
Crystal Palace replay 1959
WEDNESDAY 9TH
DECEMBER 1959
FA CUP 2ND ROUND
REPLAY - SELHURST PARK
CRYSTAL PALACE 3 (Johnny
Roche (2) & Alan Woan)
MARGATE 0
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. As of November 2011 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
This is the cover of the match programme...

Various reports from the national press...






