1976 FA Cup final

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1976 FA Cup final
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Event 1975–76 FA Cup
Date1 May 1976
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Clive Thomas (Treorchy)
Attendance99,115
1975
1977

The 1976 FA Cup final was the 95th final of the FA Cup. It took place on 1 May 1976 at Wembley Stadium and was contested between Manchester United and Southampton.

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United had finished third in the First Division that season, and were strong favourites, while unfancied Southampton had finished sixth in the Second Division, Southampton had more players with FA Cup final experience than Manchester United, namely Jim McCalliog (1966), Peter Rodrigues (1969) and Peter Osgood (1970). In one of the biggest shocks in the history of the final, Southampton won 1–0 through an 83rd-minute goal from Bobby Stokes. It was the first time Southampton won a major trophy, and the last time that Elizabeth II attended a final and presented the trophy to the winners. [1] As their women's team had won the 1976 WFA Cup final a week prior, they became the first club to win the men's and women's FA Cup in the same season.

Road to Wembley

Manchester United

Home teams listed first.

Round 3: Manchester United 2–1 Oxford United

 

Round 4: Manchester United 3–1 Peterborough United

Round 5: Leicester City 1–2 Manchester United

 

Round 6: Manchester United 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Replay: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Manchester United

Semi-final: Manchester United 2–0 Derby County (at Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield)

Southampton

Home teams listed first.

Round 3: Southampton 1–1 Aston Villa

Replay: Aston Villa 1–2 Southampton

Round 4: Southampton 3–1 Blackpool

Round 5: West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Southampton

Replay: Southampton 4–0 West Bromwich Albion

Round 6: Bradford City 0–1 Southampton

 

Semi-final: Southampton 2–0 Crystal Palace (at Stamford Bridge, London)

Match summary

Manchester United started stronger, and missed several early goalscoring opportunities, with Southampton goalkeeper Ian Turner making a series of impressive saves to deny Gerry Daly and Gordon Hill. Southampton in turn began to create chances; Mick Channon was put through on goal before being denied by goalkeeper Alex Stepney. As extra time loomed, Southampton's Bobby Stokes received Jim McCalliog's pass and slotted the ball across Stepney and into the far corner to score a late winner and with it his side's first major trophy.

Match details

Manchester United 0–1 Southampton
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Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 99,115
Referee: Clive Thomas
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Manchester United
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Southampton
GK1 Flag of England.svg Alex Stepney
RB2 Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Forsyth
LB3 Flag of Scotland.svg Stewart Houston
CM4 Flag of Ireland.svg Gerry Daly
CB5 Flag of England.svg Brian Greenhoff
CB6 Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Buchan (c)
RM7 Flag of England.svg Steve Coppell
CM8 Ulster Banner.svg Sammy McIlroy
CF9 Flag of England.svg Stuart Pearson
CF10 Flag of Scotland.svg Lou Macari
LM11 Flag of England.svg Gordon Hill Sub off.svg 66'
Substitute:
MF12 Ulster Banner.svg David McCreery Sub on.svg 66'
Manager:
Flag of Scotland.svg Tommy Docherty
GK1 Flag of England.svg Ian Turner
RB2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Peter Rodrigues (c)
LB3 Flag of England.svg David Peach
CM4 Flag of England.svg Nick Holmes
CB5 Flag of England.svg Mel Blyth
CB6 Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Steele
RM7 Flag of England.svg Paul Gilchrist
CF8 Flag of England.svg Mick Channon
CF9 Flag of England.svg Peter Osgood
CM10 Flag of Scotland.svg Jim McCalliog
LM11 Flag of England.svg Bobby Stokes
Substitute:
MF12 Flag of Scotland.svg Hugh Fisher
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Lawrie McMenemy

Jasper Carrott immortalised the match in his song "Cup Final '76", which appeared on the album Carrott In Notts. [2] [3] [4]

Footage from the match's winning goal was used in the 1999 one-off ITV comedy film Bostock's Cup. The viewers were under the illusion that the team in the final were the titular team Bostock Stanley, scoring the winner.

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References

Print

  • Tim Manns (2006). Tie a Yellow Ribbon: How the Saints Won the Cup. Hagiology Publishing. ISBN   0-9534474-6-4.

Internet

  1. Hytner, David (25 February 2017). "Lawrie McMenemy: 'Southampton didn't have a cat in hell's chance'". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  2. Office, Library of Congress Copyright (21 March 1977). "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series" via Google Books.
  3. "Jasper Carrott – Carrott In Notts (1976, Vinyl)" via www.discogs.com.
  4. "Cup Final 76 folk song". 3 July 2019. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021 via www.youtube.com.