Omer Riza's side will be looking to do something no Cardiff team has done in 52 years when they travel to Sheffield United for their FA Cup third-round tie on Thursday (19:00 GMT). Cardiff's 3-1 win at Bramall Lane in January 1972 is the only time they have beaten the Blades in the competition, having lost more recent cup ties against them in 1999 and 2004. The class of '72 was full of legendary players who had shocked the mighty Real Madrid in the European Cup Winners' Cup at Ninian Park the previous year, with the likes of Brian Clark, Bobby Woodruff and Gary Bell in the team.
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