FA Cup 1965-66

The FA Cup 1965–66 was the 85th staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Everton won the competition for the third time, beating Sheffield Wednesday 3–2 in the final at Wembley.

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 the Sunday or 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 of extra time would be played.

Calendar

Third Round

The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 22 January 1966. Six matches were drawn and went to replays.

ixth Round

The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on 26 March 1966. Three of the four matches went to replays and the Manchester City–Everton game required a second replay to settle the tie.

emi finals

The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 23 April 1966 with no replays required. Everton and Sheffield Wednesday came through the semi final round to meet at Wembley.

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team2=Chelsea
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stadium=Villa Park, Birmingham
attendance=62,000
referee= Ken Dagnall, Bolton

Final

The 1966 FA Cup Final was contested by Sheffield Wednesday and Everton at Wembley on Saturday 14 May 1966. Everton were looking to become the first team since Sheffield United won in 1902 to win the cup without conceding a goal, while Sheffield Wednesday were the first Yorkshire side to reach Wembley since Huddersfield Town in 1938. The match finished 3–2 to Everton.

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stadium=Wembley, London
attendance=100,000
referee=Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton)

References

;General
* [http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/Archive/ The FA Cup Archive] at TheFA.com
* [http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=58&seasonid=104 English FA Cup 1965/66] at Soccerbase
* [http://footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/LeagueTables/Season1965-66/F.A.Cup1965-66.html F.A. Cup results 1965/66] at Footballsite;Specific