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FA Cup draws - a history.
1907/8
Prelim East Ham H 3-0
Qual 1 Clapton A 1-0 (Venue: Old Spotted Dog Ground) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Spotted_Dog_Ground
Qual 2 Ilford H 3-1
Qual 3 Clapton Orient A 1-1
Replay Clapton Orient H 3-1 - Gate receipts of £84
Qual 4 4th Kings Rifles H 6-0
Qual 5 Carlisle A 0-4
1908/9
Prelim London Caledonian A 4-0
Qual 1 Leyton A 1-0 - (a large scale fight broke out between fans!)
Qual 2 Shoeburyness Garrison H 4-0
Qual 3 Ilford A 3-1
Qual 4 Cromer H 2-0
Qual 5 Luton A 1-1 (MOM from our keeper Cotton)
Replay Luton H 2-4 (led 2-1 until the 90th minute, they won in extra time)
1909/10
Qual 4 Barnet H 5-2
Qual 5 Hastings H 4-2
R1 Gainsborough A 1-1 (this game was during the general election, the team stayed in a pub in Lincoln; this pub was also the Tory Party HQ, and a large crowd gathered for a speech from the local candidate, instead Dot Cantor, the Southend player gave a rousing speech. The Liberals won anyway!)
Replay Gainsborough H 1-0
R2 QPR H 0-0
Replay QPR A 2-3 (the game ended up in a fist fight and a player being sent off from each side)
Also this season saw the FA Cup winning Man United team play us in a friendly as part of the Harold Halse transfer. We drew 2-2 (Jocky Wright played..)
1910/11
Qual 4 Enfield A 3-3
Replay Enfield H 3-1
Qual 5 Tunbridge WR H 1-0
R1 Blackburn H (but played at Ewood Park) - H 1-5 (we accepted £400 to play at Ewood Park)
1911/12
Qual 4 London Caledonians A 3-1 (rearranged after initial fixture was called off due to flooding)
Qual 5 Brentford H 0-1
1912/13
Prelim Southend Amateurs H 5-0 (Stott 3)
Qual 1 Walthamstow Gr (A but played at Roots Hall) A 6-2
Qual 2 Leytonstone A 5-0
Qual 3 Custom House A 1-0
Qual 4 Clapton A 2-1
Qual 5 Cardiff A 3-0
R1 Chelsea A 2-5 (Frost 2) - attendance, a low 14,000
(We should have entered at Q4, but we messed up the paperwork!)
1913/4
Qual 4 Tunbridge WR (A but played at Roots Hall) A 3-0
Qual 5 Brentford A 1-1
Replay H 2-0
R1 Birmingham A 1-2 (Wileman) - attendance, 20,000
1914/5
R1 Bristol Rovers A 0-0 (initially called off due a flooded pitch, the team had to rely on Percy Garon to cover their night's stay)
Replay Bristol Rovers H 3-0
R2 Burnley A 0-6 - attendance 12,500
1919/20
Qual 6 Watford H 1-0
R1 Sheffield Utd (H but played at Bramall Lane) H 0-3 (Was due to be played at the Kursaal, but it was ill-equipped. Initially, Sheff Utd refused, but then acquiesced. Attendance - approx 40,000 and a share of £841, all but wiping the club's debts
1920/1
Qual 6 Hednesford H 3-1 (Walters, Whalley (pen), Dorsett)
R1 Eccles H 5-1 (Myers (2), Nuttall (2), Walters)
R2 Blackpool H 1-0 (Dorsett) (Blackpool wanted to stage the game and offered money, we said no, we increased the price to 2 shillings, and 9,250 people turned up)
R3 Spurs H 1-4 (Nicholls) - record attendance of 11,661. Bad PR about the Kursaal stopped a higher crowd. Record receipts of £2,963.
Our first home FA Cup draw was not until 1920/1 at our 7th attempt, when we drew Eccles and beat them 5-1. We then drew Blackpool and beat them 1-0, but lost 4-1 at home to Spurs in the 3rd round. Spurs would go onto win the FA Cup.
1921/2
R1 Worksop A 2-1 (Kettle, Buddery)
R2 Swansea H 0-1
1922/3
Qual 4 Sittingbourne A 0-0
Replay Sittingbourne H 4-2 (Slater (2), Firth, Evans (pen)
Qual 5 Norwich H 2-2 (Goodwin, Slater)
Replay Norwich A 1-2 (Halley (pen)
1923/4
Qual 4 King's Lynn H 1-0 (Davies (pen))
Qual 5 Clapton (Played at Boleyn Castle) A 3-1 (Goodwin (2), Davies)
Qual 6 Llanelly A 1-2 (Edwards)
1924/5
Qual 4 London Caledonian H 3-3 (Johnson, Bissett, McClelland)
Replay London Caledonian A 4-1 (McClelland (3), Bissett)
Qual 5 Reading A 1-2 (McClelland)
1925/6
R1 Dulwich Hamlet H 5-1 (Morris, Shaw, Bissett, Watkins, OG)
R2 Gillingham H 1-0 (Watkins)
R3 Southport H 5-2 (Hick (2), Smith, Shaw, Bissett)
R4 Derby H 4-1 (Hick (2), Andrews, Graver) (Derby were top of the second division and unbeaten at the time, and a new record attendance of 14,225. Apparently, cheers could be heard in Hadleigh!)
