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Football match
1968 FA Cup final
Event1967–68 FA Cup
West Bromwich AlbionEverton
10
Afterextra time
Date18 May 1968
VenueWembley Stadium,London
RefereeLeo Callaghan (Merthyr Tydfil)
Attendance100,000
1967
1969

The1968 FA Cup final was the 87th final of theFA Cup. It took place on 18 May 1968 atWembley Stadium and was contested betweenWest Bromwich Albion andEverton.

West Brom won 1–0 afterextra time.Jeff Astle scored the winning goal, thus achieving the feat of scoring in every round ofthat season's competition. It was the fifth time that West Brom had won the FA Cup; they have not reached the final since.

This was the first FA Cup Final to be televised live onBBC2 in colour. Both teams wore their away strips, West Brom wearing white shirts and shorts with red socks, and Everton wearing gold shirts and blue shorts. This was also the first FA Cup Final in which a substitute was used, when West Brom'sDennis Clarke came on for an injuredJohn Kaye.

The referee was Leo Callaghan from Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales.

Background

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Both clubs were members of theFirst Division,Everton having finished fifth during the1967–68 league season andWest Bromwich Albion eighth. Everton were victorious in both league matches between the two sides, winning 2–1 atGoodison Park and 6–2 atThe Hawthorns.[1]The teams had met on four previous occasions in the FA Cup. Everton had won three of those ties, including the1906–07 semi-final, while Albion's sole victory was in the semi-final of1930–31.[2] Both teams were renowned for their attacking styles at the time so an exciting match was expected. Instead a tense rather drab affair ensued before Astle struck in extra time. Despite taking part in what was then a record 10th final Albion have failed since to win the competition or indeed reach the final.

Albion's journey to the final began at lower league Colchester United in Round 3. Albion took the game to a replay thanks to an equalising Tony Brown penalty, though they were second best for large periods. They had no problem in the replay however, winning 4–0 in front of near 40,000 at home. Round 4 saw Albion draw at home against Southampton before prevailing in a replay 3–2 at the Dell. Next came second Division Portsmouth in Round 5 at a packed Fratton Park. Albion triumphed thanks to goals from Astle and Clark though a Portsmouth goal made for a tense finish. Albion were then drawn at home against Bill Shankly's Liverpool side in the quarter-final. Demand for the game was huge with eager fans queuing for hours on end. However, despite being roared on by a crowd of 53,052, Albion's largest for six years, the Baggies could only manage a goalless draw, meaning a replay at Anfield, where Albion had been beaten 4–1 earlier in the league season. Albion went behind, but an Astle header took the game to yet another replay, this time at Maine Road. Despite it being a wet midweek night, a crowd of 56,000 watched the game, 20,000 of them Albion fans who had made the journey north. Despite being underdogs Albion won 2–1 with goals from Clark and Astle.

The semi-final saw Albion drawn against local rivals Birmingham City, who were chasing promotion from the second division at the time. The clubs had met in a final back in 1931, which Albion had won, and the match was staged at the neutral venue of Villa Park. In front of a crowd of over 60,000 goals from Brown and Astle saw Albion through to a record tenth final.

Route to the final

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West Bromwich Albion

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R3 = Colchester United (A) 1-1 (16,981)R = Colchester United (H) 4-0 (40,448)

R4 = Southampton (H) 1-1 (30,987)R = Southampton (A) 3-2* (26,036)

R5 = Portsmouth (A) 2-1 (43,642)

R6 = Liverpool (H) 0-0 (53,062)R = Liverpool (A) 1-1* (54,273)R = Liverpool (Maine Road) 2-1 (56,189)

SF = Birmingham City (Villa Park) 2-0 (60,831)

Everton

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R3 = Southport (A) 1-0 (18,795)

R4 = Carlisle United (A) 2-0 (25,000)

R5 = Tranmere Rovers (H) 2-0 (62,634)

R6 = Leicester City (A) 3-1 (43,519)

SF = Leeds United (Old Trafford) 1-0 (63,000)

Match details

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West Bromwich Albion1–0 (a.e.t.)Everton
Astle 93'Report
Attendance: 100,000
West Bromwich Albion
Everton
GK1EnglandJohn Osborne
RB2ScotlandDoug Fraser
LB3WalesGraham Williams (c)
IF4EnglandTony Brown
CB5EnglandJohn Talbut
CB6EnglandJohn Kayedownward-facing red arrow
MF7EnglandGraham Lovett
OR8EnglandIan Collard
CF9EnglandJeff Astle
IF10ScotlandBobby Hope
OL11EnglandClive Clark
Substitute:
DF12EnglandDennis Clarkeupward-facing green arrow
Manager:
EnglandAlan Ashman
GK1EnglandGordon West
RB2EnglandTommy Wright
LB3EnglandRay Wilson
CM4EnglandHoward Kendall
CB5EnglandBrian Labone (c)
CM6EnglandColin Harvey
RM7EnglandJimmy Husband
CM8EnglandAlan Ball
CF9EnglandJoe Royle
CB10EnglandJohn Hurst
LM11EnglandJohnny Morrissey
Substitute:
DF12EnglandRoger Kenyon
Manager:
EnglandHarry Catterick

References

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  1. ^McOwan, Gavin (2002).The Essential History of West Bromwich Albion. Headline. p. 259.ISBN 0-7553-1146-9.
  2. ^Matthews, Tony; Mackenzie, Colin (1987).Albion! A Complete Record of West Bromwich Albion 1879–1987. Breedon Books. pp. 157–167.ISBN 0-907969-23-2.

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