All-London F.A. Cup final

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33815, 11 April 1975, Page 22

All-London F.A. Cup final

(N 7. F A -Reuter—Copyright) LONDON. A last-gasp goal by i John Mitchell 15 seconds from the end of extratime took Fulham, of the ; second division through to the final of the Eng- j lish Football Association ’ ( up for the first time in its history. i ■ ii The goal gave unfashion- } able Fulham a 1-0 win overp an unlucky Birmingham City!* in their semi-final replay in Manchester and earned it a place against West Ham j United at Wembley on Mayi< 3. ( Only the second all-London t final in the history of the t F.A Cup became a reality! 1 when Mitchell broke 3j hours ! t

I of deadlock when a rebound from the Birmingham goal-. ! keeper, David Latchford went into the net off his knee. Fulham reached the final: after playing. 11 cup matches’ —more than any club in the ■ history of the competition. West Ham reached the final, (with a bruising 2-1 win over! Ipswich in their replay at Chelsea’s ground. Six players were booked — 1 four from Ipswich and two 1 from West. Ham—in a tough,!; hard-tackling game in which:! Ipswich had two goals dis-!' allowed for off-side. EUROPEAN CUP Leeds United beat the:; Spanish champion. Barcelona led by Johan Cruyff, 2-1 in the first leg of their European Cup semi-final at Leeds, but the goal with which 25-year-old Juan Asensi briefly levelled the scores 25 minutes;, from the end could prove in- :

valuable for the Spaniards] in the second leg in Barcelona in two weeks. Billy Bremner [ and Joe Jordan scored for , ! Leeds. ; In the other European Cup: semi-final the West German., holder, Bayern Munich, held ! :the French champion. St; • Etienne, to a goal-less draw in France. ' In the English league Derby: 1 County moved two points! clear at the top of the chain-', !pionship table with a 1-0! < :home win over Wolverhamp- 1 : ton Wanderers. Ln Scotland, Airdrieonians,. 1 part-timers, qualified for theji .final of the Scottish F.A.i Cup against Celtic on May < 3 when they beat Motherwell 1-0 in their semi-final - replay. Results:—. : '■ European Cup Semi-finals.—Leeds 2, Barce-; Ilona 1, St Etienne 0, Bayern' ’Munich 0. l!

Cup-winners' Cup Semi-finals. — Dinamo Kiev (Soviet, Union) 3. P.S.V. Eindhoven (Netherlands) 0: Ferencvaros (Hungary) 2, Red Star Belgrade (Y u goslav ia) 1. UEFA. Cup Semi-final: F.C. Twente (Netherlands'. 3. Juventus Turin (Italy) L English F.A. Cup Semi-final replays.—Fulham 1, Birmingham 0 (after extra time); West Ham 2, Ipswich I. Scottish F.A. Cup Semi-final replay.—Airdrieonians 1, Motherwell 0 <Airdrieonians now meet Celtic in the final on May 3). English League Division 1. —Derby 1. Wolverhampton 0; Luton 2. Everton 1; Leicester 1. Middlesbrough 0. Division 2.—Aston Villa 2, Cardiff 0. Division 3. —Brighton 1. Walsall 0; Gillingham 1, Blackburn 1; Tranmere 1, Peterborough 0. Division 4.—Lincoln 5. Newport 2: Reading 2. Rochdale 1; Workington 2. Northampton 2 Scottish League Division 2.—Albion Rovers 2, Cowdenbeath 0,