FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round Replay
Bishop Auckland 2 : Chorley 1
14 September, 2005
Team: Horrigan, Crossman (Newby 28mins), Irvine, Bell, Hall, McGuckin, Damon Robson, Salvin, Sheeran, Jardine, I'Anson
Bishops held their nerve in a tense and tetchy FA Cup replay at the Brewery Field.
McGuckin replaced Coulthard in the centre of defence, and with I'Anson available again after suspension, Newby was unlucky to be relegated to the bench.
The opening exchanges were scrappy and Chorley created the first real chance on 20 minutes but Irvine blocked a goalbound shot. But the reprieve was short lived when on 26 minutes Thompson beat Horrigan with a good angled shot from the edge of the area.
Crossman limped off on 28 minutes to be replaced by Newby.
On 29 minutes Bishops earned a free-kick on the edge of the area. I'Anson took the kick and the ball was handled by one of the Chorley players in the wall. Irvine fired the penalty low and hard through the 'keeper Horridge.
The game sparked on 45 minutes when Bell went in hard on Chorley's Wright, and a melee ensued. After settling things down, referee Joyce booked both players.
Bishops took the lead on 49 minutes when Irvine's deep corner found Hall who powered a header home from 12 yards.
On 50 minutes Wright dived in the box not once, but twice, and the ref administered a second yellow to reduce Chorley to ten men.
The bookings flowed after that. Bishops had Jardine carded on 65 minutes.
Newby blasted a one-on-one directly at the 'keeper on 67 minutes, and I'Anson missed another good chance on 78 minutes when Jardine lobbed a ball to him on the far post but he side-footed weakly.
Salvin was the next to go into the book when the referee saw fit to punish him after a Chorley player picked the ball up and bounced the it off the back of Steven's head.
On 80 minutes Bell was given a second yellow for an off the ball incident while the players lined up for a free-kick.
Bishops had chances to kill the game off, and had a couple of lucky escapes at the back, with Bluck guilty of heading wide when unmarked the biggest offender.
After five minutes of injury time the final whistle blew and Bishops now face Skelmersdale United in the second qualifying round in ten days time.