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On This Day in Football: Spurs make history, Tragedy strikes Zambia

On this day in 1901, Tottenham Hotspur beat Sheffield United 3-1 to lift the FA Cup, and in doing so, became the first non-league team to win the trophy.

Spurs were not affiliated with the Football League but were instead part of the Southern League.

The two sides first met in front of a massive crowd of 115,000 at Crystal Palace in London. With the scores locked at 2-2 after extra time, a replay was scheduled and the second game took place a week later at Burnden Park in Bolton.

The change in venue also saw a change in attendance figures.