Wisbech Town F.A. Cup Record to 7/12/97

Home

P

W

D

L

F

A

 

Away

P

W

D

L

F

A

1920s

6

2

0

4

15

17

1920s

5

1

1

3

8

15

1930s

16

10

2

1

68

28

1930s

8

1

2

5

7

21

1940s

6

4

1

1

25

28

1940s

5

0

1

4

6

17

1950s

20

13

5

2

54

15

1950s

17

7

2

8

28

34

1960s

9

5

2

2

23

15

1960s

15

6

2

7

25

35

1970s

12

7

1

4

24

20

1970s

15

6

3

6

25

29

1980s

11

7

1

3

23

15

1980s

12

4

1

7

15

24

1990s

16

11

2

3

43

18

1990s

13

5

3

5

24

27

Home Total

96

59

14

23

285

136

Away Total

90

30

15

45

136

202

Full Total

186

89

29

68

421

338

 

Entered F.A. Cup 67 Times

1946/47, 63/64 failed to enter.

First season 1923/24

1940/1 to 1944 No Competition

Played in Fourth Qualifying Round 14 times.

First Round Proper 9 Times

Second Round Proper Twice.

 
Teams Wisbech has played in the Rounds Proper of the FA Cup are:

Ipswich Town, Colchester, Reading, Newport County,

Wycombe Wanderers, Brentford, Brighton & Hove Albion,

Kingstonian, St. Albans, Billericay and Bristol Rovers.

 

The reason Wisbech has lost one more time than entries in the Cup is that in 1945 the Fenmen played Ipswich Town over two legs, the only ever season the Rounds Proper up to the Semi-finals were played this way.

 

Highest Wins:

1938
1992
1936
1925
1948
1932
1936
1937
1955
1958

Chatteris
Wellingborough
Chatteris Eng
Beccles
Abbey United
Thetford
Chatteris
Thetford
Warboys
Somersham

H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
 

12-1
10-0
9-1
9-1
8-0
7-1
7-0
7-2
7-0
7-0

Heaviest Defeats:

1965
1954
1934
1984

Brighton
Kings Lynn
Cambridge T
Nuneaton
 

A
A
A
H
 

1-10
1-8
1-7
2-6

 

73 different Teams have been played against, including replays

Kings Lynn 15 times,
Cambridge Town/City 13 times,
March Town 12 times,
Cambridge United/Abbey Utd 5 times

Wisbech Town's 100th F.A. Cup goal came in 1945-46 against Newmarket, match No. 36, scorer Wild, one of four in a 5-0 home win.

The 200th came in 1958-59 against Somersham, match No. 76, scored by Jesse Pye.

The 300th was scored by Malcolm Lindsay, one of two scored against St.Neots 1977- 78, match No 127.

The 400th was scored in 1995-96 at Billericay, match no. 175, Peter Munns the scorer in a one all draw..

Highest Home Attendance in F.A. Cup v Colchester United, 16th Nov 16th 1957 - 6,540

Highest Away Attendance in F.A. Cup at Reading, 7th December 1957 - 17,252