We can all probably recall our first brush with the world's oldest cup tournament and the thrill of knock-out football involving Manchester United.
For those of a certain age, it represented a rare chance for the Reds to earn the right to a game screened live throughout the country and abroad, with the final always guaranteed to take centre stage and become a national event.
So we asked some of our team for their first memories of United participating in the FA Cup...
Adam Marshall: Brighton (H) 2-2, 1981
"I consider the timing of my support of the Reds to be very fortunate.