Looking on the bright side, the Noses list of exits is a damn sight longer.
It's an appalling record, to the point where you just have to laugh about it. Look at the state of the 2000's. Bloody hell.
Apologies if posting it has bought back some bad memories, a few more stat factsWe've lost to the eventual winners 15 times and runners up 4 times in those 58 seasons, so maybe the expression "beat the Villa, win the Cup" from the early 60s when it happened 5 years in a row isn't so far wrong.Unsurprisingly ManYew have knocked us out the most with 6 followed by Liverpool on 5 then Spurs on 4. Citeh, Chelsea, Arsenal, Everton and Wimbledon then with 3 each. It has to be said we don't get knocked out by lower league opposition very often and as others have said the names Altrincham, Sutton Utd and Woking don't appear on the list anywhere. The most embarrassing one I'd wager would be Aldershot in 1963?The fact we've only got to qtr final or better on 12/58 attempts (20% or 1 season in 5) is woeful for a club of our size.The last time we won it in 1957, neither Liverpool or Chelsea had ever won it and now they're both level with us, Spurs had won it twice, Arsenal 3 times and United twice all now ahead of us.I'm going to shut up, I'm depressing myself.......and my anorak is getting a bit warm
Does it show us we're not as big as we think we are?
The last time we won it in 1957, neither Liverpool or Chelsea had ever won it and now they're both level with us, Spurs had won it twice, Arsenal 3 times and United twice all now ahead of us.
It all started for me with...66/67 4 Liverpool - My 2nd ever away game, the 1st being Preston in round 3. 9 years old and my Dad took me. Incredible atmosphere and the packed Kop then was awesome. The Holte was bigger but at this point I was only used to seeing it at best half full. We were down the bottom and sinking fast, Shanklys Liverpool a real powerhouse. For the first 30 minutes of the game we dominated, we really went at them with purpose and had them on the back foot. Then, nothing. Went into a defensive shell and Liverpool took over and it was just a matter of time. Lost 1-0 and out we went.