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)

1 Match summary
2 Match facts
3 Road to Wembley
- 3.1 Liverpool
- 3.2 Leeds United
4 Notes
5 External links

[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: 01 Lawrence (GK) 02 Lawler 03 Byrne 04 Milne 05 Yeats (c) 06 Stevenson 07 Callaghan 08 Hunt 10 Smith 11 Thompson 09 St John Scorers: Roger Hunt (93) Ian St John (113)	Half-time: 0-0 Competition: FA Cup (Final) Date: Saturday 1 May 1965 Venue: Wembley, London Attendance: 100,000 Referee: W Clements (Birmingham) Match rules: 90 minutes. 30 minutes extra-time if necessary.	Manager: Don Revie Team: 01 Sprake (GK) 02 Reaney 03 Bell 04 Bremner 05 Charlton 06 Hunter 07 Giles 08 Storrie 10 Collins (c) 11 Johanneson 09 Peacock Scorers: Billy Bremner (95)