The Giant Killers

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

1908

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

1910

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

1920

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

1925

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

1947

 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