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

longsidetrumpet · Post by **longsidetrumpet** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 6:59 pm

This question was posed to SD and Vokesy on Clarets Player.
Mine was (on TV) Forest v Luton in 1959. Forest won 2-1 with one of the scorers Roy Dwight, Elton John's uncle. I was eight that year and probably getting into football properly as my first Burnley game was v Everton at the Turf later in 1959. I remember watching all the finals until well into the Eighties, since when it's only been the odd one.
Only seen one live final... v Spurs of course in 1962

Dazzler · Post by **Dazzler** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 7:03 pm

The Charlie George Cup final of 1971 when he won Arsenal the league and cup double.

Athletico mtoto · Post by **Athletico mtoto** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 7:04 pm

Leeds v Chelsea 1970 final.played on what looked like a council pitch.

Clarets4me · Post by **Clarets4me** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 7:08 pm

Chelsea v Leeds in 1970, I was 7 and allowed to stay up and watch the replay .... many years later, David Ellery rewatched the whole game, and was asked to give cards according to the modern interpretations, I think it was 11 yellows and 5 reds...

RocketLawnChair · Post by **RocketLawnChair** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 7:12 pm

West Ham 1 ( Brooking) Arsenal 0

Willie Young pulling down 17 year old Paul Allen has he went clean through. Certain red these days.

Silkyskills1 · Post by **Silkyskills1** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 7:15 pm

Very vague memory of the 58 Cup Final between Bolton and Man Utd. and actually think I saw Man Utd's semi final that year V Fulham which I think they won 5-3. It was played on an afternoon in midweek and live on TV. I was barely 6 years old but a strange atmosphere seemed to surround the games and of course I realised when I was a bit older that this was all connected to the tragic Munich disaster a couple of months earlier. Definitely watched the 59 final and all the ones after it until the late 90's when I actually lost interest in it. I could probably name the finalists and many of the line ups till the 90's but now I don't know which teams have played in the years this century. Hopefully might show more interest this year.

Redbeard · Post by **Redbeard** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 7:15 pm

Everton 0 WBA 1 in 1968. First game I ever watched in colour on TV, at a mate's house.

claretblue · Post by **claretblue** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 7:19 pm

Burnley v Spurs 1962

nil all for 1st 3 minutes

then 1-1 for 1 minute

so Clarets were behind for 86mins of the game billed as the final of the century!

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claretblue · Post by **claretblue** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 7:22 pm

'...Hopefully might show more interest this year...'

hopefully you'll support the team that lifts the cup silky!

Stalbansclaret · Post by **Stalbansclaret** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 7:23 pm

Remember seeing Everton v WBA on black and white TV in '68 and Jeff Astle scoring. Remember being fully engaged with the 1970 Leeds/Chelsea games in a much more full-on way though...all agog at Ian Hutchison's "windmill arms" long throws.

Silkyskills1 · Post by **Silkyskills1** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 7:23 pm

Athletico mtoto wrote:Leeds v Chelsea 1970 final.played on what looked like a council pitch.

I recall that the League Cup Final a year earlier had been played on a quagmire due to Wembley being used for the Horse Of The Year Show. Just wondering if it happened again in 1970. The replay at Old Trafford was definitely X rated. Two thuggish teams involved.

Diesel · Post by **Diesel** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 7:23 pm

Man United - Arsenal 1979

Great game, Wenger was tactically spot on that day.

normandeeley · Post by **normandeeley** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 7:24 pm

1958 Bolton v Man Utd. Practically all neutrals wanted United to win because of Munich but perversely I wanted Bolton. Lofthouse scored both goals, the second by bundling the ball, with Harry Gregg attached to it, into the back of the net. Not a cat in hell's chance of it being allowed today.

CleggHall · Post by **CleggHall** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 7:37 pm

1953 Matthews final, Blackpool v Bolton on my auntie Polly's TV.
Why it is called the Matthews final when Mortenson scored a hat trick in a 4-3 scoreline is another question.

minnieclaret · Post by **minnieclaret** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 7:45 pm

Spurs beating Leicester to do the double.1962

longsidetrumpet · Post by **longsidetrumpet** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 7:53 pm

normandeeley wrote:1958 Bolton v Man Utd. Practically all neutrals wanted United to win because of Munich but perversely I wanted Bolton. Lofthouse scored both goals, the second by bundling the ball, with Harry Gregg attached to it, into the back of the net. Not a cat in hell's chance of it being allowed today.

I remember your namesake being a right pest against Roverrs in the 1960 final. Scored two of Wolves' goals and proved himself a right dirty b*stard for a winger. David Whelan broke his leg in a challenge with Deeley.

