1976 European Cup Winners' Cup Final

The 1976 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match. It was between West Ham United of England and Anderlecht of Belgium. The final was held at Heysel Stadium in Brussels on 5 May 1976. It was the final match of the 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup tournament and the 16th European Cup Winners' Cup final.

1976 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
Event1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup
West Ham United Anderlecht
England Belgium
2 4
Date5 May 1976
VenueHeysel Stadium, Brussels
RefereeRobert Wurtz (France)
Attendance51,296

Route to the final
England West Ham United Belgium Anderlecht
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Finland Reipas Lahti 5–2 2–2 (A) 3–0 (H) First round Romania Rapid București 2–1 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H)
Soviet Union Ararat Yerevan 4–2 1–1 (A) 3–1 (H) Second round Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Borac Banja Luka 3–1 3–0 (H) 0–1 (A)
Netherlands Den Haag 5–5 (a) 2–4 (A) 3–1 (H) Quarter-finals Wales Wrexham 2–1 1–0 (H) 1–1 (A)
West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 4–3 1–2 (A) 3–1 (H) Semi-finals East Germany Sachsenring Zwickau 5–0 3–0 (A) 2–0 (H)

Match
West Ham United England2–4Belgium Anderlecht
Holland Goal 28'
Robson Goal 68'		 Report Rensenbrink Goal 42', 73' (pen.)
Van der Elst Goal 48', 88'
Attendance: 51,296
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)
West Ham United
R.S.C. Anderlecht
GK1England Mervyn Day
DF2England Keith Coleman
DF3England Frank LampardSubstituted off 47'
DF4England Billy Bonds (c)
DF5England Tommy Taylor
MF6England John McDowell
MF7England Pat Holland
MF8England Graham Paddon
FW9England Billy Jennings
MF10England Trevor Brooking
FW11England Keith Robson
Substitutes:
FW12England Alan TaylorSubstituted in 47'
Manager:
England John Lyall
GK1Netherlands Jan Ruiter
DF2Belgium Michel Lomme
DF3Belgium Hugo Broos
DF4Belgium Gilbert Van Binst (c)
DF5Belgium Jean Thissen
MF6Belgium Jean Dockx
FW7Belgium François Van der Elst
MF8Netherlands Arie Haan
MF9Netherlands Peter Ressel
MF10Belgium Ludo CoeckSubstituted off 32'
FW11Netherlands Rob Rensenbrink
Substitutes:
MF15Belgium Franky VercauterenSubstituted in 32'
Manager:
Netherlands Hans Croon
  • 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup
  • 1976 European Cup Final
  • 1976 UEFA Cup Final
  • R.S.C. Anderlecht in European football
  • West Ham United F.C. in European football

Other websites
  • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  • "1976 European Cup Winners' Cup Final at UEFA.com". Archived from the original on 2010-10-24.
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