1960 FA Cup final
The 1960 FA Cup final was the 79th final of the world's oldest domestic football cup competition, the FA Cup. It took place on 7 May 1960 at Wembley Stadium in London. The match was contested by Blackburn Rovers and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
| Event | 1959–60 FA Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 7 May 1960 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | Kevin Howley (Billingham) | ||||||
| Attendance | 98,954 | ||||||
Wolves won the game and the cup after a 3–0 victory, with a Norman Deeley double after Blackburn defender Mick McGrath had scored an own goal. This was Wolves' fourth and most recent FA Cup success.
This was the first time the FA Cup winners would be given a berth for European competition, into the newly formed Cup Winners' Cup.
Ron Flowers, the last surviving member of the victorious Wolves team, died in November 2021. Dave Whelan, Mick McGrath, Peter Dobing and Bryan Douglas are the surviving players from the Blackburn Rovers team.