1955 FA Cup Final: Newcastle vs Man City

Newcastle 3 - 1 Man City

• Newcastle
  • Milburn 1'
  • Mitchell 52'
  • Hannah 59'
• Man City
  • Johnstone 45'

Wembley - Saturday 7th May

Attendance: 100,000

Match Referee: R Leafe

Team Line-ups:

Newcastle had the same dressing room as when they met Arsenal in 1952, plus the knowledge and confidence gained in two recent Final victories. There was another coincidence ‑ City lost right back Meadows as the result of a twisted knee, in a way almost exactly paralleled in 1952 when Arsenal lost Barnes following his attempt to stop the very same player, Mitchell, in the very same corner of the field.

Milburn scored for Newcastle with a header from White's corner kick within a minute of the start. With City's 'Revie plan' operating so precisely and effectively, City played some great football in the twenty minutes after Meadows' untimely departure, and Johnstone even levelled the scores in the last minute of the half with a diving header.

Newcastle's counter move to City's plan had been for the defence to move upfield very quickly immediately Revie, well behind his own forwards, got the ball. City forwards found themselves in offside positions before the pass was made.

Meadows did not return, and it was not surprising that Newcastle, with the extra man, started the second half confidently. Within fifteen minutes they had scored twice. Mitchell cut in and shot from a narrow angle under Trautmann's dive, and then Mitchell's dazzle‑dance took him past two City players and allowed him to lay on a fairly simple chance for Hannah.

Huddersfield v NEWCASTLE UTD 1‑1, 0‑2; Notts Co v York C 0‑1 , Birmingham C v MAN C 0‑1; Sunderland v Wolves 2‑0

Nott'm Forest v NEWCASTLE UTD 1‑ 1, 2‑2, 1‑2, Liverpool v Huddersfield T 0‑2; York C v Spurs 3‑ 1; Notts Co v Chelsea 1 ‑0; Luton T v MAN C 0‑2; Birmingham C v Doncaster R 2‑1, Swansea T v Sunderland 2‑2, 0‑1, Wolves v Charlton Ath 4‑1

NEWCASTLE UTD v Brentford 3‑2; Hartlepools Utd v Nott'm Forest 1‑1, 1‑2; Torquay Utd v Huddersfield T 0‑1; Everton v Liverpool 0‑4; Bishop Auckland v York C 1‑3, Spurs v Port Vale 4‑2; Sheff Wed v Notts Co 1 ‑1, 0‑ 1; Bristol R v Chelsea 1‑3, MAN C v Man Utd 2‑0, Rotherham Utd v Luton T 1‑5; Birmingham C v Bolton Wand 2‑1; Doncaster R v Aston Villa 0‑0, 2‑2,1‑1, 0‑0,3‑1; PNE v Sunderland 3‑3,0‑2, Swansea T v Stoke C 3‑1; Wolves v Arsenal 1 ‑0, WBA v CharIton Ath 2‑4

Plymouth Arg v NEWCASTLE UTD 0‑1; Brentford v Bradford C 1‑1, 2‑2, 1 ‑0; Sheff Utd v Nott'm Forest 1‑3; Hartlepools Utd v Darlington 1‑1, 2‑2, 2‑0; Huddersfield T v Coventry C 3‑3, 2‑1; Leeds Utd v Torquay Utd 2‑2, 0‑4; Lincoln C v Liverpool 1 ‑1, 0‑1; Everton v Southend Utd 3‑1; Blackpool v York C 0‑2; Ipswich T v Bishop Auckland 2‑2, 0‑3; Gateshead v Spurs 0‑2; W. Ham v Port Vale 2‑2, 1‑3; Middlesbro v Notts Co 1‑4; Sheff Wed v Hastings Utd 2­1; Chelsea v Walsall 2‑0; Bristol R v Portsmouth 2‑1; Derby Co v MAN C 1‑3; Reading v Man Utd 1‑1, 1‑4; Luton T v Workington 5‑0; Rotherham Utd v Leicester C 1 ‑0; Hull C v Birmingham C 0‑2, Bolton Wand v Millwall 3‑1; Watford v Doncaster R 1‑2; Brighton & H Alb v Aston Villa 2‑2, 2‑4; Sunderland v Burnley 1 ‑0; Fulham v PNE 2‑3; Blackburn R v Swansea T 0‑2; Bury v Stoke C 1‑1, 1‑1, 3‑3, 2‑2, 2‑3; Grimsby T v Wolves 2‑5; Arsenal v Cardiff C 1 ‑0;Rochdale v Chariton Ath 1‑3; Bournemouth & Bos Ath v WBA 0‑1