1972 FA Cup final

1972 FA Cup final
Event	1971–72 FA Cup
Date	6 May 1972
Venue	Wembley Stadium,London
Referee	David Smith (Stonehouse)
Attendance	100,000
	←1971 1973→

The1972 FA Cup finaltook place on 6 May 1972 atWembley Stadium.It was the centenary final (although only the 91st final due to the world wars) and the 44th to be played at Wembley.

It was contested between cup holdersArsenal,who had won theFootball Leagueand theFA Cupthe previous season, andLeeds United,who had won theInter-Cities Fairs Cupand finished second in the league the previous season, but had never won the FA Cup. Arsenal and Leeds became the first clubs to have faced one another in both English domestic cup finals: the two had previously contested the1968 Football League Cup Final,which Leeds had won, 1–0.^[1]Arsenal planned to make it the third successive decade for a club to return as Cup-holders and win for a second successive year, asNewcastle Unitedhad done in 1952 andTottenham Hotspurin 1962.

This final is the origin of the song "Leeds! Leeds! Leeds!" (commonly known as "Marching On Together"), which was the B-side of Leeds's Cup Final record. The song is still played by United and other Leeds sports teams.

To date, this remains Leeds's last victory in a competitive final of any type (not counting the1992 FA Charity Shield), with their subsequent appearances in the1973 FA Cup final,1975 European Cup final,1996 Football League Cup final,and play-off final appearances in1987,2006,2008,and2024all ending in defeat.

Road to Wembley[edit]

Leeds United[edit]

Home teams listed first.

Round 3:Leeds United 4–1Bristol Rovers

Round 4:Liverpool0–0 Leeds United

Replay:Leeds United 2–0 Liverpool

Round 5:Cardiff City0–2 Leeds United

Round 6:Leeds United 2–1Tottenham Hotspur

Semi-final:Leeds United 3–0Birmingham City

(atHillsborough Stadium,Sheffield)

Arsenal[edit]

Home teams listed first.

Round 3:Swindon Town0–2 Arsenal

Round 4:Reading 1 –2 Arsenal

Round 5:Derby County2–2 Arsenal

Replay:Arsenal 0–0 Derby County

2nd Replay:Arsenal 1–0 Derby County (atFilbert Street)

Round 6:Leyton Orient0–1 Arsenal

Semi-final:Stoke City1–1 Arsenal

(atVilla Park,Birmingham)

Replay:Arsenal 2–1 Stoke City

(atGoodison Park,Everton)

Match summary[edit]

The Leeds duoMick JonesandAllan 'Sniffer' Clarkecombined to produce a goal in the fifty-third minute. Jones sent across a hard, shoulder-high centre and Clarke headed powerfully past Arsenal keeperGeoff Barnett's left hand from fifteen yards.

A match that often fell below the highest level began badly with a foul by Clarke onAlan Ballin the first five seconds and the first of four bookings –Bob McNabbringing downPeter Lorimeras early as the second minute. Neither side played consistently up to their capabilities, yet both had their moments.^{[citation needed]}Charlie George's fierce volley cannoned back off the bar for Arsenal, and both Clarke and Lorimer struck the woodwork for Leeds.

Leeds' jubilation at the end was tempered by a last-minute injury to Mick Jones, who dislocated his elbow and had to be helped up the steps byNorman Hunterto receive his winners' medal.

Match facts[edit]

6 May 1972
15:00BST

Leeds United	1–0	Arsenal
Clarke53'	(Report)

Wembley,London

Attendance: 100,000

Referee: David Smith

Leeds United

Arsenal



GK	1	David Harvey
RB	2	Paul Reaney
LB	3	Paul Madeley
MF	4	Billy Bremner(c)
CB	5	Jack Charlton
CB	6	Norman Hunter
RW	7	Peter Lorimer
FW	8	Allan Clarke
FW	9	Mick Jones
MF	10	Johnny Giles
LW	11	Eddie Gray
Substitute:
MF	12	Mick Bates
Manager:
Don Revie



GK	1	Geoff Barnett
RB	2	Pat Rice
LB	3	Bob McNab
MF	4	Peter Storey
CB	5	Frank McLintock(c)
CB	6	Peter Simpson
MF	7	George Armstrong
MF	8	Alan Ball
FW	9	Charlie George
FW	10	John Radford73'
MF	11	George Graham
Substitute:
FW	12	Ray Kennedy73'
Manager:
Bertie Mee

Match rules

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
Replay if scores still level.
One named substitute.

References[edit]

^Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2001).Rothmans Football Yearbook 2001–2002.London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 584, 599–600.ISBN 978-0-7472-7260-1.

External links[edit]

Match Programmeat fa-cupfinals.co.uk
Game factsat soccerbase.com
Full Results from the 1972 FA Cup competitionat soccerbase.com
Match Report at Mighty Whites

[1] Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2001).Rothmans Football Yearbook 2001–2002.London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 584, 599–600.ISBN 978-0-7472-7260-1.

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FA CupFinals	1965 1970 1972 1973
League CupFinals	1968 1996
FA Charity Shields	1969 1974 1992
European CupFinal	1975
European Cup Winners' CupFinal	1973
Inter-Cities Fairs CupFinals	1967 1968 1971 Trophy play-off
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