1965 FA Cup Final
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The 1965 FA Cup Final took place on 1 May 1965 at Wembley Stadium. It was the 93rd year, 84th final (due to World Wars) and the 37th to be played at Wembley. It was contested between Liverpool
, who had won the First Division
the previous season and had lost their two previous attempts at the cup (1914
and 1950
), and Leeds United
, who had won the Second Division Championship
and been promoted the previous season.
The twentieth post-war Final was a hard one to pick. On the previous season's performance (1963–64), Liverpool would have been the favourites after winning the First Division
and Leeds winning the Second Division
. However, Leeds
finished 2nd in the league in 1964–65 and Liverpool finished 7th. Three seasons earlier, Leeds
had been only one match away from relegation from the Second Division
, so their position in the league and reaching their first FA Cup Final
was a remarkable achievement, which was pointed out in the final programme.
This was also the first FA Cup Final to feature a black player; Albert Johanneson
.
, and the additional period was played out in an atmosphere of great tension and drama before Liverpool were victorious.
Defensively, Leeds were excellent, but there was a lack of invention in their attack. The Collins
-Bremner
midfield machine for once failed to function, their passes down the middle invariably mastered by Yeats
and Smith
. Liverpool, on the other hand, were always forcing their way forward, with St. John
and Hunt
showing tremendous bursts of energy in particular. Every raid looked full of danger, but Leeds survived.
Three minutes into extra time the deadlock was finally broken when Liverpool scored. Left-back Byrne
, who had played most of the match with a broken collar bone, took the ball to the by-line and crossed for Hunt, stooping low, to nod home. But they quickly lost the advantage when Leeds equalised. Charlton
headed the ball down and Bremner
lashed a half-volley into the top corner. Then Liverpool
contrived to score again, St. John diving to head in Callaghan
's low centre from the right.
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LEEDS UNITED:
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GK
1
Gary Sprake
DF
2
Paul Reaney
DF
3
Willie Bell
MF
4
Billy Bremner
DF
5
Jack Charlton
DF
6
Norman Hunter
MF
7
Johnny Giles
FW
8
Jim Storrie
FW
9
Alan Peacock
MF
10
Bobby Collins
(c)
MF
11
Albert Johanneson
Manager:
Don Revie
1–2 Liverpool
Round 4: Liverpool 1–1 Stockport County
Round 5: Bolton Wanderers
0–1 Liverpool
Round 6: Leicester City
0–0 Liverpool
Semi-final: Liverpool 2–0 Chelsea
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Round 4: Leeds United 1–1 Everton
Round 5: Leeds United 2–0 Shrewsbury Town
Round 6: Crystal Palace
0–3 Leeds United
Semi-final: Leeds United 0–0 Manchester United
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Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
, who had won the First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
the previous season and had lost their two previous attempts at the cup (1914
1914 FA Cup Final
The 1914 FA Cup Final was contested by Burnley and Liverpool at Crystal Palace. Burnley won by a single goal, scored by ex-Evertonian Bert Freeman. The game was the last ever final at Crystal Palace and was played in front of a reigning monarch, George V, for the first time. Neither club had...
and 1950
1950 FA Cup Final
The 1950 FA Cup Final was contested by Arsenal and Liverpool at Wembley. Arsenal won 2–0, with both goals scored by Reg Lewis. Future legendary Liverpool manager Bob Paisley was famously dropped for the final, even after scoring the winning goal against rivals Everton in the semi final...
), and Leeds United
Leeds United A.F.C.
Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...
, who had won the Second Division Championship
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
and been promoted the previous season.
The twentieth post-war Final was a hard one to pick. On the previous season's performance (1963–64), Liverpool would have been the favourites after winning the First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
and Leeds winning the Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
. However, Leeds
Leeds United A.F.C.
Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...
finished 2nd in the league in 1964–65 and Liverpool finished 7th. Three seasons earlier, Leeds
Leeds United A.F.C.
Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...
had been only one match away from relegation from the Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
, so their position in the league and reaching their first FA Cup Final
FA Cup Final
The FA Cup Final, commonly referred to in England as just the Cup Final, is the last match in the Football Association Challenge Cup. With an official attendance of 89,826 at the 2007 FA Cup Final, it is the fourth best attended domestic club championship event in the world and the second most...
was a remarkable achievement, which was pointed out in the final programme.
This was also the first FA Cup Final to feature a black player; Albert Johanneson
Albert Johanneson
Albert Louis Johanneson was one of the first high-profile black players, of any nationality, to play top-flight football in England.-Career:Johanneson, a skilful and swift left winger, was recommended to Leeds United by a South African schoolteacher and joined the club in April 1961...
