FA Cup 1974 1975 Fulham Birmingham City 1/2 Finale

 

 5 Avril 1975
Hillsborough Sheffield
Premier Match

resumé
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What’s the record for the most FA Cup matches played by one club to reach a Final?  11, set by Fulham in 1974-75.  They fell just short of winning the trophy for the first time in their history.  Their performance during that campaign remains their best ever in the competition. 

They provided one of the most romantic stories for an FA Cup Final as England’s World Cup winning captain, Bobby Moore lead Fulham out at Wembley against West Ham, the club he’d lifted the tophy for in 1964.  He was joined by another former England international, Alan Mullery, who himself had been an FA Cup winner with Tottenham in 1967.  Throughout the sixties Fulham had enjoyed First Division status, but back-to-back relegations saw them begin the 1969-70 season in the Third Division.  

 

 

Two years later they were back in the second tier of English football.  In March 1974 Moore was allowed to leave West Ham, where he had set an appearance record (later to be overtaken by Billy Bonds) and played with utter distinction in an auspicious career spanning sixteen years.  Mullery had begun his career at Fulham in 1958, the same year Moore made his professional debut, and moved to Tottenham in 1964 where he won FA, League and UEFA Cup winners medals.  By 1972 he was back at Craven Cottage. 1974-75 became famous for the year Manchester United played in the Second Division.  They were top of the table at the turn of the year, with Fulham sitting smack bang in mid-table.  For the Third Round they’d been drawn against the side immediately above them, Hull City.  This is where our story begins