The 1967–68 FA Cup was the 87th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. West Bromwich Albion won the competition, defeating Everton 1–0 after extra time in the final at Wembley, London.
Matches were played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. If the weather was inclement, a match may have been played at a different date to that originally planned. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held at neutral venues until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.
Calendar Round Date Preliminary Round Saturday 2 September 1967 First Round Qualifying Saturday 16 September 1967 Second Round Qualifying Saturday 30 September 1967 Third Round Qualifying Saturday 14 October 1967 Fourth Round Qualifying Saturday 28 October 1967 First Round Proper Saturday 9 December 1967 Second Round Proper Saturday 6 January 1968 Third Round Proper Saturday 27 January 1968 Fourth Round Proper Saturday 17 February 1968 Fifth Round Proper Saturday 9 March 1968 Sixth Round Proper Saturday 30 March 1968 Semi-Finals Saturday 27 April 1968 Final Saturday 18 May 1968
Results
First Round Proper
At this stage clubs from the Football League Third and Fourth Divisions joined those non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. Matches were due to be played on Saturday, 9 December 1967, but snow and ice forced the postponement of 12 ties and the abandonment of two more, at Tow Law and Brentford.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAttendanceNotes1Chesterfield2–0Barnsley9 December 1967 2Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic2–0Northampton Town9 December 1967 3Barrow2–0Oldham Athletic9 December 1967 4Grantham1–3Altrincham9 December 1967 5Weymouth0–2Orient9 December 1967 6Yeovil Town1–3Margate13 December 19676,612 7Reading6–2Aldershot13 December 196714,750 8Grimsby Town1–1Bradford Park Avenue9 December 1967 ReplayBradford Park Avenue4–1Grimsby Town11 December 19675,243 9Luton Town2–1Oxford City14 December 196713,394 10Swindon Town4–0Salisbury12 December 196712,193 11Shrewsbury Town3–0Darlington13 December 19677,294 12Tranmere Rovers5–1Rochdale9 December 1967 13Stockport County1–1Macclesfield Town9 December 1967 ReplayMacclesfield Town4–1Stockport County13 December 19678,944 14Leytonstone0–1Walsall9 December 1967 15Brentford2–2Guildford City14 December 196710,150Attendance figure sourced from The Times via Times Digital Archive 1785-1985. ReplayGuildford City2–1Brentford18 December 19677,289 16Lowestoft Town0–1Watford9 December 1967 17Brighton & Hove Albion1–0Southend United13 December 196712,296 18Bradford City7–1Wrexham9 December 1967 19Wimbledon3–0Romford9 December 1967 20Goole Town0–0Spennymoor United9 December 1967 ReplaySpennymoor United3–1Goole Town13 December 19673,900 21Hartlepools United2–3Bury9 December 19674,830 22Scunthorpe United2–0Skelmersdale United9 December 1967 23Tow Law Town5–1Mansfield Town13 December 19672,500 24Port Vale1–2Chester9 December 1967 25Halifax Town3–2Crewe Alexandra13 December 19676,816 26Newport County3–0Gillingham18 December 19672,452 27Swansea Town2–0Enfield18 December 19676,161 28Southport3–1Lincoln City9 December 1967 29Runcorn1–0Notts County9 December 1967 30Torquay United1–1Colchester United12 December 19676,655 ReplayColchester United2–1Torquay United18 December 19677,079 31Walthamstow Avenue2–1Kidderminster Harriers9 December 1967 32York City0–1Doncaster Rovers9 December 1967 33Hereford United3–2Barnet13 December 19676,392 34Peterborough United5–2Falmouth Town11 December 19676,484 35Chelmsford City3–3Oxford United9 December 1967 ReplayOxford United3–3Chelmsford City13 December 19678,902 2nd replayChelmsford City1–0Oxford United18 December 19674,350 36Nuneaton Borough0–0Exeter City9 December 1967 ReplayExeter City0–0Nuneaton Borough13 December 19676,909 2nd replayNuneaton Borough0–1Exeter City18 December 19675,070 37Corby Town0–4Boston United9 December 1967 38Dagenham1–0Tonbridge9 December 1967 39Ryhope Colliery Welfare0–1Workington9 December 1967 40Arnold0–3Bristol Rovers9 December 1967
