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Post by Sparky on Nov 19, 2022 19:07:55 GMT 1
Overall a good day at the office, the first half was nothing to really shout about, Ben had to deal with a cross come shot early doors but for the rest of the game was largely a spectator. Two goals towards half time effectively killed the game and the second half was totally controlled by us,even with a few first team choices on the bench we had sufficient to deal with any threat so onwards to the draw on Monday to see who comes out of the hat.
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Post by ianb on Nov 19, 2022 20:40:43 GMT 1
After the first goal the game was over. The goal had been coming, first 20 minutes not much happened.
You could see the difference in the standards between the two teams.
Top fans from Stow drumming and singing throughout!
Best wishes to them for the rest of the season.
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Post by Steve T on Nov 19, 2022 21:30:19 GMT 1
It might surprise some of you to know that 702 was Banbury's biggest attendance in the competition for more than 44 years – 1,077 v. Leatherhead in January 1978.
Some supporters might have been puzzled by the reference in the website match preview to the numbering of the rounds in the competition. The FA have changed it three times in the last 25 years. The Trophy started in 1969-70 with the quarter-finals as the 4th Round but from 98-99 to 04-05 and from 20-21, the QF round has been the 6th.
Under the original format, the competition proper started with the 1st Round (obviously...), that being the last 64 and the last round to which exemptions were made. It's now the 3rd Round. Those exemptions have varied with the changes in the league structures but from 98-99 it has been the Conference/National League clubs (Step 1). From the 04-05 season, Step 2 clubs have been exempted to the prior round.
Some of these changes are a result of the expansion of the pyramid and the number of clubs admitted to the competition. This has affected the qualifying competition, which has had three, four or five rounds at different times.
Before this season, Banbury's most common start was three rounds before the last 64 but for eight seasons in the 1970s the club was exempted to 3Q (the last qualifier) or the 1st round on the basis of performances in previous seasons. Exemptions based on performance were also common in the FA Cup but ended in both competitions in 1998 when rank became the criterion.
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Post by petet on Nov 19, 2022 21:42:47 GMT 1
Nice easy win,and with a weakened side. Fair play to the Stowmarket supporters, they seemed to enjoy their day.
Interesting to see who we get in the next round.
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Post by Steve T on Nov 19, 2022 23:53:35 GMT 1
Nice easy win,and with a weakened side. Fair play to the Stowmarket supporters, they seemed to enjoy their day. Interesting to see who we get in the next round. A bit too soon in the competition for Notts County, Wrexham or Chesterfield. Braintree at home will be a disappointment... Survivors: _1 (6) Farsley Celtic _2 (6) Chorley _3 (6) Chester _4 (6) Spennymoor Town _5 (6) Curzon Ashton _6 (7) Guiseley _7 (7) Marine _8 (6) Blyth Spartans _9 (6) Darlington 10 (6) AFC Fylde 11 (7) Marske United 12 (6) AFC Telford United 13 (7) Tamworth 14 (6) Banbury United 15 (8) Heybridge Swifts 16 (6) Leamington 17 (7) Coalville Town 18 (6) Chelmsford City 19 (6) Braintree Town 20 (7) Leiston 21 (6) Hemel Hempstead Town 22 (6) Kettering Town 23 (6) Kidderminster Harriers 24 (6) Peterborough Sports 25 (6) Taunton Town 26 (6) Farnborough 27 (6) Hungerford Town 28 (7) Folkestone Invicta 29 (8) Uxbridge 30 (6) Chippenham Town 31 (6) Eastbourne Borough 32 (6) Worthing 33 (7) Plymouth Parkway 34 (6) Welling United 35 (7) Harrow Borough 36 (7) Bognor Regis Town 37 (6) Slough Town 38 (7) Swindon Supermarine 39 (6) Bath City 40 (7) Bracknell Town Oxford City lost at home on penalties to Plymouth Parkway, who thus gained some measure of revenge for their FA Cup defeat over two matches, in both of which they were leading in the last minute. |
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