The Giant Killers
SHEFFIELD UNITED
Sheffield United were formed in 1889 and instantly entered the F A cup. Having won through the qualifying rounds their first tie in the competition proper was against a top flight club, and they won it! United reached the top flight themselves in 1893 and were champions for the only time in their history in 1898. F A cup wins followed in 1899, 1902, 1915 and most recently 1925 when Tunstall scored the only goal at Wembley against Cardiff. United have been all the way down to division four and all the way back to the Premier League in the years since, last playing among the elite in 2007, and so have experienced both sides of the cup shock coin several times. Most memorable was a fantastic win over Tottenham in 1958 while conversely their greatest ever team, the 1898 vintage, were humbled by Burslem Port Vale.
Magic Moments
2-1 vs Burnley
First round: 18th January 1890
Scorers: Robertson, T Wilson
Ranked at the time: 2
Today: outside the top 600
2-0 Preston North End
Fourth Round Replay: Thursday January 30th 1936
Attendance:34,529
Scorers: Harry Barton, Jock Dodds
Ranked at the time:217
Team: 1:Jack Smith, 2:?, 3:? 4:Stacey, 5:?, 6:?, 7:Harry Barton, 8:Bobby Barclay, 9:Jock Dodds, 10:?, 11:?
1936
3-1 vs Leeds United
Fifth Round: Saturday February 15th 1936
Attendance: 68,202 [record]
Scorers: Jack Pickering {2}, Jock Dodds
Ranked at the time: 201
Team: 1:Jack Smith, 2:Harry Hooper, 3:? 4:Ernest Jackson, 5:Tom Johnson, 6:Archie McPherson, 7:Harold Barton, 8:Bobby Barclay, 9:Jock Dodds, 10:Jack Pickering, 11:Bertie Williams
2-1 @ Blackpool
Third round: Saturday January 7th 1939
Attendance: 12,000
Scorers: Harry Hooper, Jimmy Hagan
Ranked at the time: 287
Team:1:Jack Smith, 2:Young, 3:Carr, 4:?. 5:Harry Barton, 6:Harold Hampson, 7:Harry Hooper, 8:Jimmy Hagan, 9:?, 10:Jack Pickering, 11:?
2-1 vs Everton
Third Round: Saturday January 3rd 1970
Attendance: 29,116
Scorers: Colin Addison, Gil Reece
Ranked at the time: 98
Team: 1:Alan Hodgkinson, 2:Len Badger, 3:Ted Hemsley, 4:Frank Barlow, 5:Eddie Colquhoun, 6:John Flynn, 7:Alan Woodward, 8:Tony Currie, 9:Colin Addison, 10:Geoff Salmons, 11:Gil Reece
Third round: Saturday January 4th 2014
Attendance: 24,038
Scorers: Jamie Murphy, Ryan Flynn
Ranked at the time:93
Team: 25:George Long, 29:Tony McMahon, 6:Matt Hill, 14:Stephen McGinn, 15:Neil Collins, 5:Harry Maguire, 7:Ryan Flynn, 8:Michael Doyle, 9:Chris Porter [32: Terry Kennedy -90+1], 11:Jose Baxter [17:Conor Coady -80], 23:Jamie Murphy [12: Shaun Miller -90+2], Manager: Nigel Clough
1-0 at Fulham
Fourth round replay: Tuesday February 4th 2014 {After Extra Time}
Attendance: 10,139
Scorer: Shaun Miller
Ranked at the time:98
United: 1:Mark Howard, 4:John Brayford, 3:Bob Harris, {Matt Hill-90} 14:Stephen McGinn, 5:Harry Maguire, 15:Neil Collins, 7:Ryan Flynn, 17:Conor Coady, 9:Chris Porter, {11:Jose Baxter-75}, 21:Stefan Scougall, {12: Shaun Miller-97}, 23:Jamie Murphy, Manager: Nigel Clough

2-0 at Queens Park Rangers
Third round: Sunday January 4th 2015
Attendance: 12,972
Scorers: Marc McNulty, Jamal Campbell-Ryce {2}
Ranked at the time:208
Team: 1:Mark Howard, 12:Marc McNulty {Replaced by 9:Jamie Murphy-82}, 19:Jay McEveley, 27:Terry Kennedy, 3:Bob Harris, 8:Michael Doyle {Replaced by 21:Michael Higden-90+2}, 22:Louis Reed, 7:Ryan Flynn, 10:Stefan Scougall, 20:Jamal Campbell-Ryce, 11:Jose Baxter {Replaced by 4:James Wallace-90}