Chelsea’s £200m men were sunk by a supermarket shelf stacker who was plucked from non-league obscurity for the princely sum of £7,500.

Andy Halliday was left “speechless” after Bradford City’s shock 4-2 FA Cup victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Jose Mourinho was “ashamed” by Chelsea’s “unacceptable” FA Cup fourth-round exit, but praised Bradford for their giant-killing act in a 4-2 win at Stamford Bridge.

League One Bradford served up one of the biggest shocks in FA Cup history as they hit back from two goals down to beat Chelsea 4-2 at Stamford Bridge.

Nine was the magic number for Daryl Murphy this weekend as his brace in the 4-1 Championship win over Leeds made it nine goals in nine games for Ipswich’s number nine.

Watford 4 Barnsley 1

One former Chelsea legend met another in the Turner’s Cross boardroom last night as Bobby Tambling exchanged warm greetings with Gianfranco Zola.

Harry Redknapp was made to endure a nervy night on his return to the Tottenham dugout as his team edged into the fifth round of the FA Cup thanks to Rafael van der Vaart’s first-half strike against Watford.

Watford 0 Tottenham 1

The Good

REPUBLIC of Ireland winger Keith Treacy celebrated his Burnley debut by rescuing a point in the Clarets’ 2-2 draw against Watford at Turf Moor on Saturday.

Sheffield United 2 Doncaster 2

ANDY REID believes that some Irish players are not getting a fair chance to break into the international squad.

Ipswich 0 Sheffield United 3

West Brom leapfrogged Newcastle to the top of the Coca-Cola Championship after they claimed a 2-0 win over Scunthorpe while Newcastle suffered a 3-0 defeat at Derby.

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 1

FURIOUS Coventry manager Chris Coleman last night held a lengthy dressing-room inquest into the 1-0 defeat at Scunthorpe which plunged them deeper into relegation trouble.

Middlesbrough 3 Ipswich 1

MIDDLESBROUGH’s bid to make an instant return to the Premier League got off to an inauspicious start as they were held to a goalless draw by Sheffield United in the opening game of the new season.

MIDDLESBROUGH manager Gareth Southgate yesterday made Colchester’s Irish winger Mark Yeates his first summer signing.

Gareth Southgate today made his first summer signing when he sealed a move for Dubliner Mark Yeates from Colchester.

Gareth Southgate has dismissed claims he has offered former England team-mate Phil Neville a coaching role at Middlesbrough.

Middlesbrough have agreed an undisclosed fee with Colchester for winger Mark Yeates.

MARLON KING scored one and created the other two as leaders Watford extended their unbeaten run in the Coca-Cola Championship to nine games with a 3-0 victory at Coventry last night.

Marlon King scored one and created the other two as leaders Watford extended their unbeaten run in the Coca-Cola Championship to nine games with a 3-0 victory at Coventry.

Colchester have confirmed the signing of former England striker Teddy Sheringham on a one-year contract.

DEAN MARNEY and Tottenham’s other young prospects are giving head coach Martin Jol a selection dilemma as the club push for European qualification this season.

Southend claimed promotion to the Coca-Cola Championship and Swindon were relegated to League Two after the penultimate weekend in League One.

Chelsea 3 Colchester 1

BIRMINGHAM defender Alex Bruce has opted to make himself available for the Republic rather than Northern Ireland.

Republic of Ireland Under-21 Manager Don Givens has had to make some personnel changes to his squad travelling to Madeira on February 13 next for the Madeira Tournament.

Former Republic of Ireland youth international winger Hussain Yazdani has joined Shelbourne.

Tottenham coach Martin Jol today admitted he is concerned over captain Ledley King’s continuing groin problem as he prepares to face West Brom in their FA Cup fourth round replay at White Hart Lane on Saturday.

Tottenham striker Fredi Kanoute is battling to regain fitness in time for Saturday’s clash against Chelsea at White Hart Lane.

TOTTENHAM captain Ledley King has revealed how Martin Jol has turned the club around since taking over as head coach.

Tottenham could be left with just one available striker for Saturday’s trip to Manchester City after it was revealed today that Robbie Keane is carrying a knee injury.

The Republic of Ireland U19s got their UEFA Championship qualification hopes back on track last night with a 3-1 victory over Serbia and Montenegro in Knokke, Belgium.

DENIS IRWIN’S 902nd match might have ended in defeat and relegation but all around Molineux they rose to acclaim the end of the Corkman’s glittering 22-year career.

Wolves 0 Tottenham 2

Tottenham full-backs Stephen Carr and Mauricio Taricco have been ruled out of the final game of the season against Wolves tomorrow.

Republic of Ireland U19 2 Ukraine U19 3

THE Republic of Ireland made history yesterday as they claimed their first ever tournament title at U-21 level winning the Madeira International Tournament after a dramatic 4-0 victory over Madeira on the final day.

A FINE rearguard action earned the Republic of Ireland Under 21s an impressive 0-0 draw against Portugal in the opening game of the Madeira International Tournament in Machico yesterday.

The Republic of Ireland U21 side opened their account at the Madeira Island tournament this afternoon with a 0-0 stalemate against host nation Portugal.