Good day. Thank you so much for the historical match. Bravo! Enjoyed and liked of course. Lots of love and greetings from your subscriber. Country Azerbaijan.❤❤❤💙💙💙💚💚💚🙏☝☝👍👍👍
Excellent cup final where two teams played to feet, which was a breath of fresh air - and thankfully marked the end of the constant 40 yard punt up the field which was a characteristic of English football prior to 1961.This cup final showed that the English game was finally becoming more skillful with players running into spaces. The passing was also far more accurate, with players spending more time on the ball rather than just simply humping it up the field, more in hope. In previous finals, three consecutive passes by the same team was a rarity. This type of football would breathe life into the English national team.
I think your generalisations are all topsy-turvy. Passing in anticipation of where players would have run to was what Blanchflower’s Spurs had been doing for years. Footballers had to be more selective with their energies when they expended them kicking proper leather footballs; replacement of those by the plastic beach-balls now in use was what really stimulated the punt upfield. Alf Ramsey’s England men did not have as good a range of skills as their predecessors (no wingers!); where he succeeded was in harmonizing them as a team (and the luck of not coming up against Brazil at their best). Spurs weren’t exactly “English football” anyway: they were a blend of of all the four home nations (Blanchflower an Ulsterman, White and Mackay Scots, Jones Welsh, etc.).
@@peterkitson2843 That's a good point about the design of the ball, and you're right that push-and-run football wasn't entirely new. Tottenham and Burnley weren't the only teams doing it, either. Matt Busby's Manchester United had been doing something similar since the end of the Second World War (it's one of the great losses to students of soccer that no full film of the 1948 Cup Final has survived). I don't think it's correct that Alf Ramsey didn't have good traditional wing-forwards at his disposal, though. His World Cup winning squad had John Connelly (who played in this game), Ian Callaghan and Terry Paine, each of whom (I think) played in one game in the first round. Bryan Douglas, arguably more skilful than any of them, was left out altogether. His decision to do without them, foreshadowed in his Ipswich team which took the First Division championship from Burnley in '61-'62, was rooted in his realisation that once teams started playing with a fourth defender, an advanced wing-forward wouldn't have much space in which to accelerate as his full-back could afford to mark him more tightly. His decision to bring back his wing-forwards, tuck them in more narrowly and play Ball and Peters (who played at inside-forward or wing-half for their clubs) in those positions was primarily an offensive move to counter this. Those who copied him and those who criticised him for it didn't appreciate this - they just looked at the 4-3-3/4-4-2 formation (depending on how you class Bobby Charlton, the deep centre-forward, who certainly did have world-class technical skill and tactical intelligence) and assumed that it was a defence-first decision. Jonathan Wilson's "Inverting the Pyramid" has a fuller discussion of this.
This is a great display of THFC's use of push and run, a style created by Arthur Rowe, the first THFC manager to lead them to a First Division Title in 1951.
This cup final ushered in a new era of football where possession, short passing and ball skill became of paramount importance as opposed to lumping the ball up field, hoping that a member of your side might get a touch. Both these teams were exiting to watch, as the football was fluid and players ran into spaces, which was hallmark of so many top European teams. Players were now demonstrating continental chessboard tactics, which hitherto had been lacking in previous finals. This new type of play eventually became part of the English First division as well at international level with Alf Ramsay. From 1962, English football came on leaps and strides, finding ultimate international success in 1966.
Joseph Azzopardi Yes! Great footballing days!! I'm a burnley fan and born in 71' but i know about this game from my grandfather! Not the same nowadays! Great footage!
They say it was the last classic FA Cup final.The 1962 FA Cup final between Tottenham Hotspurs and Burnley.Spurs the previous season in 1960/1961 had won the double. In 1962 they were defending the FA Cup with Jimmy Greaves this time playing in his first FA Cup final. And he gave Spurs the lead.Burnley equalised but Spurs regained the lead at 2-1.It was a ding dong battle after that with brilliant football from both sides the finest football ever seen at Wembley since the war.But Danny Blanchflower's conversion penalty nine minutes from time settled the outcome.
Chris, Thanks very much for this excellent Cup Final between two sides rightly considered the leading teams in England at this time. Tottenham ably led by reliable Danny Blanchflower with great performances by Mackay, John White and deadly Jimmy Greaves. McIlroy and Pointer notable for Burnley.
This was a very exciting and evenly contested cup final. Burnley had an excellent team as did Spurs. Spurs full back, Baker was an ok full back, yet Bill Nicholson persisted with him, which I always thought as very strange, since they had the money to buy a quality player.
