"GIANT KILLING" IN THE F.A.CUP

F.A.Cup ties with a difference of 50 or more in League places. Non league teams are taken as one place below the lowest League club (i.e. 93rd.)

Places

Boro

Opponents

Season, scores

Boro

86

Div.1  7th

Wycombe W. Non League

1974/75  Away 0-0, Home 1-0

won

81

Div.1 12th

Wimbledon Non League

1976/77  Away 0-0, Home 1-0

won

80

P.L.  7th

Notts County FLCh2  19th

2004/05  Away 2-1

won

79

P.L.  14th

Nuneaton Borough Non League

2005/06  Away 1-1, Home 5-2

won

78

P.L.  13th

Mansfield Town F.L.2 23rd

2007/08 Away 2-0

won

74

P.L.  19th

Hednesford Non League

1996/97  Home 3-2

won

70

Div.2  1st

Grantham    Non League

1973/74  Away 1-0

won

69

Div.2  3rd

Sutton Utd  Non League

1987/88  Away 1-1, Home 1-0

won

63

Div. 1 9th

Portsmouth  Div.4-4th.

1979/80  Away 1-1, Home 3-0

won

59

Div.1  18th

Grimsby    Div.4-9th.

1988/89  Home 1-2

lost

56

P.L.  11th

Notts County SD 23rd

2003/04  Home 2-0

won

55

Div.2  4th

York City  Div.4 -13th

1969/70  Home 4-1

won

55

Div.2 16th.

Bishop Stortford  Non League

1982/83  Home 2-2, Away 2-1

won

55

P.L.  19th

Chester  TD  6th.

1996/97  Home  6-0

won

50

Div.1  5th

York City  Div.3 (north)

1947/38  Away  0-1

lost

Although Boro are the higher placed team in all cases in the above list there are only seven out of the fifteen pairings where Boro win outright at the first attempt!

BORO AS GIANT KILLERS

Cup ties in which Boro knocked out teams 20 or more places higher in the League.

Places

Boro

Opponents

Season, scores

33

Div.2  17th

Arsenal  Div.1  6th

1983/84  Home 3-2

27

Div.2   9th

Manchester City  Div.1 4th

1971/72  Away 1-1, Home 1-0

23

Div.2  16th

Notts County  Div.1 15th

1982/83  Home 2-0

21

Div.2   7th

Manchester United  Div.1 8th

1970/71  Away 0-0, Home 2-1

BORO GIANT KILLED

Ties in which Boro were knocked out by teams 30 or more places lower in the League.

Places

Boro

Opponents

Season, scores

59

Div.1 18th

Grimsby Town Div.4  9th

1988/89  Home 1-2

50

Div.1  5th

York City  Div.3 (north) 11th

1937/38  Away 0-1

44

Div.1  13th

Bury  Div..3 13th

1975/76  Home 0-0, Away 2-3

43

P.L.  12th

Wrexham  SD 11th

1999/00  Away 1-2

42

Div.1 22nd

Watford  Div.3 (south) 20th

1923/24  Home 0-1

34

Div.1  7th

West Ham United  Non League

1911/12  Home 1-1, Away 1-2

33

FD  1st

Swansea City  SD 10th

1994/95  Away 1-1, Home 1-2

30

Div.1  11th

Brentford  Non League

1906/07  Away 0-1

30

Div.2  19th

Darlington  Div.4  3rd

1984/85  Home 0-0, Away 1-2