1972 FA Cup final - wikipedia 1972 FA Cup final 1972 FA Cup Final Event 1971 -- 72 FA Cup Leeds United Arsenal 0 Date 6 May 1972 Venue Wembley Stadium, London Referee David Smith ( Stonehouse ) Attendance 100,000 ← 1971 1973 → The 1972 FA Cup Final took place on 6 May 1972 at Wembley Stadium. It was the centenary final ( although only the 91st final due to world wars ) and the 44th to be played at Wembley. It was contested between cup holders Arsenal, who had won the Football League and the FA Cup the previous season, and Leeds United, who had won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and finished 2nd in the league the previous season. They had never won the trophy before. Arsenal planned to make it the third decade for a club to return as Cup - holders and win again for the second successive year, as Newcastle had done in 1952 and Tottenham in 1962. The final is also the origin of the song `` Leeds ! Leeds ! Leeds ! '' ( commonly known as `` Marching On Together '' ) as the B - side of the Leeds cup final song, still played by United and other Leeds sports teams. Contents 1 Road to Wembley 1.1 Leeds United 1.2 Arsenal 2 Match summary 3 Match facts 4 External links Road to Wembley Leeds United Home teams listed first. Round 3 : Leeds United 4 -- 1 Bristol Rovers Round 4 : Liverpool 0 -- 0 Leeds United Replay : Leeds United 2 -- 0 Liverpool Round 5 : Cardiff City 0 -- 2 Leeds United Round 6 : Leeds United 2 -- 1 Tottenham Hotspur Semi-final : Leeds United 3 -- 0 Birmingham City ( at Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield ) Arsenal Home teams listed first. Round 3 : Swindon Town 0 -- 2 Arsenal Round 4 : Reading 1 -- 2 Arsenal Round 5 : Derby County 2 -- 2 Arsenal Replay : Arsenal 0 -- 0 Derby County 2nd Replay : Arsenal 1 -- 0 Derby County ( at Filbert Street ) Round 6 : Leyton Orient 0 -- 1 Arsenal Semi-final : Stoke City 1 -- 1 Arsenal ( at Villa Park, Birmingham ) Replay : Arsenal 2 -- 1 Stoke City ( at Goodison Park, Everton ) Match summary The Leeds duo Mick Jones and Allan ' Sniffer ' Clarke combined to produce a goal in the fifty - third minute. Jones sent across a hard, shoulder - high centre and Clarke headed powerfully past Arsenal keeper Geoff Barnett 's left hand from fifteen yards. A match that often fell below the highest level began badly with a foul by Clarke on Alan Ball in the first five seconds and the first of four bookings -- Bob McNab bringing down Peter Lorimer as early as the second minute. Neither side played consistently up to their capabilities, yet both had their moments. Charlie George 's fierce volley cannoned back off the bar for Arsenal, and both Clarke and Lorimer struck the woodwork for Leeds. Leeds ' jubilation at the end was tempered by a last - minute injury to Mick Jones, who dislocated his elbow and had to be helped up the steps by Norman Hunter to receive his winners ' medal. Match facts 6 May 1972 15 : 00 BST Leeds United 1 -- 0 Arsenal Clarke 53 ' ( Report ) Wembley, London Attendance : 100,000 Referee : David Smith Leeds United Arsenal GK David Harvey RB Paul Reaney LB Paul Madeley MF Billy Bremner ( c ) CB 5 Jack Charlton CB 6 Norman Hunter RW 7 Peter Lorimer FW 8 Allan Clarke FW 9 Mick Jones MF 10 Johnny Giles LW 11 Eddie Gray Substitute : MF 12 Mick Bates Manager : Don Revie GK Geoff Barnett RB Pat Rice LB Bob McNab MF Peter Storey CB 5 Frank McLintock ( c ) CB 6 Peter Simpson MF 7 George Armstrong MF 8 Alan Ball FW 9 Charlie George FW 10 John Radford 73 ' MF 11 George Graham Substitute : FW 12 