Second Round Proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 6 January 1968, though the match at Tow Law was postponed due to bad weather. Four matches were drawn, with replays taking place as soon as conditions permitted.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAttendanceNotes1Chester0–1Chesterfield6 January 1968 2Watford3–0Hereford United6 January 1968 3Reading1–1Dagenham6 January 1968 ReplayDagenham0–1Reading15 January 19688,000 4Macclesfield Town2–0Spennymoor United6 January 1968 5Swindon Town3–2Luton Town6 January 196818,203 6Doncaster Rovers1–1Workington6 January 1968 ReplayWorkington1–2Doncaster Rovers10 January 19684,740 7Bradford City2–3Bury6 January 1968 8Wimbledon0–4Bristol Rovers6 January 1968 9Altrincham1–2Barrow6 January 1968 10Bradford Park Avenue2–3Tranmere Rovers6 January 1968 11Exeter City1–3Walsall6 January 1968 12Tow Law Town1–1Shrewsbury Town15 January 19683,000 ReplayShrewsbury Town6–2Tow Law Town18 January 196812,000 13Halifax Town1–0Scunthorpe United6 January 1968 14Margate0–4Peterborough United6 January 19687,366 15Swansea Town2–1Brighton & Hove Albion6 January 1968 16Southport4–2Runcorn6 January 1968 17Walthamstow Avenue1–3Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic6 January 1968 18Guildford City0–1Newport County6 January 19688,77419Boston United1–1Orient6 January 1968 ReplayOrient2–1Boston United15 January 196811,495 20Chelmsford City0–2Colchester United6 January 1968
Third Round Proper The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were played on Saturday, 27 January 1968. Ten matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week, and one tie required a second replay.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAttendanceNotes1Blackpool2–1Chesterfield27 January 1968 2Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic0–0Liverpool27 January 196824,388ReplayLiverpool4–1Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic30 January 196854,075 3Barrow1–2Leicester City27 January 1968 4Bristol City0–0Bristol Rovers27 January 1968 ReplayBristol Rovers1–2Bristol City30 January 196830,157 5Burnley1–3West Ham United27 January 196823,452 6Southampton1–1Newport County27 January 196823,789ReplayNewport County2–3Southampton30 January 196820,000 7Watford0–1Sheffield United27 January 1968 8Walsall1–1Crystal Palace27 January 1968 ReplayCrystal Palace1–2Walsall31 January 196827,414 9Nottingham Forest4–2Bolton Wanderers27 January 1968 10Aston Villa3–0Millwall27 January 1968 11Sheffield Wednesday3–0Plymouth Argyle27 January 196829,283 12Middlesbrough1–1Hull City27 January 1968 ReplayHull City2–2Middlesbrough31 January 196833,196 2nd replayMiddlesbrough1–0Hull City7 February 196820,000 13Swindon Town1–0Blackburn Rovers27 January 196820,830 14Shrewsbury Town1–1Arsenal27 January 1968 ReplayArsenal2–0Shrewsbury Town30 January 196841,963 15Doncaster Rovers0–2Swansea Town27 January 1968 16Tranmere Rovers2–1Huddersfield Town27 January 196820,038 17Newcastle United0–1Carlisle United27 January 196856,569 18Manchester City0–0Reading27 January 196840,343ReplayReading0–7Manchester City31 January 196825,659 19Queens Park Rangers1–3Preston