1966–67 FA Cup

1966–67 FA Cup EnglandWales Tottenham Hotspur 5 Chelsea Jimmy Greaves Bobby Tambling (6) 1965–66 1967–68 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. 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 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 Quarter-finals Saturday 8 April 1967 Semi-finals Saturday 29 April 1967 Final Saturday 20 May 1967 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 Blyth Spartans, South Shields, Bishop Auckland, Morecambe, Wigan Athletic, Bangor City, Witton Albion, Tamworth, Nuneaton Borough, Hereford United, Gainsborough Trinity, Lowestoft Town, Grantham, Cambridge City, St Neots Town, Bedford Town, Chelmsford City, Folkestone Town, Horsham, Ashford Town (Kent), Sutton United, Wimbledon, Chesham United, Oxford City, Wycombe Wanderers, Enfield, Welton Rovers, Poole Town, Bath City and Yeovil Town. Tamworth and St Neots Town were appearing in the competition proper for the first time. Of the rest, Witton Albion had last featured at this stage in 1957–58, Nuneaton Borough in 1954-55, Cambridge City in 1948-49, Horsham in 1947-48, Lowestoft Town in 1938-39 and Oxford City in 1933-34. Chesham United was participating in the first round proper for the first time since predecessor club Chesham Town had featured at the same stage in the 1887-88 tournament. all qualifying round results 1966–67 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 this round, Wealdstone and Hendon were given byes as the champions and runners-up from the previous season's FA Amateur Cup. 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. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Enfield6–0Chesham United26 November 19662Ashford Town (Kent)4–1Cambridge City26 November 19663Chester2–5Middlesbrough26 November 19664Darlington0–0Stockport County26 November 1966ReplayStockport County1–1Darlington29 November 1966ReplayDarlington4–2Stockport County5 December 19665Horsham0–3Swindon Town26 November 19666Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic3–0Welton Rovers26 November 19667Bath City1–0Sutton United26 November 19668Grantham2–1Wimbledon26 November 19669Rochdale1–3Barrow26 November 196610Watford1–0Southend United26 November 196611Yeovil Town1–3Oxford United26 November 196612Walsall2–0St Neots Town26 November 196613Folkestone Town2–2Swansea Town26 November 1966ReplaySwansea Town7–2Folkestone Town29 November 196614Gillingham4–1Tamworth26 November 196615Crewe Alexandra1–1Grimsby Town26 November 1966ReplayGrimsby Town0–1Crewe Alexandra30 November 196616Lincoln City3–4Scunthorpe United26 November 196617Gainsborough Trinity0–1Colchester United26 November 196618Shrewsbury Town5–2Hartlepools United26 November 196619Wrexham3–2Chesterfield26 November 196620Bishop Auckland1–1Blyth Spartans26 November 1966ReplayBlyth Spartans0–0Bishop Auckland30 November 1966ReplayBishop Auckland3–3Blyth Spartans5 December 1966ReplayBlyth Spartans1–4Bishop Auckland8 December 196621Tranmere Rovers1–1Wigan Athletic26 November 1966ReplayWigan Athletic0–1Tranmere Rovers28 November 196622Wycombe Wanderers1–1Bedford Town26 November 1966ReplayBedford Town3–3Wycombe Wanderers30 November 1966ReplayWycombe Wanderers1–1Bedford Town5 December 1966ReplayBedford Town3–2Wycombe Wanderers8 December 196623Oxford City2–2Bristol Rovers26 November 1966ReplayBristol Rovers4–0Oxford City29 November 196624Queens Park Rangers3–2Poole Town26 November 196625Barnsley3–1Southport26 November 196626Brentford1–0Chelmsford City26 November 196627Bradford City1–2Port Vale26 November 196628Oldham Athletic3–1Notts County26 November 196629Bradford Park Avenue3–2Witton Albion26 November 196630Exeter