1984 Associate Members' Cup final

April 2014 April 2026 1984 Associate Members' Cup Final Boothferry.jpg 1983–84 Associate Members' Cup Hull City 1 Bournemouth 2 24 May 1984 Boothferry Park Hull 6,544 1985 The 1984 Associate Members' Cup final was the final of the inaugural Associate Members' Cup. The match was held at Boothferry Park in Hull on 24 May 1984 and had an attendance of 6,544. It was contested by Hull City and Bournemouth. Bournemouth won the match 2–1, with Paul Morrell scoring the winning goal. Background After the Anglo-Scottish Cup was discontinued in 1981, the Football League created the Group Cup for the 1981–82 season to help fill the void left in the calendar. It was renamed the Football League Trophy for the following campaign, before a full rebrand and restructuring led to the Associate Members' Cup being introduced for the 1983–84 season. The format had been changed to a knock-out competition solely for clubs from the Third Division and Fourth Division. Previously, it had been an invitational 32-team tournament with a group stage and knock-out competition, with clubs from all four divisions competing. When it came to the debut of the 1983–84 Associate Members' Cup, Hull City and Bournemouth were its eventual finalists. Hull had beaten York City, Bury, Preston North End, Sheffield United, and Tranmere Rovers en route to the final two. Meanwhile, Bournemouth had faced Aldershot, Millwall, Wrexham, Bristol Rovers, and Millwall again prior to their meeting with Hull. As with nearly all Football League competitions, Wembley Stadium was originally meant to stage the final. However, due to the recent Horse of the Year Show the pitch had become unplayable. Instead, it was moved to Boothferry Park, the home of Hull City.https://www.efl.com/news/2021/march/five-classic-efl-trophy-finals Five classic EFL Trophy Finals EFL 31 May 2025 Match details 24 May 1984 19:45 (BST) Hull City 1–2 Bournemouth McNeil 12 Graham 27Morrell 73 Boothferry Park, Hull 6,544 George Courtney (Spennymoor County Durham). _blackborder _redpinstripes _blackborder _goldsides _goldstripe FFAF00 FFAF00 FFAF00 000000 000000 Hull City _whiteborder _thinwhitestripes _whiteborder _whitestripes2 _2_stripes_white D2042D FA0536 D2042D D2042D D2042D Bournemouth GK 1 WAL Tony Norman RB 2 SCO Bobby McNeil CB 5 ENG Peter Skipper CB 6 SCO Stan McEwan LB 3 ENG Gary Swann RM 7 ENG Brian Marwood CM 4 ENG Dale Roberts CM 8 ENG Steve McClaren LM 11 ENG Garreth Roberts (c) CF 9 ENG Billy Whitehurst CF 10 ENG Alan TaylorSubstitutes: LM 12 ENG Billy Askew CM 13 ENG Andy Flounders Manager:ENG Chris Chilton (interim manager) GK 1 ENG Ian Leigh RB 2 ENG Mark Nightingale CB 5 ENG Roger Brown CB 6 ENG Phil Brignull LB 3 ENG Chris Sulley RM 7 IRL Sean O'Driscoll CM 4 ENG John Beck CM 8 ENG Robbie Savage LM 10 ENG Paul Morrell (c) CF 9 ENG Milton Graham CF 11 ENG Ian ThompsonSubstitutes: CM 12 ENG Chris Shaw CM 13 ENG Keith WilliamsManager:ENG Harry Redknapp MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Two named substitutes Maximum of two substitutions. References External links Official website Associate Members' Cup – 1983/84 Category:EFL Trophy finals Category:1983–84 in English men's football cups Category:EFL Trophy seasons Associate Members' Cup Final 1984 Associate Members' Cup Final 1984