1986 WFA Cup final

1986 WFA Cup Final

Event	1985–86 WFA Cup
Norwich City Doncaster Belles 4 3
Date	4 May 1986
Venue	Carrow Road, Norwich
Referee	Ian J Borrett (Harleston)
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The 1986 WFA Cup Final was the 16th final of the WFA Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. ^[1] The showpiece event was played under the auspices of the Women's Football Association (WFA). Norwich City and Doncaster Belles contested the match at Carrow Road in Norwich on 4 May 1986. Norwich City won the match 4–3. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Match details

4 May 1986

14:00 BST

Norwich City	4–3	Doncaster Belles
Curl 16' Colk 40' Jackson 50' Lawrence 80+2'	Report	Hanson 26' Walker 27', 75'

Carrow Road , Norwich

Referee: Ian J Borrett (Harleston)

GK 1 Julie Page DF 2 Kate Purdom DF 3 Miranda Colk DF 4 Sallie Jackson DF 5 Jackie Slack MF 6 Tracey Ives-Keeler (c) MF 7 Veronica Price MF 8 Vanessa Kemp MF 9 Linda Curl FW 10 Marianne Lawrence FW 11 Vicky Johnson Substitutes: FW 12 Julie Bowler GK 13 Sue Steel Manager: Maureen Martin [5]

GK 1 Tracey Davidson DF 2 Doreen Jones DF 3 Jackie Mayes DF 4 Jackie Sherrard DF 5 Loraine Hunt MF 6 Toni Evans MF 7 Jill Hanson MF 8 Sheila Stocks MF 9 Karen Walker FW 10 Karen Skillcorn FW 11 Debbie Preston Substitutes: 12 Carol Carr FW 13 Samantha Eyre Manager: Mick Sherrard

References

1. Association, The Football. "Women's FA Cup Final history". www.thefa.com.
2. Norwich Evening News , 26 May 2016, page 12
3. Briggs, Stacia (18 December 2021). "The day Norwich City won the FA Cup at Carrow Road". Eastern Daily Press.
4. Slegg, Chris; Gregory, Patricia (6 May 2021). A History of the Women's FA Cup Final. The History Press. ISBN   978-0-7509-9771-3.
5. Rampling, Ali. "The forgotten story of women's football pioneer Maureen Martin". The Athletic.

External links

• Official website
• Report at WomensFACup.co.uk