Tamworth took Tottenham Hotspur to extra-time within the FA Cup third spherical on Sunday, however missed out on an enormous fortune after the Soccer Affiliation determined to scrap replays from the primary spherical onwards from the beginning of the 2024/25 season.
Ultimately, Nationwide League aspect Tamworth succumbed to a 3-0 defeat in extra-time to their Premier League opponents, after placing in a battling show through the preliminary 90 minutes.
However whereas Tottenham earned £115,000 in prize cash for reaching the fourth spherical, the place they may face one other away journey to Aston Villa, Tamworth might have earned near eight instances that had replays nonetheless gone forward.
How a lot cash Tamworth might have made if FA Cup third spherical with Tottenham went to a replay
In keeping with soccer finance professional Kieran Maguire, Tamworth missed out on an approximate £850,000 from gate receipts, whereas Talksport reported final 12 months that groups concerned in replays chosen for TV earn a further £25,000 every.
“If the match had gone to a replay, at a mean ticket worth of £30, in all probability about £850,000,” Maguire stated.
So, in whole, Tamworth missed out on round £875,000 because of the FA’s resolution to scrap replays, an extremely huge amount of cash. When contemplating that, in 2023, Halifax chairman David Bosomworth claimed working a Nationwide League aspect value a mean of £150,000 per 30 days, a replay within the FA Cup third spherical on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium might have paid for almost half-a-year’s price of expenditure at Tamworth.
It should be famous, nevertheless, that if FA Cup replays nonetheless existed then there is no assure Tamworth would have even made the third spherical. They drew 1-1 after additional time with League One aspect Burton Albion within the second spherical on the Brewers’ Pirelli Stadium earlier than profitable on penalties to arrange their tie with Spurs.
However whereas the replay would have seen Tamworth host Burton at The Lamb Floor, there’s merely no assure they might have been capable of beat a aspect two divisions above them within the soccer pyramid.
Plus, if that sport had gone to a replay, it will’ve have taken place after the third spherical draw – Tamworth’s and Burton’s mixed ball quantity would have been totally different in consequence, thus suggesting they would not have drawn Tottenham for the third spherical anyway.
