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Manchester United

(Herd 2, Law)

Gaskell, Dunne, Cantwell, Crerand, Foulkes, Setters, Giles, Quixall, Herd, Law, Charlton

Leicester City

(Keyworth)

Banks, Sjoberg, Norman, McLintock, King, Appleton, Riley, Cross, Keyworth, Gibson, Stringfellow

Referee: K Aston

United came to Wembley in the season of 'The Big Freeze'‑ the Final took place three weeks later than scheduled ‑ with a narrow escape from relegation just behind them. On the day, and for the great occasion, they at last found their touch.

The new United team had been assembled at astronomical cost and was the most expensive team to play in a Final, with more than £300,000 having been spent on six men.

The first goal came on the half‑hour. Crerand squared the ball to Law, and Law, completely in control, swung away towards the right, and then turned sharply back to hook the ball in. The goal merely confirmed United's superiority, and from then on they had time and space and played with commanding ease. United's Scottish centre‑forward, David Herd, netted twice in the second half and, for Leicester, Keyworth scored a courageous goal when they were 2‑0 down, diving to head the ball only a foot from the ground.

Law slides home the first goal.

Herd's father, Alec, had played for Manchester City in the Finals of 1933 and 1934, and the pair had had a few games together for Stockport County in the early 1950s. Herd junior was on hand to score after Charlton's effort had been too hard for Banks to hold, and then, with only five minutes remaining, he banged in his second and United's third after Banks had dropped Giles’ centre.

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Semi‑Final

LEICESTER C v Liverpool 1-0; Southampton v MAN UTD 0‑1

Sixth Round

Norwich C v LEICESTER C 0‑2, Liverpool v W. Ham 1 ‑0; Nott'm Forest v Southampton 1‑1, 3‑3, 0‑5; Coventry C v MAN UTD 1‑3

Fifth Round

Leyton Orient v LEICESTER C 0‑1; Man C v Norwich C 1‑2, Arsenal v Liverpool 1‑2, W. Ham v Everton 1 ‑0; Nott'm Forest v Leeds Utd 3‑0; Southampton v Sheff Utd 1 ‑0, Coventry C v Sunderland 2‑1; MAN UTD v Chelsea 2‑1

Fourth Round

LEICESTER C v Ipswich T 3‑1; Leyton Orient v Derby Co 3‑0, Man C v Bury 1 ‑0, Norwich C v Newcastle Utd 5‑, 0; Arsenal v Sheff Wed 2‑0, Burnleyv Liverpool 1‑1, 1‑2; W. Ham v Swansea T 1 ‑0; Swindon T v Everton 1‑5; WBA v Nott'm Forest 0‑0, 1‑2, Middlesbro v Leeds Utd 0‑2; Southampton v Watford 3‑1; Port Vale v Sheff Utd 1‑2 ' Portsmouth v Coventry C 1‑1, 2‑2, 1‑2; Gravesend & Northtleet v Sunderland 1‑1, 2‑5, Charlton Ath v Chelsea 0‑3; MAN UTD v Aston Villa 1 ‑0

Third Round

Grimsby T v LEICESTER C 1‑3; Mansfield T v Ipswich T 2‑3; Leyton Orient v Hull C 1‑1, 2‑0;Derby Co v Peterborough Utd 2‑0 Walsall v Man C 0‑1; Birmingham C v Bury 3‑3; 0‑2; Norwich C v Blackpool 1‑1, 3‑1; Bradford C v Newcastle Utd 1‑6; Arsenal v Oxford Utd 5‑1; Shrewsbury T v Sheff Wed 1‑1, 1‑2; Spurs v Burnley 0‑2; Wrexham v Liverpool 0‑3; W. Ham v Fulham 0‑0, 2‑1; Swansea T v QPR 2‑0; Luton T v Swindon T 0‑2; Barnsley v Everton 0‑3; Plymouth Arg v WBA 1‑5; Nott'm Forest v Wolves 4‑2; Blackburn R v Middlesbro 1‑1, 1‑3; Leeds Utd v Stoke C 3‑1, Southampton v York C 5‑0; Watford v Rotherham Utd 2‑0; Gillingham vPort Vale 2‑4; Sheff Utd v Bolton Wand 3‑1; Portsmouth v Scunthorpe Utd 1‑1, 2‑1; Lincoln C v Coventry C 1‑5; Carlisle Utd v Gravesend & Northfleet 0‑1; PNE v Sunderland 1‑4; Charlton Ath v Cardiff C 1 ‑0; Tranmere R v Chelsea 2‑2,1‑3, Bristol C v Aston Villa 1‑1, 2‑3; MAN UTD v Huddersfield T 5‑0