Thanks Ando :thumbsup:. Ageism kicks in again 😀!!
Saturday 25[SUP]th[/SUP] January 1969 – FA Cup 4[SUP]th[/SUP] Round – PNE 0 Chelsea 0
In the first FA Cup match between the two clubs Preston drew 0-0 in front of 31,875, which was the highest Preston home gate of the season. Preston who was in sixteenth position in Division Two was the underdogs to Division One side Chelsea who were fifth in the division. Preston had reached the fourth round after beating First Division Nottingham Forest 3-0
PNE Team: 1) Kelly; 2) Ross; 3) McNab; 4) Spark; 5) Cranston; 6) Heppolette; 7) Temple; 8) Knighton; 9) Irvine; 10) Ingram; 11) Lee.
Wednesday 29[SUP]th[/SUP] January 1969 – 4[SUP]th[/SUP] Round Replay – Chelsea 2 PNE 0 (Match Abandoned)
In front of 44,000 spectators Chelsea was leading 2-0 but with around 15 minutes to go the floodlights failed and the match had to be abandoned.
Monday 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] February 1969 – 4[SUP]th[/SUP] Round Replay – Chelsea 2 PNE 1
An attendance of 36,522 saw heartache for the Lilywhites after the reprieve the previous week. Injuries had meant that that McNab, Cranston and Irvine were missing.
PNE took the lead after 15 minutes from a Lee corner which was headed in by Temple to beat Bonetti on his 400[SUP]th[/SUP] Blues appearance. North End almost doubled the lead on 70 minutes when a Gemmill shot hit the underside of the bar and bounced to safety.
Then on 90 minutes disaster struck Webb scored with support from Osgood and on the 93[SUP]rd[/SUP] minute Birchenall has a shot going wide but was deflected by Cooke to give the Blues victory. After beating Stoke in the Fifth Round, Chelsea was beaten by West Brom in the Quarter Finals.
PNE Team: 1) Kelly; 2) Ross; 3) Knighton; 4) Spark; 5) Hawkins; 6) Heppolette; 7) Temple; 8) Spavin; 9) Irvine; 10) Ingram; 11) Lee.