FA Cup Final 1997

Wembley – Saturday 20th May

Chelsea 2 (Di Matteo, Newton) Middlesbrough 0

Chelsea : Grodas, Petrescu, Minto, Sinclair, Leboeuf, Clarke, Zola (Vialli), Di Matteo, Newton, Hughes M, Wise

Middlesbrough : Roberts, Blackmore, Fleming, Stamp, Pearson, Festa, Emerson, Mustoe (Vickers), Ravanelli (Beck), Juninho, Hignett (Kinder)

This was the first time in their history that Middlesbrough contested for the FA Cup and a few months prior they also lost in the final of the League Cup and also got relegated from the top division, they were up against a Chelsea side who haven’t won the FA Cup trophy for 27 years.

Chelsea came blazing out of the blocks when Roberto Di Matteo fired at the Middlesbrough goal and it came off the crossbar into the net, and there was only 42 seconds on the clock, at the time this was a record for the quickest ever goal in a FA Cup Final. Late in the first half Middlesbrough did manage to score but the referee blew the whistle for offside so it was disallowed.

Chelsea virtually controlled the game throughout and sealed their victory when Eddie Newton scoring Chelsea’s second of the match.

Some video footage of the 1997 FA Cup final.

Below are some memorabilia items from the 1997 FA Cup final :–

Chelsea 1997 FA Cup Final shirt Size:XXL

Current Price : £ 32.00

1995 1996 1997 chelsea shirt 1997 FA CUP FINAL DI MATTEO JERSEY FOOTBALL XL

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CHELSEA v MIDDLESBOROUGH Rare numbered Football Plaque Wembley 1997 FA CUP Final

Current Price : £ 249.99

FA CUP FINAL LUNCHEON 1997 Chelsea v M'boro - Table Plan and List of Guests

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1997 FA CUP SEMI FINAL MATCH TICKET STUB MIDDLESBROUGH V CHESTERFIELD

Current Price : £ 6.99

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Wimbledon v Chelsea 1997 FA Cup Semi-Final Programme and Ticket

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FA Cup Final Mousemat Personalised (All years 1953-2019)

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1997 FA Cup Final Programme - Chelsea v Middlesbrough

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Millwall Lionesses v Wembley Ladies Women's FA Cup Final 1997

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1997 FA cup Final Chelsea v Middlesbrough

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Chelsea v Middlesbrough 1997 FA Cup Final Programme and Ticket VGC

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Chelsea FC 1997 FA Cup Final Vialli and Zola Photo Memorabilia (796)

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F A CUP FINAL 1997 CHELSEA v MIDDLESBROUGH MINT

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WOMEN'S FA CUP FINAL 1997 Millwall Lionesses v Wembley - Team sheet & Car park

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1997 Chelsea v Middlesbrough FA Cup Final Football Programme

Current Price : £ 11.00

chesterfield scarf 1997 fa cup semi finals

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4 days 1 hours 47 minutes 52 seconds

Middlesbrough V Chesterfield programme FA Cup Semi-Final, April 1997

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FA Cup Final 32 page glossy booklet 1872-1997 FASCINATING, lots of pictures!

Current Price : £ 7.50

1997 FA CUP FINAL - CHELSEA v MIDDLESBROUGH

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THE STORY OF THE FA CUP FINAL - 1897-1997 (TOTAL SPORT) football 32 pages

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