Chelsea 2-2 Leeds United (1969-70 FA Cup Final)

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1970 FA Cup Final
0Scoreline	Chelsea 2-2 Leeds United
0Date	11 April 1970
0Competition	FA Cup
0Referee	Eric Jennings
0Stadium	Wembley Stadium
0Attendance	100,000

The first 1970 FA Cup Final took place on 11 April 1970 at Wembley Stadium and ended 2-2, forcing a replay. It was the first Wembley final not to be decided on the day and marked a clash of footballing contrasts. Chelsea, the flamboyant southerners, faced Leeds United, the uncompromising, but talented, northerners. Both sides were challenging for their first ever FA Cup win and entered the final as two of the best teams of the era, having finished 2nd and 3rd respectively in the First Division that season.

Contents 1 Match review 2 Match details 3 Road to the Final 4 Images

Match review

The match at Wembley took place on the 11 April, around a month earlier than was typical for FA Cup finals, due to the FA's wish for the England team, who were world champions and were defending their trophy in Mexico, to have time to acclimatise to the Mexican climate. The game was hampered by a poor pitch, the Horse of the Year show having taken place there a week previously. In a game where Leeds were generally seen to have had the best of the play, with winger Eddie Gray in particular giving David Webb a torrid time, the Yorkshiremen took the lead after 20 minutes when Jack Charlton's downward header from a corner didn't bounce, meaning Eddie McCreadie mis-timed his clearance and the ball rolled over the line. Towards the end of the first half, Chelsea's Peter Houseman drove a low shot from 20 yards, which goalkeeper Gary Sprake fumbled, and it, too, rolled over the line for the equaliser. Leeds appeared to have secured the game six minutes from full-time when an Allan Clarke header hit the post and Mick Jones reacted first to put the ball into the net, but just two minutes later Ian Hutchinson headed in the equaliser from John Hollins' cross to take the match to a replay. This would be the first FA Cup final replay since 1912.

Match details

11 April 1970 15.00	Chelsea	2 - 2	Leeds United	Venue: Wembley Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Eric Jennings
	Houseman 41' Hutchinson 86'		Charlton 20' Jones 84'

CHELSEA: GK 1 Peter Bonetti RB 2 David Webb LB 3 Eddie McCreadie CM 4 John Hollins CB 5 John Dempsey CB 6 Ron Harris (c) 90' RM 7 Tommy Baldwin CM 8 Peter Houseman CF 9 Peter Osgood CF 10 Ian Hutchinson LM 11 Charlie Cooke Substitutes: DF 12 Marvin Hinton 90' Manager: Dave Sexton

LEEDS UNITED: GK 1 Gary Sprake RB 2 Paul Madeley LB 3 Terry Cooper CM 4 Billy Bremner (c) CB 5 Jack Charlton CB 6 Norman Hunter RM 7 Peter Lorimer CF 8 Allan Clarke CF 9 Mick Jones CM 10 Johnny Giles LM 11 Eddie Gray Substitutes: MF 12 Mick Bates Manager: Don Revie

Road to the Final

Season	Day	D	M	Year	Comp	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Additional information
1969-70	Sat	3	Jan	1970	3rd Round	Birmingham City	Home	Won	3-0
1969-70	Sat	24	Jan	1970	4th Round	Burnley	Home	Drew	2-2
1969-70	Tue	27	Jan	1970	4th Round Replay	Burnley	Away	Won	3-1
1969-70	Sat	7	Feb	1970	5th Round	Crystal Palace	Away	Won	4-1
1969-70	Sat	21	Feb	1970	6th Round	Queens Park Rangers	Away	Won	4-2
1969-70	Sat	14	Mar	1970	Semi Final	Watford	Neutral*	Won	5-1	*White Hart Lane (Tottenham Hotspur)

Images

Match ticket

Match programme

Ossie heads for goal

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