Thursday, January 8, 2015

FA Cup - Third Round 1977 (Part 1)

It's FA Cup Third Round day on Saturday 8 January 1977 - and here are the results.

Champions Liverpool were held to a draw by Third Division Crystal Palace, non-league Northwich Victoria progressed, the holders - Southampton - drew at home to Chelsea but the finalists last year, Manchester United, won 1-0. Non-league Wimbledon hold their First Divison opponents Middlesbrough. The giant killers are Cardiff City who send Spurs packing.

Birmingham City 1 Portsmouth 0
Blackpool 0 Derby County 0
Burnley 2 Lincoln City 2
Cardiff City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0
Carlisle United 5 Matlock Town 1
Charlton Athletic 1 Blackburn Rovers 1
Coventry City 1 Millwall 0
Darlington 2 Orient 2
Everton 2 Stoke City 0
Fulham 3 Swindon Town 3
Halifax Town 0 Luton Town 1
Hereford United 1 Reading 0
Hull City 1 Port Vale 1
Ipswich Town 4 Bristol City 1
Kettering Town 2 Colchester United 3
Leeds United 5 Norwich City 2
Leicester City 0 Aston Villa 1
Liverpool 0 Crystal Palace 0
Manchester City 1 West Bromwich Albion 1
Manchester United 1 Walsall 0
Northwich Victoria 3 Watford 2
Nottingham Forest 1 Bristol Rovers 1
Notts County 0 Arsenal 1
Oldham Athletic 3 Plymouth Argyle 0
Queens Park Rangers 2 Shrewsbury Town 1
Sheffield United 0 Newcastle United 0
Southampton 1 Chelsea 1
Southend United 0 Chester 4
Sunderland 2 Wrexham 2
West Ham United 2 Bolton Wanderers 1
Wimbledon 0 Middlesbrough 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 Rotherham United 2

On tonight's Match of the Day we see the holders Southampton open their defence against Chelsea, we see if Second Division Cardiff can defeat the giants of Spurs, and finally Blackpool, also of the second division, hosts recent champions Derby County.

Highlights from Southampton v Chelsea are below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr1-bWs5-wQ

Goals from that game, and the goal from Cardiff, can be seen below at 3:31.

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