1980 FA Cup final
Event | 1979–80 FA Cup | ||||||
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Date | 10 May 1980 | ||||||
Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
Referee | George Courtney (County Durham) | ||||||
Attendance | 100,000 | ||||||
The 1980 FA Cup final was contested by
Match details
The 1980 Cup Final was the 99th final to be played since 1872, and the 52nd to be played at Wembley since 1923. The tie involved Arsenal, who had played in the previous two FA Cup Finals and were a strong First Division side, and two time F.A. Cup winners West Ham United, a Second Division side that had only ever played at Wembley five times before and were huge underdogs on the day.
Present as the royal guests were the Duke and Duchess of Kent. The Duke was introduced to the teams directly after the national anthem and just prior to kick off. West Ham won the coin toss and captain Billy Bonds chose to stay at the end his team was already at.
The game started slowly with Arsenal playing their traditional defensive keep ball style of football. West Ham gained possession after Arsenal gave away a free kick due to
Arsenal and West Ham both had attacks during the rest of the first half, Arsenal having more of the game as had been anticipated, but
Despite their possession, Arsenal failed to break West Ham down in the second half, and West Ham ran out 1–0 winners. Bonds collected the trophy from the Duchess of Kent, and raised it above his head toward the jubilant West Ham fans to a chorus of cheers and "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles", the East End team's adopted anthem.
Match line-ups
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Match rules
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References
- ^ "Paul Allen, Delegate Liaison Executive". PFA. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2022.