Bradley Shafer San Diego, Calif. When was the last time a team from below the top division won the FA Cup? Senior Editor Scott French: It was 1980, when Second Division West Ham upset Arsenal, 1-0, in the final. Other relatively recent occurrences: 1976 Southampton (D2) 1-0 over Manchester United; 1973 Sunderland (D2) 1-0 over Leeds United.