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Post by ohbottom on May 15, 2021 18:39:55 GMT
Funnily enough the first I definitely remember watching is '69 Man City v Leicester, but can remember very little of the match. Following year was Chelsea Leeds, have strong memories of watching both matches. Allan Clark on losing side both years
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Post by pretzel on May 15, 2021 18:54:39 GMT
Funnily enough the first I definitely remember watching is '69 Man City v Leicester, but can remember very little of the match. Following year was Chelsea Leeds, have strong memories of watching both matches. Allan Clark on losing side both years Leicester/Man City was also the first Cup Final I remember watching. Funny how I remember it in colour even though I must have watched it in black and white. I guess that's because I was of an age that I'd paw over any football magazine I could and I distinctly remember having a colour photo of Leicester's Andy Lockhead pinned up on my bedroom wall for some odd reason. I also thought how brilliant that red and black 2nd kit of Man City's was and had a photo of them with the cup pinned up in my room too.
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Post by kentpotter on May 15, 2021 18:56:14 GMT
1971 Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1 AET. Great goal and celebration from Charlie George for the winner. Only live game on TV all year back then. This one or the one before, can't remember? Use to go next door from about 10 in the morning 'til it was over because they had a colour telly πππ
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Post by J-Roar on May 15, 2021 19:41:51 GMT
Vague memories of The Shit v Soton and remember clearly the year after when they beat Liverpool who won European Cup a few days later.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2021 19:49:00 GMT
Leeds v Arsenal 1972.....Alan Clarke diving header and Mick Jones ( Leeds ) broke his collarbone I could name you every winner ( and probably the scorers ) in the 70s 80s 90s and early 2000s but I honestly couldnβt tell you who won it 3 years ago Tragic The more tragic thing Werrington is that even if you guessed who won it three years ago you probably have a chance of getting it right as one of a possible 3. Without looking it up I'm going to say Chelsea or Man Utd, or perhaps Man City. It's nearly always the same likely candidates now. Spot on. I've just looked it up and Chelsea beat Man Utd 1-0
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2021 19:51:58 GMT
That's the first one I properly remember sitting and watching all the way through. I have vague memories of West Ham winning it in '80 and the '79 Cup Final but the Spurs v Man City one is the one I remember most.
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Post by potter1989 on May 15, 2021 19:53:23 GMT
First one I can remember Villa v Chelsea 2000 Di Matteo scored the winner
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Post by tpholloway1 on May 15, 2021 21:02:37 GMT
First one I watched was Newcastle v Man City 1955, on a mate's dad's TV (we couldn't afford one). Black and white.(Jackie Milburn scored the then fastest goal).I was only 7 and felt sorry for Man City so have had a soft spot for them ever since. Watched next year when they won.(Bert Trautmann broke his neck). Seen a few since then.
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Post by somersetstokie on May 15, 2021 21:15:00 GMT
I can vaguely remember the 1964 West Ham v Preston final but the first one that registered as a big deal was the 1967 Spurs v Chelsea. Friday dinner time there was a massive Chelsea v Spurs British Bulldog in the school playground. No idea who won, but it was absolute chaos. At the time St Gregory's had infants, juniors and seniors all at the same school and all these kids of different sizes charging at each other across the playground must have scared the teachers half to death. On the Saturday I went round to my mate Mark's house, his Mum made us dinner, then I watched the match with him and his Dad and then went out into the street to replay the game ourselves. I miss the days when you could play football in the street without having to worry about cars. (Grumpy Old Git time!! ) When I was a lad I used to have an Uncle in Normacot and I would visit and play football in the cobbled backstreets. On the proper road in front of the terrace though I reckon the only traffic we had to look out for was the 'orse and cart of the Rag and Bone man.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on May 15, 2021 21:35:02 GMT
I can vaguely remember the 1964 West Ham v Preston final but the first one that registered as a big deal was the 1967 Spurs v Chelsea. Friday dinner time there was a massive Chelsea v Spurs British Bulldog in the school playground. No idea who won, but it was absolute chaos. At the time St Gregory's had infants, juniors and seniors all at the same school and all these kids of different sizes charging at each other across the playground must have scared the teachers half to death. On the Saturday I went round to my mate Mark's house, his Mum made us dinner, then I watched the match with him and his Dad and then went out into the street to replay the game ourselves. I miss the days when you could play football in the street without having to worry about cars. (Grumpy Old Git time!! ) When I was a lad I used to have an Uncle in Normacot and I would visit and play football in the cobbled backstreets. On the proper road in front of the terrace though I reckon the only traffic we had to look out for was the 'orse and cart of the Rag and Bone man. I too used to play football in the cobbled back allies of Normacot (between Rothesay Road and Furnace Road). Once played on the front and got grounded for volleying the wing mirror off a purple Austin Princess. Must have been some venom in that shot as they were a sturdy wing mirrorπ Them were the days, purple Austin Princesses and dodging white dog turds in the alley with a mitre delta magma.....
