1984 FA Cup final

English association football match the women's event 1984 WFA Cup final September 2016 January 2024 January 2024 1984 FA Cup final Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg 1983–84 FA Cup Everton 2 Watford 0 19 May 1984 Wembley Stadium London John Hunting (Leicester) 100,000 1983 1985 The 1984 FA Cup final was contested by Everton and Watford at Wembley. Everton won 2–0, with one goal by Graeme Sharp and a controversial goal from Andy Gray. He was adjudged by many to have fouled the Watford goalkeeper Steve Sherwood by heading the ball from Sherwood's hands. Everton had reached the final seven times previously, winning in 1906, 1933 and 1966. This was Watford's first FA Cup Final appearance. With the exception of Andy Gray (who had been a Football League Cup winner earlier in his career with Aston Villa and then Wolverhampton Wanderers), this was the first major honour that any of the Everton players in this match had collected. It also ended Everton's 14-year wait for a trophy and was the first of eight honours they would win over the next four seasons. The period would prove to be the most successful spell in the club's history. The closest Watford came to scoring was inside the first three minutes when John Barnes miscued a shot on the Everton goal, while Les Taylor's 25-yard shot went wide and Mo Johnston had a narrow miss with a header.http://www.evertonfc.com/history/fa-cup-final-1984.html Everton FC History 22 January 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20111113223630/http://www.evertonfc.com/history/fa-cup-final-1984.html 13 November 2011 dead Match details 19 May 1984 15:00 BST Everton 2–0 Report Watford Sharp 38Gray 51 Wembley, London 100,000 John Hunting _whiteborder _everton0910h _whiteborder _bluebottom _2stripesblue 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF FFFFFF Everton _redborder _shoulderstripes_redvneck _redborder _yellowsides _blacktop_yellowstripes FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FF0000 FF0000 Watford GK 1 WAL Neville SouthallRB 2 ENG Gary StevensLB 3 ENG John BaileyDF 4 WAL Kevin Ratcliffe (c)DF 5 ENG Derek MountfieldMF 6 ENG Peter ReidMF 7 ENG Trevor StevenFW 8 ENG Adrian HeathFW 9 SCO Graeme SharpFW 10SCO Andy GrayMF 11ENG Kevin RichardsonSubstitute:DF 12ENG Alan HarperManager:ENG Howard Kendall GK 1 ENG Steve SherwoodRB 2 ENG David BardsleyLB 3 ENG Neil Price 58MF 4 ENG Les Taylor (c)DF 5 ENG Steve TerryDF 6 ENG Lee SinnottRM 7 ENG Nigel CallaghanFW 8 SCO Mo JohnstonFW 9 SCO George ReillyMF 10WAL Kenny JackettLM 11ENG John BarnesSubstitute:FW 12ENG Paul Atkinson 58Manager:ENG Graham Taylor Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary Replay if scores still level One named substitute Maximum of one substitution References External links FA Cup Finals Match Report FA Cup Final Programme 1984 Final Fa Cup Final 1984 Fa Cup Final 1984 FA Cup Final FA Cup Final