qr |
Bideford |
H |
3-1 |
|
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1 |
Norwich City |
H |
2-3 |
Hunt (2) |
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1948/49 |
EP |
Cinderford Town |
H |
4-0 |
|
|
P |
Barnstaple Town |
H |
5-2 |
|
|
1Q |
Clevedon |
H |
8-2 |
|
|
2Q |
Glastonbury |
A |
1-1 |
|
|
2Qr |
Glastonbury |
H |
3-1 |
|
|
3Q |
Street |
H |
4-1 |
|
|
4Q |
Bath City |
A |
3-2 |
|
|
1 |
Mansfield Town |
A |
0-4 |
|
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1947/48 |
P |
Hanham Athletic |
H |
2-4 |
|
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1946/47 |
P |
Weston Super Mare St Johns |
A |
5-0 |
|
|
1Q |
St Phillips Marsh Adult School |
A |
0-2 |
|
|
1938/39 |
3Q |
Barry |
H |
1-2 |
|
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