As we look forward to the fourth round, no doubt many of us will once again expect Palace to be drawn 'away to someone tough and grim in our own division'. After just such a game today, I thought I'd look back at how often this actually happens and, surprise surprise, we really have had some shit draws. But not just recently, oh no... Here's a quick guide to 50 years of Palace's third round 'luck' (actually 51 rounds since 1966).
We've only had one home tie in this round in the last nine seasons (and even then we had to travel for the replay) and only three home draws this century. Only once in the last nine seasons have we been drawn to a team at a lower level (Dover last year) although normal service was quickly resumed with an away 4th round all-Prem away tie.
Our toughest period was between 1999 and 2005 when we were drawn away seven times in succession including twice at Newcastle, twice at Sunderland, once at Spurs and got 'giant-killed' by Cambridge United while most of the travelling support sat on the M25, closely followed by a five year period from 2008 when we made instant cup exits to fellow Championship teams.
If you include half a dozen replays, Palace have played away from home in 37 of the last 50 FA Cup third rounds. 2006 and 2007 are the only seasons in the last 30 years when we haven’t had to play at least one away tie at some stage of the competition.
50 years of CPFC third round ties...
2016 away Southampton (same div)
2015 away Dover Athletic
2014 away West Brom (same div)
2013 home Stoke (div above) then away in replay
2012 away Derby (same div)
2011 away Coventry (same div)
2010 away Sheff Wed (same div)
2009 away Leicester (same div)
2008 away Watford (same div)
2007 home Swindon
2006 home Northampton
2005 away Sunderland (div above)
2004 away Tottenham (div above)
2003 away Blackpool (same div)
2002 away Newcastle (div above)
2001 away Sunderland (div above) then replay
2000 away Cambridge Utd
1999 away Newcastle (div above)
1998 home Scunthorpe
1997 home Leeds (same div) then away in replay
1996 away Port Vale (same div)
1995 home Lincoln City
1994 away Wolves (same div)
1993 away Hartlepool
1992 away Leicester (same div)
1991 home Forest (same div) (2 away replays - lost coin toss for second one)
1990 home Portsmouth
1989 away Stoke (same div)
1988 away Newcastle (same div)
1987 home Nottm Forest (div above)
1986 home Luton (same div)
1985 away Millwall then replay (same div)
1984 home Leicester
1983 home York City
1982 away Enfield
1981 away Man City (same div)
1980 home Swansea then away in replay
1979 away Middlesbrough (div above)
1978 away Hartlepool
1977 away Liverpool (div above) then replay
1976 away Millwall (same div) then replay
1975 Didn't make third round but were away in Rounds 1 and 2
1974 home Wrexham
1973 home Southampton (same div)
1972 home Everton (same div) then away in replay
1971 home Chelsea (same div) then away in replay
1970 home Walsall
1969 away Charlton (same div) then replay
1968 away Walsall then replay
1967 away Leeds United (div above)
1966 away Carlisle (same div)
Drawn at home: 18
Drawn away: 32
Didn't reach round three: 1
We've only had one home tie in this round in the last nine seasons (and even then we had to travel for the replay) and only three home draws this century. Only once in the last nine seasons have we been drawn to a team at a lower level (Dover last year) although normal service was quickly resumed with an away 4th round all-Prem away tie.
Our toughest period was between 1999 and 2005 when we were drawn away seven times in succession including twice at Newcastle, twice at Sunderland, once at Spurs and got 'giant-killed' by Cambridge United while most of the travelling support sat on the M25, closely followed by a five year period from 2008 when we made instant cup exits to fellow Championship teams.
If you include half a dozen replays, Palace have played away from home in 37 of the last 50 FA Cup third rounds. 2006 and 2007 are the only seasons in the last 30 years when we haven’t had to play at least one away tie at some stage of the competition.
50 years of CPFC third round ties...
2016 away Southampton (same div)
2015 away Dover Athletic
2014 away West Brom (same div)
2013 home Stoke (div above) then away in replay
2012 away Derby (same div)
2011 away Coventry (same div)
2010 away Sheff Wed (same div)
2009 away Leicester (same div)
2008 away Watford (same div)
2007 home Swindon
2006 home Northampton
2005 away Sunderland (div above)
2004 away Tottenham (div above)
2003 away Blackpool (same div)
2002 away Newcastle (div above)
2001 away Sunderland (div above) then replay
2000 away Cambridge Utd
1999 away Newcastle (div above)
1998 home Scunthorpe
1997 home Leeds (same div) then away in replay
1996 away Port Vale (same div)
1995 home Lincoln City
1994 away Wolves (same div)
1993 away Hartlepool
1992 away Leicester (same div)
1991 home Forest (same div) (2 away replays - lost coin toss for second one)
1990 home Portsmouth
1989 away Stoke (same div)
1988 away Newcastle (same div)
1987 home Nottm Forest (div above)
1986 home Luton (same div)
1985 away Millwall then replay (same div)
1984 home Leicester
1983 home York City
1982 away Enfield
1981 away Man City (same div)
1980 home Swansea then away in replay
1979 away Middlesbrough (div above)
1978 away Hartlepool
1977 away Liverpool (div above) then replay
1976 away Millwall (same div) then replay
1975 Didn't make third round but were away in Rounds 1 and 2
1974 home Wrexham
1973 home Southampton (same div)
1972 home Everton (same div) then away in replay
1971 home Chelsea (same div) then away in replay
1970 home Walsall
1969 away Charlton (same div) then replay
1968 away Walsall then replay
1967 away Leeds United (div above)
1966 away Carlisle (same div)
Drawn at home: 18
Drawn away: 32
Didn't reach round three: 1
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