1965–66 FA Cup

1965–66 FA Cup EnglandWales Everton 3 Sheffield Wednesday Denis Law (6) 1964–65 1966–67 The 1965–66 FA Cup was the 85th staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Everton won the competition for the third time, beating Sheffield Wednesday 3–2 in the final at Wembley. 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 First qualifying round Saturday 4 September 1965 Second qualifying round Saturday 18 September 1965 Third qualifying round Saturday 2 October 1965 Fourth qualifying round Saturday 16 October 1965 First round proper Saturday 13 November 1965 Second round Saturday 4 December 1965 Third round Saturday 22 January 1966 Fourth round Saturday 12 February 1966 Fifth round Saturday 5 March 1966 Sixth round Saturday 26 March 1966 Semi-finals Saturday 23 April 1966 Final Saturday 14 May 1966 Qualifying rounds Most participating clubs that were not members of the Football League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 30 places available in the first round. The winners from the fourth qualifying round were Gateshead, South Shields, Crook Town, Scarborough, Wigan Athletic, Altrincham, Fleetwood, South Liverpool, Hereford United, Kidderminster Harriers, Burton Albion, Grantham, Wisbech Town, Corby Town, Wellingborough Town, Bedford Town, Dartford, Folkestone Town, Gravesend & Northfleet, Leytonstone, Romford, Wimbledon, Guildford City, Wycombe Wanderers, Corinthian-Casuals, Wealdstone, Yeovil Town, Bath City, Merthyr Tydfil and Weymouth. Corinthian-Casuals was the only qualifying club appearing in the main competition for the first time, although the two predecessor outfits Corinthian and Casuals had both featured at this stage prior to their merger in 1939. Of the others, Burton Albion had last progressed through to the first round in 1956-57, Leytonstone in 1952-53, Fleetwood and Wealdstone in 1949-50, and Wellingborough Town in 1928-29. all qualifying round results 1965–66 FA Cup qualifying rounds Results First round proper At this stage the 48 clubs from the Football League Third and Fourth Divisions joined the 30 non-league clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. The final two non-league sides in the main draw, Hendon and Barnet received byes to this round, Hendon as the champions from the previous season's FA Amateur Cup and Barnet as the best-performed non-league club in the previous FA Cup tournament. Matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 13 November 1965. Seven were drawn and went to replays two, four or five days later. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Chesterfield0–2Chester13 November 19652Darlington3–2Bradford City13 November 19653Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic0–0Weymouth13 November 1965ReplayWeymouth1–4Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic17 November 19654Barnet0–2Dartford13 November 19655Barrow1–2Grimsby Town13 November 19656Bath City2–0Newport County13 November 19657Grantham4–1Hendon13 November 19658Reading3–2Bristol Rovers13 November 19659Walsall6–3Swansea Town13 November 196510Fleetwood2–2Rochdale13 November 1965ReplayRochdale5–0Fleetwood17 November 196511Gillingham1–2Folkestone Town13 November 196512Crewe Alexandra3–0Scunthorpe United13 November 196513Lincoln City1–3Barnsley13 November 196514Swindon Town5–1Merthyr Tydfil13 November 196515Shrewsbury Town2–1Torquay United13 November 196516Doncaster Rovers2–2Wigan Athletic13 November 1965ReplayWigan Athletic3–1Doncaster Rovers17 November 196517Wrexham4–1South Liverpool13 November 196518Tranmere Rovers0–1Stockport County13 November 196519Leytonstone0–1Hereford United13 November 196520Brentford2–1Yeovil Town13 November 196521Brighton & Hove Albion10–1Wisbech Town13 November 196522Millwall3–1Wealdstone13 November 196523Wimbledon4–1Gravesend & Northfleet13 November 196524Altrincham6–0Scarborough13 November 196525Southend United3–1Notts County13 November 196526Bradford Park Avenue2–3Hull City13 November 196527Exeter City1–2Bedford Town13 November 196528Hartlepools United3–1Workington13 November 196529Mansfield Town1–3Oldham Athletic13 November 196530Southport2–0Halifax