FA Cup Final 1979 – Football Programmes

1979 FA Cup Final

Arsenal 3 (Talbot, Stapleton, Sunderland) Manchester United 2 (Pearson, Greenhoff J)

Arsenal : Jennings, Rice, Nelson, Talbot, O’leary, Young, Brady ,Sunderland, Stapleton, Price(Walford), Rix

Manchester United : Bailey, Nicholl, Albiston, McIllroy, Mcqueen, Buchan, Coppell, Greenhoff J, Jordan, Macari, Thomas

The 1979 FA Cup Final was played on 12 May 1979 at Wembley Stadium. The match was contested by Arsenal and Manchester United. It wass one of the greatest-ever finishes in an FA Cup final.

For over 85 minutes the game had been unremarkable, with Arsenal taking a 2–0 half time lead through goals from Brian Talbot and Frank Stapleton. In the 86th minute, however, Gordon McQueen scored following a set-piece, and two minutes later Sammy McIlroy dribbled past two Arsenal players to score a dramatic equaliser.

With the game poised for extra time, United’s celebrations proved short-lived, as Alan Sunderland scored a last-minute winner, making the final result Arsenal 3–2 Manchester United. This match is often referred to as the “Five-minute Final”.

GORDON McQUEEN FRANK STAPLETON SAMMY McILROY FA CUP FINAL 1979 FDC

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