Coral take a look at FA Cup third round shocks down the years

The FA Cup third round is nearly upon us and, ahead of the draw, Coral take a trip down memory lane to look at some of the shocks from previous years, which have seen big teams knocked out by lower, and even non-league, opposition at this stage of the competition.

Unsurprisingly, Chelsea are favourites with Coral at 5/1 to win the oldest and most iconic club trophy in the world, while Manchester City and United are both joint-second with 6/1 odds.

Manchester United 0-1 Leeds United: 2010
Everyone remembers League One side at the time Leeds United stunning the then champions of England on their own backyard. It was the goal that elevated Jermaine Beckford’s status onto a national level. Jonny Howson winning possession in his own half and playing a sublime long ball to the former Wealdstone striker, who slipped it past goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak with ease.

Wrexham 2-1 Arsenal: 1992
They’re still talking about this one in north Wales. The Gunners were second in the country’s top flight when they took on Welsh side Wrexham in the third round, who were the lowest placed club in the football league at the time. Arsenal shouldn’t have had a problem right? Wrong. George Graham’s side were 1-0 up and cruising with 20 minutes to go, before veteran Mickey Thomas smashed in a free-kick, and Steve Watkin netted the winner.

Shrewsbury Town 2-1 Everton: 2003
Former Toffees captain Kevin Ratcliffe came back to haunt his ex-club by inspiring the Shropshire outfit to a famous victory. David Moyes’ men, many of whom were established internationals, were completely outplayed at Gay Meadow. Former Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday player Nigel Jemson netted the opener and decider for the Shrews, cancelling out an equaliser from Swedish winger Niclas Alexandersson.