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color:inherit; display: table;" width="100%" class="nowraplinks"> <tbody><tr> <th width="50%" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Arsenal_F.C." title="Arsenal F.C.">Arsenal</a></th> <th width="50%" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ipswich_Town_F.C." title="Ipswich Town F.C.">Ipswich Town</a></th> </tr><tr> <th style="text-align:center"></th> <th style="text-align:center"></th> </tr><tr> <th style="font-size:300%; text-align:center; line-height:100%">0</th> <th style="font-size:300%; text-align:center; line-height:100%">1</th> </tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">6 May 1978</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Venue</th><td class="infobox-data location"><a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">Wembley Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Referee_(association_football)" title="Referee (association football)">Referee</a></th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Derek_Nippard" title="Derek Nippard">Derek Nippard</a> (<a href="/wiki/Dorset_County_Football_Association" title="Dorset County Football Association">Dorset</a>)</td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Attendance</th><td class="infobox-data">100,000</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint"><div style="float: left;">← <a href="/wiki/1977_FA_Cup_final" title="1977 FA Cup final">1977</a> </div><div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/1979_FA_Cup_final" title="1979 FA Cup final">1979</a> → </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1978 FA Cup final</b> was an <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">association football</a> match between <a href="/wiki/Arsenal_F.C." title="Arsenal F.C.">Arsenal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ipswich_Town_F.C." title="Ipswich Town F.C.">Ipswich Town</a> on 6 May 1978 at the old <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">Wembley Stadium</a>, London. It was the final match of the <a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_FA_Cup" title="1977–78 FA Cup">1977–78 FA Cup</a>, the 97th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, the <a href="/wiki/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a>. Four-time winners Arsenal were appearing in their ninth final, whereas Ipswich Town were making their debut at Wembley and in their first FA Cup final. Each team had progressed through five rounds to reach the final. Ipswich had needed a replay in the fifth round to proceed past <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Rovers_F.C." title="Bristol Rovers F.C.">Bristol Rovers</a> while Arsenal won all of their ties at the first time of asking and went into the final as clear favourites. </p><p>The game was watched by a stadium crowd of around 100,000 and was broadcast live on television and radio. Ipswich dominated the match, hitting the <a href="/wiki/Goal_(sports)" title="Goal (sports)">woodwork</a> three times (including twice from <a href="/wiki/John_Wark" title="John Wark">John Wark</a>) before <a href="/wiki/Roger_Osborne" title="Roger Osborne">Roger Osborne</a> scored the only goal of the game with a left-foot shot, as Ipswich triumphed 1–0. It remains Ipswich Town's only FA Cup triumph to date and they have not appeared in the final since. Arsenal returned to Wembley the following season and won the <a href="/wiki/1979_FA_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1979 FA Cup Final">1979 FA Cup Final</a> over <a href="/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C." title="Manchester United F.C.">Manchester United</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Route_to_the_final">Route to the final</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_FA_Cup_final&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Route to the final"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_FA_Cup" title="1977–78 FA Cup">1977–78 FA Cup</a></div> <p>The FA Cup is English football's primary <a href="/wiki/Single-elimination_tournament" title="Single-elimination tournament">cup competition</a>. Clubs in the <a href="/wiki/English_football_league_system" title="English football league system">highest tier of English football</a> enter the FA Cup in the third round and are selected randomly out of a hat with the remaining clubs. If a match is <a href="/wiki/Tie_(draw)" title="Tie (draw)">drawn</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Replay_(sports)" title="Replay (sports)">replay</a> comes into force, ordinarily at the ground of the team who were <a href="/wiki/Road_(sports)" title="Road (sports)">away</a> for the first game. As with league fixtures, FA Cup matches are subject to change in the event of games being selected for television coverage and this often can be influenced by clashes with other competitions.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arsenal">Arsenal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_FA_Cup_final&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Arsenal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:right"> <tbody><tr> <th width="25">Round </th> <th width="90">Opposition </th> <th width="50">Score </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center">3rd </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_United_F.C." title="Sheffield United F.C.">Sheffield United</a> (a) </td> <td>5–0 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center">4th </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Wolverhampton_Wanderers_F.C." title="Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.">Wolverhampton Wanderers</a> (h) </td> <td>2–1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center">5th </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Walsall_F.C." title="Walsall F.C.">Walsall</a> (h) </td> <td>4–1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center">6th </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Wrexham_A.F.C." title="Wrexham A.F.C.">Wrexham</a> (a) </td> <td>3–2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center">Semi-final </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Leyton_Orient_F.C." title="Leyton Orient F.C.">Orient</a> (<a href="/wiki/Stamford_Bridge_(stadium)" title="Stamford Bridge (stadium)">n</a>) </td> <td>3–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="background-color:white;"><small><b>Key:</b> (h) = Home venue; (a) = Away venue; (n) = <a href="/wiki/Home_advantage#Neutral_venues" title="Home advantage">Neutral venue</a></small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Arsenal entered the <a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_FA_Cup" title="1977–78 FA Cup">1977–78 FA Cup</a> in the third round where they faced <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Second_Division" title="Football League Second Division">Second Division</a> team <a href="/wiki/Sheffield_United_F.C." title="Sheffield United F.C.">Sheffield United</a> at <a href="/wiki/Bramall_Lane" title="Bramall Lane">Bramall Lane</a>. Four goals in a ten-minute spell in the first half, from <a href="/wiki/David_O%27Leary" title="David O'Leary">David O'Leary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Macdonald" title="Malcolm Macdonald">Malcolm Macdonald</a> (2) and <a href="/wiki/Frank_Stapleton" title="Frank Stapleton">Frank Stapleton</a>, effectively ended the match as a contest. United had missed a <a href="/wiki/Penalty_kick_(association_football)" title="Penalty kick (association football)">penalty</a> after O'Leary's opener and conceded a fifth to Stapleton in the second half, as Arsenal proceeded to the fourth round with a 5–0 victory.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Wolverhampton_Wanderers_F.C." title="Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.">Wolverhampton Wanderers</a> were Arsenal's fourth round opponents at <a href="/wiki/Arsenal_Stadium" title="Arsenal Stadium">Highbury</a>. In front of a crowd of nearly 50,000, Wolves made the better start but <a href="/wiki/Alan_Sunderland" title="Alan Sunderland">Alan Sunderland</a>'s header from a Macdonald <a href="/wiki/Cross_(association_football)" title="Cross (association football)">cross</a> gave Arsenal a lead against the run of play. <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Hibbitt" title="Kenny Hibbitt">Kenny Hibbitt</a> equalised but the game was decided in the final minutes when Wolves' defender <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hazell" title="Bob Hazell">Bob Hazell</a> was sent off; Macdonald scored the winner seconds later.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The fifth round saw Arsenal drawn at home against <a href="/wiki/Walsall_F.C." title="Walsall F.C.">Walsall</a>, against whom, in the <a href="/wiki/1932%E2%80%9333_FA_Cup" title="1932–33 FA Cup">1932–33 FA Cup</a> they had lost 2–0 in what is regarded as one of the greatest FA Cup upsets in the history of the competition.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The upset was not repeated as Arsenal won 4–1 with goals from Stapleton (2), Macdonald and Sunderland; <a href="/wiki/Alan_Buckley" title="Alan Buckley">Alan Buckley</a> scored the consolation for Walsall.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Welsh third-tier side <a href="/wiki/Wrexham_A.F.C." title="Wrexham A.F.C.">Wrexham</a> were Arsenal's sixth round opponents, the match taking place in front of 25,000 supporters at the <a href="/wiki/Racecourse_Ground" title="Racecourse Ground">Racecourse Ground</a>. An early header from Wrexham's prolific striker <a href="/wiki/Dixie_McNeil" title="Dixie McNeil">Dixie McNeil</a> went wide of <a href="/wiki/Pat_Jennings" title="Pat Jennings">Pat Jennings</a>' post and 25 minutes in, Macdonald tapped home after Stapleton's header was parried by Wrexham goalkeeper <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Niedzwiecki" title="Eddie Niedzwiecki">Eddie Niedzwiecki</a>. Wrexham increased their tempo and were denied by the referee as he disallowed a <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Shinton" title="Bobby Shinton">Bobby Shinton</a> goal for offside. The Welsh side equalised midway through the second half, with a McNeil header, his eleventh goal of his FA Cup campaign. Arsenal quickly retook the lead through a Sunderland header, and extended it to 3–1 in the 73rd minute after a <a href="/wiki/Liam_Brady" title="Liam Brady">Liam Brady</a> slice was delicately finished by <a href="/wiki/Willie_Young_(footballer,_born_1951)" title="Willie Young (footballer, born 1951)">Willie Young</a>. <a href="/wiki/Graham_Whittle" title="Graham Whittle">Graham Whittle</a> pulled one back for Wrexham with ten minutes to go but the match ended 3–2 and Arsenal were through.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The semi-final, played at <a href="/wiki/Chelsea_F.C." title="Chelsea F.C.">Chelsea</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Stamford_Bridge_(stadium)" title="Stamford Bridge (stadium)">Stamford Bridge</a> as a neutral venue, was against lower-league <a href="/wiki/Leyton_Orient_F.C." title="Leyton Orient F.C.">Orient</a> who had already knocked out First Division teams <a href="/wiki/Norwich_City_F.C." title="Norwich City F.C.">Norwich City</a>, Chelsea and <a href="/wiki/Middlesbrough_F.C." title="Middlesbrough F.C.">Middlesbrough</a>. Arsenal took the lead in the fifteenth minute through a deflected Macdonald strike, and doubled their advantage three minutes later as Macdonald scored again, this time courtesy of a deflection by Orient defender <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Roeder" title="Glenn Roeder">Glenn Roeder</a>. <a href="/wiki/Graham_Rix" title="Graham Rix">Graham Rix</a> extended the North London club's lead midway through the second half to see Arsenal into the final as 3–0 victors.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ipswich_Town">Ipswich Town</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_FA_Cup_final&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ipswich Town"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:right"> <tbody><tr> <th width="25">Round </th> <th width="150">Opposition </th> <th width="50">Score </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center">3rd </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Cardiff_City_F.C." title="Cardiff City F.C.">Cardiff City</a> (a) </td> <td>2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center">4th </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Hartlepool_United_F.C." title="Hartlepool United F.C.">Hartlepool United</a> (h) </td> <td>4–1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center" rowspan="2">5th </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Rovers_F.C." title="Bristol Rovers F.C.">Bristol Rovers</a> (a) </td> <td>2–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bristol Rovers (h) </td> <td>3–0 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center">6th </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Millwall_F.C." title="Millwall F.C.">Millwall</a> (a) </td> <td>6–1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center">Semi-final </th> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C." title="West Bromwich Albion F.C.">West Bromwich Albion</a> (<a href="/wiki/Arsenal_Stadium" title="Arsenal Stadium">n</a>) </td> <td>3–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="background-color:white;"><small><b>Key:</b> (h) = Home venue; (a) = Away venue; (n) = <a href="/wiki/Home_advantage#Neutral_venues" title="Home advantage">Neutral venue</a></small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Ipswich's first game in the 1977–78 FA Cup was away at Second Division Welsh club <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_City_F.C." title="Cardiff City F.C.">Cardiff City</a> in the third round. As Ipswich were in a poor run of form both domestically and in European competition, manager <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Robson" title="Bobby Robson">Bobby Robson</a> had declared the FA Cup contest against Cardiff as "the most important match the club is going to play this season".