FA Cup Final 1988

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The 1988 FA Cup Final took place on 14 May, 1988 at Wembley Stadium. It was contested between Wimbledon, unfashionable and unfancied, and Liverpool, one of the dominant teams of the 1980s and newly-crowned league champions. The result was one of the biggest shocks in the history of the competition as the London side won 1-0.

1 Match summary
2 Match facts
3 Road to Wembley
- 3.1 Wimbledon
- 3.2 Liverpool
4 See also
5 External links
6 Notes

[edit] Match summary

Wimbledon took the lead shortly before half-time when Lawrie Sanchez's header from a Dennis Wise cross went over goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar and into the net. Liverpool created a host of chances, including a strike by Peter Beardsley disallowed as the referee had already awarded a free kick to Liverpool, but were unable to find a way past Wimbledon goalkeeper Dave Beasant. The Merseysiders were awarded a controversial penalty on the hour mark following a foul by Clive Goodyear, but John Aldridge's shot was saved by Beasant, who became the first man to save a penalty in a Wembley FA Cup final. The Londoners survived more pressure from Liverpool to secure their first major trophy and a notable upset.

[edit] Match facts

Wimbledon Blue shirts/Blue shorts/Blue socks	1 — 0 (final score after 90 minutes)	Liverpool Red shirts/Red shorts/Red socks
Manager: Bobby Gould Team: Beasant (GK) Goodyear Phelan Jones Young Thorn Gibson sub 63 Cork sub 56 Fashanu Sanchez Wise Substitutes: Scales on 63 Cunningham on 56 Scorers: Lawrie Sanchez (37)	Half-time: 1-0 Competition: FA Cup (Final) Date: 15.00 BST Saturday May 14, 1988 Venue: Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 98,203 Referee: B Hill Match rules: 90 minutes. 30 minutes extra-time if necessary. Penalty shootout if scores still level. Two named subsititutes Maximum of 2 substitutions.	Manager: Kenny Dalglish Team: Grobbelaar (GK) Gillespie Ablett Nicol Spackman sub 74 Hansen (captain) Beardsley Aldridge sub 64 Houghton Barnes McMahon Substitutes: Mølby on 74 Johnston on 64 Scorers: None