1966–67 FA Cup


The 1966–67 FA Cup was the 86th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Tottenham Hotspur won the competition for the fifth time, beating Chelsea 2–1 in the first all-London final. The game was played 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 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

Results

First Round Proper

At this stage clubs from the Football League Third and Fourth Divisions joined those non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. 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.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Enfield6–0Chesham United26 November 1966
2Ashford Town4–1Cambridge City26 November 1966
3Chester2–5Middlesbrough26 November 1966
4Darlington0–0Stockport County26 November 1966
ReplayStockport County1–1Darlington29 November 1966
ReplayDarlington4–2Stockport County5 December 1966
5Horsham0–3Swindon Town26 November 1966
6Bournemouth3–0Welton Rovers26 November 1966
7Bath City1–0Sutton United26 November 1966
8Grantham2–1Wimbledon26 November 1966
9Rochdale1–3Barrow26 November 1966
10Watford1–0Southend United26 November 1966
11Yeovil Town1–3Oxford United26 November 1966
12Walsall2–0St Neots Town26 November 1966
13Folkestone2–2Swansea Town26 November 1966
ReplaySwansea Town7–2Folkestone29 November 1966
14Gillingham4–1Tamworth26 November 1966
15Crewe Alexandra1–1Grimsby Town26 November 1966
ReplayGrimsby Town0–1Crewe Alexandra30 November 1966
16Lincoln City3–4Scunthorpe United26 November 1966
17Gainsborough Trinity0–1Colchester United26 November 1966
18Shrewsbury Town5–2Hartlepools United26 November 1966
19Wrexham3–2Chesterfield26 November 1966
20Bishop Auckland1–1Blyth Spartans26 November 1966
ReplayBlyth Spartans0–0Bishop Auckland30 November 1966
ReplayBishop Auckland3–3Blyth Spartans5 December 1966
ReplayBlyth Spartans1–4Bishop Auckland8 December 1966
21Tranmere Rovers1–1Wigan Athletic26 November 1966
ReplayWigan Athletic0–1Tranmere Rovers28 November 1966
22Wycombe Wanderers1–1Bedford Town26 November 1966
ReplayBedford Town3–3Wycombe Wanderers30 November 1966
ReplayWycombe Wanderers1–1Bedford Town5 December 1966
ReplayBedford Town3–2Wycombe Wanderers8 December 1966
23Oxford City2–2Bristol Rovers26 November 1966
ReplayBristol Rovers4–0Oxford City29 November 1966
24Queens Park Rangers3–2Poole Town26 November 1966
25Barnsley3–1Southport26 November 1966
26Brentford1–0Chelmsford City26 November 1966
27Bradford City1–2Port Vale26 November 1966
28Oldham Athletic3–1Notts County26 November 1966
29Bradford Park Avenue3–2Witton Albion26 November 1966
30Exeter City1–1Luton Town26 November 1966
ReplayLuton Town2–0Exeter City1 December 1966
31Mansfield Town4–1Bangor City26 November 1966
32Halifax Town2–2Doncaster Rovers26 November 1966
ReplayDoncaster Rovers1–3Halifax Town29 November 1966
33Newport County1–2Brighton & Hove Albion26 November 1966
34Wealdstone0–2Nuneaton Borough26 November 1966
35York City0–0Morecambe26 November 1966
ReplayMorecambe1–1York City30 November 1966
ReplayYork City1–0Morecambe8 December 1966
36Aldershot2–1Torquay United26 November 1966
37Peterborough United4–1Hereford United26 November 1966
38South Shields1–4Workington26 November 1966
39Hendon1–3Reading26 November 1966
40Orient2–1Lowestoft Town26 November 1966

Second Round Proper

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.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Enfield2–4Watford7 January 1967
2Barrow2–1Tranmere Rovers7 January 1967
3Bath City0–5Brighton & Hove Albion7 January 1967
4Grantham0–4Oldham Athletic7 January 1967
5Walsall3–1Gillingham7 January 1967
6Crewe Alexandra2–1Darlington7 January 1967
7Middlesbrough1–1York City7 January 1967
ReplayYork City0–0Middlesbrough11 January 1967
ReplayMiddlesbrough4–1York City16 January 1967
8Swindon Town5–0Ashford Town10 January 1967
9Shrewsbury Town5–1Wrexham7 January 1967
10Bishop Auckland0–0Halifax Town7 January 1967
ReplayHalifax Town7–0Bishop Auckland10 January 1967
11Queens Park Rangers2–0Bournemouth7 January 1967
12Barnsley1–1Port Vale7 January 1967
ReplayPort Vale1–3Barnsley16 January 1967
13Bristol Rovers3–2Luton Town7 January 1967
14Bradford Park Avenue3–1Workington11 January 1967
15Mansfield Town2–1Scunthorpe United7 January 1967
16Aldershot1–0Reading16 January 1967
17Colchester United0–3Peterborough United7 January 1967
18Nuneaton Borough2–0Swansea Town7 January 1967
19Oxford United1–1Bedford Town11 January 1967
ReplayBedford Town1–0Oxford United16 January 1967
20Orient0–0Brentford7 January 1967
ReplayBrentford3–1Orient10 January 1967

