1975 FA Cup final

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1975 FA Cup final
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Event 1974–75 FA Cup
Date3 May 1975
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Pat Partridge (Bishop Auckland)
Attendance100,000
1974
1976

The 1975 FA Cup final was the 94th final of the FA Cup. It took place on 3 May 1975 at Wembley Stadium and was contested by London clubs West Ham United and Fulham. The Fulham team contained two former England captains in former West Ham captain Bobby Moore, making his last appearance at Wembley, [1] and Alan Mullery.

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West Ham won 2–0, with both goals scored by Alan Taylor. The first came in the 60th minute when Fulham goalkeeper Peter Mellor parried Billy Jennings' shot into Taylor's path; the second came four minutes later when Taylor capitalised after Mellor failed to hold on to Graham Paddon's shot. [2]

The 1975 West Ham team remains the last all-English team to win the FA Cup. [3] The match remains the only occasion that Fulham have appeared in an FA Cup final; it was the club's last major final for 35 years, until the 2010 UEFA Europa League Final.

Match details

West Ham United 2–0 Fulham
A. Taylor Soccerball shade.svg60', 64' (Report)
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Pat Partridge
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West Ham
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Fulham
GK1 Flag of England.svg Mervyn Day
DF2 Flag of England.svg John McDowell
DF3 Flag of England.svg Frank Lampard Sr.
MF4 Flag of England.svg Billy Bonds (c)
DF5 Flag of England.svg Tommy Taylor
DF6 Flag of England.svg Kevin Lock
FW7 Flag of England.svg Billy Jennings
MF8 Flag of England.svg Graham Paddon
FW9 Flag of England.svg Alan Taylor
MF10 Flag of England.svg Trevor Brooking
MF11 Flag of England.svg Pat Holland
Substitute:
FW12 Flag of England.svg Bobby Gould
Manager:
Flag of England.svg John Lyall
GK1 Flag of England.svg Peter Mellor
DF2 Flag of England.svg John Cutbush
DF3 Flag of England.svg John Fraser
MF4 Flag of England.svg Alan Mullery (c)
DF5 Flag of England.svg John Lacy
DF6 Flag of England.svg Bobby Moore
FW7 Flag of England.svg John Mitchell
MF8 Flag of Ireland.svg Jim Conway
FW9 Flag of England.svg Viv Busby
MF10 Flag of England.svg Alan Slough
MF11 Flag of England.svg Les Barrett
Substitute:
MF12 Flag of England.svg Barry Lloyd
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Alec Stock

References

  1. The Claret & Blue Book of West Ham United. Hove: Pitch Publishing (Brighton) Ltd. 2007. p. 47. ISBN   978-1-905411-02-3.
  2. "Hammers Nail Fulham". TheFA.com. The Football Association. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  3. "Hammerabilia Wembley Special". West Ham United. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2018.