1990 FA Cup Final
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The 1990 FA Cup Final was a football match contested by Manchester United
and Crystal Palace
at Wembley Stadium, London
, England
. The match finished 3–3 after extra time. Bryan Robson
and Mark Hughes
(2) scored for United; Gary O'Reilly
and Ian Wright
(2) for Palace. Ian Wright had only recently returned from a broken leg that kept him out of the semi-final.
In the replay, United won 1–0 with a goal from Lee Martin – only the second goal he would score for the club. It saw them match Aston Villa
and Tottenham Hotspur's
record of seven FA Cup triumphs. Crystal Palace, in contrast, had never played in either an FA Cup or Football League Cup
final before.
This was the first FA Cup final to be played in front of an all-seater crowd, as Wembley's remaining standing areas had been converted to all-seater in the autumn of 1989.
The month before the final, UEFA
had announced that the ban on English clubs in European competitions would be lifted for the 1990–91 season, provided that England
fans behaved well at that summer's World Cup
. England fans duly behaved well at the tournament, and this gave the green light to United to compete in the 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup, which they ultimately won. It also proved to be the turning point in Manchester United's history after a few lean seasons; over the next 20 years they collected a total of more than 20 major trophies.
If Crystal Palace had won the trophy, it would have gained them the first major trophy of their history and given them European qualification for the first time as well. More than 20 years on, they have yet to achieve either of these things.
The 1990 Crystal Palace team was the last all-English team to play in an FA Cup final.
The 1990 FA Cup win was the third time Bryan Robson had been in the winning side in an FA Cup final; he had also now scored a total of three goals in FA Cup finals. He was the only player left from the 1983 FA Cup winning team, in which he had scored two goals in the final replay. He left the club just after their 1994 FA Cup final win, but was denied a fourth FA Cup winner's medal as he was not included into the squad for the final.
United's squad had changed so much since the appointment of Alex Ferguson as manager in November 1986 that Mark Hughes (bought back from Barcelona
in 1988 after two years in Spain
) was the only player in the team other than Robson still at the club who had featured in the 1985 FA Cup winning side.
headed in from a free-kick, via Gary Pallister
's head, despite the attempt of Jim Leighton
to save the ball on the line. Manchester United hit back on 35 minutes. Brian McClair
made a run down the right wing and floated a cross to the back post, where captain Bryan Robson
was waiting to head goalwards. His header flicked off John Pemberton
's shin and evaded Palace goalkeeper Nigel Martyn
. It was 1–1 at half-time.
In the second half, United went ahead for the first time in the game, when a cross-shot from Neil Webb
found its way to Mark Hughes
who fired low into the corner. Palace manager, Steve Coppell
made a game-changing substitution when he brought on Ian Wright
, who had an immediate impact when he went on a mazy run past two United defenders and slotted a calm shot past Leighton. 2–2. Extra time loomed but not before Mike Phelan
saw his clever chip hit the crossbar.
Extra time was needed for the second final in a row, and it was Palace who scored first, when John Salako
floated a cross to the back post. Leighton hesitated for a second, which allowed Wright to volley home for his second goal of the game. 3–2 to Crystal Palace. However, the scoring was not over, and in the second period of extra time, Wallace provided the through ball for Hughes to chase, and he calmly angled the ball past the onrushing Martyn to make it 3–3.
in goal, with Les Sealey
. Leighton never played for Manchester United again. Sealey made three important saves to keep Palace at bay, in a tough-tackling match.
The match itself was not as eventful as the first game, finishing 1–0. United won by a single goal scored by defender Lee Martin. He chested down a Neil Webb
pass and fired high into the net, past Martyn in goal. Bryan Robson held aloft the Cup for the third time as captain.
It was Manchester United's first major trophy under the management of Alex Ferguson
. It is often debated that if Manchester United lost the match, Alex Ferguson would have been sacked as Manchester United manager.
