1988 Associate Members' Cup final

June 2017 June 2017 January 2024 1988 Associate Members' Cup Final Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg 200 1987–88 Associate Members' Cup Burnley 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 29 May 1988 Wembley Stadium London Floyd Streete (Wolves) Roger Milford (Somerset) 80,841 1987 1989 The 1988 Associate Members' Cup Final, known as the Sherpa Van Trophy Final for sponsorship reasons, was the 5th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from the Third and Fourth Divisions. The final was played at Wembley Stadium in London on 29 May 1988, The game was contested by Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers before a crowd of 80,841, a then record for the trophy, which was not bettered until the 2019 final between Sunderland and Portsmouth. Wolves won the match 2–0 thanks to goals in either half by Andy Mutch and Robbie Dennison.1988 Sherpa Van Trophy Final Gallery Club News https://www.wolves.co.uk/news/club/20200529-1988-sherpa-van-trophy-final-gallery/ 2024-01-14 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC enEdwards Joe 2020-05-29 Sherpa Van success was a golden day for Wolves https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2020/05/29/sherpa-van-success-was-a-golden-day-for-wolves/ 2024-01-14 www.shropshirestar.com enWhite Jim 2019-04-07 'There was a real danger of Wolves folding': Former wing Robbie Dennison recalls moment in 1988 that marked a once ailing club's revival https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/04/07/real-danger-wolves-folding-former-wing-robbie-dennison-recalls/ 2024-01-14 The Telegraph en-GB 0307-1235 Background The match took place three weeks after the end of the domestic league programme. Wolves had already won the Fourth Division title in their second ever season at that level, and boasted the division's top goalscorer in Steve Bull (34 league goals; 52 in total). Burnley had finished tenth in the division and would take four further seasons before being promoted. Wolves had won both league games between the two clubs that season 3–0. It was the first time in the cup's history that two previous English champions met in the final, and Wolves were the first of the former champions to have won the trophy. In a further twist of irony, Burnley and Wolves had contested the English league title between the two of them only twenty-eight years previously, Burnley emerging as champions on the final day of the 1959–60 season by a point (denying Wolves, FA Cup winners that season, the first English League and Cup 'double' of the 20th Century.) Match details 29 May 1988 15:00 BST Burnley 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Mutch 23Dennison 51 Wembley Stadium, London 80,841 Roger Milford (Somerset) _thick_claret_stripes 3BB9FF 990033 3BB9FF FFFFFF FFFFFF Burnley _blackborder _blackvneck _blackborder _black_stripes febd11 febd11 febd11 000000 febd11 Wolverhampton Wanderers GK 1 ENG Chris PearceRB 2 ENG Peter DanielLB 3 ENG Ray Deakin (c)CM 4 SCO Ian BrittonCB 5 ENG Steve Davis CB 6 ENG Steve GardnerRM 7 ENG Andy FarrellCF 8 ENG George OghaniCF 9 ENG Steve TaylorCM 10ENG Paul ComstiveLM 11ENG Shaun McGrory 61Substitutes:DF 12ENG Ashley HoskinMF 14WAL Leighton James 61Manager:ENG Brian Miller GK 1 WAL Mark KendallRB 2 ENG Gary BellamyLB 3 ENG Andy ThompsonCB 4 ENG Floyd StreeteCB 5 SCO Ally Robertson (c) 47CM 6 ENG Phil RobinsonRM 7 NIR Robbie DennisonCM 8 ENG Keith Downing CF 9 ENG Steve BullCF 10ENG Andy MutchLM 11ENG Micky Holmes 45Substitutes:MF 12WAL Nigel Vaughan 45FW 14ENG Jackie Gallagher 47Manager:ENG Graham Turner MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Dennis Palmer (Avon) Graham Butland (Chelmsford) Reserve referee: Michael Peck (Kendal)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. Road to Wembley 1987–88 Associate Members' Cup Burnley Northern Section Group 1Tranmere Rovers1–2BurnleyNorthern Section Group 1Burnley3–2RochdaleNorthern Section First RoundBurnley1–0Chester CityNorthern Section Quarter-finalsBury0–1BurnleyNorthern Section Semi-finalBurnley0–0Halifax Town  Burnley won 5–3 on PenaltiesNorthern Section Final 1st LegBurnley0–0Preston North EndNorthern Section Final 2nd LegPreston North End1–3Burnley Wolverhampton Wanderers Southern Section Group 1Swansea City1–1Wolverhampton WanderersSouthern Section Group 1Wolverhampton Wanderers3–1Bristol CitySouthern Section First RoundWolverhampton Wanderers4–0BrentfordSouthern Section Quarter-finalsWolverhampton Wanderers4–0Peterborough UnitedSouthern Section Semi-finalWolverhampton Wanderers1–0Torquay UnitedSouthern Section Final 1st LegNotts County1–1Wolverhampton WanderersSouthern Section Final 2nd LegWolverhampton Wanderers3–0Notts County References External links Official website Category:EFL Trophy finals Associate Members' Cup Final 1988 Associate Members' Cup Final 1988 Category:1987–88 in English men's football cups Category:EFL Trophy seasons