David and Goliath Weekend
20 FA Cup Third Round Upsets
1. Colchester United (Southern League) 1-0 Huddersfield Town (Division 1), 1947/48
2. Crewe Alexandra (Division 4) 2-1 Chelsea (Division 1), 1960/61
3. Aldershot (Division 4) 2-1 Aston Villa (Division 1), 1963/64 (replay)
4. Newport County (Division 4) 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday (Division 1), 1963/64
5. Millwall (Division 4) 1–0 Fulham (Division 1), 1964/65 (replay)
6. Hereford United (Southern League) 2–1 Newcastle United (Division 1), 1971/72 (replay)
7. Wimbledon (Southern League) 1–0 Burnley (Division 1), 1974/75
8. Halifax Town (Division 4) 1–0 Manchester City (Division 1), 1979/80
9. Harlow Town (Isthmian League) 1–0 Leicester City (Division 2), 1979/80 (replay)
10. Altrincham (Football Conference) 2–1 Birmingham City (Division 1), 1985/86
11. Aldershot (Division 4) 3–0 Oxford United (Division 1), 1986/87
12. Grimsby Town (Division 4) 2–1 Middlesbrough (Division 1), 1988/89
13. Sutton United (Football Conference) 2–1 Coventry City (Division 1), 1988/89
14. Woking (Isthmian Premier) 4–2 West Bromwich Albion (Division 2), 1990/91
15. Wrexham (Division 4) 2–1 Arsenal (Division 1), 1991/92
16. Kidderminster Harriers (Football Conference) 2–1 Birmingham City (Division 1), 1993/94
17. Stevenage Borough (Football Conference) 2–1 Swindon Town (Division 1), 1997/98
18. Swansea City (Division 3) 1–0 West Ham United (Premier League), 1998/99 (replay)
19. Bristol Rovers (Division 3) 3–1 Derby County (Premier League), 2001/02
20. Shrewsbury Town (Division 3) 2–1 Everton (Premier League), 2002/03
...and Number 18 on the list reminds us that Swansea City feature in our 'Road To Wembley' tomorrow. Join us for that and see if they can avoid being on the wrong end of a Third Round upset against Havant & Waterlooville.
Friday, January 04, 2008
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6 comments:
Would have loved to have been at the Wrexham/Arsenal match.
see Havant and Waterlooville are taking 400 fans to Swansea tomorrow....
Chris (b squad) - The atmosphere looked pretty electric just watching it on TV! Funny - Tony Adams doesn't remember it with any great fondness...
Good for the H&W fans, Keving. I can't see them getting a result tomorrow, but they've done brilliantly just to get this far.
Other than ManU being shocked by Eastwood's free kick, I can't remember another eventual prem winner being eliminated by a lower league side. Freddy Eastwood will always have a special place thanks to that one.
You left out the biggest upset of them all...Walsall 2 Arsenal 0 back in 1932-33. In those days Arsenal were regarded as the greatest football side in the world, and famously their boots cost more than the entire Walsall team! As David and Goliath scenarios go, this game is still regarded by football historians as the granddaddy of all Cup upsets.
I must admit, I wasn't aware of that one Rob. I can imagine that would have been big news back in the day... thanks for bringing it to our attention!
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