1979 FA Cup final

Football match in London, England March 2022 the women's event 1979 WFA Cup final 1979 FA Cup final 1979 FA Cup Final match programme.jpg Match programme cover 1978–79 FA Cup Arsenal 3 Manchester United 2 12 May 1979 Wembley Stadium London Ron Challis (Kent) 99,219 1978 1980 The 1979 FA Cup final was a football match played on 12 May 1979 at Wembley Stadium. The match was contested by Arsenal and Manchester United. It is regarded as one of the greatest-ever finishes in an FA Cup final.https://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2005/04/28/1979_facup_memories_feature.shtml 1979 FA Cup Final 5 September 2007 13 May 2005 BBC Manchester https://web.archive.org/web/20070830141607/http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2005/04/28/1979_facup_memories_feature.shtml 30 August 2007 livehttp://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2005/04/FACF_1981_Report.htm https://archive.today/20080906174608/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2005/04/FACF_1981_Report.htm dead 6 September 2008 What a finish! 5 September 2007 20 May 2005 TheFA.com 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". The 1979 FA Cup was the only major trophy that Arsenal won during the seven-year management of Terry Neill, who was appointed in 1976 after Bertie Mee's retirement. He was dismissed in 1983. It was also the only cup final that Manchester United reached under the management of Dave Sexton, who had been appointed as manager in 1977 and remained there until 1981 when he was sacked having failed to bring a major trophy to the club. Match details 12 May 1979 Arsenal 3–2 https://archive.today/20080906174608/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2005/04/FACF_1981_Report.htm Report Manchester United Talbot 12Stapleton 43Sunderland 89 McQueen 86McIlroy 88 Wembley, London 99,219 Ron Challis (Kent) _blueborder _collarblue _blueborder _1bluestripe ffff00 ffff00 ffff00 0000ff ffff00 Arsenal _manutdh7580 _manutdh7580 _manutdh7580 _redtopwhitestripe E20E0E E20E0E E20E0E FFFFFF 000000 Manchester United GK 1 NIR Pat JenningsRB 2 NIR Pat Rice (c)LB 3 NIR Sammy NelsonCM 4 ENG Brian TalbotCB 5 IRL David O'LearyCB 6 SCO Willie YoungRM 7 IRL Liam BradyCF 8 ENG Alan SunderlandCF 9 IRL Frank StapletonCM 10ENG David Price 83LM 11ENG Graham RixSubstitute:DF 12ENG Steve Walford 83Manager:NIR Terry Neill300px GK 1 ENG Gary BaileyRB 2 NIR Jimmy NichollLB 3 SCO Arthur AlbistonCM 4 NIR Sammy McIlroyCB 5 SCO Gordon McQueenCB 6 SCO Martin Buchan (c)RM 7 ENG Steve CoppellCF 8 ENG Jimmy GreenhoffCF 9 SCO Joe JordanCM 10SCO Lou MacariLM 11WAL Mickey ThomasSubstitute:CB 12ENG Brian GreenhoffManager:ENG Dave Sexton References External links Match Report Category:FA Cup finals Final Fa Cup Final 1979 Fa Cup Final 1979 Fa Cup Final 1979 FA Cup Final FA Cup Final Category:Nicknamed sporting events