1961 FA Cup Final
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| Event | 1960–61 FA Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 6 May 1961 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | J. Kelly | ||||||
| Attendance | 100,000 | ||||||
The 1961 FA Cup Final took place on 6 May 1961 at Wembley with Tottenham Hotspur beating Leicester City 2–0. Tottenham had already won the League and were chasing the League and Cup Double. Spurs became the first club to secure the Double since Aston Villa achieved it in 1897.
Home teams listed first.
Round 3 Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Charlton Athletic
Round 4 Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 Crewe Alexandra
Round 5 Aston Villa 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur
Round 6 Sunderland 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur
Semi-final Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Burnley (at Villa Park, Birmingham)
Home teams listed first.
Round 3 Leicester City 3–1 Oxford United
Round 4 Leicester City 5–1 Bristol City
Round 5 Birmingham City 1–1 Leicester City
Round 6 Leicester City 0–0 Barnsley
Semi-final Leicester City 0–0 Sheffield United (at Elland Road, Leeds)
Leicester frustrated Tottenham Hotspur in the early exchanges but when full-back Len Chalmers broke his right leg twenty minutes into the match, Tottenham looked to capitalise. They were unfortunate to see Cliff Jones' goal disallowed for offside in the 38th minute and the first half ended goalless.
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