Saturday 21 May 2016

FA CUP RECORDS

Most wins: Arsenal 12 (played 19 finals overall).
Most consecutive wins: The Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers 3 (The Wanderers were public school alumni playing in the 1870s and won the cup 5 times in 5 finals).
Rovers won their hat trick in the 1880s.
Leicester City have been in 4 finals without winning-a record.
Everton have had most defeats in finals 8.
Biggest win 6-0 Bury v Derby 1903.
Ashley Cole has played in 7 winning finals with Arsenal and Chelsea.
Lord Arthur Kinnaird appeared in most finals with the Wanderers and Old Etonians-9, in rthe 19th C.
Curtis Weston of Millwall is the youngest Cup Finalist 17 yrs 119 days.
Norman Whiteside of Manchester United is the youngest goal scorer 18 yrs 19 days.
The oldest Finalist is Billy Hampson of Newcastle United 1924: 41 yrs 257 days.
Gareth Morris of Ashton United scored the fastest Cup goal in 4 seconds v Skelmersdale in September 2001.
Andy Locke of Nantwich Town v Droylsden scored the fastest hat trick in 2 mins 20 seconds 1995.
George Williams at 16 yrs 2 months and 5 days is the youngest goal scorer in proper rounds for MK Dons v Nantwich town 2001-12
Andy Awford is the youngest player in rounds at 15 yrs 88 days for Worcester City v Boreham Wood 3rd Qual Rd 1987-8.
Ted MacDougall scored 9 goals for Bournemouth v Margate in a cup qualifying round win of 11-0 in November 1971. He also scored 103 goals in 146 starts for Bournemouth.
Longest tie was in 1971 when Oxford City played Alvechurch over 660 minutes (6 matches) in a 4th Rd Qualifier. Alvechurch won 1-0 in the sixth tie.
Biggest home/overall win Preston NE v Hyde 26-0 in the First Rd October 1887.
Biggest away win 0-14 for Nottingham Forest at Clapton January 1891.
Most ties played in competition: Bideford Town 13 in 1973-4 from First Qual to 1st Round proper.

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