1987 Football League Cup Final

The 1987 Football League Cup Final was a football match played on 5 April 1987 between Arsenal and Liverpool. The match, played in front of 96,000 spectators at Wembley Stadium, was won by Arsenal 2–1. Ian Rush opened the scoring for Liverpool with a side foot finish to the corner of the net, before Charlie Nicholas equalised, turning in a cross from the right in a crowded penalty area. Nicholas was credited with scoring the winning goal in the second half from a Perry Groves cross. His off-target shot deflected off Ronnie Whelan and was diverted past Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar's outstretched hand and into the left corner of the net.

1987 Football League Cup Final
Match programme cover
Event1986–87 Football League Cup
Date5 April 1987
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeLester Shapter (Devon)
Attendance96,000[1]

Arsenal also finished fourth in the First Division, but were unable to compete in the 1987–88 UEFA Cup as UEFA voted for the ban in English clubs in European competitions to continue for a third season.

Ian Rush's goal was his first to be scored on the losing side in any competition. It ended Liverpool's 144-match unbeaten streak in matches he had scored in.[2]

Match details

Arsenal2–1Liverpool
Nicholas  30', 83' Report
Report
Rush  23'
Wembley, London
Attendance: 96,000
Referee: Lester Shapter (Devon)
Arsenal
Liverpool
GK1 John Lukic
RB2 Viv Anderson
LB3 Kenny Sansom (c)
CM4 Steve Williams
CB5 David O'Leary
CB6 Tony Adams
RM7 David Rocastle
CM8 Paul Davis
CF9 Niall Quinn
CF10 Charlie Nicholas
LM11 Martin Hayes
Substitutes:
MF12 Perry Groves Quinn'
MF14 Michael Thomas Hayes'
Manager:
George Graham
GK1 Bruce Grobbelaar
CB2 Gary Gillespie
RB3 Barry Venison
LB4 Nigel Spackman
LM5 Ronnie Whelan
CB6 Alan Hansen (c)
CF7 Paul Walsh 73'
RM8 Craig Johnston
CF9 Ian Rush
CM10 Jan Mølby
CM11 Steve McMahon 87'
Substitutes:
FW12 Kenny Dalglish 73'
MF14 John Wark 87'
Player / Manager:
Kenny Dalglish

Road To Wembley

Semi-final 1st leg: Arsenal 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1. 2nd leg: Tottenham Hotspur 1 Arsenal 2. Semi-final replay: Tottenham Hotspur 1 Arsenal 2. Arsenal reached the final after winning a replay at White Hart Lane.

References

  1. Dunk, Peter (20 August 1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. Queen Anne Press. p. 457. ISBN 978-0-3561435-4-5. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  2. Statistics. "A timeline for Liverpool Football Club". LFChistory.net. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
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