R5 Notts Forest H 0-1 - a new record attendance of 18,153
5 home draws in a row!
1926/7
R1 Dulwich Hamlet A 4-1 (Donoven (3), Hick)
R2 Reading A 2-3 (Hick, Purdy)
1927/8
R1 Wellington H 1-0 (Hick)
R2 Gillingham A 0-2
1928/9
R1 Luton A 1-5 (Shankly)
1929/30
R1 Brentford H 1-0 (Barnett)
R2 York H 1-4 (Turnbull (pen)
1930/1
R1 Torquay A 0-1
1931/2
R1 Torquay A 3-1 (Shankley (2), OG)
R2 Northampton A 0-3
1932/3
R1 Exeter H 1-1 (Morfitt)
Replay Exeter A 1-0 (Morfitt)
R2 Scarborough H 4-1 (Morfitt (3), Robson)
R3 Watford A 1-1 (Clenshaw)
Replay Watford H 2-0 (Morfitt, Clenshaw)
R4 Derby H 2-3 (Pike, Morfitt) - 15,000 in attendance
1933/4
R1 London Paper Mills A 1-0 (Fryar)
R2 Chester H 2-1 (Stevens, Barnett)
R3 Tranmere A 0-3
1934/5
R1 Golders Green H 10-1 (Johnson (5), Cheesmur (2), Deacon, Carr, Lane)
R2 Wimbledon A 5-1 (Chessmur (3), Johnson, Deacon) - Wimbledon at the time were in the Isthmian League. 11,000 turned up at Plough Lane.
R3 Sheffield United H 0-4
1935/6
R1 Newport A 1-0 (Lane)
R2 Burton Town H 5-0 (Oswald (3), Bolan, Cheesmur)
R3 Spurs A 4-4 (Bolan (3), Lane)
Replay Spurs H 1-2 (Bolan) 22,862 attendance, and gate receipts of £1,971
1936/7
R1 Crystal Palace A 1-1 (Dickinson) - the only playing appearance of David Jack!
Replay Crystal Palace H 2-0 (Bolan, Goddard)
R2 York H 3-3 (Lane, Wilshaw, Dickinson)
Replay York A 1-2 (Dickinson)
1937/8
R1 Corinthians A 2-0 (Dickinson, Martin) (at the White City stadium)
R2 Walthamstow Avenue A 1-0 (Bolan)
R3 Barnsley H 2-2 (Martin, Dickinson)
Replay Barnsley A 1-2 (Bell)
1938/9
R1 Corinthians H 3-0 (Smirk (3))
R2 Port Vale A 1-0 (Trainer)
R3 Chesterfield A 1-1 (Bushby) (rearranged after the first game was abandoned because of fog)
Replay Chesterfield H 4-3 (Bell (2), Bushby, Bolan) AET (controversy over a penalty awarded against Southend, Bolan was sent off, Smirk and Bell were booked. McKenzie saved the penalty. Smirk was booked for throwing mud at the penalty taker as he ran up to take the shot)
R4 Blackburn A 2-4 (Bushby, Bell)
1946/7
R1 Brush Sports A 6-1 (Thompson (3), Sibley, Bennett, Smirk)
R2 Barnet A 9-2 (Lane (3), Sibley (2), Bennett (2), Thompson, OG)
R3 Everton A 2-4 (Thompson, Bennett)
1947/8
R1 Newport A 2-3 (Bennett (2)
1948/9
R1 Swansea Town H 1-2 (Dudley)
1949/50
R1 A Leyton Orient 2-0 (Wakefield (2)
R2 A Wrexham 2-2 (Wakefield (2)
Replay H Wrexham 2-0 (Wakefield, Clough)
R3 A Blackpool 0-4
1950/1
R1 H Swindon 0-3
1951/2
R1 H Bournemouth 6-1 (Stubbs (2), Wakefield (2), French, OG)
R2 H Oldham 5-0 (Wakefield (3), Grant, Stubbs)
R3 H Southampton 3-0 (Sibley, Stubbs, French)
R4 H Bristol Rovers W 2-1 (Stubbs, French)
R5 H Sheffield Utd L 1-2 (Wakefield)
1952/3
R1 A Bath City L 1-3 (Thompson)
1953/4
R1 A Finchley 3-1 (O'Neill, Sibley, McAlinden)
R2 H Chesterfield L 1-2 (Dicker)
1954/5
R1 A Bristol City W 2-1 (Hollis (2)
R2 A Bradford PA W 3-2 (Hollis (3)
R3 A Everton L 1-3 (Baron)
1955/6
R1 H QPR W 2-0 (Barker, Hollis)
R2 A Weymouth W 1-0 (Lockhart)
R3 A Lincoln W 3-2 (Hollis (2), McCrory)
R4 H Man City L 0-1
1956/7
R1 A Col U W 4-1 (McCrory (3), Hollis)
