What A Load Of Old Balls (Part Four)

The FA Cup

Following the disappointing 1-1 draw at home to Grimsby yesterday the Blues will face the Terriers in the next round of the FA Cup providing they can defeat the Mariners at Blundell Park in the Round One replay. Huddersfield themselves claming their place in Round Two following a 3-2 victory at Accrington Stanley where, after being 2-1 down on 82 minutes, Town fought back to win with two goals in the last eight minutes from Malvin Kamara and Luke Beckett.

If United can win at Grimsby then the omens could be good for a victory at the Galpharm Stadium at the next stage despite Carlisle only ever winning twice at Huddersfield in 19 attempts. That's because one of those successes came this season and the other came in the 1972-73 FA Cup, so the chance is there to do both of those again in one fell swoop.

In the 70's FA Cup encounter a first-half own goal by the Terriers at Leeds Road settled a tightly contested third round replay after the two teams had earlier drawn 2-2 at Brunton Park. Carlisle making it to the last sixteen that season before they lost out 2-1 at home at Arsenal in front of a bumper attendance of 24,000.


FA Cup Second Round Draw in full :

Oxford United v Southend United

Swindon Town v Forest Green Rovers or Rotherham United

Oldham Athletic or Doncaster Rovers v Crewe Alexandra

Darlington or Northampton Town v Walsall

Cambridge United v Weymouth

Millwall v Barrow or AFC Bournemouth

Stockport County or Staines Town v Peterborough United

Bradford City v Tranmere Rovers

Torquay United v Cheltenham Town or Brighton & Hove Albion

Notts County v Havant & Waterlooville

Dagenham & Redbridge v Kidderminster Harriers

Port Vale v Chasetown

Leyton Orient or Bristol Rovers v Rushden & Diamonds

Huddersfield Town v Carlisle United or Grimsby Town

Burton Albion v Barnet

Bury v Exeter City

Luton Town or Brentford v Lincoln City or Nottingham Forest

Horsham v Swansea City

Hereford United or Leeds United v Hartlepool United

Harrogate Railway v Mansfield Town

*Matches to be played over the weekend of 1 and 2 December