Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 – 0 Blackburn Rovers

Wolves Celebrate 1960 Cup Win

98,954 were in attendance at Wembley Stadium to see a Wolves side that had finished 2nd in the 1959/60 Division One season to Burnley, beat Burnley’s Lancashire rivals Blackburn Rovers 3-0 in the FA Cup Final. Blackburn had finished only 17th in division one that season and they were big underdogs going into the match, their cause was not helped by an injury future Wigan Athletic owner, Dave Whelan.

Blackburn defender Whelan broke his leg in a harmless looking challenge with Norman Deeley, in the days before substitutions, Rovers had to play out the game with only ten men.

Wolverhampton had taken the lead shortly before half-time, when Barry Stobart centered the ball into the Blackburn box, only for Mick McGrath to score an own goal, as he was pressured by Norman Deeley. They extended their lead in the 67th minute, Deeley scoring himself this time, after good work from Des Horne. The match was finished off by a second Deeley goal in the 88th minute, smashing in after Stobart’s centre bounced back off a post.

Watch the match video:

1960 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cup Final Team:

1 Malcolm Finlayson
2 George Showell
3 Gerry Harris
4 Eddie Clamp
5 Bill Slater (Captain)
6 Ron Flowers
7 Norman Deeley (68,88)
8 Barry Stobart
9 Jimmy Murray
10 Peter Broadbent
11 Des Horne

1960 Blackburn Rovers FA Cup Final Team:

1960 FA Cup Final Blackburn Rovers Team

1 Harry Leyland
2 John Bray
3 Dave Whelan
4 Ronnie Clayton (Captain)
5 Matt Woods
6 Mick McGrath (og41)
7 Louis Bimpson
8 Peter Dobing
9 Derek Dougan
10 Bryan Douglas
11 Ally MacLeod

Further reading on the 1960 FA Challenge Cup Final:

The 1960 FA Cup Final: Wolves Site
FA Cup Finals: 1960
Wikipedia 1960 FA Cup Final