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Leicester City's FA Cup Adventures Against Non League Opponents

As City prepare to face Oxford City on Friday 6th November, it's time to revisit some of City's previous encounters with the minnows of English football. And there are some absolute crackers.

05.11.26, 00:00 Updated 05.11.26, 13:53 5 Minute Read

There is something uniquely terrifying about being the bigger club in an FA Cup tie against non-league opposition. For the smaller club, it's the biggest day of their lives and a complete free hit. The television cameras arrive, the local butcher gets interviewed about his sausages named after his favourite player and somebody's centre back has an argument with his boss who won't give him time off to play.

For the bigger club, it's a potential public humiliation. Leicester City know both sides of this particular equation. As City prepare to face Oxford City on Friday 6th November, it's time to revisit some of City's previous encounters with the minnows of English football. And there are some absolute crackers.

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Pete Selby

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