THE FA CUP 2021-2 EARLY DAYS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBvgqc4VZag&t=272s Carshalton Athletic FC (in red. Their nickname? have a guess)

were playing  Ebbsfleet Utd in the FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round last weekend. Crowd 497 (owned up to!) That made it 1-1 and Ebbsfleet scored in the 89 minute, to win 1-2.

Nickname? The Fleet! Once Gravesend & Northfleet F.C., the club was formed in 1946, following the Second World War, after a merger between Gravesend Untd (originally formed in 1893) and Northfleet Utd (originally formed in 1890) with the new club retaining the red & white, home colours (playing at the Stonebridge Road Stadium) of Northfleet United. From 1969 and 1971, Roy Hodgson who later became manager of the national teams of Switzerland, UAE, Finland and England, was a player at the club, making 59 appearances.

The lowest crowd in this FA Cup round (so far) was 104 for the Barking FC v AFC Dunstable tie that ended 1-3. Closely behind this was Squires Gate 2-3 Pontefract Collieries: attendance 122. 

Highest attendance 1648 for York City v Hebburn Town, a 3-0 win for the club recently exited the Football League. York City, of course, was once a Football League club of some note.

The club was founded in 1912 as a works' for the Reyrolles Company. Playing under the company name, they joined Division Two of the Jarrow and District Junior League. PLaying in the Northern Premier League, the club won the FA Vase Final beating local rivals Consett, in the 2020-delayed to May2021!

Dulwich Hamlet FC, a London club of some historic note, raised a 1605 crowd; the club has a loyal following through its past achievements! It's a bit trendy to follow the Hamlet in South London! They lost to Bedfont Sports 0-1.

1169 saw Blyth Spartan from the North-east, at home, draw with FC United of Manchester from tzhe North-west, (you should know the history of this fledgling club?). The tie ended 1-1 and a large crowd will visit the next match, no doubt.

A 1003 crowd saw a north-west clash between Marine and Warrington-3-0. 

Marine FC is based in Crosby is notable for having the longest serving manager in post-war English football. Roly Howard occupied the post from 1972 to 2005 and oversaw a total of 1,975 games. 

In 2021, Marine reached the third round of the FA Cup which they lost 5–0 to Tottenham Hotspur. With Marine 161 places below Tottenham, the gap between the two teams was the biggest in FA Cup history. The match raised over £300,000 for the club from the selling of 30,697 "virtual tickets" to fans of Tottenham and other clubs who wished to support Marine but were unable to attend the match due to the Covid-pandemic.