FA Cup 1st Round – Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic v Margate, November 20th, 1971

BOURNEMOUTH & BOSCOMBE ATHLETIC 11  (MacDougall 9, Cave & Machin)
MARGATE  0

Wednesday 20th November 1971
FA Cup 1st Round – Dean Court, Bournemouth
Attendance: 12,079

An infamous game for Margate as Ted MacDougall scored a record nine goals in Bournemouth’s huge win. Margate’s manager Les Riggs had been asked about MacDougall before the match and was quoted as saying: “We’ll treat him like any other player.”

BOURNEMOUTH & BOSCOMBE ATHLETIC: Fred Davies, Mel Machin, Bill Kitchener, John Benson, David Jones, Tony Powell, Micky Cave, Ted MacDougall, Phil Boyer, Keith Miller and Tony Scott (Jim De Garis)

MARGATE: Chic Brodie, Dai Yorath, Alan Butterfield, Eddie Clayton, David Paton, Bob Wickens, David Jarman, John Wickens, Barry Brown, John Kearns and John Baber Sub (used): Ray Summers

Daily Mail article about the draw

Cover of the match programme

Ticket for the match

Press photos

MacDougall stabs home his first goal

National press reports

Reflections in the local press