R2 A Hereford W 3-2 (Thomson (2), McGuigan)
R3 H Liverpool W 2-1 (Duthie, Thomson)
R4 H Birmingham L 1-6 (Hollis)
1957/8
R1 A Trowbridge W 2-0 (Hollis (2)
R2 A Torquay D 1-1 (McCrory)
Replay W 2-1 (Hollis, McCrory)
R3 A Liverpool D 1-1 (McGuigan)
Replay L 2-3 (McCrory, OG)
1958/9
R1 H Yeovil 0-0
Replay L 0-1
1959/60
R1 H Oswestry W 6-0 (Hollis (2), Price, Kellard, McCrory, OG)
R2 A Southampton L 0-3
1960/1
R1 A Clacton W 3-1 (Corthine, Stenhouse, Kellard)
R2 A Gillingham L 2-3 (Fryatt, Stenhouse)
1961/2
R1 H Watford L 0-2
1962/3
R1 H Brighton W 2-1 (Jones (2)
R2 H Watford L 0-2
1963/4
R1 A Yeovil L 0-1
1964/5
R1 A Luton L 0-1
1965/6
R1 A Notts County W 3-1 (Slack, McKinven, Bentley)
R2 H Watford W 2-1 (Firmani (2)
R3 A Rotherham L 2-3 (Banks, Bentley)
1966/7
R1 A Watford L 0-1
1967/8
R1 A Brighton L 0-1
1968/9
R1 H Kings Lynn W 9-0 (Best (3), Moore (3), Chisnall (2), OG)
R2 H Brentwood W 10-1 (Best (5), Moore (4), McMillan)
R3 A Swindon W 2-0 (Best, Hamilton)
R4 A Mansfield L 1-2 (Best)
1969/70
R1 H Gillingham 0-0
Replay L 1-2 (Best)
1970/1
R1 H Weymouth W 7-0 (Garner (4), Best (2), Lewis)
R2 H Dagenham W 1-0 (Best)
R3 H Carlisle L 0-3
1971/2
R1 H Aston Villa W 1-0 (Best)
R2 A Bournemouth L 0-2
1972/3
R1 H Aldershot L 0-2
1973/4
R1 H Boreham Wood W 3-0 (Johnson, Albeson, Brace)
R2 H Reading W 2-0 (Brace, Johnson)
R3 A Peterborough L 1-3 (Moody)
1974/5
R1 A AP Leamington W 2-1 (Guthrie, Silvester)
R2 A Ilford W 2-0 (Townsend, Guthrie)
R3 H QPR 2-2 (Guthrie, Brace)
Replay L 0-2
1975/6
R1 H Swansea City W 2-0 (Parker (2)
R2 H Dover W 4-1 (Silvester (2), Parker, Moody)
R3 H Brighton W 2-1 (Silvester, Brace)
R4 H Cardiff W 2-1 (Parker (2)
R5 A Derby L 0-1
1976/7
R1 A Exeter D 1-1 (Pountney)
Replay 2-1 (Parker, Hadley) AET
R2 H Newport W 3-0 (Hadley, Pountney, Parker)
R3 H Chester L 0-4
1977/8
R1 A Torquay W 2-1 (Parker, Fell)
R2 A AP Leamington D 0-0
Replay W 4-0 (Moody (pen), Parker, Laverick, Morris)
R3 A Derby L 2-3 (Parker (2)
1978/9
R1 H Peterborough W 3-2 (Pountney, Parker, OG)
R2 A Watford D 1-1 (Parker)
Replay W 1-0 (Polycarpou)
R3 H Liverpool D 0-0
Replay L 0-3
1979/80
R1 A Wealdstone W 1-0 (Walker)
R2 H Harlow D 1-1 (Parker)
Replay L 0-1
1980/1
R1 H Hereford L 0-1
1981/2
R1 A Hereford L 1-3 (Gray)
1982/3
R1 A Bournemouth W 2-0 (Cusack, Phillips)
R2 H Yeovil W 3-0 (Pountney (2), Phillips)
R3 H Sheffield Weds D 0-0
Replay 2-2 (Pountney, Mercer)
2nd replay L 1-2 (Cusack)
1983/4
R1 H Plymouth D 0-0
Replay L 0-2
1984/5
R1 H Col U D 2-2 (Phillips (pen), Clark)
Replay L 2-3 (Phillips, Shepherd)
1985/6
R1 H Newport L 0-1
1986/7
R1 H Halesowen W 4-1 (McDonough (2), Hall, Cadette)
R2 H Northampton D 4-4 (Cadette (3), McDonough)
Replay L 2-3 (Pennyfather, Cadette)
1987/8
R1 H Walsall D 0-0
Replay L 1-2 (Hall (pen)
1988/9
R1 A Bristol City L 1-3 (Ling)
1989/90
R1 A Aylesbury L 0-1
1990/1
R1 A Leyton Orient L 2-3 (Angell (2)
1991/2
R3 A Everton L 0-1
1992/3
R3 H Millwall W 1-0 (Collymore)
R4 A Huddersfield W 2-0 (Collymore (2)
R5 A Sheffield Weds L 0-2
1993/4
R3 A Luton L 0-1
1994/5
R3 A Southampton L 0-2
1995/6
R3 A West Ham L 0-2
1996/7
