1987 Associate Members' Cup final

1987 Associate Members' Cup Final
Event1986–87 Associate Members' Cup
Mansfield Town won 5–4 on penalties
Date24 May 1987
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeA.Gunn (Burgess Hill)
Attendance58,586

The 1987 Associate Members' Cup Final, known as the Freight Rover Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 4th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from the Third Division and Fourth Division. The final was played at Wembley Stadium, London on 24 May 1987, and was contested by Bristol City and Mansfield Town. With the score tied at 1–1 after extra time, Mansfield Town won the match in a penalty shootout.

The match was the first ever final at Wembley to be decided by a penalty shootout, and the trophy was Mansfield Town's first and last major honour in the club's history.

Match details

Bristol City1–1
(a.e.t.)
Mansfield Town
Riley 88' Report Kent 57'
Penalties
Williams
Newman
MacPhail
Curle
Owen
Moyes
4–5 Kearney
Cassells
Stringfellow
Pollard
Kent
Kenworthy
Attendance: 58,586
Referee: A.Gunn (Burgess Hill)
GK 1 Keith Waugh
DF 2 Rob Newman
DF 3 Brian Williams
DF 4 David Moyes
DF 5 John MacPhail
MF 6 Andy Llewellyn
MF 7 Gordon Owen
MF 8 Gary Marshall  115'
MF 9 Glyn Riley
FW 10 Alan Walsh  70'
FW 11 Joe Jordan
Substitutes:
MF 12 Paul Fitzpatrick  115'
DF 14 Keith Curle  70'
Manager:
Terry Cooper
GK 1 Kevin Hitchcock
DF 2 Mike Graham
DF 3 Paul Garner
MF 4 Tony Lowery
DF 5 George Foster
DF 6 Tony Kenworthy
MF 7 Kevin Kent
MF 8 Jason Danskin  90'
FW 9 Neil Whatmore  65'
FW 10 Keith Cassells
MF 11 Mark Kearney
Substitutes:
DF 12 Gary Pollard  90'
FW 14 Ian Stringfellow  65'
Manager:
Ian Greaves

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.