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MANCHESTER UNITED:
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GK
1
Jim Leighton
CM
2
Paul Ince
LB
3
Lee Martin
CB
4
Steve Bruce
RB
5
Mike Phelan
CB
6
Gary Pallister
CM
7
Bryan Robson
(c)
RM
8
Neil Webb
CF
9
Brian McClair
CF
10
Mark Hughes
LM
11
Danny Wallace
Substitutes:
FW
12
Mark Robins
DF
14
Clayton Blackmore
Manager:
Alex Ferguson
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MANCHESTER UNITED:
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GK
1
Les Sealey
CM
2
Paul Ince
LB
3
Lee Martin
CB
4
Steve Bruce
RB
5
Mike Phelan
CB
6
Gary Pallister
CM
7
Bryan Robson
(c)
RM
8
Neil Webb
CF
9
Brian McClair
CF
10
Mark Hughes
LM
11
Danny Wallace
Substitutes:
DF
12
Clayton Blackmore
FW
14
Mark Robins
Manager:
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
and Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
at Wembley Stadium, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The match finished 3–3 after extra time. Bryan Robson
Bryan Robson
Bryan Robson OBE is an English football manager and a former player. He is best known for playing in midfield for Manchester United, where he was the longest serving captain in club history. He was the manager of Sheffield United, being relieved of his first team duties at the club in February 2008...
and Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes
Leslie Mark Hughes, OBE , is a former Welsh international footballer. As an international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals....
(2) scored for United; Gary O'Reilly
Gary O'Reilly
Gary O'Reilly is a former professional English footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion, Crystal Palace and Grays Athletic as a central defender....
and Ian Wright
Ian Wright
Ian Edward Wright, MBE is a retired English footballer turned television and radio personality.Wright enjoyed success with London clubs Crystal Palace and Arsenal, spending six years with the former and seven years with the latter. With Arsenal he has lifted the Premier League title and both major...
(2) for Palace. Ian Wright had only recently returned from a broken leg that kept him out of the semi-final.
In the replay, United won 1–0 with a goal from Lee Martin – only the second goal he would score for the club. It saw them match Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
and Tottenham Hotspur's
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
record of seven FA Cup triumphs. Crystal Palace, in contrast, had never played in either an FA Cup or Football League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
final before.
This was the first FA Cup final to be played in front of an all-seater crowd, as Wembley's remaining standing areas had been converted to all-seater in the autumn of 1989.
The month before the final, UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
had announced that the ban on English clubs in European competitions would be lifted for the 1990–91 season, provided that England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
fans behaved well at that summer's World Cup
1990 FIFA World Cup
The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
. England fans duly behaved well at the tournament, and this gave the green light to United to compete in the 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup, which they ultimately won. It also proved to be the turning point in Manchester United's history after a few lean seasons; over the next 20 years they collected a total of more than 20 major trophies.
If Crystal Palace had won the trophy, it would have gained them the first major trophy of their history and given them European qualification for the first time as well. More than 20 years on, they have yet to achieve either of these things.
The 1990 Crystal Palace team was the last all-English team to play in an FA Cup final.
The 1990 FA Cup win was the third time Bryan Robson had been in the winning side in an FA Cup final; he had also now scored a total of three goals in FA Cup finals. He was the only player left from the 1983 FA Cup winning team, in which he had scored two goals in the final replay. He left the club just after their 1994 FA Cup final win, but was denied a fourth FA Cup winner's medal as he was not included into the squad for the final.
United's squad had changed so much since the appointment of Alex Ferguson as manager in November 1986 that Mark Hughes (bought back from Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
in 1988 after two years in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
) was the only player in the team other than Robson still at the club who had featured in the 1985 FA Cup winning side.
The first game
The first game on the Saturday was an open attacking affair. Both teams had been involved in dramatic high-scoring semi-finals and the final started the same way. On 17 minutes, Crystal Palace took the lead when Gary O'ReillyGary O'Reilly
Gary O'Reilly is a former professional English footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion, Crystal Palace and Grays Athletic as a central defender....
headed in from a free-kick, via Gary Pallister
Gary Pallister
Gary Andrew Pallister is an English former footballer, most noted for his nine-year spell at Manchester United from 1989 until 1998...
's head, despite the attempt of Jim Leighton
Jim Leighton
James "Jim" Leighton MBE is a Scottish former football goalkeeper. Among the clubs he played for are Aberdeen , Manchester United, Arsenal, Dundee and Hibernian.-Club:...
to save the ball on the line. Manchester United hit back on 35 minutes. Brian McClair
Brian McClair
Brian John McClair is a former Scottish international football player who played as a forward, notable for his near 11-year spell at Manchester United, as well as important tenures at Scottish clubs Celtic and Motherwell...
made a run down the right wing and floated a cross to the back post, where captain Bryan Robson
Bryan Robson
Bryan Robson OBE is an English football manager and a former player. He is best known for playing in midfield for Manchester United, where he was the longest serving captain in club history. He was the manager of Sheffield United, being relieved of his first team duties at the club in February 2008...
was waiting to head goalwards. His header flicked off John Pemberton
John Pemberton
John Stith Pemberton was a Confederate veteran and an American druggist, and is best known for being the inventor of Coca-Cola.-Early life:...
