Noting on the main thread that Liverpool have reached a seemingly paltry (for them) four FA Cup quarter-finals since 2000, I thought I'd tally up the full list to see where they compared.
44 teams have reached the sixth round this century. The leaders are:
Chelsea 13
Arsenal 11
Man United 11
Tottenham 8
Everton 7
Man City, Middlesbrough 6
Blackburn 5
Bolton, Fulham, Leicester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Reading, West Ham 4
Aston Villa, Birmingham, Charlton, Millwall, Portsmouth, Sheff United, Southampton, Stoke, Sunderland, Tranmere, Watford, West Brom, Wigan 3
Barnsley, Hull 2
Bradford, Brighton, Bristol Rovers, Burnley, Cardiff, Coventry, Crystal Palace, Gillingham, Leeds, Lincoln, Plymouth, Swansea, Wolves, Wycombe 1.
Trying to work out the biggest surprise omission from the list in terms of overall league placing in those 19 years. Derby?
44 teams have reached the sixth round this century. The leaders are:
Chelsea 13
Arsenal 11
Man United 11
Tottenham 8
Everton 7
Man City, Middlesbrough 6
Blackburn 5
Bolton, Fulham, Leicester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Reading, West Ham 4
Aston Villa, Birmingham, Charlton, Millwall, Portsmouth, Sheff United, Southampton, Stoke, Sunderland, Tranmere, Watford, West Brom, Wigan 3
Barnsley, Hull 2
Bradford, Brighton, Bristol Rovers, Burnley, Cardiff, Coventry, Crystal Palace, Gillingham, Leeds, Lincoln, Plymouth, Swansea, Wolves, Wycombe 1.
Trying to work out the biggest surprise omission from the list in terms of overall league placing in those 19 years. Derby?
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