The attendance of 1,840, for the visit of Chesterfield on Saturday, was the lowest ever crowd for a Colchester United home match in the FA Cup. Here is the ‘top 10’ of the U’s smallest home crowds for the FA Cup:
No. 1 - v Chesterfield (last Saturday, first round) - 1,840
No. 2 - v Hereford (1987, second round) - 2,216
No. 3- v Mansfield (2004, first round replay) - 2,492
No. 4 - Sheffield United (2013, first round) - 2,509
No. 5 - Burton Albion (1991, first round) - 2,547
No. 6 - Altrincham (2015, second round) - 2,592
No. 7 - Wealdstone (1983, second round) - 2,673
No. 8 - Swansea City (1988, second round) - 2,697
No. 9 - Bradford City (2010, first round) - 2,736
No. 10 - Chester City (2002,first round) - 2,901
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