1899

Aston Villa were the visitors to Forest's City Ground in the first round on 28th. January. The home side won 2-1. In round two they were away to Everton, winning by a single goal to nil on 11th February.
The third round brought Sheffield United at home, and Forest lost 1-0.  25th February therefore saw Sheffield United picking up the baton as team 47.

Sheffield United had the unusual distinction of playing their semi final against Liverpool on 18th March  in their own ground, Bramall Lane. Home advantage didn't pay off, and after a 2-2 draw the teams met again at Ewood park 5 days later. This match finished 4-4, and a second replay, played at Derby's Baseball Ground on 30th March  saw Sheffield United prevail 1-0.

1899 Final

The final took place on Saturday, 15th April at Crystal Palace. Just under 74,000 supporters attended the match, a record attendance at the time. Derby took the lead early on and were still 1-0 up on the hour, but then Sheffield United struck three times in nine minutes, and ended up winning 4-1.