FA Cup Final 1960
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The 1960 FA Cup Final was the 79th final
of the world's oldest domestic football cup competition, the FA Cup
. It took place on 7 May 1960 at Wembley Stadium in London. The match was contested by Blackburn Rovers
and Wolverhampton Wanderers
.
Wolves won the game and the cup after a 3–0 victory, with a Norman Deeley
double after Blackburn defender Mick McGrath
had scored an own goal. This was Wolves' fourth and most recent FA Cup success to date.
. Blackburn Rovers, on the other hand, had not had a great season, finishing in 17th place in only their second season back in top flight football. Both league games between the two during the season had been won by Wolves (3–1 and 1–0).
If current form favoured Wolves, Blackburn had the better FA Cup pedigree historically, with six triumphs already to their name, compared to Wolves' three. They had already displayed their cup strength by eliminating three of the top four clubs that season en route to the final - Burnley, Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield Wednesday.
As the half progressed Wolves began to gain control and seemed most likely to open the scoring, with Jimmy Murray
mis-hitting with the goal before him. Despite this it was Blackburn who eventually had the most dangerous shot on target when Peter Dobing
jinked through Wolves defence to fire at goal, but goalkeeper Malcolm Finlayson
was able to block the shot.
Failing to take that opportunity soon proved costly for Blackburn when they suffered a disastrous few minutes. A low cross driven in by Stobart
was deflected past Blackburn's goalkeeper by his own unfortunate defender, Mick McGrath
to break the deadlock on 41 minutes. Then, two minutes later Blackburn's woes heightened as full-back Dave Whelan fractured his leg in a challenge with Norman Deeley. Though initially overlooked by the referee who allowed play to continue, both men needed substantial treatment. Whelan was eventually stretchered off, and, without the use of substitutes, left his team to complete the game with only 10 men.
fumbled a low Des Horne
cross only for Barry Stobart
- in modern terms not interfering with play - to be flagged.
Murray came close to getting himself a legitimate goal on 68 minutes when he was left free on the edge of the penalty area, only for Leyland to block his swiveling shot with his legs. From the resulting corner Wolves worked the ball for Horne to pass across the face of the goal, finding Deeley at the far post who drove the ball in to all but seal victory. Wolves then had the ball in the net for fourth time seven minutes later when Ron Flowers
tapped-in which was again flagged offside.
Blackburn offered little resistance and failed to create any goalscoring opportunities throughout the second half leaving Wolves to complete the scoring two minutes from time when the Blackburn defence was hesitant in clearing the ball, allowing Deeley to shoot high into the top corner from five yards.
Bill Slater
then led the Wolves players up the famous Wembley steps to be presented with the trophy by The Duchess of Gloucester
, and the Cup was heading back to Molineux
for a fourth time.
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WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS:
1
Malcolm Finlayson
2
George Showell
3
Gerry Harris
4
Eddie Clamp
5
Bill Slater
(c)
6
Ron Flowers
7
Norman Deeley
8
Barry Stobart
9
Jimmy Murray
10
Peter Broadbent
11
Des Horne
Manager:
Stan Cullis
programme (12:45pm to 5pm) with commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme
. Only four cameras used for the entire broadcast while use of on-screen score captions, which had been adopted for the first time the previous year was dropped. Wolstenholme described the game early on as 'The White Shirt Final' due to the breathless heat within Wembley Stadium, which lead to the vast majority of spectators to remove their jackets. As it was still the custom to attend the cup final in 'Sunday best' this led to an arena dominated by white shirted spectators.
The press dubbed the game 'The Dustbin Final' due in part to the feeling that the game had been "rubbish" but also for the bad reaction by Blackburn fans to the victorious Wolves team as they paraded the cup being pelted with match programmes, paper cups and other rubbish accumulated in the stands during the game.
As well as television the game was also broadcast live on BBC Radio
while black and white newsreel footage from both Pathé
and Movietone
was screened in cinemas that evening.
