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draw for the second round of the FA Cup has given City a home draw. This time its rival
second division club Port Vale who will visit Ninian Park on Saturday December 8th. City have already beaten Port Vale this season. A comfortable 2 - 0
win for the Bluebirds at Vale Park a few weeks ago.
John Heyda has provided some FA Cup stats.
If City get to the 3rd round it'll be the fifth straight
year they've managed the feat -- 97/98 thru 01/02. City got knocked out in the 2nd
round in 96/97 when they fell to Gillingham 2-0 at Ninian Park.
In getting to the 3rd round for the fourth straight year last season City set themselves
apart from all other lower division sides. All together, 37 clubs played in the
lower two divisions in each of the four seasons from 1997/98 thru 2000/2001.
Of those 37, only Cardiff City got at least as far as the 3rd round in all four
campaigns. So, if City can get past Port Vale they'll maintain this distinction.
The full draw is
Leyton Orient v Lincoln City or Bury
Scunthorpe United v Brentford
Canvey Island v Northampton Town
Whitby or Plymouth Argyle v Aldershot or Bristol Rovers
Tranmere Rovers v Barnet or Carlisle United
Wycombe Wanderers v Cambridge United or Notts County
Colchester United or York City v Reading
Exeter City v Dagenham & Redbridge
Bedford Town or Peterborough United v AFC Bournemouth
Swindon Town v Hereford United
Altrincham or Lancaster City v Darlington
Hinckley United v Cheltenham Town
Mansfield Town v Huddersfield Town
Chesterfield v Southend United
Hull City v Oldham Athletic or Barrow
Cardiff City v Port Vale
Blackpool or Newport County v Tamworth or Rochdale
Macclesfield Town or Forest Green Rovers v Swansea City
Brighton & Hove Albion v Rushden & Diamonds
Halifax Town v Stoke City. |
