1966 FA Cup Final: Everton vs Sheffield Wednesday | British Pathé

[@anyoldorion]

When the FA Cup Final was a special day. My dad always drew the curtains to watch it on telly. RIP dad.Still miss you.

[@andrewjohnstone963]

Brilliant memories 👏 👌 ❤

[@edwardhannahsamuel730]

Why would the TV only work when the curtains were closed.

[@anyoldorion]

@@edwardhannahsamuel730 Grainy B & W picture.. It was the only way to see what was going on.

[@andrewjohnstone963]

@@edwardhannahsamuel730 like your brain you mean?Cretin!

[@djgthehotstepper]

Your dad was a legend

[@tuesdaydelaney4480]

My Grandad was an Everton fan and I followed him and supported them for 54 years and my Son and his son support Everton as well 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@CynicalLlort]

That’s rough.

@@CynicalLlort lol...

[@a.tanner8524]

Incredible colour footage of a legendary era.

[@DavidLPeel]

My cousin Johnny Quinn played for Sheffield Wednesday in this cup final.

[@PHXM]

Great footage. Fantastic comeback by Everton.

[@rosieclarkson4064]

This day changed my life. Lonely unhappy child, nothing ever happened near me or where I lived until this. Unfortunately Wednesday lost but not long after, the 1966 World Cup came calling. Hillsborough was one of the venues. Had to wait till 1968 to get to see Sheffield Wednesday play. I was 12 by then. My love for Wednesday has never faded despite numerous setbacks. I am now 67 years old, Wednesday till I die. Supporting them saved my life, luckily now I came to believe in God. Supporting Wednesday kept me going until coming to belief in God. I now think the Almighty uses circumstances in our lives to draw us to Him. I pray every blessing to Sheffield Wednesday before the throne of God because I lived to find faith because of them. Wednesday kept me going through a lot of years when I had nothing else. Anyone out there reading this, please ask God to reveal His truth to you, show you His presence, show you how Jesus paid the price for your sins. Just admit it to Him and ask for forgiveness. God hears and rejoices when a sinner comes to Him. Don't be afraid to ask!!

[@itgoodson]

Bless you, Rosie. Thanks for sharing 🙏

[@sjalom45]

Baruch Hashem

[@paulnorris6253]

God loves all teams but made Everton magic

[@be_still_and_know_946]

'I'm not ashamed to own my Lord nor to defend His cause' as the hymn writer put it. Thank you Rosie for sharing your faith in these dark days. 1994 was my year of salvation. I will forever be thankful to JESUS. I became an Everton fan when I was at junior school in the sixties.

[@mrj8856]

Sad how the Cups don't mean anything now....devalued, another example of how money has destroyed the game. What a brilliant occasion you can see.

[@emilfrederiksen.1622]

It is devalued by foreigners who now claim they are fans never attended a game in their life.

[@bennewton7063]

Totally agree FA cup final no longer the classic match of old

[@davidoflinn4101]

🙈 football is dead. Glad I grow up in 1960 /70

[@WOD-iy6dg]

@Capri Was better when it wasn't the same five teams winning all the time.

[@philjohnson3547]

The FA Cup Final at the old Wembley was the highlight of the football year regardless of who was in it. These days it is just another money sucking match for the PL elite.

[@davemorriss2552]

My dad went to the game, took 2 days of pub crawling to get home. RIP dad, one of the best days of his life.

[@PhilBaird1]

Cup Finals back then used to be a magnificent occasion. You can feel it, hear it and see it in this marvellous footage.

[@infrasleep]

Strange to think that just 10 years later-after this great final- Sheffield Wednesday had to win their last game v Southend to avoid relegation to the Fourth Division

[@paultaylor7082]

One of the best FA Cup finals ever

[@PeterRoose-sd3do]

Argyle supporter here......what most people don't know is the scorer of Everton's first and second goal, Mike Treblecock, was signed from Plymouth Argyle shortly before the final, what a game for him :-)

[@kennethbell1069]

I went to every cup match that season, including the final. The Everton manager was vilified for not reinserted usual forward Fred Pickering after injury. However he chose to play Mike Trebilcock. What a stroke of genius that turned out to be as Trebilcock ghosted in to score two almost identical goals. I well remember Shirly sorry Derek Temples run away goal, and the supporter running across the field being chased by Policeman, left sprawling on the grass after failing to grab supporter by the jacket. Priceless memories.

[@carnalea2424]

My team Pompey signed him from Everton for £40,000 - a lot of money in those days for a 2nd Div club. We loved him, he scored spectacular goals, but he was too inconsistent and often was simply the substitute.

[@PasqualeDeRosa-n1v]

It's the first final I can remember. I had a bit of a speech problem thing when I was young and wanted Everton to win because the other team was too difficult to pronounce. I hope the two guys that ran on never got nicked.Sometimes you get carried away. Bevvie etc.