R3 A Leicester L 0-2
1997/8
R1 A Woking W 2-0 (Jones, Gridelet)
R2 A Fulham L 0-1
1998/9
R1 H v Doncaster L 0-1
1999/2000
R1 A v Torquay L 0-1
2000/1
R1 A v Torquay D 1-1 (Williamson)
Replay W 2-1 AET (Williamson, Roget)
R2 A v Canvey W 2-1 (At Roots Hall) (Forbes, Abbey)
R3 H v Kingstonian L 0-1
2001/2
R1 H v Luton W 3-2 (Rawle, Bramble (2)
R2 A v Chesterfield D 1-1 (Bramble)
Replay W 2-0 (Whelan, Belgrave)
R3 H v Tranmere L 1-3 (Belgrave)
2002/3
R1 H v Hartlepool D 1-1 (OG)
Replay W 2-1 (Bramble, Cort)
R2 H v Bournemouth D 1-1 (Rawle)
Replay L 2-3 (Bramble, Rawle)
2003/4
R1 H v Canvey D 1-1 (Gower)
Replay W 3-2 (Bramble, Smith (2)
R2 H v Lincoln W 3-0 (Bramble, Gower, Corbett)
R3 H v Scarborough D 1-1 (Smith)
Replay L 0-1
2004/5
R1 H v Luton L 0-3
2005/6
R1 A v Barnet W 1-0 (Eastwood)
R2 H v MK Dons L 1-2 (Eastwood)
2006/7
R3 H v Barnsley D 1-1 (Gower)
Replay W 2-0 (Maher, Bradbury)
R4 A v Spurs L 1-3 (Eastwood)
2007/8
R1 H v Rochdale W 2-1 (Bailey, Harrold (pen))
R2 A v Oxford 0-0
Replay W 3-0 (McDonald (2), Morgan (Pen))
R3 H v Dag & Red W 5-2 (McDonald, Morgan (2), Francis, Bailey)
R4 H v Barnsley L 0-1
2008/9
R1 A v Telford D 2-2 (Laurent, Christophe)
Replay W 2-0 (Francis, Walker)
R2 H v Luton W 3-1 (Stanislas (2), Walker)
R3 A v Chelsea D 1-1 (Clarke)
Replay L 1-4 (Barrett)
2009/10
R1 A v Gillingham L 0-3
2010/11
R1 A v Macclesfield D 2-2 (German (pen), Corr)
Replay D 2-2 (Lost on pens) (Simpson, Corr)
2011/2
R1 A v Preston D 0-0
Replay W 1-0 (Dickinson)
R2 H v Oldham D 1-1 (Hall)
Replay L 0-1
2012/3
R1 H v Stockport W 3-0 (Corr, Laird, Eastwood)
R2 A v Bury D 1-1 (Tomlin)
Replay D 1-1 - won on pens (Tomlin)
R3 H v Brentford D 2-2 (Corr (2)
Replay L 1-2 (Corr)
2013/4
R1 A v Morecambe W 3-0 (Straker (2), Leonard)
R2 A v Chesterfield W 3-1 (Laird, Straker, Hurst)
R3 H v Millwall W 4-1 (Corr, Atkinson, Timlin, Leonard)
R4 H v Hull L 0-2
2014/5
R1 H v Chester L 1-2 (Corr)
2015/6
R1 A v Scunthorpe L 1-2 (Leonard)
2016/7
R1 A v Millwall L 0-1
2017/8
R1 A v Yeovil L 0-1
2018/9
R1 H v Crawley D 1-1 (Kightly)
Replay W 6-2 AET (Cox (2), Bunn, White, Mantom, McLaughlin)
R2 H v Barnsley L 2-4 (Mantom, Dieng)
2019/20
R1 A v Dover L 0-1
2020/1
R1 A v Boreham Wood D 3-3 (lost on pens) (Goodship, Egbri, Olankiya)
2021/2
Qual 4 H v Chertsey Town W 4-1 (Ferguson, Murphy, Ralph, Walsh)
R1 A V Chesterfield L 1-3 (Murphy)
2022/3
Qual 4 A v Woking L 1-2 (Hyde)
2023/4
Qual 4 A v Yeovil L 0-2
2024/5
Qual 4 v Eastleigh W 1-0 (Pepple)
R1 ??
We've been quite successful in reaching the third round. Since 1907/8, we've been in the third round draw 37 times (inc when we were in the Championship.)
We've made the fourth round 12 times and the fifth round four times, the last time in 2013/4.
The 1950s were our best period - reaching the fifth round in 1951/2, and the fourth round in 1955/6 and 1956/7. The 1980s were a dire decade.
17 different players have scored a hat-trick - Best and Johnson both scored 5 in a (different) game, and Moore and Garner scored 4 in a (different) game.
The last player to have scored a hat-trick in a FA Cup game was Cadette.
