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Wembley - Saturday 11th April

Chelsea 2 Leeds United 2

Replay - Old Trafford - Wednesday 29th April

Chelsea 2 Leeds United 1

Chelsea

(Osgood, Webb)

Bonetti, Harris R, McCreadie, Hollins, Dempsey, Webb, Baldwin, Cooke, Osgood(Hinton),  Hutchinson, Houseman

Leeds United

(Jones)

Harvey, Madeley, Cooper, Bremner, Charlton, Hunter, Lorimer, Clarke, Jones, Giles, Gray E

Referee: E Jennings

A Wembley Final ended ail‑square for the first time as Chelsea and Leeds fought out a 2‑2 draw after extra time.

Leeds were superior in organization and team skill, but Chelsea would never admit the possibility of defeat, and their eventual victory after four hours' football was a triumph of spirit and determination.

The Wembley pitch was in poor condition ‑ wet, patchy and sanded and when Jack Chariton's downward header after fifteen minutes failed to bounce, McCreadie kicked over it, and the ball rolled over the line.

Houseman's ordinary‑looking shot from twenty yards went through Sprake's arms for a Chelsea equalizer just before half‑time. Jones' eightyfourth minute goal would have been a killing blow to most teams, but in two minutes Hutchinson headed Chelsea level again.

The replay at Old Trafford was a less distinguished affair but again marked by long periods of domination by Leeds. For all of the first half during which Clarke had beaten three men in a swerving run and put Jones through to score‑and for a good part of the second, Leeds were quicker to the ball, covered better and passed more accurately. Twelve minutes from time Chelsea, incredibly, equalized again through Osgood.

Chelsea went ahead for the first time in the first period of extra time, Webb heading through from Hutchinson's long throw, and the Londoners held on to win.

 

McCreadie lets Charlton's header bounce through his legs for Leeds' first goal

Hutchinson's header beats Sprake for the 2nd equaliser in the first ever draw in a Wembley Cup Final.

Semi‑Final

CHELSEA v Watford 5‑1; Man Utd v LEEDS UTD 0‑0, 0‑0, 0‑1

Sixth Round

QPR v CHELSEA 2‑4 Watford v Liverpool 1 ‑0, Middlesbro v Man Utd 1‑1, 1‑2; Swindon T v LEEDS UTD 0‑2

Fifth Round

Crystal Palace v CHELSEA 1‑4; QPR v Derby Co 1 ‑0; Watford v Gillingham 2‑1 Liverpool v Leicester C 0‑0, 2‑0, Northampton T v Man Utd 2‑8, Carlisle Utd v Middlesbro 1‑2, Swindon T v Scunthorpe Utd 3‑1; LEEDS UTD v Mansfield T 2‑0

Fourth Round

CHELSEAv Burnley 2‑2,3‑1; Spurs v Crystal Palace 0‑0, 0‑1 , Charlton Ath v QPR 2‑3, Derby Co v Sheff Utd 3‑0, Watford v Stoke C 1 ‑0; Gillingham v Peterborough Utd 5‑ 1; Liverpool v Wrexham 3‑1, Southampton v Leicester C 1‑ 1, 2‑4, Tranmere R v Northampton T 0‑0, 1‑2; Man Utd v Man C 3‑0, Carlisle Utd v Aldershot 2‑2, 4‑1; Middlesbro vYork C 4‑1; Swindon T v Chester4‑2; Sheff Wed v Scunthorpe Utd 1‑2; Blackpool v Mansfield T 0‑2; Sutton Utd v LEEDS UTD 0‑6

Third Round

CHELSEA v Birmingham C 3‑0, Burnley v Wolves 3‑0, Bradford C v Spurs 2‑2, 0‑5;Crystal Palace v Walsall 2‑0; Aston Villa v Charlton Ath 1 ‑1, 0‑1; QPR v South Shields 4‑1, PNE  v Derby Co 1‑1, 1‑4; Sheff Utd v Everton 2‑1, Bolton Wand v Watford 1‑2; Oxford Utd v Stoke C 0‑0, 2‑3; Gillingham v Newport Co 1 ‑0, Rotherham Utd v Peterborough Utd 0‑1 , Coventry C v Liverpool 1‑1, 0‑3, Norwich C vWrexham 1‑2; Southampton v Newcastle Utd 3‑0; Leicester C v Sunderland 1 ‑0; Portsmouth v Tranmere R 1‑2; Brentwood T v Northampton T 0‑1; Ipswich T v Man Utd 0‑1; Hull C v Man C 0‑1; Nott'm Forest v Carlisle Utd 0‑0, 1‑2; Huddersfield T v Aldershot 1‑1, 1‑3; Middlesbro v W. Ham 2‑1 York Cv Cardiff C 1‑1, 1‑1, 3‑1; Blackburn Rv Swindon T 0‑4, Chester v Bristol C 2‑1; Sheff Wed v WBA 2‑1; Scunthorpe Utd v Millwall 2‑1; Arsenal v Blackpool 1‑1, 2‑3; Mansfield Tv Barnsley 3‑2, Hillingdon Borough v Sutton Utd 0‑0, 1‑4; LEEDS UTD v Swansea T 2‑1