The 1984-85 FA Cup third round

From That 1980s Sports Blog

FA Cup third round weekend brings with it the inevitable excited talk of upsets and giant killings. It also tends to fill everyone with a heightened sense of nostalgia, with pundits and fans alike reminiscing about their favourite Cup memories. That 1980s Sports Blog is concentrating on the 1984-85 competition. The third round that year included ties such as Manchester United v Bournemouth and Hereford v Arsenal but the main stories were the chaos caused by the British winter and crowd trouble between Burton and Leicester and in the north-east, where Middlesbrough visited Darlington.