[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion in the 5th Round of the FA Cup

[Bozza]

It's a relatively rare occurrence for us to progress this far in the FA Cup, and we clearly benefit from the head-start given to top-flight clubs.

1929–30 Newcastle 3-0 Albion
1932–33 West Ham 1-0 Albion
1945–46 Albion 1-10 Derby (over 2 legs)
1959–60 Preston 2-1 Albion
1982–83 Liverpool 1-2 Albion (lost final 4-0 to Man Utd)
1983–84 Watford 3-1 Albion
1985–86 Albion 1-0 Peterborough (lost quarter-final 2-0 to Southampton)
2010–11 Stoke 3-0 Albion
2011–12 Liverpool 6-1 Albion
2013–14 Hull 2-1 Albion
2017–18 Albion 3-1 Coventry (lost quarter-final 2-0 to Man Utd)
2018–19 Albion 2-1 Derby (lost semi-final 1-0 to Man City)

Has anyone attended all eight 5th round ties involving the club since the 1980s?

 

[Icy Gull]

Just the 5 for me

4 wins and 1 defeat to Elton John’s Watford. Didn’t they get to the final that year?

Point of order, we lost the FA cup final REPLAY 4-0 to United

 

[Bozza]

Just the 5 for me

4 wins and 1 defeat to Elton John’s Watford. Didn’t they get to the final that year?

Point of order, we lost the FA cup final REPLAY 4-0 to United

Indeed, and won a REPLAY against Peterborough. I wasn't sure how to incorporate this detail so seem to have ignored it completely!

 

[Icy Gull]

Indeed, and won a REPLAY against Peterborough. I wasn't sure how to incorporate this detail so seem to have ignored it completely!

Indeed. The Fashanu as Bambi on Ice game where Albion fans decided to have a fight amongst themselves

It was just as cold as today too

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Yes

 

[LamieRobertson]

Just the 5 for me

4 wins and 1 defeat to Elton John’s Watford. Didn’t they get to the final that year?

Point of order, we lost the FA cup final REPLAY 4-0 to United

Bit of a bummer you going all that way to Newcastle and seeing us lose

 

[Icy Gull]

Bit of a bummer you going all that way to Newcastle and seeing us lose

Nice try but I was only at Watford for a defeat ( you cheeky ******* )

I did have the opportunity to go to Liverpool but luckily I was washing my hair that day

 

[Eeyore]

I was annoyed about that one in 2014. Garcia should have put out a stronger side as Hull were there for the taking. We would have had Sunderland at home in the 6th round. A semi-final at the minimum was up for grabs.

 

[Let's Have A Winner!]

Watford was my first ever away game as a 9 year old, somehow in the director's box at Vicarage Road with my dad?! 5/7 from there for me...

 

[dangull]

I went to both games in 1985-1986
I remember the Southampton crowd were given all of the East stand, or most of it anyway.

 

[Eeyore]

I went to both games in 1985-1986
I remember the Southampton crowd were given all of the East stand, or most of it anyway.

Quite the opposite. They were given the away pen and the chicken run section next door to it. Would be and H & S prosecution if that occurred nowadays.

 

[oldboyroy]

I went to both games in 1985-1986
I remember the Southampton crowd were given all of the East stand, or most of it anyway.

Remember it well especially when us in north stand belted out "who the f in hell are you" once they started streaming in the area closest to north stand at the time...lol

 

[Shuggie]

Hull was also a replay but I made it to all the other games home and away. A lot of history there but my favourite match by far was the trip to Anfield in 1983. They hadn't lost at home in the cup since 1969 and it mattered. I was living in London at the time and jumped off the special train as it slowed down going through East Croydon on the way home. I then got spotted by some Nigels - legged it up the ramp and took shelter behind a burly policeman at the barriers. Ah, the good old days, eh?

Worst of all was Stoke ("what's it like to see a pass?").

Hoping we really go for it tomorrow night.

With maybe 50m vaccines having been handed out by Cup Final day (15th May) it could be quite an occasion locally, even if the match itself is behind closed doors.

Ever the optimist!

 

[Beach Hut]

Only 5 or do I get a half point for watching the Hull home game ?

The away leg we watched in a bar in Valencia

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I attended the last five, including the home game against Hull.
The Liverpool game was crazy. We scored 4 goals, just that 3 of them were in the wrong goal.

 

[Mr H]

4 for me
52 years between 1st and 2nd
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/7604/bZUmxQ.jpg

 

[Eddiespearritt]

So winning tonight means only a 5th FA Cup quarter-final in our history - I hope we give it a real try now that we've amassed enough points for a decent expectation of safety (which is what football is really about ).

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Those stats just go to show how utterly dismal our record in the cup has been. We very rarely have a shot at the later rounds so we really should embrace it and go for it yet there are still people who will be happy if we get knocked out. Unbelievable!

I understand if we have to make some changes but I really want us to win!

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

I was annoyed about that one in 2014. Garcia should have put out a stronger side as Hull were there for the taking. We would have had Sunderland at home in the 6th round. A semi-final at the minimum was up for grabs.

Oh I agree and I spent a fortune on hotels etc

 

[drew]

Hull was also a replay but I made it to all the other games home and away. A lot of history there but my favourite match by far was the trip to Anfield in 1983. They hadn't lost at home in the cup since 1969 and it mattered. I was living in London at the time and jumped off the special train as it slowed down going through East Croydon on the way home. I then got spotted by some Nigels - legged it up the ramp and took shelter behind a burly policeman at the barriers. Ah, the good old days, eh?

Worst of all was Stoke ("what's it like to see a pass?").

Hoping we really go for it tomorrow night.

With maybe 50m vaccines having been handed out by Cup Final day (15th May) it could be quite an occasion locally, even if the match itself is behind closed doors.

Ever the optimist!

Indeed, they hadn't lost a home cup tie in any competition since 1974 and as you say, it mattered. The cup was a far better competition then with full teams being fielded rather than a host of reserves and youth players.

Back to the thread, 5 for me as I missed Watford due to illness, and then didn't bother with Hull or Stoke (I'd been to Hull when we won 3-2 in the cup).

Going back to the Peterborough game, wasn't that the one were the ball bounced up off the snow into the goal?