1977 FA Cup Final

1977 FA Cup Final
Event 1976–77 FA Cup
Date 21 May 1977
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Bob Matthewson (Bolton)
Attendance 99,252

The 1977 FA Cup Final was the final match of the 1976–77 FA Cup, the 96th season of England's premier cup football competition. The match was played on 21 May 1977 at Wembley Stadium, London, and it was contested by Manchester United and Liverpool. United won the game 2–1. All three goals came in a five-minute period early in the second half. Stuart Pearson opened the scoring when he latched onto a long ball forward and drove a hard shot past Ray Clemence. Liverpool equalised through Jimmy Case soon after, as he turned and hooked a right foot half-volley into the top corner, giving Stepney no chance. However, just three minutes later, United regained the lead when Lou Macari's shot deflected off teammate Jimmy Greenhoff's chest and looped into the net past Clemence and Phil Neal on the line.

Having already won the league title and then going on to win the European Cup four days later, United's victory prevented Liverpool from winning an unprecedented Treble – Manchester United became the first club to achieve this feat 22 years later.

Match details

Liverpool 1–2 Manchester United
Case  53' Report Pearson  51'
J. Greenhoff  55'
Attendance: 99,252
Liverpool
Manchester United
GK1England Ray Clemence
DF2England Phil Neal
DF3Wales Joey Jones
DF4England Tommy Smith
MF5England Ray Kennedy
DF6England Emlyn Hughes (c)
FW7England Kevin Keegan
MF8England Jimmy Case
MF9Republic of Ireland Steve Heighway
FW10England David Johnson 64'
MF11England Terry McDermott
Substitute:
MF12England Ian Callaghan 64'
Manager:
England Bob Paisley
GK1England Alex Stepney
DF2Northern Ireland Jimmy Nicholl
DF3Scotland Arthur Albiston
MF4Northern Ireland Sammy McIlroy
DF5England Brian Greenhoff
DF6Scotland Martin Buchan (c)
MF7England Steve Coppell
MF8England Jimmy Greenhoff
FW9England Stuart Pearson
FW10Scotland Lou Macari
MF11England Gordon Hill 81'
Substitute:
MF12Northern Ireland David McCreery 81'
Manager:
Scotland Tommy Docherty

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.
  • One named substitute.

References

    Peter Corrigan and Julie Welch (1977-05-22). "United win the Cup". The Observer. p. 1.

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