FA CUP 1928-2023

[anthony.brown]

The FA Cup is the only competition we enter where an annual defeat is guaranteed. Glancing through Fishponder's Stats I've gleaned the following:
Matches played 285. Won 133 Drew 65 Lost 87 .Goals for 570. Goals against 428.
Top scorers:
Peter Hammond (1953-64) 15
Brian Figg (1954-59) 15
Jimmy Walker (1930-35) 14
Frank Wingate (1945-49) 14
Danny Desmond (1957-67) 12
Terry Waldock (1960-69) 11
Eddie Armitage (1930-37) 10
Paul Giggle (1968-87) 10
Shaun Marshall (1993-2002) 10
Claude Brown (1939-53) 9
Bill Saunders (1945-47) 9
Peter Watson (1973-78) 9
Ken Lawrence (1939-56) 8
Howard Kettleborough (1973-5) 8
Gary Williams (1992-2003) 8
Neil Bunker (1971-77) 8
Dennis Randall (1960-62) 8
Ray Kitchener (1952-54) 7
Roy Cutler (1967-71) 7
John Frendo (2010-16) 7
Larry Dolan (1940-53) 7
Alec Smith (1950-57) 7
Jack Burr (1946-50) 6
Les Clarke (1934-46) 6
John Graves (1960-63) 6
Gordon Guile Snr (1958-62) 6
Arthur Ward (1939-53) 6
Harry Buswell (1935-36) 5
Johnny Ward (1952-53) 5
Steve Conroy (1988-96) 5
Ray Albone (1935-38) 4
Mark Barnes (2008-09) 4
Alan Bates (1952-56) 4
Jon Bone (1986-2004) 4
Robbie Burns (2013-18) 4
Terry Craddock (1959-65) 4
Gary Dixon (1998-2001) 4
Roger Figg (1956-62) 4
Bernie Gogan (1967-71) 4
Tony Horne (1959-66) 4
Bernie Mapp (1970-71) 4
Tony Martin (1972-81) 4
Brian Smith (1952-58) 4
Peter Smith (1955-56) 4
Zak Burke (2009-13) 3

Rounds reached:
Round 2: 3
Round 1: 6
Qualifying Round 4: 16
QR3: 18
QR2: 18
QR1: 21
Preliminary Round: 4
Extra Preliminary Round: 1

5 penalty 'shoot outs' Won 2 Lost 3 (18-18)

My stats are subject to correction: don't blame Fishponder!