[@raymondwaterson4657]

Loved Cup Final day. What a special occasion it was

[@andrewblackamore4668]

I'm not a football fan but I was born as Everton's bus was driving in to Wembley stadium so be default I'm a life long fan of Everton? If anyone as video or photos of that moment I'd love a copy !!!!

[@kevingill648]

I was 10 years old at the time, Not long after with my dad we watched England beat West Germany 4-2. In 1968 a had become an Everton fan and still support them to this day 02/05/2024

[@davidoflinn4101]

This was a great Everton side

[@barriehutchinson9666]

Will always remember this my 21st birthday and I am a Sheffield United supporter what a day thanks Everton

[@stevejohnson4111]

Yeah great for you watching a cup final involving a Sheffield team?... Well thanks Everton indeed because the team you support have never been in a cup final in your life time?

[@jamesgalbraith5471]

Some very hard tackles and the players just got up and got on with it, now all you have to do is brush against them and down they go as if been shot

[@hepatitusb]

Ha! The wicker picnic basket full of boots..!

[@christopherdenniston9013]

I remember a big floral tribute on a roundabout in Liverpool that summer 'England World champions, Liverpool league champions, Everton Fa Cup winners'

[@darkbluecentral2478]

Fantastic cup final ! A young Jim Mcalliog was a fantastic player and very underestimated was a

[@keithyork8226]

And ten years later, he set up Bobby Stokes for the winner for Southampton against Man Utd.

[@anibalgomesfilho2173]

A qualidade da imagem é fantástica. Parabéns pelo belo vídeo

[@heavycan2011]

Amazing footage.Thank you!

[@voidshell6273]

When streakers were still fully clothed.

[@ambientwishwalker8908]

Ok grandpa . Firstly who allows naked people in the stadium ?

[@ara8253]

I watched the match live on b&w TV. I'm a Blackburn Rovers fan and that was a great game. I could still recall the goals and name players in the dressing rooms too. Mainly good refs then!! No colour TV for us until the 1970 World Cup.

[@Luddebuilds]

The Image quality is amazing. I know it's film and not video, but all those camera angels and close-ups as well, fantastic production. Images from cup finals here in Norway from the same period are some grainy black and white one-camera clips at best.

[@elshadjafar2437]

Good day. Thank you so much for the posting exellent video. Enjoyed and liked. Lots of love and greetings from Baku city

[@LOL-gl1wg]

Thanks for uploading this 🦉

[@oldhippiejon]

Support neither team but it was one of the best finals for me, who needs the Premiership these guys had just as much talent. Was 17 at the time and playing semi pro and in just a few months time England would win the WC on that pitch, a great time to be alive.

[@geraldmanterfield3695]

Sheffield Wednesday were the first team in FA cup history to do a lap of honour after losing.

[@Wickerrman]

Wednesday fans will always respect and honour the kind of effort required to get that far, just look at the reception the Owls fans gave the team when we lost against Hull in the 2016 Championship Play Off Final!

[@stevejohnson4111]

And Wednesday were the first team to get to the final having played all their games away from home?

[@geraldmanterfield3695]

I went to all of them but couldn’t get a ticket for the final.

[@patrickthomas8101]

what an awesome final. weird to think Everton won the FA cup the same year England won the World cup.

[@3kmek937]

both at wembley too

[@davidmiles2636]

Why is that "weird to think?"

[@qui-gonjinn8350]

​@@davidmiles2636Yh rly.

[@70tezskin]

God Bless Eddie Kavanagh the real hero of the 66 final . Everton Legend forever remembered in FA Cup History 💙

[@piotrtrypus]

amazing footage...

[@allanparkinson6218]

I was a 12 year old Everton supporter at the time, crying when we were 2- 0 down then jumping for joy when Derek Temple scored the 3rd. I'm 67 years old now and am totally ashamed of the football my team is producing under Benitez. This man is ruining my club, it is time for him to go.

[@frankhornby6873]

Allan....the gobshite has gone now...💙

[@malarki5]

You gotta be chuffed about last night's comeback win against Crystal Palace!

[@paulnorris6253]

Now Benitez has gone and Dyche is the man COYB

[@jontalbot1]

Two years later and it must now seem like the golden age

[@UKsoldier45]

My first real cup final I remember completely. A great game.

[@tijuanataxi9699]

Wish cup finals were still like this

[@deanwitt7903]

When a celebrated goal was a jump , a fist pump in the air and then back on with the game . Now it’s kisses and cuddles . 😂

[@ArmyofLove]

Jack Taylor would later referee the 1974 world cup final. What an achievement

[@mikeh5431]

the good old days

[@ukmartin2569]

No taking the bloody knee back then.

[@chrismusc]

Oh hush.

