1985 Associate Members' Cup final

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Football match

1985 Associate Members' Cup Final

Event

1984–85 Associate Members' Cup

Wigan Athletic	Brentford

3	1

Date

1 June 1985

Venue

Wembley Stadium, London

Referee

T.Bune (Newbury)

Attendance

39,897

Weather

Sunny

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The 1985 Associate Members' Cup Final, known as the Freight Rover Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 2nd 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 1 June 1985, and was contested by Wigan Athletic and Brentford. Wigan Athletic won the match 3–1, with Mike Newell, Tony Kelly and David Lowe scoring the goals. The trophy was presented by guest of honour Elton John.

Match details

1 June 1985

Wigan Athletic	3–1	Brentford
Newell 27' Kelly 38' Lowe 55'	Report	Cooke 52'

Wembley Stadium, LondonAttendance: 39,897Referee: T.Bune (Newbury)

Wigan Athletic

Brentford



GK	Roy Tunks
DF	Alex Cribley
DF	Barry Knowles
DF	Steve Walsh
DF	Colin Methven (c)
MF	David Lowe
MF	Tony Kelly
MF	Graham Barrow
MF	Kevin Langley
FW	Gary Bennett	65'
FW	Mike Newell	85'
Substitutes:
FW	Warren Aspinall	65'
FW	Paul Jewell	85'
Manager:
Bryan Hamilton



GK	Gary Phillips
DF	Danis Salman
DF	Jamie Murray
DF	Keith Millen
DF	Steve Wignall
MF	Terry Hurlock (c)
MF	Chris Kamara
MF	Bob Booker	60'
FW	Robbie Cooke
FW	Gary Roberts
FW	Keith Cassells
Substitutes:
MF	Terry Bullivant	60'
MF	George Torrance
Manager:
Frank McLintock

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

Wigan Athletic

First Round 1st leg	Wrexham	2–2	Wigan Athletic
First Round 2nd leg	Wigan Athletic	3–1	Wrexham
	Wigan Athletic won 5–3 on aggregate
Second Round	Bury	0–1	Wigan Athletic
Northern Section Quarter-finals	Wigan Athletic	3–1	Tranmere Rovers
Northern Section Semi-final	Lincoln City	1–3	Wigan Athletic
Northern Section Final	Mansfield Town	1–1	Wigan Athletic
	Wigan Athletic won 3–1 on penalties

Brentford

First Round 1st leg	Reading	1–3	Brentford
First Round 2nd leg	Brentford	2–0	Reading
	Brentford won 5–1 on aggregate
Second Round	Brentford	1–0	Cambridge United
Southern Section Quarter-finals	Swansea City	0–2	Brentford
Southern Section Semi-final	Bournemouth	2–3	Brentford
Southern Section Final	Brentford	6–0	Newport County

References

Thomas, Russell (3 June 1985). "Wigan sparkle in Wembley sun". The Guardian. p. 30. ProQuest 186597086.

External links

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