The turning pointNight 01
1909-04-24v Bristol City1–0
FA Cup final · Crystal Palace · The first Cup
Red Thread / 05
Ten nights. One club.
A hundred and fifteen years of United, told through the moments that still make a fan stop and remember.
82′ Turnbull110′ Whiteside120′ Amad
1886follow the thread ↓now
1909 · The first Cup
The first Cup came down to one goal.
Turnbull 22′ settled it. Bristol City never found a way back.
1948 · The lead changed hands
Blackpool led twice. United won 4–2.
Shimwell 12′. Mortensen 35′. Rowley 30′ began the fightback; Anderson 85′ made sure of it.
The turning pointNight 02
1948-04-24v Blackpool4–2
FA Cup final · Wembley · The lead changed hands
1954 · The eleven-goal night
Chelsea 5. United 6.
An eleven-goal blur at Stamford Bridge. Viollet struck three times; Taylor added two more.
The turning pointNight 03
1954-10-16v Chelsea6–5
First Division · Stamford Bridge · The eleven-goal night
20′O'Connell
35′Lewis
61′Armstrong
67′O'Connell
76′O'Connell
0′HTFT
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- 15' Dennis Viollet
- 20' Seamus O'Connell
- 35' Jim Lewis
- 38' Tommy Taylor
- 41' Dennis Viollet
- 47' Tommy Taylor
- 57' Dennis Viollet
- 61' Ken Armstrong
- 63' Jackie Blanchflower
- 67' Seamus O'Connell
- 76' Seamus O'Connell
1976 · The final lost
The final ended at 83′.
Stokes 83′. The only goal in the 1976 FA Cup final.
The turning pointNight 04
1976-05-01v Southampton0–1
FA Cup final · Wembley · The final lost
83′Stokes
0′HTFT
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- 83' Bobby Stokes
1983 · Five days later
The cup final replay, 4–0.
2–2 (a.e.t) in the first final. Five days later, Robson scored twice, with Whiteside and Mühren completing the answer.
The turning pointNight 05
1983-05-21v Brighton & Hove Albion2–2 (a.e.t)
21 May · FA Cup final · The first ending
The turning pointNight 05
1983-05-26v Brighton & Hove Albion4–0
26 May · final replay · Five days later
1985 · The wait
No goal until 110′.
Whiteside 110′. One clean finish after 110 minutes of deadlock against Everton.
The turning pointNight 06
1985-05-18v Everton1–0 (a.e.t)
FA Cup final · Wembley · extra time · The wait
1995 · The shock
York scored three at Old Trafford.
Barnes 24′ twice, then Barras 53′. Old Trafford had no answer.
The turning pointNight 07
1995-09-20v York City0–3
League Cup · second round, first leg · The shock
24′Barnes
51′Barnes (P)
53′Barras
0′HTFT
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- 24' Paul Barnes
- 51' Paul Barnes (penalty)
- 53' Tony Barras
2001 · The reversal
Three down at half-time. Five up at full-time.
3 Tottenham goals before the interval. Then 5 from United, from 46′ to 87′.
The turning pointNight 08
2001-09-29v Tottenham Hotspur5–3
Premier League · White Hart Lane · The reversal
15′Richards
25′Ferdinand
45′Ziege
0′HTFT
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- 15' Dean Richards
- 25' Les Ferdinand
- 45' Christian Ziege
- 46' Andy Cole
- 58' Laurent Blanc
- 72' Ruud van Nistelrooy
- 76' Juan Sebastián Verón
- 87' David Beckham
2016 · The extra-time answer
Palace 78. Mata 81. Lingard 110.
Puncheon 78′. Mata 81′. Lingard 110′.
The turning pointNight 09
2016-05-21v Crystal Palace2–1 (a.e.t)
FA Cup final · Wembley · extra time · The extra-time answer
2024 · The final flare
Amad. 120′.
4–3 (a.e.t) after extra time. Diallo 120′ sent Old Trafford into the night.
The turning pointNight 10
2024-03-17v Liverpool4–3 (a.e.t)
FA Cup quarter-final · Old Trafford · extra time · The final flare
Now
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