Its that time of the year when the lower league and non-league teams have a chance to do battle with the big boys (unless you are Sunderland of course, in which case you are left wondering where it all went wrong again). Rules 1. Open to everybody, but no socks please. 2. I will sort out a format once I know how many entries we have but basic idea will be to run a league or leagues to get to a point where the number of entrants remaining equals number of teams left and then go to a knockout. 3. 5pts for correct result and score, 2pts for correct result and goal difference, 1pt for correct result. In 3rd and 4th rounds there are no replays so predicted result applies after extra time if applicable (so possible to predict a draw if it goes to penalties). 3rd Round Games: Friday 7th January Swindon Town vs Manchester City Saturday 8th January Mansfield Town vs Middlesbrough Bristol City vs Fulham Burnley vs Huddersfield Town Coventry City vs Derby County Hartlepool United vs Blackpool Millwall vs Crystal Palace Barnsley vs Barrow Boreham Wood vs AFC Wimbledon Kidderminster Harriers vs Reading Leicester City vs Watford Newcastle United vs Cambridge United Peterborough United vs Bristol Rovers Port Vale vs Brentford Queens Park Rangers vs Rotherham United West Bromwich Albion vs Brighton & Hove Albion Wigan Athletic vs Blackburn Rovers Birmingham City vs Plymouth Argyle Chelsea vs Chesterfield Hull City vs Everton Swansea City vs Southampton Yeovil Town vs AFC Bournemouth Sunday 9th January Luton Town vs Harrogate Town Cardiff City vs Preston North End Charlton Athletic vs Norwich City Liverpool vs Shrewsbury Town Stoke City vs Leyton Orient Tottenham Hotspur vs Morecambe West Ham United vs Leeds United Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Sheffield United Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Monday 10th January Manchester United vs Aston Villa
3rd Round Games: Friday 7th January Swindon Town 0 vs 4 Manchester City Saturday 8th January Mansfield Town 1 vs 2 Middlesbrough Bristol City 1 vs 2 Fulham Burnley 2 vs 0 Huddersfield Town Coventry City 1 vs 3 Derby County Hartlepool United 0 vs 2 Blackpool Millwall 1 vs 3 Crystal Palace Barnsley 3 vs 0 Barrow Boreham Wood 1 vs 2 AFC Wimbledon Kidderminster Harriers 0 vs 2 Reading Leicester City 2 vs 0 Watford Newcastle United 3 vs 1 Cambridge United Peterborough United 1 vs 1 Bristol Rovers Port Vale 0 vs 2 Brentford Queens Park Rangers 1 vs 2 Rotherham United West Bromwich Albion 1 vs 2 Brighton & Hove Albion Wigan Athletic 0 vs 2 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham City 2 vs 1 Plymouth Argyle Chelsea 3 vs 0 Chesterfield Hull City 1 vs 2 Everton Swansea City 1 vs 2 Southampton Yeovil Town 0 vs 1 AFC Bournemouth Sunday 9th January Luton Town 2 vs 0 Harrogate Town Cardiff City 1 vs 1 Preston North End Charlton Athletic 1 vs 3 Norwich City Liverpool 4 vs 0 Shrewsbury Town Stoke City 1 vs 0 Leyton Orient Tottenham Hotspur 2 vs 0 Morecambe West Ham United 2 vs 1 Leeds United Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 vs 0 Sheffield United Nottingham Forest 1 vs 3 Arsenal Monday 10th January Manchester United 2 vs 2 Aston Villa
3rd Round Games: Friday 7th January Swindon Town 0 vs 7 Manchester City Saturday 8th January Mansfield Town 0 vs 2 Middlesbrough Bristol City 0 vs 2 Fulham Burnley 2 vs 0 Huddersfield Town Coventry City 2 vs 1 Derby County Hartlepool United 1 vs 2 Blackpool Millwall 1 vs 3 Crystal Palace Barnsley 3 vs 0 Barrow Boreham Wood 1 vs 3 AFC Wimbledon Kidderminster Harriers 0 vs 2 Reading Leicester City 3 vs 1 Watford Newcastle United 2 vs 0 Cambridge United Peterborough United 2 vs 1 Bristol Rovers Port Vale 0 vs 4 Brentford Queens Park Rangers 2 vs 0 Rotherham United West Bromwich Albion 0 vs 2 Brighton & Hove Albion Wigan Athletic 1 vs 2 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham City 2 vs 1 Plymouth Argyle Chelsea 6 vs 0 Chesterfield Hull City 2 vs 1 Everton Swansea City 0 vs 2 Southampton Yeovil Town 0 vs 4 AFC Bournemouth Sunday 9th January Luton Town 2 vs 0 Harrogate Town Cardiff City 2 vs 1 Preston North End Charlton Athletic 1 vs 3 Norwich City Liverpool 4 vs 0 Shrewsbury Town Stoke City 3 vs 0 Leyton Orient Tottenham Hotspur 5 vs 0 Morecambe West Ham United 2 vs 3 Leeds United Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 vs 0 Sheffield United Nottingham Forest 0 vs 3 Arsenal Monday 10th January Manchester United 1 vs 2 Aston Villa
