Bradford City pulled off one of the most famous League Cup shocks of all-time with a dramatic penalty shoot-out win over Premier League giants Arsenal in front of a capacity Coral Windows Stadium crowd.

Phil Parkinson’s League Two minnows triumphed 3-2 on spot-kicks in the quarter-final, with Belgian Thomas Vermaelen missing the crucial penalty – as Arsenal’s wretched run of one win in six games continued.

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The Bantams eventually made their way to the final at Wembley, after also knocking out Wigan Athletic and Aston Villa en-route.

But Swansea City proved too strong for Bradford – winning 5-0 – in a victory which ended their 101-year wait for a major trophy.

Here’s what else happened on this day:

1937: The biggest win in the Scottish league in the 20th century was recorded by Second Division side East Fife, who beat Edinburgh City 13-2.

1985: The 21 goals produced in a match between the Edmonton Oilers and Chicago Blackhawks equalled a 65-year-old NHL record for the highest-scoring game. Edmonton won the game 12-9.

2000: Murray Walker, aged 77 and the voice of Formula One for more than 50 years, announced he would retire from commentating at the end of the 2001 season.

2003: Jockey Francis Norton was suspended for four months after a Jockey Club disciplinary hearing into a failed drugs test.

2005: Former New Zealand wing Jonah Lomu made his debut for Cardiff Blues in a 25-10 victory at Calvisano in the Heineken Cup.

2006: Alan Pardew parted company with West Ham, with Alan Curbishley ultimately replacing him as manager at Upton Park.

2008: Corey Pavin was named as the captain of the United States team for the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor in 2010.

2011: Luke Donald became the first player to top golf’s money list on both sides of the Atlantic in the same season after winning the European Tour’s Race to Dubai.

2012: Arsenal suffered humiliation in the League Cup as they lost on penalties to Bradford, from League Two, after a 1-1 draw at Valley Parade. Bradford went on to beat Aston Villa in the semi-final before losing to Swansea in the final.

2014: McLaren announced Jenson Button would drive for them during the 2015 season, ending weeks of speculation that the Briton could leave the team.