1973 FA Cup final

March 2015 March 2015 the women's event 1973 WFA Cup final 1973 FA Cup final Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg 200 1972–73 FA Cup Leeds United 0 Sunderland 1 5 May 1973 Wembley Stadium London Ken Burns 100,000 1972 1974 The 1973 FA Cup final was the 92nd final of the FA Cup. It took place on 5 May 1973 at Wembley Stadium and was contested between Leeds United, the cup holders and one of the dominant teams in English football at the time, and Sunderland, then playing in the Second Division. In one of the biggest shocks in the history of the competition, Sunderland won 1–0 to become the first Second Division side to lift the Cup since West Bromwich Albion in 1931. It was Sunderland's last Cup win for almost 50 years until the team won the EFL Trophy in 2021, and also their last major trophy as of 2025. Sunderland's team were the only FA Cup winners of the 20th century not to field any full internationals,August 2020 although some of their players were capped later. Road to Wembley Leeds United Home teams listed first. Round 3: Norwich City 1–1 Leeds United Replay: Leeds United 1–1 Norwich City 2nd Replay: Leeds United 5–0 Norwich City (at Villa Park) Round 4: Leeds United 2–1 Plymouth Argyle   Round 5: Leeds United 2–0 WBA   Quarter-Final: Derby County 0–1 Leeds United Semi-Final: Leeds United 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (at Maine Road, Manchester)Sunderland Home teams listed first. Round 3: Notts County 1–1 Sunderland Replay: Sunderland 2–0 Notts County   Round 4: Sunderland 1–1 Reading Replay: Reading 1–3 Sunderland Round 5: Manchester City 2–2 Sunderland Replay: Sunderland 3–1 Manchester City Quarter-Final: Sunderland 2–0 Luton Town Semi-Final: Sunderland 2–1 Arsenal (at Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield) Match summary thumb|left|The only goal scored thumb|The final match ball with the Golden Boot awarded to Ian Porterfield of Sunderland Sunderland established their tactics immediately from the kick-off and refused to be intimidated by their more illustrious opponents, tackling fiercely and defiantly with an unremitting determination. Leeds looked anxious, lacking their usual composure. The match itself was decided by two crucial moments that would be talked about for years to come. After 32 minutes Sunderland took the lead when Vic Halom chested down a corner from Billy Hughes. Assisted by Dave Watson between two defenders, the deflected high ball was controlled by Ian Porterfield who shot home from 12 yards. Leeds, shocked, battled back with predictable determination. Sunderland's goalkeeper Jimmy Montgomery was outstanding, defying Leeds with a string of fine saves and preserving his team's lead. The turning point of the match came midway through the second half. Montgomery dived to palm away a close range header from Trevor Cherry. It fell into the path of Lorimer who blasted goalward from 10 yards but Montgomery managed to divert the ball on to the underside of the bar and Malone scrambled the ball clear. The save is considered one of the greatest of all time and has been compared with that made by England's Gordon Banks in the 1970 FIFA World Cup match against Brazil.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2cxmQUNmrJo Jim Montgomery's Save Discussed By Alan Hansen & Peter Reid YouTube 24 July 2014 12 February 2023 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19730507&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Dream comes true for Sunderland 7 May 1973 Glasgow Herald (page 4) 23 July 2013 The North East team survived more pressure from Leeds to secure a notable upset. http://roker-roar.com/pauldays/navbar/1973.html 1973 FA Cup Run Roker Roar.com 23 July 2013 The 1973 showpiece is the last FA Cup final to be played with an orange ball. Sunderland's FA Cup record, "Sunderland All the Way", was recorded by comedian Bobby Knoxall.Tim Booler and Jessica Forster http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/Comic-legend-Bobby-Knoxall-dies.5477981.jp Comic legend Bobby Knoxall dies Sunderland Echo 2009-07-21 22 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090727161637/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/Comic-legend-Bobby-Knoxall-dies.5477981.jp 27 July 2009 dead Match details 5 May 197315:00 BST Leeds United 0–1 Sunderland (Report) Porterfield 32 Wembley, London 100,000 Ken Burns, Stourbridge _whitecollar_trineck FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Leeds United _red_stripes _whitestripes _red_stripes _whitetop FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF 000000 FF0000 Sunderland GK 1 SCO David HarveyDF 2 ENG Paul ReaneyDF 3 ENG Trevor CherryMF 4 SCO Billy Bremner (c)DF 5 ENG Paul MadeleyDF 6 ENG Norman HunterFW 7 SCO Peter LorimerFW 8 ENG Allan ClarkeFW9 ENG Mick JonesMF 10IRL Johnny GilesMF 11SCO Eddie Gray 75Substitute:MF 12WAL Terry Yorath 75Manager:ENG Don Revie GK 1 ENG Jimmy MontgomeryRB 2 SCO Dick MaloneLB 3 ENG Ron GuthrieCM 4 ENG Micky HorswillCB 5 ENG David WatsonCB 6 ENG Richie PittRCM 7 SCO Bobby Kerr (c)RW 8 SCO Billy HughesST 9 ENG Vic HalomLCM 10SCO Ian PorterfieldLW 11ENG Dennis TueartSubstitute:CB 12ENG David YoungManager:ENG Bob Stokoe Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Replay if scores still level. One named substitute. References External links Game facts at soccerbase.com Match report in "Daily Telegraph" Final Category:FA Cup finals FA Cup Final 1973 FA Cup Final 1973 Category:Sports events at Wembley Stadium FA Cup Final FA Cup Final