FA Cup Final 1976

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The 1976 FA Cup Final took place on 1 May, 1976 at Wembley Stadium. It was contested between Manchester United and Southampton. United had finished 3rd in the First Division that season, and were heavy favourites, while unfancied Southampton had finished 6th in the Second Division. In one of the biggest shocks in the history of the final, Southampton won 1-0.

Contents 1 Match summary 2 Match facts 3 Road to Wembley 3.1 Southampton 3.2 Manchester United 4 External links 5 References

[edit] 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 past Stepney to score a late winner and with it his side's first major trophy.

[edit] Match facts

Southampton Yellow shirts/Blue shorts/Yellow socks	1 — 0 (final score after 90 minutes)	Manchester United Red shirts/White shorts/Black socks
Manager: Lawrie McMenemy Team: Turner (GK) Rodrigues Peach Holmes Blyth Steele Gilchrist Channon Osgood McCalliog Stokes Substitutes: Fisher Scorers: Bobby Stokes (83)	Half-time: 0-0 Competition: FA Cup (Final) Date: 15.00 BST Saturday May 1, 1976 Venue: Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Clive Thomas Match rules: 90 minutes. 30 minutes extra-time if necessary. Replay if scores still level. Three named subsititutes Maximum of 3 substitutions.	Manager: Tommy Docherty Team: Stepney (GK) Forsyth Houston Daly Greenhoff Buchan Coppell McIlroy Pearson Macari Hill Substitutes: McCreery Scorers: None

[edit] Road to Wembley

[edit] Southampton Home teams listed first. Round 3: Southampton 1-1 Aston Villa Replay: Aston Villa 0-1 Southampton Round 4: Southampton 3-1 Blackpool Round 5: West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Southampton Replay: Southampton 4-0 West Bromwich Albion Quarter-Final: Bradford City 0-1 Southampton   Semi-Final: Southampton 2-0 Crystal Palace (at Stamford Bridge, London)

[edit] 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   Quarter-Final: Manchester United 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Replay: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-3 Manchester United Semi-Final: Manchester United 2-1 Derby County (at Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield)

[edit] External links

• Match report at fa-cupfinals.co.uk
• Game facts at soccerbase.com

[edit] References

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