1966 FA Cup Final
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The 1966 FA Cup Final was a football match played on 14 May 1966. It was contested by an Everton
team that was the first team to reach an FA Cup Final without conceding in the preceding rounds and Sheffield Wednesday
at Wembley.
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. 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 a final in regulation time having held a two goal lead and without the loss of a player to injury. Their Bolton counterparts of 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. One of the game's most memorable moments was Everton fan Eddie Cavanagh's lone pitch invasion which saw him 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 Dixie Dean
and co. won it in 1933.
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
team that was the first team to reach an FA Cup Final without conceding in the preceding rounds and Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
at Wembley.
Everton came back from 2–0 down to win 3–2, with goals by Mike Trebilcock
Mike Trebilcock
Michael "Mike" Trebilcock is a retired Cornish professional footballer. He played primarily as a winger and is most famous for scoring twice in the 1966 FA Cup Final for Everton, becoming the first black player to score in an FA Cup Final.Mike Trebilcock played for non-league Tavistock before...
(2) and Derek Temple
Derek Temple
Derek William Temple is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for Everton and Preston North End in the Football League. He was capped once for England....
. Jim McCalliog
Jim McCalliog
James "Jim" McCalliog is a Scottish former footballer who played for Sheffield Wednesday, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Manchester United and Southampton....
and David Ford
David Ford (footballer)
David Ford is a former professional football player, who played for Sheffield Wednesday, Newcastle United, Sheffield United and Halifax Town. He is also a popular acoustic singer/songwriter. His career lasted from 1965 to 1976 during which time he made 245 league appearances with 15 as substitute...
scored the Owls' goals. Temple's winner came after an unfortunate slip by Gerry Young. 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 a final in regulation time having held a two goal lead and without the loss of a player to injury. Their Bolton counterparts of 1953 having been effectively reduced to nine fit men before losing their two goal lead.
John Lennon
John Lennon
John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
and Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
of The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
both attended the match. One of the game's most memorable moments was Everton fan Eddie Cavanagh's lone pitch invasion which saw him pursued across the pitch by a policeman.
This result meant the FA Cup was taken back to Goodison Park
Goodison Park
Goodison Park is a football stadium located in Walton, Liverpool, England. The stadium has been home to Everton F.C. since its completion in 1892 and is one of the world's first purpose-built football grounds...
for the third time and the first time for 33 years, since Dixie Dean
Dixie Dean
William Ralph Dean , better known as Dixie Dean, was an English football player. Dean originally started his career with Birkenhead based Tranmere Rovers before moving on to Everton, the club he had supported as a child, where he became one of the most prolific goal-scorers in English football...
and co. won it in 1933.
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