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SUFC vs the Conference of Railway Superintendents | FA Cup 1899 vs Burnley

Phil Rose finds the stories of abductions, away days football specials and Victorian Accumulators.

Jan 23, 2023
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Sheffield United FA Cup Winning team 1899

Words: Phil Rose

There now follows a spoiler. Sheffield United won the FA Cup in 1899. I'm having a go at writing the story of that cup run, one game at a time, for The Pinch. Here goes….

It's worth starting with how I got here. A while ago, I wrote an article for The Pinch about a game United played against a Sou…

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