Champion Leeds United F.C. Location Wembley Stadium Event 1971–72 FA Cup | Date 6 May 1972 Venue Wembley Stadium | |
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Similar 1973 FA Cup Final, 1970 FA Cup Final, 1930 FA Cup Final, 1979 FA Cup Final, 1927 FA Cup Final | ||
1972 fa cup final leeds united vs arsenal leeds won 1 0
The 1972 FA Cup Final took place on 6 May 1972 at Wembley Stadium. It was the Centenary final (although only the 91st final due to world wars) and the 44th to be played at Wembley.
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- 1972 fa cup final leeds united vs arsenal leeds won 1 0
- Leeds united in the 70s leeds fans at wembley for the 1972 fa cup final
- Match summary
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It was contested between cup holders Arsenal, who had won the English Championship and FA Cup the previous season, and Leeds United, who had won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and finished 2nd in the league the previous season. They had never won the trophy before.
Arsenal planned to make it the third decade for a club to return as Cup-holders and win again for the second successive year, as Newcastle had done in 1952 and Tottenham in 1962.
The final is also the origin of the song Leeds! Leeds! Leeds! (commonly known as Marching On Together) as the B-side of the Leeds cup final song, still played by United and other Leeds sports teams.
Leeds united in the 70s leeds fans at wembley for the 1972 fa cup final
Match summary
The Jones-Clarke combination produced a goal in the fifty-third minute. Jones sent across a hard, shoulder-high centre and 'Sniffer' Clarke headed powerfully past Barnett's left hand from fifteen yards.
A match that often fell below the highest level began badly with a foul by Clarke on Ball in the first five seconds and the first of four bookings — McNab bringing down Lorimer as early as the second minute. Neither side played consistently up to their capabilities, yet both had their moments. George's fierce volley cannoned back off the bar for Arsenal, and both Clarke and Lorimer struck the woodwork for Leeds.
Leeds' jubilation at the end was tempered by a last-minute injury to Mick Jones, who dislocated his elbow and had to be helped up the steps by Norman Hunter to receive his winners' medal.