1966 FA Cup final

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1966 FA Cup final
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Event 1965–66 FA Cup
Date14 May 1966
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Jack Taylor (Staffordshire)
Attendance100,000
1965
1967

The 1966 FA Cup final was a football match played on 14 May 1966. It was contested by Everton and Sheffield Wednesday at Wembley. Everton were the first team since Bury in 1903 to reach an FA Cup Final without conceding a goal, while Sheffield Wednesday reached the final having played every round away. [1]

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Everton came back from 2–0 down to win 3–2 with goals by Mike Trebilcock (2) and Derek Temple. Jim McCalliog and David Ford scored the Owls' goals. Temple's winner came after an unfortunate slip by Gerry Young, when the ball squirmed under his foot, and Temple was able to run clear and slot the ball past goalkeeper Ron Springett into the corner. Everton became only the second side, after Blackpool in 1953, to come from two goals behind to win the cup without needing extra time, a feat which has not been repeated since.

John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles attended the match. Everton fan Eddie Cavanagh invaded the playing area and was pursued across the pitch by a policeman. [2]

This result meant the FA Cup was taken back to Goodison Park for the third time and the first time for 33 years, since the team that included Dixie Dean won it in 1933.

Route to the final

EvertonRoundSheffield Wednesday
OppositionScoreOppositionScore
Sunderland (H)3 03rd Reading (A)3 2
Bedford Town (A)3 04th Newcastle United (A)2 1
Coventry City (H)3 05th Huddersfield Town (A)2 1
Manchester City (A)
Manchester City (R, H)
Manchester City (R, (N)
0 0
0 0
2 0
6th Blackburn Rovers (A)2 1
Manchester United (N)1 0SF Chelsea (N)2 0
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue; (R) = Replay.

Match details

Everton 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday
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Temple Soccerball shade.svg74'
Report McCalliog Soccerball shade.svg4'
Ford Soccerball shade.svg57'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Jack Taylor (Staffordshire)
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Everton
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Sheffield Wednesday
1 Flag of England.svg Gordon West
2 Flag of England.svg Tommy Wright
3 Flag of England.svg Ray Wilson
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Jimmy Gabriel
5 Flag of England.svg Brian Labone (c)
6 Flag of England.svg Brian Harris
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Scott
8 Flag of England.svg Mike Trebilcock
9 Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Young
10 Flag of England.svg Colin Harvey
11 Flag of England.svg Derek Temple
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Harry Catterick
1 Flag of England.svg Ron Springett
2 Flag of England.svg Wilf Smith
3 Flag of England.svg Don Megson (c)
4 Flag of England.svg Peter Eustace
5 Flag of England.svg Sam Ellis
6 Flag of England.svg Gerry Young
7 Flag of England.svg Graham Pugh
8 Flag of England.svg John Fantham
9 Flag of Scotland.svg Jim McCalliog
10 Flag of England.svg David Ford
11 Flag of England.svg John Quinn
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Alan Brown

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.

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References

  1. "Sheffield Wednesday - Fixtures & Results 1965/1966". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  2. "The 30 most outrageous sporting moments, part 3 | Sport". The Observer.