.
Match summary
The game ran to extra time — the first Final to do so since 19471947 FA Cup Final
The 1947 FA Cup Final was contested by Charlton Athletic and Burnley at Wembley, England on April 26, 1947. Charlton, losing finalists the previous year, won by a single goal, scored in extra time by Chris Duffy....
, and the additional period was played out in an atmosphere of great tension and drama before Liverpool were victorious.
Defensively, Leeds were excellent, but there was a lack of invention in their attack. The Collins
Bobby Collins
Robert Young "Bobby" Collins is a Scottish former football player, best known for his successful spells at Celtic, Everton and Leeds United...
-Bremner
Billy Bremner
William John "Billy" Bremner was a Scottish professional footballer, most noted for his captaincy of the Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s. He has since been voted Leeds United's greatest player of all time and has a statue outside the South East corner of Elland Road...
midfield machine for once failed to function, their passes down the middle invariably mastered by Yeats
Ron Yeats
Ronald 'Ron' Yeats is a Scottish former footballer. He was the captain of the first great Liverpool team of the 1960s.-Life and playing career:...
and Smith
Tommy Smith (footballer born 1945)
Thomas "Tommy" Smith MBE was a long-serving footballer with Liverpool, known for his uncompromising defensive style. Manager Bill Shankly once said of him: "Tommy Smith wasn't born, he was quarried."-Life and playing career:...
. Liverpool, on the other hand, were always forcing their way forward, with St. John
Ian St. John
Ian St. John is a former Scottish footballer, who played for Scotland 21 times. He later became a manager and pundit...
and Hunt
Roger Hunt
Roger Hunt, MBE is an English former footballer. He was a member of the England team which won the 1966 World Cup.-Club career:...
showing tremendous bursts of energy in particular. Every raid looked full of danger, but Leeds survived.
Three minutes into extra time the deadlock was finally broken when Liverpool scored. Left-back Byrne
Gerry Byrne (footballer)
Gerald 'Gerry' Byrne is an English former footballer who spent his entire playing career at Liverpool Football Club.-Life and playing career:...
, who had played most of the match with a broken collar bone, took the ball to the by-line and crossed for Hunt, stooping low, to nod home. But they quickly lost the advantage when Leeds equalised. Charlton
Jack Charlton
John "Jack" Charlton, OBE, DL is a former footballer and manager who played for Leeds United in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and was part of the England team who won the 1966 World Cup...
headed the ball down and Bremner
Billy Bremner
William John "Billy" Bremner was a Scottish professional footballer, most noted for his captaincy of the Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s. He has since been voted Leeds United's greatest player of all time and has a statue outside the South East corner of Elland Road...
lashed a half-volley into the top corner. Then Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
contrived to score again, St. John diving to head in Callaghan
Ian Callaghan
Ian Robert Callaghan MBE is a former Liverpool footballer who holds the record for most appearances for the club.-Life and playing career:...
's low centre from the right.
Match facts
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| GK | 1 | Tommy Lawrence Tommy Lawrence Tommy Lawrence was the goalkeeper in the first great Liverpool team under manager Bill Shankly.-Life and playing career:... |
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| DF | 2 | Chris Lawler Chris Lawler Chris Lawler is a former footballer who enjoyed much of Liverpool's success of the 1960s and 1970s.-Life and playing career:... |
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| DF | 3 | Gerry Byrne Gerry Byrne (footballer) Gerald 'Gerry' Byrne is an English former footballer who spent his entire playing career at Liverpool Football Club.-Life and playing career:... |
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| DF | 4 | Geoff Strong Geoff Strong Geoffrey Hugh "Geoff" Strong is an English former footballer.-Arsenal:Strong played as an amateur for his local club, Stanley United, before being spotted by Arsenal; he signed for the London club as an amateur in November 1957 and turned professional the following April... |
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| DF | 5 | Ron Yeats Ron Yeats Ronald 'Ron' Yeats is a Scottish former footballer. He was the captain of the first great Liverpool team of the 1960s.-Life and playing career:... (c) |
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| MF | 6 | Willie Stevenson Willie Stevenson William 'Willie' Stevenson is a Scottish former professional football player and manager.-Life and playing career:... |
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| MF | 7 | Ian Callaghan Ian Callaghan Ian Robert Callaghan MBE is a former Liverpool footballer who holds the record for most appearances for the club.-Life and playing career:... |
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| FW | 8 | Roger Hunt Roger Hunt Roger Hunt, MBE is an English former footballer. He was a member of the England team which won the 1966 World Cup.-Club career:... |
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| FW | 9 | Ian St. John Ian St. John Ian St. John is a former Scottish footballer, who played for Scotland 21 times. He later became a manager and pundit... |
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| MF | 10 | Tommy Smith Tommy Smith (footballer born 1945) Thomas "Tommy" Smith MBE was a long-serving footballer with Liverpool, known for his uncompromising defensive style. Manager Bill Shankly once said of him: "Tommy Smith wasn't born, he was quarried."-Life and playing career:... |
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| MF | 11 | Peter Thompson |
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| Manager: | |||
| Bill Shankly Bill Shankly William "Bill" Shankly, OBE was a Scottish football player and manager, most noted for managing Liverpool between 1959 and 1974. One of Britain's most successful and respected football managers, Shankly was also a fine player whose career was interrupted by the Second World War... |
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Gary SprakeGary Sprake
Gareth Sprake is a Welsh former professional footballer. A goalkeeper, he played for Leeds United and Birmingham City and also won 37 caps for Wales....
