The Archives Section of the Club’s Website has had a number of files added relating to the club in the FA Cup from season 1934/35 (first season competed) to season 2025/26.

List of files added::

FA Cup Results and Goalscorers match by match and season by season.

FA Cup Line Ups Season 1934/35 to 2025/26.

FA Cup appearances by player - in alphabetical order. Showing total games played, broken down season by season.

FA Cup - List of all players to have 10 or more FA Cup games for the club to their credit.

FA Cup Goalscorers - By Player in Order Most Goals Scored and by Player in Alphabetical Order.

FA Cup Results and Goalscorers Round by Round - Broken Down Home and Away. Summaries and Match by Match.

The club, as Banbury Spencer, first entered the FA Cup in season 1934/35, this was the club’s first season as a senior club. Their first game was at home to Hayes in the Extra Preliminary Round on Saturday 1st September 1934, Spencer winning 4-1 with Reg Wallis getting a hat-trick and Bob Kinder the other goal. Banbury have competed in the FA Cup every season since then except for seasons 1939/40 to 1944/45 when the competition was suspended due to the Second World War. That means the club has competed in the competition for a total of 86 seasons, playing 223 games, winning 103, losing 85 and drawing 35.

The front cover of Banbury Spencer’s programme for their first ever FA Cup game, at home to Hayes.

The 86 seasons has seen the club reach the First Round Proper on six occasions. On three of those six, the club met Football League opposition, 1961/62 Shrewsbury Town, 1974/75 Northampton Town and more recently 2021/22 Barrow. Conversely over those 86 seasons, the club has met some rather obscure sides for example Pressed Steel Cowley, Morris Motors Oxford, Osberton Radiators, Metal Produce Recovery Depot, Cowley, Huntley & Palmers Reading and Armitage 90.

Here is a summary of which stage the club reached over those 86 seasons:

Extra Preliminary 1
Preliminary 17
First Round Qualifying 26
Second Round Qualifying 23
Third Round Qualifying 8
Fourth Round Qualifying 5
First Round Proper 6
Total 86

The 223 games played has seen the club score 427 goals. Legendary Spencer striker Dick Pike has scored more goals for the club than any other player, 17 in total between seasons 1936/37 and 1947/48, the 10 goals he scored during the club’s run to the First Round Proper in 1947/48, where the club lost 2-1 away to then Southern League Colchester United, being a key factor in that impressive total. Tony Jacques and Doug Woodward stand in joint second place with 13 goals each.

Legendary Spencer striker Dick Pike who leads the club’s all time FA Cup goalscorers list with 17 goals.

Legendary United striker Tony Jacques in joint second place in all time FA Cup goalscorers list with 13 goals. Pictured here taking on Kettering Town manager Ron Atkinson in a pre-season friendly.

Leading FA Cup goalscorers:

Dick Pike 17
Tony Jacques 13
Doug Woodward 13
Tommy North 10
Tony Foster 8
Johnny Redding 8
Steve Slaughter 8

Pete Svenson and Dave Matthews jointly hold the club record for most FA Cup games played which stands at 38. Current United goalkeeper Jack Harding is in third place with 31 games played. Phil Lines and Doug Woodward are in joint fourth place, each having played 26 games.

Leading FA Cup appearances for the club:

Dave Matthews 38
Pete Svenson 38
Jack Harding 31
Phil Lines 26
Doug Woodward 26
Ian Bowyer 23
Tony Jacques 23
Alan Pollard 23
Jimmy Cassidy 22

Dave Matthews (dark jersey) – joint top leading FA Cup appearances with 38 games

Pete Svenson - joint top leading FA Cup appearances with 38 games

Current United goalkeeper Jack Harding in third place in the leading FA Cup appearances for the club with 31 games.