Match Reports

Yachtsmen Drown in Bay

Yachtsmen Drown in Bay

No, I also can’t believe I had the gall to keep that appalling headline … THE FA Vase final was perhaps always going to be the most likely source of season finale for therealfacup

New Manager Saves River’s Day

New Manager Saves River’s Day

Sitting in the bottom three, five games without a goal and a new manager – could River Plate take anything from a game with table-topping Godoy Cruz? Our bread and butter is, as I’m sure you’re aware by the name of the site, the FA Cup.

Sutton Bogged Down

Sutton Bogged Down

A Ryman Premier League diversion for the real FA Cup. Not something we’ll do regularly but Tooting & Mitcham …

Chertsey 1 Whitley Bay 1

Chertsey 1 Whitley Bay 1

As I Tweeted after the game, this game annoyed me. Immensely. For several reasons. For several reasons. I wrote my original match report on the Sunday and it was, essentially, a hatchet job on the Chertsey fans. I thought better of publishing the match report and thought I’d give it a few …

Fulham 1 Swindon 0

Fulham 1 Swindon 0

Over the last two season’s we’ve been searching for the romance of the FA Cup

South 5 North 2

South 5 North 2

Four pubs, seven goals, 70 stewards and a handful of fans. Brentford racked up five goals, two for Charlie MacDonald, two for Myles Weston while Graeme Armstrong notched twice for Gateshead.

Fog On The Cam

Fog On The Cam

A bit late with this one so apologies, been a very busy week. A comfortable win for Cambridge in truth and we got a few glimpses of potential future stars. Chris Holroyd and Jai Reason for Cambridge and Sam Duncum for Ilkeston.

Dons Stumble At League Hurdle

Dons Stumble At League Hurdle

Terry Brown took his Wombles to The New Den on Monday to take on League One high-fliers Millwall in the First Round.

Millers Scrape Past Stones

Millers Scrape Past Stones

Thanks to our little chat with Ashy earlier in the week and the few League two sides dumped out of the cup on Saturday, we were rather looking forward to this.

Your Report: The Stones Vs The Millers

Your Report: The Stones Vs The Millers

Our first independent report for a while and this poetic missive comes from a neutral, Paul, who went to the Wealdstone v Rotherham game.

Wombling Along

Wombling Along

A memorable night for Wombles fans as AFC romp into the propers despite being down to 10 men for half of the match.

All Square At Broadfield

All Square At Broadfield

A large crowd saw AFC Wimbledon earn a replay with Crawley Town.

Vinnie Miss Seals Dons Victory

Vinnie Miss Seals Dons Victory

After a pulsating encounter, it took 17 penalties to separate Ashford Town (Middx) and Hendon.

Darts 1 Clarets 4

Darts 1 Clarets 4

A superb new stadium, some superb pubs and a good crowd. All that was needed was a Dartford win.

Looking For Beaver Jokes. Failing.

Looking For Beaver Jokes. Failing.

An evening out in Hampton saw them take on Braintree Town in an FA Cup replay.

Messy

Messy

The day started with early goals and ended with boardroom visits as the FA Cup reached the 2nd Qualifying Round in North London.

Merthyr Overrun At Chippenham

Merthyr Overrun At Chippenham

The Welsh boys from Merthyr crossed the bridge into England to take on Chippenham.

Wasps Lack Sting At Boring Goring

Wasps Lack Sting At Boring Goring

Horsham progress to the next round on a sunny day in Horsham after 2 Sussex teams failed to produce an FA Cup classic.

Rob Base & Ice Cream – ‘Boro Through

Rob Base & Ice Cream – ‘Boro Through

Some interesting refereeing and a huge ice cream were the main features on a good day for Farnborough as they took on Hastings at Cherrywood Road.

From Champion To Greatness

From Champion To Greatness

Dulwich make heavy weather of pushing Sevenoaks aside to progress into the 1st Qualifying Round.

Tiptree Duck Out

Tiptree Duck Out

One of our readers went to Aylesbury to see them take on Tiptree in the FA Cup …

Ming The Merciful

Ming The Merciful

Hamlet miss several chances as Sevenoaks force a replay later in the week.

Sawyer Saves Met’s Bacon

Sawyer Saves Met’s Bacon

A Friday night trip to Chertsey saw a narrow victory for the visiting side.

Broxbourne 1 Enfield 4

Broxbourne 1 Enfield 4

A sunny mid-summer Sunday afternoon saw us travel to Broxbourne to see them take on local rivals Enfield in the Extra Preliminary Round of the FA Cup.

Basil-Done

Basil-Done

On the opening day of this year’s FA Cup, Basildon travelled to West London to take on the club that plays round the corner from the famous arches.

Tractor stalls on Bridge

Tractor stalls on Bridge

Ipswich Town give Chelsea a scare but ultimately are beaten at Stamford Bridge.

Junior Hammer Batters Hatters

Junior Hammer Batters Hatters

Young West Ham loanee Junior Stanislas destroys Luton Town’s Wembley dreams for another season.

No upsets as Propers get under way

No upsets as Propers get under way

Several visits to 1st Round proper ties fail to produce a winner for any of the non-league underdogs.

Lucky escape

Lucky escape

We get lucky as the weather ruins the game we were due to go and see but failed, choosing instead to visit Crawley Town to see Havant take on the Sussex side.

Our first visit to Wembley

Our first visit to Wembley

AFC Telford beat Hendon as we visit Wembley for the first time.