just heard my boyhood hero Peter Osgood ( chelsea ) has died. im shocked 4 years older than me.. i better book a holiday before i croak P M
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I hated Peter Osgood for ruining my teams day
Still sad to see him go though
Brought back any memories of when football was played by MEN who didnt have strange foreign accents
The Classic 1970 FA cup final
The first 1970 FA Cup Final took place on 11 April 1970 at Wembley Stadium and ended 2-2. The replay at Old Trafford was on 29 April. It was the first Wembley final not to be decided on the day and marked a clash of footballing contrasts. Chelsea, the flamboyant southerners, faced Leeds United, the uncompromising, yet talented, northerners. Both sides were challenging for their first ever FA Cup win and entered the final as two of the best teams of the era, having finished 2nd and 3rd respectively in the First Division that season. After four hours of fiercely contested football, Chelsea eventually ran out 2-1 winners in the replay.
The first match at Wembley was hampered by a poor pitch, the Horse of the Year show having taken place there a week previously. In a game where Leeds were generally seen to have had the best of the play - with winger Eddie Gray in particular giving David Webb a torrid time - the Yorkshiremen took the lead after 15 minutes when Jack Charlton's header didn't bounce and somehow rolled over the line. Chelsea equalised through Peter Houseman as goalkeeper Gary Sprake was unable to hold his shot from 20 yards. Leeds appeared to have secured the game six minutes from full-time with a goal from Mick Jones but just two minutes later Ian Hutchinson headed in the equaliser from Ron Harris' cross to take the match to a replay.
The replay at Old Trafford became one of the most notorious matches in English football. Modern day referee David Elleray "replayed" the match years later, and concluded that the sides should have received six red cards and twenty yellow cards between them. Fifteen minutes into the match, Ron Harris caught Eddie Gray with a kick to the back of the knee, an action which virtually immobilised the Scot. Jack Charlton kneed and headbutted Peter Osgood and Chelsea's goalkeeper Peter Bonetti was injured after being bundled into the net as Leeds' Mick Jones scored the opener. Norman Hunter and Ian Hutchinson traded punches while Eddie McCreadie and Johnny Giles were responsible for lunging at opposition players. Chelsea's equaliser eventually came after a flowing move from which Osgood scored with a diving header from a Charlie Cooke cross. In doing so, Osgood became the last player to date to have scored in every round of the FA Cup. With the game at 1-1 going into extra-time, Hutchinson sent in a long throw-in which missed every player in the penalty area before being put into the unguarded net by David Webb to give the Londoners the lead for the first time. Chelsea clung on for the final few minutes to secure their first FA Cup win.
I hated Peter Osgood for ruining my teams day
Still sad to see him go though
Brought back any memories of when football was played by MEN who didnt have strange foreign accents
The Classic 1970 FA cup final
The first 1970 FA Cup Final took place on 11 April 1970 at Wembley Stadium and ended 2-2. The replay at Old Trafford was on 29 April. It was the first Wembley final not to be decided on the day and marked a clash of footballing contrasts. Chelsea, the flamboyant southerners, faced Leeds United, the uncompromising, yet talented, northerners. Both sides were challenging for their first ever FA Cup win and entered the final as two of the best teams of the era, having finished 2nd and 3rd respectively in the First Division that season. After four hours of fiercely contested football, Chelsea eventually ran out 2-1 winners in the replay.
The first match at Wembley was hampered by a poor pitch, the Horse of the Year show having taken place there a week previously. In a game where Leeds were generally seen to have had the best of the play - with winger Eddie Gray in particular giving David Webb a torrid time - the Yorkshiremen took the lead after 15 minutes when Jack Charlton's header didn't bounce and somehow rolled over the line. Chelsea equalised through Peter Houseman as goalkeeper Gary Sprake was unable to hold his shot from 20 yards. Leeds appeared to have secured the game six minutes from full-time with a goal from Mick Jones but just two minutes later Ian Hutchinson headed in the equaliser from Ron Harris' cross to take the match to a replay.
The replay at Old Trafford became one of the most notorious matches in English football. Modern day referee David Elleray "replayed" the match years later, and concluded that the sides should have received six red cards and twenty yellow cards between them. Fifteen minutes into the match, Ron Harris caught Eddie Gray with a kick to the back of the knee, an action which virtually immobilised the Scot. Jack Charlton kneed and headbutted Peter Osgood and Chelsea's goalkeeper Peter Bonetti was injured after being bundled into the net as Leeds' Mick Jones scored the opener. Norman Hunter and Ian Hutchinson traded punches while Eddie McCreadie and Johnny Giles were responsible for lunging at opposition players. Chelsea's equaliser eventually came after a flowing move from which Osgood scored with a diving header from a Charlie Cooke cross. In doing so, Osgood became the last player to date to have scored in every round of the FA Cup. With the game at 1-1 going into extra-time, Hutchinson sent in a long throw-in which missed every player in the penalty area before being put into the unguarded net by David Webb to give the Londoners the lead for the first time. Chelsea clung on for the final few minutes to secure their first FA Cup win.
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