| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | England Wales |
| Defending champions | Everton |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Tottenham Hotspur(5th title) |
| Runners-up | Chelsea |
The1966–67 FA Cup was the 86th season of the world's oldestfootballcup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as theFA Cup.Tottenham Hotspur won the competition for the fifth time, beatingChelsea 2–1 in the first all-Londonfinal. The game was played atWembley.
Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period ofextra time would be played.
| Round | Date |
|---|---|
| First round qualifying | Saturday 3 September 1966 |
| Second round qualifying | Saturday 17 September 1966 |
| Third round qualifying | Saturday 1 October 1966 |
| Fourth round qualifying | Saturday 15 October 1966 |
| First round proper | Saturday 26 November 1966 |
| Second round proper | Saturday 7 January 1967 |
| Third round proper | Saturday 28 January 1967 |
| Fourth round proper | Saturday 18 February 1967 |
| Fifth round proper | Saturday 11 March 1967 |
| Sixth round proper | Saturday 8 April 1967 |
| Semi-finals | Saturday 29 April 1967 |
| Final | Saturday 20 May 1967 |
Most participating clubs that were not members of theFootball League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 30 places available in the first round.
The winners from the fourth qualifying round wereBlyth Spartans,South Shields,Bishop Auckland,Morecambe,Wigan Athletic,Bangor City,Witton Albion,Tamworth,Nuneaton Borough,Hereford United,Gainsborough Trinity,Lowestoft Town,Grantham,Cambridge City,St Neots Town,Bedford Town,Chelmsford City,Folkestone Town,Horsham,Ashford Town (Kent),Sutton United,Wimbledon,Chesham United,Oxford City,Wycombe Wanderers,Enfield,Welton Rovers,Poole Town,Bath City andYeovil Town.
Tamworth and St Neots Town were appearing in the competition proper for the first time. Of the rest, Witton Albion had last featured at this stage in1957–58, Nuneaton Borough in1954-55, Cambridge City in1948-49, Horsham in1947-48, Lowestoft Town in1938-39 and Oxford City in1933-34. Chesham United was participating in the first round proper for the first time since predecessor clubChesham Town had featured at the same stage in the1887-88 tournament.
At this stage the 48 clubs from theFootball League Third andFourth Divisions joined the 30non-league clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. The final two non-league sides in this round,Wealdstone andHendon were given byes as the champions and runners-up from the previous season'sFA Amateur Cup.
Matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 26 November 1966. Ten were drawn and went to replays two, three or four days later. Of these, four required second replays, and two third replays.
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 7 January 1967. Five matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week. The Middlesbrough–York City match required a second game to settle the contest. This was the last time that the Second Round of the FA Cup was scheduled for January, rather than the typical December.
The 44First andSecond Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 28 January 1967. Eleven matches were drawn and went to midweek replays, with Hull City and Portsmouth requiring a second replay atHighfield Road on the following Monday.Bedford Town andNuneaton Borough were the last non-league clubs left in the competition.
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 18 February 1967. Six matches were drawn and went to replays. The replays were all played three or four days later, except for the Fulham–Sheffield United match which was settled on the 1 March.
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 11 March 1967. Three games required replays three or four days later, and only one of these replays finished not in a draw. The second replays took place on 20 March.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Swindon Town | 11 March 1967 |
| Replay | Swindon Town | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | 14 March 1967 |
| Replay | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Swindon Town | 20 March 1967 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 1–1 | Leeds United | 11 March 1967 |
| Replay | Leeds United | 1–1 | Sunderland | 15 March 1967 |
| Replay | Sunderland | 1–2 | Leeds United | 20 March 1967 |
| 3 | Everton | 1–0 | Liverpool | 11 March 1967 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Bristol City | 11 March 1967 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | 11 March 1967 |
| Replay | Ipswich Town | 0–3 | Manchester City | 14 March 1967 |
| 6 | Norwich City | 1–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 March 1967 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Sheffield United | 11 March 1967 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Arsenal | 11 March 1967 |
The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on 8 April 1967. The Tottenham–Birmingham City game was replayed four days later following a draw.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 3–2 | Everton | 8 April 1967 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 April 1967 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Manchester City | 8 April 1967 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 April 1967 |
| Replay | Tottenham Hotspur | 6–0 | Birmingham City | 12 April 1967 |
The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 29 April 1967 with no replays required. Spurs and Chelsea came through the semi-final round to meet at Wembley.
The 1967 FA Cup Final was contested byTottenham Hotspur andChelsea atWembley on Saturday 20 May 1967. The match was the first ever all-London final and finished 2–1 to Spurs.
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 – 1 | Chelsea |
|---|---|---|
| Robertson Saul | Tambling |
Tottenham Hotspur | ![]() Chelsea |