Clarets4me · Post by **Clarets4me** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 7:53 pm

I recall that the League Cup Final a year earlier had been played on a quagmire due to Wembley being used for the Horse Of The Year Show. Just wondering if it happened again in 1970. The replay at Old Trafford was definitely X rated. Two thuggish teams involved.

Horse of the year Show, was held there for four years, I think, between 1968 & 1971, but certainly in 1970, not until late July. The 1970 Cup final was played on 11th April, and the pitch deemed so bad, that the replay was at Old Trafford...

Wembley was still hosting Stock Car racing and Speedway then so I wonder if that had an effect. It seems astonishing now, but the France v Uruguay group game in the 1966 World Cup was held at the old White City, because Wembley wouldn't move the Greyhound racing....

paulus the woodgnome · Post by **paulus the woodgnome** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 7:54 pm

Sunderland 1 Leeds 0. Porterfield! 1 nil! (in the style of David Coleman). UTC

Firthy · Post by **Firthy** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 7:56 pm

1966 when Everton came from 2-0 down to beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-2. Gerry Young let the ball slip under his foot and Derek Temple picked up the ball and scored the winning goal.

normandeeley · Post by **normandeeley** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 8:02 pm

longsidetrumpet wrote:I remember your namesake being a right pest against Roverrs in the 1960 final. Scored two of Wolves' goals and proved himself a right dirty b*stard for a winger. David Whelan broke his leg in a challenge with Deeley.

Only had two non-claret footie heroes as a kid - Tom Finney and after 7 May 1960, Norman Deeley. Rovers generously contributed to the Wolves' goals scored column when Mick McGrath shoved one into his own net.

Athletico mtoto · Post by **Athletico mtoto** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 8:13 pm

Stalbansclaret
I think it might have been one of hutchinsons windmill arms throw ins that David Webb scored the headed winner in the replay

normandeeley · Post by **normandeeley** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 8:14 pm

Firthy wrote:1966 when Everton came from 2-0 down to beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-2. Gerry Young let the ball slip under his foot and Derek Temple picked up the ball and scored the winning goal.

One of the best cup finals. I remember Temple picking up the ball and striding to the edge of the box and cracking the ball into the far corner. Having just scored the winning goal after being two down he calmly turned and jogged back towards the centre spot - no knee sliding or pulling his shirt over his head. .

boiledclaret · Post by **boiledclaret** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 8:15 pm

Some tasty 3-2's back in a time when the cup seemed a lot more.

Arsenal vs Man Unt in 1979, Incredible finish with Alan Sunderlands goal, how crap was Gary Bailey.

Cov beating Spurs with Houghtons diving header.

And of course "Spurs are on their way to Wembley" bit of Chas and Dave with all the hype being around Ardilles, but it was Ricky Villa who stole the show.

JohnMac · Post by **JohnMac** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 8:19 pm

Liverpool v Leeds 1965

wilks_bfc · Post by **wilks_bfc** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 8:23 pm

1986 Liverpool 3 - 1 Everton

Was 9 at the time and being a half-scouse (don't judge) had relatives there supporting both sides.

Lineker put Everton ahead before a 2 from Rush and a Johnstone goal

claretblue · Post by **claretblue** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 8:25 pm

'...Not a cat in hell's chance of it being allowed today...'

it would probably be missed by the ref + his assistant if it was against Burnley at Turf Moor!

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 8:26 pm

1984 Everton 2-0 Watford. I remember watching it in a packed pub, I was only 6 but the finals in the 80s all seemed brilliant.

scouseclaret · Post by **scouseclaret** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 8:26 pm

1974 - Liverpool v Newcastle, although the first one I actually watched properly was Fulham West Ham the following year. I was supporting Fulham because my dad told me their goalkeeper, Peter Mellor, used to play for Burnley.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 8:30 pm

'66.
The Everton comeback V Sheff Weds.

Siddo · Post by **Siddo** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 8:32 pm

Athletico mtoto wrote:Stalbansclaret
I think it might have been one of hutchinsons windmill arms throw ins that David Webb scored the headed winner in the replay

I was at that game. My mate's dad was Joe Brown and he had 2 spare tickets, so me and Pete Clare went on the bus to Chorlton Street and walked to Old Trafford. It was a great game to watch live but pretty fierce.
We favoured Chelsea, as we were with their fans on the Stretford End and thought the after match celebrations fantastic, until we got chased all the way back to the bus station by the Leeds fans. I was only a kid but they gave me a bit of a pasting, even though they argued about it first as I wasn't a Cockney. So they decided to do me cos I wasn't from Leeds. The black eye looked good at school the day after though!

The 70's were great!

claretblue · Post by **claretblue** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 8:40 pm

'...he calmly turned and jogged back towards the centre spot - no knee sliding or pulling his shirt over his head...'

no that was left for the Toffee fan who ran on the pitch (following the equaliser) and undid his braces to avoid being caught by the Bobby!

