1969 FA Cup final

English football match March 2015 March 2015 1969 FA Cup final 1969facupfinalprog.png 150 Match programme cover 1968–69 FA Cup Leicester City 0 Manchester City 1 26 April 1969 Wembley Stadium London Allan Clarke (Leicester City) George McCabe (Sheffield) 100,000 1968 1970 The 1969 FA Cup final was the final match of the 1968–69 staging of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, better known as the FA Cup. The match was contested between Leicester City and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday 26 April 1969. This was the first FA Cup final since 1951 to take place in the month of April. Three-time winners Manchester City were appearing in their seventh final, whereas Leicester City were seeking to win the competition for the first time, having lost three previous finals. Each team won five ties to reach the final, and overcame one of the 1968 finalists (West Bromwich Albion and Everton) at the semi-final stage. As Leicester City were battling to avoid relegation and Manchester City were reigning league champions, the Manchester club were strong favourites. The match finished 1–0 to Manchester City. The goal came in the 24th minute, scored by Neil Young.Odgen Mark https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/8246770/Roberto-Mancini-to-lead-red-and-black-scarf-tribute-to-Manchester-City-FA-Cup-hero-Neil-Young.html Roberto Mancini to lead red-and-black scarf tribute to Manchester City FA Cup hero Neil Young The Daily Telegraph 7 January 2011 9 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110120191850/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/8246770/Roberto-Mancini-to-lead-red-and-black-scarf-tribute-to-Manchester-City-FA-Cup-hero-Neil-Young.html 20 January 2011 live The victory was Manchester City's fourth FA Cup win, and the first time the club had won a major trophy in successive seasons. Route to the final 1968–69 FA Cup + Leicester City Round Opposition Score 3rd Barnsley (a) 1–1 Barnsley (h) 2–1 4th Millwall (a) 1–05th Liverpool (h) 0–0 Liverpool (a) 1–0 6th Mansfield Town (a) 1–0 Semi-final West Bromwich Albion (n) 1–0 As both Leicester City and Manchester City were First Division clubs, they entered the competition in the third round. Leicester City Leicester City started their cup run against Barnsley, but required a replay to overcome their Third Division opponents 2–1. The first Leicester goal was controversial, as the referee overruled his linesman, who had flagged for a foul. Barnsley equalised with a penalty, but Leicester quickly retook the lead. Later in the second half Leicester claimed a third goal, but the referee adjudged that the ball had not crossed the line.Michael Carey Barnsley's persistence and skill wanes The Guardian 1969-01-09 A 1–0 win at Millwall followed. In the fifth round, Leicester City faced Liverpool. The match was postponed six times before it eventually took place on 1 March.Leslie Duxbury Odds are now on Liverpool The Observer 1969-03-02 A 0–0 draw meant a replay at Anfield. Andy Lochhead gave the Foxes the lead on 34 minutes. Five minutes later McArthurs's handball gave Liverpool a penalty, but Peter Shilton saved Tommy Smith's spot-kick. Liverpool attacked for much of the second half, but Leicester held out to win 1–0.Tom German Liverpool's power overcome by Leicester The Times 1969-03-04 The quarter final saw a trip to Mansfield Town, who had knocked out clubs from five different divisions. On a pitch described by The Times''' Geoffrey Green as "resembling a glutinous swamp", Leicester won 1–0. The goal was a header by Rodney Fern from a Len Glover cross.Geoffrey Green Cup win clouded by relegation worry The Times 1969-03-10 The semi-final, played at Hillsborough Stadium, was against cup-holders West Bromwich Albion. In a game of few chances, Allan Clarke scored from an Andy Lochhead knockdown with four minutes remaining.Arthur Hopcraft Clarke gives the killer touch to lucky Leicester The Observer 1969-03-30 Leicester City gained their fourth 1–0 win of the competition and reached the final. Manchester City + Manchester City Round Opposition Score 3rd Luton Town (h) 1–04th Newcastle United (a) 0–0 Newcastle United (h) 2–05th Blackburn Rovers (a) 4–1 6th Tottenham Hotspur (h) 1–0 Semi-final Everton (n) 1–0 Manchester City's first tie was against Luton Town of the Third Division, which City won 1–0, Francis Lee the scorer.Summerbee, Mike Summerbee: The Autobiography, p. 187. In the fourth round, the club were drawn away to Newcastle United, one of only two top-flight clubs with an away draw.Geoffrey Green Luck favours big clubs in FA Cup draw The Times 1969-03-04 The match finished 0–0, and so was replayed at Maine Road. Manchester City won 2–0, but had to play much of the match with 10 men after Mike Summerbee was sent off.Summerbee, Mike Summerbee: The Autobiography, p. 188. Like Leicester's fifth round tie, Manchester City's match at Blackburn Rovers' Ewood Park was delayed multiple times due to poor weather. When it was eventually played Manchester City were comfortable 4–1 winners. In the sixth round, Manchester City were drawn at home to Tottenham Hotspur. The match was closely contested; in