FA Cup 1961-62

The FA Cup 1961–62 was the 81st staging 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 fourth time, beating Burnley 3–1 in the final at Wembley. In doing so, they became the first team to retain the FA Cup since Newcastle United's victory in 1952, and the fourth team ever to do so.

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 the Sunday or 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

Third Round

The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 6 January 1962, with seven matches postponed until later dates. Ten matches were drawn and went to replays, with two of these requiring a second replay.

ixth Round

The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 10 March 1962. Two matches went to replays on the 14th before being settled.

emi finals

The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 31 March 1962 with no replays required. Everton and Sheffield Wednesday came through the semi final round to meet at Wembley.

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time= 15:00
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score=1–1
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team2=Fulham
goals1= John Connelly goal|50
goals2= Leggat goal|29
stadium=Villa Park, Birmingham
attendance=68,000
referee= W. Clement, Birmingham

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date=9 April 1962
time= 19:45
team1=Fulham
score=1–2
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team2=Burnley
goals1= Langley goal|90
goals2= Robson goal|33 goal|80
stadium=Filbert Street, Leicester
attendance=
referee= W. E. Clements, West Bromwich

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team2=Manchester United
goals1= Greaves goal|4 Cliff Jones (footballer) goal|23 Terry Medwin goal|87
goals2= Herd goal|85
stadium=Hillsborough, Sheffield
attendance=65,000
referee= R. Langdale, Darlington

Final

The 1962 FA Cup Final took place on 5 May 1962 at Wembley Stadium and was won by Tottenham Hotspur over Burnley, by a 3–1 scoreline. Due to the lack of passion and excitement, replaced by patience and cautious play, the final was dubbed "The Chessboard Final". Tottenham took to the field as holders, having won the League and FA Cup Double in 1961.

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team1=Tottenham Hotspur
score=3 – 1
team2=Burnley
goals1=Greaves goal|3
Smith goal|51
Blanchflower goal|80|pen.
goals2=Robson goal|50
stadium=Wembley, London
attendance=100,000
referee=J. Finney

References

;General
* [http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/Archive/ The FA Cup Archive] at TheFA.com
* [http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=58&seasonid=104 English FA Cup 1962/61] at Soccerbase
* [http://footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/LeagueTables/Season1962-61/F.A.Cup1962-61.html F.A. Cup results 1962/61] at Footballsite;Specific