OnwardJourneyPluginHTML.2.6.2. Then, they had a defence which hadn’t conceded a goal up to Final day. Both teams wore away strips, with Everton wearing bright amber shirts and blue shorts and West Bromwich Albion in white shirts and shorts with red socks. And if anyone could ask for greater proof of their tremendous resilience and determination I would cite their three great sixth round battles with the powerful and highly-fancied Liverpool side. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. It was in these three stamina-sapping games that the new Albion, built by manager Alan Ashman, proved their true mettle. Everton were favourites going into the game having finished three places higher than Albion in that season’s First Division and also having thrashed The Baggies 6-2 at the Hawthorns in their previous encounter. Ashman, in his first season as Albion’s manager, has taken them to Wembley and has fashioned an extremely mobile and tactically intelligent side, possessing the priceless flair of taking their goal chances. The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on 1 March 1969, although due to the late completion of Leicester City's fifth round tie, their match with Mansfield Town was not played until 8 March. The 1968–69 FA Cup was the 88th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. That’s what they did against Liverpool…that’s what they did against Birmingham. The match finished 1–0 to Manchester City who, behind West Ham United in 1975, are the second-last all-English team to win the FA Cup. Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for … Football Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. The 1968–69 FA Cup was the 88th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. I also back Albion on a couple of hunches. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 25 January 1969. LABONE’S BOYS FOR ME…. It’s true they were not at their best in beating close neighbours Birmingham City in a tense semi-final at Villa Park. The Albion have won the trophy four times. Jeff Astle gets West Brom winner in 1968 FA Cup final - BBC Sport. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1968–69_FA_Cup&oldid=966202598, 1968–69 domestic association football cups, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 5 July 2020, at 18:01. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. And Ball will be in there with his own and his team-males psychological pull—just two months earlier they slammed the Albion 6-2 on the Midlanders’ own Hawthorns pitch, with the little red-head leading the spree with four goals for himself. Manchester City won the competition for the fourth time, beating Leicester City 1–0 in the final at Wembley, through a goal from Neil Young. Everton have moved smoothly through to the Final without faltering on the way taking part in five games to the nine which the Albion have needed to make Wembley. I feel that Everton have the answer to Albion danger-man Jeff Astle, in Labone. It wasn’t to be this time for Everton skipper Brian Labone, Astle scored the winner meaning he scored in every round of the FA Cup that year, If West Brom or Everton are your passion, click these images to browse unique original Charles Buchan gifts from our giftshop. The 1969 FA Cup Final was contested by Manchester City and Leicester City at Wembley on Saturday 26 April 1969. . Ten were drawn and went to replays two, three or four days later. For good measure we’ve also included the “How They Got There” page also and action from the game. And not forgetting the man who played such a major part in the competition, you can visit Justice for Jeff here. There is no doubting the FA Cup occupies a much reduced status in the modern game. This will be the Albion’s 10th F.A. We looked back at the 1967 final when Spurs met Chelsea in the semi finals last season, so to get you in the FA Cup mood today, we turn to the June 1968 issue of Charles Buchan’s Football Monthly and a preview of that year’s final between Everton and West Bromwich Albion. Play. And, just as in 1966, the men of Mersey have given almost nothing away to their rivals. Matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 16 November 1968. West Brom won by a single goal, scored by Jeff Astle three minutes into extra time. There is no dourer centre-half than the Everton captain and he will match the skill of the Albion leader in the air. Seven matches were drawn and went to replays. Now, only Leicester in the Sixth Round have cracked it once. There were no replays. Royle, the big fellow, will be as much a menace as Midlands fans are hoping that Astle will be. The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The semi-final matches were played on Saturday 22 March and Saturday 29 March 1969. I must go for Albion at Wembley this year I have no option. West Brom, however, had shown a distinct resilience on their way to Wembley and had Jeff Astle in their ranks aiming to score in every round of the competition. With the mid-field talents of Kendall and Ball, the industry of Harvey—one of the finest of our crop of young wing halves—and the flair and understanding of Wright and Wilson at full-back I cannot see Albion holding out. Their greatest boost is to have Alan Ball back for the day. FOR the second time in three years I expect to see Everton skipper Brian Labone first man up to the Royal Box at Wembley. But they still had that extra class and tactical “know how” to emerge the winners. Jeff Astle, Albion’s centre-forward, is having his finest season with eight Cup goals so far. It was in these three stamina-sapping games that the new Albion, built by manager Alan Ashman, proved their true mettle. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played. The goal meant that Astle had scored in every round of that season's competition. That’s what they did against Liverpool…that’s what they did against Birmingham. To me, that suggests ignorance of West Bromwich Albion’s immense capabilities—and of their famous Cup-fighting traditions dating back more than 80 years.

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