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|3rd Round||align=right|Sunderland
||1–1||Blackburn Rovers
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|3rd Round (Replay)||align=right|Blackburn Rovers||4–1||Sunderland
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|4th Round||align=right|Blackburn Rovers||1–1||Blackpool
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|4th Round (Replay)||align=right|Blackpool
||0–3||Blackburn Rovers
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|5th Round||align=right|Tottenham Hotspur
||1–3||Blackburn Rovers
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|6th Round||align=right|Burnley
||3–3||Blackburn Rovers
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|6th Round (Replay)||align=right|Blackburn Rovers||2–0||Burnley
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|Semi-final||align=right|Sheffield Wednesday
||1–2||Blackburn Rovers
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)
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|3rd Round||align=right|Newcastle United
||2–2||Wolverhampton Wanderers
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|3rd Round (Replay)||align=right|Wolverhampton Wanderers||4–2||Newcastle United
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|4th Round||align=right|Wolverhampton Wanderers||2–1||Charlton Athletic
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|5th Round||align=right|Luton Town
||1–4||Wolverhampton Wanderers
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|6th Round||align=right|Leicester City
||1–2||Wolverhampton Wanderers
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|Semi-final||align=right|Aston Villa
||0–1||Wolverhampton Wanderers
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| ||colspan=4 align=center|(at The Hawthorns
)
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FA Cup Final
The FA Cup Final, commonly referred to in England as just the Cup Final, is the last match in the Football Association Challenge Cup. With an official attendance of 89,826 at the 2007 FA Cup Final, it is the fourth best attended domestic club championship event in the world and the second most...
of the world's oldest domestic football cup competition, the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
. It took place on 7 May 1960 at Wembley Stadium in London. The match was contested by Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
and Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
.
Wolves won the game and the cup after a 3–0 victory, with a Norman Deeley
Norman Deeley
Norman Victor Deeley was an English professional footballer, who spent the majority of his league career with Wolverhampton Wanderers. He scored two goals in the 1960 FA Cup Final, in a performance that won him the Man of the Match award.-Career:The winger won three league titles with the club, in...
double after Blackburn defender Mick McGrath
Mick McGrath
Michael "Mick" McGrath is an Irish former professional footballer.He was a left half and began his career with Dublin club Home Farm F.C. before moving to England to join Blackburn Rovers in August 1954. He made 269 Football League appearances over the next ten years at Ewood Park. and played...
had scored an own goal. This was Wolves' fourth and most recent FA Cup success to date.
Background
Wolverhampton Wanderers were clear favourites going into the match, having won twice won the league title in the previous three seasons and only being denied a third successive championship during this season, after being pipped by just a single point by BurnleyBurnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
. Blackburn Rovers, on the other hand, had not had a great season, finishing in 17th place in only their second season back in top flight football. Both league games between the two during the season had been won by Wolves (3–1 and 1–0).
If current form favoured Wolves, Blackburn had the better FA Cup pedigree historically, with six triumphs already to their name, compared to Wolves' three. They had already displayed their cup strength by eliminating three of the top four clubs that season en route to the final - Burnley, Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield Wednesday.
First half
The match was one of the warmest cup finals recorded, with many spectators having to be treated for fainting, leading to the game being played at a very sedate pace throughout. The opening 15 minutes set the tone for the contest in both pace and with both teams ruthlessly applying the offside trap to nullify their opponent (leading the TV commentator to eventually dub it 'The Offside Final').As the half progressed Wolves began to gain control and seemed most likely to open the scoring, with Jimmy Murray
Jimmy Murray (English footballer)
Colin James Robert 'Jimmy' Murray was an English footballer, who spent the majority of his league career with Wolverhampton Wanderers.-Career:...
mis-hitting with the goal before him. Despite this it was Blackburn who eventually had the most dangerous shot on target when Peter Dobing
Peter Dobing
Peter Dobing is an English former footballer, who played for Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City and Stoke City.-Career:...
jinked through Wolves defence to fire at goal, but goalkeeper Malcolm Finlayson
Malcolm Finlayson
Malcolm Finlayson is a former Scottish football goalkeeper who won the league championship and FA Cup with Wolverhampton Wanderers.-Career:...
was able to block the shot.
