Famous cup defeats throughout the ages

[Guest]

It may interest our readers to know that saturdays heavy defeat against the rymans league division 1 South team, Walton & Hersham, was by no means an unusual occurence. According to the FA publication 'Major [****!!****] up's in FA trophy matches' published by Safe, Hands & Drop and written by Myna Blip, in 1943 prior to the 2nd world war, West Ham United took on a team of Dockers from the Thames Sewerage third division. All and sundry fully expected the dockers team to turn up and roll over, imagine everyone's surprise therefore when they turned up at the Boleyn Ground wearing full steeplejack attire and steel toed boots. After several heated discussions with the officials it was decreed that the game would proceed and much to the chagrin of the faithful, the dockers went on to put four west ham players in Hospital, the Manager in Rampton and the officals into traumatised retirment, they also won the game 3-0. Therafter the west ham faithful fully took to this new fashion and indeed have been wearing such attire ever since.

 

A further shock occured in 1952 when a team of travellers from Harlow managed to bully there way into the third round proper and were then drawn against Averly, a club well known for its romany heritage. Upon arrival at the ground the players discovered that they were all related and prior to kick off several marriages were arranged between the players and their families. Tradition therefore dictated that the forthcoming nuptials were duly celebrated and the game descended into farce with all three officials, all of the players and the directors of both clubs falling about the pitch in a drunk and disorderley fashion. To avoid any retribution from the FA, a cover up was initiated (since known locally as the great 1952 pikie blag) and a result of 22 -22 was posted with the gate being logged at 14,500. This quite naturally aroused suspicion at the FA and an enquiry was ordered. The inspector sent to the ground was not seen again for 50 years but turned up recently at the local derby match between Averley and Hornchurch FC where he was discovered running the line. When questioned about his earlier diappearance he confessed to 'having married into the family'

[Guest]

get a life you boring f***er

[chilled out entertainer]

Ive got one for you, this saturday

 

Hornchurch 0 - 180 Gravesend

 

What a result! A goal every thirty seconds.

[Uncle Urchin]

ha ha...where did you dig that up from Ian...I posted that on the then unregistered forum 2 years ago.....

 

find the one about bands at footbal matches...that WAS one of me best.... <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[Ian_W]

I was just wondering how an un-registered person posted on here - then I saw your post and realised it was more than 2 years old!!