1974 FA Cup final

Association football match March 2015 March 2015 the women's event 1974 WFA Cup final 1974 FA Cup final Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg 200 The twin towers at Wembley Stadium 1973–74 FA Cup Liverpool 3 Newcastle United 0 4 May 1974 Wembley Stadium London Gordon Kew (Bucks) 100,000 dry, overcast, cool with very little wind 1973 1975 The 1974 FA Cup final was an association football match between Liverpool and Newcastle United on Saturday, 4 May 1974 at Wembley Stadium, London. It was the final match of the 1973–74 FA Cup, the 93rd season of England's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, better known as the FA Cup. Liverpool were appearing in their fifth final and Newcastle in their eleventh, which was a record at the time. Liverpool had won the FA Cup once, in 1965, and Newcastle six times, most recently in 1955. Both teams entered the competition in the third round. Liverpool and Newcastle had scares in the third and fourth rounds, in all cases drawing home ties against much smaller clubs and then winning the replays. Both had good wins in the fifth round and Liverpool won away in the sixth (quarter-final) round. Newcastle's sixth round home tie against Nottingham Forest was declared void after a riot on the field by Newcastle fans when their team was losing 1–3. The game was delayed until order was restored and Newcastle won it 4–3. Forest made a written protest to the Football Association (the FA) and Newcastle were very close to being disqualified from the competition. The FA relented and ordered that the match must be replayed at a neutral venue. Two replays were needed before Newcastle won through. In the semi-finals, Newcastle defeated Burnley 2–0 at Hillsborough and Liverpool defeated Leicester City 3–1 in a replay at Villa Park, following a 0–0 draw at Old Trafford. The final, televised live, was watched by a crowd of 100,000 and Liverpool won a one-sided match 3–0 with goals by Kevin Keegan (2) and Steve Heighway. After the third goal, BBC TV's match commentator David Coleman said that Newcastle's defence had been "stripped naked" by Liverpool.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/nov/30/1 The Joy of Six: great moments in football commentary Murray, Scott Guardian News & Media Ltd 2019 21 November 2019 When the score was 0–0, Liverpool left back Alec Lindsay had a goal disallowed for Keegan being offside, but replays later showed that the final rebound pass to Lindsay came from a Newcastle defender and therefore the goal should have stood. Liverpool won the FA Cup for the second time. The team managers Bill Shankly (Liverpool) and Joe Harvey (Newcastle) sat next to each other all through the match. It was Shankly's last game in charge of Liverpool as he retired in July and was succeeded by coach Bob Paisley – though Shankly led the team out for the Charity Shield match in August. Harvey retired at the end of the 1974–75 season. Two Newcastle players, Terry McDermott and Alan Kennedy, became Liverpool players in later years and both scored goals for Liverpool in European Cup finals. Kevin Keegan joined Newcastle as a player in 1982 and was their manager in the 1990s. Background thumb|right|The final was held at Wembley Stadium. The FA Cup, known officially as The Football Association Challenge Cup, is an annual knockout association football competition in men's domestic English football. Organised by and named after The Football Association (The FA), the tournament was first played during the 1871–72 season and is the world's oldest association football competition. The 1974 match at Wembley was the 93rd FA Cup Final.Association The Football FA Cup Finals https://www.thefa.com/competitions/thefacup/fa-cup-finals 2025-01-06 www.thefa.com en The match was Liverpool's fifth appearance in the final. They had won the competition once, defeating Leeds United 2–1 after extra time in the 1965 final. Liverpool had been runners-up in 1914, when they lost 1–0 to Burnley; in 1950, beaten 2–0 by Arsenal; and in 1971, beaten 2–1 after extra time by Arsenal.Have a double on George Special reports The Observer https://www.theguardian.com/observer/facup/story/0,8224,486514,00 2025-01-06 www.theguardian.com Newcastle were appearing in a then record eleventh final. They had won the competition six times and been runners-up four times. Their first appearance was in the 1905 final at Crystal Palace which they lost 2–0 to Aston Villa. They reached the 1906 final too but were again beaten, this time 1–0 by Everton. Newcastle's third final was in 1908, again