<sup id="cite_ref-suff_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-suff-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ipswich won the match 2–0 with both goals coming from <a href="/wiki/Paul_Mariner" title="Paul Mariner">Paul Mariner</a>, the England international <a href="/wiki/Centre_forward" class="mw-redirect" title="Centre forward">centre forward</a>. The match also saw captain <a href="/wiki/Mick_Mills" title="Mick Mills">Mick Mills</a> making his 494th appearance for Ipswich, a club record.<sup id="cite_ref-suff_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-suff-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ipswich were drawn against Fourth Division <a href="/wiki/Hartlepool_United_F.C." title="Hartlepool United F.C.">Hartlepool United</a> in the fourth round. A controversial penalty awarded to Ipswich in the sixth minute was converted by <a href="/wiki/Colin_Viljoen" title="Colin Viljoen">Colin Viljoen</a> after <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Downing" title="Derrick Downing">Derrick Downing</a> was adjudged to have fouled Mariner. Ipswich extended their lead with a second from Mariner before Downing pulled one back for Hartlepool. Second half goals from <a href="/wiki/Brian_Talbot" title="Brian Talbot">Brian Talbot</a> and Viljoen ended the tie 4–1 in favour of the East Anglian team who progressed to the fifth round where they faced <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Rovers_F.C." title="Bristol Rovers F.C.">Bristol Rovers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The game was played on a frozen <a href="/wiki/Eastville_Stadium" title="Eastville Stadium">Eastville Stadium</a> pitch and the lower league team came into the match against Ipswich having lost just two of their previous fourteen matches. A Talbot throw-in was collected by <a href="/wiki/Clive_Woods" title="Clive Woods">Clive Woods</a> whose cross was converted by <a href="/wiki/Robin_Turner_(footballer)" title="Robin Turner (footballer)">Robin Turner</a>. Rovers' equaliser came early in the second half as Ipswich goalkeeper <a href="/wiki/Paul_Cooper_(footballer,_born_1953)" title="Paul Cooper (footballer, born 1953)">Paul Cooper</a> failed to clear a corner which was subsequently headed in by midfielder <a href="/wiki/David_Williams_(footballer,_born_1955)" title="David Williams (footballer, born 1955)">David Williams</a>. Fifteen minutes later, the Bristol club took the lead, Williams scoring after a <a href="/wiki/Russell_Osman" title="Russell Osman">Russell Osman</a> clearance. <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Gould" title="Bobby Gould">Bobby Gould</a> then scored for Rovers but the goal was disallowed and with four minutes to go, Mariner secured an equaliser to send the game to a replay at <a href="/wiki/Portman_Road" title="Portman Road">Portman Road</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ipswich pressed early on but with no reward for their domination and had to wait until the 26th minute to capitalise. A corner from Woods was converted by Mick Mills at the far post. As Rovers went in search of an equaliser, Mariner scored following good passing work from <a href="/wiki/Allan_Hunter_(footballer)" title="Allan Hunter (footballer)">Allan Hunter</a> and Mills. Woods scored a third with ten minutes remaining to end the match 3–0 and send Ipswich into the sixth round to face <a href="/wiki/Millwall_F.C." title="Millwall F.C.">Millwall</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The match at <a href="/wiki/The_Old_Den" title="The Old Den">The Den</a> had just commenced when <a href="/wiki/George_Burley" title="George Burley">George Burley</a>'s speculative effort found the back of the Millwall net prompting violence in the terraces. The fighting spilled onto the pitch and forced a 17-minute delay in the match, after which Ipswich continued to dominate but could not extend their lead. Early in the second half, a goal-line clearance from Millwall's <a href="/wiki/Jon_Moore" title="Jon Moore">Jon Moore</a> fell to Mariner who finished it to double Ipswich's lead. Mariner scored again with fifteen minutes to go, tapping in from a Turner cross. <a href="/wiki/Dave_Mehmet" title="Dave Mehmet">Dave Mehmet</a> pulled one back for Millwall after a <a href="/wiki/Barry_Kitchener" title="Barry Kitchener">Barry Kitchener</a> effort was saved by Cooper, but Ipswich then scored three times in as many minutes. Wark, Talbot and Mariner (completing his <a href="/wiki/Hat-trick" title="Hat-trick">hat-trick</a>) added to the scoreline which ended 6–1 and Ipswich progressed.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The semi-final, against <a href="/wiki/West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C." title="West Bromwich Albion F.C.">West Bromwich Albion</a>, was played at Arsenal's Highbury as a neutral venue. The opening goal came from a diving header: Talbot displayed "outrageous bravery" to score at the near post from a Mills cross.<sup id="cite_ref-wile_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wile-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Injured in doing so, Talbot was forced to withdraw from the match and sustained three stitches and concussion. Ipswich extended their lead in the 21st minute after <a href="/wiki/Cyrille_Regis" title="Cyrille Regis">Cyrille Regis</a> failed to clear a <a href="/wiki/Mick_Lambert" title="Mick Lambert">Mick Lambert</a> corner which was turned in by Mills. Hunter gave away a penalty with less than thirteen minutes to go which was duly converted by <a href="/wiki/Tony_Brown_(footballer,_born_1945)" title="Tony Brown (footballer, born 1945)">Tony Brown</a> but Wark restored the two-goal lead with a late header from a Woods corner. The match ended 3–1 and Ipswich had qualified for their first ever FA Cup final and first visit to <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">Wembley Stadium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wile_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wile-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pre-match">Pre-match</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_FA_Cup_final&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Pre-match"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Arsenal were appearing in the final of the FA Cup for the first time since their defeat to <a href="/wiki/Leeds_United_F.C." title="Leeds United F.C.">Leeds United</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1972_FA_Cup_final" title="1972 FA Cup final">1972 final</a>. They had won the cup on four other occasions (in <a href="/wiki/1930_FA_Cup_final" title="1930 FA Cup final">1930</a>, <a href="/wiki/1936_FA_Cup_final" title="1936 FA Cup final">1936</a>, <a href="/wiki/1950_FA_Cup_final" title="1950 FA Cup final">1950</a> and <a href="/wiki/1971_FA_Cup_final" title="1971 FA Cup final">1971</a>) and were making their ninth appearance in the FA Cup final overall.<sup id="cite_ref-fa_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fa-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ipswich were considered underdogs: bookmaker <a href="/wiki/William_Hill_(bookmaker)" title="William Hill (bookmaker)">William Hill</a> offered <a href="/wiki/Odds" title="Odds">odds</a> of 9/4 on an Ipswich win and <a href="/wiki/Odds#Even_odds" title="Odds">evens</a> on an Arsenal win the day before the match.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-opt_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-opt-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> David Lacey, writing in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i>, suggested that Arsenal were favourites to win because of doubts over the fitness of Ipswich defender Allan Hunter and the mediocre league form of the East Anglian club during the <a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Football_League#First_Division" title="1977–78 Football League">1977–78 season</a> which saw Ipswich finish eighteenth, while Arsenal ended in fifth position.<sup id="cite_ref-opt_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-opt-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i><a href="/wiki/Reading_Evening_Post" class="mw-redirect" title="Reading Evening Post">Reading Evening Post</a></i> also considered Ipswich to be underdogs, noting that Arsenal had won three of their last four matches, while Ipswich were "bludgeoned by injury" and had lost 6–1 in their last match against <a href="/wiki/Aston_Villa_F.C." title="Aston Villa F.C.">Aston Villa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-under_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-under-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bobby Robson was content with the underdog label: "Being the underdogs helps ease the tension and that suits us fine ... Arsenal seem to be most people's choice this time, but that does not worry us in the least."<sup id="cite_ref-under_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-under-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The final was televised by the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> as part of their <i><a href="/wiki/Grandstand_(TV_programme)" title="Grandstand (TV programme)">Grandstand</a></i> show. <a href="/wiki/David_Coleman" title="David Coleman">David Coleman</a> was the main commentator for the BBC with <a href="/wiki/Pundit" title="Pundit">punditry</a> from <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Hill" title="Jimmy Hill">Jimmy Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lawrie_McMenemy" title="Lawrie McMenemy">Lawrie McMenemy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Brooking" title="Trevor Brooking">Trevor Brooking</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a> also broadcast the match live in its <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Sport_(British_TV_programme)" title="World of Sport (British TV programme)">World of Sport</a></i> programme, and <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_2" title="BBC Radio 2">BBC Radio 2</a> provided radio commentary.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although two days of rain had preceded the final, the conditions were good for the match with sunny skies. Before the match, the players were presented to <a href="/wiki/Princess_Alexandra,_The_Honourable_Lady_Ogilvy" title="Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy">Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy</a>, and her husband <a href="/wiki/Angus_Ogilvy" title="Angus Ogilvy">Angus Ogilvy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Match">Match</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_FA_Cup_final&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Match"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Summary">Summary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_FA_Cup_final&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The match, the fiftieth FA Cup final held at Wembley, kicked off in warm sunshine in front of a crowd of around 100,000, refereed by <a href="/wiki/Derek_Nippard" title="Derek Nippard">Derek Nippard</a>. Arsenal kicked off and were initially dominant with an O'Leary shot past the post from an <a href="/wiki/Alan_Hudson" title="Alan Hudson">Alan Hudson</a> cross. At the other end, a Mariner strike from a Woods header beat Jennings' dive but was off-target. After fifteen minutes, Talbot was beginning to establish himself as the main power in midfield. Along with <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Beattie" title="Kevin Beattie">Kevin Beattie</a> making runs from defence, Ipswich began to over-run their opposing midfielders Liam Brady and Hudson, forcing them to play deeper in their own half. Twenty-year-old <a href="/wiki/David_Geddis" title="David Geddis">David Geddis</a> caused the Arsenal left side of defence problems, passing to Woods on the right side of the pitch whose cross was missed by Osborne but struck well by Mariner only for him to see it ricochet off the bar. Geddis then saw his bouncing shot saved by Jennings and Arsenal's Macdonald cleared another attempt. The first half ended goalless. In the 52nd minute, Mariner set Wark up by the edge of the Arsenal penalty area: the Scotsman's firm shot struck the upright, once again leaving Jennings stranded. O'Leary initiated a rare attack for the London club and created an opportunity for Sunderland who saw the ball saved at his feet by Ipswich's goalkeeper Cooper. Brady was substituted in the 65th minute for Rix. Woods and Talbot then combined to set Wark up once again but his first-time shot rebounded off the post. It was Burley's turn next to trouble the Arsenal goal: his header from Woods' cross produced an exceptional save from Jennings to keep the scores level at 0–0. With thirteen minutes left, Geddis took the ball and advanced towards the opposition penalty area, and drove in a low shot at a difficult angle. Arsenal's Young stuck out a foot to defend it and deflected the ball to <a href="/wiki/Roger_Osborne" title="Roger Osborne">Roger Osborne</a> who shot past Jennings with a first-time left-footed shot from 10 yards (9.1 m) to put Ipswich ahead. Osborne was soon substituted for Lambert and Ipswich continued to dominate the game until the final whistle.