Once more an injury was to prove the deciding factor in a Wembley final, as Blackburn Rovers lost full-back Dave Whelan with a broken leg. But despite being League champions two years running and only losing the League by one point that year, Wolves found the ten men of Blackburn hard to break down. Eventually the heat and extra exertion got to Rovers and Wolves won by a healthy 3-0 margin with two goals from Norman Deeley and an own goal from Mick McGrath.

Spurs secured the first League and Cup double since 1897 with a 2-0 win over Leicester City. Again, Leicester suffered an early injury to full-back Len Chalmers and Spurs capitalised with goals from Bobby Smith and Terry Dyson, who beat Gordon Banks in the Leicester goal.

The 'Super Spurs' side led by Bill Nicholson and featuring legends such as Jimmy Greaves, Danny Blanchflower and Dave Mackay won the 'Chessboard Final' against Burnley 3-1, so-called because patient play rather than blistering action were on display at Wembley. Bobby Smith, who scored in the 1961 Final, scored again, a feat that wouldn't be repeated until 2001.

United fielded the most expensive team that had ever played at a Final, with stars such as Dennis Law, Bobby Charlton and Johnny Giles. But their season had been a poor one, until they finally found their touch at Wembley, beating Leicester City 3-1 with two goals from David Herd and one for Law. This was the year of the 'big freeze' with inclement weather earlier in the season forcing the Final to be played three weeks later than planned.

Preston fielded the youngest ever player to appear in the Final up to that time, 17 year-old Howard Kendall. The plucky Second Division side played well, but were eventually overcome by a West Ham team that featured greats such as Bobby Moore and Geoff Hurst.  Hammers won 3-2 with John Sissons becoming the youngest player to score in a Final. He was joined by Hurst and Ron Boyce on the score sheet while Doug Holden and Alex Dawson scored Preston's goals.

Liverpool had failed in their two previous attempts at winning the Cup and they faced a Leeds United side who had recently been promoted from the Second Division and had finished runners-up in the League. The game was a passionate affair with honours even at the end of regulation time. Liverpool struck first with a goal from Roger Hunt. Billy Bremner quickly equalised but Ian St. John headed home the winner in the 113th minute.

In one of the most dramatic finals of the era, Everton came from two goals down to beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 at Wembley. Eyebrows were raised as Mike Trebilcock had replaced the popular Fred Pickering, but Trebilock went on to score twice with Derek Temple getting the winner.

The 'Cockney Cup Final' as it became known was the first to be contested between two London sides, with Spurs taking on Chelsea. Bill Nicholson's Spurs featured several of the Cup winners from the early 1960s including Jimmy Greaves and Dave Mackay plus new talent like Pat Jennings and Terry Venables. Spurs took the lead through Jimmy Robertson and Frank Saul, with Bobby Tambling scoring Chelsea's consolation goal.

This was a Final for firsts as it was the first to be televised in colour and the first to use substitutes, with West Brom's Dennis Clarke being the debut sub used at Wembley. In a tense match, the Baggies finally got the better of Everton in the third minute of extra time thanks to a Jeff Astle goal.

Leicester City's bad luck in the Cup continued as they lost their third final of the decade, thanks to a lone goal scored by City's Neil Young. The Foxes couldn't manage to win a Final with the legendary Gordon Banks in goal and still a win eluded them with another great, Peter Shilton, between the posts.

It was always going to be a close game between arguably the two best footballing sides of the era: the flamboyant Chelsea side and Don Revie's uncompromising Leeds. Both sides had reached the final before and failed to win. This was the first Final not to be decided at Wembley, a 2-2 draw ensuring a replay. The second game took place at Old Trafford and was seen by a TV audience of 28 million. The match was bad-tempered with various players trading punches and tackles flying in. Goals from Mick Jones and Peter Osgood sent the game into extra time before David Webb got the Chelsea winner in the 104th minute.

Arsenal achieved the League and Cup double, beating Bill Shankly's Liverpool team in extra time. With no score after 90 minutes, Steve Heighway put Liverpool ahead early in extra time with the equaliser coming from Arsenal sub Eddie Kelly. The winner was a 25-yard screamer by the legendary Charlie George.

Arsenal hoped to match their rival Spurs feat of the 1960s and hold onto the Cup for a second successive year. But they were undone by a committed Leeds side, who grabbed the winner in the 53rd minute thanks to Allan Clarke. Leeds’ Mick Jones was injured in the final moments of the game and had to be helped up the steps by Norman Hunter to receive his winners' medal. 

Leeds United boasted a team in international talent and came to Wembley as Cup holders facing their third Final in four years. Their opponents, Sunderland, were from the Second Division and many felt they'd suffer a thrashing. But in one of the biggest Cup upsets, Bob Stokoe's side walked away as 1-0 winners thanks to a 31st-minute goal from Ian Porterfield. Many put the win down to Sunderland goalie Jim Montgomery who pulled off a string of amazing saves.

Liverpool were patient and waited until the second half to begin their domination of Newcastle United, eventually winning 3-0, thanks to two goals from Anfield (legend Kevin Keegan and one from Steve Heighway. 

Though languishing in the Second Division, Fulham's team boasted such greats as Bobby Moore and Alan Mullery, while West Ham featured Trevor Brooking and Frank Lampard (senior). Fulham applied all the pressure in the first half, but after the break the Hammers began to dominate, with two goals from Alan Taylor securing a second cup victory for the Hammer.

Tommy Docherty's Manchester United were hot favourites to win the Cup again, finishing third in the League and featuring footballing giants like Steve Coppell, Sammy Mcilroy and Lou Macari. The Saints were mid-table in the Second Division and weren't seen to have much of a chance but thanks to the heroics of their goalie Ian Turner and a single goal from Bobby Stokes, they unexpectedly won the Cup.

United were determined not to repeat their Final defeat of the previous year, but faced a Liverpool side attempting the 'treble', having won the League and European Cup. But Liverpool's dreams were to be crushed in a five minute spell just after half-time when Stuart Pearson scored for United. Liverpool briefly equalised through Jimmy Case, but three minutes later Jimmy Greenhoff grabbed the winner.

Once again it was a Cup upset for the underdogs as Ipswich faced an Arsenal side boasting stars such as Malcolm Macdonald, Frank Stapleton and Liam Brady. But Bobby Robson's side dominated throughout, with John Wark twice hitting the woodwork before Roger Osborne scored the only goal. Osborne promptly fainted once he'd scored and had to be revived with smelling salts before being substituted.

An uninspired match suddenly burst into life in the last five minutes in one oft the greatest Cup Final finishes ever. Arsenal were 2-0 up thanks to goals from Brian Talbot and Frank Stapleton. But Manchester United suddenly pulled two goals back to equalise through Gordon McQueen and Sammy Mcilroy in the 86th and 88th minute. But United's joy was short-lived as Liam Brady crossed to Alan Sunderland one minute later to score the winner.