FA Cup 2nd Round Replay – Crystal Palace v Margate, December 9th, 1959

CRYSTAL PALACE 3 (Johnny Roche 2 & Alan Woan)
MARGATE 0

Wednesday 9th December 1959
FA Cup 2nd Round Replay – Selhurst Park
Attendance: 28,753

After a hard-fought 0-0 draw at Hartsdown Park the previous Saturday watched by over 8,000 fans, Margate travelled to London for the replay against Fourth Division Crystal Palace. The Eagles included former Margate star Johnny Roche who scored twice in a 3-0 win that denied Margate a trip to Scunthorpe in the next round. As mentioned in the various reports below, Margate wore amber shirts borrowed from Folkestone and the attendance of 28,753 was the highest for any of the Second Round ties or replays. It remains the largest crowd that Margate have ever played in front of.

CRYSTAL PALACE: Vic Rouse, Terry Long, Bert Howe, Roy Summersby, Len Choules, Johnny McNichol, Gerald Priestley, Alan Woan, Johnny Roche, Johnny Byrne and Ray Colfar

MARGATE: John Prodger, Derek Wells, Terry Joyce, Eric Worthington, Ray Chatham, Davie Laing, Peter Peters, Albert Foan, Freddie Kearns, Dennis Yeomans and Ken Tucker

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