FA Cup 2025/2026

[Deeg67]

Defending champs lobbing hopeful crosses into the box against a non-league side. Pretty sad.

[purpleronnie]

1 minute ago, JimJams said:

This will be the biggest cup upset ever in terms of position of the respective teams.

And the first holders to go out to a non-league side in over 100 years.

I was just going to ask about this.

[Corky]

5 minutes ago, JimJams said:

This will be the biggest cup upset ever in terms of position of the respective teams.

And the first holders to go out to a non-league side in over 100 years.

And back then, it wasn't really the true definition of non-league as it was reckoned the Southern League was on a par with the Football League.

[Nalis]

Sunderland with a strong team away to Everton, its the way to do it. No chance of relegation and no European football, no excuse not to go for it in the cup.

[JimJams]

Just now, Corky said:

And back then, it wasn't really the true definition of non-league as it was reckoned the Southern League as on a par with the Football League.

The last team to do it was Palace. Against Wolves, 1908/09.

 

 

[leicsmac]

4 minutes ago, JimJams said:

This will be the biggest cup upset ever in terms of position of the respective teams.

And the first holders to go out to a non-league side in over 100 years.

 

3 minutes ago, purpleronnie said:

I was just going to ask about this.

I've been looking into it as well. 

 

It's tricky because of the way the league pyramid changes quite often, but there definitely doesn't seem to be other definitive examples that are bigger in terms of division or league places gap. 

[Nalis]

Booooo

[leicsmac]

Ooof. Squeaky bum time now. 

[purpleronnie]

Of course that was always going to go in.  Please don't ruin this day palace.

[Nalis]

Why cut inside with that breakaway?

[The Bear]

Smashed the Shrews 6-1. We've definitely improved recently but hard to judge anything today as they have really been struggling in L2. 

 

No excuse for Palace against a non-league side though. 

[Super_horns]

1 minute ago, The Bear said:

Smashed the Shrews 6-1. We've definitely improved recently but hard to judge anything today as they have really been struggling in L2. 

 

No excuse for Palace against a non-league side though. 

Some had it down as a potential shock too .

 

5 minutes ago, purpleronnie said:

Of course that was always going to go in.  Please don't ruin this day palace.

Think that is it!

 

Edited 10 January by Super_horns

[Nalis]

Get in, a lot of those fans would have seen the original club fold to this, thrilled for them

Edited 10 January by Nalis

[JimJams]

Pitch invasion.  Awesome.

[MC Prussian]

Well done, Macclesfield!

[leicsmac]

Excellent. 

[fox_up_north]

That foul throw near the end was absolutely shambolic. Summed up Palace today. 

[Vacamion]

 

Pwopa cup result, that.

 

 

[The Bear]

John Rooney already achieved more in management than his brother 

[Parafox]

1 minute ago, Vacamion said:

 

Pwopa cup result, that.

 

 

And the fans on the pitch. Like the good old days.

[urban.spaceman]

The last time a non-league side knocked out the holders was in 1909. It was Palace themselves who beat Wolves. 

[Vacamion]

 

Need subtitles when the Rooneys speak.  

[Stuntman_Mike]

Love to see it!

 

Macclesfield completely deserved it.

 

Rooney getting emotional for his kid bro is beautiful to see. He might like to pay for women twice his age, but he's a proper footballing man.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

Palace will never shake that off, whenever someone mentions them winning it this will be the stock response. You'd be spitting feathers wouldn't you.

[Parafox]

Just shows hiw exciting and entertaining football can be without the big 6