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Up for the cup

27 October 2013

Cool down the cup fever with our FA Cup-themed quiz!

1. In 1882, which team refused to travel to an away tie at Grimsby, handing the Mariners a bye in their first ever FA Cup campaign?

Old Carthusians

Phoenix Bessemer

Queen's Park

Truro City

2. One of Town's two FA Cup semi-finals came in 1935-36, against Arsenal, at Leeds Road, Huddersfield. What was the attendance?

48,308

53,605

63,210

76,962

3. Town's other semi-final, and probably the more famous of the two, was in 1938-39 at Old Trafford, against Wolves. But which side did the Mariners beat in the quarter-final to get there?

Arsenal

Chelsea

Tottenham Hotspur

West Ham

4. In the 1964-65 season, Grimsby needed a second replay to beat Barrow in their second-round FA Cup tie. At which neutral venue was the match played?

Edgeley Park, Stockport

Elland Road, Leeds

Maine Road, Manchester City

Old Trafford, Manchester United

5. What was unusual about Grimsby's 1981 fifth-round tie with Queen's Park Rangers?

It was played behind closed doors

It was played at Craven Cottage, Fulham

It was played on an artificial pitch

It was the first FA Cup match to be settled on penalties

6. In the 1982-83 season, how many times did Grimsby play Scunthorpe in cup competitions, including the FA Cup, Football League Trophy, League Cup, and Lincolnshire Cup, counting two-legged ties as two matches and counting replays separately?

four

five

six

seven

7. What was unusual about John Cockerill's goal against Wolves in the 1988-89 FA Cup?

It bounced off his back into the net from a goalkeeper's clearance

It was Cockerill's first goal for Grimsby

It was scored direct from a corner

It was scored with a shot from the Grimsby half

8. In what round did Blackpool beat Grimsby in the 1991-92 FA Cup?

first

second

third

fourth

9. In which season did Grimsby last reach the fourth round of the FA Cup?

1995-96

1997-98

1999-00

2001-02

10. Before beating Rushall Olympic the other week, Grimsby had won only one fourth-round qualifying FA Cup tie since their relegation to the Conference in 2010. Who did they beat?

Ashington

Bath City

Kidderminster Harriers

Tamworth

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