28 March 2006
VIDEO: FA Cup 'Team of Heroes'

We bring you a video of some of the magical moments from The FA Cup to help you choose your 'Team of Heroes'.

4 January 2003
VIDEO: Nigel Jemson v Everton

Nigel Jemson wrote his name into Cup legend with a brace that dumped Everton. Click on the link to see his free-kick.

It's the 125th season of The FA Cup, the world's greatest domestic cup competition, and our search for the All-Time FA Cup Team of Heroes is gathering pace.

We begin our detailed look into the contenders to help you decide just who you want in your team - remember the decision about who makes the team is down to you, the fans. You can choose your team by clicking here

Here we look at Nigel Jemson, who was nominated by Shrewsbury Town for his match-winning brace against Everton three years ago.

Jemson, then 33 and a scorer for eight different League clubs, notched two goals in a Third Round tie for Shrewsbury in 2003 that put Everton out of The Cup and made the headlines. His second on that frenzied afternoon at Gay Meadow came in the 89th minute.

The former Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday striker struck a free-kick into the top corner on 38 minutes and rose at the back-post to meet an Ian Woan cross a minute from time for the winner, either side of a Niclas Alexandersson equaliser.

With Everton fifth in the Premiership, and the Shropshire club on their way out of the Football League, it was one of the biggest upsets all time.

Jemson remembers the cold January afternoon fondly, and said: "It was a fanstastic day. At the time they were saying it was the biggest upset ever but on the day Everton didn't play well and we deserved to win it.

"Unfortunately, we got relegated that year but it was nice at the end of my career to still score against Premiership opposition. It was also good for club financially because we then played Chelsea live on TV in the next round.

"It was a great day for everyone concerned with Shrewsbury, and that's the beauty of The FA Cup."

To put into perspective the enormity of the achievement, Jemson and company overcame a team packed full of internationals, including Sweden's Alexandersson, Thomas Gravesen, now of Real Madrid, and a young man called Wayne Rooney.

It was the year Rooney burst onto the Premiership scene, but Shrewsbury's little-known defence had enough to deal with his raw talent on the day.

Jemson recalls: "By Wayne's standards he was very quiet that day, but you could tell he was going to be a good player.

"Everyone knows what a world beater he is now, but at that time he'd just got in there, and it just was one of those games where we succeeded."

Although Jemson only ever tasted an FA Cup Final from the sidelines when he was at Forest in 1991, he has no doubt about what the competition means to him.

His next taste of the compeition may be with Unibond Premier League side Ilkeston Town, where he is now player-manager, and has already got the side to two Cup Finals.

He added: "To get left out of the Cup Final team against Tottenham in 1991 was disappointing, considering I scored in the League Cup Final the year before.

"Everyone knows it's the best cup competition in the world and I think it always will be.

"Things are going very well in my managerial career because we were bottom when I took over. We're slowly pulling away and we're in two cup finals. So for my first experience it's pretty good."

It's now down to you, the fans. You can pick your own Team of Heroes from our final list in a 4-3-3 formation until the closing date of midnight on Monday 24 April 2006.

To select your team, click here. You'll need a special FANcode to be able to enter the competition for a chance to win our amazing prize.

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