‘Everything about it was just magical’
Peter Osgood (left) challenges Manchester United's Stewart Houston COLORSPORT Southampton are back at Wembley today, almost exactly 50 years after the greatest day in their history ‘In living memory it was a one-off. The atmosphere around the city built and built and built’ 25 Apr 2026 - THE GUARDIAN / Sport Rob Smyth Two years ago, when sixth-tier Maidstone won at Ipswich to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time, their manager, George Elokobi , distilled the unique, enduring impact of an FA Cup giantkilling into five syllables: “This binds us for life.” The same bond, only even more powerful, will be in evidence on the south coast in the next week. All connected with Southampton hope to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their only FA Cup final triumph having reached another final. There are cosmetic parallels between Southampton’s semi-final against Manchester City and the euphoric win over Manchester United in the 1976 final . Fifty years ago, Southampton were ...