CUP TIES GALORE

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On 31st August 2002, a local South Yorkshire club, from the Unibond Division 1 (as was then), Stocksbridge Park Steels, (Jamie Vardy's original team) made the national headlines when they beat Oldham Town, in an FA Cup Preliminary tie, 17-1.  Paul Jackson scored 10 goals to equal an FA Cup record.  The previous record had been set by Chris Marron of South Shields who beat Radcliffe Welfare 13-0 in a 1947 Round One  FA Cup tie.

In a "proper" round, that is Round One of the FA Cup, centre forward Ted MacDougall, still holds a record of 9 goals when Bournemouth beat Margate 11-0 in 1971. His team however, ground to a halt in their march to Wembley, meeting Walsall in Round Three, losing 0-1. Had they won, they would have drawn Everton at Goodison Park. MacDougall made his way around the world from 1966, on Liverpool's books but no official games, then playing for York City (84apps/34goals), AFC Bournemouth (146/103) and (52/16) twice, Man Utd, West Ham, Norwich (112/51), Southampton (86/42), Weymouth, The Jewish Guild, Detroit Export, Blackpool, Salisbury, Poole, AFC Totton, Gosport, Florest Athletic, St George Budapest, AFC Totton, Andover through to 1984....officially making 536 apps scoring 256 goals. He also won 7 Scottish caps in 1975 scoring 3 goals.

Way back in 1887-8, Preston North End beat minnows Hyde United 26-0, the highest victory in the FA Cup, and Jimmy Rose netted 8 in a first round swamping.

Between 1877 and 1887, Henry "Harry" Cursham of Notts County scored 48 FA Cup goals, including 7 hat tricks, a record that stands today.

In 1922 Billy Minter scored 7 goals for St Albans City FC in the Fourth Qualifying Round, but ended up on the losing side when Dulwich Hamlet managed 8 as a team. Final score 7-8!

In 1953 Stan Mortenson scored a hat trick in the FA Cup Final, when his team, Blackpool beat Bolton Wanderers 4-3, in what was known as the Matthews' Final.

In late January 1961, Dennis Law (below) scored all 6 of Manchester City's goals against Luton Town in the Fourth round only for the game to be abandoned due to a waterlogged pitch, with City 6-2 up. Law scored again in the rearranged tie but Luton won 3-1!

Alex Dawson of Man Utd is the last player to score a hat trick in the Cup semi-final. United won 5-3, beating Fulham in a replay.

This season's FA Cup has begun and Handsworth Parramore scored highly against Stocksbridge PS in a 5-2 Preliminary Rd win. They meet Coventry United at home next. 

Flackwell Heath (Bucks) notched 6-0 against Tuffley Rovers (Gloucester) and meet Weston Super Mare away, both matches to be played on the 4th Sept. Ground below. Kevin Keen, remember him? comes from Flackwell Heath. (father Mike Keen was a professional goalkeeper).

Mulbarton Wanderers (and Belles), from the Eastern Counties League Premier, play their 4th FA Cup tie of the season, in the First Qualifying Rd at home, also on September 4th, against Welwyn Garden City. They were runners up in the 2020-1 Norfolk Senior Cup, (losing to Gorleston), a cup first played for in 1881-2. The final is played at Carrow Road.