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Post by markcastle on May 15, 2021 21:55:55 GMT
West Ham Fulham 75
Alan Taylor
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Post by creweoatcake1 on May 16, 2021 4:48:12 GMT
Chelsea v Leeds for me in 1970 I think,remember it going to a replay and David Webb scoring I was at Wembley for the first game, somehow my Dad got hold of a couple of tickets! First FA cup final that I remember was Leeds/Liverpool in '65.
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Post by stonescfc on May 16, 2021 5:14:21 GMT
Wimbledon vs Liverpool - 14 May 1988. I remember it vividly as my Nan (now 90 and still going strong) said at the time Wimbledon would win and my 9 year old self thought, βyouβre bloody loopyβ. I remember Dave Beasant saving John Aldridgeβs peno - fantastic game. The rest is historyβ¦..
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Post by westlandstokie on May 16, 2021 5:23:24 GMT
First I remember is 1973...I was 10...when massive underdogs Sunderland beat the mighty (at that time at least) Leeds Utd one nil. I vaguely remember it being an exciting match and Ian Porterfield scored if I remember correctly. The FA Cup final day was always a big day in my house growing up and I loved the entire day. My Mum and Dads friends started to arrive at our house in Burslem at about 10.30am....the men with party sevens and the women with Cherry B and Tia Maria...and the drinking session would start and not finish until way past mid night. My Mum would do a huge buffet and our next door neighbour was a butcher and supplied mountains of meat for the sarnies...it was brilliant and I loved that day. Sadly my Mum and Dad have passed away now along with 99%of their friends....they were truly epic times π»ππ¬π§
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Post by Laughing Gravy on May 16, 2021 7:47:13 GMT
The first one I remember, though I didn't watch it, was Wolves v Blackburn in 1960. Wolves won 3-0. What I remember was being in the Alhambra Cinema at Longton watching something like Tarzan, and the scores were announced in the interval and at the end. The first one I watched was West Brom v Everton in 1968. I was still at School near Wolverhampton and we had half a dozen Baggies fans, which gave the match a bit more meaning. It was quite a dull match, won for West Brom by Jeff Astle's headed goal. Thatβs the first one I remember watching mate. And not to be too much of an arse (although it does come naturally) I remember Jeffβs goal as a left foot thunderbolt from the edge of the area. π± Although I was only 7. π
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Post by billc on May 16, 2021 8:02:54 GMT
1963 Man Utd v Leicester
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Post by wykepotter on May 16, 2021 8:37:51 GMT
1984 Everton v Watford.
Remember our PE teacher selling some kind of wall chart (if memory serves me right) for the cup that year that Iβd bought.
There was a lot of attention about it being Watfordβs first ever FA cup final, and them being underdogs, which led me to want them to win. Remember being disappointed at the result and Evertonβs 2nd goal; Andy Gray heading it out of the Watford keeperβs hands.
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Post by somersetstokie on May 16, 2021 9:35:48 GMT
Chelsea v Leeds for me in 1970 I think,remember it going to a replay and David Webb scoring I was at Wembley for the first game, somehow my Dad got hold of a couple of tickets! First FA cup final that I remember was Leeds/Liverpool in '65. I think that was the one with the famous pre kick off handshake picture, contrasting between a towering Ron Yeats and a dimunutive Billy Bremner.