at Crystal Palace. They had finished fourth in the First Division that season, after winning the league in 1906–07 and, in the semi-final, they had beaten Fulham 6–0. Their 1908 final opponents were Wolverhampton Wanderers ("Wolves") who had just finished ninth in the Second Division. Newcastle were therefore strong favourites to win their first FA Cup but, in a major shock, Wolves won the final 3–1. Newcastle's first win was in the 1910 final when they defeated Barnsley 2–0 in a replay at Goodison Park after the first match at Crystal Palace had ended 1–1. Newcastle reached the final again in 1911 and another replay was necessary, following a goalless draw at Crystal Palace against Bradford City, but they lost the replay at Old Trafford, Bradford winning 1–0. Newcastle appeared in two inter-war finals, winning both. They defeated Aston Villa 2–0 in the second Wembley final, nicknamed the "Rainy Day Final"; and in 1932 they defeated Arsenal 2–1 in the "Over The Line Final". Newcastle enjoyed tremendous success in the early 1950s when the great Jackie Milburn was their centre forward. They won the FA Cup three times from 1951 to 1955: defeating Blackpool 2–0 in 1951, Arsenal 1–0 in 1952 and Manchester City 3–1 in 1955. Route to the final 1973–74 FA Cup Liverpool RoundOpponentsScore3rdDoncaster Rovers (h)2–2Doncaster Rovers (a)2–04thCarlisle United (h)0–0Carlisle United (a)2–05thIpswich Town (h)2–06thBristol City (a)1–0SFLeicester City (n)0–0Leicester City (n)3–1 Liverpool entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home against Doncaster Rovers, who were struggling in the bottom half of the Fourth Division, eventually finishing 22nd and therefore 90th of the 92 Football League clubs. At Anfield, Doncaster were close to achieving a major shock but Liverpool managed to secure a 2–2 draw and then won the replay 2–0 at Belle Vue. Liverpool struggled again in the fourth round, unable to score at Anfield against Second Division Carlisle United, who were promoted to the First Division at the end of the season. As in the previous tie, Liverpool won the replay 2–0, played at Brunton Park.kjehan 1974-01-29 Carlisle United v Liverpool 0-2 (FA Cup: January 29, 1974) https://playupliverpool.com/1974/01/29/carlisle-united-v-liverpool-0-2-fa-cup-january-29-1974/ 2025-01-06 Play Up, Liverpool en In the fifth round, Liverpool were drawn at home again and were in a "tie of the round" situation against one of their main rivals Ipswich Town, who had won at Old Trafford in the fourth round to knock out Manchester United. This time, despite facing strong opposition, Liverpool achieved victory at the first attempt and qualified for the quarter-final stage with a 2–0 win. In the sixth round, they were drawn away for the first time in the tournament against Second Division Bristol City and won 1–0 at Ashton Gate. In the previous round, Bristol City had beaten the First Division leaders Leeds United at Elland Road.The Definitive History of Leeds United - 19 February 1974 - Leeds United 0 Bristol City 1 http://www.mightyleeds.co.uk/matches/19740219.htm 2025-01-06 www.mightyleeds.co.uk Liverpool now faced their sometime "bogey team" Leicester City in the semi-final at Old Trafford.2015-04-07 Ee-Aye-Addio: Remembering 1965 https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/183187-ee-aye-addio-remembering-1965 2025-01-06 Liverpool FC "The quarter-finals required a replay after Liverpool's bogey side, Leicester City, secured a 0-0 draw, before Shanks' men clinched a 1-0 victory in the return at Anfield." After a goalless draw, the replay took place at Villa Park and Liverpool won 3–1.Matchdetails from Liverpool - Leicester City played on Wednesday 3 April 1974 - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC! https://www.lfchistory.net/seasonarchive/game/794 2025-01-06 www.lfchistory.net Newcastle United RoundOpponentsScore3rdHendon (h)1–1Hendon (a)4–04thScunthorpe United (h)1–1Scunthorpe United (a)3–05thWest Bromwich Albion (a)3–06thNottingham Forest (h)4–3(void)Nottingham Forest (n)0–0Nottingham Forest (n)1–0SFBurnley (n)2–0 Newcastle United entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home against non-league Hendon, who were the reigning champions of the regional Isthmian League. Hendon came close to a major upset and held Newcastle 1–1 at St James' Park. Newcastle recovered to win the replay 4–0 at Vicarage Road, Watford. A similar situation arose in the fourth round when Newcastle were drawn at home against struggling Fourth Division side Scunthorpe United, who also achieved a 1–1 draw at St