Episode
Match of the Day: 16th November 1991: FA Cup First Round
Overview
The long road to FA Cup glory begins. It's the first round proper and the remaining non-league teams line up against the third and fourth divisions. And for the first time since 1924 two second division teams join the fray at this stage: Grimsby Town and Tranmere Rovers, both promoted last year, make up the numbers for the first round. Highlights of the main matches and a roundup of all the significant action and results. Colchester United v Exeter City Gretna v Rochdale Tranmere Rovers v Runcorn
Details
- Series
- Match of the Day
- Season
- Season 28
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 1991-11-16
- Runtime
- 80 min
Episode context
16th November 1991: FA Cup First Round is Episode 2 in Season 1991/92 of Match of the Day. It aired on 1991-11-16. The runtime is 80 min.
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Episode 1: 10th August 1991: FA Charity Shield: Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur
Highlights of the Tennents' FA Charity Shield, the traditional Wembley opening to the football season which gives champions Arsenal the chance to avenge their defeat by north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in last season's FA Cup semi-final. Unfortunately there will be no opportunity for the injured Paul Gascoigne to repeat his wonderful goal in that match, but there is still an abundance of talent on show.
Episode 3: 7th December 1991: FA Cup Second Round
Highlights of the major ties and a roundup of how everyone fared.
Enfield v Barnet
Bolton Wanderers v Bradford City
York City v Tranmere Rovers
More episodes from this season
Episode 4: 4th January 1992: FA Cup Third Round
Highlights from three of today's key matches from the FA Cup third round and a roundup of the best of the rest. This stage often provides an opportunity for obsure non-league names to become overnight sensations, and it is the time when the clubs with the big reputations have to guard against embarrassing results.
Wrexham v Arsenal
Middlesbrough v Manchester City
Leicester City v Crystal Palace
Episode 5: 5th January 1992: FA Cup Third Round: Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur
Includes the draw for the FA Cup fourth round live from Lancaster Gate, London.
Episode 6: 6th January 1992: FA Cup Third Round: Crewe Alexandra v Liverpool
Unfancied Crewe of the Fourth Division take on a Liverpool team plagued by injury and performing below their unusually high standards. Could there be a giant-killing upset in store?
Episode 7: 14th January 1992: FA Cup Third Round Replays
Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa
West Ham United v Farnborough Town
Episode 8: 15th January 1992: FA Cup Third Round: Leeds United v Manchester United
Coverage of the postponed match between these two traditional rivals.
Episode 9: 25th January 1992: FA Cup Fourth Round
Wrexham's place in FA Cup giant-killing history is now secure following their dramatic 2-1 victory over reigning league champions Arsenal in the Third Round. Desmond Lynam introduces the highlights from three FA Cup Fourth Round ties that also carry with them the potential for surprise. Plus a roundup of the best of the Cup.
West Ham United v Wrexham
Leicester City v Bristol City
Bolton Wanderers v Brighton & Hove Albion
Episode 10: 26th January 1992: FA Cup Fourth Round: Chelsea v Everton
Everton, four times winners of the FA Cup and four times Wembley finalists in the 1980s, visit Chelsea, whose only FA Cup final triumph was back in 1970. Plus, live coverage of the draw for the FA Cup Fifth Round.
Episode 11: 27th January 1992: FA Cup Fourth Round: Southampton v Manchester United
Highlights of one of tonight's FA Cup Fourth Round ties.
Episode 12: 15th February 1992: FA Cup Fifth Round
Highlights from three of today's FA Cup fifth-round ties, with an all-action roundup of the rest of today's Cup programme.
Chelsea v Sheffield United
Sunderland v West Ham United
Nottingham Forest v Bristol City
Episode 13: 16th February 1992: FA Cup Fifth Round: Swindon Town v Aston Villa
Coverage of one of the fifth-round ties in this year's FA Cup competition in which the First Division clubs have been having a rough ride on the road to Wembley. Plus brief clips of the two other games:
Ipswich Town v Liverpool
Bolton Wanderers v Southampton