THE FA CUP 15 OCTOBER 1887 AND PRESENT

15th October 1887 was the date of one of the best-known scorelines in the FA Cup - Preston North End 26 Hyde United 0 in a First Round tie at Deepdale. Not only was it the top score in the FA Cup but also the highest score in a senior match in England. Preston were the top-dogs of the day. They played in eight FA Cup matches that season (one was declared void) scoring 56 goals with Jimmy Ross himself scoring 20 of them, 8 of them in the Hyde match. Here is Jimmy:

They reached the final and legend has it they were so confident of victory they asked to have a picture taken of them with the FA Cup before the match was played. Referee Major Marindin said 'Had you better not win it first?' and of course Preston were beaten 2-1 by West Brom! Preston below....

Maybe rather less known is 15th October 1892, Manchester United, then known as Newton Heath,(below) played their first matches in the Football League at the start of the 1892/93 season. The Heathens didn't make the best of starts to their League membership, not managing a victory in their first six First Division matches of the season which included a 6-0 defeat at Everton. Then in the seventh match they entertained Wolves at their North Road, Newton Heath, ground - and won 10-1! It still ranks as the highest goals for United and the worst goals against Wolves in their respective League histories. Newton Heath only managed five more League wins in 1892/93 and finished the season, bottom of the table!

THE FA CUP 2021-2  BEGAN THIS SEASON WITH 117 TIES IN FIRST ROUND QUALIFYING

Some Results from the Fourth Qualifying Round

Including "old" and present League clubs UNDERLINED

Ansty Nomads v Chesterfield FC 0-3

 Altrincham FC v Gateshead FC 2-2

Barnet FC v Weston-Super-Mare 3-0

Needham Market v Maidstone Utd 1-0

Chelmsford City v Aldershot Town 2-0

Oldham Athletic v Chester FC 1-1

Blyth Spartans AFC v Wrexham FC 1-1

South Shields FC v Scunthorpe Utd 1-0

Notts County v Coleville Town AFC 2-3

St Ives Town FC v FC Halifax Town 0-3

Bromley FC v Hereford FC 1-2

Torquay Utd v Hampton and Richmond Borough 2-2

Yeovil Town v Taunton Town FC 0-0

Chelmsford City v Aldershot Town 2-0 

Needham Market FC v Maidstone Utd 1-0

Barnet FC v Weston Super Mare 3-0

Beckenham Town v Dagenham and Redbridge 0-7

The Emirates FA Cup
Season 2022-23
Payments made from The FA's prize fund

Extra preliminary round winners	(208)	£1,125
Extra preliminary round losers	(208)	£375
Preliminary round winners	(136)	£1,444
Preliminary round losers	(136)	£481
First round qualifying winners	(112)	£2,250
First round qualifying losers	(112)	£750
Second round qualifying winners	(80)	£3,375
Second round qualifying losers	(80)	£1,125
Third round qualifying winners	(40)	£5,625
Third round qualifying losers	(40)	£1,875
Fourth round qualifying winners	(32)	£9,375
Fourth round qualifying losers	(32)	£3,125
First round proper winners	(40)	£41,000
Second round proper winners	(20)	£67,000
Third round proper winners	(32)	£105,000
Fourth round proper winners	(16)	£120,000
Fifth round proper winners	(8)	£225,000
Quarter-final winners	(4)	£450,000
Semi-final winners	(2)	£1,000,000
Semi-final losers	(2)	£500,000
Final runners-up	(1)	£1,000,000
Final winners	(1)	£2,000,000

Amounts are per club in each round. Numbers in brackets represent the number of clubs receiving the respective payment per round.