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  1. Postpublished at 22:10 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

    And those wonderful FA Cup third-round memories bring this specially-extended Sportsday to a close. Will more memorable moments be created over the next few days? Let's hope so.

    Remember, BBC Sport is the home of the FA Cup and here is a complete guide to our coverage of the famous competition over the coming days.

    First up are the 17 third-round matches taking place at 15:00 GMT on Saturday. We will be back with build-up, expert analysis, statistics, the best of social media and - of course - all the goals as they go in around the country. See you then!

  2. Top 10 third-round shockspublished at 22:01 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

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    Wrexham hero Mickey Thomas: "We never really thought we would have much chance of causing a shock. But we matched them for effort and determination. And without a doubt we rode our luck at times as well."

  3. Top 10 third-round shockspublished at 21:59 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

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    Mickey Thomas (right) proved age is just a number when the 37-year-old scored a crucial free-kick for Wrexham and put them on the way to victory against Arsenal

    Mickey Thomas is one of a select few names that instantly evokes memories of an FA Cup giant killing - and you have voted Wrexham's success against league champions Arsenal as your favourite 'Cupset'.

    With his long, shaggy hair, the 37-year-old former Manchester United and Wales winger was approaching the end of a successful career when he stepped up to take a free-kick for Wrexham, just outside the penalty area.

    His struggling fourth-tier side were 1-0 down against the Gunners as he jogged up before rifling a stunning strike into the top corner, beyond the reach of England goalkeeper David Seaman.

    When Steve Watkin struck the winner two minutes from time, Wrexham's David versus Goliath moment was complete.

  4. Top 10 third-round shockspublished at 21:55 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

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    Only one Cupset left to reveal. Drum roll please....

  5. Top 10 third-round shockspublished at 21:54 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

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    When Bournemouth were drawn to face FA Cup holders Manchester United in the third round back in 1984 few people, if anyone, gave the struggling Third Division side much chance of causing upset.

    But led by young and inexperienced boss Harry Redknapp, the Cherries produced one of the biggest shocks in the tournament's history.

    Bournemouth matched United for an hour before five minutes of utter madness saw goals from Milton Graham and Ian Thompson give them a 2-0 lead.

    Despite boasting a star-studded side that included England captain Bryan Robson, United could not deny Bournemouth a famous victory.

  6. Spireites reach round threepublished at 21:53 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

    One spot in the round-three draw was still up for grabs - and it is Chesterfield who snatch it. Gary Roberts's first-half goal in the rearranged tie against MK Dons - which was needed after the Spireites fielded an ineligible player in their 1-0 win at home - sets up a third-round trip to Scunthorpe on Tuesday.

  7. Top 10 third-round shockspublished at 21:50 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

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    Stevenage goalscorer Stacy Long: "When a lower league team plays in the FA Cup everyone wants to impress on individual basis and also as a team. Newcastle expected us to work hard but I don't think they were expecting us to keep the ball, retain it and make it effective."

  8. Top 10 third-round shockspublished at 21:48 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

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    This was arguably the biggest upset of recent years at this stage of the competition as League Two Stevenage, enjoying their first season of league football, beat Premier League Newcastle.

    Stacy Long's deflected strike gave Stevenage the lead, before Michael Bostwick added a second. Cheick Tiote's dismissal did not help Newcastle's cause and even though Joey Barton pulled one back, Peter Winn sealed a famous victory.

  9. Top 10 third-round shockspublished at 21:46 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

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    Times journalist Rory Smith: "I'm staggered this is only number four. You have people running on the pitch, iconic commentary, and a 35-yard screamer from someone who went back to work on the roofs on Monday."

  10. Top 10 third-round shockspublished at 21:45 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

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    Ronnie Radford's goal also led to some of John Motson's most famous commentary. "Oh, what a goal! What a goal! Radford the scorer... and the crowd are invading the pitch," shrieked an excitable 26-year-old Motson.

    "It all seemed a little unreal," says Motson today. "The Hereford boys have always held a reunion since 1972. I was really nervous because I had never done a FA Cup tie for Match of the Day. I'm a bit disappointed this is only number four."

  11. Top 10 third-round shockspublished at 21:42 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

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    Edgar Street, Hereford was the unlikely setting for a moment of FA Cup magic in 1972 as Ronnie Radford wrote his name in to the competition's folklore.

    Non-league Hereford were the archetypal underdogs as they took on the might of top-flight Newcastle United in their third-round replay.

    On a muddy pitch, the Magpies looked to have escaped an upset when Malcolm MacDonald grabbed a late goal. But Radford and the Bulls had other ideas.