Friday 7th January Swindon Town 0 Manchester City 4 Saturday 8th January Mansfield Town 1 Middlesbrough 3 Bristol City 1 Fulham 1 Burnley 2 Huddersfield Town 1 Coventry City 1 Derby County 2 Hartlepool United 0 Blackpool 2 Millwall 1 Crystal Palace 0 Barnsley 1 Barrow 0 Boreham Wood 2 AFC Wimbledon 0 Kidderminster Harriers 0 Reading 3 Leicester City 2 Watford 0 Newcastle United 3 Cambridge United 1 Peterborough United 2 Bristol Rovers 0 Port Vale 0 Brentford 3 Queens Park Rangers 2 Rotherham United 2 West Bromwich Albion 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 Wigan Athletic 2 Blackburn Rovers 0 Birmingham City 1 Plymouth Argyle 1 Chelsea 4 Chesterfield 0 Hull City 1 Everton 3 Swansea City 1 Southampton 2 Yeovil Town 0 AFC Bournemouth 2 Sunday 9th January Luton Town 3 Harrogate Town 2 Cardiff City 2 Preston North End 1 Charlton Athletic 1 Norwich City 1 Liverpool 3 Shrewsbury Town 0 Stoke City 2 Leyton Orient 0 Tottenham Hotspur 3 Morecambe 0 West Ham United 2 Leeds United 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Sheffield United 0 Nottingham Forest 1 Arsenal 3 Monday 10th January Manchester United 2 Aston Villa 0
3rd Round Games: Friday 7th January Swindon Town 0 vs 6 Manchester City Saturday 8th January Mansfield Town 1 vs 2 Middlesbrough Bristol City 1 vs 2 Fulham Burnley 2 vs 1 Huddersfield Town Coventry City 3 vs 1 Derby County Hartlepool United 2 vs 2 Blackpool Millwall 1 vs 2 Crystal Palace Barnsley 4 vs 0 Barrow Boreham Wood 1 vs 1 AFC Wimbledon Kidderminster Harriers 0 vs 1 Reading Leicester City 3 vs 0 Watford Newcastle United 3 vs 1 Cambridge United Peterborough United 2 vs 2 Bristol Rovers Port Vale 1 vs 3 Brentford Queens Park Rangers 2 vs 2 Rotherham United West Bromwich Albion 1 vs 2 Brighton & Hove Albion Wigan Athletic 2 vs 1 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham City 2 vs 0 Plymouth Argyle Chelsea 5 vs 0 Chesterfield Hull City 2 vs 2 Everton Swansea City 1 vs 2 Southampton Yeovil Town 0 vs 2 AFC Bournemouth Sunday 9th January Luton Town 1 vs 2 Harrogate Town Cardiff City 2 vs 1 Preston North End Charlton Athletic 1 vs 3 Norwich City Liverpool 5 vs 0 Shrewsbury Town Stoke City 3 vs 1 Leyton Orient Tottenham Hotspur 6 vs 0 Morecambe West Ham United 3 vs 1 Leeds United Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 vs 0 Sheffield United Nottingham Forest 2 vs 3 Arsenal Monday 10th January Manchester United 3 vs 2 Aston Villa
3rd Round Games: Friday 7th January Swindon Town 0-4 Manchester City Saturday 8th January Mansfield Town 0-2 Middlesbrough Bristol City 1-2 Fulham Burnley 1-0 Huddersfield Town Coventry City 1-1 Derby County Hartlepool United 1-2 Blackpool Millwall 1-3 Crystal Palace Barnsley 2-0 Barrow Boreham Wood 1-1 AFC Wimbledon Kidderminster Harriers 0-3 Reading Leicester City 1-2 Watford Newcastle United 2-0 Cambridge United Peterborough United 2-1 Bristol Rovers Port Vale 1-3 Brentford Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Rotherham United West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion Wigan Athletic 2-2 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham City 2-0 Plymouth Argyle Chelsea 4-0 Chesterfield Hull City 0-2 Everton Swansea City 0-1 Southampton Yeovil Town 1-3 AFC Bournemouth Sunday 9th January Luton Town 2-1 Harrogate Town Cardiff City 2-1 Preston North End Charlton Athletic 1-3 Norwich City Liverpool 4-0 Shrewsbury Town Stoke City 1-0 Leyton Orient Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Morecambe West Ham United 2-1 Leeds United Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Sheffield United Nottingham Forest 0-2 Arsenal Monday 10th January Manchester United 2-1 Aston Villa
