Reds' perfect FA Cup record v Brighton

This weekend's Emirates FA Cup quarter-final between Manchester United and Brighton & Hove Albion will be the seventh time the Reds and Seagulls have clashed in the competition.

United have a perfect record against the visitors and, with a semi-final place on the line, we'll be hoping for more of the same this weekend.

Harold Halse paves the way for United's first FA Cup
The first time the two sides met was at the old Bank Street ground in 1909, a year before the construction of our home, Old Trafford. Harold Halse had joined United the previous year for £350 and scored the winner in front of 8,000 fans. This set the Reds on our way to winning a maiden FA Cup, beating Everton, Blackburn Rovers, Burnley, Newcastle and Bristol City on the way to lifting the trophy for the first time.

Birtles breaks duck in United colours
United were held to a 2-2 draw when the two sides met again 1981, as Mike Duxbury and Mickey Thomas's goals were cancelled out at Old Trafford. However, it was Garry Birtles who made the headlines in the replay, scoring his first goal for the club in a 2-0 victory at the Goldstone Ground. Birtles had joined United in the previous summer after winning the European Cup two years in a row with Nottingham Forest. Ironically, the Reds were knocked out of the competition in the following round by Birtles's former club Forest.

Robson captains United to success
The Reds were once again taken to a replay by Brighton, this time in the FA Cup final. Nearly 100,000 fans witnessed the first game at Wembley, where United keeper Gary Bailey produced a superb save late in the game to deny Brighton the trophy. The replay a few days later was a more one-sided affair with a brace from captain Bryan Robson the highlight as Ron Atkinson's side cruised to a fifth FA Cup with a 4-0 success.

Giggs's free-kick in front of the Stretford End
Ten years later, the two sides were reunited at Old Trafford and it was a Ryan Giggs special that sealed it for the home side. The Welshman's fantastic free-kick 15 minutes from time in front of the Stretford End ensured progression into the next round. Until Brighton's promotion to the Premier League this season, this was the last time that the two sides had competed against one another.