his autobiography, City's Mike Doyle described it as the hardest match of the whole cup run.Doyle, Blue Blood, p. 57. As in the third round, City won 1–0 thanks to a Francis Lee goal.Summerbee, Mike Summerbee: The Autobiography, pp. 189–90. The semi-final, against Everton, was played at Villa Park. Everton were renowned for their powerful midfield of Ball, Harvey and Kendall, but opted to play more defensively than usual. Manchester City nevertheless paid special attention to this area, and instructed David Connor to man-mark Ball.Tossell, Big Mal, p. 167. Mike Doyle suffered an injury in the first half, and spent 20 minutes off the field. City had the better of the game, but goalscoring chances were missed by Lee and Young.Geoffrey Green Everton fear defeat too much to win The Times 1969-03-23 With little time remaining, Young forced a corner. Young took the corner himself, from which teenager Tommy Booth scored the game's only goal.Penney, Blue Heaven, pp. 77–8. Build-up Leicester City were making their fourth cup final appearance, and their third of the decade, having lost on all three previous occasions (in 1949, 1961 and 1963). Manchester City were appearing in the final for the seventh time. They had won the cup three times previously (in 1904, 1934 and 1956), and had been beaten in the final three times (in 1926, 1933 and 1955). The clubs had met in the FA Cup in each of the preceding three seasons. In 1966 Manchester City won a fifth round tie 1–0 after a replay, and won again in the third round in 1967.Eric Todd Sparring's over – time for action The Guardian 1969-04-26 16 In the 1967–68 season Leicester finally prevailed. After a 0–0 draw at Maine Road, Leicester City came back from 2–0 down at Filbert Street to win 4–3.Goldstone Phil Saffer, David Manchester City Champions 1967/68 Tempus Stroud 2005 978-0-7524-3611-1 74 Leicester City named a 14-man squad before travelling to a training camp in Bisham on the Tuesday. Manchester City travelled south on the Thursday, staying in Weybridge. Leicester had fitness doubts over Dave Gibson, Len Glover and John Sjoberg, but initially expected all three to be available for the final. However, in a practice match against Brentford, Sjoberg had to leave the field with a groin injury.Sjoberg's injury worries Leicester The Guardian 1969-04-24 21 His place in the team was taken by Alan Woollett. Manchester City manager Joe Mercer named his team for the final several days in advance. Glyn Pardoe missed training on Monday 21st with a leg injury,Squads named for Wembley The Guardian 1969-04-22 19 but after the fitness of Pardoe, Tony Coleman and Alan Oakes was tested in a practice match, all three were passed fit.Mercer chooses Wembley team The Times 1969-04-22 13 Each club received 16,000 tickets for the final from the Football Association.George McCabe, a firm believer in man management The Guardian 1969-04-25 22 The match was televised live by the BBC and ITV. Both broadcasters devoted several hours to match build-up, incorporating FA Cup-themed versions of other programmes, such as Cup Final It's a Knockout.Tossell, Big Mal. p. 168. As the previous season's league champions, Manchester City were strong favourites, particularly as Leicester were embroiled in a struggle to avoid relegation from the First Division. The Times correspondent anticipated that the condition of the pitch would influence the match, stating that "if — as it is said — it is in a good, lush state Manchester will be happy. If, on the other hand, it proves to be heavy, then it could suit Leicester the better." On the day before the game Joe Mercer criticised the pitch, likening it to a cabbage patch.Pitch 'A cabbage patch' The Guardian 1969-04-26 1 Match At 21, Leicester's David Nish became the youngest ever captain of a cup finalist.http://www.lcfc.com/page/ClubTemplate4/0,,10274~1108196,00.html David Nish Leicester City F.C. 2010-01-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20120305185952/http://www.lcfc.com/page/ClubTemplate4/0,,10274~1108196,00.html 5 March 2012 dead His opposite number Tony Book became the third oldest at 35.Geoffrey Green Manchester City aim to entertain and win The Times 1969-04-26 12 Book had missed a large part of season through injury,Geoffrey Green Book travels from building site to Wembley in five years The Times 1969-04-10 12 but upon returning his impact was so great that he shared the award for the 1969 FWA Footballer of the Year. As the teams prepared to leave their dressing rooms, Manchester City deliberately delayed their exit by a short period to play on any nerves the Leicester City players may have had.Book, Maine Man, p. 88 Manchester City coach Malcolm Allison was not permitted to take his place on the bench, as he was serving a touchline ban. Instead, he had to sit in the stand behind the dugout. Before kick-off, the players were introduced to the guest of honour, Princess Anne.Summerbee, Mike Summerbee: The Autobiography, p. 196. Fears that the contest would be a mismatch proved to be unfounded, with Leicester playing in a more attacking manner than anticipated. The Observer'''s Hugh McIvanney wrote: "Suggestions that Leicester would attempt to