3rd Round Games: Friday 7th January Swindon Town 0 vs 5 Manchester City Saturday 8th January Mansfield Town 1 vs 2 Middlesbrough Bristol City 0 vs 2 Fulham Burnley 2 vs 0 Huddersfield Town Coventry City 2 vs 1 Derby County Hartlepool United 1 vs 2 Blackpool Millwall 1 vs 3 Crystal Palace Barnsley 3 vs 0 Barrow Boreham Wood 1 vs 3 AFC Wimbledon Kidderminster Harriers 0 vs 2 Reading Leicester City 3 vs 1 Watford Newcastle United 2 vs 0 Cambridge United Peterborough United 2 vs 2 Bristol Rovers Port Vale 0 vs 4 Brentford Queens Park Rangers 2 vs 1 Rotherham United West Bromwich Albion 0 vs 2 Brighton & Hove Albion Wigan Athletic 1 vs 2 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham City 2 vs 1 Plymouth Argyle Chelsea 5 vs 0 Chesterfield Hull City 2 vs 1 Everton Swansea City 1 vs 2 Southampton Yeovil Town 0 vs 2 AFC Bournemouth Sunday 9th January Luton Town 2 vs 0 Harrogate Town Cardiff City 2 vs 1 Preston North End Charlton Athletic 1 vs 3 Norwich City Liverpool 4 vs 0 Shrewsbury Town Stoke City 3 vs 0 Leyton Orient Tottenham Hotspur 4 vs 0 Morecambe West Ham United 2 vs 3 Leeds United Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 vs 0 Sheffield United Nottingham Forest 0 vs 3 Arsenal Monday 10th January Manchester United 2 vs 0 Aston Villa
Friday 7th January Swindon Town 0 Manchester City 7 Saturday 8th January Mansfield Town 1 Middlesbrough 4 Bristol City 1 Fulham 3 Burnley 0 Huddersfield Town 2 Coventry City 0 Derby County 2 Hartlepool United 0 Blackpool 3 Millwall 1 Crystal Palace 3 Barnsley 3 Barrow 0 Boreham Wood 1 AFC Wimbledon 3 Kidderminster Harriers 0 Reading 4 Leicester City 4 Watford 0 Newcastle United 5 Cambridge United 0 Peterborough United 2 Bristol Rovers 1 Port Vale 1 Brentford 0 Queens Park Rangers 2 Rotherham United 0 West Bromwich Albion 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Wigan Athletic 0 Blackburn Rovers 3 Birmingham City 2 Plymouth Argyle 1 Chelsea 7 Chesterfield 0 Hull City 2 Everton 1 Swansea City 2 Southampton 1 Yeovil Town 0 AFC Bournemouth 4 Sunday 9th January Luton Town 2 Harrogate Town 1 Cardiff City 2 Preston North End 1 Charlton Athletic 1 Norwich City 3 Liverpool 6 Shrewsbury Town 0 Stoke City 2 Leyton Orient 1 Tottenham Hotspur 5 Morecambe 0 West Ham United 3 Leeds United 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Sheffield United 2 Nottingham Forest 1 Arsenal 4 Monday 10th January Manchester United 1 Aston Villa 2
3rd Round Games: Friday 7th January Swindon Town vs Manchester City 0-4 Saturday 8th January Mansfield Town vs Middlesbrough 1-2 Bristol City vs Fulham 1-3 Burnley vs Huddersfield Town 1-1 Coventry City vs Derby County 301 Hartlepool United vs Blackpool 2-2 Millwall vs Crystal Palace 0-2 Barnsley vs Barrow 2-0 Boreham Wood vs AFC Wimbledon 0-2 Kidderminster Harriers vs Reading 0-2 Leicester City vs Watford 3-0 Newcastle United vs Cambridge United 1-1 Peterborough United vs Bristol Rovers 1-0 Port Vale vs Brentford 0-2 Queens Park Rangers vs Rotherham United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion vs Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Wigan Athletic vs Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Birmingham City vs Plymouth Argyle 2-1 Chelsea vs Chesterfield 3-0 Hull City vs Everton 1-1 Swansea City vs Southampton 0-2 Yeovil Town vs AFC Bournemouth 0-2 Sunday 9th January Luton Town vs Harrogate Town 2-0 Cardiff City vs Preston North End 2-0 Charlton Athletic vs Norwich City 1-0 Liverpool vs Shrewsbury Town 4-0 Stoke City vs Leyton Orient 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur vs Morecambe 3-0 West Ham United vs Leeds United 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Sheffield United 2-1 Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal 1-2 Monday 10th January Manchester United vs Aston Villa 1-3
We only have 8 entries as of today. It would be good if we could get this up to 16, without any of Chippy's socks so that we can have a straight knockout starting now with first knockout round over 3/4th rounds and 2nd over 5th/qtrs leaving 4 people left by semifinal stage. So: @Roy Munson @Warm Pouch @InBiscanWeTrust @Zanjinho @Geordieginola @jimileysbaldhead @Maximin Effort @ToonArmy1892 @ToonMag @mustyfrog @Darren Peacock's Ponytail @cronemeister @The Ginger Marks @magpie290761 @Geordie lass in the Fen @CaraMatt @Welshie @Charlie Dogscock @Seabass Anyone else welcome.
