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1Salford14+1031
2Barnet13+1026
3Walsall13+922

4Crewe14022
5Cheltenham14-221
6Grimsby14+620
7York14+320

8Gillingham14+120
9Accrington Stanley14+619
10Chesterfield14+319
11Tranmere14+219
12Exeter14+219
13Swindon14-219
14Newport County14+318
15Shrewsbury14-518
16Fleetwood Town14017
17Bristol Rovers14-616
18Oldham14-415
19Port Vale12-415
20Rochdale14-915
21Northampton13-114
22Rotherham14-712

23Colchester13-712
24Crawley Town12-89

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The Price of Success

By: Bill Osborne
Date: 06/11/2003

ON Saturday, Grimsby Town face Queens Park Rangers in the first round proper of the FA Cup. There are those who believe that Town should concentrate on the league games and perhaps not risk first team players in a cup game.

Now that may seem sensible to some, but a club like Grimsby, that do not have a great deal of cash in the bank, cup games are an important source of income.

In addition to the gate and sponsorship income, each team can earn significant sums of money by having a good cup run. Money that can be used to strengthen the squad.

The table below shows how much a good cup run is to a club.

Payments To Clubs
Prize
TV Game
Highlights
First Round Proper winners (40) £12,500 £50,000 £20,000
Second Round Proper winners (20) £15,000 £50,000 £20,000
Third Round Proper winners (32) £50,000 £265,000 £30,000
Fourth Round Proper winners (16) £75,000 £265,000 £30,000
Fifth Round Proper winners (8) £150,000 £265,000 £30,000
Sixth Round Proper winners (4) £400,000 £265,000 £30,000
Runners-Up (1) £1,000,000
Winners (1) £2,000,000




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