Football League Third Division North Cup

The Football League Third Division North Cup was a football knockout competition open to teams competing in Football League Third Division North. The competition was first held in 1933–34 and ran until the 1938–39 season. The cup was revived for the 1945–46 season. This was a parallel competition to the Football League Third Division South Cup.

The 1945-46 competition featured the longest competitive match in football history, between Doncaster Rovers and Stockport County at Edgeley Park, Stockport, on the 30th of March. After the first leg at Doncaster was drawn 2-2, the same result occurred at Stockport after the regulation 90 minutes. The game went into extra time, but 30 more minutes were insufficient for a goal to be scored. The game then continued until a goal was scored, like a golden goal. Stockport thought they had clinched the winner on the 173rd minute when Les Cocker put the ball into the back of the net, but their elation was shortlived as it was disallowed by referee Baker.

Finally, after 203 minutes, referee Baker called an end to the match, due to poor light and player exhaustion. Doncaster won the right to host the second replay in a coin toss, winning emphatically with a 4-0 scoreline.