North End27 January 1968 20Fulham4–2Macclesfield Town27 January 1968 21Coventry City3–0Charlton Athletic27 January 1968 22Manchester United2–2Tottenham Hotspur27 January 196863,500 ReplayTottenham Hotspur1–0Manchester United31 January 196857,200 23Norwich City1–1Sunderland27 January 196826,389 ReplaySunderland0–1Norwich City31 January 196832,923 24Chelsea3–0Ipswich Town27 January 196842,986 25Halifax Town2–4Birmingham City27 January 196818,119 26Southport0–1Everton27 January 196818,795 27Leeds United2–0Derby County27 January 196837,768 28Stoke City4–1Cardiff City27 January 1968 29Rotherham United1–0Wolverhampton Wanderers27 January 1968 30Peterborough United0–1Portsmouth27 January 196816,907 31Colchester United1–1West Bromwich Albion27 January 196816,981 ReplayWest Bromwich Albion4–0Colchester United31 January 196840,448 32Orient1–0Bury27 January 1968
Fourth Round Proper The matches were played on Saturday, 17 February 1968. Six matches were drawn and replayed later the same week.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAttendanceNotes1Walsall0–0Liverpool17 February 196821,066 ReplayLiverpool5–2Walsall19 February 196839,113 2Aston Villa0–1Rotherham United17 February 1968 3Sheffield Wednesday2–1Swindon Town17 February 196837,457 4Middlesbrough1–1Bristol City17 February 1968 ReplayBristol City2–1Middlesbrough20 February 196821,771 5West Bromwich Albion1–1Southampton17 February 1968 32,987 ReplaySouthampton2–3West Bromwich Albion21 February 196826,036 6Sheffield United2–1Blackpool17 February 1968 7Tottenham Hotspur3–1Preston North End17 February 196847,088 8Manchester City0–0Leicester City17 February 196851,009 ReplayLeicester City4–3Manchester City19 February 196839,112 9Fulham0–0Portsmouth17 February 1968 ReplayPortsmouth1–0Fulham21 February 196843,967 10Coventry City1–1Tranmere Rovers17 February 1968 ReplayTranmere Rovers2–0Coventry City21 February 196824,000 11Carlisle United0–2Everton17 February 196825,000 12Chelsea1–0Norwich City17 February 1968 13Swansea Town0–1Arsenal17 February 1968 14Leeds United2–1Nottingham Forest17 February 196851,739 15Stoke City0–3West Ham United17 February 196836,704 16Birmingham City3–0Orient17 February 196829,320
Fifth Round Proper The matches were played on Saturday, 9 March 1968. Four matches were drawn and replayed later the same week.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAttendanceNotes1Sheffield Wednesday2–2Chelsea9 March 196849,186 ReplayChelsea2–0Sheffield Wednesday12 March 196855,013 2Everton2–0Tranmere Rovers9 March 196861,982 3Tottenham Hotspur1–1Liverpool9 March 196854,005 ReplayLiverpool2–1Tottenham Hotspur12 March 196853,658 4Portsmouth1–2West Bromwich Albion9 March 196845,642 5West Ham United1–2Sheffield United9 March 196838,440 6Arsenal1–1Birmingham City9 March 196845,526 ReplayBirmingham City2–1Arsenal12 March 196851,586 7Leeds United2–0Bristol City9 March 196845,227 8Rotherham United1–1Leicester City9 March 1968 ReplayLeicester City2–0Rotherham United13 March 196841,856
Sixth Round Proper
Replay
Second replay
Semi-Finals
Final
The final took place on Saturday, 18 May 1968 at Wembley and ended in a victory for West Bromwich Albion over Everton by 1–0 after extra time. The goal was scored by Jeff Astle, who scored in every round in which his team had played. The attendance was 100,000.
Notes A. : Match played at Griffin Park, London. B. : Match played at Ashton Gate, Bristol. C. : Match played at Bootham Crescent, York.
References General The FA Cup Archive at TheFA.com English FA Cup 1967/68 at Soccerbase
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