Failing to take that opportunity soon proved costly for Blackburn when they suffered a disastrous few minutes. A low cross driven in by Stobart
Barry Stobart
Barry Henry Stobart is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Manchester City, Aston Villa and Shrewsbury Town during the 1960s.-Career:...
was deflected past Blackburn's goalkeeper by his own unfortunate defender, Mick McGrath
Mick McGrath
Michael "Mick" McGrath is an Irish former professional footballer.He was a left half and began his career with Dublin club Home Farm F.C. before moving to England to join Blackburn Rovers in August 1954. He made 269 Football League appearances over the next ten years at Ewood Park. and played...
to break the deadlock on 41 minutes. Then, two minutes later Blackburn's woes heightened as full-back Dave Whelan fractured his leg in a challenge with Norman Deeley. Though initially overlooked by the referee who allowed play to continue, both men needed substantial treatment. Whelan was eventually stretchered off, and, without the use of substitutes, left his team to complete the game with only 10 men.
Second half
When the team re-emerged after the interval, Deeley was still labouring and showing signs of discomfort from his clash with Whelan. The continued use of the offside trap, crude and poorly organised by modern standards but largely effective, saved Blackburn falling further behind in the 50th minute when Murray slotted home after Blackburn goalkeeper Harry LeylandHarry Leyland
Harry Leyland was a Liverpool-born footballer who made 36 Football League appearances for Everton before transferring to Blackburn Rovers...
fumbled a low Des Horne
Des Horne
Desmond Tolton "Des" Horne is a South African former footballer who played in English football for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Blackpool.-Career:Horne was signed by English First Division club Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1956...
cross only for Barry Stobart
Barry Stobart
Barry Henry Stobart is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Manchester City, Aston Villa and Shrewsbury Town during the 1960s.-Career:...
- in modern terms not interfering with play - to be flagged.
Murray came close to getting himself a legitimate goal on 68 minutes when he was left free on the edge of the penalty area, only for Leyland to block his swiveling shot with his legs. From the resulting corner Wolves worked the ball for Horne to pass across the face of the goal, finding Deeley at the far post who drove the ball in to all but seal victory. Wolves then had the ball in the net for fourth time seven minutes later when Ron Flowers
Ron Flowers
Ronald "Ron" Flowers is an English former professional footballer, most known for his time at Wolverhampton Wanderers. He was a member of England's victorious 1966 World Cup squad. He is the elder brother of John Flowers.-Career:...
tapped-in which was again flagged offside.
Blackburn offered little resistance and failed to create any goalscoring opportunities throughout the second half leaving Wolves to complete the scoring two minutes from time when the Blackburn defence was hesitant in clearing the ball, allowing Deeley to shoot high into the top corner from five yards.
Bill Slater
Bill Slater
William John "Bill" Slater , OBE is an English former professional footballer....
then led the Wolves players up the famous Wembley steps to be presented with the trophy by The Duchess of Gloucester
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester was a member of the British Royal Family, the wife and then widow of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the third son of George V and Queen Mary.The daughter of the 7th Duke of Buccleuch & Queensberry, Scotland’s largest landowner, her brothers Walter and...
, and the Cup was heading back to Molineux
Molineux stadium
Molineux Stadium is a Premier League football stadium situated in Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton, England. It has been the home ground of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club since 1889, and has a long and illustrious history as the first 'new build' stadium in Football League history, one of the...
for a fourth time.
