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Do-over: FA Cup game to be replayed because of referee error

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 25). Do-over: FA Cup game to be replayed because of referee error. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/do-over-fa-cup-game-to-be-replayed-because-of-referee-error/article_f3ce70df-5320-5ccd-ad1d-b7e6ae7f1f1b.html

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A lower-division FA Cup qualifying match between Woodford Town and Mulbarton Wanderers will be replayed after an FA panel determined that a referee made a technical error regarding a penalty call in the original match last weekend. The initial result was voided because of incorrect application of Law 14, leading to an indirect free kick instead of either awarding the goal or retaking the penalty. As a result, both teams are scheduled to play again on Tuesday. Mulbarton expressed disappointment with this decision and concern over its implications for future FA Cup matches' integrity.

Written by AI on 2026-09-25, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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The FA Cup qualifying match between lower-division clubs Mulbarton Wanderers and Woodford Town, originally won by Mulbarton 2-1, is being replayed due to a referee's error. Woodford protested the initial ruling, arguing that after their penalty was wrongly disallowed for encroachment, the referee incorrectly awarded an indirect free kick instead of allowing them to retake the penalty or awarding the goal. The English Football Association agreed and nullified the original result. A replay took place in Norfolk on Tuesday with a record crowd of 806 spectators; Mulbarton won again 2-0, earning £3,375 from the FA Cup prize fund and securing a spot against Gloucester City in the next round.

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FA Cup LONDON Manchester United Mulbarton Woodford

Subjects

Woodford GPE · 6× Mulbarton ORG · 3× FA Cup ORG · 2× LONDON GPE · 1× Manchester City ORG · 1× Manchester United ORG · 1× Mulbarton Wanderers’ ORG · 1× Woodford Town ORG · 1× the English Football Association ORG · 1×

Narrative

“The club is deeply upset and disappointed by this decision, the impact that it will have upon our football club, and the potential wider implications regarding the finality of results for any FA Cup match in the future played by any team and the integrity of the game as a whole,” Mulbarton said.

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🔮 An FA Cup qualifying match will be replayed because of a refereeing mistake made in Mulbarton Wanderers’ 2-1 win over Woodford last weekend, both lower-division clubs announced Friday.

2026-09-25 · Toronto Star

Do-over: FA Cup game to be replayed because of referee error · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 0 hedged)

LONDON (AP) — Manchester United only got a mea culpa for a refereeing error in a 1-0 loss to Manchester City earlier this month. asserted

United → get → City

Woodford Town is getting a full game replay. asserted

Town → get → replay

An FA Cup qualifying match will be replayed because of a refereeing mistake made in Mulbarton Wanderers’ 2-1 win over Woodford last weekend, both lower-division clubs announced Friday. asserted

clubs → replay → Woodford

The original result has been voided and the teams are set to square off again Tuesday. asserted

teams → void → ?

Woodford had filed a protest with the English Football Association based on the referee’s ruling following a penalty in the first half. asserted

Woodford → file → half

Woodford scored from the spot but the referee disallowed it because of encroachment by its own players. asserted

referee → score → players

The match official then awarded an indirect free kick for Mulbarton. asserted

official → award → Mulbarton

But Woodford argued to an FA panel that was a mistake. asserted

that → argue → panel

“The sub-committee concluded that a technical error had been made by the referee, determining that the correct outcome under Law 14 should have been either the awarding of the goal or the ordering of a penalty retake,” Woodford said in a statement. asserted

Woodford → conclude → statement

As a result, it said, the FA determined that “the original fixture was not completed in accordance with the 2026-27 FA Cup Rules,” and must be “replayed in its entirety.” asserted

fixture → say → entirety

Mulbarton said in its statement Friday the FA had originally determined the protest was not allowed, but that Woodford further appealed and prevailed with a rules sub-committee. asserted

Woodford → say → committee

Mulbarton → upset → whole