minimise the discrepancy in talents by a concentration on defensive spoiling were exposed as unjust...offering the deceptively languid dribbles of Clarke, the thoughtful passes of Roberts and Gibson and the thrustful running of Lochhead as proof that the skills were not all on one side."Hugh McIlvanney Manchester prove they are masters The Observer 1969-04-27 Neil Young and Tony Coleman both had early scoring chances for Manchester City, but missed the target. For Leicester City, a dribbling run by Clarke ended in a shot that was saved by Dowd, and a mishit shot by Len Glover was cleared off the goal-line by a defender. Manchester City scored midway through the first half. Mike Summerbee crossed the ball from wide on the right, and Young hit a left footed shot high into Peter Shilton's net.Geoffrey Green Manchester City's sights set high The Times 1969-04-28 6 Few further chances occurred in the first half. Just after half-time, Leicester City had their strongest scoring chance, when Andy Lochhead received a headed knockdown from Allan Clarke, but Lochhead's shot went high above the goal. A dominant period by Manchester City then followed, which included a chance for Colin Bell from a free-kick. Len Glover was forced to move into defence with his team under pressure, but was injured shortly afterward and had to be substituted. Defender Malcolm Manley came on in his place.Pawson, 100 Years of the FA Cup, p. 268. A poll of journalists named Allan Clarke as man of the match. Summary 26 April 1969 15:00 BST Leicester City 0–1 Manchester City Report Young 24 Wembley, London 100,000 George McCabe (South Yorkshire) _whiteborder _whitecollar _whiteborder _2_stripes_white 0000DD 0000DD 0000DD FFFFFF 0000DD Leicester City _black_stripes_thin1 _blackstripes_thin2 _black_stripes_thin1 _redtop_2whitestripes FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 000000 000000 Manchester City GK 1 ENG Peter ShiltonDF 2 WAL Peter RodriguesDF 3 ENG David Nish (c)MF 4 SCO Bobby RobertsDF 5 ENG Alan WoollettDF 6 ENG Graham CrossMF 7 ENG Rodney FernMF 8 SCO Dave GibsonFW 9 SCO Andy LochheadFW 10 ENG Allan ClarkeMF 11 ENG Lenny Glover 70Substitutes:DF 12 SCO Malcolm Manley 70Manager: IRL Frank O'Farrell GK 1 ENG Harry DowdRB 2 ENG Tony Book (c)LB 3 ENG Glyn PardoeCB 4 ENG Mike DoyleCB 5 ENG Tommy BoothCM 6 ENG Alan OakesRW 7 ENG Mike SummerbeeCM 8 ENG Colin BellFW 9 ENG Francis LeeFW 10 ENG Neil YoungLW 11ENG Tony ColemanSubstitutes:DF 12ENG David ConnorManager: ENG Joe Mercer Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Replay if scores still level. One named substitute. Post-match The Manchester City team returned to Manchester the following evening. They travelled by train to Wilmslow, from where they undertook a 13-mile parade in an open-topped bus. 25,000 people lined the route, with a further 3,000 people in Albert Square, where the parade finished.William Hanley Ebullient welcome for Cup winners The Guardian 1969-04-28 18 Three days later, the team paraded the cup in front of their supporters before their match against West Ham United at Maine Road.Pardoe shows his forwards how it's done The Guardian 1969-05-01 11 The good conduct of the supporters of both teams was praised in Parliament by MPs Barnett Janner and Tom Boardman.Cup crowd praised The Guardian 1969-05-02 22 Manchester City's cup was their fourth. In winning the trophy, Joe Mercer became the first person to win the league championship and FA Cup as both a captain and a manager. By winning the competition, Manchester City earned the right to compete in the 1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup. City went on to win the Cup Winners' Cup, beating Górnik Zabrze 2–1 in the final.Ward, The Manchester City Story, p. 64. Leicester City continued to struggle in their remaining league matches and were relegated to the Second Division. Leicester became only the second club to reach a cup final and suffer relegation in the same season. By coincidence, the other club to have done so was Manchester City, who were subject to the same fate in 1926; and Wigan Athletic, who won the FA Cup in 2013 against Manchester City, but were relegated in the same season.Ward, The Manchester City Story, p. 63. References 30em Bibliography Book Tony David Clayton Maine Man Mainstream publishing 2004 1-84018-812-X Doyle Mike & Clayton, David Blue Blood: the Mike Doyle Story Bluecoat Liverpool 2006 1-904438-38-5 Goldstone Phil Saffer, David Manchester City Champions 1967/68 Tempus Stroud 2005 978-0-7524-3611-1 Pawson Tony 100 Years of the FA Cup Heinemann London 1972 0-330-23274-6 Penney Ian Blue Heaven: Manchester City's Greatest Games Mainstream Edinburgh 1996 1-85158-872-8 Summerbee Mike Mike Summerbee: The Autobiography Century London 2008 978-1-8460-5493-8 Tossell David Big Mal: The High Life and hard Times of Malcolm Allison, Football Legend Mainstream 2008 Edinburgh 978-1-84596-478-8 Ward Andrew The Manchester City Story Breedon Derby 1984 0-907969-05-4 External links FA Cup Finals Match Report "Richard Tucker's Website" – contains numerous photographs related to Manchester City, including many of the 1969 Cup-Final. 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