FA Cup: 2024/2025 season

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Match reports and stories from the 2024/2025 edition of the competition

First Round

Notts County 5 - 1 Alfreton Town

Notts County staged a comeback to avoid an FA Cup upset, ultimately securing a 5-1 win over Alfreton.

Notts County 5 - 1 Alfreton Town

Tamworth 1 - 0 Huddersfield

Former winners in Huddersfield Town have been dumped out by part-timers Tamworth, 57 places below them in the football pyramid.

Tamworth 1 - 0 Huddersfield - 1

4th Qualifying Round

Harborough Town 1 - 0 Bury FC

It was heartbreak for fans of Bury in the 4th Qualifying Round of the FA Cup. Despite this, many of their fans will be glad to just have a team to support now after all their problems. 

Harborough Town 1 - 0 Bury FC - 1

Eastleigh 0 - 1 Southend United

Southend United secured a dramatic Emirates FA Cup win against Eastleigh at the Silverlake Stadium, with Aribim Pepple’s late goal, just two minutes from time, sending the Shrimpers into the first round proper.

Author - William G

Eastleigh v Southend - 1

Aldershot Town 2 - 1 Bath City

A last-minute goal from Maxwell Mullins ensured the Shots' advancement to the First Round of the Emirates FA Cup, despite being reduced to 10 men. A determined Bath City side eventually succumbed to a 2-1 defeat at the EBB Stadium.

Source of highlights - Bath City YouTube channel

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