1 Hereford United 2 Newcastle United 1, replay, 1972
Postponed three times because of bad weather, this match was worth waiting for. With Hereford’s players suffering from cramp and losing 1-0 to a goal by Malcolm Macdonald, Ronnie Radford’s late 35-yard equaliser sparked an invasion by supporters on the Edgar Street mudbath. And that was before Ricky George hit the extra-time winner to make Hereford the first nonLeague side to defeat a first-division team in 23 years.

2 Sutton United 2 Coventry City 1, 1989
This was the most recent occasion that a top-flight team have been knocked out by a nonLeague side. With goals from Tony Rains (who went on to become the club’s assistant manager) and Matthew Hanlan, Sutton humbled a Coventry side who had won the trophy only 18 months earlier and were sixth in the first division. In the next round, Sutton went on to lose 8-0 away to Norwich City.

3 Walsall 2 Arsenal 0, 1933
Herbert Chapman’s costly, brilliant and dominant team were weakened by an epidemic of influenza, so the manager was forced to recruit players from amateur football in order to rest his reserves. That overconfident plan backfired and the third division (north) team hustled and bustled an Arsenal lineup that featured seven international players and won through a headed goal from Gilbert Alsop and a penalty from Bill Sheppard.

4 Worcester City 2 Liverpool 1, 1959
Liverpool were in the second division, but this defeat by a Southern League club was still a shock. Postponed by the cold to a Thursday, Worcester took the lead through Tommy Skuse before an own goal doubled the advantage. A Liverpool penalty came too late and the defeat contributed to the departure later in the year of Phil Taylor, the Liverpool manager. His replacement? Bill Shankly.

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