FA Cup

[TheDukeOfBanbury]

He has been my favourite Town player since the winning goal against Arsenal.
It was my 16th Birthday & from that day I always said if I had a son he would be named Andrew.
(Thank Fuck it wasn't Iffy Onoura as I don't think the Mrs would have been as happy).

Have only met him a couple of times, but always seemed a thoroughly nice fellow.

I found the programme from his Testimonial game the other day.

Have to say probably my joint favourite of all time.
Kammy being the other (due to my Pompey roots).
Majority would probably have gone with Mayes but Rowland stuck around and there was something magical about him, no thrills or spills but made the best out of everything.
My mate used to drink with him and he introduced me last season as "one of his biggest fans" he was so humble and appreciative which made the experience even better.
Got talking about those great times and as said one of the best moments following Swindon.
Like you I was a Town ender, probably the same age.
It was an adventure back then, a kind of "dare" coming in on the Didcot train but an adventure and Al, kids love adventures. As an adult though you never forget.
Andy, Andy Rowland.

[Stevens]

1-0 up in the replay until 2 Gerry Armstrong goals in the last 7 minutes. Fucker!

If I remember rightly, one of Armstrongs goals was a complete fluke, hit him just below the kneecap and looped in.

I still love the FA Cup, including the Preliminary rounds for non-league, always look out for a local midweek reply under lights, normally good crowd and atmosphere.

Home against non-league also great for the early rounds.

[Peter Venkman]

He has been my favourite Town player since the winning goal against Arsenal.
It was my 16th Birthday & from that day I always said if I had a son he would be named Andrew.
(Thank Fuck it wasn't Iffy Onoura as I don't think the Mrs would have been as happy).

Have only met him a couple of times, but always seemed a thoroughly nice fellow.
I found the programme from his Testimonial game the other day.

I would agree the Arsenal game was my all time fave game too, that was a few weeks before my 14th birthday and for a teenager it was scary times in the bigger games, yes I remember the Spuds fan in the pyjamas kicking off too but there were so many people in the Town End you couldn't move away from it, (well I was 14 then!).

Great times though.

[jonny72]

I've come to dread the FA Cup....up until about 8 or 9 years ago, we had a somewhat bizarre record of being in the top ten teams all time for % winning of games since our first effort v Watford in 1886.

Interesting stat. I just checked and it appears we still are in the top ten win % in the FA Cup, coming in at 10 with 48.3%.

Even more interesting, we have the lowest draw % of current league teams - only 7 non-league/folded teams are lower.

Though that doesn't include teams that have played under 60 games.

[Reg Smeeton]

Interesting stat. I just checked and it appears we still are in the top ten win % in the FA Cup, coming in at 10 with 48.3%.

Even more interesting, we have the lowest draw % of current league teams - only 7 non-league/folded teams are lower.

Though that doesn't include teams that have played under 60 games.

I'm surprised we're still there....used to be about 7th

[inept and tiresome]

Histon away.......
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now that was a bad day.

[DarloSTFC84]

Eastleigh away please.

[chalkies_shorts]

Scum away please

[FormerlyPlymRed]

Concord rangers at home please

[Peter Venkman]

The Draw Numbers for the 1st round -

1 Accrington Stanley
2 AFC Wimbledon
3 Barnsley
4 Bradford City
5 Bristol City
6 Burton Albion
7 Bury
8 Cambridge United
9 Carlisle United
10 Cheltenham Town
11 Chesterfield
12 Colchester United
13 Coventry City
14 Crawley Town
15 Crewe Alexandra
16 Dagenham & Redbridge
17 Doncaster Rovers
18 Exeter City
19 Fleetwood Town
20 Gillingham
21 Hartlepool United
22 Leyton Orient
23 Luton Town
24 Mansfield Town
25 Franchise
26 Morecambe
27 Newport County
28 Northampton Town
29 Notts County
30 Oldham Athletic
31 Oxford United
32 Peterborough United
33 Plymouth Argyle
34 Port Vale
35 Portsmouth
36 Preston North End
37 Rochdale
38 Scunthorpe United
39 Sheffield United
40 Shrewsbury Town
41 Southend United
42 Stevenage
43 Swindon Town
44 Tranmere Rovers
45 Walsall
46 Wycombe Wanderers
47 Yeovil Town
48 York City
49 Spennymoor Town Or AFC Telford United
50 AFC Fylde
51 Grimsby Town
52 Norton United Or Shildon
53 Warrington Town
54 Alfreton Town Or Lincoln City
55 Macclesfield Town Or Wrexham
56 Chorley Or FC Halifax Town
57 Altrincham
58 Blyth Spartans
59 Chester
60 Gateshead
61 Tamworth Or Southport
62 Bristol Rovers
63 East Thurrock United
64 Forest Green Rovers
65 Dartford
66 Maidstone United
67 Gosport Borough
68 Weston Super Mare
69 Eastbourne Borough Or Dover Athletic
70 Weymouth Or Braintree Town
71 Worcester City Or Greenwich Borough
72 Canvey Island Or Havant & Waterlooville
73 Concord Rangers
74 Basingstoke Town Or Harrow Borough
75 Aldershot Town
76 Eastleigh
77 Bromley
78 Chelmsford City Or Barnet
79 Nuneaton Town Or Hemel Hempstead Town
80 Woking

[kerry red]

It's going to be City I tells ya!

[Matchworn Shirts]

Weston away

[THE FLASH]

Concord rangers at home please

'You got no fans!'.......hang on....no that was Wealdstone.

[Sippo]

Cambridge away

[TheDukeOfBanbury]

Scum away please

Home or away.....if only.