1968–69 FA Cup

July 2020 1968–69 FA Cup EnglandWales Manchester City(4th title) Leicester City Denis Law (7) 1967–68 1969–70 The 1968–69 FA Cup was the 88th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Manchester City won the competition for the fourth time, defeating Leicester City 1–0 in the final at Wembley, through a goal from Neil Young. 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. The 1968–69 tournament was remarkable in that no second replays were required at any point throughout the main event. Calendar Round Date Preliminary round Saturday, 7 September 1968 First round qualifying Saturday, 21 September 1968 Second round qualifying Saturday, 5 October 1968 Third round qualifying Saturday, 19 October 1968 Fourth round qualifying Saturday, 2 November 1968 First round proper Saturday, 16 November 1968 Second round proper Saturday, 7 December 1968 Third round proper Saturday, 4 January 1969 Fourth round proper Saturday, 25 January 1969 Fifth round proper Saturday, 8 February 1969 Sixth round proper Saturday, 1 March 1969 Semi-finals Saturday, 22 March 1969 Final Saturday, 26 April 1969 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 Tow Law Town, South Shields, Goole Town, Altrincham, Morecambe, Skelmersdale United, Bangor City, Hereford United, Kidderminster Harriers, Macclesfield Town, Bilston, Kettering Town, Grantham, St Albans City, King's Lynn, Bury Town, Chelmsford City, Margate, Brentwood Town, Dartford, Ware, Oxford City, Barnet, Wealdstone, Canterbury City, Woking, Cheltenham Town, Weymouth, Yeovil Town and Waterlooville. Bilston, Bury Town, Brentwood Town, Ware and Waterlooville were appearing in the competition proper for the first time, while Woking had last featured at this stage in 1958–59 and St Albans City had last done so in 1926-27. Brentwood Town was the first club from that centre to participate in the main draw of the FA Cup since 1885–86, the season before the original Brentwood FC moved to Leyton and was renamed Crusaders. all qualifying round results 1968–69 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 competition proper, Leytonstone and Chesham United were given byes to this round as the champions and runners-up from the previous season's FA Amateur Cup. Matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 16 November 1968. Ten were drawn and went to replays two, three or four days later. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Chesterfield2–0Skelmersdale United16 November 19682Darlington2–0Grimsby Town16 November 19683Dartford3–1Aldershot16 November 19684Hartlepool1–1Rotherham United16 November 1968ReplayRotherham United3–0Hartlepool19 November 19685Barnet1–1Brentwood Town16 November 1968ReplayBrentwood Town1–0Barnet18 November 19686Grantham2–1Chelmsford City16 November 19687Weymouth2–1Yeovil Town16 November 19688Reading1–0Plymouth Argyle16 November 19689Macclesfield Town1–3Lincoln City16 November 196810Luton Town6–1Ware16 November 196811Swindon Town1–0Canterbury City16 November 196812Shrewsbury Town1–1Port Vale16 November 1968ReplayPort Vale3–1Shrewsbury Town18 November 196813Doncaster Rovers1–0Notts County16 November 196814Wrexham4–2Oldham Athletic16 November 196815Tranmere Rovers0–1Southport16 November 196816Stockport County3–0Bradford Park Avenue16 November 196817Oxford City2–3Swansea Town16 November 196818Leytonstone0–1Walsall16 November 196819Bangor City2–3Morecambe16 November 196820Barnsley0–0Rochdale16 November 1968ReplayRochdale0–1Barnsley18 November 196821Brentford2–0Woking16 November 196822Bristol Rovers3–1Peterborough United16 November 196823Northampton Town3–1Margate16 November 196824Brighton & Hove Albion2–2Kidderminster Harriers16 November 1968ReplayKidderminster Harriers0–1Brighton & Hove Albion20 November 196825Bradford City1–2Chester16 November 196826Goole Town1–3Barrow16 November 196827Altrincham0–1Crewe Alexandra16 November 196828Southend United9–0King's Lynn16 November 196829Exeter City0–0Newport County16 November 1968ReplayNewport County1–3Exeter City18 November 196830Mansfield Town4–1Tow Law Town16 November 196831Wealdstone1–1St Albans City16 November 1968ReplaySt Albans City1–0Wealdstone19 November 196832Cheltenham Town0–4Watford16 November 196833Workington2–0Scunthorpe United16 November 196834Hereford United0–0Torquay United16 November 1968ReplayTorquay