1968 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final
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The 1968 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final was the final of the tenth edition of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
. It was played on 7 August and 11 September 1968 between Leeds United
of England
and Ferencváros of Hungary
. Leeds United won the tie 1–0 on aggregate.
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FERENCVAROS:
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GK
1
István Géczi
DF
'
Dezső Novák
(c)
DF
'
Miklós Páncsics
DF
'
Sandor Havasi
MF
'
István Juhász
FW
'
Lajos Szűcs
MF
'
István Szőke
MF
'
Zoltán Varga
FW
'
Flórián Albert
MF
'
Gyula Rákosi
FW
'
Máté Fenyvesi
Substitutes:
MF
'
László Branikovits
Manager:
Károly Lakat
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LEEDS UNITED:
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GK
1
Gary Sprake
DF
'
Paul Reaney
DF
'
Terry Cooper
MF
'
Billy Bremner
(c)
DF
'
Jack Charlton
DF
'
Norman Hunter
MF
'
Michael O'Grady
FW
'
Peter Lorimer
MF
'
Paul Madeley
FW
'
Mick Jones
FW
'
Terry Hibbitt
Substitutes:
MF
'
Mick Bates
Manager:
Don Revie
Leeds United win 1-0 on aggregate
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971. The competition was the idea of Swiss pools supremo Ernst Thommen, Ottorino Barassi from Italy, and the English Football Association general secretary Stanley Rous, all of whom later became senior officials...
. It was played on 7 August and 11 September 1968 between Leeds United
Leeds United A.F.C.
Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...
of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Ferencváros of Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. Leeds United won the tie 1–0 on aggregate.
First leg
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | LEEDS UNITED: | |||
| GK | 1 | Gary Sprake Gary Sprake Gareth Sprake is a Welsh former professional footballer. A goalkeeper, he played for Leeds United and Birmingham City and also won 37 caps for Wales.... |
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| DF | ' | Paul Reaney Paul Reaney Paul Reaney was a long-serving full back with the Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s.Reaney wore the No.2 shirt for Leeds and in a team renowned for its hard approach to the game, he more than held his own.... |
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| DF | ' | Terry Cooper |
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| MF | ' | Billy Bremner Billy Bremner William John "Billy" Bremner was a Scottish professional footballer, most noted for his captaincy of the Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s. He has since been voted Leeds United's greatest player of all time and has a statue outside the South East corner of Elland Road... (c) |
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| DF | ' | Jack Charlton Jack Charlton John "Jack" Charlton, OBE, DL is a former footballer and manager who played for Leeds United in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and was part of the England team who won the 1966 World Cup... |
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| DF | ' | Norman Hunter |
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| FW | ' | Peter Lorimer Peter Lorimer Peter Patrick Lorimer is a former footballer who formed part of the much-admired and feared Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s.... |
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| MF | ' | Paul Madeley Paul Madeley Paul Madeley was a footballer during Leeds United's glory era of the 1960s and 1970s and the last high-profile 'utility' player.... |
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| FW | ' | Mick Jones |
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| MF | ' |  Johnny GilesJohnny Giles Michael John "Johnny" Giles is a former association footballer and manager best remembered for his time as a midfielder with Leeds United in the 1960s and 1970s... |
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| FW | ' | Eddie Gray |
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| Substitutes: | ||||
| FW | ' | Rod Belfitt |
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| FW | ' | Jimmy Greenhoff Jimmy Greenhoff James "Jimmy" Greenhoff is an English former football player. He was a skilful forward and although capped five times at under-23 level, once as an over-age player, he never played for the full side, and is labelled as the finest English player never to play for England... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Don Revie Don Revie Donald George 'Don' Revie, OBE, , was an English footballer who played for Leicester City, Hull City, Sunderland, Manchester City and Leeds United as a deep-lying centre forward. After managing Leeds United he managed England from 1974 until 1977... |
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István GécziIstván Géczi
István Géczi is a retired Hungarian football goalkeeper, who played for Ferencvárosi TC.He won a silver medal in football at the 1972 Summer Olympics, and also participated in the 1966 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1972 for the Hungary national football team.Following the end of his career, he...
Dezső NovákDezso Novák
Dezső Novák is a former Hungarian footballer.During his club career he played for Ferencvárosi TC. For the Hungary national football team, he participated in the 1964 European Nations' Cup...
(c)
Miklós PáncsicsMiklós Páncsics
Miklós Páncsics was a Hungarian football defender, who played for Ferencvárosi TC, Honvéd and Bp. Építők. He was of Croat origin ....
Sandor Havasi István JuhászIstván Juhász (footballer)
István Juhász was a Hungarian football midfielder, who played for Ferencvárosi TC.He won a goal medal in football at the 1968 Summer Olympics and also participated in UEFA Euro 1972 for the Hungary national football team....
Lajos SzűcsLajos Szucs (footballer born 1943)
Lajos Szűcs was a Hungarian football striker, who played for Dorog, Ferencváros, Budapest Honvéd FC and Vasas Izzó...
István SzőkeIstván Szoke
István Szőke was a Hungarian football midfielder, who played for Ferencvárosi TC.He participated in UEFA Euro 1972 for the Hungary national football team.-References:...
