Minnows Lincoln stun Burnley in FA Cup
Non-league side score one of the biggest upsets in the history of the competition as they edge Premier League club 1-0 in last-16 encounter
Sean Raggett scored an 89th-minute winner as non-league Lincoln City stunned Burnley 1-0 on Saturday to claim one of the biggest upsets in the history of the FA Cup.
Eighty-one places below Burnley in the English football pyramid, fifth-tier Lincoln prevailed when defender Raggett squeezed a header over the line following a late corner at Turf Moor.
Lincoln are the first non-league team to reach the FA Cup’s last eight since Queens Park Rangers in 1914.
They are the eighth side from below England’s four fully professional divisions to have beaten top-flight opposition since World War II and only the second to have done so since 1989.
Burnley drew 1-1 at home to runaway Premier League leaders Chelsea last weekend and have beaten Liverpool and champions Leicester City on home turf this season.
Goalscorer Raggett said: “I’m lost for words, it’s mad, I can’t believe it,” he told BT Sport. “The fans were amazing, all through the game. They’re a top quality side, drew with Chelsea last week, it’s amazing. “Belief? Massively, we didn’t come to draw, we came to win the game.