Blast from the past for brilliant Bantams

FA Cup Fifth Round: Bradford 2 Sunderland 0: Bradford, a city whose last meaningful flirtation with the FA Cup came some 104 years ago, now stand one victory from a Wembley semi-final after a stunning 2-0 upset of Premier League Sunderland at Valley Parade.

Blast from the past for brilliant Bantams

Gus Poyet’s team went the way of Chelsea, beaten at Stamford Bridge by Phil Parkinson’s League One side in the last round, thanks to an own goals from John O’Shea and the former Sunderland striker Jon Stead.

Parkinson is no stranger to Wembley of course, having led Bradford to the League Cup Final two years ago after wins over Wigan, Arsenal and Aston Villa.

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