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F.A.Cup |
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F.A.Cup |
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Giant Killing
Below are listed occasions in the FA Cup when Wednesday were beaten by clubs
at least 2 divisions below them.
In 1920/21 the Southern League top division formed the League's 3rd division. Up
until this time the Southern League was the premier football league in the
south, with only a handful of southern teams playing in the League and so the
losses to these teams were not as bad as they might seem.
Wednesday have only lost once to non-league opposition since the war, and that
was against Wigan who were elected to the league for the following season.
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Giant Killed |
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1907-1908 |
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Norwich City |
0-2 |
Southern |
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1909-1910 |
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Northampton Town |
0-0 |
Southern |
Northampton were Southern |
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1R |
Northampton Town |
0-1 |
Southern |
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1910-1911 |
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1 |
Coventry City |
1-2 |
Southern |
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1919-1920 |
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1 |
Darlington |
0-0 |
North Eastern |
Darlington were runners-up |
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1R |
Darlington |
0-2 |
North Eastern |
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1925-1926 |
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New Brighton |
1-2 |
Division 3 North |
Finished mid-table |
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1951-1952 |
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3 |
Bradford PA |
1-2 |
Division 3 North |
Bradford finished mid-table Wednesday were D2 Champions |
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1963-1964 |
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3 |
Newport County |
2-3 |
Division 4 |
Newport finished 83rd in the league. |
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1969-1970 |
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4 |
Scunthorpe United |
1-2 |
Division 4 |
mid table in the 4th Division. |
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1977-78 |
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2 |
Wigan Athletic |
0-1 |
Northern Premier |
Runners up in the Northern Premier |
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1998-1999 |
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2 |
Cambridge United |
1-2 |
Division 3 |
Runners up in the 3rd |
Wednesday have played a number of non-league clubs in the FA
Cup. Pre WWI these were Southern League clubs that were professional and were
the equal of most league clubs.
Post WWI Wednesday seemed to have the magic touch for the teams they played
because of the eight non-leaguers, 6 were eventually elected to the League and 4
of those within a couple of years (Darlington, Peterborough, New Brighton and
Wigan). The two unlucky ones were Yeovil, who have been there or thereabouts,
and Hastings United who rolled over and died in 1985.
Of course it could have been their efforts in the FA Cup that got these clubs elected.
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Rnd |
Year/Team |
Score |
League |
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1895-1896 |
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Southampton St Mary's |
3-2 |
Southern |
reached the Cup Final twice when in the Southern League |
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1903-1904 |
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1 |
Plymouth Argyle |
2-2 |
Southern |
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1R |
Plymouth Argyle |
2-0 |
Southern |
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3 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
1-1 |
Southern |
The only non-league winner of the Cup (over Sheffield United in 1900-1901. |
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3R |
Tottenham Hotspur |
2-0 |
Southern |
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1904-1905 |
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2 |
Portsmouth |
2-1 |
Southern |
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1905-1906 |
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1 |
Bristol Rovers |
1-0 |
Southern |
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2 |
Millwall |
1-1 |
Southern |
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2R |
Millwall |
3-0 |
Southern |
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1906-1907 |
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2 |
Southampton |
1-1 |
Southern |
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2R |
Southampton |
3-1 |
Southern |
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1908-1909 |
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2 |
Portsmouth |
2-2 |
Southern |
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2R |
Portsmouth |
3-0 |
Southern |
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1913-1914 |
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3 |
Brighton & HA |
3-0 |
Southern |
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1922-1923 |
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New Brighton |
3-0 |
Lancashire Combination |
elected to the league in 23/24 |
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1938-1939 |
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Yeovil |
1-1 |
Southern |
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3R |
Yeovil |
2-1 |
Southern |
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1954-1955 |
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3 |
Hastings United |
2-1 |
Southern |
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1957-1958 |
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3 |
Hereford United |
3-0 |
Southern |
elected to the league in 72/73 |
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1959-1960 |
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Peterborough United |
2-0 |
Midland |
elected to the league in 60/61 |
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1975-1976 |
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Macclesfield Town |
3-1 |
Northern Premier |
elected to the league in 96/97 |
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2 |
Wigan Athletic |
2-0 |
Northern Premier |
beat Wednesday a couple of years later and then elected to the league. |
| APPEARANCES
IN THE SEMI-FINAL Competition proper 1871/72 to 2001/02 |
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| CLUB NAME | SF APPS | POS |
| Everton | 23 | 1st |
| Arsenal | 22 | 2nd |
| Manchester United | 22 | 2nd |
| Liverpool | 21 | 4th |
| Aston Villa | 19 | 5th |
| West Brom | 19 | 5th |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 7th |
| Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 8th |
| Newcastle United | 16 | 8th |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 8th |
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GAMES PLAYED Competition proper 1871/72 to 2001/02 |
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| CLUB NAME | GAMES | POS |
| Aston Villa | 382 | 1st |
| Everton | 375 | 2nd |
| Liverpool | 375 | 2nd |
| Arsenal | 365 | 4th |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 364 | 5th |
| Blackburn Rovers | 358 | 6th |
| Manchester United | 357 | 7th |
| Tottenham Hostpur | 357 | 8th |
| West Brom | 349 | 9th |
| Bolton Wanderers | 348 | 10th |
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GAMES WON Competition proper 1871/72 to 2001/02 |
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| CLUB NAME | WON | POS |
| Everton | 204 | 1st |
| Aston Villa | 201 | 2nd |
| Liverpool | 199 | 3rd |
| Arsenal | 189 | 4th |
| Manchester United | 189 | 4th |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 183 | 6th |
| Blackburn Rovers | 175 | 7th |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 173 | 8th |
| West Brom | 173 | 9th |
| Bolton Wanderers | 162 | 10th |
| TOTAL
GOALS SCORED Competition proper 1871/72 to 2001/02 |
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| CLUB NAME | GOALS | POS |
| Aston Villa | 786 | 1st |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 690 | 2nd |
| Everton | 686 | 3rd |
| Blackburn Rovers | 682 | 4th |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 646 | 5th |
| Manchester United | 637 | 6th |
| Wolves | 615 | 7th |
| Preston North End | 613 | 8th |
| West Brom | 613 | 8th |
| Liverpool | 610 | 10th |
| TOTAL
GOALS CONCEDED Competition proper 1871/72 to 2001/02 |
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| CLUB NAME | GOALS | POS |
| Aston Villa | 480 | 1st |
| Derby County | 466 | 2nd |
| Bolton Wanderers | 461 | 3rd |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 453 | 4th |
| Nottingham Forest | 452 | 5th |
| Notts County | 440 | 6th |
| Reading | 433 | 7th |
| Wolves | 433 | 8th |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 426 | 9th |
| Grimsby Town | 423 | 10th |
| Manchester United | 423 | 10th |
