It has come to feel as if Leeds only deal in FA Cup pain and humiliation. Just five times in 20 years have they made it past the third round and sometimes they have not even got that far. Their supporters still shudder at the crashes from the League One days – against Hereford and non-league Histon in rounds one and two respectively.
This was another disaster and the name of League Two Crawley can be added to the roll-call of shame that also includes Newport County, non-league Sutton United and Rochdale. It was an afternoon when Leeds were not so much beaten but torn apart during a second half in which Crawley scored three times and ought to have had more.
