1976 FA Cup final
Event1975–76 FA Cup
Date1 May 1976
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeClive Thomas (Treorchy)
Attendance99,115

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.

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]

Road to Wembley

Manchester United

Home 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

Replay: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Manchester United

Semi-final: Manchester United 2–0 Derby County (at Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield)

Southampton

Home teams listed first.

Round 3: Southampton 1–1 Aston Villa

Replay: Aston Villa 1–2 Southampton

Round 4: Southampton 3–1 Blackpool

Round 5: West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Southampton

Replay: Southampton 4–0 West Bromwich Albion

Round 6: Bradford City 0–1 Southampton

 

Semi-final: Southampton 2–0 Crystal Palace (at Stamford Bridge, London)

Match summary

Manchester 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

Manchester United0–1Southampton
Report Stokes 83'
Attendance: 99,115
Referee: Clive Thomas
Manchester United
Southampton
GK1England Alex Stepney
RB2Scotland Alex Forsyth
LB3Scotland Stewart Houston
CM4Republic of Ireland Gerry Daly
CB5England Brian Greenhoff
CB6Scotland Martin Buchan (c)
RM7England Steve Coppell
CM8Northern Ireland Sammy McIlroy
CF9England Stuart Pearson
CF10Scotland Lou Macari
LM11England Gordon Hilldownward-facing red arrow 66'
Substitute:
MF12Northern Ireland David McCreeryupward-facing green arrow 66'
Manager:
Scotland Tommy Docherty
GK1England Ian Turner
RB2Wales Peter Rodrigues (c)
LB3England David Peach
CM4England Nick Holmes
CB5England Mel Blyth
CB6Scotland Jim Steele
RM7England Paul Gilchrist
CF8England Mick Channon
CF9England Peter Osgood
CM10Scotland Jim McCalliog
LM11England Bobby Stokes
Substitute:
MF12Scotland Hugh Fisher
Manager:
England Lawrie McMenemy

Jasper Carrott immortalised the match in his song "Cup Final '76", which appeared on the album Carrott In Notts.[2][3][4]

References

Print

  • Tim Manns (2006). Tie a Yellow Ribbon: How the Saints Won the Cup. Hagiology Publishing. ISBN 0-9534474-6-4.

Internet

  1. Hytner, David (25 February 2017). "Lawrie McMenemy: 'Southampton didn't have a cat in hell's chance'". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  2. Office, Library of Congress Copyright (21 March 1977). "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series" via Google Books.
  3. "Jasper Carrott – Carrott In Notts (1976, Vinyl)" via www.discogs.com.
  4. "Cup Final 76 folk song". Archived from the original on 17 December 2021 via www.youtube.com.
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