[@kennethbell1069]

I went to Every cup match that year including the final. Met Bill Shankly outside the ground before game and asked him 'what Everton player'would you want playing for Liverpool. He answered, 'today eleven of them, next week, none. I had to laugh. 😅

[@aidanhew6712]

Reminds me of this year's FA Cup :)

[@58johnjohn]

An opposing player once asked Brian Labone why he didn't have a club badge on their shirts, and he replied,"we're Everton football club, we don't need badges", says it all really.

[@keithyork8226]

“Badges? Badges? We don’t need no stinking badges!!”

[@laurencenew7646]

First FAC final i watched right through, and watched them all since. But 66 was a great one

[@richardwilliamwharton3052]

The most fantastic day !!!!

[@nattyco]

I well remember that day and I can't imagine Everton's present squad coming back into a game like that. They should be made to watch that before every game until the end of the season. They might then learn something about what it means to play for Everton and to show determination and courage in the face of adversity.

[@michaelgreene7041]

Different era and a completely different mindset nowadays unfortunately. You don't miss what you have until it's gone.

[@philipmason3218]

Our present side should be ashamed of themselves!

[@bluenose1744]

But they did against palace.

[@anyoldorion]

The days when football was for the ordinary working class ..Worked all week for Saturday..Hitch hiked to away games..bunked in ~ sometimes dropping into the wrong end and getting booted back out..

[@davidoflinn4101]

That was a great Everton side

[@kevinmunday5782]

It was Special This Year, with Leicester winning it for the First Time

[@22Clearwater]

No foreign multi millionaire players, owners and managers. Better times.

[@paulmcdivitt2890]

What a come back 🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@petercarey7456]

Legendary football.

[@denisburgess2966]

What a great game that was and in those days there was only one substitute on.the bench.

[@johnp515]

Not long before there were no substitutes.

[@peterbroad7622]

I was in London that weekend and I remember all the Evertonians going down the M1.

[@stevejohnson4111]

Considering Wednesday had equal number of fans at Wembley I think your memory is blurred ... Wednesday were all the way on the M1 and Everton were M6 most of the way?

[@tjguide6560]

Eight years later, this referee did the World Cup final in Germany between the host and Cruyff's Holland.

[@nicholasdavies6264]

Fabulous footage!

[@paulmcdivitt2890]

What a great come back from everton 2. O down come on Everton 💙💙💙💙

[@Azog150]

Fantastic footage. There is always something slightly innocent about these old newsreels, and even just the culture of the day. You can see it in the way players celebrate jumping on the spot, guys running on the pitch in suits and Bobby´s tripping over themselves to catch them before giving them a firm-but-fair tackle! It is weird when you juxtapose it with all the darker undersides of the day (horrendous racism, rampant sexism, legalised homophobia, imperialism) I was born almost 30 years after this, but everything I see from the 60s in terms of the occasion, the crowds, the competetiveness, the number of title-winners in that decade, Britain´s first European Cups. And all of this before hooliganism properly set in. This surely has to be the Golden Age of British football? Would love to have seen it in person. It is a massive shame the FA Cup has lost its prestige.

[@respectedgentleman4322]

Imperialism in the 60s?

[@Azog150]

@@respectedgentleman4322 Brtiain still held substantial colonial possessions until the 70s, and was involved in multiple wars of decolonisation in many of its territories. Imperialism didnt just drop off a cliff in 1945.

[@elwrongo]

still a better place then

[@millwallholdings]

(horrendous racism where do you see this

[@imc9301]

During the dressing room scene the commentator referred to the Everton goalkeeper as Kent?. Surely Gordon West?

[@jordipena7984]

Fantástic video👏

[@tuesdaydelaney4480]

I was 7 in 1966

[@58johnjohn]

This was one of the best cup finals ever but it never gets a mention.?

[@Hitemwhereithurtss]

Best footage

[@elwrongo]

wow how about the halftime entertainment, military marching band with a drummer with a tiger skin!

[@gianpaolodilallo7755]

Simply fantastic!!

[@MrLieinking]

It used to be a big occasion

[@Pianosnail12]

Weird to think The Beatles ruled the world at that moment in time.

[@Azog150]

Not just the Beatles - but Merseyside! You can hear Jerry and the Pacemakers "You´ll Never Walk Alone" being sang at half-time (something most Evertonian´s wouldn´t be caught dead doing these days!!)

[@thememelord6480]

Heck John and Paul were in the crowd at the match

[@frankhornby6873]

Sweet Fa.....I was there that gobshite song must've been dubbed on....it was never sung by Evertonians!...💙

[@jf-0815]

@@frankhornby6873 i heard that and i was thinking it was the Wednesday fans, couldn't find it on Google and couldn't find anything to suggest so, got scared but couldn't find any for us, then i saw your comment and now i feel better 😂

[@latitudeselongitudes1932]

Is it really true that Lennon and Paul were there watching this game at Wembley? I've heard that none of the 4 really liked football, specially Lennon and George. Read somewhere that Ringo kind of likes Arsenal, Paul doesnt support any team in particular

[@qsqss1670]

Требилкок , человек ниоткуда .

