THE GAME’S GONE
HEREFORD 2-1 NEWCASTLE, 1972
The Bulls charged into FA Cup history 51 years ago thanks to Radford & Co
Hereford fans might have been forgiven for wondering if reaching the FA Cup third round in 1972 would really be worth all the effort.
After dispatching Cheltenham 3-0 to make the first round proper, the Southern League high-fliers needed two attempts to get past King’s Lynn and then another three to finally see off Fourth Division Northampton in a second replay at The Hawthorns. But their prize more than compensated the hard graft – an away trip to top-tier Newcastle.