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.
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| Event | 1975–76 FA Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 1 May 1976 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | Clive Thomas (Treorchy) | ||||||
| Attendance | 99,115 | ||||||
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 more players with FA Cup final experience than Manchester United, namely Jim McCalliog (1966), Peter Rodrigues (1969) and Peter Osgood (1970). 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 Elizabeth II attended a final and presented the trophy to the winners.[1] As their women's team had won the 1976 WFA Cup final a week prior, they became the first club to win the men's and women's FA Cup in the same season.
Road to Wembley
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Manchester UnitededitHome 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
Semi-final: Manchester United 2–0 Derby County (at Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield) |
SouthamptoneditHome teams listed first. Round 3: Southampton 1–1 Aston Villa
Round 4: Southampton 3–1 Blackpool Round 5: West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Southampton
Round 6: Bradford City 0–1 Southampton Semi-final: Southampton 2–0 Crystal Palace (at Stamford Bridge, London) |
Match summary
editManchester 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 details
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In popular culture
editJasper Carrott immortalised the match in his song "Cup Final '76", which appeared on the album Carrott In Notts.[2][3][4]
Footage from the match's winning goal was used in the 1999 one-off ITV comedy film Bostock's Cup. The viewers were under the illusion that the team in the final were the titular team Bostock Stanley, scoring the winner.
References
edit- Tim Manns (2006). Tie a Yellow Ribbon: How the Saints Won the Cup. Hagiology Publishing. ISBN 0-9534474-6-4.
Internet
edit- ^ Hytner, David (25 February 2017). "Lawrie McMenemy: 'Southampton didn't have a cat in hell's chance'". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (21 March 1977). "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series" – via Google Books.
- ^ "Jasper Carrott – Carrott In Notts (1976, Vinyl)" – via www.discogs.com.
- ^ "Cup Final 76 folk song". 3 July 2019. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
External links
edit- Game facts Archived 2 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine at soccerbase.com