1977 FA Cup Final

1977 FA Cup Final
Event	1976–77 FA Cup
Date	21 May 1977
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Referee	Bob Matthewson
Attendance	99,252
	← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 FA Cup Final was the final match of the 1976–77 FA Cup, the 96th season of England's premier cup football competition. The match was played on 21 May 1977 at Wembley Stadium, London, and it was contested by Manchester United and Liverpool. United won the game 2–1. All three goals came in a five-minute period early in the second half. Stuart Pearson opened the scoring when he latched onto a long ball forward and drove a hard shot past Ray Clemence. Liverpool equalised through Jimmy Case soon after, as he turned and hooked a right foot half-volley into the top corner, giving Stepney no chance. However, just three minutes later, United regained the lead when Lou Macari's shot deflected off team mate Jimmy Greenhoff's chest and looped into the net past Clemence and Phil Neal on the line.

Having already won the league title and then going on to win the European Cup four days later, United's victory prevented Liverpool from winning an unprecedented Treble – Manchester United became the first club to achieve this feat 22 years later.

Match details

Liverpool v Manchester United

21 May 1977
15:00 BST

Liverpool	1–2	Manchester United
Case 53'	Report	Pearson 51' J. Greenhoff 55'

Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 99,252
Referee: Bob Matthewson (Lancashire)

Liverpool

Manchester United



GK	1	Ray Clemence
DF	2	Phil Neal
DF	3	Joey Jones
DF	4	Tommy Smith
MF	5	Ray Kennedy
DF	6	Emlyn Hughes (c)
FW	7	Kevin Keegan
MF	8	Jimmy Case
MF	9	Steve Heighway
FW	10	David Johnson	64'
MF	11	Terry McDermott
Substitute:
MF	12	Ian Callaghan	64'
Manager:
Bob Paisley



GK	1	Alex Stepney
DF	2	Jimmy Nicholl
DF	3	Arthur Albiston
MF	4	Sammy McIlroy
DF	5	Brian Greenhoff
DF	6	Martin Buchan (c)
MF	7	Steve Coppell
MF	8	Jimmy Greenhoff
FW	9	Stuart Pearson
FW	10	Lou Macari
MF	11	Gordon Hill	81'
Substitute:
MF	12	David McCreery	81'
Manager:
Tommy Docherty

Match rules

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
Replay if scores still level.
One named substitute.

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