1907/8
Prelim East Ham H 3-0
Qual 1 Clapton A 1-0 (Venue: Old Spotted Dog Ground) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Spotted_Dog_Ground
Qual 2 Ilford H 3-1
Qual 3 Clapton Orient A 1-1
Replay Clapton Orient H 3-1 - Gate receipts of £84
Qual 4 4th Kings Rifles H 6-0
Qual 5 Carlisle A 0-4
1908/9
Prelim London Caledonian A 4-0
Qual 1 Leyton A 1-0 - (a large scale fight broke out between fans!)
Qual 2 Shoeburyness Garrison H 4-0
Qual 3 Ilford A 3-1
Qual 4 Cromer H 2-0
Qual 5 Luton A 1-1 (MOM from our keeper Cotton)
Replay Luton H 2-4 (led 2-1 until the 90th minute, they won in extra time)
1909/10
Qual 4 Barnet H 5-2
Qual 5 Hastings H 4-2
R1 Gainsborough A 1-1 (this game was during the general election, the team stayed in a pub in Lincoln; this pub was also the Tory Party HQ, and a large crowd gathered for a speech from the local candidate, instead Dot Cantor, the Southend player gave a rousing speech. The Liberals won anyway!)
Replay Gainsborough H 1-0
R2 QPR H 0-0
Replay QPR A 2-3 (the game ended up in a fist fight and a player being sent off from each side)
Also this season saw the FA Cup winning Man United team play us in a friendly as part of the Harold Halse transfer. We drew 2-2 (Jocky Wright played..)
1910/11
Qual 4 Enfield A 3-3
Replay Enfield H 3-1
Qual 5 Tunbridge WR H 1-0
R1 Blackburn H (but played at Ewood Park) - H 1-5 (we accepted £400 to play at Ewood Park)
1911/12
Qual 4 London Caledonians A 3-1 (rearranged after initial fixture was called off due to flooding)
Qual 5 Brentford H 0-1
1912/13
Prelim Southend Amateurs H 5-0 (Stott 3)
Qual 1 Walthamstow Gr (A but played at Roots Hall) A 6-2
Qual 2 Leytonstone A 5-0
Qual 3 Custom House A 1-0
Qual 4 Clapton A 2-1
Qual 5 Cardiff A 3-0
R1 Chelsea A 2-5 (Frost 2) - attendance, a low 14,000
(We should have entered at Q4, but we messed up the paperwork!)
1913/4
Qual 4 Tunbridge WR (A but played at Roots Hall) A 3-0
Qual 5 Brentford A 1-1
Replay H 2-0
R1 Birmingham A 1-2 (Wileman) - attendance, 20,000
1914/5
R1 Bristol Rovers A 0-0 (initially called off due a flooded pitch, the team had to rely on Percy Garon to cover their night's stay)
Replay Bristol Rovers H 3-0
R2 Burnley A 0-6 - attendance 12,500
1919/20
Qual 6 Watford H 1-0
R1 Sheffield Utd (H but played at Bramall Lane) H 0-3 (Was due to be played at the Kursaal, but it was ill-equipped. Initially, Sheff Utd refused, but then acquiesced. Attendance - approx 40,000 and a share of £841, all but wiping the club's debts
1920/1
Qual 6 Hednesford H 3-1 (Walters, Whalley (pen), Dorsett)
R1 Eccles H 5-1 (Myers (2), Nuttall (2), Walters)
R2 Blackpool H 1-0 (Dorsett) (Blackpool wanted to stage the game and offered money, we said no, we increased the price to 2 shillings, and 9,250 people turned up)
R3 Spurs H 1-4 (Nicholls) - record attendance of 11,661. Bad PR about the Kursaal stopped a higher crowd. Record receipts of £2,963.
Our first home FA Cup draw was not until 1920/1 at our 7th attempt, when we drew Eccles and beat them 5-1. We then drew Blackpool and beat them 1-0, but lost 4-1 at home to Spurs in the 3rd round. Spurs would go onto win the FA Cup.
1921/2
R1 Worksop A 2-1 (Kettle, Buddery)
R2 Swansea H 0-1
1922/3
Qual 4 Sittingbourne A 0-0
Replay Sittingbourne H 4-2 (Slater (2), Firth, Evans (pen)
Qual 5 Norwich H 2-2 (Goodwin, Slater)
Replay Norwich A 1-2 (Halley (pen)
1923/4
Qual 4 King's Lynn H 1-0 (Davies (pen))
Qual 5 Clapton (Played at Boleyn Castle) A 3-1 (Goodwin (2), Davies)
Qual 6 Llanelly A 1-2 (Edwards)
1924/5
Qual 4 London Caledonian H 3-3 (Johnson, Bissett, McClelland)
Replay London Caledonian A 4-1 (McClelland (3), Bissett)
Qual 5 Reading A 1-2 (McClelland)
1925/6
R1 Dulwich Hamlet H 5-1 (Morris, Shaw, Bissett, Watkins, OG)
R2 Gillingham H 1-0 (Watkins)
R3 Southport H 5-2 (Hick (2), Smith, Shaw, Bissett)
R4 Derby H 4-1 (Hick (2), Andrews, Graver) (Derby were top of the second division and unbeaten at the time, and a new record attendance of 14,225. Apparently, cheers could be heard in Hadleigh!)
