Cray Wanderers host Stockport County in historic FA Cup tie
London club Cray Wanderers are competing in the FA Cup first round for the first time in their 166-year history.
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Cray Wanderers host Stockport County in the first round of the FA Cup, BBC News reported. 112 league places separate the two football teams. Cray Wanderers reached this stage of the competition after qualifying against Bedford Town following a 0-0 draw on 17 October. [1]
The match marks the 78th FA Cup campaign for Cray Wanderers, according to BBC News. The club had tried and failed to reach the first round of the competition 77 times before this season. [1]
BBC News reported that Cray Wanderers were formed in 1860. They are one of the four oldest football clubs in England, as well as the oldest club in London that is still in existence. Organised football evolved from a casual pastime into a sport during the mid-19th century. [1][5]
In short
- Cray Wanderers are playing in the FA Cup first round for the first time in their history.
- Stockport County and Cray Wanderers are separated by 112 league places.
- Cray Wanderers were formed in 1860 and are the oldest football club still in existence in London.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]The oldest club in London making FA Cup historyBBC News, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Rough for Diamonds as Burton ease through in FA CupEast London Advertiser, 14h ago
- [3]Non-League round-up: Wealdstone out of FA Cup, wins for Hanwell and Hayes & YeadingWest London Sport, 13h ago
- [4]Port Vale deny struggling Scunthorpe in FA Cup clashEast London and West Essex Guardian Series, 15h ago
Background
- [5]Oldest football clubs on Wikipedia
- [6]London on Grokipedia
- [7]London's oldest restaurant Rules donated to National Trust FTMQ News, 24d ago
- [8]Abdul El Sayed elected as first Muslim United States senator FTMQ News, 4d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 8 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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