Ray Kennedy 73 ' Manager : Bertie Mee Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Replay if scores still level. One named substitute. External links Match Programme at fa-cupfinals.co.uk Game facts at soccerbase.com Full Results from the 1972 FA Cup competition at soccerbase.com Match Report at Mighty Whites FA Cup Seasons 1871 -- 72 1872 -- 73 1873 -- 74 1874 -- 75 1875 -- 76 1876 -- 77 1877 -- 78 1878 -- 79 1879 -- 80 1880 -- 81 1881 -- 82 1882 -- 83 1883 -- 84 1884 -- 85 1885 -- 86 1886 -- 87 1887 -- 88 1888 -- 89 1889 -- 90 1890 -- 91 1891 -- 92 1892 -- 93 1893 -- 94 1894 -- 95 1895 -- 96 1896 -- 97 1897 -- 98 1898 -- 99 1899 -- 1900 1900 -- 01 1901 -- 02 1902 -- 03 1903 -- 04 1904 -- 05 1905 -- 06 1906 -- 07 1907 -- 08 1908 -- 09 1909 -- 10 1910 -- 11 1911 -- 12 1912 -- 13 1913 -- 14 1914 -- 15 1919 -- 20 1920 -- 21 1921 -- 22 1922 -- 23 1923 -- 24 1924 -- 25 1925 -- 26 1926 -- 27 1927 -- 28 1928 -- 29 1929 -- 30 1930 -- 31 1931 -- 32 1932 -- 33 1933 -- 34 1934 -- 35 1935 -- 36 1936 -- 37 1937 -- 38 1938 -- 39 1945 -- 46 1946 -- 47 1947 -- 48 1948 -- 49 1949 -- 50 1950 -- 51 1951 -- 52 1952 -- 53 1953 -- 54 1954 -- 55 1955 -- 56 1956 -- 57 1957 -- 58 1958 -- 59 1959 -- 60 1960 -- 61 1961 -- 62 1962 -- 63 1963 -- 64 1964 -- 65 1965 -- 66 1966 -- 67 1967 -- 68 1968 -- 69 1969 -- 70 1970 -- 71 1971 -- 72 1972 -- 73 1973 -- 74 1974 -- 75 1975 -- 76 1976 -- 77 1977 -- 78 1978 -- 79 1979 -- 80 1980 -- 81 1981 -- 82 1982 -- 83 1983 -- 84 1984 -- 85 1985 -- 86 1986 -- 87 1987 -- 88 1988 -- 89 1989 -- 90 1990 -- 91 1991 -- 92 1992 -- 93 1993 -- 94 1994 -- 95 1995 -- 96 1996 -- 97 1997 -- 98 1998 -- 99 1999 -- 2000 2000 -- 01 2001 -- 02 2002 -- 03 2003 -- 04 2004 -- 05 2005 -- 06 2006 -- 07 2007 -- 08 2008 -- 09 2009 -- 10 2010 -- 11 2011 -- 12 2012 -- 13 2013 -- 14 2014 -- 15 2015 -- 16 2016 -- 17 2017 -- 18 Qualifying rounds 1888 -- 89 1889 -- 90 1890 -- 91 1891 -- 92 1892 -- 93 1893 -- 94 1894 -- 95 1895 -- 96 1896 -- 97 1897 -- 98 1898 -- 99 1899 -- 1900 1900 -- 01 1901 -- 02 1902 -- 03 1903 -- 04 1904 -- 05 1905 -- 06 1906 -- 07 1907 -- 08 1908 -- 09 1909 -- 10 1910 -- 11 1911 -- 12 1912 -- 13 1913 -- 14 1914 -- 15 1919 -- 20 1920 -- 21 1921 -- 22 1922 -- 23 1923 -- 24 1924 -- 25 1925 -- 26 1926 -- 27 1927 -- 28 1928 -- 29 1929 -- 30 1930 -- 31 1931 -- 32 1932 -- 33 1933 -- 34 1934 -- 35 1935 -- 36 1936 -- 37 1937 -- 38 1938 -- 39 1945 -- 46 1946 -- 47 1947 -- 48 1948 -- 49 1949 -- 50 1950 -- 51 1951 -- 52 1952 -- 53 1953 -- 54 1954 -- 55 1955 -- 56 1956 -- 57 1957 -- 58 1958 -- 59 1959 -- 60 1960 -- 61 1961 -- 62 1962 -- 63 1963 -- 64 1964 -- 65 1965 -- 66 1966 -- 67 1967 -- 68 1968 -- 69 1969 -- 70 1970 -- 71 1971 -- 72 1972 -- 73 1973 -- 74 1974 -- 75 1975 -- 76 1976 -- 77 1977 -- 78 1978 -- 79 1979 -- 80 1980 -- 81 1981 -- 82 1982 -- 83 1983 -- 84 1984 -- 85 1985 -- 86 1986 -- 87 1987 -- 88 1988 -- 89 1989 -- 90 1990 -- 91 1991 -- 92 1992 -- 93 1993 -- 94 1994 -- 95 1995 -- 96 1996 -- 97 1997 -- 98 1998 -- 99 1999 -- 2000 2000 -- 01 2001 -- 02 2002 -- 03 2003 -- 04 2004 -- 05 2005 -- 06 2006 -- 07 2007 -- 08 2008 -- 09 2009 -- 10 2010 -- 11 2011 -- 12 2012 -- 13 2013 -- 14 2014 -- 15 2015 -- 16 2016 -- 17 2017 -- 18 Finals 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1992 1993 1994 1995 2001 2017 History Trophy List of finals Third - fourth place matches Semi-finals Final referees Winning managers Non-English clubs Non-League clubs in the 5th Round 1971 -- 72 in English football `` 1970 -- 71 1972 -- 73 '' FA competitions FA Cup ( Qualifying rounds Final ) Charity Shield FA Trophy Football League Football League ( First Division Second Division Third Division Fourth Division ) League Cup ( Final ) Lower leagues Isthmian League Northern Premier League Southern League Western League Yorkshire League European competitions European Cup UEFA Cup ( Final ) European Cup Winners ' Cup Anglo - Italian Cup Texaco Cup Related to national team Alf Ramsey Home Championship UEFA Euro 1972 ( qualification ) Club seasons First Division Arsenal Chelsea Coventry City Crystal Palace Derby County Everton Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Southampton Stoke City Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers Second Division Birmingham City Blackpool Bristol City Burnley Cardiff City Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Fulham Hull City Leyton Orient Luton Town Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Oxford United Portsmouth Preston North End Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland Swindon Town Watford Third Division Aston Villa Barnsley Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Bournemouth Bradford City Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Chesterfield Halifax Town Mansfield Town Notts County Oldham Athletic Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Rochdale Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Swansea City Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Walsall Wrexham York City Fourth Division Aldershot Barrow Brentford Bury Cambridge United Chester Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Gillingham Grimsby Town Hartlepool United Lincoln City Newport County Northampton Town Peterborough United Reading Scunthorpe United Southend United Southport Stockport County Workington Leeds United F.C. matches FA Cup Finals 1965 1970 1972 1973 League Cup Finals 1968 FA Charity Shields 1969 1992 European Cup Final European Cup Winners ' Cup Final 1973 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Finals 1967 1968 1971 Trophy Play - Off Football League play - off Finals 1987 Second Division 2006 Championship 2008 League One Arsenal F.C. matches FA Cup Finals 1927 1930 1932 1936 1950 1952 1971 1972 1978 1979 1980 1993 1998 2001 2002 2003 2005 2014 2015 2017 Football League War Cup Finals 1941 1943 League Cup Finals 1968 1969 1988 1993 2007 2011 2018 FA Community Shields 1930 1931 1933 1934 1935 1936 1938 1948 1953 1979 1989 1991 1993 1998 1999 2002 2003 2005 2014 2015 2017 UEFA Champions League Final 2006 UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup Finals 1980 1994 1995 UEFA Cup Final 2000 riots Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final 1970 European Super Cup 1994 Other matches Leicester City 6 -- 6 Arsenal ( 1930 ) Aston Villa 1 -- 7 Arsenal ( 1935 ) Liverpool 0 -- 2 Arsenal ( 1989 ) Manchester United -- Arsenal brawl ( 1990 ) Wrexham 2 -- 1 Arsenal ( 1992 ) Battle of Old Trafford ( 2003 ) Battle of the Buffet ( 2004 ) MLS All - Star Game ( 2016 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1972_FA_Cup_Final&oldid=815237633 '' Categories : 1971 -- 72 FA Cup FA Cup Finals Arsenal F.C. matches Leeds United F.C. matches 1972 in London May 1972 sports events Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from March 2012 Talk Contents About Wikipedia فارسی Русский Svenska Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 13 December 2017, at 16 : 42. 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Question: when did leeds united win the fa cup
Answer: 6 May 1972