https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYvheJE7rgE
Saturday witnessed what many believe to be the biggest shock in the history of the FA Cup when Bradford City came from 2-0 down to beat Chelsea 4-2. It belongs up there with Wrexham-Arsenal in 1992.
Three Irish players featured for Bradford, none of whom have won senior international caps.
Alan Sheehan
Athlone's Alan Sheehan got Cesc Fabregas' shirt after helping Bradford dump Chelsea out of the FA Cup pic.twitter.com/l3OmDaUHjy
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Dessie Dolan was very excited for Sheehan at the weekend, congratulating him from the RTE Sunday Sport studio. Sheehan played underage football for Garrycastle and represented Westmeath at minor level. He is also the first cousin of one Robbie Henshaw.
The 28 year old Athlone left-back signed for Bradford in the summer of 2014 after three fantastic seasons at Notts County. He began his career in England with Leicester as a seventeen year old, where he played infrequently and was farmed out on loan to Mansfield Town and Leeds United.
He eventually signed for Leeds United (then in the third tier) in 2008. Once more he rarely played and spent periods on loan with Oldham, Swindon and Crewe.
There followed three marvellous seasons at Notts County. His 2013-14 season inspired a brief compilation video on the Notts County youtube channel, where his penalties and long range strikes are accompanied by a flutey, whistley rendering of the national anthem.
International career: Five appearances for the U21 side in 2005 and 2006.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNYGoClbdLo
Mark Yeates
Ten clubs in eleven seasons, the Tallaght born Yeates is into his second season at Bradford, where he has mustered four goals and 50+ appearances.
He is the son of former Shamrock Rovers and Shelbourne striker from the 1980s and early 90s, Stephen Yeates. His father died in 2002 at the age of 39 after suffering a fall in a pub while watching a game.
Yeates is a technically able winger who can frequently wreak havoc down the left hand side. He came on late to slip home a lovely goal to ensure victory.
International career: Three appearances for the U21 side and one cap for the 'B' team
Billy Clarke
The Irish U19 player of the year in 2005, Clarke came up through the ranks at Ipswich Town until being released by another Corkman (a rather famous one) in 2009.
He played sparingly for Blackpool between 2009 and 2012. Thereafter he went to League 2 club Crawley Town. He won Player of the Season as Crawley Town won promotion to League 1. He managed 14 goals in League 1 for the team.
He moved on to Bradford in the summer, where he has rustled up four goals in eighteen matches. He came as a sub on Saturday.
International career: Eleven appearances for the U21 team.
