From Forest To Fulham: The Cup Nights That Made Us
How history shows that famous games in the cup often light the path to promotion
As over 5,000 fans prepare to travel to West London, can a high-profile cup encounter with Fulham spur Cambridge United on to league success?
It was October 1998 that the U’s last played in the third round of the EFL Cup, and the defeat on penalties at Nottingham Forest after an unforgettable 3-3 draw is still spoken about decades later as one of the most famous nights in the club’s history.
The huge traveling contingent, teeming rain, John Taylor bloodied and bandaged, the delight as Roy McFarland’s side came from three goals behind to force extra time and a shootout; it’s vividly pictured 27 years on even for those too young to have been there.
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