The 1962 FA Cup final took place on 5 May 1962 at Wembley Stadium and was won by Tottenham Hotspur over Burnley, by a 3–1 scoreline.

Burnley equalised shortly after the interval through Jimmy Robson, who in doing so had scored the 100th FA Cup Final goal at Wembley.

With ten minutes remaining, Burnley defender Tommy Cummings handled the ball on the goal-line and a penalty was awarded to Tottenham.

As in all broadcasts of previous finals, the game was televised in black and white with score updates being provided by camera shots of Wembley's large scoreboard.

However, in a new innovation the BBC introduced zoomed-in shots of the match which gave television spectators the feeling that they were just yards away from the action.

Both companies also gained access to the post-match celebrations in the Tottenham dressing room BBC Radio commentary was provided by Raymond Glendenning and Alan Clarke A few seconds of newsreel footage of the crowd at the final was used in the "ode to joy" scene of the 1965 Beatles feature film Help!

This final also marked the end of the tradition of the winning captain leading the stadium in three cheers for Her Majesty and the playing of the national anthem after the presentation.

This was the last final with exposed terraces at Wembley; by 1963 the roof had been extended all the way around the stadium in preparation for the 1966 FIFA World Cup.