Ground - Deepdale
Attendance 21,348
Programme £3
With over 2000 tickets going on sale on Friday 13th February i couldn't resist the opportunity to grab a couple of tickets for the biggest FA Cup Match at Deepdale for ages .
Last time PNE hosted United in a competitive game was 1972 - i was there that day too when over 37,000 fan attended . Don't remember too much about it apart from Best Law Charlton & Gowling - oh yeh - queued for the tickets for ages as a 7 year old kid , i remember that .
Many fans probably gave up going years ago when they couldn't get tickets for the 64 Cup Final but there was ample opportunity to get tickets for this game as you had to be registered on the clubs data base before Jan 1st 2015 - good idea .
The United fans chanted you've only come to see United which was probably true for many .
Preston fans were singing the praise of Sir Tom Finney & David Moyes
This tie will be remembered for Rooney's alleged dive for a penalty in the 88th minute although no question it was a penalty as the Preston goalkeeper Stuckmann made a reckless challenge on United's Man Of The Match .
Decent second half and a good performance from North End .
