Arsenal's 5 Biggest FA Cup Upsets

Arsenal’s 5 biggest FA Cup upsets

WREXHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 04: Wrexham striker Steve Watkin (2nd r) scores the winning goal past David Seaman watched by left to right, David O' Leary, Tony Adams (floor) Gordon Davies and Lee Dixon during the FA Cup 3rd round match between Fourth Division Wrexham and Arsenal at the Racecourse Ground on January 4, 1992 in Wrexham, Wales. (Photo by Stephen Munday/Allsport/Getty Images) /

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#OnThisDay 18th January 1995

Millwall provided a huge FA Cup upset when they won at London rivals Arsenal. Goals from Mark Beard and Mark Kennedy earned the Lions another all-London clash with Chelsea in round 4. #Millwall pic.twitter.com/hAHEgp6lfv
— Football Memories (@FootballOnThis1) January 18, 2022

1994/95 was a pretty miserable season for the Gunners as they finished 12th in the Premier League and were beaten in two European finals.

The darkest moment, however, arrived in the FA Cup third round as Millwall visited Highbury for a replay after the two sides drew 0-0 at The Den.

Arsenal’s season was slowly disintegrating ahead of this cup tie and they’d been dumped out of the League Cup by Liverpool just days before this game.

Their woes worsened when the youthful visitors grabbed an early lead through Mark Beard and never looked like relinquishing their advantage. Graham’s Gunners were out of ideas against the second-tier side and Millwall scored a second to close out the contest in stoppage time.

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Arsenal’s 5 biggest FA Cup upsets

By James Cormack | Jan 9, 2023

Arsenal 0-2 Millwall (1995)