1995 FA Cup final

English association football match May 2020 March 2015 the women's event 1995 FA Women's Cup final 1995 FA Cup Final 1995 FA Cup Final programme.jpg 1994–95 FA Cup Everton 1 Manchester United 0 1995 5 20 y Wembley Stadium London Dave Watson (Everton) Gerald Ashby (Worcestershire) 79,592 1994 1996 The 1995 FA Cup final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium in London on 20 May 1995 to determine the winner of the 1994–95 FA Cup. The 50th FA Cup Final to be played at Wembley since the Second World War, it was contested by Everton and Manchester United. Everton won the match 1–0 via a headed goal by Paul Rideout, after Graham Stuart's shot rebounded off the crossbar. The rest of the game saw Manchester United dominating the attack, only for Welsh international goalkeeper Neville Southall to hold on to a clean sheet. Summary Manchester United, double-winners the previous season, had lost their league crown the previous Sunday to Blackburn Rovers. Manchester United had to play the final without three of their most important players: Eric Cantona (suspended), Andrei Kanchelskis (injured) and Andy Cole (cup-tied). Between them, those three had scored 41 goals in all competitions for United during the season, plus another 15 Cole scored for Newcastle. The final saw final Manchester United appearances for Paul Ince and Mark Hughes (who had contributed greatly to Manchester United's successes under the management of Alex Ferguson), as they both moved to new clubs within weeks after the final. However, the game saw some promising performances from breakthrough players Gary Neville, Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes, all of whom would go on to win numerous major honours for the club. Everton, meanwhile, had escaped from a relegation dogfight which had seen them make their worst start to a league campaign (eight points from a possible 42 after 14 games), with a superbly successful cup run which saw them reach Wembley having conceded only one goal (a penalty for Jürgen Klinsmann of Tottenham Hotspur in the semi-final, which Everton won 4–1). Everton's only absentee was defender Earl Barrett who was cup-tied, and had therefore not been part of Everton's FA cup campaign. Duncan Ferguson passed a fitness test on the day of the game, however, Ferguson was only given a place on the substitutes bench, with Everton fielding the same starting XI that defeated Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup semi-final. There was no place among the substitutes for homegrown boyhood Blue John Ebbrell, with Daniel Amokachi being preferred on the bench after he scored twice in the semi-final. Stuart Barlow and Vinny Samways were the other players from the original 17-man cup final squad to not make the 14-man matchday squad. Ebbrell, Barlow and Samways all missed the semi-final against Spurs due to injury, allowing Amokachi to take a place on the substitutes bench; he then scored two goals after mistakenly coming on for Paul Rideout. Rideout had been a doubt for the game with a knee ligament injury and appeared to have suffered a recurrence midway through the second half; after receiving treatment from the Everton physio, Rideout indicated he was ready to return to action, but Amokachi misinterpreted his signal and entered the field, with the substitution confirmed by the fourth official.Glenn Moore Amokachi completes Everton's perfect day https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/amokachi-completes-evertons-perfect-day-1615105.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/amokachi-completes-evertons-perfect-day-1615105.html 1 May 2022 subscription live The Independent Independent Print 10 April 1995 10 December 2015 It was Everton's first major trophy since they won the league championship eight years earlier, and is their most recent major trophy to date. https://www.toffeeweb.com/season/94-95/reports/manutd_facup.html 1995 FA Cup Final Report toffeeweb.com 7 May 2020 In contrast, Manchester United were left without a major trophy for the first time since the 1988–89 season and were denied the opportunity to become the first club to win the FA Cup nine times. This was the last time that an English manager won the FA Cup – as well as the last time a club other than Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool or Manchester United won the FA Cup – until 2008, when Harry Redknapp managed Portsmouth to victory.Chris Bevan Redknapp earns deserved success https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/7406876.stm BBC Sport BBC 18 May 2008 19 May 2008 The trophy was presented to the Everton captain and man of the match Dave Watson by the Prince of Wales (now Charles III), whose sons Princes William and Harry were attending their first FA Cup Final.http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1995.htm 1995 FA Cup Final 20 February 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070311074923/http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1995.htm 11 March 2007 Road to Wembley Everton Home teams listed first. Round 3: Everton 1–0 Derby County Round 4: Bristol City 0–1 Everton Round 5: Everton 5–0 Norwich City Round 6: Everton 1–0 Newcastle United Semi-final: Everton 4–1 Tottenham Hotspur (at Elland Road, Leeds)Manchester United Home teams listed first. Round 3: Sheffield United 0–2 Manchester United Round 4: Manchester United 5–2 Wrexham Round 5: Manchester United 3–1 Leeds United Round 6: Manchester United 2–0 Queens Park Rangers Semi-final Manchester United 2–2 Crystal Palace (at Villa Park, Birmingham) (replay) Manchester United 2–0 Crystal Palace (at Villa Park) Match details 20 May 1995 15:00 BST Everton 1–0 Report Manchester United Rideout 30 Wembley Stadium, London 79,592 Gerald Ashby (Worcestershire) _everton9495h _everton9495h _everton9495h 2720AC 2720AC 2720AC FFFFFF 003399 Everton _manutdh9496 _manutdh9496 _manutdh9496 E20E0E E20E0E E20E0E FFFFFF 000000 Manchester United GK 1 WAL Neville SouthallCB 6 ENG Gary AblettCB 5 ENG Dave Watson (c)CB 2 ENG Matt JacksonRM 8 ENG Graham StuartCM 18ENG Joe ParkinsonCM 10WAL Barry HorneLM 26ENG David UnsworthRF 17SWE Anders Limpar 69CF 15ENG Paul Rideout 51LF 3 ENG Andy HinchcliffeSubstitutes:GK 13AUS Jason KeartonFW 9 SCO Duncan Ferguson 51FW 11NGA Daniel Amokachi 69Manager:ENG Joe Royle300px GK 1 DEN Peter SchmeichelRB 27ENG Gary NevilleCB 4 ENG Steve Bruce (c) 46CB 6 ENG Gary PallisterLB 3 IRL Denis IrwinRM 16IRL Roy KeaneCM 19ENG Nicky ButtCM 8 ENG Paul InceLM 5 ENG Lee Sharpe 72CF 9 SCO Brian McClairST 10WAL Mark HughesSubstitutes:GK 13ENG Gary WalshMF 11WAL Ryan Giggs 46MF 24ENG Paul Scholes 72Manager:SCO Alex Ferguson Man of the match ENG Dave Watson (Everton)Everton 1 - 0 Manchester United https://www.toffeeweb.com/season/94-95/reports/manutd_facup.html ToffeeWeb Michael Kenrick 1 June 2020 Match officials Assistant referees: Steve Bennett (Kent) Mark Warren (Birmingham) Fourth official: Steve Lodge (South Yorkshire)Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Replay if scores still level Three named substitutes, of which two may be used See also All Together Now (Everton song) We're Gonna Do It Again (Manchester United song) References External links Line-ups 1995 Final Fa Cup Final 1995 Fa Cup Final 1995 FA Cup Final FA Cup Final