[@josetunez9584]

Did Paul McCartney attend this final? or was it the 1968 one?

[@spider_hoss]

I like those jackets they’re wearing.

[@robertfletcher4065]

The Days when this Cup ment something and teams did not give players a "REST" to the lead up to the final. It was a special day now it is teated just like any other match. Even the semi finals were special. Now! it always chase a European Trophy. I bet if the FA Cup winners had the opportunity to Gain a Position in the Champions League, English Clubs would respect this Trophy more. The European Champions Cup was just an add on now it dominates all competitions. Pity. What should happen is for Cup winners to be places in the Champions League.

[@Pyokk]

이때지렸지 치맥조지면서 보던게 기억나네

[@benjirodriguez3908]

That's why I love the fa cup ❤

[@edgarjr3289]

Será que o Bob Charlton estava nesse jogo?

[@niltondasilva1645]

Parabéns Everton 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Damon-p9u]

Ah, those were the days. When the Blues were mighty.

[@explodingkittens3091]

When they used to show the pitch invaders on telly.

[@darrenlangford8986]

Any one know why the goalkeeper had no numbers on their shirts

[@SIRDKA]

Bit before my time, but what a game!

[@ELDANO85]

Another cup we should have won. My mum and late dad said they remember players on bus coming back

[@robfinlay8058]

Tickets to the match were only 10 shillings, £9.50 in today's money. Football was for the working man back then, not like today!

[@stevejohnson4111]

10 bob??? but roughly half a weeks wages for a working steel man in 1966

[@raj4624]

Pure football

[@carlobrotto7132]

Was John Lennon Everton's fan ?

[@FKAMLV]

Lennon claimed to support nobody but his brother was a Liverpool season ticket holder. McCartney was Everton, Ringo Starr was Arsenal.

[@carlobrotto7132]

@@FKAMLV thanks a lot for your kind answer, I appreciate.

[@louiejonesponation]

Any Evertonians here? Comment down below!

[@bertcert991]

I wonder how the three Wednesday players banned for life in 1964 felt on this day Tony Kay had signed for Everton of course and would have got a winners medal

[@Wickerrman]

Very hard done by tbh, one or two of them would have probably won a World Cup Winner's Medal as well as Ron Springett in the Wednesday goal!

[@kevinhisee4265]

Surprised that Harry Catterick allowed cameras in his dressing room.

[@davidmccarthy2200]

Im still gutted!!

[@Billkeys123]

Great

[@halfordslain7477]

Wembley has no character now...😕

[@dimass58]

Its real 1966?

[@liveandlearn515]

Coming up to win from 2-0 down, that too in a cup final, that is very unlikely.. Seems like sports was a drama/entertainment back then also..

[@Withtheghostoftomjoad]

Not sure about the Goliwog mascot but different times!

[@mrchrischamp1]

I believe its supposed to be an owl, but a rather suspect owl at that! 😂

[@paulmcdivitt2890]

Paul McCartney was there

[@davidbroadley126]

Sheffield wednesday fans go on about this final dont know why they lost threw away a 2 goal lead who wants to remember that

[@Wickerrman]

Because we had a hell of a team back then, and you honour any team that got to a final, regardless of them losing. It's not like it's gone on an honours board, like it would at Bramall Lane!

[@azcv100]

Ball basket??

[@neilhurn2685]

You can see how footballers bodies have changed so much now. There they look like average joe public body or even worse

[@johnp515]

Worse than the general public? In which way?

[@Krzyszczynski]

Four years later Brian Labone would know all about how it felt to let a two-goal lead slip into a defeat. Allowed Germany's third goal against England in the World Cup match by ball-watching instead of marking his man (Muller).

[@roywinstanley9402]

How football success has changed when it's considered more successful to finish 4th in the premiership than to win the FA cup . The cup winners cup should never have been discontinued and the European cup should be for premiership winners only.

[@roywinstanley9402]

Any Evertonians know the reason why when Everton played WBA in the 1968 FA cup final Everton wore their away colours of amber ? WBA wore white tops.

[@nandanacharya8719]

6:50

[@kevinmitchell-wright7454]

John hicton should have played in the final one of Wednesdays great utility player's if he had the defence would have held Everton and Wednesday should have never let him go to Middlesbrough my opinion is the FA cup of 1966 would have come to sheffield

[@walkaboutgla]

No such thing as british cup or britain. Theres England wales Ireland an your gods

[@tjguide6560]

Not a single Black or foreign player... Not even in the crowd...