Major Minors: Historic cup achievements by minnows in football

In light of Bradford’s historic cup run, let’s take a look at some famous achievements from other underdogs:

England

Fourth-tier winners: none

Fourth-tier finalists: Rochdale, League Cup, runners-up,1962

Bradford, League cup,finalist 2013 (result TBC)

Third-tier winners: Tottenham FA Cup,1901QPR League Cup, 1967Swindon League Cup,1969

France

Fourth-tier finalist: Calis, French Cup, runners-up, 2000

Germany

Third-tier finalist: Hertha Berlin reserves, runners-up,1993Energie Cottbus, runners-up, 1997FC Union Berlin, runners-up, 2001Netherlands

Third-tier finalist: RCH, winners, 1918CVV, winers, 1920Schoten, winners, 1921Poland

Third-tier finalist: Lechia Gdansk,1983

Sweden

Third-tier finalist: Raa IF, winners, 1948

Sri Lanka

Fourth-tier winners: Sri Lanka Navy, 2010

Source: Sportingintellgence