Luton Town were giantkillers on this day back in 1988, beating the holders Arsenal 3-2 to win the League Cup. Arsenal were strong favourites going into the game but fell behind when Brian Stein scored from close range in the 13th minute.The game sprang to life in the final 20 minutes when four goals were […]
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On This Day – 5th February
It was on this day in 1972 that non-league Hereford United beat First Division Newcastle United in one of the most famous giantkillings in FA Cup history. The match itself was a replay, after the two sides played out a 2-2 draw at Newcastle’s St James’s Park. All the talk before the match at Edgar […]
On This Day – 29th January
Yeovil Town of the Southern League provided one of the greatest FA Cup shocks of all-time on this day in 1949, beating First Division Sunderland 2-1. The match was played at Yeovil’s Huish Park, famous for its sloping pitch, and the amateur side used this to their advantage to record a famous win. Sunderland had […]
On This Day – 25th January
Bristol City, clad in purple shirts and lime green shorts, beat Liverpool on this day in 1994 to complete an FA Cup giantkilling. City wore their now iconic away kit for their replay away at Anfield after a 2-2 draw in the first game at Ashton Gate. There was real pressure on Liverpool’s manager Graeme […]
On This Day – 15th January
Worcester City 2 Liverpool 1. A scoreline that is unthinkable now, but it actually happened on this day in 1959.Liverpool were a Second Division side at the time and Worcester City played in the Southern League. The result was a shock, but one that is often overlooked after more recent giantkillings are referenced in the […]
On This Day – 7th January
It was on this day back in 1989 that Sutton United recorded a famous 2-1 win over Coventry City.First Division Coventry had won the FA Cup two seasons before and Sutton United were a Vauxhall Conference team at the time. The match was played in front of a sell-out crowd, with 8,000 fans watching at […]
On This Day – 3rd January
It was on this day in 2010 that a single goal from Jermaine Beckford gave Leeds United the giant-killing that their fans so desperately craved away to Manchester United. It was the first time in nearly six years that the two clubs played against each other since Leeds’ relegation from the top flight in 2004. […]
On This Day – 14th May
Wimbledon won the FA Cup for the first and only time in their history on this day back in 1988.The Dons beat Liverpool, who were red-hot favourites to win the Cup, thanks to a first-half goal from Lawrie Sanchez. Wimbledon had only been in the First Division for two years and had finished the season […]