English Leagues the 70s: Chelsea Leeds FA Cup Final 1969 1970


 
Leeds were superior in organization and team skill, but Chelsea would never admit the possibility of defeat, and their eventual victory after four hours' football was a triumph of spirit and determination.
The Wembley pitch was in poor condition ‑ wet, patchy and sanded and when Jack Chariton's downward header after fifteen minutes failed to bounce, McCreadie kicked over it, and the ball rolled over the line.
Houseman's ordinary‑looking shot from twenty yards went through Sprake's arms for a Chelsea equalizer just before half‑time. Jones' eightyfourth minute goal would have been a killing blow to most teams, but in two minutes Hutchinson headed Chelsea level again.


The replay at Old Trafford was a less distinguished affair but again marked by long periods of domination by Leeds. For all of the first half during which Clarke had beaten three men in a swerving run and put Jones through to score‑and for a good part of the second, Leeds were quicker to the ball, covered better and passed more accurately. Twelve minutes from time Chelsea, incredibly, equalized again through Osgood.
Chelsea went ahead for the first time in the first period of extra time, Webb heading through from Hutchinson's long throw, and the Londoners held on to win.


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It includes a short précis of 1970 from Jonathan Pearce, with footage from Chelsea’s cup run, Gordon Banks famous save from Pele in Mexico and some classic footage from ITV on the morning of the cup final. It also has interviews with Ron Harris, David Webb, John Hollins and Jack Charlton. The whole 90 mins plus extra time of both games is featured. There are 5 ‘Exclusive’ documentaries shot at Ron Harris’s ‘manor’ in Wiltshire. They include a Story of the Cup as told by the Skipper, with tales of celebratory drinking and general mayhem! Chopper talks about each and every member of that famous cup side, what they were like, what they achieved in their careers and what they are doing today. Alan Hudson tells all about his career and how he has had to struggle against life threatening injuries, how he continues to this day to have operations. Alan is joined by Tommy Baldwin to pick and argue about Chelsea’s All Time XI with the legendary Kerry Dixon acting as referee. The DVD is finished off with details of 1970 – the top films – top singles and albums – what was the TV line up on that Cup Final day – who won sports biggest prizes that year? – the news headlines of that year and a price comparison of what things cost in 1970 compared with today. It is the Ultimate and most comprehensive 6 hours of nostalgia.
Special features; Exclusive documentaries * Where are they now? * Greatest all time XI * Choppers FA Cup story * Alan Hudson’s story * Tommy Baldwin interview* snapshot of 1970* albums & singles of the year* top TV of the day*films of the year*what did it cost in 1970? * FA Cup Final programme*


DVD1 : Full First Match :

Wembley - Saturday 11th April 1970
Chelsea 2 Leeds United 2

Chelsea
(Houseman, Hutchinson)
Bonetti, Webb, McCreadie, Hollins, Dempsey, Harris R (Hinton), Baldwin, Houseman, Osgood, Hutchinson, Cooke
Leeds United
(Charlton, Jones)
Sprake, Madeley, Cooper, Bremner, Charlton, Hunter, Lorimer, Clarke, Jones, Giles, Gray E

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DVD 2 : Match Replay
Old Trafford - Wednesday 29th April
Chelsea 2 Leeds United 1





Chelsea
(Osgood, Webb)
Bonetti, Harris R, McCreadie, Hollins, Dempsey, Webb, Baldwin, Cooke, Osgood(Hinton), Hutchinson, Houseman
Leeds United
(Jones)
Harvey, Madeley, Cooper, Bremner, Charlton, Hunter, Lorimer, Clarke, Jones, Giles, Gray E

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DVD 3 : Interviews part 1 :





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The 1970 FA (Football Association) Cup Final was played between Chelsea and Leeds United, the first game was played at Wembley Stadium on 11th April and a replay was held at Old Trafford on the 28th April. The final was played a month earlier than usual to allow the England players extra time to prepare for the 1970 World Cup Finals.





Leeds had finished 2nd in the First Division title race and Chelsea finished 3rd with just two points separating the teams. That seasons league fixtures had seen Leeds beat Chelsea twice, 5-2 away at Stamford Bridge and then a 2-0 home victory. Regarded as two of the best teams in the country at the time, the slight advantage for the final appeared to be with Leeds.
Both teams were competing for their first ever FA Cup victory, and the game was a very competitive but bruising encounter. A poor pitch hindered the game and it was littered with tough, uncompromising tackles, although Leeds did play the better football in the opening exchanges.




Leeds took a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes when Jack Charlton scored with a header that simply rolled over the goal line following a missed clearance. Chelsea battled back and Peter Houseman scored with speculative shot after 41 minutes, which was fumbled by the Leeds goalkeeper to level the scores at 1-1.
Leeds continued play the better football and scored what most thought would be the winning goal six minutes before the end of the game, when Mick Jones scored to give them a 2-1 lead, but the euphoria didn't last long as Ian Hutchinson headed an equaliser for Chelsea two minutes later, extra time didn't yield any more goals and the game finished 2-2, necessitating a replay, which was the first FA Cup replay since 1912.




The replay took place at Manchester United's stadium, Old Trafford, if the first game had been a bruising encounter, the replay made it look like a tea party. The game saw some horrendous lunging tackles, and kicks, punches and even head-butts were thrown. Despite the animosity, Leeds again played the better football and it was no surprise when Allan Clarke went on a great run with the ball, beating three players and put Mick Jones through to score a goal for Leeds.
Leeds dominated the play during the second half and looked to be cruising to victory, then after 78 minutes Chelsea's Peter Osgood scored an equalising goal with a diving header. The game finished 1-1 and extra time would again be required.
In extra time Chelsea took the lead from a long throw-in when David Webb scored to give Chelsea a 2-1 advantage, they managed to hold on to claim their first FA Cup victory, in front of a 68,000 crowd and an estimated 28 million people who watched the game live on television.
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