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(Redirected from FA Cup Final 1980) Association football championship match between West Ham United and Arsenal, held in 1980

For the women's event, see 1980 WFA Cup final. Football match

1980 FA Cup final

Match programme cover

Event

1979–80 FA Cup

West Ham United	Arsenal

1	0

Date

10 May 1980

Venue

Wembley Stadium, London

Referee

George Courtney (County Durham)

Attendance

100,000

← 1979 1981 →

The 1980 FA Cup final was contested by West Ham United and Arsenal at Wembley. West Ham won by a single goal, scored by Trevor Brooking. To date, it is the last time a team from outside the top flight has won the FA Cup. It was West Ham's third FA Cup triumph and the last time that they had won a major trophy until their UEFA Europa Conference League victory in 2023.

Match details

The 1980 Cup Final was the 99th final to be played since 1872, and the 52nd to be played at Wembley since 1923. The tie involved Arsenal, who had played in the previous two FA Cup Finals and were a strong First Division side, and two time F.A. Cup winners West Ham United, a Second Division side that had only ever played at Wembley five times before and were huge underdogs on the day.

Present as the royal guests were the Duke and Duchess of Kent. The Duke was introduced to the teams directly after the national anthem and just prior to kick off. West Ham won the coin toss and captain Billy Bonds chose to stay at the end his team was already at.

The game started slowly with Arsenal playing their traditional defensive keep ball style of football. West Ham gained possession after Arsenal gave away a free kick due to Liam Brady being caught offside. After this West Ham maintained possession, frustrating Arsenal before Alan Devonshire broke down the left wing in the 12th minute, hitting a cross into the Arsenal box which fell to David Cross, whose shot was blocked by Arsenal's Willie Young. Stuart Pearson then shot at the Arsenal goal but his shot went across the goalmouth, where England international Trevor Brooking was the fastest player to react; with the Arsenal defence stranded he flicked a header past Jennings for the only goal of the game after 13 minutes.

Arsenal and West Ham both had attacks during the rest of the first half, Arsenal having more of the game as had been anticipated, but Phil Parkes and the West Ham defence held firm and they were unable to unlock the West Ham defence. The second half was again mainly Arsenal in possession, but the underdogs held out and almost made it two with minutes remaining. Paul Allen was through on goal with only Pat Jennings to beat, Young tackled the 17-year-old, taking him down just outside the penalty box. It was a challenge from behind on the then youngest player to play in an FA Cup Final at Wembley, however Young only earned himself a yellow card (the professional foul rule had not yet been instituted).

Despite their possession, Arsenal failed to break West Ham down in the second half, and West Ham ran out 1–0 winners. Bonds collected the trophy from the Duchess of Kent, and raised it above his head toward the jubilant West Ham fans to a chorus of cheers and "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles", the East End team's adopted anthem.

Match line-ups

10 May 1980

West Ham United	1–0	Arsenal
Brooking 13'	(Report)

Wembley, LondonAttendance: 100,000Referee: George Courtney (County Durham)

West Ham United

Arsenal



GK	1	Phil Parkes
RB	2	Ray Stewart
LB	3	Frank Lampard Sr.
CB	4	Billy Bonds (c)
CB	5	Alvin Martin
LM	6	Alan Devonshire
RM	7	Paul Allen
CF	8	Stuart Pearson
CF	9	David Cross
CM	10	Trevor Brooking
CM	11	Geoff Pike
Substitute:
LB	12	Paul Brush
Manager:
John Lyall



GK	1	Pat Jennings
RB	2	Pat Rice (c)
LB	3	John Devine	61'
CM	4	Brian Talbot
CB	5	David O'Leary
CB	6	Willie Young
CM	7	Liam Brady
CF	8	Alan Sunderland
CF	9	Frank Stapleton
RM	10	David Price
LM	11	Graham Rix
Substitute:
LB	12	Sammy Nelson	61'
Manager:
Terry Neill

Match rules

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
Replay if scores still level.
One substitute.

References

"Paul Allen, Delegate Liaison Executive". PFA. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

External links

Detailed look back from BBC News

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