1989 WFA Cup final

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1989 WFA Cup Final
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Event 1988–89 WFA Cup
Friends of Fulham Leasowe Pacific
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Date22 April 1989
Venue Old Trafford, Manchester
Referee Roger Dilkes (Mossley)
Attendance914
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The 1989 WFA Cup Final was the 19th final of the WFA Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. The showpiece event was played under the auspices of the Women's Football Association (WFA) and was known as the Niagara Therapy WFA Cup Final for sponsorship reasons. Friends of Fulham and Leasowe Pacific contested the match at Old Trafford in Manchester on 22 April 1989. Friends of Fulham made its second final appearance, after winning the trophy in 1985 with a 2–0 win over Doncaster Belles at Craven Cottage. Leasowe Pacific also entered their second final, in the sixth year of their existence, having been beaten 3–1 by the Belles in 1988. [1]

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England did not have a national women's league until 1991–1992. Friends of Fulham, who played in the Home Counties League, entered the competition at the third round stage and beat Oxford/County (8–1), Birmingham (3–2), Red Star Southampton (2–1) and Bronte (3–0) to reach the final. North West Women's League club Leasowe Pacific also entered at the third round and defeated Cardiff (9–0), Reigate (3–1), Doncaster Belles (2–1) and Notts Rangers (3–0) before reaching the final. The quarter final victory in Doncaster ensured that the final would not feature the Belles for the first time since 1982.

Before kick–off a minute's silence was observed for the victims of the Hillsborough disaster which happened the previous week in Sheffield. Friends of Fulham and the WFA expressed condolences to Leasowe Pacific, who came from the Liverpool community affected by the tragedy. [2]

Four members of the Leasowe team had been at Hillsborough. Leasowe had postponed their league match the following day and the final had been in doubt until the team decided to play.

Watched by a crowd of just 914, Leasowe Pacific won the match 3–2, with a winning goal from Joy "Barry" McQuiggan. Future England manager Hope Powell scored both Friends of Fulham goals. [3] The following day at 5.30pm Channel 4 screened an hour–long highlights package, produced by Trans World International and presented by Julie Welch, which attracted an audience in excess of 2.5 million. [4] Sue Law of Millwall Lionesses, later a senior official in The Football Association, was the match summariser.

"Undoubtedly a proportion of the 2.3 million who tuned in to Channel 4 to watch the WFA Cup last April did so with the expectation of having a quick laugh at women attempting to play football. Instead they were treated to a game as exciting and entertaining as you could hope to see. Leasowe Pacific beat Friends of Fulham 3–2 in a match full of incident, skill and endeavour, played by 22 female athletes at the top of their chosen sport. The sceptics were surely won over."

– WFA Secretary Linda Whitehead in October 1989

"In the aftermath of the Hillsborough disaster Merseyside's Leasowe Pacific's appearance in the final provided a useful and poignant angle for editorial coverage of the event." [5]

Match details

Friends of Fulham 2–3 Leasowe Pacific
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Old Trafford , Manchester
Attendance: 914
Referee: Roger Dilkes (Mossley)
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Friends of Fulham
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Leasowe Pacific
GK1 Flag of England.svg Theresa Wiseman (c)
DF2 Flag of England.svg Liz Waller
DF3 Flag of England.svg Mandy O'Callaghan
MF4 Flag of England.svg Hope Powell
DF5 Flag of England.svg Terri Springett
FW6 Flag of England.svg Marieanne Spacey
DF7 Flag of England.svg Dorrett Wilson
MF8 Flag of England.svg Brenda Sempare
MF9 Flag of England.svg Lynn Jacobs
MF10 Flag of England.svg Olivia Hughes
MF11 Flag of England.svg Fiona Curl
Substitutes:
FW12 Flag of Ireland.svg Cathy Hynes
DF14 Flag of England.svg Lori Hoey
DF15 Flag of England.svg Tracey Cooper
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Fred Brockwell
GK1 Flag of England.svg Liz Stewart
DF2 Flag of England.svg Jill Thomas (c)
DF3 Flag of England.svg Jill Anson
MF4 Flag of England.svg Joy McQuiggan
DF5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Debbie Faulkner
DF6 Flag of England.svg Liz McDonald
MF7 Flag of England.svg Janice Murray
MF8 Flag of England.svg Cathy Gore
FW9 Flag of England.svg Maria Harper
FW10 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Louise Thomas
MF11 Flag of England.svg Maureen Mallon
Substitutes:
MF12 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Judith Turner
DF13 Flag of England.svg Dianne Coughlin
GK14 Flag of England.svg Donna Lewis
15 Flag of England.svg Jill Salisbury
16 Flag of England.svg Viv Cutbill
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Billy Jackson

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  1. ↑ Erik Garin. "England - List of Women Cup Winners". RSSSF . Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Garry, Tom (April 15, 2021). "'We won the FA Cup a week after escaping the Hillsborough disaster'" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  3. ↑ Viner, Brian (26 October 2007). "Hope Powell: 'I see him now and again but I don't swap notes with Steve McClaren'". The Independent . London. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  4. ↑ Lopez 1997 , p. 64
  5. ↑ Woodhouse & Williams 1999 , p. 13
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