1966–67 FA Cup
The 1966–67 FA Cup was the 86th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Tottenham Hotspur won the competition for the fifth time, beating Chelsea 2–1 in the first all-London final. The game was played at Wembley.
Country | England Wales |
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Defending champions | Everton |
Champions | Tottenham Hotspur (5th title) |
Runners-up | Chelsea |
← 1965–66 1967–68 → |
Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.
Calendar
Round | Date |
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First round qualifying | Saturday 3 September 1966 |
Second round qualifying | Saturday 17 September 1966 |
Third round qualifying | Saturday 1 October 1966 |
Fourth round qualifying | Saturday 15 October 1966 |
First round proper | Saturday 26 November 1966 |
Second round proper | Saturday 7 January 1967 |
Third round proper | Saturday 28 January 1967 |
Fourth round proper | Saturday 18 February 1967 |
Fifth round proper | Saturday 11 March 1967 |
Sixth round proper | Saturday 8 April 1967 |
Semi-finals | Saturday 29 April 1967 |
Final | Saturday 20 May 1967 |
Results
First round proper
At this stage clubs from the Football League Third and Fourth Divisions joined 30 non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. To complete this round, Wealdstone and Hendon given byes. Matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 26 November 1966. Ten were drawn and went to replays two, three or four days later. Of these, four required second replays, and two third replays.
Second round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 7 January 1967. Five matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week. The Middlesbrough–York City match required a second game to settle the contest. This was the last time that the Second Round of the FA Cup was scheduled for January, rather than the typical December.
Third round proper
The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 28 January 1967. Eleven matches were drawn and went to replays, one of which (Hull City–Portsmouth) required a second replay.
Fourth round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 18 February 1967. Six matches were drawn and went to replays. The replays were all played three or four days later, except for the Fulham–Sheffield United match which was settled on the 1 March.
Fifth round Proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 11 March 1967. Three games required replays three or four days later, and only one of these replays finished not in a draw. The second replays took place on 20 March.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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1 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Swindon Town | 11 March 1967 |
Replay | Swindon Town | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | 14 March 1967 |
Replay | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Swindon Town | 20 March 1967 |
2 | Sunderland | 1–1 | Leeds United | 11 March 1967 |
Replay | Leeds United | 1–1 | Sunderland | 15 March 1967 |
Replay | Sunderland | 1–2 | Leeds United | 20 March 1967 |
3 | Everton | 1–0 | Liverpool | 11 March 1967 |
4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Bristol City | 11 March 1967 |
5 | Manchester City | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | 11 March 1967 |
Replay | Ipswich Town | 0–3 | Manchester City | 14 March 1967 |
6 | Norwich City | 1–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 March 1967 |
7 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Sheffield United | 11 March 1967 |
8 | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Arsenal | 11 March 1967 |
Sixth round Proper
The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on 8 April 1967. The Tottenham–Birmingham City game was replayed four days later following a draw.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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1 | Nottingham Forest | 3–2 | Everton | 8 April 1967 |
2 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 April 1967 |
3 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Manchester City | 8 April 1967 |
4 | Birmingham City | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 April 1967 |
Replay | Tottenham Hotspur | 6–0 | Birmingham City | 12 April 1967 |
Semi-finals
The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 29 April 1967 with no replays required. Spurs and Chelsea came through the semi-final round to meet at Wembley.
Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest |
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Greaves 30' Saul 70' |
Report | Hennessey 75' |
Chelsea | 1–0 | Leeds United |
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Hateley 42' | Report |
Final
The 1967 FA Cup Final was contested by Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday 20 May 1967. The match was the first ever all-London final and finished 2–1 to Spurs.
Tottenham Hotspur | 2 – 1 | Chelsea |
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Robertson 40' Saul 67' |
Tambling 85' |
Tottenham Hotspur
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Chelsea
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References
- General
- The FA Cup Archive at TheFA.com
- English FA Cup 1966/67 at Soccerbase
- F.A. Cup results 1966/67 at Footballsite
- Specific