Ramsgate Southern League Cup Final 1967/68
6TH APRIL, 13TH APRIL AND 16TH MAY 1968

SOUTHERN LEAGUE CUP FINAL v RAMSGATE

For the first time in the competition's history Margate and Ramsgate met in the final of the Southern League Cup during the 1967/68 season. The first leg at Hartsdown Park on 6.4.68 finished 1-1 with Tommy Marshall scoring the Margate goal and then the two sides played out a 0-0 draw at Southwood on 13.4.68. With the aggregate scores level at 1-1 a replay at Hartsdown Park on 16.5.68 saw Margate win 3-1 thanks to a John Fahy hat-trick in his last match for the club. The total attendance for the three games was 11,605.

The teams and the trophy...


Action from the 1st Leg...



A celebrity guest at the 2nd Leg...


Match action from the 2nd Leg...


A match report from the 2nd Leg...


Another match report from the 2nd Leg in two parts (some repetition)...



The teams line-up before the replay...


Margate players celebrate as John Fahy opens the scoring...


The Margate players celebrate after the game...


Seated (left to right) - Peter Jones, Derek Grace, John Fahy, Tommy Jenkins (partially hidden), Gordon Burden, Don Campbell, Davie Houston, Brian Hughes, Phil Amato. On the floor - Dai Yorath, Bob Harrop, Tommy Marshall.