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Season 8 (H) 11/11/06 FA Cup R1 - 8-0 ~ Robinson 3, Cox 2, Revell, Gatting, Rents
A huge score racked up, beating that opening day Withdean fixture result in old div3 of '99 and breaking other records for Cups and League action, spanning forty odd years back from Gillingham gory thru Goldstone pre-glory years. And you thought Albion were suckers for non-league opposition. Once the Conference outfit were two down inside 20 minutes, they hung on until half time. Shortly into the second 45 min, all hope of fluking a replay vanished. From then on it became a rout as they rolled over and sunk without a trace. There were more holes in defence than goal nets. And their keeper actually made a few saves too.
The quality of football, especially on the break was simply breath-taking, once any chance of a miracle upset disappeared. Pace, skill, pin-point passing was all there in abundance. Robinson grabbed a second consecutive hat-trick inside of 4 games and a super 8 from 6 matches in total. Cox netted two, for 3 in 3 games. Revell slotted one, for 4 in 3 figures. First goal labels also went to Gatting and Rents, as this multiple attacking spree continued right up to final whistle. Nearly 4500 fans got along to a Saturday matinee, where it was cheap for kids. Mind you, some old stagers would have been hard put to remember when this particular, once in a life-time happening last occured in a bygone shillings and pennies era.
Kuipers, Lynch, Hinshelwood, Butters, Mayo, Fraser (Frutos), Hammond, El-Abd, Cox, Revell (Gatting), Robinson (Rents).