Town13 November 196531Aldershot2–1Wellingborough Town13 November 196532Guildford City2–2Wycombe Wanderers13 November 1965ReplayWycombe Wanderers0–1Guildford City17 November 196533Romford1–1Luton Town13 November 1965ReplayLuton Town1–0Romford18 November 196534Gateshead4–2Crook Town13 November 196535Peterborough United2–1Kidderminster Harriers13 November 196536South Shields3–1York City13 November 196537Colchester United3–3Queens Park Rangers13 November 1965ReplayQueens Park Rangers4–0Colchester United17 November 196538Corby Town6–3Burton Albion13 November 196539Oxford United2–2Port Vale13 November 1965ReplayPort Vale3–2Oxford United15 November 196540Corinthian-Casuals1–5Watford13 November 1965 Second round The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 4 December 1965. Four matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week. The Rochdale–Altrincham game was played midweek on 8 December, however. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Chester2–1Wigan Athletic4 December 19652Darlington0–1Oldham Athletic4 December 19653Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic5–3Bath City4 December 19654Grantham1–6Swindon Town4 December 19655Rochdale1–3Altrincham8 December 19656Reading5–0Brentford4 December 19657Crewe Alexandra3–1South Shields4 December 19658Shrewsbury Town3–2Peterborough United4 December 19659Queens Park Rangers3–0Guildford City4 December 196510Barnsley1–1Grimsby Town4 December 1965ReplayGrimsby Town2–0Barnsley8 December 196511Brighton & Hove Albion1–1Bedford Town4 December 1965ReplayBedford Town2–1Brighton & Hove Albion6 December 196512Wimbledon0–1Folkestone Town4 December 196513Southend United2–1Watford4 December 196514Hartlepools United2–0Wrexham4 December 196515Port Vale1–0Dartford4 December 196516Southport3–3Stockport County4 December 1965ReplayStockport County0–2Southport13 December 196517Hereford United1–0Millwall4 December 196518Aldershot0–2Walsall4 December 196519Gateshead0–4Hull City4 December 196520Corby Town2–2Luton Town4 December 1965ReplayLuton Town0–1Corby Town7 December 1965 Third round The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 22 January 1966. Six matches were drawn and went to replays. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Blackpool1–1Manchester City22 January 1966ReplayManchester City3–1Blackpool24 January 19662Chester1–3Newcastle United22 January 19663Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic1–1Burnley22 January 1966ReplayBurnley7–0Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic25 January 19664Liverpool1–2Chelsea22 January 19665Reading2–3Sheffield Wednesday22 January 19666Folkestone Town1–5Crewe Alexandra22 January 19667Blackburn Rovers3–0Arsenal22 January 19668Aston Villa1–2Leicester City22 January 19669Bolton Wanderers3–0West Bromwich Albion22 January 196610Grimsby Town0–0Portsmouth22 January 1966ReplayPortsmouth1–3Grimsby Town26 January 196611Wolverhampton Wanderers5–0Altrincham22 January 196612Derby County2–5Manchester United22 January 196613Everton3–0Sunderland22 January 196614Swindon Town1–2Coventry City22 January 196615Sheffield United3–1Fulham22 January 196616Tottenham Hotspur4–0Middlesbrough22 January 196617Queens Park Rangers0–0Shrewsbury Town22 January 1966ReplayShrewsbury Town1–0Queens Park Rangers26 January 196618Northampton Town1–2Nottingham Forest22 January 196619Plymouth Argyle6–0Corby Town22 January 196620Hull City1–0Southampton22 January 196621Carlisle United3–0Crystal Palace22 January 196622Oldham Athletic2–2West Ham United22 January 1966ReplayWest Ham United2–1Oldham Athletic24 January 196623Huddersfield Town3–1Hartlepools United24 January 196624Bedford Town2–1Hereford United22 January 196625Cardiff City2–1Port Vale26 January 196626Charlton Athletic2–3Preston North End22 January 196627Southport0–0Ipswich Town22 January 1966ReplayIpswich Town2–3Southport25 January 196628Leeds United6–0Bury22 January 196629Stoke City0–2Walsall22 January 196630Rotherham United3–2Southend United22 January 196631Birmingham City3–2Bristol City22 January 196632Leyton Orient1–3Norwich City22 January 1966 Fourth round The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 