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#21
Crewe Alexandra reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1888 they defeated Derby County and Middlesbrough en route before being knocked out by Preston North End.
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#22
Derby County hold the record for the biggest defeat in an FA Cup final when they lost 0-6 to Bury in 1903 at Crystal Palace.
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#23
Bury's record attendance in an FA Cup match was 35,000 against Bolton Wanderers on the 9th January 1960.
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#24
Bolton Wanderers played West Ham United in the first Wembley final in 1923.
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West Ham last won the FA Cup in 1980 when they beat Arsenal 1-0. Trevor Brooking scored the goal.
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#26
Trevor Brooking has a stand named after him at Upton Park, as does Bobby Moore. Bobby Moore's last professional game was for Fulham against West Ham in the FA Cup final 1975.
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#27
Fulham were skippered in that 1975 final by Alan Mullery. He had previously played in the 1967 final, gaining a winner's medal, against Chelsea.
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#28
Alan Mullery used to manage Brighton. Brighton were runners up in 1983 against Manchester United. Brighton took the 1983 final to a replay and Bryan Robson scored twice in the replay.
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#29
Manchester United have won the FA Cup eleven times. The first time was in 1909 against Bristol City when they won 1-0 with a goal from Sandy Turnbull.
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#30
Sandy Turnball won an FA Cup with Manchester City in 1904.
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