1987 Full Members' Cup Final

The 1987 Full Members' Cup Final was the final match of the second edition of the Full Members' Cup football tournament and was contested between First Division team Charlton Athletic and Second Division side Blackburn Rovers. The match was won 1–0 by Blackburn with the winning goal scored by Colin Hendry.[2]

1987 Full Members' Cup Final
Blackburn Rovers Charlton Athletic
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Date29 March 1987
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Attendance40,000[1]

Route to the Final
  • Blackburn Rovers: Blackburn defeated Huddersfield Town, Sheffield United, Oxford United and Chelsea to reach the semi-finals, where they defeated Ipswich Town 3–0 to reach the final.[3]
  • Charlton Athletic: Charlton defeated Birmingham City, Bradford City and Everton to reach the semi-finals, where they defeated Norwich City 2-1 (aet) to reach the final.[3]

Teams

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Blackburn Rovers
No. Position Player
1 GK Vince O'Keefe
2 DF Chris Sulley
3 DF David Mail
4 DF Colin Hendry  85'
5 DF Glenn Keeley
6 DF Chris Price
7 MF Mark Patterson
8 MF Alan Ainscow
9 MF Simon Barker
10 MF Ian Miller
11 FW Simon Garner
sub MF Scott Sellars
sub FW
Manager Don Mackay
Charlton Athletic
No. Position Player
1 GK Bob Bolder
2 John Humphrey
3 Mark Reid
4 Andy Peake
5 Steve Thompson
6 Paul Miller
7 Ralph Milne
8 Rob Lee
9 Jim Melrose
10 Colin Walsh
11 George Shipley
sub Steve Gritt
sub Peter Shirtliff
Manager Lennie Lawrence

Sources for team line-ups: Blackburn Rovers,[2] Charlton Athletic[4]

References
  1. Dunk, Peter (20 August 1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. Queen Anne Press. p. 460. ISBN 978-0-3561435-4-5. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  2. Rob Maul (20 February 2005). "Caught in Time: Blackburn Rovers win Full Members Cup, 1987". Sunday Times. Retrieved 26 November 2010. (subscription required)
  3. "1986-87 Full Members Cup semi-final results, and links to other rounds - Statto". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
  4. AFS Report 72, p.25
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