The English soccer players of that day had a lot more touch on the ball especially the Spurs....It amazes me how well Spurs played out of the back in which their buildup was from the left side....
@@NicholasWarnertheFirst It was pretty damn good soccer but their decline came about when the GREAT Hungarians in the 50's, showed the English how to really play the game. Beaten 7-3 at their own game, it was a wakeup call and beaten bad again in return match....The English saw what a Ferenc Puskas could do ....Remember it was Rinus Michels who invented total soccer by copying the Hungarian of the 50's and the Brazilian team of 1970
@@Pelerincha I don't disagree. I am a great lover of world football. I was influenced greatly by the 1970s Brazil team, the first colour broadcast on UKTV...enthralled. I loved the 68 Manchester Utd team with Best (Northern Ireland)Charlton and Law(Scot) but as English football declined I was inspired by the Dutch Masters of the 70s. The maverick, dribbler, improvisor type player always struggle in our brutal league environment...Hoddle, Le Tissier even the wonderful Laurie Cunningham never got the recognition they deserved. Even more recently two of the best young talents in Bellingham and Sancho can't seem to get the game time they need in what Southgate gets credit for being a progressive team manager.
How quickly everything changed in the 60s. The crowd seems orderly, almost sedate,yet just 5 or 6 years later football hooliganism as we knew it for decades was in full flow and the atmosphere had changed completely,and not always for the better.
Two excellent sides, packed with some great players. A thrilling FA Cup Final, where the ball was moved quickly, players moved into spaces and where there was lots of intelligent passing, rather then the usual 30 yard punt up the field. This cup final marked a positive, new trend in English football, where the top teams started to play a more thoughtful and quicker style of football where wing halves were far more creative.
Good day. Thank you so much for the historical match. Bravo! Enjoyed and liked of course. Lots of love and greetings from your subscriber. Country Azerbaijan.❤❤❤💙💙💙💚💚💚🙏☝☝👍👍👍
Blanchflower, Mackay, White, Jones and Greaves were world class. A good match, Burnley also had a good team at the time.
Excellent cup final where two teams played to feet, which was a breath of fresh air - and thankfully marked the end of the constant 40 yard punt up the field which was a characteristic of English football prior to 1961.This cup final showed that the English game was finally becoming more skillful with players running into spaces. The passing was also far more accurate, with players spending more time on the ball rather than just simply humping it up the field, more in hope. In previous finals, three consecutive passes by the same team was a rarity. This type of football would breathe life into the English national team.
I think your generalisations are all topsy-turvy. Passing in anticipation of where players would have run to was what Blanchflower’s Spurs had been doing for years. Footballers had to be more selective with their energies when they expended them kicking proper leather footballs; replacement of those by the plastic beach-balls now in use was what really stimulated the punt upfield. Alf Ramsey’s England men did not have as good a range of skills as their predecessors (no wingers!); where he succeeded was in harmonizing them as a team (and the luck of not coming up against Brazil at their best). Spurs weren’t exactly “English football” anyway: they were a blend of of all the four home nations (Blanchflower an Ulsterman, White and Mackay Scots, Jones Welsh, etc.).
@@peterkitson2843 That's a good point about the design of the ball, and you're right that push-and-run football wasn't entirely new. Tottenham and Burnley weren't the only teams doing it, either. Matt Busby's Manchester United had been doing something similar since the end of the Second World War (it's one of the great losses to students of soccer that no full film of the 1948 Cup Final has survived).
I don't think it's correct that Alf Ramsey didn't have good traditional wing-forwards at his disposal, though. His World Cup winning squad had John Connelly (who played in this game), Ian Callaghan and Terry Paine, each of whom (I think) played in one game in the first round. Bryan Douglas, arguably more skilful than any of them, was left out altogether. His decision to do without them, foreshadowed in his Ipswich team which took the First Division championship from Burnley in '61-'62, was rooted in his realisation that once teams started playing with a fourth defender, an advanced wing-forward wouldn't have much space in which to accelerate as his full-back could afford to mark him more tightly. His decision to bring back his wing-forwards, tuck them in more narrowly and play Ball and Peters (who played at inside-forward or wing-half for their clubs) in those positions was primarily an offensive move to counter this. Those who copied him and those who criticised him for it didn't appreciate this - they just looked at the 4-3-3/4-4-2 formation (depending on how you class Bobby Charlton, the deep centre-forward, who certainly did have world-class technical skill and tactical intelligence) and assumed that it was a defence-first decision. Jonathan Wilson's "Inverting the Pyramid" has a fuller discussion of this.
