1967 FA Cup Final

1967 FA Cup Final
Event 1966–67 FA Cup
Date 20 May 1967
Venue Wembley Stadium, London

The 1967 FA Cup Final took place at Wembley on 20 May 1967, between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea. It was the competition's first final to be contested between two teams from London, and is thus often dubbed the Cockney Cup Final. Tottenham won 2–1. They took a 2–0 lead through goals from Jimmy Robertson and Frank Saul, before Bobby Tambling scored a consolation for Chelsea with just five minutes remaining. The match referee was Ken Dagnall.

Match details

Summary

Spurs took the lead in the 40th minute, Jimmy Robertson scoring with a low right-footed strike from the edge of the penalty area. Tottenham continued to control the match in the second period, and scored a second goal midway through the half. Robertson was again involved, helping on a long throw from Dave Mackay that Frank Saul turned into the net with his right foot to the goalkeeper's left. Bobby Tambling headed Chelsea's goal in the 85th minute after a cross from the right which was missed by Pat Jennings.[1]

20 May 1967
Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Chelsea
Robertson  40'
Saul  67'
(Report) Tambling  85'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: K. Dagnall
Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea
GK 1 Northern Ireland Pat Jennings
DF 2 Republic of Ireland Joe Kinnear
DF 3 England Cyril Knowles
MF 4 England Alan Mullery
DF 5 Wales Mike England
DF 6 Scotland Dave Mackay (c)
MF 7 Scotland Jimmy Robertson
FW 8 England Jimmy Greaves
FW 9 Scotland Alan Gilzean
MF 10England Terry Venables
MF 11England Frank Saul
Substitutes:
MF 12Wales Cliff Jones
Manager:
England Bill Nicholson
GK 1 England Peter Bonetti
DF 2 England Allan Harris
DF 3 Scotland Eddie McCreadie
MF 4 England John Hollins
DF 5 England Marvin Hinton
DF 6 England Ron Harris (c)
MF 7 Scotland Charlie Cooke
FW 8 England Tommy Baldwin
FW 9 England Tony Hateley
MF 10England Bobby Tambling
MF 11Scotland John Boyle
Substitutes:
DF 12England Joe Kirkup
Manager:
Scotland Tommy Docherty

References

  1. "Tottenham's Third FA Cup Victory in Seven Years". The Glasgow Herald (page 4). 22 May 1967. Retrieved 20 August 2013.

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