City1–1Luton Town26 November 1966ReplayLuton Town2–0Exeter City1 December 196631Mansfield Town4–1Bangor City26 November 196632Halifax Town2–2Doncaster Rovers26 November 1966ReplayDoncaster Rovers1–3Halifax Town29 November 196633Newport County1–2Brighton & Hove Albion26 November 196634Wealdstone0–2Nuneaton Borough26 November 196635York City0–0Morecambe26 November 1966ReplayMorecambe1–1York City30 November 1966ReplayYork City1–0Morecambe8 December 196636Aldershot2–1Torquay United26 November 196637Peterborough United4–1Hereford United26 November 196638South Shields1–4Workington26 November 196639Hendon1–3Reading26 November 196640Orient2–1Lowestoft Town26 November 1966 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. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Enfield2–4Watford7 January 19672Barrow2–1Tranmere Rovers7 January 19673Bath City0–5Brighton & Hove Albion7 January 19674Grantham0–4Oldham Athletic7 January 19675Walsall3–1Gillingham7 January 19676Crewe Alexandra2–1Darlington7 January 19677Middlesbrough1–1York City7 January 1967ReplayYork City0–0Middlesbrough11 January 1967ReplayMiddlesbrough4–1York City16 January 19678Swindon Town5–0Ashford Town (Kent)10 January 19679Shrewsbury Town5–1Wrexham7 January 196710Bishop Auckland0–0Halifax Town7 January 1967ReplayHalifax Town7–0Bishop Auckland10 January 196711Queens Park Rangers2–0Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic7 January 196712Barnsley1–1Port Vale7 January 1967ReplayPort Vale1–3Barnsley16 January 196713Bristol Rovers3–2Luton Town7 January 196714Bradford Park Avenue3–1Workington11 January 196715Mansfield Town2–1Scunthorpe United7 January 196716Aldershot1–0Reading16 January 196717Colchester United0–3Peterborough United7 January 196718Nuneaton Borough2–0Swansea Town7 January 196719Oxford United1–1Bedford Town11 January 1967ReplayBedford Town1–0Oxford United16 January 196720Orient0–0Brentford7 January 1967ReplayBrentford3–1Orient10 January 1967 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 midweek replays, with Hull City and Portsmouth requiring a second replay at Highfield Road on the following Monday. Bedford Town and Nuneaton Borough were the last non-league clubs left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Barrow2–2Southampton28 January 1967ReplaySouthampton3–0Barrow1 February 19672Burnley0–0Everton28 January 1967ReplayEverton2–1Burnley31 January 19673Bury2–0Walsall28 January 19674Preston North End0–1Aston Villa28 January 19675Watford0–0Liverpool28 January 1967ReplayLiverpool3–1Watford1 February 19676Nottingham Forest2–1Plymouth Argyle28 January 19677Blackburn Rovers1–2Carlisle United28 January 19678Sheffield Wednesday3–0Queens Park Rangers28 January 19679Bolton Wanderers1–0Crewe Alexandra28 January 196710Sunderland5–2Brentford28 January 196711Ipswich Town4–1Shrewsbury Town28 January 196712Manchester City2–1Leicester City28 January 196713Barnsley1–1Cardiff City28 January 1967ReplayCardiff City2–1Barnsley31 January 196714Bristol Rovers0–3Arsenal28 January 196715Northampton Town1–3West Bromwich Albion28 January 196716Coventry City3–4Newcastle United28 January 196717West Ham United3–3Swindon Town28 January 1967ReplaySwindon Town3–1West Ham United31 January 196718Manchester United2–0Stoke City28 January 196719Norwich City3–0Derby County28 January 196720Millwall0–0Tottenham Hotspur28 January 1967ReplayTottenham Hotspur1–0Millwall1 February 196721Hull City1–1Portsmouth28 January 1967ReplayPortsmouth2–2Hull City1 February 1967ReplayHull City1–3Portsmouth6 February 196722Oldham Athletic2–2Wolverhampton Wanderers28 January 1967ReplayWolverhampton Wanderers4–1Oldham Athletic1 February 196723Bradford