R5 Notts Forest H 0-1 - a new record attendance of 18,153
5 home draws in a row!
1926/7
R1 Dulwich Hamlet A 4-1 (Donoven (3), Hick)
R2 Reading A 2-3 (Hick, Purdy)
1927/8
R1 Wellington H 1-0 (Hick)
R2 Gillingham A 0-2
1928/9
R1 Luton A 1-5 (Shankly)
1929/30
R1 Brentford H 1-0 (Barnett)
R2 York H 1-4 (Turnbull (pen)
1930/1
R1 Torquay A 0-1
1931/2
R1 Torquay A 3-1 (Shankley (2), OG)
R2 Northampton A 0-3
1932/3
R1 Exeter H 1-1 (Morfitt)
Replay Exeter A 1-0 (Morfitt)
R2 Scarborough H 4-1 (Morfitt (3), Robson)
R3 Watford A 1-1 (Clenshaw)
Replay Watford H 2-0 (Morfitt, Clenshaw)
R4 Derby H 2-3 (Pike, Morfitt) - 15,000 in attendance
1933/4
R1 London Paper Mills A 1-0 (Fryar)
R2 Chester H 2-1 (Stevens, Barnett)
R3 Tranmere A 0-3
1934/5
R1 Golders Green H 10-1 (Johnson (5), Cheesmur (2), Deacon, Carr, Lane)
R2 Wimbledon A 5-1 (Chessmur (3), Johnson, Deacon) - Wimbledon at the time were in the Isthmian League. 11,000 turned up at Plough Lane.
R3 Sheffield United H 0-4
1935/6
R1 Newport A 1-0 (Lane)
R2 Burton Town H 5-0 (Oswald (3), Bolan, Cheesmur)
R3 Spurs A 4-4 (Bolan (3), Lane)
Replay Spurs H 1-2 (Bolan) 22,862 attendance, and gate receipts of £1,971
1936/7
R1 Crystal Palace A 1-1 (Dickinson) - the only playing appearance of David Jack!
Replay Crystal Palace H 2-0 (Bolan, Goddard)
R2 York H 3-3 (Lane, Wilshaw, Dickinson)
Replay York A 1-2 (Dickinson)
1937/8
R1 Corinthians A 2-0 (Dickinson, Martin) (at the White City stadium)
R2 Walthamstow Avenue A 1-0 (Bolan)
R3 Barnsley H 2-2 (Martin, Dickinson)
Replay Barnsley A 1-2 (Bell)
1938/9
R1 Corinthians H 3-0 (Smirk (3))
R2 Port Vale A 1-0 (Trainer)
R3 Chesterfield A 1-1 (Bushby) (rearranged after the first game was abandoned because of fog)
Replay Chesterfield H 4-3 (Bell (2), Bushby, Bolan) AET (controversy over a penalty awarded against Southend, Bolan was sent off, Smirk and Bell were booked. McKenzie saved the penalty. Smirk was booked for throwing mud at the penalty taker as he ran up to take the shot)
R4 Blackburn A 2-4 (Bushby, Bell)
1946/7
R1 Brush Sports A 6-1 (Thompson (3), Sibley, Bennett, Smirk)
R2 Barnet A 9-2 (Lane (3), Sibley (2), Bennett (2), Thompson, OG)
R3 Everton A 2-4 (Thompson, Bennett)
1947/8
R1 Newport A 2-3 (Bennett (2)
1948/9
R1 Swansea Town H 1-2 (Dudley)
1949/50
R1 A Leyton Orient 2-0 (Wakefield (2)
R2 A Wrexham 2-2 (Wakefield (2)
Replay H Wrexham 2-0 (Wakefield, Clough)
R3 A Blackpool 0-4
1950/1
R1 H Swindon 0-3
1951/2
R1 H Bournemouth 6-1 (Stubbs (2), Wakefield (2), French, OG)
R2 H Oldham 5-0 (Wakefield (3), Grant, Stubbs)
R3 H Southampton 3-0 (Sibley, Stubbs, French)
R4 H Bristol Rovers W 2-1 (Stubbs, French)
R5 H Sheffield Utd L 1-2 (Wakefield)
1952/3
R1 A Bath City L 1-3 (Thompson)
1953/4
R1 A Finchley 3-1 (O'Neill, Sibley, McAlinden)
R2 H Chesterfield L 1-2 (Dicker)
1954/5
R1 A Bristol City W 2-1 (Hollis (2)
R2 A Bradford PA W 3-2 (Hollis (3)
R3 A Everton L 1-3 (Baron)
1955/6
R1 H QPR W 2-0 (Barker, Hollis)
R2 A Weymouth W 1-0 (Lockhart)
R3 A Lincoln W 3-2 (Hollis (2), McCrory)
R4 H Man City L 0-1
1956/7
R1 A Col U W 4-1 (McCrory (3), Hollis)
R2 A Hereford W 3-2 (Thomson (2), McGuigan)
R3 H Liverpool W 2-1 (Duthie, Thomson)
R4 H Birmingham L 1-6 (Hollis)
1957/8
R1 A Trowbridge W 2-0 (Hollis (2)
R2 A Torquay D 1-1 (McCrory)
Replay W 2-1 (Hollis, McCrory)
R3 A Liverpool D 1-1 (McGuigan)
Replay L 2-3 (McCrory, OG)
1958/9
R1 H Yeovil 0-0
Replay L 0-1
1959/60
R1 H Oswestry W 6-0 (Hollis (2), Price, Kellard, McCrory, OG)
R2 A Southampton L 0-3
1960/1
R1 A Clacton W 3-1 (Corthine, Stenhouse, Kellard)
R2 A Gillingham L 2-3 (Fryatt, Stenhouse)
1961/2
R1 H Watford L 0-2
1962/3
R1 H Brighton W 2-1 (Jones (2)
R2 H Watford L 0-2
1963/4
R1 A Yeovil L 0-1
1964/5
R1 A Luton L 0-1
1965/6
R1 A Notts County W 3-1 (Slack, McKinven, Bentley)
R2 H Watford W 2-1 (Firmani (2)
R3 A Rotherham L 2-3 (Banks, Bentley)
1966/7
R1 A Watford L 0-1
1967/8
R1 A Brighton L 0-1
1968/9
R1 H Kings Lynn W 9-0 (Best (3), Moore (3), Chisnall (2), OG)
R2 H Brentwood W 10-1 (Best (5), Moore (4), McMillan)
R3 A Swindon W 2-0 (Best, Hamilton)
R4 A Mansfield L 1-2 (Best)
1969/70
R1 H Gillingham 0-0
Replay L 1-2 (Best)
1970/1
R1 H Weymouth W 7-0 (Garner (4), Best (2), Lewis)
R2 H Dagenham W 1-0 (Best)
R3 H Carlisle L 0-3
1971/2
R1 H Aston Villa W 1-0 (Best)
R2 A Bournemouth L 0-2
1972/3
R1 H Aldershot L 0-2
1973/4
R1 H Boreham Wood W 3-0 (Johnson, Albeson, Brace)
R2 H Reading W 2-0 (Brace, Johnson)
R3 A Peterborough L 1-3 (Moody)
1974/5
R1 A AP Leamington W 2-1 (Guthrie, Silvester)
R2 A Ilford W 2-0 (Townsend, Guthrie)
R3 H QPR 2-2 (Guthrie, Brace)
Replay L 0-2
1975/6
R1 H Swansea City W 2-0 (Parker (2)
R2 H Dover W 4-1 (Silvester (2), Parker, Moody)
R3 H Brighton W 2-1 (Silvester, Brace)
R4 H Cardiff W 2-1 (Parker (2)
R5 A Derby L 0-1
1976/7
R1 A Exeter D 1-1 (Pountney)
Replay 2-1 (Parker, Hadley) AET
R2 H Newport W 3-0 (Hadley, Pountney, Parker)
R3 H Chester L 0-4
1977/8
R1 A Torquay W 2-1 (Parker, Fell)
R2 A AP Leamington D 0-0
Replay W 4-0 (Moody (pen), Parker, Laverick, Morris)
R3 A Derby L 2-3 (Parker (2)
1978/9
R1 H Peterborough W 3-2 (Pountney, Parker, OG)
R2 A Watford D 1-1 (Parker)
Replay W 1-0 (Polycarpou)
R3 H Liverpool D 0-0
Replay L 0-3
1979/80
R1 A Wealdstone W 1-0 (Walker)
R2 H Harlow D 1-1 (Parker)
Replay L 0-1
1980/1
R1 H Hereford L 0-1
1981/2
R1 A Hereford L 1-3 (Gray)
1982/3
R1 A Bournemouth W 2-0 (Cusack, Phillips)
R2 H Yeovil W 3-0 (Pountney (2), Phillips)
R3 H Sheffield Weds D 0-0
Replay 2-2 (Pountney, Mercer)
2nd replay L 1-2 (Cusack)
1983/4
R1 H Plymouth D 0-0
Replay L 0-2
1984/5
R1 H Col U D 2-2 (Phillips (pen), Clark)
Replay L 2-3 (Phillips, Shepherd)
1985/6
R1 H Newport L 0-1
1986/7
R1 H Halesowen W 4-1 (McDonough (2), Hall, Cadette)
R2 H Northampton D 4-4 (Cadette (3), McDonough)
Replay L 2-3 (Pennyfather, Cadette)
1987/8
R1 H Walsall D 0-0
Replay L 1-2 (Hall (pen)
1988/9
R1 A Bristol City L 1-3 (Ling)
1989/90
R1 A Aylesbury L 0-1
1990/1
R1 A Leyton Orient L 2-3 (Angell (2)
1991/2
R3 A Everton L 0-1
1992/3
R3 H Millwall W 1-0 (Collymore)
R4 A Huddersfield W 2-0 (Collymore (2)
R5 A Sheffield Weds L 0-2
1993/4
R3 A Luton L 0-1
1994/5
R3 A Southampton L 0-2
1995/6
R3 A West Ham L 0-2
1996/7
R3 A Leicester L 0-2
1997/8