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Details">Details</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_FA_Cup_final&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Details"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r997937747">.mw-parser-output .footballbox{clear:both;overflow:auto}.mw-parser-output .footballbox tr{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output .footballbox time{display:block;overflow:auto}.mw-parser-output .footballbox 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<td class="fhgoal"></td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071031140105/http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1978.htm">(Report)</a><br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.11v11.com/matches/arsenal-v-ipswich-town-06-may-1978-214335/">(Teams)</a></td> <td class="fagoal"><a href="/wiki/Roger_Osborne" title="Roger Osborne">Osborne</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1194938686">.mw-parser-output .fb-goal>span{}</style><span class="fb-goal"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Goal"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Soccerball_shade.svg/13px-Soccerball_shade.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Soccerball_shade.svg/20px-Soccerball_shade.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Soccerball_shade.svg/26px-Soccerball_shade.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="333" 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<div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px; background-color: #0000FF;color:inherit;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Kit_socks_3_stripes_white.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="25" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="25" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/100px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/150px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Ipswich</b></div> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"> <table style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="4"> </td></tr> <tr> <th width="25"></th> <th width="25"> </th></tr> <tr> <td>GK</td> <td><b>1</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland"><img alt="Northern Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pat_Jennings" title="Pat Jennings">Pat Jennings</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>DF</td> <td><b>2</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland"><img alt="Northern Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pat_Rice" title="Pat Rice">Pat Rice</a> (<a href="/wiki/Captain_(association_football)" title="Captain (association football)">c</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>DF</td> <td><b>3</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland"><img alt="Northern Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Nelson" title="Sammy Nelson">Sammy Nelson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>MF</td> <td><b>4</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/David_Price_(footballer,_born_1955)" title="David Price (footballer, born 1955)">David Price</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>DF</td> <td><b>5</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland"><img alt="Republic of Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/David_O%27Leary" title="David O'Leary">David O'Leary</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>DF</td> <td><b>6</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Willie_Young_(footballer,_born_1951)" title="Willie Young (footballer, born 1951)">Willie Young</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>MF</td> <td><b>7</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland"><img alt="Republic of Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Liam_Brady" title="Liam Brady">Liam Brady</a></td> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Substituted off"><img alt="downward-facing red arrow" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Sub_off.svg/10px-Sub_off.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Sub_off.svg/15px-Sub_off.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Sub_off.svg/20px-Sub_off.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> <span style="vertical-align: middle;">65<span class="nowrap">'</span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>MF</td> <td><b>8</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Alan_Sunderland" title="Alan Sunderland">Alan Sunderland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>FW</td> <td><b>9</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Macdonald" title="Malcolm Macdonald">Malcolm Macdonald</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>FW</td> <td><b>10</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland"><img alt="Republic of Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Frank_Stapleton" title="Frank Stapleton">Frank Stapleton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>MF</td> <td><b>11</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Alan_Hudson" title="Alan Hudson">Alan Hudson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><b>Substitute:</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>MF</td> <td><b>12</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Graham_Rix" title="Graham Rix">Graham Rix</a></td> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Substituted in"><img alt="upward-facing green arrow" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Sub_on.svg/10px-Sub_on.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Sub_on.svg/15px-Sub_on.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Sub_on.svg/20px-Sub_on.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> <span style="vertical-align: middle;">65<span class="nowrap">'</span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><b>Manager:</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland"><img alt="Northern Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Terry_Neill" title="Terry Neill">Terry Neill</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:90%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="4"> </td></tr> <tr> <th width="25"></th> <th width="25"> </th></tr> <tr> <td>GK</td> <td><b>1</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Cooper_(footballer,_born_1953)" title="Paul Cooper (footballer, born 1953)">Paul Cooper</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>DF</td> <td><b>2</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/George_Burley" title="George Burley">George Burley</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>DF</td> <td><b>3</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Mick_Mills" title="Mick Mills">Mick Mills</a> (<a href="/wiki/Captain_(association_football)" title="Captain (association football)">c</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>MF</td> <td><b>4</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Brian_Talbot" title="Brian Talbot">Brian Talbot</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>DF</td> <td><b>5</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland"><img alt="Northern Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Allan_Hunter_(footballer)" title="Allan Hunter (footballer)">Allan Hunter</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>DF</td> <td><b>6</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Beattie" title="Kevin Beattie">Kevin Beattie</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>MF</td> <td><b>7</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Roger_Osborne" title="Roger Osborne">Roger Osborne</a></td> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Substituted off"><img alt="downward-facing red arrow" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Sub_off.svg/10px-Sub_off.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Sub_off.svg/15px-Sub_off.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Sub_off.svg/20px-Sub_off.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> <span style="vertical-align: middle;">78<span class="nowrap">'</span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>MF</td> <td><b>8</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/John_Wark" title="John Wark">John Wark</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>FW</td> <td><b>9</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Mariner" title="Paul Mariner">Paul Mariner</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>FW</td> <td><b>10</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/David_Geddis" title="David Geddis">David Geddis</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>FW</td> <td><b>11</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Clive_Woods" title="Clive Woods">Clive Woods</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><b>Substitute:</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>MF</td> <td><b>12</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Mick_Lambert" title="Mick Lambert">Mick Lambert</a></td> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Substituted in"><img alt="upward-facing green arrow" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Sub_on.svg/10px-Sub_on.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Sub_on.svg/15px-Sub_on.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Sub_on.svg/20px-Sub_on.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> <span style="vertical-align: middle;">78<span class="nowrap">'</span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><b>Manager:</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Robson" title="Bobby Robson">Bobby Robson</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="width:100%; font-size:90%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; vertical-align:top;"> <p><b>Match rules</b> </p> <ul><li>90 minutes.</li> <li>30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.</li> <li>Replay if scores still level.</li> <li>One named substitute.</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post-match">Post-match</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_FA_Cup_final&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Post-match"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ipswich's manager Bobby Robson was delighted: "What a day for us. We deserved it. We played some decent football didn't we?"<sup id="cite_ref-react_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-react-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While he singled out Mariner for particular praise, Robson noted "the whole team played well ... everything went right for us".<sup id="cite_ref-react_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-react-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Osborne later revealed that his substitution came about as a result of him being overcome with emotion and feeling faint having scored the late goal.<sup id="cite_ref-react_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-react-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Arsenal manager <a href="/wiki/Terry_Neill" title="Terry Neill">Terry Neill</a> was less positive about his team's performance: "I am not going to say very much ... then I'm going to piss off to have a drink". He went on to compliment Ipswich, noting that "we didn't play as well as we can do, but Ipswich deserved it today, no doubt about that".<sup id="cite_ref-react_26-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-react-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Arsenal captain <a href="/wiki/Pat_Rice" title="Pat Rice">Pat Rice</a> apologised to fans stating that Arsenal were "lucky to escape with just a 1–0 defeat".<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of 2023<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1978_FA_Cup_final&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> it remains Ipswich Town's only FA Cup triumph and they have not appeared in the final since,<sup id="cite_ref-fa_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fa-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although they did appear in the semi-finals <a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_FA_Cup" title="1980–81 FA Cup">three years later</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their only major trophy since then is the <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="UEFA Cup">UEFA Cup</a> in <a href="/wiki/1981_UEFA_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1981 UEFA Cup Final">1981</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2025, Arsenal hold the record for the most appearances in the FA Cup final (21) and the most FA Cup final wins (14).<sup id="cite_ref-fa_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fa-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ipswich's <a href="/wiki/Brian_Talbot" title="Brian Talbot">Brian Talbot</a> would transfer to Arsenal before the start of the next season. 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href="/wiki/1892%E2%80%9393_FA_Cup" title="1892–93 FA Cup">1892–93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893%E2%80%9394_FA_Cup" title="1893–94 FA Cup">1893–94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894%E2%80%9395_FA_Cup" title="1894–95 FA Cup">1894–95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895%E2%80%9396_FA_Cup" title="1895–96 FA Cup">1895–96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896%E2%80%9397_FA_Cup" title="1896–97 FA Cup">1896–97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897%E2%80%9398_FA_Cup" title="1897–98 FA Cup">1897–98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898%E2%80%9399_FA_Cup" title="1898–99 FA Cup">1898–99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899%E2%80%931900_FA_Cup" title="1899–1900 FA Cup">1899–1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900%E2%80%9301_FA_Cup" title="1900–01 FA Cup">1900–01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901%E2%80%9302_FA_Cup" title="1901–02 FA Cup">1901–02</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902%E2%80%9303_FA_Cup" title="1902–03 FA Cup">1902–03</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903%E2%80%9304_FA_Cup" title="1903–04 FA Cup">1903–04</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904%E2%80%9305_FA_Cup" title="1904–05 FA Cup">1904–05</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905%E2%80%9306_FA_Cup" title="1905–06 FA Cup">1905–06</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906%E2%80%9307_FA_Cup" title="1906–07 FA Cup">1906–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907%E2%80%9308_FA_Cup" title="1907–08 FA Cup">1907–08</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908%E2%80%9309_FA_Cup" title="1908–09 FA Cup">1908–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909%E2%80%9310_FA_Cup" title="1909–10 FA Cup">1909–10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910%E2%80%9311_FA_Cup" title="1910–11 FA Cup">1910–11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911%E2%80%9312_FA_Cup" title="1911–12 FA Cup">1911–12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912%E2%80%9313_FA_Cup" title="1912–13 FA Cup">1912–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913%E2%80%9314_FA_Cup" title="1913–14 FA Cup">1913–14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914%E2%80%9315_FA_Cup" title="1914–15 FA Cup">1914–15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919%E2%80%9320_FA_Cup" title="1919–20 FA Cup">1919–20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920%E2%80%9321_FA_Cup" title="1920–21 FA Cup">1920–21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921%E2%80%9322_FA_Cup" title="1921–22 FA Cup">1921–22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922%E2%80%9323_FA_Cup" title="1922–23 FA Cup">1922–23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923%E2%80%9324_FA_Cup" title="1923–24 FA Cup">1923–24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924%E2%80%9325_FA_Cup" title="1924–25 FA Cup">1924–25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925%E2%80%9326_FA_Cup" title="1925–26 FA Cup">1925–26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926%E2%80%9327_FA_Cup" title="1926–27 FA Cup">1926–27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927%E2%80%9328_FA_Cup" title="1927–28 FA Cup">1927–28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928%E2%80%9329_FA_Cup" title="1928–29 FA Cup">1928–29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929%E2%80%9330_FA_Cup" title="1929–30 FA Cup">1929–30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930%E2%80%9331_FA_Cup" title="1930–31 FA Cup">1930–31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931%E2%80%9332_FA_Cup" title="1931–32 FA Cup">1931–32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932%E2%80%9333_FA_Cup" title="1932–33 FA Cup">1932–33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933%E2%80%9334_FA_Cup" title="1933–34 FA Cup">1933–34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934%E2%80%9335_FA_Cup" title="1934–35 FA Cup">1934–35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935%E2%80%9336_FA_Cup" title="1935–36 FA Cup">1935–36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936%E2%80%9337_FA_Cup" title="1936–37 FA Cup">1936–37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937%E2%80%9338_FA_Cup" title="1937–38 FA Cup">1937–38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938%E2%80%9339_FA_Cup" title="1938–39 FA Cup">1938–39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939%E2%80%9340_FA_Cup" title="1939–40 FA Cup">1939–40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945%E2%80%9346_FA_Cup" title="1945–46 FA Cup">1945–46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946%E2%80%9347_FA_Cup" title="1946–47 FA Cup">1946–47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947%E2%80%9348_FA_Cup" title="1947–48 FA Cup">1947–48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948%E2%80%9349_FA_Cup" title="1948–49 FA Cup">1948–49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949%E2%80%9350_FA_Cup" title="1949–50 FA Cup">1949–50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950%E2%80%9351_FA_Cup" title="1950–51 FA Cup">1950–51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_FA_Cup" title="1951–52 FA Cup">1951–52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_FA_Cup" title="1952–53 FA Cup">1952–53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_FA_Cup" title="1953–54 FA Cup">1953–54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954%E2%80%9355_FA_Cup" title="1954–55 FA Cup">1954–55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356_FA_Cup" title="1955–56 FA Cup">1955–56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956%E2%80%9357_FA_Cup" title="1956–57 FA Cup">1956–57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_FA_Cup" title="1957–58 FA Cup">1957–58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_FA_Cup" title="1958–59 FA Cup">1958–59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_FA_Cup" title="1959–60 FA Cup">1959–60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_FA_Cup" title="1960–61 FA Cup">1960–61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_FA_Cup" title="1961–62 FA Cup">1961–62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962%E2%80%9363_FA_Cup" title="1962–63 FA Cup">1962–63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_FA_Cup" title="1963–64 FA Cup">1963–64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964%E2%80%9365_FA_Cup" title="1964–65 FA Cup">1964–65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965%E2%80%9366_FA_Cup" title="1965–66 FA Cup">1965–66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_FA_Cup" title="1966–67 FA Cup">1966–67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_FA_Cup" title="1967–68 FA Cup">1967–68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_FA_Cup" title="1968–69 FA Cup">1968–69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_FA_Cup" title="1969–70 FA Cup">1969–70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_FA_Cup" title="1970–71 FA Cup">1970–71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_FA_Cup" title="1971–72 FA Cup">1971–72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_FA_Cup" title="1972–73 FA Cup">1972–73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_FA_Cup" title="1973–74 FA Cup">1973–74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_FA_Cup" title="1974–75 FA Cup">1974–75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_FA_Cup" title="1975–76 FA Cup">1975–76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_FA_Cup" title="1976–77 FA Cup">1976–77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_FA_Cup" title="1977–78 FA Cup">1977–78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_FA_Cup" title="1978–79 FA Cup">1978–79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_FA_Cup" title="1979–80 FA Cup">1979–80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_FA_Cup" title="1980–81 FA Cup">1980–81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_FA_Cup" title="1981–82 FA Cup">1981–82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_FA_Cup" title="1982–83 FA Cup">1982–83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_FA_Cup" title="1983–84 FA Cup">1983–84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_FA_Cup" title="1984–85 FA Cup">1984–85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_FA_Cup" title="1985–86 FA Cup">1985–86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_FA_Cup" title="1986–87 FA Cup">1986–87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_FA_Cup" title="1987–88 FA Cup">1987–88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_FA_Cup" title="1988–89 FA Cup">1988–89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_FA_Cup" title="1989–90 FA Cup">1989–90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_FA_Cup" title="1990–91 FA Cup">1990–91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_FA_Cup" title="1991–92 FA Cup">1991–92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_FA_Cup" title="1992–93 FA Cup">1992–93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_FA_Cup" title="1993–94 FA Cup">1993–94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_FA_Cup" title="1994–95 FA Cup">1994–95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_FA_Cup" title="1995–96 FA Cup">1995–96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_FA_Cup" title="1996–97 FA Cup">1996–97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_FA_Cup" title="1997–98 FA Cup">1997–98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_FA_Cup" title="1998–99 FA Cup">1998–99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_FA_Cup" title="1999–2000 FA Cup">1999–2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_FA_Cup" title="2000–01 FA Cup">2000–01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_FA_Cup" title="2001–02 FA Cup">2001–02</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_FA_Cup" title="2002–03 FA Cup">2002–03</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_FA_Cup" title="2003–04 FA Cup">2003–04</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_FA_Cup" title="2004–05 FA Cup">2004–05</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_FA_Cup" title="2005–06 FA Cup">2005–06</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_FA_Cup" title="2006–07 FA Cup">2006–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_FA_Cup" title="2007–08 FA Cup">2007–08</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_FA_Cup" title="2008–09 FA Cup">2008–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_FA_Cup" title="2009–10 FA Cup">2009–10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_FA_Cup" title="2010–11 FA Cup">2010–11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_FA_Cup" title="2011–12 FA Cup">2011–12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_FA_Cup" title="2012–13 FA Cup">2012–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_FA_Cup" title="2013–14 FA Cup">2013–14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_FA_Cup" title="2014–15 FA Cup">2014–15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_FA_Cup" title="2015–16 FA Cup">2015–16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_FA_Cup" title="2016–17 FA Cup">2016–17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_FA_Cup" title="2017–18 FA Cup">2017–18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_FA_Cup" title="2018–19 FA Cup">2018–19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_FA_Cup" title="2019–20 FA Cup">2019–20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_FA_Cup" title="2020–21 FA Cup">2020–21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_FA_Cup" title="2021–22 FA Cup">2021–22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_FA_Cup" title="2022–23 FA Cup">2022–23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_FA_Cup" title="2023–24 FA Cup">2023–24</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_FA_Cup" title="2024–25 FA Cup">2024–25</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Qualifying rounds</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1888%E2%80%9389_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1888–89 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1888–89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889%E2%80%9390_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1889–90 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1889–90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890%E2%80%9391_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1890–91 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1890–91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891%E2%80%9392_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1891–92 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1891–92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900%E2%80%9301_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1900–01 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1900–01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901%E2%80%9302_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1901–02 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1901–02</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902%E2%80%9303_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1902–03 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1902–03</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919%E2%80%9320_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1919–20 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1919–20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920%E2%80%9321_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1920–21 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1920–21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921%E2%80%9322_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1921–22 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1921–22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922%E2%80%9323_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1922–23 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1922–23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945%E2%80%9346_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1945–46 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1945–46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946%E2%80%9347_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1946–47 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1946–47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947%E2%80%9348_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1947–48 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1947–48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948%E2%80%9349_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1948–49 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1948–49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949%E2%80%9350_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1949–50 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1949–50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950%E2%80%9351_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1950–51 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1950–51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1951–52 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1951–52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1952–53 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1952–53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1953–54 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1953–54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954%E2%80%9355_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1954–55 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1954–55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1955–56 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1955–56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956%E2%80%9357_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1956–57 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1956–57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1957–58 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1957–58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1958–59 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1958–59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1959–60 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1959–60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1960–61 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1960–61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1961–62 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1961–62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962%E2%80%9363_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1962–63 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1962–63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1963–64 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1963–64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964%E2%80%9365_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1964–65 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1964–65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965%E2%80%9366_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1965–66 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1965–66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1966–67 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1966–67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1967–68 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1967–68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1968–69 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1968–69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1969–70 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1969–70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1970–71 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1970–71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1971–72 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1971–72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1972–73 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1972–73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1973–74 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1973–74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1974–75 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1974–75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1975–76 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1975–76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1976–77 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1976–77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1977–78 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1977–78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1978–79 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1978–79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1979–80 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1979–80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1980–81 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1980–81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1981–82 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1981–82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1982–83 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1982–83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1983–84 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1983–84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1984–85 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1984–85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1985–86 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1985–86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1986–87 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1986–87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1987–88 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1987–88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1988–89 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1988–89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1989–90 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1989–90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1990–91 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1990–91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1991–92 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1991–92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1992–93 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1992–93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1993–94 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1993–94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1994–95 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1994–95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1995–96 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1995–96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1996–97 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1996–97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1997–98 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1997–98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1998–99 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1998–99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1999–2000 FA Cup qualifying rounds">1999–2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="2000–01 FA Cup qualifying rounds">2000–01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="2001–02 FA Cup qualifying rounds">2001–02</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="2002–03 FA Cup qualifying rounds">2002–03</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="2003–04 FA Cup qualifying rounds">2003–04</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="2004–05 FA Cup qualifying rounds">2004–05</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="2005–06 FA Cup qualifying rounds">2005–06</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="2006–07 FA Cup qualifying rounds">2006–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="2007–08 FA Cup qualifying rounds">2007–08</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="2008–09 FA Cup qualifying rounds">2008–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="2009–10 FA Cup qualifying rounds">2009–10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="2010–11 FA Cup qualifying rounds">2010–11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="2011–12 FA Cup qualifying rounds">2011–12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="2012–13 FA Cup qualifying rounds">2012–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="2013–14 FA Cup qualifying rounds">2013–14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="2014–15 FA Cup qualifying rounds">2014–15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="2015–16 FA Cup qualifying rounds">2015–16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="2016–17 FA Cup qualifying rounds">2016–17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="2017–18 FA Cup qualifying rounds">2017–18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="2018–19 FA Cup qualifying rounds">2018–19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="2019–20 FA Cup qualifying rounds">2019–20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="2020–21 FA Cup qualifying rounds">2020–21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="2021–22 FA Cup qualifying rounds">2021–22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="2022–23 FA Cup qualifying rounds">2022–23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="2023–24 FA Cup qualifying rounds">2023–24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="2024–25 FA Cup qualifying rounds">2024–25</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/FA_Cup_Final" title="FA Cup Final">Finals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1872_FA_Cup_final" title="1872 FA Cup final">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1873_FA_Cup_final" title="1873 FA Cup final">1873</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_FA_Cup_final" title="1874 FA Cup final">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_FA_Cup_final" title="1875 FA Cup final">1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_FA_Cup_final" title="1876 FA Cup final">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_FA_Cup_final" title="1877 FA Cup final">1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_FA_Cup_final" title="1878 FA Cup final">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_FA_Cup_final" title="1879 FA Cup final">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_FA_Cup_final" title="1880 FA Cup final">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_FA_Cup_final" title="1881 FA Cup final">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_FA_Cup_final" title="1882 FA Cup final">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_FA_Cup_final" title="1883 FA Cup final">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_FA_Cup_final" title="1884 FA Cup final">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_FA_Cup_final" title="1885 FA Cup final">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_FA_Cup_final" title="1886 FA Cup final">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_FA_Cup_final" title="1887 FA Cup final">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_FA_Cup_final" title="1888 FA Cup final">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_FA_Cup_final" title="1889 FA Cup final">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_FA_Cup_final" title="1890 FA Cup final">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_FA_Cup_final" title="1891 FA Cup final">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_FA_Cup_final" title="1892 FA Cup final">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_FA_Cup_final" title="1893 FA Cup final">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_FA_Cup_final" title="1894 FA Cup final">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_FA_Cup_final" title="1895 FA Cup final">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_FA_Cup_final" title="1896 FA Cup final">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_FA_Cup_final" title="1897 FA Cup final">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_FA_Cup_final" title="1898 FA Cup final">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_FA_Cup_final" title="1899 FA Cup final">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_FA_Cup_final" title="1900 FA Cup final">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_FA_Cup_final" title="1901 FA Cup final">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_FA_Cup_final" title="1902 FA Cup final">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_FA_Cup_final" title="1903 FA Cup final">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_FA_Cup_final" title="1904 FA Cup final">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_FA_Cup_final" title="1905 FA Cup final">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_FA_Cup_final" title="1906 FA Cup final">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_FA_Cup_final" title="1907 FA Cup final">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_FA_Cup_final" title="1908 FA Cup final">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_FA_Cup_final" title="1909 FA Cup final">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_FA_Cup_final" title="1910 FA Cup final">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_FA_Cup_final" title="1911 FA Cup final">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_FA_Cup_final" title="1912 FA Cup final">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_FA_Cup_final" title="1913 FA Cup final">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_FA_Cup_final" title="1914 FA Cup final">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_FA_Cup_final" title="1915 FA Cup final">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_FA_Cup_final" title="1920 FA Cup final">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_FA_Cup_final" title="1921 FA Cup final">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_FA_Cup_final" title="1922 FA Cup final">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_FA_Cup_final" title="1923 FA Cup final">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_FA_Cup_final" title="1924 FA Cup final">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_FA_Cup_final" title="1925 FA Cup final">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_FA_Cup_final" title="1926 FA Cup final">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_FA_Cup_final" title="1927 FA Cup final">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_FA_Cup_final" title="1928 FA Cup final">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_FA_Cup_final" title="1929 FA Cup final">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_FA_Cup_final" title="1930 FA Cup final">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_FA_Cup_final" title="1931 FA Cup final">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_FA_Cup_final" title="1932 FA Cup final">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_FA_Cup_final" title="1933 FA Cup final">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_FA_Cup_final" title="1934 FA Cup final">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_FA_Cup_final" title="1935 FA Cup final">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_FA_Cup_final" title="1936 FA Cup final">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_FA_Cup_final" title="1937 FA Cup final">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_FA_Cup_final" title="1938 FA Cup final">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_FA_Cup_final" title="1939 FA Cup final">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_FA_Cup_final" title="1946 FA Cup final">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_FA_Cup_final" title="1947 FA Cup final">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_FA_Cup_final" title="1948 FA Cup final">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_FA_Cup_final" title="1949 FA Cup final">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_FA_Cup_final" title="1950 FA Cup final">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_FA_Cup_final" title="1951 FA Cup final">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_FA_Cup_final" title="1952 FA Cup final">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_FA_Cup_final" title="1953 FA Cup final">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_FA_Cup_final" title="1954 FA Cup final">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_FA_Cup_final" title="1955 FA Cup final">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_FA_Cup_final" title="1956 FA Cup final">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_FA_Cup_final" title="1957 FA Cup final">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_FA_Cup_final" title="1958 FA Cup final">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_FA_Cup_final" title="1959 FA Cup final">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_FA_Cup_final" title="1960 FA Cup final">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_FA_Cup_final" title="1961 FA Cup final">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_FA_Cup_final" title="1962 FA Cup final">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_FA_Cup_final" title="1963 FA Cup final">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_FA_Cup_final" title="1964 FA Cup final">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_FA_Cup_final" title="1965 FA Cup final">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_FA_Cup_final" title="1966 FA Cup final">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_FA_Cup_final" title="1967 FA Cup final">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_FA_Cup_final" title="1968 FA Cup final">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_FA_Cup_final" title="1969 FA Cup final">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_FA_Cup_final" title="1970 FA Cup final">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_FA_Cup_final" title="1971 FA Cup final">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_FA_Cup_final" title="1972 FA Cup final">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_FA_Cup_final" title="1973 FA Cup final">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_FA_Cup_final" title="1974 FA Cup final">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_FA_Cup_final" title="1975 FA Cup final">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_FA_Cup_final" title="1976 FA Cup final">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_FA_Cup_final" title="1977 FA Cup final">1977</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_FA_Cup_final" title="1979 FA Cup final">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_FA_Cup_final" title="1980 FA Cup final">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_FA_Cup_final" title="1981 FA Cup final">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_FA_Cup_final" title="1982 FA Cup final">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_FA_Cup_final" title="1983 FA Cup final">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_FA_Cup_final" title="1984 FA Cup final">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_FA_Cup_final" title="1985 FA Cup final">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_FA_Cup_final" title="1986 FA Cup final">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_FA_Cup_final" title="1987 FA Cup final">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_FA_Cup_final" title="1988 FA Cup final">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_FA_Cup_final" title="1989 FA Cup final">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_FA_Cup_final" title="1990 FA Cup final">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_FA_Cup_final" title="1991 FA Cup final">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_FA_Cup_final" title="1992 FA Cup final">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_FA_Cup_final" title="1993 FA Cup final">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_FA_Cup_final" title="1994 FA Cup final">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_FA_Cup_final" title="1995 FA Cup final">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_FA_Cup_final" title="1996 FA Cup final">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_FA_Cup_final" title="1997 FA Cup final">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_FA_Cup_final" title="1998 FA Cup final">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_FA_Cup_final" title="1999 FA Cup final">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_FA_Cup_final" title="2000 FA Cup final">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_FA_Cup_final" title="2001 FA Cup final">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_FA_Cup_final" title="2002 FA Cup final">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_FA_Cup_final" title="2003 FA Cup final">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_FA_Cup_final" title="2004 FA Cup final">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_FA_Cup_final" title="2005 FA Cup final">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_FA_Cup_final" title="2006 FA Cup final">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_FA_Cup_final" title="2007 FA Cup final">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_FA_Cup_final" title="2008 FA Cup final">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_FA_Cup_final" title="2009 FA Cup final">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_FA_Cup_final" title="2010 FA Cup final">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_FA_Cup_final" title="2011 FA Cup final">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_FA_Cup_final" title="2012 FA Cup final">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_FA_Cup_final" title="2013 FA Cup final">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_FA_Cup_final" title="2014 FA Cup final">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_FA_Cup_final" title="2015 FA Cup final">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_FA_Cup_final" title="2016 FA Cup final">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_FA_Cup_final" title="2017 FA Cup final">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_FA_Cup_final" title="2018 FA Cup final">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_FA_Cup_final" title="2019 FA Cup final">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_FA_Cup_final" title="2020 FA Cup final">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_FA_Cup_final" title="2021 FA Cup final">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_FA_Cup_final" title="2022 FA Cup final">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_FA_Cup_final" title="2023 FA Cup final">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_FA_Cup_final" title="2024 FA Cup final">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_FA_Cup" title="History of the FA Cup">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FA_Cup_finals" title="List of FA Cup finals">List of finals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FA_Cup_semi-finals" title="FA Cup semi-finals">Semi-finals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FA_Cup_Final_referees" title="FA Cup Final referees">Final referees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FA_Cup_winning_managers" title="List of FA Cup winning managers">Winning managers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Non-English_football_clubs_in_the_FA_Cup" title="Non-English football clubs in the FA Cup">Non-English clubs</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Scottish_football_clubs_in_the_FA_Cup" title="List of Scottish football clubs in the FA Cup">Scottish clubs</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_non-League_clubs_in_the_Fifth_Round_of_the_FA_Cup_since_1925%E2%80%9326" title="List of non-League clubs in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup since 1925–26">Non-League clubs in the 5th Round</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FA_Cup_Giant-Killing_Award" title="FA Cup Giant-Killing Award">Giant-Killing Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="1977–78_in_English_football336" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1977%E2%80%9378_in_English_football" title="Template:1977–78 in English football"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1977%E2%80%9378_in_English_football" title="Template talk:1977–78 in English football"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1977%E2%80%9378_in_English_football" title="Special:EditPage/Template:1977–78 in English 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class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Greenwood" title="Ron Greenwood">Ron Greenwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_British_Home_Championship" title="1977–78 British Home Championship">Home Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1978 FIFA World Cup">1978 FIFA World Cup</a> (<small><a href="/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1978 FIFA World Cup qualification">qualification</a></small>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">League competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Levels 1–4</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Football_League" title="1977–78 Football League">Football League</a> <span class="wrap"><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Football_League_First_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1977–78 Football League First Division">First Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Football_League_Second_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1977–78 Football League Second Division">Second Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Football_League_Third_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1977–78 Football League Third Division">Third Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Football_League_Fourth_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1977–78 Football League Fourth Division">Fourth Division</a></span>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Levels 5–6</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Isthmian_League" title="1977–78 Isthmian League">Isthmian League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Isthmian_League#Premier_Division" title="1977–78 Isthmian League">Premier</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Isthmian_League#Division_One" title="1977–78 Isthmian League">One</a></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Northern_Premier_League" title="1977–78 Northern Premier League">Northern Premier League</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 5 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Southern_Football_League" title="1977–78 Southern Football League">Southern League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Southern_Football_League#Premier_Division" title="1977–78 Southern Football League">Premier</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Southern_Football_League#Division_One_North" title="1977–78 Southern Football League">One North</a>, <a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Southern_Football_League#Division_One_South" title="1977–78 Southern Football League">One South</a></span>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Levels 7–9</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Isthmian_League" title="1977–78 Isthmian League">Isthmian League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Isthmian_League#Division_Two" title="1977–78 Isthmian League">Two</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Athenian_League" title="1977–78 Athenian League">Athenian League</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 7 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Cheshire_County_Football_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Cheshire County Football League (page does not exist)">Cheshire County League</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 7 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Eastern_Counties_Football_League" title="1977–78 Eastern Counties Football League">Eastern Counties League</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 7 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Essex_Senior_Football_League" title="1977–78 Essex Senior Football League">Essex Senior League</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 7 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Hellenic_Football_League" title="1977–78 Hellenic Football League">Hellenic League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Hellenic_Football_League#Premier_Division" title="1977–78 Hellenic Football League">Premier</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Hellenic_Football_League#Division_One" title="1977–78 Hellenic Football League">One</a></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Kent_Football_League" title="1977–78 Kent Football League">Kent League</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 7 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Lancashire_Combination&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Lancashire Combination (page does not exist)">Lancashire Combination</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 7 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_London_Spartan_League" title="1977–78 London Spartan League">London Spartan League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_London_Spartan_League#Premier_Division" title="1977–78 London Spartan League">Premier</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_London_Spartan_League#Senior_Division" title="1977–78 London Spartan League">Senior</a></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Midland_Football_Combination" title="1977–78 Midland Football Combination">Midland Football Combination</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 7 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Midland_Football_League" title="1977–78 Midland Football League">Midland League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Midland_Football_League#Premier_Division" title="1977–78 Midland Football League">Premier</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Midland_Football_League#Division_One" title="1977–78 Midland Football League">One</a></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Northern_Football_League" title="1977–78 Northern Football League">Northern League</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 7 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_South_Midlands_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 South Midlands League (page does not exist)">South Midlands League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_South_Midlands_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 South Midlands League (page does not exist)">Premier</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_South_Midlands_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 South Midlands League (page does not exist)">One</a></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Sussex_County_Football_League" title="1977–78 Sussex County Football League">Sussex County League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Sussex_County_Football_League#Division_One" title="1977–78 Sussex County Football League">One</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Sussex_County_Football_League#Division_Two" title="1977–78 Sussex County Football League">Two</a></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_United_Counties_League" title="1977–78 United Counties League">United Counties League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_United_Counties_League#Premier_Division" title="1977–78 United Counties League">Premier</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_United_Counties_League#Division_One" title="1977–78 United Counties League">One</a></span>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_United_Counties_League#Division_Two" title="1977–78 United Counties League">Two</a></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_West_Midlands_(Regional)_League" title="1977–78 West Midlands (Regional) League">West Midlands (Regional) League</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 7 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Western_Football_League" title="1977–78 Western Football League">Western League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Western_Football_League#Premier_Division" title="1977–78 Western Football League">Premier</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Western_Football_League#Division_One" title="1977–78 Western Football League">One</a></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Yorkshire_Football_League" title="1977–78 Yorkshire Football League">Yorkshire League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Yorkshire_Football_League#Division_One" title="1977–78 Yorkshire Football League">One</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Yorkshire_Football_League#Division_Two" title="1977–78 Yorkshire Football League">Two</a></span>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Yorkshire_Football_League#Division_Three" title="1977–78 Yorkshire Football League">Three</a></span>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cup competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">FA cups</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_FA_Cup" title="1977–78 FA Cup">FA Cup</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1977–78 FA Cup qualifying rounds">Qualifying rounds</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Final</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_FA_Charity_Shield" title="1977 FA Charity Shield">Charity Shield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_FA_Trophy" title="1977–78 FA Trophy">FA Trophy</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_FA_Trophy_final&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978 FA Trophy final (page does not exist)">Final</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Football League cups</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Football_League_Cup" title="1977–78 Football League Cup">League Cup</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/1978_Football_League_Cup_final" title="1978 Football League Cup final">Final</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">European competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_European_Cup" title="1977–78 European Cup">European Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_UEFA_Cup" title="1977–78 UEFA Cup">UEFA Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_European_Cup_Winners%27_Cup" title="1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup">European Cup Winners' Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Anglo-Scottish_Cup" title="1977–78 Anglo-Scottish Cup">Anglo-Scottish Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div id="Club_seasons258"><b>Club seasons</b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Football_League_First_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1977–78 Football League First Division">First Division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Arsenal_F.C._season" title="1977–78 Arsenal F.C. season">Arsenal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Aston_Villa_F.C._season" title="1977–78 Aston Villa F.C. season">Aston Villa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1977–78 Birmingham City F.C. season">Birmingham City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Bristol_City_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Bristol City F.C. season (page does not exist)">Bristol City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Chelsea_F.C._season" title="1977–78 Chelsea F.C. season">Chelsea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Coventry_City_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Coventry City F.C. season (page does not exist)">Coventry City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Derby_County_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Derby County F.C. season (page does not exist)">Derby County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Everton_F.C._season" title="1977–78 Everton F.C. season">Everton</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Ipswich_Town_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Ipswich Town F.C. season (page does not exist)">Ipswich Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season" title="1977–78 Leeds United A.F.C. season">Leeds United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Leicester_City_F.C._season" title="1977–78 Leicester City F.C. season">Leicester City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Liverpool_F.C._season" title="1977–78 Liverpool F.C. season">Liverpool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Manchester_City_F.C._season" title="1977–78 Manchester City F.C. season">Manchester City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Manchester_United_F.C._season" title="1977–78 Manchester United F.C. season">Manchester United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Middlesbrough_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Middlesbrough F.C. season (page does not exist)">Middlesbrough</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Newcastle_United_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Newcastle United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Newcastle United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Norwich_City_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Norwich City F.C. season (page does not exist)">Norwich City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Nottingham_Forest_F.C._season" title="1977–78 Nottingham Forest F.C. season">Nottingham Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C._season" title="1977–78 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season">Queens Park Rangers</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season (page does not exist)">West Bromwich Albion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_West_Ham_United_F.C._season" title="1977–78 West Ham United F.C. season">West Ham United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Wolverhampton_Wanderers_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season (page does not exist)">Wolverhampton Wanderers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Football_League_Second_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1977–78 Football League Second Division">Second Division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Blackburn_Rovers_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season (page does not exist)">Blackburn Rovers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Blackpool_F.C._season" title="1977–78 Blackpool F.C. season">Blackpool</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Bolton_Wanderers_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season (page does not exist)">Bolton Wanderers</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Brighton_%26_Hove_Albion_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season (page does not exist)">Brighton & Hove Albion</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Bristol_Rovers_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Bristol Rovers F.C. season (page does not exist)">Bristol Rovers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Burnley_F.C._season" title="1977–78 Burnley F.C. season">Burnley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Cardiff_City_F.C._season" title="1977–78 Cardiff City F.C. season">Cardiff City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Charlton_Athletic_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Charlton Athletic F.C. season (page does not exist)">Charlton Athletic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Crystal_Palace_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Crystal Palace F.C. season (page does not exist)">Crystal Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Fulham_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Fulham F.C. season (page does not exist)">Fulham</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Hull_City_A.F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Hull City A.F.C. season (page does not exist)">Hull City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Luton_Town_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Luton Town F.C. season (page does not exist)">Luton Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Mansfield_Town_F.C._season" title="1977–78 Mansfield Town F.C. season">Mansfield Town</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Millwall_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Millwall F.C. season (page does not exist)">Millwall</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Notts_County_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Notts County F.C. season (page does not exist)">Notts County</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Oldham_Athletic_A.F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season (page does not exist)">Oldham Athletic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Orient_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Orient F.C. season (page does not exist)">Orient</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Sheffield_United_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Sheffield United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Sheffield United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Southampton_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Southampton F.C. season (page does not exist)">Southampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Stoke_City_F.C._season" title="1977–78 Stoke City F.C. season">Stoke City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Sunderland_A.F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Sunderland A.F.C. season (page does not exist)">Sunderland</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season (page does not exist)">Tottenham Hotspur</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Football_League_Third_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1977–78 Football League Third Division">Third Division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Bradford_City_A.F.C._season" title="1977–78 Bradford City A.F.C. season">Bradford City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Bury_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Bury F.C. season (page does not exist)">Bury</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Cambridge_United_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Cambridge United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Cambridge United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Carlisle_United_F.C._season" title="1977–78 Carlisle United F.C. season">Carlisle United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Chester_F.C._season" title="1977–78 Chester F.C. season">Chester</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Chesterfield_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Chesterfield F.C. season (page does not exist)">Chesterfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Colchester_United_F.C._season" title="1977–78 Colchester United F.C. season">Colchester United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Exeter_City_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Exeter City F.C. season (page does not exist)">Exeter City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Gillingham_F.C._season" class="mw-redirect" title="1977–78 Gillingham F.C. season">Gillingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Hereford_United_F.C._season" title="1977–78 Hereford United F.C. season">Hereford United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Lincoln_City_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Lincoln City F.C. season (page does not exist)">Lincoln City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Oxford_United_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Oxford United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Oxford United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Peterborough_United_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Peterborough United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Peterborough United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Plymouth_Argyle_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season (page does not exist)">Plymouth Argyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1977–78 Port Vale F.C. season">Port Vale</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Portsmouth_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Portsmouth F.C. season (page does not exist)">Portsmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Preston_North_End_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Preston North End F.C. season (page does not exist)">Preston North End</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Rotherham_United_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Rotherham United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Rotherham United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season (page does not exist)">Sheffield Wednesday</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Shrewsbury_Town_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season (page does not exist)">Shrewsbury Town</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Swindon_Town_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Swindon Town F.C. season (page does not exist)">Swindon Town</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Tranmere_Rovers_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season (page does not exist)">Tranmere Rovers</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Walsall_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Walsall F.C. season (page does not exist)">Walsall</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Wrexham_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Wrexham F.C. season (page does not exist)">Wrexham</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Football_League_Fourth_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1977–78 Football League Fourth Division">Fourth Division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Aldershot_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Aldershot F.C. season (page does not exist)">Aldershot</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Barnsley_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Barnsley F.C. season (page does not exist)">Barnsley</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Bournemouth_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Bournemouth F.C. season (page does not exist)">Bournemouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Brentford_F.C._season" title="1977–78 Brentford F.C. season">Brentford</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Crewe_Alexandra_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season (page does not exist)">Crewe Alexandra</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Darlington_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Darlington F.C. season (page does not exist)">Darlington</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Doncaster_Rovers_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season (page does not exist)">Doncaster Rovers</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Grimsby_Town_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Grimsby Town F.C. season (page does not exist)">Grimsby Town</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Rochdale_A.F.C._season" title="1977–78 Rochdale A.F.C. season">Rochdale</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Scunthorpe_United_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Scunthorpe United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Scunthorpe United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Southend_United_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Southend United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Southend United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Southport_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Southport F.C. season (page does not exist)">Southport</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Stockport_County_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Stockport County F.C. season (page does not exist)">Stockport County</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Swansea_City_A.F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Swansea City A.F.C. season (page does not exist)">Swansea City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Torquay_United_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Torquay United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Torquay United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Watford_F.C._season" title="1977–78 Watford F.C. season">Watford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Wimbledon_F.C._season" title="1977–78 Wimbledon F.C. season">Wimbledon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_York_City_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 York City F.C. season (page does not exist)">York City</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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FA Charity Shield">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_FA_Charity_Shield" title="1991 FA Charity Shield">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_FA_Charity_Shield" title="1993 FA Charity Shield">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_FA_Charity_Shield" title="1998 FA Charity Shield">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_FA_Charity_Shield" title="1999 FA Charity Shield">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_FA_Community_Shield" title="2002 FA Community Shield">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_FA_Community_Shield" title="2003 FA Community Shield">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_FA_Community_Shield" title="2004 FA Community Shield">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_FA_Community_Shield" title="2005 FA Community Shield">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_FA_Community_Shield" title="2014 FA Community Shield">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_FA_Community_Shield" title="2015 FA Community Shield">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_FA_Community_Shield" title="2017 FA Community Shield">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_FA_Community_Shield" title="2020 FA Community Shield">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_FA_Community_Shield" title="2023 FA Community Shield">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#ee0107; color:white; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #023474, inset -1px -1px 0 #023474;;width:1%">Notable league matches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leicester_City_6%E2%80%936_Arsenal_(1930)" title="Leicester City 6–6 Arsenal (1930)">Leicester City 6–6 Arsenal</a> (1930)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aston_Villa_1%E2%80%937_Arsenal_(1935)" title="Aston Villa 1–7 Arsenal (1935)">Aston Villa 1–7 Arsenal</a> (1935)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_0%E2%80%932_Arsenal_(1989)" title="Liverpool 0–2 Arsenal (1989)">Liverpool 0–2 Arsenal</a> (1989)</li> <li><a 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