If there was one game that was even more of a disappointment than Leeds defeat in Paris, it was Chelsea's semi final of the FA Cup with Sheffield Wednesday at Villa Park. A good season had seen Chelsea reach 5th place in Division One and an exciting run in the Inter Cities Fairs Cup. They were huge favourites to beat lowly Sheffield Wednesday and reach an FA Cup final for the first time since 1915.
However, the pitch had three inches of mud which destroyed Chelsea's passing game and they lost 2-0. There were huge repercussions after the defeat and the highly promising young team built by manager Tommy Docherty was broken up at the end of the season after this awful loss. A few months later I was in Leeds and my love affair with the Blues was over.
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