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Post by somersetstokie on May 16, 2021 9:41:54 GMT
The first one I remember, though I didn't watch it, was Wolves v Blackburn in 1960. Wolves won 3-0. What I remember was being in the Alhambra Cinema at Longton watching something like Tarzan, and the scores were announced in the interval and at the end. The first one I watched was West Brom v Everton in 1968. I was still at School near Wolverhampton and we had half a dozen Baggies fans, which gave the match a bit more meaning. It was quite a dull match, won for West Brom by Jeff Astle's headed goal. Thatβs the first one I remember watching mate. And not to be too much of an arse (although it does come naturally) I remember Jeffβs goal as a left foot thunderbolt from the edge of the area. π± Although I was only 7. π You are right and it was my memory at fault. He scored as you described. To be fair I expect it was one of the few goals of his career that he didn't score with his head! I just found a video of it.
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Post by fca47 on May 16, 2021 9:57:17 GMT
First one I remember, I didn't watch. My dad was a Newcastle fan, at the final whistle he came running into the next door room and frightened my brother and I , we thought we were in trouble. But he was just celebrating, what I think is still their last win.
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Post by maninasuitcase on May 16, 2021 10:04:58 GMT
This^^ I remember watching it at my nans house, on a black and white tv with my brother.
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Post by conzdad on May 16, 2021 10:09:19 GMT
The 71 Final between Liverpool and Arsenal. Wanted Liverpool to win coz Arsenal beat us in the semi's. And seeing Charlie George lying there on the pitch made me boil with rage.Even though I watched yesterday's final and congratulations LCFC,its lost its magic for me. It used to be the last game of the domestic season nearly always a sunny day.Always something to look forward to but money and TV Rights have spoiled it I guess.
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Post by thfc67 on May 16, 2021 10:33:48 GMT
I was at Wembley for the first game, somehow my Dad got hold of a couple of tickets! First FA cup final that I remember was Leeds/Liverpool in '65. I think that was the one with the famous pre kick off handshake picture, contrasting between a towering Ron Yeats and a dimunutive Billy Bremner. Bobby Collins, not Bremner was the captain. Collins, a fellow Scot, at 5 feet 3 inches tall, was two inches shorter than Bremner.
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Post by AlliG on May 16, 2021 10:48:34 GMT
I can vaguely remember the 1964 West Ham v Preston final but the first one that registered as a big deal was the 1967 Spurs v Chelsea. Friday dinner time there was a massive Chelsea v Spurs British Bulldog in the school playground. No idea who won, but it was absolute chaos. At the time St Gregory's had infants, juniors and seniors all at the same school and all these kids of different sizes charging at each other across the playground must have scared the teachers half to death. On the Saturday I went round to my mate Mark's house, his Mum made us dinner, then I watched the match with him and his Dad and then went out into the street to replay the game ourselves. I miss the days when you could play football in the street without having to worry about cars. (Grumpy Old Git time!! ) When I was a lad I used to have an Uncle in Normacot and I would visit and play football in the cobbled backstreets. On the proper road in front of the terrace though I reckon the only traffic we had to look out for was the 'orse and cart of the Rag and Bone man. I grew up playing on the cobbles of the backs behind St Clair Street. There were only perhaps half a dozen cars in the whole street. When my Dad brought an old Austin A30 in 1965, he used to keep it in the back yard where I managed to crash it for him. I climbed in one day to get my kite out, trod on the handbrake (which was by the driver's door) and the A30 rolled down the yard into the gates at the bottom. Oops!! For that cup final we played in Peel Street. There was more danger in those days from dogs than cars. Not sure the other householders agreed. I had forgotten about the rag & bone man's horse and cart.
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Post by zigazaga on May 16, 2021 11:08:11 GMT
1973 Sunderland v Leeds. I supported Sunderland as they were Umbro and had the same tops as us. Also going for a kick about at half time and I can still remember Bobbie Stokoe to this day (I wonder why ;-).
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Post by Veritas on May 16, 2021 12:50:03 GMT
First one I can remember is 1967 Spurs v Chelsea, watched live then straight out to play footie on the street.
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Post by OldStokie on May 16, 2021 13:15:30 GMT
Mine was the '53 'Mathews Final'. We didn't have a telly back in those days so I watched it at my 'posh' mate's house in Meir Road on one of those all-furniture and tiny black and white screen things. It was magical. Here's a Wiki description of the game.
