FA Cup successes

[silentshrimper]

To be honest apart from Chelsea, I can't recall us having many big teams in the fa cup in my supporting history.

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

To be honest apart from Chelsea, I can't recall us having many big teams in the fa cup in my supporting history.

The FA Cup is a bit of a speciality for me, having seen our last 57 matches going back to the 1st Round Replay at Layabout Road in 1984 .. i was only 14 and my dad banned me from going as he suspected trouble ..and there was indeed massive disorder that night
In all these years we've been dealt a pretty ropey hand with Everton 1992 (0-1) Sheff Weds 1993 (0-2) Southampton 1995 (0-2) Scum Ham 1996 (0-2) Leicester 1997 (0-2) Spurs 2007 (1-3) and Chelsea 2009 (1-1 and 1-4) our top flight opponents

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

In the same period we've been paired with non league sides on 14 occasions (W6 D4 L4)

The balance is made up of 5 sides from Tier 2 (3 of them being Barnsley :zzzzz:) and 30 from either L1 or L2 (:zzzzz: :zzzzz:)

 

[canveyshrimper]

In the same period we've been paired with non league sides on 14 occasions (W6 D4 L4)

The balance is made up of 5 sides from Tier 2 (3 of them being Barnsley :zzzzz:) and 30 from either L1 or L2 (:zzzzz: :zzzzz:)

Back in the day we'd thump non league teams, such as Kings Lynn 9-0 & Brentwood 10-1.

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Back in the day we'd thump non league teams, such as Kings Lynn 9-0 & Brentwood 10-1.

And Weymouth 7-0 .. but the gap is closing you know, the days of the beer bellied centre forward etc .....

 

[Malcontent]

I saw both the Kings Lynn and Brentwood games.... ahh, happy days indeed

 

[wally4pm]

Back in the day we'd thump non league teams, such as Kings Lynn 9-0 & Brentwood 10-1.

We didn't thump Aylesbury I'm afraid to recall.

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

We didn't thump Aylesbury I'm afraid to recall.

Nor Kingstonian, Scarborough or Doncaster :sad:

 

[canveyshrimper]

Nor Kingstonian, Scarborough or Doncaster :sad:

Nor Yeovil or Harlow. :'(

 

[wally4pm]

Nor Kingstonian, Scarborough or Doncaster :sad:

I'd nearly forgotten about them! :'(

 

[wally4pm]

Nor Yeovil or Harlow. :'(

I had forgotten about them. :'(

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

The 2 defeats to Yeovil were way before i was born, i went to the Harlow home game

 

[Bromley Blue]

I'd nearly forgotten about them! :'(

God I went to both the Kingstonian and Scarborough games. They were dark days to be a Southend fan. The football was absolutely awful and I don't think I've ever been so cold in a football ground. To come home numb with both defeat and the cold and then see their **** of a manager on MOTD afterwards. Can anyone remember who Kingstonian's manager was at the time? I seem to remember he was well known in the lower leagues.

 

[Cockle43]

I saw both the Kings Lynn and Brentwood games.... ahh, happy days indeed

Yeah, both in 1968, 1st and 2nd rounds 9-0 then 10-1, then travelled to Swindon and won 2-0 before going to Mansfield and losing 2-1, IIRC that season we had the highest aggregate score of any side in the Cup, 22 goals, but were out by 25th Jan 69!

The days of true romance in the Cup, just doesn't feel quite the same these days.
Loved the fact that ties like Leeds, in their glory days, v Liverpool would go through two or three replays with extra-time before they could be seperated, even the Final could go to replays. Nowadays, with footballers probably the fittest they've ever been and we're allowed one replay with extra-time and then penalties in case the Premiershite superstars get 'over-tired', poor dears!

 

[Cockle43]

The 2 defeats to Yeovil were way before i was born, i went to the Harlow home game

When that Harlow equaliser hit the back of the net to get them the draw something in me just knew that was a tie winning goal and that they would beat us in the replay, if there was betting on games back then I'd have made a fortune!!!! :sad:

 

[Crowstone Crevette]

Dear cockles,

i remember standing in the west stand at the north bank end watching harlow's equaliser flying in to the south bank goal - quiet spectacular if memory serves (but then this was 30ish years ago (?)). any way i applauded :'(the harlow goal as i was convinced that this would spur the blue boys out of their complacency and on to victory.

Whoops!

:omg:

was defeat really my fault?

Contriet of Southend

 

[canveyshrimper]

Yeah, both in 1968, 1st and 2nd rounds 9-0 then 10-1, then travelled to Swindon and won 2-0 before going to Mansfield and losing 2-1, IIRC that season we had the highest aggregate score of any side in the Cup, 22 goals, but were out by 25th Jan 69!

The days of true romance in the Cup, just doesn't feel quite the same these days.
Loved the fact that ties like Leeds, in their glory days, v Liverpool would go through two or three replays with extra-time before they could be seperated, even the Final could go to replays. Nowadays, with footballers probably the fittest they've ever been and we're allowed one replay with extra-time and then penalties in case the Premiershite superstars get 'over-tired', poor dears!

...and Mansfield went on to thump Scum Ham 3-0 in the next round. :'(

 

[canveyshrimper]

Dear cockles,

i remember standing in the west stand at the north bank end watching harlow's equaliser flying in to the south bank goal - quiet spectacular if memory serves (but then this was 30ish years ago (?)). any way i applauded :'(the harlow goal as i was convinced that this would spur the blue boys out of their complacency and on to victory.

Whoops!

:omg:

was defeat really my fault?

Contriet of Southend

1978/79 I think, and if memory serves Harlow beat Leicester in the next round. I can't be arsed to check, but if they didn't win they certainly gave them a run for their money.

 

[Norwichshrimper]

The 2 defeats to Yeovil were way before i was born, i went to the Harlow home game

Ahh. but we got our revenge by beating them in the early 80's.

God I went to both the Kingstonian and Scarborough games. They were dark days to be a Southend fan. The football was absolutely awful and I don't think I've ever been so cold in a football ground. To come home numb with both defeat and the cold and then see their **** of a manager on MOTD afterwards. Can anyone remember who Kingstonian's manager was at the time? I seem to remember he was well known in the lower leagues.

Probably Geoff Chapple - he was around at the time. Bit of a gobby twit as I recall.

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

1978/79 I think, and if memory serves Harlow beat Leicester in the next round. I can't be arsed to check, but if they didn't win they certainly gave them a run for their money.

Beat Leicester 1-0 before bowing out 4-3 at Vicarage Road if my memory serves me H ..

Such is the fate of the cup that in January of one year we are holding the European champions to a draw but a few short months later we are turned over by Tottenham Newtown :'(