12 February 1966. Five matches were drawn and went to replays. The replays were all played two, three or four days later. The Shrewsbury Town–Carlisle United match went to a second replay at Deepdale on 21 February. Bedford Town was the last non-league club left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Bolton Wanderers1–1Preston North End12 February 1966ReplayPreston North End3–2Bolton Wanderers14 February 19662Wolverhampton Wanderers3–0Sheffield United12 February 19663Crewe Alexandra1–1Coventry City12 February 1966ReplayCoventry City4–1Crewe Alexandra14 February 19664Shrewsbury Town0–0Carlisle United12 February 1966ReplayCarlisle United1–1Shrewsbury Town15 February 1966ReplayShrewsbury Town4–3Carlisle United21 February 19665Newcastle United1–2Sheffield Wednesday12 February 19666Tottenham Hotspur4–3Burnley12 February 19667Manchester City2–0Grimsby Town12 February 19668West Ham United3–3Blackburn Rovers12 February 1966ReplayBlackburn Rovers4–1West Ham United16 February 19669Manchester United0–0Rotherham United12 February 1966ReplayRotherham United0–1Manchester United15 February 196610Norwich City3–2Walsall12 February 196611Plymouth Argyle0–2Huddersfield Town12 February 196612Hull City2–0Nottingham Forest12 February 196613Chelsea1–0Leeds United12 February 196614Bedford Town0–3Everton12 February 196615Southport2–0Cardiff City12 February 196616Birmingham City1–2Leicester City12 February 1966 Fifth round The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 5 March 1966. Two games required replays on the following Wednesday. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Preston North End2–1Tottenham Hotspur5 March 19662Wolverhampton Wanderers2–4Manchester United5 March 19663Everton3–0Coventry City5 March 19664Manchester City2–2Leicester City5 March 1966ReplayLeicester City0–1Manchester City9 March 19665Norwich City2–2Blackburn Rovers5 March 1966ReplayBlackburn Rovers3–2Norwich City9 March 19666Hull City2–0Southport5 March 19667Chelsea3–2Shrewsbury Town5 March 19668Huddersfield Town1–2Sheffield Wednesday5 March 1966 Sixth round The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on 26 March 1966. Three of the four matches went to replays and the Manchester City–Everton game required a second replay to settle the tie. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Preston North End1–1Manchester United26 March 1966ReplayManchester United3–1Preston North End30 March 19662Blackburn Rovers1–2Sheffield Wednesday26 March 19663Manchester City0–0Everton26 March 1966ReplayEverton0–0Manchester City29 March 1966ReplayEverton2–0Manchester City5 April 19664Chelsea2–2Hull City26 March 1966ReplayHull City1–3Chelsea31 March 1966 Semi-finals The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 23 April 1966 with no replays required. Everton and Sheffield Wednesday came through the semi-final round to meet at Wembley. 23 April 1966 15:00 Everton 1–0 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Manchester United Harvey 79 Burnden Park, Bolton Eric Jennings, Stourbridge 23 April 1966 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Chelsea Pugh 55 McCalliog 90 Villa Park, Birmingham 62,000 Ken Dagnall, Bolton Final 1966 FA Cup Final The 1966 FA Cup final was contested by Sheffield Wednesday and Everton at Wembley on Saturday 14 May 1966. Everton were looking to become the first team since Bury won in 1903 to win the cup without conceding a goal, while Sheffield Wednesday were the second Yorkshire side in succession to reach Wembley, following Leeds United's losing appearance in the 1965 final. The match finished 3–2 to Everton. 14 May 196615:00 BST Everton 3 – 2 Sheffield Wednesday Trebilcock 59 64Temple 74 McCalliog 4Ford 57 Wembley, London 100,000 Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton) _whitecollarsimple _whitetop 003399 003399 003399 FFFFFF 003399 Everton FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Sheffield Wednesday References General The FA Cup Archive at TheFA.com English FA Cup 1965/66 at Soccerbase F.A. Cup results 1965/66 at Footballsite Specific 2 Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup