1986 FA Cup final

1986 FA Cup Final
	The match programme cover
Event	1985–86 FA Cup
Date	10 May 1986
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Referee	Alan Robinson (Hampshire)
Attendance	98,000
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The 1986 FA Cup final was the 105th final of the FA Cup. It took place on 10 May 1986 at Wembley Stadium and was a Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton. The match was played seven days after Liverpool had secured the league title, with Everton finishing as runners-up. At the time, Liverpool and Everton were widely regarded as the two leading English clubs.

Summary

Liverpool won the match 3–1, thus completing the Double in Kenny Dalglish’s first season as a player manager. Everton led at half-time through Gary Lineker, before the second half saw Ian Rush score two goals and Craig Johnston one. As Liverpool had already won the league, Everton would have claimed a place in the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup, but the ban on English clubs in European competitions following the Heysel disaster the previous season meant that they were unable to do so (in addition to Liverpool not claiming a place in the European Cup for their league win).^[1]

This was Liverpool's third FA Cup Final victory, and their first since 1974. Everton, meanwhile, were playing in their third consecutive FA Cup Final and suffered their second consecutive defeat; notable changes from the side that had lost to Manchester United the previous year were Bobby Mimms in goal in place of the injured Neville Southall – Everton had signed veteran Pat Jennings on a short-term deal as emergency cover – and new signing Gary Lineker playing in the forward position that had previously been occupied by Andy Gray.^[2]

As substitute Steve McMahon was unused, Liverpool became the first team to compete in the FA Cup Final without fielding an English capped player^{[citation needed]} since Queen's Park fielded all-Scottish teams in 1884 and 1885 (Mark Lawrenson was English-born but represented the Republic of Ireland at international level while Craig Johnston had played for England Under-21s despite having Australian nationality).

Twenty years later, in April 2006, the final was replayed in a charity game at Anfield, in aid of The Marina Dalglish Appeal. Liverpool won again, this time on a 1–0 scoreline, thanks to a late goal from John Durnin.^[3]

Match details

10 May 1986

15:00 BST

Liverpool	3–1	Everton
Rush 56', 83' Johnston 62'	Report	Lineker 27'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 98,000

Referee: Alan Robinson (Hampshire)

Liverpool

Everton



GK	1	Bruce Grobbelaar
RB	4	Steve Nicol
CB	2	Mark Lawrenson
CB	6	Alan Hansen (c)
LB	3	Jim Beglin
RM	8	Craig Johnston
CM	10	Jan Mølby
CM	11	Kevin MacDonald
LM	5	Ronnie Whelan
SS	7	Kenny Dalglish
CF	9	Ian Rush
Substitute:
MF	12	Steve McMahon
Player-manager:
Kenny Dalglish



GK	1	Bobby Mimms
RB	2	Gary Stevens	72'
CB	4	Kevin Ratcliffe (c)
CB	5	Derek Mountfield
LB	3	Pat Van Den Hauwe
RM	7	Trevor Steven
CM	6	Peter Reid
CM	10	Paul Bracewell
LM	11	Kevin Sheedy
CF	8	Gary Lineker
CF	9	Graeme Sharp
Substitute:
FW	12	Adrian Heath	72'
Manager:
Howard Kendall