Welcome to this seasons Happy Cup. The independent draw has been made for the group stage of the competition, by Mrs. MFB. They are as follows (In alphabetical order):-
The top two from each group will qualify for the quarter-finals, with the usual tie-breaker rules applying where members finish on the same number of points. At this group stage there will be 30 fixtures in total, 10 from each of the first three rounds of the FA Cup.
The quarter-final draw will be as follows:-
1) Winner of Group A v Runner-up of Group B
2) Runner-up of Group A v Winner of Group B
3) Winner of Group C v Runner-up of Group D
4) Runner-up of Group C v Winner of Group D
The quarter-finals will be decided by 10 fixtures from the FA Cup 4th Round. These will one off games, no replays, where the first to post rule could be vital.
The semi-final draw will be as follows:-
Winner of Game 1 v Winner of Game 4
Winner of Game 2 v Winner of Game 3
The semifinals will be decided by the 8 fixtures from the FA Cup 5th Round, and 2 fixtures from that weeks league programme. Again these will be one off games, no replays.
The final will be decided by the 4 fixtures from the FA Cup 6th Round, and 6 fixtures from that weeks league programme. This will also be a one off game, no replay.
The winner gets a personalised Colchester United mug.
Group stage Round 1 Fixtures If there are any changes to kick-off times they will appear on here when details are known. FA Cup replays have been scrapped for the 2020-21 season to ease fixture burden, so all games will be settled on the 90 minute result. Extra time will not count. Any games postponed due to covid will be void, and not count as a 3-0 win to the victor.
BARROW v AFC WIMBLEDON POSTPONED Members of Wimbledon "first-team group" test positive for Covid-19
BOLTON WANDERERS v CREWE ALEXANDRA
BOREHAM WOOD v SOUTHEND UNITED
CAMBRIDGE UNITED v SHREWSBURY TOWN
CHARLTON ATHLETIC v PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
COLCHESTER UNITED v MARINE
IPSWICH TOWN v PORTSMOUTH
MALDON AND TIPTREE v MORECAMBE (12.45 Sunday)
OXFORD UNITED v PETERBOROUGH UNITED
WALSALL v BRISTOL ROVERS
Good luck everybody. [Post edited 6 Nov 2020 14:36]
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