1961–62 FA Cup
Country | England | ||
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Champions | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Runners-up | Burnley | ||
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The 1961–62 FA Cup was the 81st staging 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 fourth time, beating Burnley 3–1 in the final at Wembley. In doing so, they became the first team to retain the FA Cup since Newcastle United's victory in 1952, and the fourth team ever to do so.
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. 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
Round | Date |
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Preliminary Round | Saturday 26 August 1961 |
First Qualifying Round | Saturday 9 September 1961 |
Second Qualifying Round | Saturday 23 September 1961 |
Third Qualifying Round | Saturday 7 October 1961 |
Fourth Qualifying Round | Saturday 21 October 1961 |
First Round Proper | Saturday 4 November 1961 |
Second Round | Saturday 25 November 1961 |
Third Round | Saturday 6 January 1962 |
Fourth Round | Saturday 27 January 1962 |
Fifth Round | Saturday 17 February 1962 |
Sixth Round | Saturday 10 March 1962 |
Semi Finals | Saturday 31 March 1962 |
Final | Saturday 5 May 1962 |
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, 4 November 1961, although three games were not played until the midweek fixture. Nine were drawn and went to replays, with one fixture requiring a second replay.
Second Round
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 25 November 1961. Four matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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1 | Ashford Town | 0–3 | Queens Park Rangers | 25 November 1961 |
2 | Chester | 0–1 | Morecambe | 25 November 1961 |
3 | Chesterfield | 2–2 | Oldham Athletic | 25 November 1961 |
Replay | Oldham Athletic | 4–2 | Chesterfield | 29 November 1961 |
4 | Bristol City | 8–2 | Dartford | 25 November 1961 |
5 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Wrexham | 25 November 1961 |
6 | Weymouth | 1–0 | Newport County | 25 November 1961 |
7 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Port Vale | 25 November 1961 |
Replay | Port Vale | 3–0 | Crewe Alexandra | 27 November 1961 |
8 | Shrewsbury Town | 3–0 | Brierley Hill Alliance | 25 November 1961 |
9 | Barnsley | 1–2 | Carlisle United | 25 November 1961 |
10 | Northampton Town | 3–0 | Kettering Town | 25 November 1961 |
11 | Coventry City | 1–2 | King's Lynn | 25 November 1961 |
12 | Hull City | 0–2 | Bradford City | 25 November 1961 |
13 | Hartlepools United | 2–1 | Accrington Stanley | 25 November 1961 |
14 | Margate | 1–1 | Notts County | 25 November 1961 |
Replay | Notts County | 3–1 | Margate | 30 November 1961 |
15 | Southport | 4–2 | Mansfield Town | 25 November 1961 |
16 | Torquay United | 1–4 | Peterborough United | 25 November 1961 |
17 | Aldershot | 2–2 | Brentford | 25 November 1961 |
Replay | Brentford | 2–0 | Aldershot | 28 November 1961 |
18 | Romford | 1–3 | Watford | 25 November 1961 |
19 | Gateshead | 0–2 | Workington | 25 November 1961 |
20 | Bridgwater Town | 0–3 | Crystal Palace | 25 November 1961 |
Third Round
The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 6 January 1962, with seven matches postponed until later dates. Ten matches were drawn and went to replays, with two of these requiring a second replay.
Fourth Round
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 27 January 1962, with three Lancashire-based games postponed until the midweek fixtures. Five matches were drawn and went to replays, which were all played in the following midweek match.
Fifth Round
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 17 February 1962. Two matches went to replays in the following mid-week fixtures, with the Liverpool–Preston North End game requiring a second replay (at Old Trafford) before the tie was settled.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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1 | Burnley | 3–1 | Everton | 17 February 1962 |
2 | Liverpool | 0–0 | Preston North End | 17 February 1962 |
Replay | Preston North End | 0–0 | Liverpool | 20 February 1962 |
Replay | Liverpool | 0–1 | Preston North End | 26 February 1962 |
3 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | Middlesbrough | 17 February 1962 |
4 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Charlton Athletic | 17 February 1962 |
5 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 February 1962 |
6 | Sheffield United | 3–1 | Norwich City | 17 February 1962 |
7 | Fulham | 1–0 | Port Vale | 17 February 1962 |
8 | Manchester United | 0–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 February 1962 |
Replay | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–2 | Manchester United | 21 February 1962 |
Sixth Round
The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 10 March 1962. Two matches went to replays on the 14th before being settled.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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1 | Preston North End | 0–0 | Manchester United | 10 March 1962 |
Replay | Manchester United | 2–1 | Preston North End | 14 March 1962 |
2 | Sheffield United | 0–1 | Burnley | 10 March 1962 |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Aston Villa | 10 March 1962 |
4 | Fulham | 2–2 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 March 1962 |
Replay | Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | Fulham | 14 March 1962 |
Semi-finals
The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 31 March 1962 with a replay being required between Burnley and Fulham on Monday, 9 April 1962. Tottenham and Burnley came through the semi final round to meet at Wembley.
31 March 1962 15:00 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Manchester United |
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Greaves 4' Jones 23' Medwin 87' |
Report | Herd 85' |
Replay
Final
The 1962 FA Cup Final took place on 5 May 1962 at Wembley Stadium and was won by Tottenham Hotspur over Burnley, by a 3–1 scoreline. Due to the lack of passion and excitement, replaced by patience and cautious play, the final was dubbed "The Chessboard Final". Tottenham took to the field as holders, having won the League and FA Cup Double in 1961.
References
- General
- The FA Cup Archive at TheFA.com
- English FA Cup 1961/62 at Soccerbase
- F.A. Cup results 1961/62 at Footballsite
- Specific