1961 cup final. Well, that is exactly what happened during Leicester City’s 1960/61 FA Cup campaign. Crowd cheering. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Some hockey portraits on this site are licensed from Images on Ice, Hockey’s Photo Agency. In doing so, they became the first team to win the Double since Aston Villa in 1897. Spurs became the first club to secure the Double since Aston Villa achieved it in 1897. Wembley. In the final, Portuguese side Benfica beat Spanish side Barcelona 3–2 to win their first European Cup The 1961 Football League Cup Final was the inaugural League Cup final. Tottenham won the match 2–0, with Bobby Smith and Terry Dyson scoring the goals. The SPORTS REFERENCE, STATHEAD, IMMACULATE GRID, and IMMACULATE FOOTY trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Under the guidance of Matt Gillies, Leicester had overcome Oxford, Bristol City, Birmingham, Barnsley and Sheffield United to get to the FA Cup final. Tottenham Hotspur won the competition for the fourth time, beating Burnley 3–1 in the final at Wembley. Most historical data provided by Dan Diamond and Associates. The 1960–61 FA Cup was the 80th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Having already won the League, Spurs became the first club to achieve the Double since Aston Villa in 1897. It took place on 6 May 1961 at Wembley Stadium and was contested between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City. A. Aug 16, 2024 ยท Imagine a player scoring in every round of a cup competition and then being dropped for the final. Crowd sing 'Abide with me'. Tottenham had already won the League and were chasing the League and Cup Double. L/Ss of exterior of Wembley stadium including the twin towers. Matches were scheduled to be played at The 1961 FA Cup Final took place on 6 May 1961 at Wembley with Tottenham Hotspur beating Leicester City 2–0. Aston Villa won 3–2 on aggregate. It was played on 31 May 1961 at the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern, Switzerland. Tottenham Hotspur won the competition for the third time, beating Leicester City 2–0 in the final at Wembley. This was the first final not to include Real Madrid, who had won the previous five finals. The 1961 FA Cup Final. Foxes forward Ken Leek had scored seven times in FA Cup On Saturday 6th May 1961 Tottenham Hotspur had already done enough to win the 1960/61 season Football League Championship and were facing Leicester City at Wembley Stadium in the F. Cup final in an attempt to become the first club to achieve the cup and league 'double' in the 20th century, Aston Villa having previously achieved the elusive 1961 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final — The 1961 UEFA Cup Winners Cup Final was a football match contested between Fiorentina of Italy and Rangers of Scotland. It was contested by Rotherham United and Aston Villa over two legs. The 1961 European Cup final was held at the Wankdorf Stadium, Bern on 31 May 1961, and was contested by Portuguese side Benfica against Spanish side Barcelona. Various shots of crowd inside the stadium. The 1961 FA Cup Final took place on 6 May 1961 at Wembley with Tottenham Hotspur beating Leicester City 2–0. View the 1961 FA Cup Final with Tottenham vs Leicester City result and match report, including the road to wembley for both teams and their performance in the 1961 Final. Leicester frustrated Tottenham Hotspur in the early exchanges but when full-back Len Chalmers broke his right leg 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 had already won the League and were chasing the League and Cup Double The 1961 European Cup final was the final match of the 1960–61 European Cup. Due to fixture congestion, the second leg was not played until after the start of the 1961–62 season. The 1961 FA Cup final was the 80th final of the FA Cup. The final was a two legged tie, played at Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow and the Stadio Comunale in Florence. gds pl j0c 87w rtg ghgy2y mch5 dfxj31w xbs fq6g