's shin and evaded Palace goalkeeper Nigel Martyn
Nigel Martyn
Antony Nigel Martyn , more commonly known as Nigel Martyn, is a retired English football goalkeeper. He played for Crystal Palace where he became the first £1million goalkeeper in British football and also won the Full Members Cup. Martyn then left to spend six seasons at Leeds United. He went on...
. It was 1–1 at half-time.
In the second half, United went ahead for the first time in the game, when a cross-shot from Neil Webb
Neil Webb
Neil John Webb is an English former footballer and television pundit. He played as a midfielder and defender between 1980 and 1997 notably for Portsmouth, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United...
found its way to Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes
Leslie Mark Hughes, OBE , is a former Welsh international footballer. As an international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals....
who fired low into the corner. Palace manager, Steve Coppell
Steve Coppell
Stephen James "Steve" Coppell is an English former footballer and manager, currently without a club.As a player, he was a highly regarded right winger known for his speed and work rate. He won domestic honours with Manchester United and represented England at the World Cup...
made a game-changing substitution when he brought on Ian Wright
Ian Wright
Ian Edward Wright, MBE is a retired English footballer turned television and radio personality.Wright enjoyed success with London clubs Crystal Palace and Arsenal, spending six years with the former and seven years with the latter. With Arsenal he has lifted the Premier League title and both major...
, who had an immediate impact when he went on a mazy run past two United defenders and slotted a calm shot past Leighton. 2–2. Extra time loomed but not before Mike Phelan
Mike Phelan
Michael Christopher "Mike" Phelan , also known as Mick Phelan or Micky Phelan, is an English football coach, former player, and current assistant manager of Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson....
saw his clever chip hit the crossbar.
Extra time was needed for the second final in a row, and it was Palace who scored first, when John Salako
John Salako
John Salako is an English former professional football player who played for a variety of clubs and has also represented England at senior level. He was a part of the Crystal Palace team which reached the 1990 FA Cup Final. A severe knee injury sustained against Leeds United in 1991 put him out...
floated a cross to the back post. Leighton hesitated for a second, which allowed Wright to volley home for his second goal of the game. 3–2 to Crystal Palace. However, the scoring was not over, and in the second period of extra time, Wallace provided the through ball for Hughes to chase, and he calmly angled the ball past the onrushing Martyn to make it 3–3.
The replay
The main story of the replay was that Alex Ferguson decided to replace Jim LeightonJim Leighton
James "Jim" Leighton MBE is a Scottish former football goalkeeper. Among the clubs he played for are Aberdeen , Manchester United, Arsenal, Dundee and Hibernian.-Club:...
in goal, with Les Sealey
Les Sealey
Leslie Jesse "Les" Sealey was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for, among others, Coventry City, Luton Town, Manchester United, Aston Villa and West Ham United...
. Leighton never played for Manchester United again. Sealey made three important saves to keep Palace at bay, in a tough-tackling match.
The match itself was not as eventful as the first game, finishing 1–0. United won by a single goal scored by defender Lee Martin. He chested down a Neil Webb
Neil Webb
Neil John Webb is an English former footballer and television pundit. He played as a midfielder and defender between 1980 and 1997 notably for Portsmouth, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United...
pass and fired high into the net, past Martyn in goal. Bryan Robson held aloft the Cup for the third time as captain.
It was Manchester United's first major trophy under the management of Alex Ferguson
Alex Ferguson
Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE is a Scottish association football manager and former player, currently managing Manchester United, where he has been in charge since 1986...
. It is often debated that if Manchester United lost the match, Alex Ferguson would have been sacked as Manchester United manager.
Cup final song
Manchester United's squad recorded "We Will Stand Together" for their appearance, whilst the Palace team recorded a version of the club's anthem "Glad All OverGlad All Over
"Glad All Over" is a song written by Mike Smith and recorded by The Dave Clark Five. In January 1964, it became the British group's first big hit, reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart. In April 1964, it reached number 6 on the American U.S. pop singles chart, becoming the first British...
