Archive: Buxton FC played Morecambe in the FA Cup second round on 4 December 2021.

Buxton welcomed League One side Morecambe to Silverlands for a second-round tie broadcast live on BBC One and iPlayer. It was the Bucks’ first appearance at this stage since the 1958–59 season.

Buxton had beaten York City 1–0 in the first round. The seventh-tier club was the lowest-ranked side left in the competition and had won five cup matches to reach the second round, with two replays along the way. A contemporary local report said the televised tie would bring the club £60,000 in TV revenue.

The result

Morecambe won 1–0, with Cole Stockton scoring the only goal. The FA’s match report records an attendance of 3,642 at Silverlands.

Featured image courtesy of Buxton FC on Twitter; the date of the photograph has not been confirmed.