27 Jan 1968 what really happened!
This is what really happened in the match where Revie 'snubs' Clough!
Peter Morgan got the score right, but thats about all.
Leeds 2 - 0 Derby County (Sat 27 Jan 1968)
By George Edwards
Another 90-minute F.A. Cup run for Derby County – but Saturday's 2-0 third-round defeat at Leeds bears little comparison with some of the Rams' pathetic efforts in the competition in recent years. They went down fighting, never looked like being humiliated and did their reputation nothing but good.
They were not, however, in any way unlucky. It must be made clear that Leeds, vastly superior in midfield, were worthy winners.
But the Rams made them fight every inch of the way. They defended brilliantly in the first half, when the only real flaw in their performance was that the distribution from defence was so bad that potential counter-attacks were often stopped before they had properly started.
In the second they suffered two quick blows with goals by Charlton and Lorimer, then proceeded to throw Leeds back on to defence for a time.
Even then Leeds were the more dangerous, but at least the Rams came back with so much spirit that the avalanche of goals that many expected never materialised.
This must have given the Rams some encouragement for their League Cup-tie at Elland Road a week on Wednesday. On that occasion, going into the game a goal down, they will have to attack and take risks.
What ever some fans may think, I can assure them that not one of the players will regard it as a lost cause.
Last Saturday, however, they adopted the opposite tactics and packed back in defence.
Stewart, who was promoted to skipper, wore the No. 8 shirt in place of Durban and dropped back to play as "sweeper" with Saxton and McFarland as their centre-halves. It was a plan that worked well for 51 minutes.
Then came disaster, Saxton brought down Greenhoff near the right corner flag and the winger crossed a perfect free-kick.
Jones missed the ball completely and it swung out to Charlton eight yards from goal, who ducked down and sent a looping header into the far corner of the net.
The Rams did not immediately come rushing out of defence. But they had to after the second Leeds goal, eight minutes later.
This was a brilliant effort. Bremner floated a glorious centre over to Jones who headed it back into the middle where Lorimer smacked a terrific left-foot volley well out of Matthews' reach. That, incidentally, was Jones's only notable contribution.
This was the signal for the Leeds fans, who had been strangely subdued in the first half, to roar for more goals, but the Rams rallied with admirable determination.
O'Hare and Hector, who had done well in the first half despite being the only two "real" forwards, thrived on extra support and England team manager Sir Alf Ramsey, watching from the stands, must have been impressed.
Hector, in fact, can have done Hunter's international hopes little good by gliding round the tall left-half on several occasions.
It was O'Hare, however, who stole the show and Charlton must be keeping his fingers crossed that, if he is centre-half for England against Scotland at Hampden next April, the Rams leader is not opposing him.
No chance? Maybe not, but Sir Alf Ramsey was heard to lament, after the game, that O'Hare is not an Englishman. And, I understand, under-23 honours are certain to come his way.
He gave Charlton the complete works, beating him on both sides and, on one occasion, rendering the ultimate humiliation of pushing the ball through the England man's legs and leaving him sitting on his pants.
It was said afterwards that Charlton was not happy about a neck injury, but it looked more a case of injured pride when he went off eleven minutes from the end, to be replaced by Madeley.
Charlton was given "the bird" for much of the match and Madeley was welcomed with a terrific cheer. On the evidence of Leeds's two matches against the Rams, it cannot be long before the switch becomes permanent.
Hunter, too, became some-what frustrated at one point. O'Hare tricked him. Charlton and Cooper within the space of about ten yards and provided a shooting chance, which was wasted, for Hinton. Two minutes later he was halfway through repeating the treatment when Hunter swept his legs from under him and joined McFarland – booked for a foul on Reaney – in the referee's notebook.
But Leeds have conceded only one goal so far this year – to Hibs in the Fairs Cup – and well as Hector and O'Hare played, they could not create an unmissable chance.
Hinton gave then scant support and Hughes wasted a lot of promising, midfield running by a poor final pass, but the Rams' performance on the whole was quite satisfactory.
Daniel played Gray, out of the game and the half-backs, plus Stewart, did very well defensively, though rather less well when they tried to come forward.
That was the main difference between the sides – the considerable superiority of Giles and Bremner in midfield.
Leeds United: Sprake; Reaney, Cooper; Bremner, Charlton, Hunter; Greenhoff, Lorimer, Jones, Giles, Gray, Madeley replaced Charlton in the 79th minute.
Derby County: Matthews; Daniel, Richardson; Webster, Saxton, McFarland; Hughes, Stewart, O'Hare, Hector, Hinton. Sub: Durban.
Referee: Mr. L. Hamer (Bolton)
Attendance: 39,753
Tournament: FA Cup
Date: Sat 27 Jan 1968
How are the makers allowed to get away with this?