I have been raiding The Times, Football section today.
There has been, for the first time, a London derby tie in each of the FA Cup rounds from the Third to the Final;
Chelsea/Brentford, Spurs/Fulham, Arsenal/Sutton, Spurs/Millwall, Chelsea/Spurs, Chelsea/Arsenal. None in the First and Second Rounds this season sadly.
The last all London FA Cup Final was 2002 Arsenal v Chelsea.
The First (assuming the "amateurs" don't count) was 1967 Spurs v Chelsea.
West Ham v Fulham was in 1975 and
West Ham v Arsenal in 1980,
then Spurs v QPR 1982.
Tottenham's loss on Saturday is the first time a club has lost 7 FA Cup semis in history. They won their 7 previous league matches and this, seven weeks after Arsenal (who play at the opposite end of the Seven Sisters' Road) became the first team to lose seven European Cup or Champions League "Round of 16" ties in a row.
David Stockdale's two own goals is the first by a keeper in English League history.
Messi might have scored his 499th and 500th goals for Barca, but Billy Sharpe always in the box, scored his 201st goal for Sheffield United, already promoted!
Leyton Orient are relegated to the National League and will play there next season, assuming they have an investor. This is the first time in 112 years that the club has not been a Football League club. Their place will definitely be taken by Lincoln City who beat Macclesfield 2-1 at Sincil Bank on Saturday and played in front of 10,000 supporters. They were also the first non-league club to reach the quarter-finals of the Cup in 103 years. Last team? QPR 1914, see below.
Away from the Cup, Marine drew 5-5 with Buxton in the Northern Premier League, Premier Division in front of 439 people!
Scoring goes:0-1, 0-2, 1-2 (half time) 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4, 4-5, 5-5 in the 90th minute Marine have had 13 draws this season and Buxton 12, the most in their division, Banker?
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