Park Avenue1–3Fulham28 January 196724Huddersfield Town1–2Chelsea28 January 196725Bedford Town2–6Peterborough United28 January 196726Mansfield Town2–0Middlesbrough28 January 196727Halifax Town1–1Bristol City28 January 1967ReplayBristol City4–1Halifax Town31 January 196728Charlton Athletic0–1Sheffield United28 January 196729Leeds United3–0Crystal Palace28 January 196730Aldershot0–0Brighton & Hove Albion28 January 1967ReplayBrighton & Hove Albion3–1Aldershot1 February 196731Birmingham City2–1Blackpool28 January 196732Nuneaton Borough1–1Rotherham United28 January 1967ReplayRotherham United1–0Nuneaton Borough31 January 1967 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 1 March. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Bristol City1–0Southampton18 February 19672Liverpool1–0Aston Villa18 February 19673Nottingham Forest3–0Newcastle United18 February 19674Sheffield Wednesday4–0Mansfield Town18 February 19675Bolton Wanderers0–0Arsenal18 February 1967ReplayArsenal3–0Bolton Wanderers22 February 19676Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1Everton18 February 1967ReplayEverton3–1Wolverhampton Wanderers21 February 19677Sunderland7–1Peterborough United18 February 19678Swindon Town2–1Bury18 February 19679Ipswich Town2–0Carlisle United18 February 196710Tottenham Hotspur3–1Portsmouth18 February 196711Fulham1–1Sheffield United18 February 1967ReplaySheffield United3–1Fulham1 March 196712Brighton & Hove Albion1–1Chelsea18 February 1967ReplayChelsea4–0Brighton & Hove Albion22 February 196713Manchester United1–2Norwich City18 February 196714Cardiff City1–1Manchester City18 February 1967ReplayManchester City3–1Cardiff City22 February 196715Leeds United5–0West Bromwich Albion18 February 196716Rotherham United0–0Birmingham City18 February 1967ReplayBirmingham City2–1Rotherham United21 February 1967 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 noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Nottingham Forest0–0Swindon Town11 March 1967ReplaySwindon Town1–1Nottingham Forest14 March 1967ReplayNottingham Forest3–0Swindon Town20 March 19672Sunderland1–1Leeds United11 March 1967ReplayLeeds United1–1Sunderland15 March 1967ReplaySunderland1–2Leeds United20 March 19673Everton1–0Liverpool11 March 19674Tottenham Hotspur2–0Bristol City11 March 19675Manchester City1–1Ipswich Town11 March 1967ReplayIpswich Town0–3Manchester City14 March 19676Norwich City1–3Sheffield Wednesday11 March 19677Chelsea2–0Sheffield United11 March 19678Birmingham City1–0Arsenal11 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 noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Nottingham Forest3–2Everton8 April 19672Chelsea1–0Sheffield Wednesday8 April 19673Leeds United1–0Manchester City8 April 19674Birmingham City0–0Tottenham Hotspur8 April 1967ReplayTottenham Hotspur6–0Birmingham City12 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. 29 April 1967 15:00 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Nottingham Forest Greaves 30 Saul 70 Hennessey 75 Hillsborough, Sheffield 55,000 Frank Cowen, Oldham 29 April 1967 15:00 Chelsea 1–0 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Leeds United Hateley 42 Villa Park, Birmingham 62,738 Ken Burns, Dudley Final 1967 FA Cup 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. 20 May 1967 Tottenham Hotspur 2 – 1 Chelsea Robertson 40Saul 67 Tambling 85 Wembley Stadium, London 100,000 Ken Dagnall FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Tottenham Hotspur _thinwhitesides 0000DD 0000DD 0000DD 0000DD 0000DD Chelsea 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 2 Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup