1968 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final
Event | 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | ||||||
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Date | 7 August 1968 | ||||||
Venue | Elland Road, Leeds | ||||||
Referee | Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland) | ||||||
Attendance | 25,268 | ||||||
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Date | 11 September 1968 | ||||||
Venue | 1969 → |
The 1968 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final was the final of the tenth season of the
Route to the final
The
Both teams took part in five rounds prior to reaching the final. The first leg saw Leeds beat Luxembourgish side
Leeds United | Round | Ferencváros | ||||||
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Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
Spora Luxembourg | 16–0 | 9–0 (A) | 7–0 (H) | First round | Argeș Pitești | 5–3 | 1–3 (A) | 4–0 (H) |
Partizan | 3–2 | 2–1 (A) | 1–1 (H) | Second round | Real Zaragoza | 4–2 | 1–2 (A) | 3–0 (H) |
Hibernian | 2–1 | 1–0 (H) | 1–1 (A) | Third round | Liverpool | 2–0 | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (A) |
Rangers | 2–0 | 0–0 (A) | 2–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Athletic Club | 4–2 | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (A) |
Dundee | 2–1 | 1–1 (A) | 1–0 (H) | Semi-finals | Bologna
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5–4 | 3–2 (H) | 2–2 (A) |
Match
First leg
The attendance for the first leg, hosted at Leeds United's Elland Road, was just 25,268, with the match being televised live on BBC One cited as the reason for the surprisingly low figure. The referee for the first leg was Swiss referee Rudolf Scheurer. Both sides had early chances, with Ferencváros midfielder István Szőke failing to capitalise on a mistake made at the back by Leeds' Jack Charlton, before Leeds' Peter Lorimer had a shot well saved after goalkeeper István Géczi's free kick fell straight to Mick Jones. Leeds scored the first and only goal of the game in the 41st minute as Lorimer's corner fell first to Jack Charlton before Mick Jones bundled the ball over the line, despite complaints from the Hungarian side that Charlton fouled goalkeeper István Géczi in the build-up. The second half saw both teams have chances to score, though the away side had the best chances, with István Szőke putting a good chance wide before Gyula Rákosi failed to beat Leeds goalkeeper Gary Sprake.[6][7][5]
Leeds United | 1–0 | Ferencváros |
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Jones 41' | Report |
Leeds United
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Ferencváros
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Second leg
The second leg, hosted in front of a crowd of 76,000 at
Ferencváros | 0–0 | Leeds United |
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Report |
Ferencváros
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Leeds United
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Leeds United win 1–0 on aggregate
See also
- 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
- Ferencvárosi TC in European football
- Leeds United F.C. in European football
References
- ^ Weeks, Jim (16 February 2017). "The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: European Football's Strange and Forgotten Grandfather". www.vice.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Crist, Matthew (7 August 2019). "How The Fairs Cup Gave Leeds Their First Taste Of European Glory". The Sportsman. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "The Definitive History of Leeds United - 1967/68 - Part 2 - The cups that cheer". www.mightyleeds.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1967-68". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "Európa legjobb csapata, egy hajszálra az újabb sikertől". fradi.hu (in Hungarian). Ferencvárosi TC. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "The Definitive History of Leeds United — Matches - 7 August 1968 - Leeds United 1 Ferencvaros 0". mightyleeds.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- OCLC 14977257. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "The Definitive History of Leeds United — Matches - 11 September 1968 - Ferencvaros 0 Leeds United 0". www.mightyleeds.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- OCLC 14977257. Retrieved 22 July 2020.