Matches – 17 January 2006 – Leeds United 3 Wigan Athletic 3
Matches – 17 January 2006 – Leeds United 3 Wigan Athletic 3 FA Cup third round replay – Elland Road – 15,243 – Wigan won 4-2 on penalties after extra time Scorers: Healy 2 (41, 64 pen), Kelly (116) Leeds United: Sullivan, Kelly, Butler, Kilgallon, Crainey, Miller (Einarsson 87), Walton (Blake 103), Douglas, Lewis (Cresswell 88), Hulse, Healy Wigan Athletic: Filan, Chimbonda, De Zeeuw, Jackson, Baines, Teale, Francis (Bullard 77), Kavanagh, Skoko (Joyce 100), Johansson, Roberts Leeds United have always had a bit of a thing about the FA Cup – which is strange, given the club’s generally dismal record in the competition. Neither Leeds City nor United made it through to the last 16 of the competition until 1924, and it was 1950 before a quarter final spot was achieved. Don Revie’s tenure brought unprecedented success in the tournament with one win and three final defeats, but since then Leeds have managed just two semis. The last time they won an FA Cup tie against top flight opposition was February 1997 when they beat Arsenal 1-0 in a fourth Wigan defender Matt Jackson brings down Rob Hulse in full cry during a 3-0 round tie with a Rod Wallace effort. defeat at the JJB in February 2005 Understandably, therefore, hopes weren’t particularly high when the third round draw for 2006’s competition took United to Wigan. The Latics had made a strong fist of their debut Premiership season after winning promotion in 2005, when they gained a League double over United. However, Kevin Blackwell and his men saw the tie as a good test of how much they had improved since then.
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