Details
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| 1 | Harry Leyland Harry Leyland Harry Leyland was a Liverpool-born footballer who made 36 Football League appearances for Everton before transferring to Blackburn Rovers... |
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| 2 | John Bray John Bray (footballer) John Bray was a professional footballer. A right back from the town of Rishton, Bray started his career at Blackburn Rovers, playing for them in the Football League as well as in the 1960 FA Cup Final. After 153 Football League appearances, and 2 goals, Bray moved to Bury for the 1965–66... |
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| 3 | Dave Whelan |
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| 4 | Ronnie Clayton Ronnie Clayton (footballer) Ronald "Ronnie" Clayton was an English footballer who made nearly 600 appearances in the Football League playing for Blackburn Rovers. He was capped 35 times for England between 1955 and 1960, although he failed to score.... (c) |
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| 5 | Matt Woods Matt Woods Matt Woods was a former professional footballer who played for Everton, Blackburn Rovers, Sydney Hakoah, Luton Town and Stockport County.-References:... |
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| 6 | Mick McGrath Mick McGrath Michael "Mick" McGrath is an Irish former professional footballer.He was a left half and began his career with Dublin club Home Farm F.C. before moving to England to join Blackburn Rovers in August 1954. He made 269 Football League appearances over the next ten years at Ewood Park. and played... |
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| 7 | Louis Bimpson Louis Bimpson Louis Bimpson was a Liverpool Football Club striker of the 1950s who notched up a good goalscoring record without ever being a first-team regular.-Life and playing career:... |
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| 8 | Peter Dobing Peter Dobing Peter Dobing is an English former footballer, who played for Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City and Stoke City.-Career:... |
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| 9 |  Derek DouganDerek Dougan Alexander Derek Dougan was a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers.... |
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| 10 | Bryan Douglas Bryan Douglas Bryan Douglas is a former English footballer.During his career, he played for Blackburn Rovers from 1954 to 1969, totalling 438 league appearances and 100 goals. He also earned 36 caps and scored 11 goals for England. He appeared in two World Cups, in 1958 and 1962, appearing in all of England's... |
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| 11 | Ally MacLeod Ally MacLeod Alistair Reid MacLeod was a Scottish professional football player. He is perhaps better known for his time as a football manager, which included being in charge of Scotland at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.... |
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| Manager: | |||
| Dally Duncan Dally Duncan Douglas "Dally" Duncan was an Aberdeen-born football player and manager.A left-winger, Duncan joined Hull City from Aberdeen Richmond in 1928 and spent his entire professional career in England. He joined Derby County for £2,000 in 1932 and remained contracted to the club until 1946... |
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Malcolm FinlaysonMalcolm Finlayson
Malcolm Finlayson is a former Scottish football goalkeeper who won the league championship and FA Cup with Wolverhampton Wanderers.-Career:...
George ShowellGeorge Showell
George William Showell is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bristol City and Wrexham...
Gerry HarrisGerry Harris
Geraldine Mary "Gerry" Harris is Professor of Theatre Studies at the University of Lancaster and director of Palatine, the Subject Centre for Dance, Drama and Music....
Eddie ClampEddie Clamp
Harold Edwin Clamp was an English footballer.-Career:Clamp joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1950, turning professional in April 1952, before breaking into the first team to make his debut on 6 March 1954, away at Manchester United. He made one further appearance that season as he club won their...
Bill SlaterBill Slater
William John "Bill" Slater , OBE is an English former professional footballer....
(c)
Ron FlowersRon Flowers
Ronald "Ron" Flowers is an English former professional footballer, most known for his time at Wolverhampton Wanderers. He was a member of England's victorious 1966 World Cup squad. He is the elder brother of John Flowers.-Career:...
Norman DeeleyNorman Deeley
Norman Victor Deeley was an English professional footballer, who spent the majority of his league career with Wolverhampton Wanderers. He scored two goals in the 1960 FA Cup Final, in a performance that won him the Man of the Match award.-Career:The winger won three league titles with the club, in...
Barry StobartBarry Stobart
Barry Henry Stobart is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Manchester City, Aston Villa and Shrewsbury Town during the 1960s.-Career:...
Jimmy MurrayJimmy Murray (English footballer)
Colin James Robert 'Jimmy' Murray was an English footballer, who spent the majority of his league career with Wolverhampton Wanderers.-Career:...
Peter BroadbentPeter Broadbent (footballer)
Peter Frank Broadbent is a former England international footballer. He won major domestic honours with Wolverhampton Wanderers, and appeared in the 1958 World Cup.-Biography:...
