Derby County might have been excused if they had expected to win at Craven Cottage on Saturday, for a First Division team standing high in the present Championship competition ould surely afford to give away the advantage of ground to a team halt-way down the Second Division table, Yet Fulham scored three goals without reply from their formidable opponents and thus enter the semi-final round for the second time in, their career, Derby are the unluckiest ever to compete in the F. A, competition. They have appeared in th three times and in the Som!- Pinals no less than ten times. They have hover won the trophy, although Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers and West Bromwich Albion with thirleon, thirteen and twelve sem{-final appearances, have six, six and three Cups to their respective credits, Arsenal's win over Barnsley was in accord with form, and London will thus have two teams in the semi-final, The draw will be exceptionally interesting as there are two First and two Second Division teams Involved, The possibility of all-London nal or @ final between two Second Division teams will be eagerly canvassed, Saturday's results should make Arsenal firm favourites for the Cup, Tottenham will console themselves. for the disappointment with the thought that they can now concentrate-on the effort to join West Ham United in the fight for promotion. They have there, again, to, contend with Shemfeld United's desire to return Yo premier company, but the obligations of combining Cup-tle ambitions with the last stage of a gruelling race Yor the top of the Second Division table may prove too onerous, Only fence has the double feat of winning the Cup and achieving promotion been accomplished. That was by West Bromwich Albion in 1931, The speed with which British justice
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