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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: nuninho on January 10, 2011, 10:05:36 PM

Title: Villa v Non League opposition in the FA Cup
Post by: nuninho on January 10, 2011, 10:05:36 PM: Just seeing Crawley beat Derby got me thinking.

Have Villa ever been knocked out of the FA Cup by Non League opposition?
Title: Re: Villa v Non League opposition in the FA Cup
Post by: dave.woodhall on January 10, 2011, 10:14:27 PM: Millwall in 1900, Spurs 1904, Reading 1912. Until we played Gravesend in 1996 we held the record for the longest a league team had gone without drawing a non-league side.
Title: Re: Villa v Non League opposition in the FA Cup
Post by: DeKuip on January 10, 2011, 10:20:43 PM: Stoke were also out the league when they beat us in 1890-91. They got back in at the end of the season.
Title: Re: Villa v Non League opposition in the FA Cup
Post by: Leighton on January 10, 2011, 10:21:27 PM: That game against Gravesend was actually played "away" at Villa Park wasn't it? Did we play in our contreversial dark blue kit? Also, are Gravesend now Ebsfleet?
Title: Re: Villa v Non League opposition in the FA Cup
Post by: SashasGrandad on January 10, 2011, 10:21:52 PM: But we have never lost to teams like Altrincham and Kidderminster have we?
Title: Re: Villa v Non League opposition in the FA Cup
Post by: TopDeck113 on January 10, 2011, 10:23:09 PM: Quote from: Leighton on January 10, 2011, 10:21:27 PM
That game against Gravesend was actually played "away" at Villa Park wasn't it? Did we play in our contreversial dark blue kit? Also, are Gravesend now Ebsfleet?

Yes. Yes. Yes.
Title: Re: Villa v Non League opposition in the FA Cup
Post by: saunders_heroes on January 10, 2011, 10:25:03 PM: Quote from: SashasGrandad on January 10, 2011, 10:21:52 PM
But we have never lost to teams like Altrincham and Kidderminster have we?

Nope! I know a team that has though. ;-)
Title: Re: Villa v Non League opposition in the FA Cup
Post by: TopDeck113 on January 10, 2011, 10:30:07 PM: Quote from: SashasGrandad on January 10, 2011, 10:21:52 PM
But we have never lost to teams like Altrincham and Kidderminster have we?

Or Woking. Or Sutton. Or Chorley.

I think that covers all of them.
Title: Re: Villa v Non League opposition in the FA Cup
Post by: ADVILLAFAN on January 11, 2011, 08:59:00 AM: Were Aldershot a league team when they knocked us out then?
Title: Re: Villa v Non League opposition in the FA Cup
Post by: Meanwood Villa on January 11, 2011, 10:02:55 AM: Quote from: ADVILLAFAN on January 11, 2011, 08:59:00 AM
Were Aldershot a league team when they knocked us out then?

Yep, 4th Division. Also, I'm sure we wore claret and blue in Gravesend game
Title: Re: Villa v Non League opposition in the FA Cup
Post by: Chris Harte on January 11, 2011, 10:05:59 AM: Quote from: Meanwood Villa on January 11, 2011, 10:02:55 AM
Also, I'm sure we wore claret and blue in Gravesend game
I'm certain we were in the dark blue kit for that one.
Title: Re: Villa v Non League opposition in the FA Cup
Post by: DeKuip on January 11, 2011, 05:15:01 PM: Quote from: Chris Harte on January 11, 2011, 10:05:59 AM
Quote from: Meanwood Villa on January 11, 2011, 10:02:55 AM
Also, I'm sure we wore claret and blue in Gravesend game
I'm certain we were in the dark blue kit for that one.
Just looking at a picture and we wore dark blue away shirts and light blue shorts - they wore red shirts, white shorts.
Title: Re: Villa v Non League opposition in the FA Cup
Post by: The Left Side on January 11, 2011, 05:16:52 PM: Quote from: DeKuip on January 11, 2011, 05:15:01 PM
Quote from: Chris Harte on January 11, 2011, 10:05:59 AM
Quote from: Meanwood Villa on January 11, 2011, 10:02:55 AM
Also, I'm sure we wore claret and blue in Gravesend game
I'm certain we were in the dark blue kit for that one.
Just looking at a picture and we wore dark blue away shirts and light blue shorts - they wore red shirts, white shorts.

Villa definitely wore the Blue Reebok kit, we won 3-0 and it expected dull and cool for January!
Title: Re: Villa v Non League opposition in the FA Cup
Post by: cdbearsfan on January 11, 2011, 06:25:19 PM: Tottenham should never have knocked us out. Their fans ran on the pitch to get the game abandoned when we were winning then won the rematch. They were tossers even then.