Des HorneDes Horne
Desmond Tolton "Des" Horne is a South African former footballer who played in English football for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Blackpool.-Career:Horne was signed by English First Division club Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1956...
Stan CullisStan Cullis
Stanley Cullis was a professional footballer and manager, most notably for Wolverhampton Wanderers. During his term as manager between 1948 and 1964 Wolves became one of the strongest teams in the British game, winning the league title on three occasions, and playing a series of high-profile...
Coverage
The game was broadcast live on television on the BBC GrandstandGrandstand (BBC)
Grandstand was a British television sport programme. Broadcast between 1958 and 2007, it was one of the BBC's longest running sports shows, alongside BBC Sports Personality of the Year.Its first presenter was Peter Dimmock...
programme (12:45pm to 5pm) with commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme
Kenneth Wolstenholme
Kenneth Wolstenholme DFC & Bar was the football commentator for BBC television in the 1950s and 1960s, most notable for his commentary during the 1966 FIFA World Cup which included the famous phrase "some people are on the pitch...they think it's all over....it is now!", as Geoff Hurst scored...
. Only four cameras used for the entire broadcast while use of on-screen score captions, which had been adopted for the first time the previous year was dropped. Wolstenholme described the game early on as 'The White Shirt Final' due to the breathless heat within Wembley Stadium, which lead to the vast majority of spectators to remove their jackets. As it was still the custom to attend the cup final in 'Sunday best' this led to an arena dominated by white shirted spectators.
The press dubbed the game 'The Dustbin Final' due in part to the feeling that the game had been "rubbish" but also for the bad reaction by Blackburn fans to the victorious Wolves team as they paraded the cup being pelted with match programmes, paper cups and other rubbish accumulated in the stands during the game.
As well as television the game was also broadcast live on BBC Radio
BBC Radio
BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927. For a history of BBC radio prior to 1927 see British Broadcasting Company...
while black and white newsreel footage from both Pathé
Pathé
Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various French businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France.-History:...
and Movietone
Movietone
Movietone may refer to:*Movietone , a Bristol-based British music group*Movietone News, a company producing cinema newsreels from the 1920s onwards*Movietone Records, Movietone was a budget subsidiary of 20th Century Fox' record division...
was screened in cinemas that evening.
Blackburn Rovers
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|3rd Round||align=right|Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
||1–1||Blackburn Rovers
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|3rd Round (Replay)||align=right|Blackburn Rovers||4–1||Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
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|4th Round||align=right|Blackburn Rovers||1–1||Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
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|4th Round (Replay)||align=right|Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
||0–3||Blackburn Rovers
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|5th Round||align=right|Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
||1–3||Blackburn Rovers
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|6th Round||align=right|Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
||3–3||Blackburn Rovers
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|6th Round (Replay)||align=right|Blackburn Rovers||2–0||Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
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|Semi-final||align=right|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...
||1–2||Blackburn Rovers
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| ||colspan=4 align=center|(at Maine Road
Maine Road
Maine Road was a football stadium in Moss Side, Manchester, England that was home to Manchester City F.C. from its construction in 1923 until 2003...
)
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Wolverhampton Wanderers
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|3rd Round||align=right|Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
||2–2||Wolverhampton Wanderers
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|3rd Round (Replay)||align=right|Wolverhampton Wanderers||4–2||Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
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|4th Round||align=right|Wolverhampton Wanderers||2–1||Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
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|5th Round||align=right|Luton Town
Luton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...
||1–4||Wolverhampton Wanderers
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|6th Round||align=right|Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
||1–2||Wolverhampton Wanderers
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|Semi-final||align=right|Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
||0–1||Wolverhampton Wanderers
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| ||colspan=4 align=center|(at The Hawthorns
The Hawthorns
The Hawthorns is an all-seater football stadium in West Bromwich, Sandwell, England, with a capacity of 26,484. It has been the home of West Bromwich Albion F.C. since 1900, when it became the sixth ground to be used by the club. The ground was the last Football League ground to be built in the...
)
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