Matthews inspired his team to come from 3β1 down against Bolton Wanderers, to win 4β3, and on a personal note, he claimed the trophy that had eluded him in two previous finals. Despite the final being more famous for the heroics of Matthews, Stan Mortensen scored three goals for Blackpool on the day, becoming the first and only player to have scored an FA Cup Final hat-trick at the original Wembley Stadium.[8] Bill Perry scored the winning goal, following another Matthews' assist. Nat Lofthouse, who scored Bolton's first goal, scored in every round of that year's FA Cup.[1] Bolton took the lead after just 75 seconds with a Nat Lofthouse shot. Mortensen equalised after 35 minutes with a deflected "cross-shot". Four minutes later, Bolton took the lead again when Willie Moir outstripped Blackpool's goalkeeper George Farm after short crossing pass of Bobby Langton and Bolton went in at half-time 2β1 ahead. Ten minutes into the second half, Eric Bell, playing through injury with a torn hamstring, put Bolton further ahead, a lead they kept for 13 minutes. Then came the turnaround for which the match has become famous, when Matthews proved to be the inspiration for a Blackpool comeback. His cross from the right wing, with 22 minutes remaining, was met by Mortensen who netted his and Blackpool's second goal. Then, with less than two minutes remaining, Mortensen completed his hat-trick and Blackpool's comeback to equalise directly from a free-kick. Then, with just seconds remaining, Matthews again crossed from the right wing. His cross, which passed just behind Mortensen, was met by Bill Perry, whose shot made the score 4β3 and won the match for the Seasiders. Even Nat Lofthouse, in defeat, is said to have stood and applauded.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on May 16, 2021 13:21:40 GMT
Mine was the '53 'Mathews Final'. We didn't have a telly back in those days so I watched it at my 'posh' mate's house in Meir Road on one of those all-furniture and tiny black and white screen things. It was magical. Here's a Wiki description of the game. Matthews inspired his team to come from 3β1 down against Bolton Wanderers, to win 4β3, and on a personal note, he claimed the trophy that had eluded him in two previous finals. Despite the final being more famous for the heroics of Matthews, Stan Mortensen scored three goals for Blackpool on the day, becoming the first and only player to have scored an FA Cup Final hat-trick at the original Wembley Stadium.[8] Bill Perry scored the winning goal, following another Matthews' assist. Nat Lofthouse, who scored Bolton's first goal, scored in every round of that year's FA Cup.[1] Bolton took the lead after just 75 seconds with a Nat Lofthouse shot. Mortensen equalised after 35 minutes with a deflected "cross-shot". Four minutes later, Bolton took the lead again when Willie Moir outstripped Blackpool's goalkeeper George Farm after short crossing pass of Bobby Langton and Bolton went in at half-time 2β1 ahead. Ten minutes into the second half, Eric Bell, playing through injury with a torn hamstring, put Bolton further ahead, a lead they kept for 13 minutes. Then came the turnaround for which the match has become famous, when Matthews proved to be the inspiration for a Blackpool comeback. His cross from the right wing, with 22 minutes remaining, was met by Mortensen who netted his and Blackpool's second goal. Then, with less than two minutes remaining, Mortensen completed his hat-trick and Blackpool's comeback to equalise directly from a free-kick. Then, with just seconds remaining, Matthews again crossed from the right wing. His cross, which passed just behind Mortensen, was met by Bill Perry, whose shot made the score 4β3 and won the match for the Seasiders. Even Nat Lofthouse, in defeat, is said to have stood and applauded. OS. My grandparents used to live on Meir Road, across from Norman Rhead builders merchants, next to the old school.
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Post by somersetstokie on May 16, 2021 13:25:18 GMT
You couldn't make this up anywhere but Stoke. Once we would have had Matthews, or perhaps Mark Chamberlain on the right. Now we are looking for Tom Ince. The comparisons are heart breaking.
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Post by stokefc on May 16, 2021 13:25:19 GMT
Southampton v the shit 76 I remember me Dad having a bet with his mate who was a shit fan and phoning him up taking the piss
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