ON THIS DAY OCTOBER 15

1887

The date of one of the bestknown scorelines in the FA Cup.

Preston North End 26 Hyde United0 in a First Round tie at Deepdale.

Not only was it the top score in the FA Cup but also the highest score in a senior match in England. Preston were the topdogs of the day.

They played in eight FA Cup matches that season (one was declared void) scoring 56 goals with Jimmy Ross himself scoring 20 of them, 8 of them in the Hyde match.

They reached the final and legend has it they were so confident of victory they asked to have a picture taken of them with the FA Cup before the match was played. Referee Major Marindin said 'Had you better not win it first?' and of course Preston were beaten 2-1 by West Brom!

Source credit: www.footballsite.co.uk

While I still see digital eventually ruling the programme roost, it's good to see clubs continuing with the traditional version.