is it better to be home or away first??edited

surprisingly for the winning finalist it hasn't mattered-exactly 50-50</p>

but the losing finalist invariably is away first</p>

<table style="WIDTH: 564pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="750" border="0" x:str=""><colgroup><col style="WIDTH: 48pt" width="64" /><col style="WIDTH: 115pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 5595" width="153" /><col style="WIDTH: 67pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 3254" width="89" /><col style="WIDTH: 29pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1389" width="38" /><col style="WIDTH: 54pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 2633" width="72" /><col style="WIDTH: 69pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 3364" width="92" /><col style="WIDTH: 67pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 3254" width="89" /><col style="WIDTH: 29pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1389" width="38" /><col style="WIDTH: 86pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 4205" width="115" /></colgroup><tbody><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 48pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width="64" height="17"></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 115pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width="153"><font face="Arial" size="2">Winner</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 67pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width="89"><font face="Arial" size="2">playoff place</font></td><td class="xl24" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 29pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width="38"><font face="Arial" size="2">SF1</font></td><td class="xl24" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; WIDTH: 54pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width="72"><font face="Arial" size="2">SF2</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 69pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width="92"><font face="Arial" size="2">losing finalist</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 67pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width="89"><font face="Arial" size="2">playoff place</font></td><td class="xl24" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 29pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width="38"><font face="Arial" size="2">SF1</font></td><td class="xl24" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; WIDTH: 86pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width="115"><font face="Arial" size="2">SF2</font></td></tr><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height="17"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">1989/90</font></td><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">Notts C</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">1</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">A 1-1</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">H 2-0</font></td><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">Tranmere</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">2</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">A 0-0</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">H 2-0</font></td></tr><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height="17"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">1990/91</font></td><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">Tranmere</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">1</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">A 2-2</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">H 1-0</font></td><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">Bolton</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">2</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">A 1-1</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">H 1-0</font></td></tr><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl23" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height="17"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">1991/2</font></td><td class="xl23" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">P'borough</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">4</font></td><td class="xl25" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">H 2-2</font></td><td class="xl25" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">A 2-1</font></td><td class="xl23" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">Stockport</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">3*</font></td><td class="xl25" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">H 1-0</font></td><td class="xl25" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">A 1-1</font></td></tr><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height="17"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">1992/3</font></td><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">WBA</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">2</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">A 1-1</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">H 2-0</font></td><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">Port V</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">1</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">A 1-1</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">H 1-0</font></td></tr><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl23" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height="17"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">1993/4</font></td><td class="xl23" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">Burnley</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">4</font></td><td class="xl25" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">H 0-0</font></td><td class="xl25" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">A 3-1</font></td><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">Stockport</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">2</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">A 0-0</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">H 1-0</font></td></tr><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl23" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height="17"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">1994/5</font></td><td class="xl23" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">Hudds T</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">4</font></td><td class="xl25" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">H 1-1</font></td><td class="xl25" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">A 1-1(4-3p)</font></td><td class="xl23" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">Bristol R</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">3*</font></td><td class="xl25" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">H 0-0</font></td><td class="xl25" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">A 1-1 away goals</font></td></tr><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl23" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height="17"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">1995/6</font></td><td class="xl23" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">Bradford</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">4</font></td><td class="xl25" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">H 0-2</font></td><td class="xl25" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">A 3-0</font></td><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">Notts C</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">2</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">A 2-2</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">H 1-0</font></td></tr><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl23" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height="17"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">1996/7</font></td><td class="xl23" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">Crewe</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">4</font></td><td class="xl25" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">H 2-1</font></td><td class="xl25" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">A 2-2</font></td><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">Brentford</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">2</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">A 2-1</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">H 2-1</font></td></tr><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height="17"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">1997/8</font></td><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">Grimsby</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">1</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">A 1-1</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">H 1-0</font></td><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">N'hampton</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">2</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">A 1-3</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">H 3-0</font></td></tr><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height="17"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">1998/9</font></td><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">Man C(pens)</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">1</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">A 1-1</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">H 1-0</font></td><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">Gillingham</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">2</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">A 1-1</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">H 1-0</font></td></tr><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height="17"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">1999/0</font></td><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">Gillingham(extra time)</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">1</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">A 2-3</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">H 3-0</font></td><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">Wigan</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">2</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">A 0-0</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">H 1-0</font></td></tr><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height="17"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">2000/1</font></td><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">Walsall</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">2</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">A 0-0</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">H 4-2</font></td><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">Reading</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">1</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">A 0-0</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">H 2-1</font></td></tr><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl23" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height="17"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">2001/2</font></td><td class="xl23" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">Stoke</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">3*</font></td><td class="xl25" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">H 1-2</font></td><td class="xl25" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">A 2-0</font></td><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">Brentford</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">1</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">A 0-0</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">H 2-1</font></td></tr><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl23" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height="17"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">2002/3</font></td><td class="xl23" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">Cardiff(extra time)</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">4</font></td><td class="xl25" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">H 1-0</font></td><td class="xl25" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">A 0-0</font></td><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">QPR</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">2</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">A 1-1</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">H 1-0</font></td></tr><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height="17"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">2003/4</font></td><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">Brighton</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">2</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">A 1-0</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">H 1-2(4-3p)</font></td><td class="xl27" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">Bristol C</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">1</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">A 1-1</font></td><td class="xl28" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">H 2-1</font></td></tr><tr style="HEIGHT: 13.5pt" height="18"><td class="xl23" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 13.5pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height="18"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">2004/5</font></td><td class="xl23" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">Sheff W</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">3*</font></td><td class="xl26" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">H 1-0</font></td><td class="xl26" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">A 2-1</font></td><td class="xl23" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">Hartlepool</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">4</font></td><td class="xl26" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">H 2-0</font></td><td class="xl26" style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000" size="2">A 0-2(6-5 pens)</font></td></tr></tbody></table></p>

only twice has the team playing home first overturned a home defeat to get to the final</p>

only twice has the team playing away first overturned an away defeat to get to the final</p>

RULE No 1   don't lose the FIRST leg!!</p>

 

RE: is it better to be home or away first??

What about Leeds? Or are u onnabout in this league?

 

just talking about this league

I'll leave you to do the others

 

RE: is it better to be home or away first??

compare the reactions of both the Preston and Leeds fans,combine the feedback and take on board different opinions. I bet it further confuse you.(blagger) (blagger) (blagger) (blagger)

 

is it better to be home or away first??

I don't get you-explain please!

 

what a pillock........

I meant to say Watford fans and not Preston. Sorry,confused myself.ff ff ff

 

furthermore...........

of the 11home first leg ties played by the two finalists </p>

  5 have ended in home wins</p>

  4 have ended in home draws</p>

  2 have ended in home losses</p>

of the 21 away first leg ties played by the two finalists</p>

  2 have ended in away wins</p>

17 have ended in away draws</p>

  2 have ended in away losses</p>