Darwen v Chester City F. A. Cup 2nd Round 1931

Darwen were drawn against Chester City in the 2nd round of the FA cup 1931 -- Chester City were then top of the 3rd Division North, but the Salmoners had a anxious wait after Peterborough -- who Darwen had beaten in the previous round --- complained to the FA that Darwen had played a ineligible player --- Harry Rowlands -- who has it happens was signed on with the Salmoners at the beginning of the season but somehow his registration had gone missing?
Luckily because Harry had played with Darwen the previous season the protest was dismissed and on the 12th December, they faced the 3rd Division North leaders at the Anchor in what was the biggest game for the club in years.
The game attracted a record 6,500 crowd, Bert Pross Jr. who as the Darwen mascot saw the game recalls : " it was absolutely packed out that day I am sure they could not get another soul into the ground if they tried!"
Things got off to a bad start when Darwen full-back Murray scored an own goal, but Darwen kept their heads and refused to give in to this early set-back. In what has been discribed as " one of the best games ever to be seen at the Anchor " Reg Preedy scored twice to clinch the game for the Salmoners 2-1.
To celebrate the great victory, a rhyme sprung up around Darwen as former Secretary Jack Howarth quotes it as :

" There are people in sleepy Chester
Bemoan they have not won
There's a ground by the river Darwen
On which they scored but one
and there's Robinson Preedy and Quigley
Who tell how this deed was done ... !

In the 3rd round 1932 Darwen hit the jack-pot with an away draw against the mighty Arsenal!

Final score : Darwen 2 Chester City 1