First FA Cup final you can remember seeing, TV or live

[Woodleyclaret]

Burnley vSpurs on Uncles tv.he was richer than us.
Hitched to Wembley for Everton v WBA with two Evertonians who sadly both died before Evertons School of Science got going.We had no tickets in that fine Scouse tradition and bribed our way in offering £5 to turnsile operators till we got in
An easy Everton win was expected but Astle headed the winner and we all know where that led to in today's pc world!

[Bullabill]

postby CleggHall »
1953 Matthews final, Blackpool v Bolton on my auntie Polly's TV.

My first one too. I rode my bike to Todmorden to watch it on a friend's aunt's TV (could she have been auntie Polly ??) Fell off my bike on the way home and wrecked my knee - still got the scar!

[claretfern]

Liverpool 2 Leeds 1 1965

[ashtonlongsider]

Never seen an FA cup final live but here's hoping....first for me was Man Utd 3 v Leicester 1, the year after our last appearance.

[ten bellies]

Leeds v Chelsea 1970 on TV. I watched the replay too. I remember wanting Chelsea to win, though I don't know why as I was only 7. Later that summer I watched the World Cup which cemented my love of football, even though neither my mum or dad ever showed much interest in football.

[ten bellies]

The only live FA Cup final I've seen was Man Utd v Everton in 1985. The place was packed due to at least 2 turnstiles letting people in for cash. I was stewarding in the days before companies got involved and was stood in line with Whiteside and the goal, so watched the ball bend into the corner around Southall's dive.

[The Enclosure]

Burnley v Spurs 1962 on a mates black and white tv.

[Holmeclaret]

Old Carthusians v Old Etonians.

[ecc]

Manchester City v Leicester 1969 (on TV). I was seven. The late Neil Young scored. Andy Lochhead up front for Leicester. David Nish youngest FA Cup Final captain ever.