Football related Question

[eggon]

Does anyone know who the last team from outside the top division in England have managed to win a major trophy?
I presume this must be the league or F.A Cup, but could be a european cup

Anyone got ideas?

[willp2003]

spurs were the only non-league team to win the fa cup in 1901 - is that it?

[Nikki]

notts forest euro cup

[WalterPill]

I think Forest were in the top flight when they won the euro cup.

[WalterPill]

I think Sunderland may be the answer. They beat Leeds in the FA Cup final in the early 70s when they were in the second.

[wulliec]

West Ham won the FA Cup in 1980 whilst in the old Division 2
I think they won the Div 2 championship as well for a "double".

[wiggi28]

Winners from outside the top flight
Since the foundation of the Football League, Tottenham Hotspur in 1901 have been the only non-league winners of the FA Cup. They were then playing in the Southern League and were only elected to the Football League in 1908. At that time the Football League consisted of only two 18-team divisions; Tottenham's victory would be comparable to a team playing at the third level of the English football pyramid (currently League One) winning today. In the history of the FA Cup, only eight teams who were playing outside of the top level of English football have gone on to win the whole competition, the most recent being West Ham United, who beat Arsenal in 1980. Except Tottenham in 1901, these clubs were all playing in the old Second Division, no other Third Division or lower side having so far reached the final. Arguably, one of the most famous of these 'upsets' was when Sunderland A.F.C. beat Leeds United 1-0 in 1973. Leeds were top of what is now The Premiership and Sunderland were in the equivalent of today's Coca Cola Championship.[2] Three years later Second Division Southampton also achieved the same feat as Sunderland against First Division Manchester United by the same 1-0 scoreline.

[Argyll]

I think Sunderland may be the answer. They beat Leeds in the FA Cup final in the early 70s when they were in the second.

1973 to be exact!

[dannoble82]

didnt wimbledon get to a final?

[BBK]

didnt wimbledon get to a final?

Yes, the FA Cup final against Liverpool, Sanchez scoring the winner. I chose not to watch this because I thought Liverpool were such a shoe-in to win it!

Wimbledon were in the top flight though when they reached the final - 1988?

[eggon]

This trivia question has just gone round work -

Which team has scored over 1000 goals in all 4 leagues in England?

Answers on a postcard

[-G-Man-]

This trivia question has just gone round work -

Which team has scored over 1000 goals in all 4 leagues in England?

Answers on a postcard

didnt United become the first (and only to my knowledge) team to score 1000 goals in the premier league a few months back??

[Ganty]

didnt United become the first (and only to my knowledge) team to score 1000 goals in the premier league a few months back??

I think you're right, Ronaldo got it if I'm not mistaken.

[eggon]

didnt United become the first (and only to my knowledge) team to score 1000 goals in the premier league a few months back??

By all four leagues I presumed that this meant the premier league as being the top flight league in the country, therefore the old first division would have been that league

[LFC Muppet]

By all four leagues I presumed that this meant the premier league as being the top flight league in the country, therefore the old first division would have been that league

I haven't got a clue what you are going on about

Am I being thick?

are you meaning that you didn't mean the premier league when you asked the 1000 goals question?