Nottseagull
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On this very evening 50 years ago, fifth placed West Ham Utd (1st Div) visited Field Mill for a 5th Round tie that had been postponed five times. Their loss made it one of the great FA Cup giant killings but the 3-0 scoreline made it one of the greatest FA Cup shocks of all time. By the time the 6th Round came, they had already appeared in the semi-final draw but were unlucky to lose 0-1 at home to Leicester as Peter Shilton played a blinder, apparently. The Stags finished the season 3 points above the 21st club in the 3rd Division.
The heroes and villains that night:
MANSFIELD TOWN: Hollins, Pate, Hopkinson, Quigley, Boam, Waller, Keeley (37), N. Sharkey (49) Ledger, Melling, Goodfellow, D. Roberts (22)
WEST HAM: Bobby Ferguson, Bobby Moore, Alan Stephenson, Bobby Howe, Billy Bonds, Trevor Brooking, Jimmy Lindsay (Ronnie Boyce), Martin Peters, John Sissons, Geoff Hurst, Harry Redknapp.
Att. 21,117
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