Fulham v Newcastle Utd FA Cup 1955-6, Final Score 4-5 (8-and-a-half minutes)

[Fulham1959]

This most famous of cup ties, available on YouTube :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4M8zODLEno

"Almost 40,000 fans plus the TV cameras are at a gloomy Craven Cottage to witness one of the great FA Cup ties of the 1950s, as Division Two Fulham take on the Cup holders in the 4th round.

An amazing game, including the famous Jimmy Hill goal celebration. Unfortunately the cameraman is as inept as the two defences, barely managing to follow the ball at times. Newcastle take the lead from a Jackie Milburn shot following a corner (0-1). We don't see their 2nd goal by Bob Stokoe. Tommy Casey gets number three after steady pressure (0-3).  Tosh Chamberlain pulls one back with a shot (not seen clearly) (1-3).  Half time.

Chamberlain then completes a remarkable hat trick with two goals in quick succession (3-3). They go ahead when a Chamberlain run sets up Bedford Jezzard who taps it across to Hill who scores from 2 yards and embarks on his famous euphoric celebration (4-3). Vic Keeble then charges goalie Ian Black over the line and the goal stands - "a lovely goal" according to Kenneth Wolstenholme (4-4).  Keeble then scores the winner following a perfect cross from Bobby Mitchell (4-5). Final score Fulham 4 Newcastle 5."

[Dunstable Fulham]

Thank you for sharing- good to watch Haynes, Chamberlain, Jezzard, Hill and Lowe.

[Old timer]

Thank you for sharing- good to watch Haynes, Chamberlain, Jezzard, Hill and Lowe.

Went to that game wonderful memory, thought the attendance was 44,000 but long time ago....


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[70sPimlico]

I thought I'd heard some blased commentary. I have now.

[Fulham1959]

Thank you for sharing- good to watch Haynes, Chamberlain, Jezzard, Hill and Lowe.

Went to that game wonderful memory, thought the attendance was 44,000 but long time ago....


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Attendance was 39,200 according to "FULHAM - The Complete Record" book.

[SG]

My old man claimed it was the greatest game he ever saw. Yet again, he used to say, we was robbed with the charge on the keeper.

[bog]

I thought I'd heard some blased commentary. I have now.

Lol. Wolstenholme certainly had a love in with the Magpies.

[LittleErn]

My old man claimed it was the greatest game he ever saw. Yet again, he used to say, we was robbed with the charge on the keeper.

I was there behind the Putney goal - Your Dad wasn't far wrong. It was definitely the most exciting game I ever saw and took emotions to the heights and back again. Not the best ever football for the purist but excellent attacking play as I remember it. The Vic Keeble goal was at the other end to me, but it wouldn't have stood in the modern era. Strange, but it didn't feel like a loss at the time, we were just pumped up that we had done so well against the mighty Newcastle. (They were cup specialists in those days.) I haven't watched it yet so it will be interesting to see if it accords with my memories!

[filham]

Yes, my best ever Fulham match and my non Fulham friends have always been puzzled at how a defeat can be a best ever game.
It should be explained though that at the time Newcastle were a top division one club with star players, Mitchel and Milburn the best in the country in their positions,  the FA CUP was a highly rated competition and Newcastle were holders.

At 4-3 the game was within our grasp when that barge on our keeper was allowed to give Newcastle their equaliser. In those days barging the keeper was allowed as long as his feet were on the ground, I was close behind the goal where it happened and have always said that the keepers feet were well clear of the ground at the moment of impact. However after all these years I have to admit that Vic Keeble made a speciality of going for the keeper and it is likely that he would have timed the barge so that contact was made just as our keeper's feet touched  the ground. Also the ref would have been aware of Keeble's reputation and would have had a close eye on the situation.

The recent Juventus match came close to the Newcastle match as our best ever, but memories ,of Tosh in particular, make it hard to imagine that Cup tie ever being bettered.

[Peabody]

I too was there, stood on the old Thames pterrace, along with some Geordies (no segregation in those days) It should be mentioned that the young linesman wrongly flagged Tosh offside who scored a perfectly goal. That linesman was Jack Taylor who many regarded one of the best refs of his time, in fact he reffed the World Cup final between West Germany and Holland. Also, how Vic Keeble got away with charging Ian Black into the back of the net, I will never know. Was my favourite game of all time, until the Juventus and Hamburg games

[LittleErn]

Yes, my best ever Fulham match and my non Fulham friends have always been puzzled at how a defeat can be a best ever game.
It should be explained though that at the time Newcastle were a top division one club with star players, Mitchel and Milburn the best in the country in their positions,  the FA CUP was a highly rated competition and Newcastle were holders.

At 4-3 the game was within our grasp when that barge on our keeper was allowed to give Newcastle their equaliser. In those days barging the keeper was allowed as long as his feet were on the ground, I was close behind the goal where it happened and have always said that the keepers feet were well clear of the ground at the moment of impact. However after all these years I have to admit that Vic Keeble made a speciality of going for the keeper and it is likely that he would have timed the barge so that contact was made just as our keeper's feet touched  the ground. Also the ref would have been aware of Keeble's reputation and would have had a close eye on the situation.

The recent Juventus match came close to the Newcastle match as our best ever, but memories ,of Tosh in particular, make it hard to imagine that Cup tie ever being bettered.

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Indeed Filham, I forgot to mention Tosh. I was behind the goal where he scored his second half goals. I have never seen balls hit so hard even by B Charlton or Lorimer at Leeds. Newcastle's goalie didn't have time to move a muscle for either of them (except perhaps to move out of the way!). Don't forget that this was with the old heavy leather ball and on a wet pitch. Regrettably he rarely rose to that level again, if ever. I also thought that the BBC pictures compressed the action, as there was much more space between players than it looked on the video. Another thing I spotted was Robin Lawlor doing his trademark running backwards in front of his forward rather than closing him down, just before the first Newcastle goal.