bridgefan Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Apologies if this is already known or has been mentioned somewhere, but has any other team (or teams) ever beaten six (or potentially seven) teams from higher leagues in a single run in a senior English cup competition? Anyone know? Is this a first? (I would have thought so) What a fantastic achievement Still coming to terms with reaching Wembley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jago Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Great question - I'll stick it one of the nerdy forums to see if we can get an answer - but I very much doubt it's been done before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss.A.F.C.Hornchurch Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 someone contact Guiness Book of Records ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jago Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 And the answer is, I regret to say, NO. Bishop's Stortford beat 8 teams above them (on the trot) in 1980/81. Though only one was "Alliance Premier" - now the National League (Worcester City). So we had the glamour win! They beat Sutton United in the final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridgefan Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share Posted March 31, 2021 Thanks Jago - but surely we are the only Havering Team to do this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jago Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 I think we're fairly safe on that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digits Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Well there is only one team in Havering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
and1inthetree Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 jago - where did you get these stats from? I was about to submit this to the guardian's "the knowledge" email thing. well done bishop's Stortford. another club that has mr smith's fingerprints I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 That’s the thing, it’s not just getting to the final..it’s the manner in which they got there, some great results.. an achievement in itself. 100% have earned the right to be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jago Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 22 hours ago, and1inthetree said: jago - where did you get these stats from? I was about to submit this to the guardian's "the knowledge" email thing. well done bishop's Stortford. another club that has mr smith's fingerprints I think. The thing about non league football is that it's full of trainspotter types (wot - moi?!) so loads of quirky stat sites and groundhopper sites. So I asked your actual question on https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forums/index.php#non-league-football-discussion.4 and got a reply within 30 minutes! If you really wanted, you could check the answer provided at say https://fchd.info/indexb.htm to see who Stortford played in the trophy that year and then look at https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nonleaguetables/lt1980-1981.html to confirm what division/league those teams were in that season. Other sites are available! If you do check, you will see that 4 of the teams they beat were actually in the Southern League's joint top divisions - which had no lower divisions - so arguably the standard at the bottom half of these leagues would have been no higher than Isthmian Div 1 (where Stortford played). But as both the Southern League divisions promoted directly into the Conference they were technically higher level - so we'd probably lose the court battle on that one! (No Conference North/South in those days of course). Oh and they won 10 games in all - of which 9 were on the trot v "higher" league teams - not 8 as previously advertised. Anyway - as you say - fantastic achievement for both clubs. Let's just hope we win it too. (Of course we will). This is NOT a party political broadcast on behalf of Bishop's Stortford! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger03 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 To add to Jago's post - STORTFORD - 1980-81 Prelim - Spalding - A - 2-1 - Midland League (lower) Q1 - Chelmsford City A - 2-0 (SL South) Q2 - Kingstonian -H - 2-0 (Isthmian Div 1 (same league as Stortford) Q3 - Hendon - H - 1-0 (Isthmian Premier) - Higher R1 - Bridgend Town - H 1-1 - A - 2-1 (Southern Midland) R2 - Dagenham - A - 1-1 - H 3-1 (Isthmian Premier) - Higher R3 - Alvechurch - H- 3-2 - Southern Midland) QF - Worcester City - H - 4-0 - (Alliance) - Higher SF - Dartford - A -1-1 - H -2-1 - Southern South) F - Sutton Utd - N - 1-0 (Isthmian Premier) - Higher So - Hendon, Dagenham Worcester City and Sutton Utd - all Higher Chelmsford, Bridgend, Alvechurch and Dartford - Equal or Higher, as the SL did not have any tiered divisions. The SL South and Midland were both feeders into the Alliance - and so was the Isthmian Premier, but not in the same way. The Isthmian League had agreed to join the Pyramid, and for the 1980-81 season, clubs were invited to apply for the Alliance. Enfield, who finished second, and Dagenham, who finished eighth, were elected. There were three applicants only, the other being Oxford City, from the Isthmian Div. 1 (not elected). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cup of tea Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Am I right in saying we're the lowest ranked team ever to reach the final? Heard that a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeXIX Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 5 hours ago, cup of tea said: Am I right in saying we're the lowest ranked team ever to reach the final? Heard that a few times. Lowest rank team to make the semi final and the final! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydick Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Didn't Halesowen Town get to the semis last season. They are tier 8, a level below us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeXIX Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 4 hours ago, andydick said: Didn't Halesowen Town get to the semis last season. They are tier 8, a level below us. I was just going by what’s been said on the radio, maybe I’m wrong ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cup of tea Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 That's what I heard as well tbf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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