1988 FA Cup Final

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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 for the first and only time in their history. This final was the last one since 1958 that would be screened by ITV and BBC.

1 Match summary
2 Europe
3 Match details
4 Road to Wembley
- 4.1 Wimbledon
- 4.2 Liverpool
5 External links

[edit] Match summary

Wimbledon took the lead shortly before half-time, when Lawrie Sanchez's header, from a Dennis Wise free kick on the left, went across 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 thus became the first keeper 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] Europe

However, Wimbledon could not compete in the 1988–89 European Cup Winners Cup because of the ban on English teams following the 1985 Heysel disaster.

[edit] Match details

1988-05-14 15:00 BST	Wimbledon	1 – 0	Liverpool	Wembley, London Attendance: 98,203 Referee: Brian Hill
	Sanchez 37'			Wembley, London Attendance: 98,203 Referee: Brian Hill





Wimbledon





Liverpool


WIMBLEDON:
GK	1	Dave Beasant (c)
RB	2	Clive Goodyear
LB	3	Terry Phelan
CM	4	Vinnie Jones
CD	5	Eric Young
CD	6	Andy Thorn
ST	7	Terry Gibson	63'
ST	8	Alan Cork	56'
ST	9	John Fashanu
CM	10	Lawrie Sanchez
CM	11	Dennis Wise
Substitutes:
DF	12	John Scales	63'
FW	14	Laurie Cunningham	56'
Manager:
Bobby Gould


LIVERPOOL:
GK	1	Bruce Grobbelaar
CD	2	Gary Gillespie
LB	3	Gary Ablett
RB	4	Steve Nicol
CM	5	Nigel Spackman	74'
CD	6	Alan Hansen (c)
ST	7	Peter Beardsley
ST	8	John Aldridge	64'
RM	9	Ray Houghton
LM	10	John Barnes
CM	11	Steve McMahon
Substitutes:
MF	12	Craig Johnston	64'
MF	14	Jan Mølby	74'
Manager:
Kenny Dalglish