The WAB Friday Quiz #142

The world’s greatest cup competition comes bounding back into the life of Brighton fans this weekend and what better way to get in the mood for it than with a WAB Friday Quiz dedicated to the FA Cup?

To Brighton fans, it is a competition which holds plenty of fond memories. From the 1983 Final and the 2019 run to the semis to the slightly less prestigious occasion of being eliminated by the likes of Walton & Hersham, Leatherhead, Kingstonian and Sudbury Town, the FA Cup is rarely dull when the Albion are involved.

How much do you really know though about Brighton and the FA Cup? These 20 questions surrounding some of the most famous moments involving the Albion and the competition will put your knowledge to the test.

The WAB Friday Quiz #142 - FA Cup
What division were Blackpool in when the Albion eliminated them from the FA Cup at the Amex last season?

91st in the Football League at the time and without an away win all season, which club came to Withdean and won 2-1 to eliminate Brighton from the third round of the FA Cup in 2008?

Gerry Ryan and which other player scored as Brighton won 2-1 at Liverpool during their run to the 1983 FA Cup final?

In which season did Brighton play in the first round proper of the FA Cup for the first time having successfully navigated the qualifying stages?

Which player scored for the only goal for Manchester City in the FA Cup semi final of 2019?

Who were the most recent Sussex non league outfit to face Brighton in the FA Cup?

The FA Cup first round second replay between Brighton and Crystal Palace in 1976 was played at which neutral venue?

Brighton have been eliminated from the FA Cup by Hull City twice in the Amex era. Once was the 2015-16 season. When was the other?

What was the final score when Brighton hosted Sudbury Town at the Goldstone in 1996 when the part-timers famously won on peanlties?

Which player scored a hat-trick when the Albion shocked top flight Everton 5-2 at the Goldstone in 1924, one of the biggest FA Cup shocks Brighton have ever pulled off?

In which season was Johnny Crumplin Football Genius born when Brighton drew 2-2 at Anfield to take Liverpool to a replay?

Who took over in goal when Niki Maenpaa went off injured as Brighton were eliminated from the FA Cup by Lincoln in 2017?

The Albion's last ever FA Cup game at Withdean came against which opponents?

Which Brighton player scored four goals in the Albion's run to the quarter final in the 1985-86 season?

What was the score at half time of the 6-1 fifth round defeat away at Liverpool in 2012?

Which club did Brighton draw in the FA Cup in four successive seasons between 1924 and 1927 at odds of more than 9 million to 1?

Which Albion player scored one of the best own goals in Brighton history in a 3-3 first round draw against Hartlepool United in 2008?

Which non league club did Brighton beat in the first round of the 1992-93 FA Cup, on their way to a fourth round exit away at Manchester United?

Who was in charge of Brighton when Leatherhead eliminated the Albion from the FA Cup at the third round stage?

Brighton's 8-0 win over Northwich Victoria in the 2006-07 season was their first win in the FA Cup since which campaign?

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