FA Cup 1971-72

The FA Cup 1971–72 was the 91st staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Leeds United won the competition, beating Arsenal 1–0 in the final at Wembley, London.

Several records were set during this FA Cup season. This was the third year in which the losing semifinalists were required to compete in a "Match for third place";
stadium= Goodison Park, Liverpool
attendance= 38,970
referee= Keith Walker

Match for third place

For the third time in what turned out to be a five-year experiment, the losing semifinalists were obliged to play off for third and fourth place. The match was held over until immediately before the 1972–73 season. After a goalless 90 minutes, the result was determined by a penalty shootout, the first time this method was used to settle a match in the FA Cup.

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date=5 August 1972
time=
team1=Birmingham City
score=0 – 0
4–3 (pens.)
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team2=Stoke City
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=St Andrew's, Birmingham
attendance= 25,841
referee=

Final

The final took place on Saturday, 6 May 1972 at Wembley and ended in a victory for Leeds United over Arsenal by 1–0. The goal was scored by Allan Clarke. The attendance was 100,000.

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date=6 May 1972
time=15:00 BST
team1=Leeds United
score=1 – 0
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team2=Arsenal
goals1=Clarke goal|53
goals2=
stadium=Wembley, London
attendance=100,000
referee= David Smith

Notes

:A. : Match played at Gigg Lane, Bury.:B. : Match played at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich.:C. : Match played at Maine Road, Manchester.:D. : Match played at Filbert Street, Leicester.

References

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* [http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/Archive/ The FA Cup Archive] at TheFA.com
* [http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=58&seasonid=101 English FA Cup 1971/72] at Soccerbase
* [http://footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/LeagueTables/Season1971-72/F.A.Cup1971-72.html F.A. Cup 1971/72 Results] at Footballsite

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