Worcester City v Chippenham Town - Monday 14th November 2005
F.A. Cup First round replay
St George's Lane was packed to the rafters as the largest crowd seen for over 20 years turned up to see this important FA Cup First Round replay. The teams had fought out a 1-1 draw on 5/11/2005 and the replay was to decide who played Huddersfield Town in the Second Round. City were well on top in the first half but were denied by three superb saves from the Chippenham keeper. Little was seen of much vaunted striker James Constable whose only contribution to the first half was to get himself booked.
After the break Chippenham came much more into the game and created a couple of decent chances but the game looked to be heading for extra time until Ian Harvey fouled a City player. It appeared to be a bookable offence but the referee produced a yellow card followed immediately by a red one. This sparked fierce protests from the Chippenham players and it was several minutes before order was restored. With the minds of the Chippenham players obviously elsewhere City struck the decisive goal of the game. Leon Kelly showed good control to find Adam Webster on an inside left channel. The tall striker hit an unstoppable shot into the net. City easily played out the remaining 11 minutes of time.
Statistics : Attendance - 4,006; City goalscorer - Webster (77)