Post by Jon on Oct 17, 2022 23:34:46 GMT
So when was the last time Torquay United drew 2-2 at home in the FA Cup against a team from a lower league starting with the letters Ha? 1921.
Fireworks at Plainmoor on November 5 (not 9th as reported 46 years later) as Hanham took a shock lead. A Burch penalty levelled the scores only for Hanham to win a penalty but miss. Old Crad Evans looked to have won the game early in the second half, but United eased up and let Hanham in for an equaliser.
About 2,000 at Plainmoor - not helped by the fact that 6 - 7,000 were down at the Rec watching Devon v Gloucestershire at the silly game.
Hanham is now a part of the Bristol sprawl, but back then was a mining community outside the City. Fans and players started work down the pits early, so were finished (just!) in time for a 2.30 kick-off in the Wednesday replay.
The crowd was double that seen at Plainmoor and as you might expect, the miners produced a hostile atmosphere that had already seen off two clubs from Torquay's league - Yeovil and Horfield. Snow had to be cleared off the pitch before the match and spectators regularly cleared off during the game.
Dapper Frayn gave United the lead but Hanham's equaliser caused pandemonium. The crowd went "simply frantic, hats, umbrellas and articles of various descriptions being flung high into the air". United got to half time at 1-1 but with the crowd sensing blood.
But in the second half, old Crad rolled back the years showing the "sprightliness, trickery and quick decision .... of his palmiest days". Two Evans goal (and a third not given) saw us home 3-1.
I'd take that against Hampton and Richmond.
Amazingly a report in the Bristol Evening Post 46 years later (below) added a little more colour to the game. Apparently, the Hanham team had not had time to wash after their shift and entered the field in white shirts and with black faces. The ref delayed the kick-off to give them time to wash the coal off. True story or a flight of fancy? I guess we will never know.
The second cutting is some cartoon sour grapes from Yeovil after Hanham dumped them out of the Cup two rounds earlier.
Fireworks at Plainmoor on November 5 (not 9th as reported 46 years later) as Hanham took a shock lead. A Burch penalty levelled the scores only for Hanham to win a penalty but miss. Old Crad Evans looked to have won the game early in the second half, but United eased up and let Hanham in for an equaliser.
About 2,000 at Plainmoor - not helped by the fact that 6 - 7,000 were down at the Rec watching Devon v Gloucestershire at the silly game.
Hanham is now a part of the Bristol sprawl, but back then was a mining community outside the City. Fans and players started work down the pits early, so were finished (just!) in time for a 2.30 kick-off in the Wednesday replay.
The crowd was double that seen at Plainmoor and as you might expect, the miners produced a hostile atmosphere that had already seen off two clubs from Torquay's league - Yeovil and Horfield. Snow had to be cleared off the pitch before the match and spectators regularly cleared off during the game.
Dapper Frayn gave United the lead but Hanham's equaliser caused pandemonium. The crowd went "simply frantic, hats, umbrellas and articles of various descriptions being flung high into the air". United got to half time at 1-1 but with the crowd sensing blood.
But in the second half, old Crad rolled back the years showing the "sprightliness, trickery and quick decision .... of his palmiest days". Two Evans goal (and a third not given) saw us home 3-1.
I'd take that against Hampton and Richmond.
Amazingly a report in the Bristol Evening Post 46 years later (below) added a little more colour to the game. Apparently, the Hanham team had not had time to wash after their shift and entered the field in white shirts and with black faces. The ref delayed the kick-off to give them time to wash the coal off. True story or a flight of fancy? I guess we will never know.
The second cutting is some cartoon sour grapes from Yeovil after Hanham dumped them out of the Cup two rounds earlier.