    A tidy one-two with Brian Owen set up Radford to unleash a 35-yard strike past Newcastle goalkeeper Willie McFaul to take the tie into extra time. Ricky George's extra-time winner ensured Hereford went on to have the last laugh and Newcastle went out.

  12. Bluebirds fly into round fourpublished at 21:38 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

    Championship side Cardiff are the first name in the hat for the fourth-round draw. Pretty simple stuff for the Welsh club as they breeze past League One visitors Colchester in front of a sparse 4,194 crowd in the Welsh capital. Watch all the goals in the 'Highlights' tab at the top of this page.

  13. Top 10 third-round shockspublished at 21:35 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

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    BBC commentator John Motson: "It was a huge shock. I went down to the ground that morning and Billy Williams, the Sutton manager, was practicing corners with the team. They didn't get one right and in the end they gave up, with Williams taking them off. In the afternoon both of their goals came from corners!

    "But the dream disappeared for Sutton, they lost 8-0 in the next round at Norwich."

  14. Top 10 third-round shockspublished at 21:33 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

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    Sutton's win against Coventry in 1989 was not only a great FA Cup upset, but arguably one of the biggest giant-killings of all time.

    Coventry were in the old First Division - now the Premier League - and Sutton in the Conference, but the minnows beat the side that had won the FA Cup 19 months previously.

    Sutton took the lead when Tony Rains headed home in the 42nd minute before David Phillips equalised seven minutes into the second half. Just before the hour mark, Matthew Hanlan volleyed Sutton into the history books.

    It took another 24 years before a non-league side beat a team from the highest division in the FA Cup, when Luton shocked Norwich last season.

  15. Top 10 third-round shockspublished at 21:32 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

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    Liverpool, then of the Second Division, suffered arguably one of their most embarrassing defeats in 1959 when they lost to non-league Worcester City.

    The ageing Billy Liddell, who scored 228 goals for Liverpool in an illustrious career, was dropped and Worcester unsettled the visitors with a strong pressing game.

    Teenager Tommy Skuse gave the hosts a shock lead after nine minutes and Dick White's own goal made it 2-0 with nine minutes left to play.

    Liverpool did pull a goal back, but they couldn't force an equaliser and the national newspapers revelled in the giant killing - some of the next day's headlines including "What Sauce," "Saucy Worcester" and "Worcester too Hot for Liverpool".

  16. Top 10 third-round shockspublished at 21:28 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

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    When struggling Third Division side Walsall turned over Arsenal in 1933, English football was shocked.

    How could Herbert Chapman's all-conquering Gunners suffer such a defeat? They had already won the FA Cup in 1930 and the league in 1931. Between 1933 and 1938, they would go on to win another four league titles and one cup.

  17. Top 10 third round shockspublished at 21:26 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

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    Woking hat-trick hero Tim Buzaglo: "I remember being very scared in the lead up to the match. On the morning of the game, a lot of our players went to The Hawthorns to have a look around but I stayed at the hotel. I was nervous as it was and didn't want to be even more nervous by going to the ground.

    "We weren't used to playing in front of so many people. But we had nothing to lose. I'm always nervous but once I got onto the pitch I was fine.

    "I worked into computers and went into work on the Monday. But someone got hold of the office number and the phone didn't stop ringing. I had to go home - but then someone gave out my home number. It was mad."

  18. Top 10 third round shockspublished at 21:23 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

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    West Brom were in the second tier of English football, while Woking played in the Diadora League - way down in the seventh tier.

    The way the non-league side so impressively took apart their opponents despite being away from home makes this such a memorable FA Cup shock.

    That certainly did not look like being the case at half-time as the Baggies led 1-0, but Woking, and in particular Tim Buzaglo, produced a second-half performance that encapsulates the magic of the cup.

    Buzaglo, who worked in the computer industry and played cricket for Gibraltar at the time, scored a hat-trick in the space of 15 second-half minutes to turn the tie on its head.

  19. Top 10 third-round shockspublished at 21:19 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

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    It was surely written in the stars that Shrewsbury, managed by Everton's most successful captain Kevin Ratcliffe, would cause an upset against the Toffees.

    And so it proved - the Shrews, struggling near the bottom of the Football League, dominated David Moyes's side for long periods and could perhaps have won by a bigger margin, if not for the heroics of Richard Wright in the Everton goal.

    However, Shrewsbury's 34-year-old captain Nigel Jemson opened the scoring with a stunning free-kick and although Niclas Alexandersson equalised, Jemson struck again with a header to send the Shrews into the fourth round.

  20. GOAL!published at 21:17 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

    Is a remarkable comeback on? Probably not. But Colchester have pulled a goal back through ex-West Ham striker Freddie Sears. Little over 15 minutes left.