This is a great display of THFC's use of push and run, a style created by Arthur Rowe, the first THFC manager to lead them to a First Division Title in 1951.
Thanks. Just what my 87 year old dad has looking for on his new echo show.
This cup final ushered in a new era of football where possession, short passing and ball skill became of paramount importance as opposed to lumping the ball up field, hoping that a member of your side might get a touch. Both these teams were exiting to watch, as the football was fluid and players ran into spaces, which was hallmark of so many top European teams. Players were now demonstrating continental chessboard tactics, which hitherto had been lacking in previous finals. This new type of play eventually became part of the English First division as well at international level with Alf Ramsay. From 1962, English football came on leaps and strides, finding ultimate international success in 1966.
Joseph Azzopardi Yes! Great footballing days!! I'm a burnley fan and born in 71' but i know about this game from my grandfather! Not the same nowadays! Great footage!
They say it was the last classic FA Cup final.The 1962 FA Cup final between Tottenham Hotspurs and Burnley.Spurs the previous season in 1960/1961 had won the double.
In 1962 they were defending the FA Cup with Jimmy Greaves this time playing in his first FA Cup final.
And he gave Spurs the lead.Burnley equalised but Spurs regained the lead at 2-1.It was a ding dong battle after that with brilliant football from both sides the finest football ever seen at Wembley since the war.But Danny Blanchflower's conversion penalty nine minutes from time settled the outcome.
Chris,
Thanks very much for this excellent Cup Final between two sides rightly considered the leading teams in England at this time. Tottenham ably led by reliable Danny Blanchflower with great performances by Mackay, John White and deadly Jimmy Greaves. McIlroy and Pointer notable for Burnley.
This was a very exciting and evenly contested cup final. Burnley had an excellent team as did Spurs. Spurs full back, Baker was an ok full back, yet Bill Nicholson persisted with him, which I always thought as very strange, since they had the money to buy a quality player.
The English soccer players of that day had a lot more touch on the ball especially the Spurs....It amazes me how well Spurs played out of the back in which their buildup was from the left side....
Beckenbauer mentions this team as being the best football in Europe and modelled his own technique accordingly as a young player.
@@NicholasWarnertheFirst Whatever happened to English soccer since then??? Jimmy Greaves who died at 81 this past weekend scored the first goal....
@@Pelerincha I am not disagreeing with you I agree that "English Football" has regressed only that at that time it was the best?
@@NicholasWarnertheFirst It was pretty damn good soccer but their decline came about when the GREAT Hungarians in the 50's, showed the English how to really play the game. Beaten 7-3 at their own game, it was a wakeup call and beaten bad again in return match....The English saw what a Ferenc Puskas could do ....Remember it was Rinus Michels who invented total soccer by copying the Hungarian of the 50's and the Brazilian team of 1970
@@Pelerincha I don't disagree. I am a great lover of world football. I was influenced greatly by the 1970s Brazil team, the first colour broadcast on UKTV...enthralled. I loved the 68 Manchester Utd team with Best (Northern Ireland)Charlton and Law(Scot) but as English football declined I was inspired by the Dutch Masters of the 70s. The maverick, dribbler, improvisor type player always struggle in our brutal league environment...Hoddle, Le Tissier even the wonderful Laurie Cunningham never got the recognition they deserved. Even more recently two of the best young talents in Bellingham and Sancho can't seem to get the game time they need in what Southgate gets credit for being a progressive team manager.
First FA cup final I saw on TV. My sister was drooling over Ray Pointer! What did John White do at 49:03?
John White was tragically killed by lightning in 1964 while sheltering from a thunderstorm after playing golf.
JOHN WHITE MISS YOU A LOT
Jones is very very quick, Greaves is very sharp and quick, and Mackay is very complete.
How quickly everything changed in the 60s. The crowd seems orderly, almost sedate,yet just 5 or 6 years later football hooliganism as we knew it for decades was in full flow and the atmosphere had changed completely,and not always for the better.
Attendance for the 1962 FA Cup Final was a sellout crowd of 100,000 fans.
Two excellent sides, packed with some great players. A thrilling FA Cup Final, where the ball was moved quickly, players moved into spaces and where there was lots of intelligent passing, rather then the usual 30 yard punt up the field. This cup final marked a positive, new trend in English football, where the top teams started to play a more thoughtful and quicker style of football where wing halves were far more creative.