1987 Football League Trophy Final

1987 Freight Rover Trophy
Event 1986–87 Football League Trophy
Mansfield Town won 5–4 on penalties
Date 24 May 1987
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee A.Gunn (Burgess Hill)
Attendance 58,586
1986
1988

The 1987 Football League Trophy Final, known as the Freight Rover Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 4th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from the Third Division and Fourth Division. The final was played at Wembley Stadium, London on 24 May 1987, and was contested by Bristol City and Mansfield Town. With the score tied at 1–1 after extra time, Mansfield Town won the match in a penalty shootout.

The match was the first ever final at Wembley to be decided by a penalty shootout, and the trophy was Mansfield Town's first major honours in the club's history.

Match details

1987-05-24
Bristol City 1 – 1
(a.e.t.)
Mansfield Town Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 58,586
Referee: A.Gunn (Burgess Hill)
Riley  88' Report Kent  57'
  Penalties  
Williams
Newman
MacPhail
Curle
Owen
Moyes
4 – 5 Kearney
Cassells
Stringfellow
Pollard
Kent
Kenworthy
BRISTOL CITY:
Keith Waugh
Rob Newman
Brian Williams
David Moyes
John MacPhail
Andy Llewellyn
Gordon Owen
Gary Marshall 115'
Glyn Riley
Alan Walsh 70'
Joe Jordan
Substitutes:
Paul Fitzpatrick 115'
Keith Curle 70'
Manager:
Terry Cooper
MANSFIELD TOWN:
Kevin Hitchcock
Mike Graham
Paul Garner
Tony Lowery
George Foster
Tony Kenworthy
Kevin Kent
Jason Danskin 90'
Neil Whatmore 65'
Keith Cassells
Mark Kearney
Substitutes:
Gary Pollard 90'
Ian Stringfellow 65'
Manager:
Ian Greaves

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Two named substitutes
  • Maximum of two substitutions.

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