1977 FA Cup Final

The 1977 FA Cup Final was the final match of the 1976–77 FA Cup, the 96th season of England's premier cup football competition. The match was played on 21 May 1977 at Wembley Stadium, London, and it was contested by Manchester United and Liverpool. United won the game 2–1. All three goals came in a five-minute period early in the second half. Stuart Pearson opened the scoring when he latched onto a long ball forward and drove a hard shot past Ray Clemence. Liverpool equalised through Jimmy Case soon after, as he turned and hooked a right foot half-volley into the top corner, giving Stepney no chance. However, just three minutes later, United regained the lead when Lou Macari's shot deflected off teammate Jimmy Greenhoff's chest and looped into the net past Clemence and Phil Neal on the line. Jimmy Greenhoff's brother Brian was also in the United line up, making them the first pair of brothers to play in an FA Cup final since George and Ted Robledo played for Newcastle United in 1952.

1977 FA Cup Final
Match programme cover
Event1976–77 FA Cup
Date21 May 1977
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeBob Matthewson (Bolton)
Attendance99,252

Liverpool had already won the league title, which meant Manchester United qualified for the 1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup regardless of the result. Liverpool then won the European Cup four days later, so United's victory prevented them from becoming the first club to win the continental treble of League, FA Cup, and European Cup titles – United would instead achieve this feat 22 years later.

Match details

Liverpool1–2Manchester United
Case  53' Report Pearson  51'
J. Greenhoff  55'
Attendance: 99,252
Liverpool
Manchester United
GK1 Ray Clemence
DF2 Phil Neal
DF3 Joey Jones
DF4 Tommy Smith
MF5 Ray Kennedy
DF6 Emlyn Hughes (c)
FW7 Kevin Keegan
MF8 Jimmy Case
MF9 Steve Heighway
FW10 David Johnson 64'
MF11 Terry McDermott
Substitute:
MF12 Ian Callaghan 64'
Manager:
Bob Paisley
GK1 Alex Stepney
DF2 Jimmy Nicholl
DF3 Arthur Albiston
MF4 Sammy McIlroy
DF5 Brian Greenhoff
DF6 Martin Buchan (c)
MF7 Steve Coppell
MF8 Jimmy Greenhoff
FW9 Stuart Pearson
FW10 Lou Macari
MF11 Gordon Hill 81'
Substitute:
MF12 David McCreery 81'
Manager:
Tommy Docherty

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.
  • One named substitute.

References

    Peter Corrigan and Julie Welch (22 May 1977). "United win the Cup". The Observer. p. 1.

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