Third Round Proper

The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 28 January 1967. Eleven matches were drawn and went to replays, one of which required a second replay.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Barrow2–2Southampton28 January 1967
ReplaySouthampton3–0Barrow1 February 1967
2Burnley0–0Everton28 January 1967
ReplayEverton2–1Burnley31 January 1967
3Bury2–0Walsall28 January 1967
4Preston North End0–1Aston Villa28 January 1967
5Watford0–0Liverpool28 January 1967
ReplayLiverpool3–1Watford1 February 1967
6Nottingham Forest2–1Plymouth Argyle28 January 1967
7Blackburn Rovers1–2Carlisle United28 January 1967
8Sheffield Wednesday3–0Queens Park Rangers28 January 1967
9Bolton Wanderers1–0Crewe Alexandra28 January 1967
10Sunderland5–2Brentford28 January 1967
11Ipswich Town4–1Shrewsbury Town28 January 1967
12Manchester City2–1Leicester City28 January 1967
13Barnsley1–1Cardiff City28 January 1967
ReplayCardiff City2–1Barnsley31 January 1967
14Bristol Rovers0–3Arsenal28 January 1967
15Northampton Town1–3West Bromwich Albion28 January 1967
16Coventry City3–4Newcastle United28 January 1967
17West Ham United3–3Swindon Town28 January 1967
ReplaySwindon Town3–1West Ham United31 January 1967
18Manchester United2–0Stoke City28 January 1967
19Norwich City3–0Derby County28 January 1967
20Millwall0–0Tottenham Hotspur28 January 1967
ReplayTottenham Hotspur1–0Millwall1 February 1967
21Hull City1–1Portsmouth28 January 1967
ReplayPortsmouth2–2Hull City1 February 1967
ReplayHull City1–3Portsmouth6 February 1967
22Oldham Athletic2–2Wolverhampton Wanderers28 January 1967
ReplayWolverhampton Wanderers4–1Oldham Athletic1 February 1967
23Bradford Park Avenue1–3Fulham28 January 1967
24Huddersfield Town1–2Chelsea28 January 1967
25Bedford Town2–6Peterborough United28 January 1967
26Mansfield Town2–0Middlesbrough28 January 1967
27Halifax Town1–1Bristol City28 January 1967
ReplayBristol City4–1Halifax Town31 January 1967
28Charlton Athletic0–1Sheffield United28 January 1967
29Leeds United3–0Crystal Palace28 January 1967
30Aldershot0–0Brighton & Hove Albion28 January 1967
ReplayBrighton & Hove Albion3–1Aldershot1 February 1967
31Birmingham City2–1Blackpool28 January 1967
32Nuneaton Borough1–1Rotherham United28 January 1967
ReplayRotherham United1–0Nuneaton Borough31 January 1967

Fourth Round Proper

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.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Bristol City1–0Southampton18 February 1967
2Liverpool1–0Aston Villa18 February 1967
3Nottingham Forest3–0Newcastle United18 February 1967
4Sheffield Wednesday4–0Mansfield Town18 February 1967
5Bolton Wanderers0–0Arsenal18 February 1967
ReplayArsenal3–0Bolton Wanderers22 February 1967
6Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1Everton18 February 1967
ReplayEverton3–1Wolverhampton Wanderers21 February 1967
7Sunderland7–1Peterborough United18 February 1967
8Swindon Town2–1Bury18 February 1967
9Ipswich Town2–0Carlisle United18 February 1967
10Tottenham Hotspur3–1Portsmouth18 February 1967
11Fulham1–1Sheffield United18 February 1967
ReplaySheffield United3–1Fulham1 March 1967
12Brighton & Hove Albion1–1Chelsea18 February 1967
ReplayChelsea4–0Brighton & Hove Albion22 February 1967
13Manchester United1–2Norwich City18 February 1967
14Cardiff City1–1Manchester City18 February 1967
ReplayManchester City3–1Cardiff City22 February 1967
15Leeds United5–0West Bromwich Albion18 February 1967
16Rotherham United0–0Birmingham City18 February 1967
ReplayBirmingham City2–1Rotherham United21 February 1967

Fifth Round Proper

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 noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Nottingham Forest0–0Swindon Town11 March 1967
ReplaySwindon Town1–1Nottingham Forest14 March 1967
ReplayNottingham Forest3–0Swindon Town20 March 1967
2Sunderland1–1Leeds United11 March 1967
ReplayLeeds United1–1Sunderland15 March 1967
ReplaySunderland1–2Leeds United20 March 1967
3Everton1–0Liverpool11 March 1967
4Tottenham Hotspur2–0Bristol City11 March 1967
5Manchester City1–1Ipswich Town11 March 1967
ReplayIpswich Town0–3Manchester City14 March 1967
6Norwich City1–3Sheffield Wednesday11 March 1967
7Chelsea2–0Sheffield United11 March 1967
8Birmingham City1–0Arsenal11 March 1967

Sixth Round Proper

The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on 8 April 1969. The Tottenham–Birmingham City game was replayed four days later following a draw.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Nottingham Forest3–2Everton8 April 1967
2Chelsea1–0Sheffield Wednesday8 April 1967
3Leeds United1–0Manchester City8 April 1967
4Birmingham City0–0Tottenham Hotspur8 April 1967
ReplayTottenham Hotspur6–0Birmingham City12 April 1967

Semi-Finals

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.

Final

The 1967 FA Cup Final was contested by Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday 20 May 1967. The match was the first ever all-London final and finished 2–1 to Spurs.