1976 FA Cup final

March 2015 March 2015 the women's event 1976 WFA Cup final 1976 FA Cup final Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg 200 1975–76 FA Cup Manchester United 0 Southampton 1 1 May 1976 Wembley Stadium London Clive Thomas (Treorchy) 99,115 1975 1977 The 1976 FA Cup final was the 95th final of the FA Cup. It took place on 1 May 1976 at Wembley Stadium and was contested between Manchester United and Southampton. United had finished third in the First Division that season, and were strong favourites, while unfancied Southampton had finished sixth in the Second Division, Southampton had more players with FA Cup final experience than Manchester United, namely Jim McCalliog (1966), Peter Rodrigues (1969) and Peter Osgood (1970). In one of the biggest shocks in the history of the final, Southampton won 1–0 through an 83rd-minute goal from Bobby Stokes. It was the first time Southampton won a major trophy, and the last time that Elizabeth II attended a final and presented the trophy to the winners.Hytner David 25 February 2017 Lawrie McMenemy: 'Southampton didn't have a cat in hell's chance' https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/feb/25/lawrie-mcmenemy-southampton-manchester-united-1976-fa-cup-final The Guardian 28 February 2017 As their women's team had won the 1976 WFA Cup final a week earlier, they became the first club to win the men's and women's FA Cup in the same season.Shirt marks 50 years since club's FA Cup win https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjrzygxr5v7o 12 January 2026 9 January 2026 BBC Sport Coombes, Lewis Rust, Stuart Road to Wembley Manchester United Home teams listed first. Round 3: Manchester United 2–1 Oxford United   Round 4: Manchester United 3–1 Peterborough United Round 5: Leicester City 1–2 Manchester United   Round 6: Manchester United 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Replay: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Manchester United Semi-final: Manchester United 2–0 Derby County (at Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield)Southampton Home teams listed first. Round 3: Southampton 1–1 Aston Villa Replay: Aston Villa 1–2 Southampton Round 4: Southampton 3–1 Blackpool Round 5: West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Southampton Replay: Southampton 4–0 West Bromwich Albion Round 6: Bradford City 0–1 Southampton   Semi-final: Southampton 2–0 Crystal Palace (at Stamford Bridge, London) Match summary Manchester United started stronger, and missed several early goalscoring opportunities, with Southampton goalkeeper Ian Turner making a series of impressive saves to deny Gerry Daly and Gordon Hill. Southampton in turn began to create chances; Mick Channon was put through on goal before being denied by goalkeeper Alex Stepney. As extra time loomed, Southampton's Bobby Stokes received Jim McCalliog's pass and slotted the ball across Stepney and into the far corner to score a late winner and with it his side's first major trophy. Match details 1 May 1976 15:00 BST Manchester United 0–1 Report Southampton Stokes 83 Wembley Stadium, London 99,115 Clive Thomas _manutdh7580 _manutdh7580 _manutdh7580 _redtopwhitestripe E20E0E E20E0E E20E0E FFFFFF 000000 Manchester United _southampton _southampton _southampton _yellowstripesside _1bluestripe FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 0000FF FFFF00 Southampton GK 1 ENG Alex StepneyRB 2 SCO Alex ForsythLB 3 SCO Stewart HoustonCM 4 IRL Gerry DalyCB 5 ENG Brian GreenhoffCB 6 SCO Martin Buchan (c)RM 7 ENG Steve CoppellCM 8 NIR Sammy McIlroyCF 9 ENG Stuart PearsonCF 10SCO Lou MacariLM 11ENG Gordon Hill 66Substitute:MF 12NIR David McCreery 66Manager:SCO Tommy Docherty GK 1 ENG Ian TurnerRB 2 WAL Peter Rodrigues (c)LB 3 ENG David PeachCM 4 ENG Nick HolmesCB 5 ENG Mel BlythCB 6 SCO Jim SteeleRM 7 ENG Paul GilchristCF 8 ENG Mick ChannonCF 9 ENG Peter OsgoodCM 10SCO Jim McCalliogLM 11ENG Bobby StokesSubstitute:MF 12SCO Hugh FisherManager:ENG Lawrie McMenemy In popular culture Jasper Carrott immortalised the match in his song "Cup Final '76", which appeared on the album Carrott In Notts.https://books.google.com/books?id=BlchAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Cup+Final+76%22+%22carrott%22&pg=RA3-PA517 Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series Library of Congress Copyright Office 21 March 1977 Google Bookshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R340N4HUWcQ https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211217/R340N4HUWcQ 2021-12-17 live Cup Final 76 folk song 3 July 2019 www.youtube.com Footage from the match's winning goal was used in the 1999 one-off ITV comedy film Bostock's Cup. The viewers were under the illusion that the team in the final were the titular team Bostock Stanley, scoring the winner. References Print Tim Manns Tie a Yellow Ribbon: How the Saints Won the Cup Hagiology Publishing 2006 0-9534474-6-4 Internet External links Game facts https://web.archive.org/web/20071002003255/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=258943 2 October 2007 at soccerbase.com Final Category:FA Cup finals Fa Cup Final 1976 Fa Cup Final 1976 FA Cup Final FA Cup Final