Paul ReaneyPaul Reaney
Paul Reaney was a long-serving full back with the Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s.Reaney wore the No.2 shirt for Leeds and in a team renowned for its hard approach to the game, he more than held his own....
Willie BellWillie Bell
William John "Willie" Bell is a Scottish former footballer and manager. He played as a left back.Bell was born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire. He played for Queen's Park in the Scottish Football League and for Leeds United, Leicester City and Brighton & Hove Albion in the English Football League. He...
Billy BremnerBilly Bremner
William John "Billy" Bremner was a Scottish professional footballer, most noted for his captaincy of the Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s. He has since been voted Leeds United's greatest player of all time and has a statue outside the South East corner of Elland Road...
Jack CharltonJack Charlton
John "Jack" Charlton, OBE, DL is a former footballer and manager who played for Leeds United in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and was part of the England team who won the 1966 World Cup...
Norman Hunter Johnny GilesJohnny Giles
Michael John "Johnny" Giles is a former association footballer and manager best remembered for his time as a midfielder with Leeds United in the 1960s and 1970s...
Jim StorrieJim Storrie
James "Jim" Storrie is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager, best known as a centre forward who helped Leeds United gain promotion in 1964 to the First Division.-Playing career:...
Alan PeacockAlan Peacock
Alan Peacock is a former English footballer.He spent the majority of his career at Middlesbrough, also playing for Leeds United and Plymouth Argyle. He joined Middlesbrough in 1954 and became a regular in the side in 1958 alongside Brian Clough. Clough scored the majority of the goals, partly due...
Bobby CollinsBobby Collins
Robert Young "Bobby" Collins is a Scottish former football player, best known for his successful spells at Celtic, Everton and Leeds United...
(c)
Albert JohannesonAlbert Johanneson
Albert Louis Johanneson was one of the first high-profile black players, of any nationality, to play top-flight football in England.-Career:Johanneson, a skilful and swift left winger, was recommended to Leeds United by a South African schoolteacher and joined the club in April 1961...
Don RevieDon Revie
Donald George 'Don' Revie, OBE, , was an English footballer who played for Leicester City, Hull City, Sunderland, Manchester City and Leeds United as a deep-lying centre forward. After managing Leeds United he managed England from 1974 until 1977...
MATCH RULES
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Liverpool
Round 3: West Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
1–2 Liverpool
Round 4: Liverpool 1–1 Stockport County
Stockport County F.C.
Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...
- Replay: Stockport County 0–2 Liverpool
Round 5: Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
0–1 Liverpool
Round 6: Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
0–0 Liverpool
- Replay: Liverpool 1–0 Leicester City
Semi-final: Liverpool 2–0 Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
|Villa Park]], Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
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Leeds United
Round 3: Leeds United 3–0 SouthportSouthport F.C.
Southport Football Club are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. They are currently in the Conference National, and play their home matches at Haig Avenue, which has a capacity of 6,008...
Round 4: Leeds United 1–1 Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
- Replay: Everton 1–2 Leeds United
Round 5: Leeds United 2–0 Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town F.C.
Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football...
Round 6: Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
0–3 Leeds United
Semi-final: Leeds United 0–0 Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
- Replay: Manchester United 0–1 Leeds United
- (at City GroundCity GroundThe City Ground is a football stadium in the West Bridgford area of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, on the banks of the River Trent. It has been home to Nottingham Forest Football Club since 1898, and has a capacity of 30,602 ....
, NottinghamNottinghamNottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
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- (at City Ground
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External links
- Match Programme at fa-cupfinals.co.uk
- Game facts at soccerbase.com
- Full Results from the 1965 FA Cup competition
- LFC History Match Report