Zoltán VargaZoltán Varga (footballer)
Zoltán Varga was a Hungarian football player who played in the 1960s and 1970s.He was an Olympic gold medalist at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He played for Ferencváros when they won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1965, beating Juventus 1-0 in the final...
Flórián Albert Gyula RákosiGyula Rákosi
Gyula Rákosi is a former Hungarian footballer.During his club career he played for Ferencvárosi TC. He earned 41 caps and scored 4 goals for the Hungary national football team from 1960 to 1968, and participated in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, the 1964 European Nations' Cup, and the 1966 FIFA World Cup...
Máté FenyvesiMáté Fenyvesi
Máté Fenyvesi is a former Hungarian footballer.During his club career he played for Kecskeméti Kinizsi for two years, and from 1953 to 1969 for Ferencvárosi TC...
László Branikovits Károly LakatKároly Lakat
Károly Lakat was a Hungarian footballer and coach.Lakat played for Győri AC, Szegedi AK and Ferencvárosi TC and capped 13 times for Hungary....
Second leg
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | FERENCVAROS: | |||
| GK | 1 | István Géczi István Géczi István Géczi is a retired Hungarian football goalkeeper, who played for Ferencvárosi TC.He won a silver medal in football at the 1972 Summer Olympics, and also participated in the 1966 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1972 for the Hungary national football team.Following the end of his career, he... |
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| DF | ' | Dezső Novák Dezso Novák Dezső Novák is a former Hungarian footballer.During his club career he played for Ferencvárosi TC. For the Hungary national football team, he participated in the 1964 European Nations' Cup... (c) |
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| DF | ' | Miklós Páncsics Miklós Páncsics Miklós Páncsics was a Hungarian football defender, who played for Ferencvárosi TC, Honvéd and Bp. Építők. He was of Croat origin .... |
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| DF | ' | Sandor Havasi |
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| MF | ' | István Juhász István Juhász (footballer) István Juhász was a Hungarian football midfielder, who played for Ferencvárosi TC.He won a goal medal in football at the 1968 Summer Olympics and also participated in UEFA Euro 1972 for the Hungary national football team.... |
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| FW | ' | Lajos Szűcs Lajos Szucs (footballer born 1943) Lajos Szűcs was a Hungarian football striker, who played for Dorog, Ferencváros, Budapest Honvéd FC and Vasas Izzó... |
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| MF | ' | István Szőke István Szoke István Szőke was a Hungarian football midfielder, who played for Ferencvárosi TC.He participated in UEFA Euro 1972 for the Hungary national football team.-References:... |
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| MF | ' | Zoltán Varga Zoltán Varga (footballer) Zoltán Varga was a Hungarian football player who played in the 1960s and 1970s.He was an Olympic gold medalist at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He played for Ferencváros when they won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1965, beating Juventus 1-0 in the final... |
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| FW | ' | Flórián Albert |
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| MF | ' | Gyula Rákosi Gyula Rákosi Gyula Rákosi is a former Hungarian footballer.During his club career he played for Ferencvárosi TC. He earned 41 caps and scored 4 goals for the Hungary national football team from 1960 to 1968, and participated in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, the 1964 European Nations' Cup, and the 1966 FIFA World Cup... |
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| FW | ' | Sándor Katona Sándor Katona (footballer) Sándor Katona is a Hungarian footballer. He won a gold medal in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.-References:... |
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| ' | Janos Karaba |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Károly Lakat Károly Lakat Károly Lakat was a Hungarian footballer and coach.Lakat played for Győri AC, Szegedi AK and Ferencvárosi TC and capped 13 times for Hungary.... |
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Gary SprakeGary Sprake
Gareth Sprake is a Welsh former professional footballer. A goalkeeper, he played for Leeds United and Birmingham City and also won 37 caps for Wales....
Paul ReaneyPaul Reaney
Paul Reaney was a long-serving full back with the Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s.Reaney wore the No.2 shirt for Leeds and in a team renowned for its hard approach to the game, he more than held his own....
Terry Cooper Billy BremnerBilly Bremner
William John "Billy" Bremner was a Scottish professional footballer, most noted for his captaincy of the Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s. He has since been voted Leeds United's greatest player of all time and has a statue outside the South East corner of Elland Road...
(c)
Jack CharltonJack Charlton
John "Jack" Charlton, OBE, DL is a former footballer and manager who played for Leeds United in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and was part of the England team who won the 1966 World Cup...
Norman Hunter Michael O'GradyMichael O'Grady
Michael "Mike" O'Grady is an English former professional footballer born in Leeds, who played two games for the England national team, scoring three goals....
Peter LorimerPeter Lorimer
Peter Patrick Lorimer is a former footballer who formed part of the much-admired and feared Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s....
Paul MadeleyPaul Madeley
Paul Madeley was a footballer during Leeds United's glory era of the 1960s and 1970s and the last high-profile 'utility' player....
Mick Jones Terry HibbittTerry Hibbitt
Terence Arthur "Terry" Hibbitt was an English football player, who was on the books at Leeds United, Newcastle United and Birmingham City during his career. His position was midfielder...
Mick Bates Don RevieDon Revie
Donald George 'Don' Revie, OBE, , was an English footballer who played for Leicester City, Hull City, Sunderland, Manchester City and Leeds United as a deep-lying centre forward. After managing Leeds United he managed England from 1974 until 1977...
Leeds United win 1-0 on aggregate