United4–2Hereford United20 November 196835Bury Town0–0Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic16 November 1968ReplayBournemouth & Boscombe Athletic3–0Bury Town20 November 196836South Shields0–6York City16 November 196837Colchester United5–0Chesham United16 November 196838Bilston1–3Halifax Town16 November 196839Waterlooville1–2Kettering Town16 November 196840Orient1–1Gillingham16 November 1968ReplayGillingham2–1Orient20 November 1968 Second round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 7 December 1968. Nine matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Chester1–1Lincoln City7 December 1968ReplayLincoln City2–1Chester11 December 19682Chesterfield2–1Wrexham7 December 19683Darlington0–0Barnsley7 December 1968ReplayBarnsley1–0Darlington10 December 19684Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic0–0Bristol Rovers7 December 1968ReplayBristol Rovers1–0Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic10 December 19685Grantham0–2Swindon Town7 December 19686Watford1–0Brentford7 December 19687Weymouth1–1Swansea Town7 December 1968ReplaySwansea Town2–0Weymouth10 December 19688Reading0–0Torquay United7 December 1968ReplayTorquay United1–2Reading11 December 19689Luton Town3–1Gillingham7 December 196810Doncaster Rovers2–1Southport7 December 196811Stockport County2–0Barrow7 December 196812Brighton & Hove Albion1–2Northampton Town7 December 196813Southend United10–1Brentwood Town7 December 196814St Albans City1–1Walsall7 December 1968ReplayWalsall3–1St Albans City10 December 196815Port Vale0–0Workington7 December 1968ReplayWorkington1–2Port Vale11 December 196816Halifax Town1–1Crewe Alexandra7 December 1968ReplayCrewe Alexandra1–3Halifax Town11 December 196817York City2–0Morecambe7 December 196818Kettering Town5–0Dartford7 December 196819Rotherham United2–2Mansfield Town7 December 1968ReplayMansfield Town1–0Rotherham United9 December 196820Colchester United0–1Exeter City7 December 1968 Third round proper The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 4 January 1969. Seven matches were drawn and went to replays. Kettering Town was the last non-league club left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Burnley3–1Derby County4 January 19692Bury1–2Huddersfield Town4 January 19693Liverpool2–0Doncaster Rovers4 January 19694Preston North End3–0Nottingham Forest4 January 19695Watford2–0Port Vale4 January 19696Walsall0–1Tottenham Hotspur4 January 19697Blackburn Rovers2–0Stockport County4 January 19698Aston Villa2–1Queens Park Rangers4 January 19699Sheffield Wednesday1–1Leeds United4 January 1969ReplayLeeds United1–3Sheffield Wednesday8 January 196910Bolton Wanderers2–1Northampton Town4 January 196911Middlesbrough1–1Millwall4 January 1969ReplayMillwall1–0Middlesbrough6 January 196912West Bromwich Albion3–0Norwich City4 January 196913Sunderland1–4Fulham4 January 196914Everton2–1Ipswich Town4 January 196915Swindon Town0–2Southend United4 January 196916Newcastle United4–0Reading4 January 196917Manchester City1–0Luton Town4 January 196918Barnsley1–1Leicester City4 January 1969ReplayLeicester City2–1Barnsley8 January 196919Bristol Rovers1–1Kettering Town4 January 1969ReplayKettering Town1–2Bristol Rovers8 January 196920Coventry City3–1Blackpool4 January 196921Portsmouth3–0Chesterfield4 January 196922West Ham United3–2Bristol City4 January 196923Hull City1–3Wolverhampton Wanderers4 January 196924Chelsea2–0Carlisle United4 January 196925Exeter City1–3Manchester United4 January 196926Mansfield Town2–1Sheffield United4 January 196927Cardiff City0–0Arsenal4 January 1969ReplayArsenal2–0Cardiff City7 January 196928Swansea Town0–1Halifax Town4 January 196929Charlton Athletic0–0Crystal Palace4 January 1969ReplayCrystal Palace0–2Charlton Athletic8 January 196930York City0–2Stoke City4 January 196931Birmingham City2–1Lincoln City4 January 196932Oxford United1–1Southampton4 January 1969ReplaySouthampton2–0Oxford United8 January 1969 Fourth round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 25 January 1969. Six matches were drawn and went to replays. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Liverpool2–1Burnley25 January 19692Preston North End0–0Chelsea25 January 1969ReplayChelsea2–1Preston North End3 February 19693Southampton2–2Aston Villa25 January 1969ReplayAston Villa2–1Southampton29 January 19694Blackburn Rovers4–0Portsmouth25 January 19695Sheffield Wednesday2–2Birmingham City25 January 1969ReplayBirmingham City2–1Sheffield Wednesday28 January 19696Bolton Wanderers1–2Bristol Rovers25 January 19697Everton2–0Coventry City25 January 19698Newcastle United0–0Manchester City25 January 1969ReplayManchester City2–0Newcastle United29 January 19699Tottenham Hotspur2–1Wolverhampton Wanderers25 January 196910Fulham1–2West Bromwich Albion25 January 196911Manchester United1–1Watford25 January 1969ReplayWatford0–2Manchester United3 February 196912Millwall0–1Leicester City25 January 196913Huddersfield Town0–2West Ham United25 January 196914Mansfield Town2–1Southend United25 January 196915Arsenal2–0Charlton Athletic25 January 196916Stoke City1–1Halifax Town25 January 1969ReplayHalifax Town0–3Stoke City28 January 1969 Fifth round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 8 February 1969. However, for the first time in history, the entire fifth round draw for the FA Cup was unable to be played due to heavy snowfall across England,http://archive.timesonline.co.uk/tol/viewArticle.arc?toDate=1969-02-11&fromDate=1969-02-10&currentPageNumber=1&resultsPerPage=10&sortBy=default&offset=0&viewName=&addFilters=&removeFilters=&addCat=&queryKeywords=FA+Cup&sectionId=1040&currPgSmartSet=1&pageId=ARCHIVE-The_Times-1969-02-10-12&articleId=ARCHIVE-The_Times-1969-02-10-12-006&xmlpath=&pubId=17&totalResults=1&addRefineFilters=&removeRefineFilters=&addRefineCat=&next_Page=false&prev_Page=false&date_dd_From=10&date_mm_From=02&date_yyyy_From=1969&date_dd_to_range=11&date_mm_to_range=02&date_yyyy_to_range=1969&date_dd_from_precise=10&date_mm_from_precise=02&date_yyyy_from_precise=1969&isDateSearch=false&dateSearchType=range&refineQuerykeywordText= The Times Archive 2008-09-02 Times Newspapers Ltd. 1969-02-10 LondonSeptember 2024 medicmedic and the matches were replayed at various times after this date. Most took place by the following Wednesday (one of these requiring a replay), two were played a fortnight later, but the final match was not played until 1 March and required a replay two days later. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Leicester City0–0Liverpool1 March 1969ReplayLiverpool0–1Leicester City3 March 19692Blackburn Rovers1–4Manchester City24 February 19693West Bromwich Albion1–0Arsenal12 February 19694Everton1–0Bristol Rovers12 February 19695Tottenham Hotspur3–2Aston Villa12 February 19696Chelsea3–2Stoke City12 February 19697Mansfield Town3–0West Ham United26 February 19698Birmingham City2–2Manchester United11 February 1969ReplayManchester United6–2Birmingham City24 February 1969 Sixth round proper The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on 1 March 1969, although due to the late completion of Leicester City's fifth round tie, their match with Mansfield Town was not played until 8 March. There were no replays. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Manchester City1–0Tottenham Hotspur1 March 19692Manchester United0–1Everton1 March 19693Chelsea1–2West Bromwich Albion1 March 19694Mansfield Town0–1Leicester City8 March 1969 Semi-finals The semi-final matches were played on Saturday 22 March and Saturday 29 March 1969. 22 March 1969 15:00 Manchester City 1–0 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Everton Booth 87 Villa Park, Birmingham W. G. Handley, Cannock 29 March 1969 15:00 Leicester City 1–0 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic West Bromwich Albion Clarke 86 Hillsborough, Sheffield Ray Tinkler, Boston Final 1969 FA Cup Final The 1969 FA Cup Final was contested by Manchester City and Leicester City at Wembley on Saturday 26 April 1969. The match finished 1–0 to Manchester City who, behind West Ham United in 1975, are the second-last all-English team to win the FA Cup. 26 April 1969 15:00 BST Manchester City 1–0 Leicester City (Report) Young 24 Wembley, London 100,000 George McCabe (South Yorkshire) _black_stripes_thin1 _blackstripes_thin2 _black_stripes_thin1 _redtop_2whitestripes FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 000000 000000 Manchester City _3_stripes_white 0000DD 0000DD 0000DD FFFFFF 0000DD Leicester City References General The FA Cup Archive at TheFA.com English FA Cup 1968/69 at Soccerbase F.A. Cup results 1968/69 at Footballsite Specific Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup