Leading sports DVD producer ILC Media has an impressive range of FA Cup Finals available on DVD, with exclusive rights to almost 50 FA Cup Finals. So if you’re looking for a classic cup final match, chances are we’ve got it! Here are details of two the classic finals out now on DVD featuring clubs from the North East
Newcastle v Manchester City 1955 FA Cup Final
For the third time in five years Newcastle returned to Wembley to seal the FA Cup for a record sixth time in their illustrious history. It was a day full of drama, as Wembley bathed in the May sunshine, and both sets supporters created an atmosphere that was a wonder to behold.
On the eve of the final, Jackie Milburn is quoted as saying that the match will be “like playing a home tie”, and the Newcastle great made no mistake in laying his marker on the game by scoring the fastest FA Cup final goal ever up to that time. It would be a record that he would hold until 1997 when Chelsea’s Roberto Di Matteo scored after only 43-seconds to beat Milburn.
Remarkably to date, it would be the last time the Club would win the famous cup. So relive this historic day, as we bring you the full 90 minutes for the very first time on DVD, when Newcastle were the Kings of Wembley.
Sunderland v Leeds 1973 FA Cup Final
Upsets don’t come much bigger than this. After defeating Arsenal in the Centenary Cup final of 1972, and already in the final of the European Cup Winners’ Cup, Leeds were now chasing their second Wembley triumph in successive seasons, and the pundits didn’t give Bob Stokoe’s second division Sunderland a prayer.
But Sunderland got their tactics spot on. Tackling defiantly with an unremitting determination, Leeds looked edgy, and the match itself was decided by two crucial moments that would be talked about for years to come.
The first came on 31 minutes, when Ian Porterfield swept home a sweet volley from the edge of the area to open the scoring and send the Sunderland fans into raptures.
And then came the moment that defied belief, as Montgomery produced an unbelievable double save that will go down in goalkeeping folklore as well as F.A. Cup history.
The final whistle promoted delirious celebrations as Bob Stokoe embraced his heroic goalkeeper and Sunderland became only the second Division Two side to win the Cup since West Bromwich Albion emerged victorious in 1931.
Relive this unforgettable match all over again in this specially produced programme, which also features a rare pre-match interview with Bob Stokoe ahead of the kick-off.
These FA Cup titles are and more are available at £9.99 RRP from all good DVD stockists
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