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1976 FA Cup Final

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Event
1975–76 FA Cup















Date
1 May 1976
Venue
Wembley Stadium, London
Referee
Clive Thomas (Treorchy)
Attendance
99,115

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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.


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 players with FA Cup Final experience more than Manchester United, Peter Rodrigues (1969), Peter Osgood (1970) and Jim McCalliog (1966). 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 the Queen attended a final and presented the trophy to the winners.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Road to Wembley


    • 1.1 Manchester United


    • 1.2 Southampton




  • 2 Match summary


  • 3 Match details


  • 4 In popular culture


  • 5 References


    • 5.1 Print


    • 5.2 Internet




  • 6 External links





Road to Wembley[edit]







Manchester United[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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 referee Clive Thomas, who was the last Welshman to referee the FA Cup Final, admitted in later years that the goal may have been offside.[2]



Match details[edit]



1 May 197615:00 BST












Manchester United 0–1 Southampton
Report
Stokes Goal 83'


Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 99,115

Referee: Clive Thomas




















Manchester United
















Southampton


















































































GK 1
England Alex Stepney
RB 2
Scotland Alex Forsyth
LB 3
Scotland Stewart Houston
CM 4
Republic of Ireland Gerry Daly
CB 5
England Brian Greenhoff
CB 6
Scotland Martin Buchan (c)
RM 7
England Steve Coppell
CM 8
Northern Ireland Sammy McIlroy
CF 9
England Stuart Pearson
CF 10
Scotland Lou Macari
LM 11
England Gordon Hill

Substituted off 66'

Substitute:
MF 12
Northern Ireland David McCreery

Substituted in 66'

Manager:

Scotland Tommy Docherty









































































GK 1
England Ian Turner
RB 2
Wales Peter Rodrigues (c)
LB 3
England David Peach
CM 4
England Nick Holmes
CB 5
England Mel Blyth
CB 6
Scotland Jim Steele
RM 7
England Paul Gilchrist
CF 8
England Mick Channon
CF 9
England Peter Osgood
CM 10
Scotland Jim McCalliog
LM 11
England Bobby Stokes

Substitute:
MF 12
Scotland Hugh Fisher

Manager:

England Lawrie McMenemy



In popular culture[edit]


Jasper Carrott immortalised the match in his song Cup Final 1976.



References[edit]


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Print[edit]



  • Tim Manns (2006). Tie a Yellow Ribbon: How the Saints Won the Cup. Hagiology Publishing. ISBN 0-9534474-6-4..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


Internet[edit]






  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. ^ Abbandonato, Paul (13 May 2006). "Clive Thomas: Doc still gives me grief about Bobby Stokes goal". Wales Online. Retrieved 26 February 2017.




External links[edit]



  • Game facts at soccerbase.com













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