Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley: 1962 FA Cup Final: ‘The Chessboard Final’ | British Pathé

The FA Cup (The Football Association Challenge Cup) Final in 1962 took place in Wembley Stadium with an epic battle between Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley. The match was dubbed as ‘The Chessboard Final’ because both teams keenly focused on strategy. In the end, Hotspur defeated Burnley 3 to 1.
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(FILM ID: 1703.19)
This is a colour item.
Title reads: "The Cup Final".
Wembley, London.
Football Association FA Cup final between Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley. Various L/Ss of crowded stadium, natural sound of crowd singing "Pack Up Your Troubles" and "Glory, Glory Hallelujah". Man in white suit conducts. Crowd then cheers. M/S arrival of Queen Elizabeth II in Royal Box.
L/S teams walking onto pitch. C/U section of team. M/S referee shaking hands with captains (Danny Blanchflower for Spurs, Jimmy Adamson for Burnley) before tossing coin. L/S kick off. Various shots of match. Jimmy Greaves scores for Spurs in first three minutes. More shots match. Burnley almost scores but goalie catches it. More shots match, intercut with shots of crowd and great shots goalkeepers making saves.
Half time - various shots guardsmen's marching band (natural sound). M/S teams coming back onto field. More shots of match. Gordon Harris scores for Burnley - equalising. Bobby Smith scores second goal for Spurs that with a penalty scored by Blanchflower, makes final score 3-1 to Spurs.
Spurs skipper Blanchflower collects trophy cup from Queen. Skipper Adamson leads Burnley team to collect runner-up medals. Various shots Spurs plays holding cup up to crowd and doing lap of honour. Various shots Spurs players in dressing rooms, drinking champagne from trophy cup.
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[@chrisagombar4189]

Loved seeing my great, great Uncle Arthur Caiger in the white suit conducting the orchestra.

[@davidpendry7731]

The community singing was a wonderful tradition back then. Made you proud to be British

[@denisburgess2966]

​@davidpendry7731 it sure did.

[@eccehomer8182]

My mum went on a date with Danny Blanchflower long before I was born. Apparently, all he did was talk about football. There wasn't a second date! :D

[@Jay-Bco]

If there was something, you wouldn't be existing

[@Krzyszczynski]

Knowing our Dan, she'd probably have had trouble getting a word in whatever the subject!!

[@lewysmedwin1540]

My grandad played, terry medwin n0.7

[@MrAlwaysBlue]

Very quaint. I would love to be able to time travel and sample those times

[@stevelarge]

This was my second FA Cup final to watch on TV following the previous years win for Spurs over Leicester. They won this one and another in 1967 and sandwiched in between was a European Cup Winner's Cup success. From the media coverage, to the style of play, to the way people watch it, to the money floating around at every level, football then was in a completely different place. So was the game better in those days? Well certainly I enjoyed it more then, mainly because there were no egoistic players throwing themselves around looking for penalties. However because the game is far more diverse in terms of the amount of different nationalities on show, it can be said it offers a better perspective.

[@mxsthxted]

Conte is rolling back the glory years

[@barrymedwin7197]

My dad who is 91 in a few weeks, played in this game. 😂🩶💙

[@jame6sthe6issilent]

Time stamps 2:22 Jimmy Greaves goal Spurs 1-0 Burnley 4:52 Jimmy Robson goal Spurs 1-1 Burnley 5:20 Bobby Smith goal Spurs 2-1 Burnley 6:33 Danny Blanchflower penalty Spurs 3-1 Burnley

[@davidbrownlow6842]

My uncle, Cyril Brownlow was one of the linesmen.

[@chenguefer156]

In perfect Technicolor!.

[@gianpaolodilallo7755]

Fantastic old royal football of other times

[@myrice101]

Beautiful video quality Lets hope our boys can go out and win like this with Conte next season

[@GravityBoy72]

Where did that Britain go?

[@johnwalters4792]

Ask the politicians

[@burnleytilidie1882]

Fantastic and R.I.P. jimmy Robson.

[@geoffreyhui830]

I remember watching the match on TV.

[@DavidHorton-nm9oj]

I'm a spurs football fan since 1962

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[@iainclark5964]

This I think was the last final played with the open stands before the full roof was built for the 1966 World Cup.

[@user-ri6un7zz6j]

COYS we are massive

[@AbCat4]

My great grandfather, Charles 'Charlie' Charles, played inside half for Burnley.

[@nibunibu4254]

I saw him play as well. It was almost as if the ball were glued to his feet!

[@IsCumaFut2]

Class video

[@asd36f]

Bring back the rattles for spectators! #facupfinal #tottenhamhotspur #burnleyfc

[@Krzyszczynski]

Probably regarded as offensive weapons these days.

[@jame6sthe6issilent]

COYS

[@Krzyszczynski]

Note the gaggle of press photographers crouched on the ground at either side of the goals. No need for 'em nowadays. Replaced by a row of continuously-running video cameras behind the goals, not a human operator in sight.

[@sabbirmohammed2956]

Glory glory Tottenham Hotspur! The magic feet of Jimmy Greaves...

[@paulnorris2756]

Why did they think we’d want to listen to two minutes of community singing before the football? Tip: fast forward.

[@jeanlawley6483]

When the FA cup final meant something unlike today

[@fishyfish6510]

It's always bloody Burnley!

[@flakahasolli1010]

Coloured tv in 1962 wow

[@paulhollis8879]

It’s on film. Not a TV broadcast.

[@flakahasolli1010]

Ok

[@melancholiac]

Was not TV. Was Patne film,for showing in cinemas. In glorious Technicolor!

[@johnnyhammer]

England, what happened to you...

[@johnwalters4792]

Ask the politicians

[@MrGabb61]

What No ripping the shirt off after they scored. Racing towards the corner flag ,sliding on their knees . Making the sign of the cross on their chests. Pointing up to heaven ? Football must have been boring then 😁

[@gordonramsay82]

One day the clarets will again be a team to fear

[@ianwhitehead691]

"Up the Clarets" 2022/23 Season. 👍🏐🥅