3rd Round Games: Friday 7th January Swindon Town 0 vs 2 Manchester City Saturday 8th January Mansfield Town 1 vs 1 Middlesbrough Bristol City 1 vs 3 Fulham Burnley 2 vs 0 Huddersfield Town Coventry City 1 vs 1 Derby County Hartlepool United - vs 2 Blackpool Millwall 1 vs 3 Crystal Palace Barnsley 3 vs 0 Barrow Boreham Wood 1 vs 3 AFC Wimbledon Kidderminster Harriers 0 vs 2 Reading Leicester City 4 vs 0 Watford Newcastle United 2 vs 0 Cambridge United Peterborough United 2 vs 1 Bristol Rovers Port Vale 1 vs 2 Brentford Queens Park Rangers 1 vs 2 Rotherham United West Bromwich Albion 1 vs 2 Brighton & Hove Albion Wigan Athletic 1 vs 2 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham City 2 vs 1 Plymouth Argyle Chelsea 3 vs 1 Chesterfield Hull City 1 vs 2 Everton Swansea City 1 vs 2 Southampton Yeovil Town 0 vs 1 AFC Bournemouth Sunday 9th January Luton Town 2 vs 1 Harrogate Town Cardiff City 2 vs 1 Preston North End Charlton Athletic 1 vs 2 Norwich City Liverpool 4 vs 0 Shrewsbury Town Stoke City 1 vs 0 Leyton Orient Tottenham Hotspur 4 vs 0 Morecambe West Ham United 3 vs 1 Leeds United Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 vs 0Sheffield United Nottingham Forest 1 vs 3 Arsenal Monday 10th January Manchester United 3 vs 1 Aston Villa
3rd Round Games: Friday 7th January Swindon Town 0 vs 4 Manchester City Saturday 8th January Mansfield Town 0 vs 2 Middlesbrough Bristol City 1 vs 2 Fulham Burnley 0 vs 0 Huddersfield Town Coventry City 1 vs 2 Derby County Hartlepool United - 1 vs 2 Blackpool Millwall 1 vs 2 Crystal Palace Barnsley 2 vs 0 Barrow Boreham Wood 1 vs 1 AFC Wimbledon Kidderminster Harriers 1 vs 1 Reading Leicester City 2 vs 0 Watford Newcastle United 3 vs 0 Cambridge United Peterborough United 2 vs 2 Bristol Rovers Port Vale 1 vs 2 Brentford Queens Park Rangers 2 vs 0 Rotherham United West Bromwich Albion 1 vs 2 Brighton & Hove Albion Wigan Athletic 2 vs 2 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham City 2 vs 2 Plymouth Argyle Chelsea 3 vs 1 Chesterfield Hull City 1 vs 1 Everton Swansea City 1 vs 2 Southampton Yeovil Town 0 vs 3 AFC Bournemouth Sunday 9th January Luton Town 3 vs 1 Harrogate Town Cardiff City 3 vs 1 Preston North End Charlton Athletic 1 vs 2 Norwich City Liverpool 4 vs 0 Shrewsbury Town Stoke City 2 vs 0 Leyton Orient Tottenham Hotspur 2 vs 0 Morecambe West Ham United 2 vs 0 Leeds United Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 vs 0Sheffield United Nottingham Forest 1 vs 2 Arsenal Monday 10th January Manchester United 1 vs 1 Aston Villa
3rd Round Games: Friday 7th January Swindon Town 0 vs 5 Manchester City Saturday 8th January Mansfield Town 1 vs 2 Middlesbrough Bristol City 0 vs 2 Fulham Burnley 2 vs 0 Huddersfield Town Coventry City 2 vs 1 Derby County Hartlepool United 1 vs 2 Blackpool Millwall 1 vs 3 Crystal Palace Barnsley 3 vs 0 Barrow Boreham Wood 1 vs 3 AFC Wimbledon Kidderminster Harriers 0 vs 2 Reading Leicester City 3 vs 1 Watford Newcastle United 2 vs 0 Cambridge United Peterborough United 2 vs 2 Bristol Rovers Port Vale 0 vs 4 Brentford Queens Park Rangers 2 vs 1 Rotherham United West Bromwich Albion 0 vs 2 Brighton & Hove Albion Wigan Athletic 1 vs 2 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham City 2 vs 1 Plymouth Argyle Chelsea 5 vs 0 Chesterfield Hull City 2 vs 1 Everton Swansea City 1 vs 2 Southampton Yeovil Town 0 vs 2 AFC Bournemouth Sunday 9th January Luton Town 2 vs 0 Harrogate Town Cardiff City 2 vs 1 Preston North End Charlton Athletic 1 vs 3 Norwich City Liverpool 4 vs 0 Shrewsbury Town Stoke City 3 vs 0 Leyton Orient Tottenham Hotspur 4 vs 0 Morecambe West Ham United 2 vs 3 Leeds United Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 vs 0 Sheffield United Nottingham Forest 0 vs 3 Arsenal Monday 10th January Manchester United 2 vs 0 Aston Villa
Sorry no socks - if you played all yours you would have a good chance of reaching the final without playing anyone outside your sock drawer.
I'll not let on which ones they are. otherwise I'll have to invite you for a straightener at Hastings Hill.
3rd Round Games: Friday 7th January Swindon Town 0 vs 3 Manchester City Saturday 8th January Mansfield Town 1 vs 2 Middlesbrough Bristol City 1 vs 2 Fulham Burnley 2 vs 0 Huddersfield Town Coventry City 2 vs 1Derby County Hartlepool United 0 vs 1 Blackpool Millwall 1 vs 2 Crystal Palace Barnsley 3 vs 0 Barrow Boreham Wood 2 vs 1 AFC Wimbledon Kidderminster Harriers 1 vs 3 Reading Leicester City 2vs 0Watford Newcastle United 3 vs 0 Cambridge United Peterborough United 2 vs 1 Bristol Rovers Port Vale 1 vs 2 Brentford Queens Park Rangers 2 vs 0 Rotherham United West Bromwich Albion 1 vs 3 Brighton & Hove Albion Wigan Athletic 1 vs 2 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham City 3 vs 0 Plymouth Argyle Chelsea 4 vs 0 Chesterfield Hull City 1 vs 2 Everton Swansea City 2 vs 0 Southampton Yeovil Town 1 vs 3 AFC Bournemouth Sunday 9th January Luton Town 2 vs 0 Harrogate Town Cardiff City 1 vs 0 Preston North End Charlton Athletic 1 vs 3 Norwich City Liverpool 4 vs 0 Shrewsbury Town Stoke City 2 vs 0 Leyton Orient Tottenham Hotspur 3 vs 0 Morecambe West Ham United 3 vs 1 Leeds United Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 vs 0 Sheffield United Nottingham Forest 1 vs 3Arsenal Monday 10th January Manchester United 2 vs 1 Aston Villa
The format of the competition has now been decided and the entrants have been divided into 4 groups. Based on cumulative scores from 3rd, 4th and 5th rounds the top two in each group will go into the knockout stage commencing at the FA Cup 6th Round. To avoid any suggestions of ranking the groups have been named as follows: Amanda Stavely Group Roy Munson AlbertsChipShop MustyFrog Amanda Stavely (coincidence!) Eddie Howe Group The #Cans Master Magdad TheGingerMarks GeordieHalfbreed Jamal Kashoggi Group (Group of Death) DarrenPeacocksPonytail Hung, Drawn & Quartered Cronemeister JakartaToon Mehrdad Ghodoussi Group Ben10 EastStandHeckler Joelinton'sRightFoot InBiscanWeTrust 1. Group positions decided on: Points Obtained and if level number of correct results and scores