In the 2016-17 FA Cup, Lincoln City beat Championship side Ipswich Town FC, in a replay, after progressing past Guisley, Altrincham and Oldham Athletic in earlier rounds. The Imps then defeated Championship leaders Brighton and Hove Albion, at Sincil Bank, to make the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time since the end of the Victorian era. On 18 February 2017, Lincoln went on to beat top flight side Burnley 1-0, historically go through to the FA Cup Quarter final, the first time a non-league club had progressed to the last eight since 1914. QPR was that team, eventually losing 1-2 to Liverpool on March 7th 1914. In the 2017 Quarter finals, Lincoln lost 5–0 at Arsenal.
On 18th February 2018, Steven Davies’ 93rd minute strike on his home ground, the Crown Oil Arena, earned Keith Hill's Rochdale, a well earned draw against Spurs, in the Emirates FA Cup fifth round. A crowd of 8,5000 witnessed this piece of history against Tottenham Hotspur and a tastey date at Wembley. Dale were the better team in the opening period, in which Ian Henderson struck on the stroke of half-time to give Keith Hill’s men the lead. Brazilian Lucas Moura equalised on the hour mark for Spurs, before Harry Kane’s 88th minute penalty looked to have knocked Dale out of the cup. However, the hosts never gave up, and Steven Davies’ strike in stoppage time ensured Dale live to fight another day in the cup at Wembley. The replay went the way of Spurs 6-1.
On 18 February 1882, Ireland set a record in their first international. Unfortunately, it was a record loss, as they fell to England 13-0.The Irish FA had been founded two years earlier, making them the world's fourth oldest football association after England, Scotland, and Wales. For their inaugural match against England in Belfast, they pulled a team together primarily from two teams, Knock FC, who provided five players, and Cliftonville, who provided four. Their other two players came from Avoniel FC and Distillery, whose Samuel Johnston was only 15 years and 154 days old at the time.
England's team was more diverse, including players from seven different teams. But one team, Aston Villa, delivered nine of their thirteen goals, with five from Howard Vaughton (pictured) and four from Arthur Brown, both making their England debut and both from Aston Villa.
The other goals came from E.Charles Bambridge (Old Carthusians + Swifts FC), Henry Cursham (Notts County and Old Corinthians), and two from James Brown (Blackburn Rovers).The match remains England's record victory and Ireland's (now Northern Ireland) record defeat!! Vaughton, a silversmith in Birmingham, made the new FA Cup to replace the one stolen following a theft from a local jeweller's in 1895 following Villa's Cup Final victory.
On February 18th 1931, Dixie Dean scored 12 goals in 12 matches and was rewarded for this effort, when he was initiated as a Freemason. He was playing for Everton and England at the time. His Lodge was Randle Holme No 3261 in Birkenhead. Keep it a secret.
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