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,1901
QPR League Cup, 1967
Swindon League Cup,1969

France

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

Germany

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

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

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