Five Alive For Super Reds

During the mid-sixties Workington developed a proud record in the League Cup, twice reaching the quarter-final stage.

And en route to the last eight in 1964, a crowd of 11,800 saw Rovers humbled as Kit Napier and Barry Lowes scored twice while Dave Carr completed the rout for the Reds.

The headlines the next day said it all: ‘Red-faced Rovers'. Workington went on to face eventual winners Chelsea, drew 2-2 at home and then lost 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in the replay where a certain debutant – Peter Osgood – scored both goals.