FA Cup Final 1965

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The 1965 FA Cup Final took place on 1 May 1965 at Wembley Stadium. It was the 93rd year, 84th final (due to world wars) and the 37th to be played at Wembley. It was contested between Liverpool, who had won the English Championship the previous season and had lost their two previous attempts at the cup (1914 & 1950), and Leeds United, who had won the Second Division Championship and been promoted the previous season.

The twentieth post‑war Final was a hard one to pick. On the previous season's performance (1963-64) Liverpool would have been the favourites after winning the First Division and Leeds winning the Second Division, however Leeds finished 2nd in the league in 1964-65 and Liverpool finished 7th. Three seasons earlier Leeds had been only one match away from relegation from the Second Division so their position in the league and making their first FA cup final was a remarkable achievement, which was pointed out in the final program[1].

This was also the first FA Cup Final to feature a black player (Albert Johanneson)

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[edit] Match summary

The game ran to extra time ‑ the first Final to do so since 1947, and the additional period was played out in an atmosphere of great tension and drama before Liverpool were victorious.

Defensively Leeds were excellent, but there was a lack of invention in their attack. The Collins‑Bremner midfield machine for once failed to function, their passes down the middle invariably mastered by Yeats and Smith. Liverpool, on the other hand, were always forcing their way forward, with St John and Hunt in particular showing tremendous bursts of energy. Every raid looked full of danger, but Leeds survived.

Three minutes into extra time the deadlock was finally broken when Liverpool scored. Left‑back Byrne, who had played most of the match with a broken collar‑bone, took the ball to the by‑line and crossed for Hunt, stooping low, to nod home. But they quickly lost the advantage when Leeds equalised. Charlton headed the ball down and Bremner slashed a half‑volley into the top corner. Then Liverpool contrived to score again, St John diving to head in Callaghan's low centre from the right.

[edit] Match facts

Liverpool
Red shirts/Red shorts/Red socks		 2 — 1
(final score after 120 minutes)		 Leeds United
White shirts/White shorts/White socks
Manager: Bill Shankly

Team:
Lawrence (GK)
Lawler
Byrne
Milne
Yeats (c)
Stevenson
Callaghan
Hunt
Smith
Thompson
St John

Scorers:

Half-time:
0-0

Competition:
FA Cup (Final)

Date:
Wednesday 1 May 1965

Venue:
Wembley, London

Attendance:
100,000

Referee:
W Clements

Match rules:
90 minutes.
30 minutes extra-time if necessary.

 Manager: Don Revie

Team:
Sprake (GK)
Reaney
Bell
Bremner
Charlton
Hunter
Giles
Storrie
Collins (c)
Johanneson
Peacock

Scorers:

[edit] Road to Wembley

Home teams listed first.

[edit] Liverpool

Round 3: West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Liverpool

Round 4: Liverpool 1-1 Stockport County

Replay: Stockport County 0-2 Liverpool

Round 5: Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Liverpool

Quarter-Final: Leicester City 0-0 Liverpool

Replay: Liverpool 1-0 Leicester City

Semi-Final: Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea

(at Villa Park, Birmingham)
 
 

[edit] Leeds United

Round 3: Leeds United 3-0 Southport

Round 4: Leeds United 1-1 Everton

Replay: Everton 1-2 Leeds United

Round 5: Leeds United 2-0 Shrewsbury Town

Quarter-Final: Crystal Palace 0-3 Leeds United

 

Semi-Final: Leeds United 0-0 Manchester United

(at Hillsborough, Sheffield)
Replay: Manchester United 0-1 Leeds United
(at City Ground, Nottingham)

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ The FA (01/05/1965) Leeds Make History, FA Cup Final Programme 1965 (Accessed 12 October 2006)

[edit] External links

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