1978 FA Cup Final
1978 FA Cup Final
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Event | 1977–78 FA Cup | ||||||
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Date | 6 May 1978 | ||||||
Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
Referee | Derek Nippard (Dorset) | ||||||
Attendance | 100,000 | ||||||
The 1978 FA Cup Final took place on 6 May 1978 at Wembley Stadium. It was contested between Arsenal and Ipswich Town. While Ipswich were considered underdogs,[1] having been beaten 6–1 by Aston Villa in the league the previous Saturday[2] and facing Arsenal's England striker Malcolm Macdonald, Ipswich won the match 1–0.
Ipswich dominated the game, hitting the woodwork three times (including twice from John Wark) before Clive Woods and David Geddis combined to produce a chance for Roger Osborne, who scored with a left-foot shot. Osborne promptly fainted at the emotion of the moment and was brought round by smelling salts before being substituted.[3]
It remains Ipswich Town's only FA Cup triumph to date and they have not appeared in the final since, although they did appear in the semi-final three years later. Their only major trophy since then was the UEFA Cup in 1981.[4]
Contents
1 Road to Wembley
1.1 Arsenal
1.2 Ipswich Town
2 Coverage
3 Match details
4 References
5 External links
Road to Wembley[edit]
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Coverage[edit]
The Final was televised by both the BBC and ITV as part of their respective Grandstand and World of Sport shows. David Coleman and Lawrie McMenemy were the commentary team for the BBC with Brian Moore and Jack Charlton for ITV. BBC Radio coverage was anchored by Des Lynam with commentary from Alan Parry and Peter Jones alongside Ray Clemence
Match details[edit]
15:00 BST
Arsenal | 0–1 | Ipswich Town |
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(Report) | Osborne 77' |
Arsenal | Ipswich |
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Match rules
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References[edit]
^ "1978 – Osbourne's year". BBC Sport. 10 May 2001. Retrieved 8 January 2007..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}
^ Smailes, Gordon (2000). The Breedon Book of Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 140. ISBN 1859832148.
^ "1978 FA Cup winners". BBC Sport. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
^ "Ipswich's '78 FA Cup-winning team". BBC Sport. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
External links[edit]
Match report at fa-cupfinals.co.uk
Game facts at soccerbase.com- Photo gallery on BBC Suffolk
Categories:
- 1977–78 FA Cup
- FA Cup Finals
- Ipswich Town F.C. matches
- Arsenal F.C. matches
- 1978 in London
- May 1978 sports events
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