The 1968 European Cup final was held at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom on May 28, 1968 between Manchester United of England and SL Benfica of Portugal Wembley Stadium is a football stadium located in Wembley, London. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... Benfica redirects here. ...

Manchester United

4 - 1 aet

SL Benfica

Wembley Stadium, London
May 28, 1968
Attendance: 100 000 spectators
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)
Scorers: 53' Bobby Charlton 1-0, 75' Jaime Graça 1-1, 93' George Best 2-1, 94' Brian Kidd 3-1, 99' Bobby Charlton 4-1
Manchester United (trainer Matt Busby)
Alex Stepney; Shay Brennan, Nobby Stiles, Bill Foulkes, Tony Dunne; Pat Crerand, Bobby Charlton, David Sadler; George Best, Brian Kidd, John Aston
Benfica (trainer Otto Gloria)
Henrique; Adolfo, Humberto, Jacinto, Cruz; Graca, Mário Coluna, José Augusto; Eusébio, José Augusto Torres, António Simões Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... Extra time is an additional period played at the end of some games of football (soccer) if the score is tied after the two standard periods (halves) of play. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Benfica redirects here. ... Wembley Stadium is a football stadium located in Wembley, London. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Sir Robert Bobby Charlton, CBE (born 11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland) is a former English professional football player who won a World Cup medal and the European Footballer of the Year award in 1966. ... Jaime da Silva Graça pron. ... George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) is widely acknowledged to have been one of the greatest football players of all time, mainly remembered for his halcyon days with Manchester United FC. He played for the Northern Ireland football team, but their lack of success during the peak of... Brian Kidd, (born 29 May 1949, Collyhurst, Manchester), is an English former professional footballer, who since his retirement has worked as both a coach and manager. ... Sir Matthew William Busby, CBE (26 May 1909 – 20 January 1994) was a Scottish football player and manager, most noted for his management of Manchester United F.C. during the 1950s and 1960s. ... Alex Stepney (born September 18, 1942 in Surrey) was an English football player. ... Shay Brennan (May 6, 1937 - June 2000) was a English football player in the 1960s. ... Norbert Nobby Peter Stiles MBE, (born Collyhurst, Manchester, 18 May 1942), was the toothless midfield ballwinner of Englands 1966 World Cup winning side. ... Bill Foulkes (born January 5, 1932 in St. ... Anthony Peter Dunne (born July 24, 1941 in Dublin) was an Irish football player who regularly appeared at left-back. ... Crerand in his Celtic days. ... Sir Robert Bobby Charlton, CBE (born 11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland) is a former English professional football player who won a World Cup medal and the European Footballer of the Year award in 1966. ... David Sadler (born February 5, 1946 in Yalding) was an English football player. ... George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) is widely acknowledged to have been one of the greatest football players of all time, mainly remembered for his halcyon days with Manchester United FC. He played for the Northern Ireland football team, but their lack of success during the peak of... Brian Kidd, (born 29 May 1949, Collyhurst, Manchester), is an English former professional footballer, who since his retirement has worked as both a coach and manager. ... John Aston (born June 28, 1947 in Manchester) was a English football player. ... Otto Martins Glória (* 9 January 1917 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - † 2 September 1986) was a Brazilian football (soccer) coach. ... Mário Esteves Coluna (pron. ... José Augusto Pinto de Almeida (born Barreiro, 13 April 1937) was a Portuguese highly talented footballer, and of the the best players of the legendary Dream Team Benfica and Portugal had in the 60`s. ... Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (pron. ... José Augusto da Costa Séneca Torres (pron. ... António Simões da Costa (born Corroios, 14 December, 1943) was a legendary Portuguese footballer and a current trainer. ...