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1966 FA Cup Final
Old Wembley Stadium (external view)
Event1965–66 FA Cup
Date14 May 1966
VenueWembley Stadium, London
1965
1967

The 1966 FA Cup Final was a football match played on 14 May 1966. It was contested by Everton and Sheffield Wednesday at Wembley. Everton were the first team since Bury FC in 1903 to reach an FA Cup Final without conceding a goal in the preceding rounds.

Everton came back from 2–0 down to win 3–2, with goals by Mike Trebilcock (2) and Derek Temple. Jim McCalliog and David Ford scored the Owls' goals. Temple's winner came after an unfortunate slip by Gerry Young, when the ball squirmed under his foot, and Temple was able to run clear and slot the ball past goalkeeper Springett into the corner. Everton became only the second side ever, after Blackpool in 1953, to come from two goals behind to win the cup without the need of extra time, a feat which has not been repeated since. By contrast, Wednesday hold the unwanted record of being the only side ever to lose an FA Cup Final in regulation time having held a two-goal lead and without the loss of a player to injury, Bolton in 1953 having been effectively reduced to nine fit men before losing their two-goal lead.

John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles both attended the match. Everton fan Eddie Cavanagh invaded the playing area and was pursued across the pitch by a policeman.

This result meant the FA Cup was taken back to Goodison Park for the third time and the first time for 33 years, since the team which included Dixie Dean had won it in 1933.

Match details[]

14 May 1966
15:00 BST
Everton 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Jack Taylor (Staffordshire)
Trebilcock Goal 59' Goal 64'
Temple Goal 74'
Report McCalliog Goal 4'
Ford Goal 57'
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Everton
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Sheffield Wednesday
1 Flag of England Gordon West
2 Flag of England Tommy Wright
3 Flag of England Ray Wilson
4 Flag of Scotland Jimmy Gabriel
5 Flag of England Brian Labone (c)
6 Flag of England Brian Harris
7 Flag of Scotland Alex Scott
8 Flag of England Mike Trebilcock
9 Flag of Scotland Alex Young
10 Flag of England Colin Harvey
11 Flag of England Derek Temple
Manager:
Flag of England Harry Catterick
1 Flag of England Ron Springett
2 Flag of England Wilf Smith
3 Flag of England Don Megson
4 Flag of England Peter Eustace
5 Flag of England Sam Ellis
6 Flag of England Gerry Young
7 Flag of England Graham Pugh
8 Flag of England John Fantham
9 Flag of Scotland Jim McCalliog
10 Flag of England David Ford
11 Flag of England John Quinn
Manager:
Flag of England Alan Brown

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.

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