An Upset for the Ages

A mention of the biggest upset in the history of the FA Cup and a photo gallery.

The weekend just gone saw the third round of the FA Cup, football’s oldest domestic cup competition. This is the stage of the tournament at which the big beasts enter the fray, and there is always the possibility of an upset…

A TINY DAVID AND A HUGE GOLIATH

One of the early kickoffs on Saturday saw lowly Macclesfield Town, a club that only re-formed in 2020 after having gone bust, and who are still in the sixth tier of the English football pyramid entertaining Crystal Palace, the FA Cup holders, and 117 places above Macclesfield in the pyramid.

Macclesfield were inspired by that occasion, and not only took the lead, they actually went two goals clear. Crystal Palace scored one late on in the game, but their revival was too little too late, and when the final whistle went it confirmed officially the greatest shock upset in the over 150 year history of this tournament. Macclesfield Town, the lowest ranked side to have made it this far in the tournament (having come in in the second qualifying round) had successfully taken down the holders.

PHOTOGRAPHS

My usual sign off…

Yesterday the ponds near my home were frozen so solid that bricks were able to rest on the surface of one of them.
An unusual visitor to the Kettlewell Lane woods, of which I was able to get several photographs.
These last two pictures were taken today at the Nar outffall.
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Author: Thomas

I am a founder member and currently secretary of the West Norfolk Autism Group and am autistic myself. I am a very keen photographer and almost every blog post I produce will feature some of my own photographs. I am an avidly keen cricket fan and often post about that sport.

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