James' Park. In the replay at the Old Showground, Newcastle won 3–0. In the fifth round, Newcastle won 3–0 away to Second Division West Bromwich Albion.Morton David 2020-03-03 Newcastle United's win at West Bromwich in 1974 https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/newcastle-uniteds-stunning-win-west-17852635 2025-01-06 Chronicle Live en This set up a sixth round home tie against Nottingham Forest who, like West Brom, were a mid-table Second Division team. Newcastle won the match 4–3 after trailing 3–1, but The Football Association ordered a replay as Newcastle supporters had rioted and invaded the pitch in the second half. This ended in a 0–0 draw after extra time, and Newcastle finally won the tie 1–0 in a second replay at Goodison Park. In the semi-final at Hillsborough, Newcastle faced Burnley who were above them in the First Division table. Newcastle nevertheless won the match 2–0 with two second half goals by Macdonald.The Saddest Defeat Of All. Burnley 0 - Newcastle 2. FA Cup Semi-final https://www.bcthic.org/View_Archive?MTcxOTh8MHx8fA 2025-01-06 www.bcthic.org Burnley Civic Trust Heritage Image Collection Match First half Liverpool had more of the play in the first half but, with few clear chances, the match was goalless at half-time.https://www.lfchistory.net/Articles/Article/600 Great matches: Liverpool could have scored six! Liverpool Football Club 16 July 2019 Second half Liverpool dominated the second half despite having a goal by Alec Lindsay disallowed for offside. Many considered this decision incorrect as television replays showed that Newcastle's Alan Kennedy inadvertently played the final pass to Lindsay, so the goal should have stood. Kevin Keegan opened the scoring with a volley after Tommy Smith had passed the ball into the penalty area from the right. With half an hour to go, Ray Clemence became a virtual spectator. The second goal was scored by Steve Heighway, who had scored Liverpool's only goal in the 1971 final. He ran onto a header by John Toshack and placed the ball wide of Liam McFaul. Near the end, a passing move by several Liverpool players ended with Smith playing another right field pass, this time across the front of the goalmouth, that was turned into the net by Keegan from close range. Details 4 May 197415:00 BST Liverpool 3–0 Newcastle United Report Keegan 57, 88Heighway 74 Wembley, London 100,000 Gordon Kew _whiteborder _whitecollarsimple _whiteborder DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 Liverpool _white_stripes _whitestripes _white_stripes _twostripes 000000 000000 000000 000000 FFFFFF Newcastle United GK 1 ENG Ray ClemenceRB 2 ENG Tommy SmithLB 3 ENG Alec LindsayCB 4 ENG Phil ThompsonCM 5 SCO Peter CormackCB 6 ENG Emlyn Hughes (c)CF 7 ENG Kevin KeeganCM 8 SCO Brian HallLM 9 IRL Steve HeighwayCF 10WAL John ToshackRM 11ENG Ian CallaghanSubstitute:DF 12ENG Chris LawlerManager:SCO Bill Shankly GK 1 NIR Willie McFaulRB 2 ENG Frank ClarkLB 3 ENG Alan KennedyCM 4 ENG Terry McDermottCB 5 ENG Pat HowardCB 6 SCO Bobby Moncur (c)RW 7 SCO Jimmy Smith 75CM 8 NIR Tommy CassidyST 9 ENG Malcolm MacdonaldST 10ENG John TudorLW 11ENG Terry HibbittSubstitute:MF 12SCO Tommy Gibb 75Manager:ENG Joe Harvey Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Replay if scores still level. One named substitute. Post-match After the match ended, some Liverpool supporters ran onto the pitch and bowed down at Shankly's feet. He said afterwards: "These are the people, who came on the field and bowed down, these are the people I'm pleased for, more than anybody else, more than myself".https://news.bbc.co.uk/local/liverpool/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8386000/8386762.stm Beginning a football revolution BBC Sport 30 November 2009 16 July 2019 References Specific General Bill Shankly: It's Much More Important Than That Kelly Stephen F. Stephen F. Kelly 1997 Virgin Books London 0-7535-0003-5 Rothmans Football Yearbook 1974–75 1974 Queen Anne Press Ltd London Shankly Shankly Bill Roberts John 1976 Arthur Barker Ltd London 0-213-16603-8 Anfield Iron Smith Tommy Tommy Smith (footballer, born 1945) 2008 Transworld Publishers London 978-0-593-05958-6 External links http://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/Game/804 LFC History – Match Report LFC History 23 August 2016 http://www.thisisanfield.com/2009/08/no-39-the-1974-fa-cup-final/ No. 39 – The 1974 FA Cup Final 9 August 2009 This Is Anfield 23 August 2016 Category:FA Cup finals Final FA Cup Final 1974 FA Cup Final 1974 Category:Sports events at Wembley Stadium FA Cup Final FA Cup Final