1962 FA Cup Final
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The 1962 FA Cup Final took place on 5 May 1962 at Wembley Stadium and was won by Tottenham Hotspur over Burnley, by a 3–1 scoreline. Due to the lack of passion and excitement, replaced by patience and cautious play, the final was dubbed "The Chessboard Final". Tottenham took to the field as holders, having won the League and FA Cup Double in 1961. They had finished the 1962 league campaign in third position. Burnley finished runners-up in the league that season, behind Ipswich Town.
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[edit] Match review
Tottenham Hotspur took an early lead when Jimmy Greaves scored past the Burnley goalkeeper Adam Blacklaw. The score remained 1–0 until half time. Burnley equalised shortly after the interval through Jimmy Robson, who in doing so had scored the 100th FA Cup Final goal at Wembley. However, Bobby Smith quickly countered for Tottenham Hotspur to restore their one-goal lead. Smith had scored in the 1961 final, and remained the only player to score in successive finals for the next forty years, until Freddie Ljungberg of Arsenal repeated the feat with goals in the 2001 and 2002 finals.
With 10 minutes remaining, Burnley defender Tommy Cummings handled the ball on the goal-line and a penalty was awarded to Tottenham. Danny Blanchflower sealed victory for Tottenham with a penalty that sent Adam Blacklaw the wrong way, securing Tottenham Hotspur's fourth FA Cup win.
[edit] Match details
| 1962-05-05 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 – 1 | Burnley | Wembley, London Attendance: 100,000 Referee: J. Finney |
Greaves  3'Smith 51'Blanchflower 80' (pen.) |
Robson 50' |
Tottenham Hotspur
- Brown, Baker, Henry, Blanchflower, Norman, Mackay, Medwin, White, Smith, Greaves, Jones.
- Manager: Bill Nicholson
Burnley
- Blacklaw, Angus, Elder, Adamson, Cummings, Miller, Connelly, McIlroy, Pointer, Robson, Harris.
- Manager: Harry Potts
[edit] Road to Wembley
[edit] Tottenham HotspurHome teams listed first. All teams from Division One, except Plymouth Argyle (Division Two) Round 3: Birmingham City 3–3 Tottenham Hotspur (Greaves 2, Jones)
Round 4: Plymouth Argyle 1–5 Tottenham Hotspur (Medwin, White, Greaves 2, Jones) Round 5: West Bromwich Albion 2–4 Tottenham Hotspur (Smith 2, Greaves 2) Round 6: Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Aston Villa (Blanchflower, Jones) Semi-final: Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Manchester United (at Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield) (Medwin, Greaves, Jones) |
[edit] BurnleyHome teams listed first. All teams from Division One, except Leyton Orient (Division Two) and Queens Park Rangers (Division Three) Round 3: Burnley 6–1 Queens Park Rangers (Harris 2, Elder, Connelly, Mcllroy, Ingham o.g.) Round 4: Burnley 1–1 Leyton Orient (Harris)
Round 5: Burnley 3–1 Everton (Miller, Connelly, Robson) Round 6: Sheffield United 0–1 Burnley (Pointer) Semi-final: Burnley 1–1 Fulham (at Villa Park, Birmingham) (Connelly)
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[edit] External links
- Match report at fa-cupfinals.co.uk
- Game facts at soccerbase.com
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