R1 A Woking W 2-0 (Jones, Gridelet)
R2 A Fulham L 0-1
1998/9
R1 H v Doncaster L 0-1
1999/2000
R1 A v Torquay L 0-1
2000/1
R1 A v Torquay D 1-1 (Williamson)
Replay W 2-1 AET (Williamson, Roget)
R2 A v Canvey W 2-1 (At Roots Hall) (Forbes, Abbey)
R3 H v Kingstonian L 0-1
2001/2
R1 H v Luton W 3-2 (Rawle, Bramble (2)
R2 A v Chesterfield D 1-1 (Bramble)
Replay W 2-0 (Whelan, Belgrave)
R3 H v Tranmere L 1-3 (Belgrave)
2002/3
R1 H v Hartlepool D 1-1 (OG)
Replay W 2-1 (Bramble, Cort)
R2 H v Bournemouth D 1-1 (Rawle)
Replay L 2-3 (Bramble, Rawle)
2003/4
R1 H v Canvey D 1-1 (Gower)
Replay W 3-2 (Bramble, Smith (2)
R2 H v Lincoln W 3-0 (Bramble, Gower, Corbett)
R3 H v Scarborough D 1-1 (Smith)
Replay L 0-1
2004/5
R1 H v Luton L 0-3
2005/6
R1 A v Barnet W 1-0 (Eastwood)
R2 H v MK Dons L 1-2 (Eastwood)
2006/7
R3 H v Barnsley D 1-1 (Gower)
Replay W 2-0 (Maher, Bradbury)
R4 A v Spurs L 1-3 (Eastwood)
2007/8
R1 H v Rochdale W 2-1 (Bailey, Harrold (pen))
R2 A v Oxford 0-0
Replay W 3-0 (McDonald (2), Morgan (Pen))
R3 H v Dag & Red W 5-2 (McDonald, Morgan (2), Francis, Bailey)
R4 H v Barnsley L 0-1
2008/9
R1 A v Telford D 2-2 (Laurent, Christophe)
Replay W 2-0 (Francis, Walker)
R2 H v Luton W 3-1 (Stanislas (2), Walker)
R3 A v Chelsea D 1-1 (Clarke)
Replay L 1-4 (Barrett)
2009/10
R1 A v Gillingham L 0-3
2010/11
R1 A v Macclesfield D 2-2 (German (pen), Corr)
Replay D 2-2 (Lost on pens) (Simpson, Corr)
2011/2
R1 A v Preston D 0-0
Replay W 1-0 (Dickinson)
R2 H v Oldham D 1-1 (Hall)
Replay L 0-1
2012/3
R1 H v Stockport W 3-0 (Corr, Laird, Eastwood)
R2 A v Bury D 1-1 (Tomlin)
Replay D 1-1 - won on pens (Tomlin)
R3 H v Brentford D 2-2 (Corr (2)
Replay L 1-2 (Corr)
2013/4
R1 A v Morecambe W 3-0 (Straker (2), Leonard)
R2 A v Chesterfield W 3-1 (Laird, Straker, Hurst)
R3 H v Millwall W 4-1 (Corr, Atkinson, Timlin, Leonard)
R4 H v Hull L 0-2
2014/5
R1 H v Chester L 1-2 (Corr)
2015/6
R1 A v Scunthorpe L 1-2 (Leonard)
2016/7
R1 A v Millwall L 0-1
2017/8
R1 A v Yeovil L 0-1
2018/9
R1 H v Crawley D 1-1 (Kightly)
Replay W 6-2 AET (Cox (2), Bunn, White, Mantom, McLaughlin)
R2 H v Barnsley L 2-4 (Mantom, Dieng)
2019/20
R1 A v Dover L 0-1
2020/1
R1 A v Boreham Wood D 3-3 (lost on pens) (Goodship, Egbri, Olankiya)
2021/2
Qual 4 H v Chertsey Town W 4-1 (Ferguson, Murphy, Ralph, Walsh)
R1 A V Chesterfield L 1-3 (Murphy)
2022/3
Qual 4 A v Woking L 1-2 (Hyde)
2023/4
Qual 4 A v Yeovil L 0-2
2024/5
Qual 4 v Eastleigh W 1-0 (Pepple)
R1 ??
We've been quite successful in reaching the third round. Since 1907/8, we've been in the third round draw 37 times (inc when we were in the Championship.)
We've made the fourth round 12 times and the fifth round four times, the last time in 2013/4.
The 1950s were our best period - reaching the fifth round in 1951/2, and the fourth round in 1955/6 and 1956/7. The 1980s were a dire decade.
17 different players have scored a hat-trick - Best and Johnson both scored 5 in a (different) game, and Moore and Garner scored 4 in a (different) game.
The last player to have scored a hat-trick in a FA Cup game was Cadette.
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