IT WAS A SHOOTOUT FOR THE ROYAL SPA TOWN

On Wednesday 31st August 2005 Tunbridge Wells FC  played a replay against Littlehampton Town FC in the FA Cup. On the previous Saturday, they had drawn 1-1 by the seaside and going back to Royal Tunbridge Wells and the Culverden Stadium, the Wells drew after extra time 2-2.
Then began the penalty taking ritual in which after 20 shots at goal each, Tunbridge Wells ran out winners, 16-15. Despite having a stadium that held over 3,000, a miserly crowd of 122 only saw this record breaking shoot out and in the next round, weary from their exertions, the Wells lost 0-2 to the Metropolitan Police FC.
The previous record for penalties under such conditions was 24.
Founded in 1886, The Wells reached the heady positions of the second round of the FA Cup during the 1930s and in 2013 got to Wembley, only to lose to Spennymoor in the FA Vase.
A spa town, Tunbridge Wells has much to celebrate and not pay the penalty.