1988 FA Cup Final

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1988 FA Cup Final
Event FA Cup 1987–88
Wimbledon Liverpool
1 0
Date 14 May 1988
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
← 1987
1989 →

The 1988 FA Cup Final took place on 14 May 1988 at Wembley Stadium. It was contested between Wimbledon, unfashionable and unfancied, and Liverpool, one of the dominant teams of the 1980s and newly-crowned league champions. The result was one of the biggest shocks in the history of the competition as the London side won the Cup, 1–0, for the only time in their history. The final is also notable as the first instance of a penalty save (by Dave Beasant from John Aldridge) in FA Cup Final history.

This final was the last one since 1958 that would be screened by ITV and BBC.

Wimbledon's victory ended Liverpool's bid for a unique second double.

Unfortunately for Wimbledon, they were unable to compete in the Cup Winners' Cup as UEFA had voted for the ban on English clubs in European competitions to continue for a fourth season.

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[edit] Match summary

Wimbledon took the lead shortly before half-time, when Lawrie Sanchez's header, from a Dennis Wise free kick on the left, went across goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar and into the net. Liverpool created a host of chances, including a strike by Peter Beardsley disallowed as the referee had already awarded a free kick to Liverpool, but were unable to find a way past Wimbledon goalkeeper Dave Beasant. The Merseysiders were awarded a controversial penalty on the hour mark following a foul by Clive Goodyear, but John Aldridge's shot was saved by Beasant, who thus became the first keeper to save a penalty in a Wembley FA Cup final. The Londoners survived more pressure from Liverpool to secure their first major trophy and a notable upset.

[edit] Europe

However, Wimbledon could not compete in the 1988–89 European Cup Winners Cup because of the ban on English teams caused by the actions of Liverpool supporters in the 1985 European Cup Final Heysel disaster.

[edit] Match details

14 May 1988
15:00 BST
 Wimbledon 1 – 0 Liverpool Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 98,203
Referee: Brian Hill
Sanchez Goal 37' Report
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Wimbledon
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Liverpool
WIMBLEDON:
GK 1 Flag of England Dave Beasant (c)
RB 2 Flag of England Clive Goodyear
LB 3 Flag of Ireland Terry Phelan
CM 4 Flag of Wales Vinnie Jones
CB 5 Flag of Wales Eric Young
CB 6 Flag of England Andy Thorn
CF 7 Flag of England Terry Gibson Substituted off in the 63rd minute 63'
CF 8 Flag of England Alan Cork Substituted off in the 56th minute 56'
CF 9 Flag of England John Fashanu
CM 10 Flag of Northern Ireland Lawrie Sanchez
CM 11 Flag of England Dennis Wise
Substitutes:
DF 12 Flag of England John Scales Substituted on in the 63rd minute 63'
FW 14 Flag of England Laurie Cunningham Substituted on in the 56th minute 56'
Manager:
Flag of England Bobby Gould
LIVERPOOL:
GK 1 Flag of Zimbabwe Bruce Grobbelaar
CB 2 Flag of Scotland Gary Gillespie
LB 3 Flag of England Gary Ablett
RB 4 Flag of Scotland Steve Nicol
CM 5 Flag of England Nigel Spackman Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
CB 6 Flag of Scotland Alan Hansen (c)
CF 7 Flag of England Peter Beardsley
CF 8 Flag of Ireland John Aldridge Substituted off in the 64th minute 64'
RM 9 Flag of Ireland Ray Houghton
LM 10 Flag of England John Barnes
CM 11 Flag of England Steve McMahon
Substitutes:
MF 12 Flag of England Craig Johnston Substituted on in the 64th minute 64'
MF 14 Flag of Denmark Jan Mølby Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
Manager:
Flag of Scotland Kenny Dalglish

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.
  • Three named substitutes
  • Maximum of 2 substitutions.

[edit] Road to Wembley

[edit] Wimbledon

Home teams listed first.

Round 3: Wimbledon 4–1 West Bromwich Albion

Round 4: Mansfield Town 1–2 Wimbledon

Round 5: Newcastle United 1–3 Wimbledon

Round 6: Wimbledon 2–1 Watford

Semi-final: Wimbledon 2–1 Luton Town (at White Hart Lane, London)

[edit] Liverpool

Home teams listed first.

Round 3: Stoke City 0–0 Liverpool

Replay: Liverpool 1–0 Stoke City

Round 4: Aston Villa 0–2 Liverpool

Round 5: Everton 0–1 Liverpool

Round 6: Manchester City 0–4 Liverpool

Semi-final: Liverpool 2–1 Nottingham Forest (at Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield)

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