
Where does Arsenal’s Fleetwood humiliation place in English cup shocks?
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Arsenal suffered a stunning League Cup fourth-round defeat at fourth-tier Fleetwood Town on Tuesday.
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The Premier League champions lost 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in one of the greatest shocks in the history of English football.
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The debate over what is the biggest upset in cup history is never-ending, but here are five other epic cup upsets to rival Arsenal’s humiliation.
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In the previous season, 90 places had separated the two clubs in the English Football League, with Arsenal having claimed their second title in three seasons under manager George Graham.
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Alan Smith put the Gunners in front, but Mickey Thomas’s free kick levelled matters with 10 minutes remaining, and Steve Watkin astonishingly claimed a late winner.
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Chelsea won the FA Cup five times between 2006 and 2018, but Jose Mourinho’s Blues were humbled by third-tier Bradford at Stamford Bridge.
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The Premier League leaders went 2-0 up through Gary Cahill and Ramires.
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But Bradford stormed back, and goals from Jon Stead, Filipe Morais, Andy Halliday and Mark Yeates left Chelsea in tatters.
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The fourth-round tie that had everything: pitch invasions by Parka-clad fans, and Ronnie Radford scoring one of the FA Cup’s greatest goals.
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Malcolm Macdonald put Newcastle ahead eight minutes from time, and it seemed as if there would be no fairytale for the non-league outfit.
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But Radford equalised with a screamer from 25 yards, and Ricky George won it for Hereford in extra time.
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Wimbledon’s “Crazy Gang” were given no chance to stop Liverpool from claiming a league and cup double in the final at Wembley.
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Wimbledon had been a third-tier side four years earlier, and Liverpool had won the title by a margin of nine points.
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But Lawrie Sanchez headed home from Dennis Wise’s free kick, before Wimbledon keeper Dave Beasant saved John Aldridge’s penalty to seal the upset.
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United trailed 2-0 as Grimsby duo Charles Vernam and Tyrell Warren scored to expose the flaws in their supposedly superior opponents.
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Bryan Mbeumo and Harry Maguire managed to take the second-round tie into extra time.
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But Grimsby won on penalties to leave then-United boss Ruben Amorim shell-shocked.
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