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South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 8:42 pm

Leicester v Man City 2-0 to Leicester l think. On TV. Black and white of course.

claretblue · Post by **claretblue** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 8:45 pm

South West Claret. wrote:Leicester v Man City 2-0 to Leicester l think. On TV. Black and white of course.

1969...think it one nil to Man City - Neil Young scored (after the Goldrush!)

South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:02 pm

Dead right CB 1-0. it was the 1st and last final I saw live. Andy Lochhead was playing Leicester. Won a ticket in my Sunday teams draw.

1st final I saw was Leicester v Spurs on TV 61/62 was it. 0-2 To Spuds.

LeadBelly · Post by **LeadBelly** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:02 pm

1956/7 for me- on TV at my grans. Villa 2 v Man U 1. McParland hammering the Man U keeper (Wood) very early whilst he was catching a ball then ManU playing with 10 until he came back on in an outfield position late in the game.
The year after, also at gran's - Bolton 2-Man U 0. Again saw the Man U keeper hammered into the net by "The Lion of Vienna" - resulting in a goal. This time it was the post-Munich Harry Greg on the receiving end.
Not much protection for keepers in those days & certainly no Man U friendly refereeing!
Forest v Luton 1958/9 was the first I saw on our own TV. Bought just a few weeks before the final in time to invite a few neighbours round to watch in glorious black and white.
I've never been live to an FA Cup final, my dad wouldn't let me go to our final v Spurs, I was gutted at the time but much later realised he would've just wanted a deserved "boys' weekend" away with his mates.

basil6345789 · Post by **basil6345789** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:08 pm

Spurs v Leicester, 61, the year before us.

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:21 pm

75 West Ham v Fulham with a brace from future Claret Alan Taylor. If was shortly after my first visit to the Turf, Burnley 0-0 Stoke, last game of the 74/75 season.

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:24 pm

First one I remember is West Ham v Preston on tv in the mid 60s.

RammyClaret61 · Post by **RammyClaret61** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:25 pm

Also Chelsea v Dirty Leeds. The replay was fierce!!

My first FA Cup tie live was Burnley v Huddersfield in 72. Lost 0-1.

Never been to a final.

mickleoverclaret · Post by **mickleoverclaret** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:42 pm

Mine was 1996 when Liverpool wore the white suits. I thought that was normal for a time! Looking forward to going to a live final for the first time this season...

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:44 pm

Spurs 2 v 1 Forest (18th May, 1991)

A screamer from Pearce
A horrendous Gazza injury
A Paul Stewart equaliser
A Des Walker OG

RammyClaret61 · Post by **RammyClaret61** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:08 pm

jdrobbo wrote:
A horrendous Gazza injury

Gazza should've been sent off in that game. Was it Rodger Milford the ref who bottled it because he was on a stretcher?

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:15 pm

Jeff Astle scoring for West Brom (Everton?)

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:26 pm

1962, on my gran's old telly. A game where Jimmy Robson's goal would have won the cup had Spurs not fluked 3!
Amazingly, my dear old gran had strange pale blue and magenta "colour-cards" which you could fit over the screen, so I watched Burnley in something like claret!

Carnsmerry12 · Post by **Carnsmerry12** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:27 pm

Burnley Spurs final in 1962.The day I started supporting Burnley aged 6 as my Dad and my 2 brothers supported Spurs. I remember crying when we lost! Both my sons also support the clarets and I am working on the grandchildren.

mdd2 · Post by **mdd2** » Sat Feb 18, 2017 12:27 am

CleggHall wrote:1953 Matthews final, Blackpool v Bolton on my auntie Polly's TV.
Why it is called the Matthews final when Mortenson scored a hat trick in a 4-3 scoreline is another question.

Mine too. Pretty sure if there had been subs in those days Bolton would have won it

Goobs · Post by **Goobs** » Sat Feb 18, 2017 12:35 am

Liverpool V Everton for me too.

Rowls · Post by **Rowls** » Sat Feb 18, 2017 12:57 am

Coventry 3-2 Spurs (AET)

It was my first cup final and also the first game of football I saw that enthralled me from start to finish. I'd been to a few Burnley games before but the appeal was little more than spending an afternoon with my Dad until that point.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sat Feb 18, 2017 1:00 am

First one I can remember is Spurs v Leicester in 1961

ClaretCanada · Post by **ClaretCanada** » Sat Feb 18, 2017 1:04 am

1962 Clarets v Spurs
Lost 3-1 but always remember my Mum took me down on a coach and when we got to Wembley she was the only one walking away from the ground, pushing her way through as thousands came the other way.