The Giant Killers
LEICESTER CITY
Leicester City hold the distinction of being most luckless club in the history of the Cup Final with four visits to the showpiece having all ended in glorious failure, most recently when coming off second to Manchester City in the goal rush final of 1969. City started out life in 1884 as Leicester Fosse, securing their first cup success over top flight opponents in 1908 and reaching the big time the same year. The club, who changed their name to City in 1919 have experienced a yo-yo existence ever since between the top two divisions before finally dropping into third tier in 2008. Sensationally, eight years later they won their first ever League title. Leicester's regular movement between the top two divisions has seen them appear on both sides of the giant killing experience on numerous occasions with their semi final victory over title chasing Portsmouth in 1949 standing out as perhaps the Foxes greatest day in the cup.
Magic Moments
2-0 vs Blackburn Rovers
First round: 11th January 1908
Attendance: 16,000
Scorers: Percy Humphreys, Bob Pollock {pen}
Ranked at the time: 62
Today: Outside the top 600
3-2 vs Bury
Second round: 5th February 1910
Attendance: 15,000
Scorers: Fred Threlfall {2}, Syd Owen
Ranked at the time: 79
Today: Outside the top 600
Team:1:Jonty Starbuck 2:Billy Henry 3:Dick Pudan 4:? 5:Andy 'Daddler' Aitken 6:Billy Goldie 7:Davie Walker 8:Fred Threlfall 9:Fred Shinton 10:Shirley Hubbard 11:Syd Owen

3-0 vs Manchester City
Second round: Saturday January 31st 1920
Attendance: 23,000
Scorers:George Douglas, Ernie Walker, Tom Smith
Ranked at the time:53
Today: Outside the top 200
{Image left: Centre forward, Jock Paterson who failed to find the net on this occasion.}
Team: 1:Herbert Brown, 2:Billy Barrett, 3:Sam Currie, 4:George Jobey, 5:Jimmy Harold, 6:Billy Thomson, 7:George Douglas, 8:Tom Smith, 9:Jock Paterson, 10:Jim McAuley, 11:Ernie Walker
1-0 vs Newcastle United
Second round replay: Thursday February 5th 1925
Attendance:
Scorer: George Carr
Ranked at the time:125
Team: 1:Albert Godderidge, 2:Adam Black, 3:Harry Hooper, 4:Billy Newton, 5:Pat Carrigan, 6:Jack Bamber, 7:Adcock or Wyness, 8:Johnny Duncan, 9:Arthur Chandler, 10:George Carr, 11:Harold Wadsworth
4-1 vs Brentford
Fourth Round 2nd replay: Monday February 3rd 1947 {Villa Park, Birmingham}
Attendance: 7,500
Scorers: George Dewis, Mal Griffiths, Arthur Smith {2}
Ranked at the time: 218
Team: 1:Joe Calvert, 2:Billy Frame, 3:Joe Harrison, 4:Walter Harrison, 5:Johnny Grogan, 6:Johnny King, 7:Mal Griffiths, 8:Don Revie, 9:George Dewis, 10:Arthur Smith, 11:Charlie Adam
Third Round second replay: Monday January 17th 1949
Attendance: 31,609
Scorers: {Birmingham} Don Dorman {47}: {Leicester} Jimmy Harrison {38}, Don Revie {53}
Ranked at the time: 142
Team: 1:Ian McGraw, 2:Ted Jelly, 3:Jimmy Harrison, 4:Walter Harrison, 5:Norman Plummer, 6:Johnny King, 7:Mal Griffiths, 8:Don Revie, 9:Jack Lee, 10:Charlie Adam, 11:Sandy Scott
Fourth Round: Saturday January 29th 1949
Attendance: 37,775
Scorers: Jack Lee {pen}, Mal Griffiths
Ranked at the time: 146
City: 1:Ian McGraw, 2:Ted Jelly, 3:Jimmy Harrison, 4:Walter Harrison, 5:Norman Plummer, 6:Johnny King, 7:Mal Griffiths, 8:Don Revie, 9:Jack Lee, 10:Ken Chisholm, 11:Charlie Adam
Semi Final: Saturday March 26th 1949
Attendance: 62,000 {Highbury, London}
Scorers: {City} Don Revie {8, 78}, Ken Chisholm {47}: {Portsmouth} Sandy Scott [o.g. 28}
Ranked at the time: 10
City: 1:Ian McGraw, 2:Ted Jelly, 3:Sandy Scott, 4:Walter Harrison, 5:Norman Plummer, 6:Johnny King, 7:Mal Griffiths, 8:Jack Lee, 9:Don Revie, 10:Ken Chisholm, 11:Charlie Adam {Manager-Johnny Duncan}
1-0 Sunderland
Third Round: Saturday January 3rd 1970
Attendance: 24,878
Scorer: Bobby Roberts,
Ranked at the time: 470
Team: 1:Peter Shilton, 2;Peter Rodrigues, 3:Alan Woolett, 4:Bobby Roberts, 5:John Sjoberg, 6:Graham Cross, 7:John Farrington, 8:Rodney Fern, 9:Dave Terse, 10:David Nish, 11:Mike Stringfellow {replaced by 12:Andy Lochhead}
4-2 vs Southampton
Fourth Round replay {after extra time}: Wednesday January 28th 1970
Attendance: 33,399
Scorers: John Farrington, Andy Lochhead {2}, David Nish
Ranked at the time: 375
Team 1:Peter Shilton, 2:Alan Woolett, 3:David Nish, 4:Bobby Roberts, 5:John Sjoberg, 6:Graham Cross, 7:John Farrington, 8:Rodney Fern, 9:Andy Lochhead, 10:Paul Matthews, {replaced by 12:Dave Tearse}, 11:Len Glover
3-2 vs Middlesbrough
Third Round replay: Thursday January 14th 1954
Attendance: 29,736
Scorers: Arthur Rowley {Hat-trick}
Ranked at the time: 357
Team: 1:Johnny Anderson, 2:Arthur Lever, 3:Ron Jackson, 4:Eddie Russell, 5:Reg Warner, 6:Jimmy Baldwin, 7:Mal Griffiths, 8:Johnny Morris, 9:Derek Hines, 10:Arthur Rowley, 11:Peter Small. Manager:Norman Bullock