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2 hours ago, Monkeys Fist said:

Wasn’t it Wrexham that put them out when they had that mad cup run in the 1970s? 

Aye. At SJP in the replay. I think they’re the only non-league team to make the 6th round draw. By forcing a 5th round replay. 

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20 hours ago, Alex said:

Aye. At SJP in the replay. I think they’re the only non-league team to make the 6th round draw. By forcing a 5th round replay. 

 

Yep. Should never have gone to a replay. Blyth were 1-0 up against Wrexham in the 89th minute and heading for a 6th round tie against Arsenal when...

 

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Although the ball had clearly gone behind via a Wrexham player’s foot, referee Alf Grey gave a corner. To give himself more room, midfielder Les Cartwright moved the corner flag so that it stood at an angle. As Clarke in the Blyth goal collected comfortably, Grey noticed the flag had fallen completely over. He ordered a retake and the flag was balanced into its frozen hole for Cartwright to swing the corner over again. Once more the defence repelled the threat but, incredibly, the flag had fallen over again. Another retake. This time the arc of the cross caught out the Blyth defence and Dixie McNeil managed to force it over the line at the back post. It was the final minute.

 

https://www.wsc.co.uk/stories/from-the-archive-when-a-wobbly-corner-flag-ended-blyth-spartans-fa-cup-run/

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