Merseyside FA Cup misery (and a history of 119 Premier League shockers)
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By Brian Sears 28 January 2013 Liverpool's FA Cup elimination at the hands of Oldham on Sunday was the 119th time in the Premier League era that a Premier League side has been knocked out of the Cup by opponents from a lower division. And it is Liverpool who have suffered this fate more than any other team: eight times now. The defeat at Oldham put them one clear of their Merseyside rivals Everton in the ignominy stakes. Everton are on seven currently - and with Oldham to face next! Of course football stretches back before the Premier League, and well done to all those who point it out. Jolly good spot. Those of us who started watching games at a time that was closer to the second world war than today know this. But the cut-off does seem apt for this exercise (and many others) because of the departure of the game in an entirely new direction after 1992, since when the gulf in financial resources between England's top division and the rest of football has grown ever wider. And
Merseyside FA Cup misery (and a history of 119 Premier League shockers)
Merseyside FA Cup misery (and a history of…
Merseyside FA Cup misery (and a history of 119 Premier League shockers)
By Brian Sears 28 January 2013 Liverpool's FA Cup elimination at the hands of Oldham on Sunday was the 119th time in the Premier League era that a Premier League side has been knocked out of the Cup by opponents from a lower division. And it is Liverpool who have suffered this fate more than any other team: eight times now. The defeat at Oldham put them one clear of their Merseyside rivals Everton in the ignominy stakes. Everton are on seven currently - and with Oldham to face next! Of course football stretches back before the Premier League, and well done to all those who point it out. Jolly good spot. Those of us who started watching games at a time that was closer to the second world war than today know this. But the cut-off does seem apt for this exercise (and many others) because of the departure of the game in an entirely new direction after 1992, since when the gulf in financial resources between England's top division and the rest of football has grown ever wider. And