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Match details
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| GK | 1 | Nigel Martyn Nigel Martyn Antony Nigel Martyn , more commonly known as Nigel Martyn, is a retired English football goalkeeper. He played for Crystal Palace where he became the first £1million goalkeeper in British football and also won the Full Members Cup. Martyn then left to spend six seasons at Leeds United. He went on... |
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| RB | 2 | John Pemberton John Pemberton (footballer) John Pemberton is an English former footballer who made more than 300 appearances in the Football League and Premier League playing as a defender for Rochdale, Crewe Alexandra, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United and Leeds United... |
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| LB | 3 | Richard Shaw Richard Shaw (footballer) Richard Shaw is an English former professional football player, and currently a coach for Millwall.... |
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| CM | 4 | Andy Gray Andy Gray (footballer born 1964) Andrew Arthur Gray is an English former footballer who played in the centre of midfield or as a striker during his career, before going into International management... |
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| CB | 5 | Gary O'Reilly Gary O'Reilly Gary O'Reilly is a former professional English footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion, Crystal Palace and Grays Athletic as a central defender.... |
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| CB | 6 | Andy Thorn Andy Thorn (footballer) Andy Thorn is a retired English footballer and the current manager of Coventry City.As a player at Wimbledon, he was part of the side that achieved a famous victory over Liverpool in the 1988 FA Cup Final... |
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| RM | 7 | Phil Barber Phil Barber (footballer) Phillip Andrew Barber is a retired English professional footballer who played in the 1990 FA Cup Final with Crystal Palace.-Career:... |
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| CM | 8 | Geoff Thomas Geoff Thomas Geoff Thomas born Manchester, England is a former English footballer, who won nine caps for the full England team and captained Crystal Palace to the FA Cup final in 1990... (c) |
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| CF | 9 | Mark Bright Mark Bright Mark Abraham Bright is a former English footballer who is now a sports pundit and BBC London's sport presenter, as well as a coach at Crystal Palace.... |
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| LM | 10 | John Salako John Salako John Salako is an English former professional football player who played for a variety of clubs and has also represented England at senior level. He was a part of the Crystal Palace team which reached the 1990 FA Cup Final. A severe knee injury sustained against Leeds United in 1991 put him out... |
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| CM | 11 | Alan Pardew Alan Pardew Alan Scott Pardew is an English football manager and former player, currently the manager of Newcastle United.... |
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| Substitutes: | ||||
| FW | 12 | Ian Wright Ian Wright Ian Edward Wright, MBE is a retired English footballer turned television and radio personality.Wright enjoyed success with London clubs Crystal Palace and Arsenal, spending six years with the former and seven years with the latter. With Arsenal he has lifted the Premier League title and both major... |
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| DF | 14 | David Madden David Madden (footballer) David Madden is a retired English professional footballer who played in the 1990 FA Cup Final with Crystal Palace.-Career:... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Steve Coppell Steve Coppell Stephen James "Steve" Coppell is an English former footballer and manager, currently without a club.As a player, he was a highly regarded right winger known for his speed and work rate. He won domestic honours with Manchester United and represented England at the World Cup... |
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Jim LeightonJim Leighton
James "Jim" Leighton MBE is a Scottish former football goalkeeper. Among the clubs he played for are Aberdeen , Manchester United, Arsenal, Dundee and Hibernian.-Club:...
Paul IncePaul Ince
Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince is an English football manager and a former professional player. He has managed Blackburn Rovers, Milton Keynes Dons and Macclesfield Town...
Lee Martin Steve BruceSteve Bruce
Stephen Roger "Steve" Bruce is an English football manager and former player. Born in Corbridge, Northumberland, he was a promising schoolboy footballer but was rejected by a number of professional clubs. He was on the verge of quitting the game altogether when he was offered a trial with Gillingham...
Mike PhelanMike Phelan
Michael Christopher "Mike" Phelan , also known as Mick Phelan or Micky Phelan, is an English football coach, former player, and current assistant manager of Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson....
Gary PallisterGary Pallister
Gary Andrew Pallister is an English former footballer, most noted for his nine-year spell at Manchester United from 1989 until 1998...
Bryan RobsonBryan Robson
Bryan Robson OBE is an English football manager and a former player. He is best known for playing in midfield for Manchester United, where he was the longest serving captain in club history. He was the manager of Sheffield United, being relieved of his first team duties at the club in February 2008...
(c)
Neil WebbNeil Webb
Neil John Webb is an English former footballer and television pundit. He played as a midfielder and defender between 1980 and 1997 notably for Portsmouth, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United...
Brian McClairBrian McClair
Brian John McClair is a former Scottish international football player who played as a forward, notable for his near 11-year spell at Manchester United, as well as important tenures at Scottish clubs Celtic and Motherwell...
Mark HughesMark Hughes
Leslie Mark Hughes, OBE , is a former Welsh international footballer. As an international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals....
Danny WallaceDanny Wallace (footballer)
David Lloyd "Danny" Wallace is an English former footballer who played for Southampton, Manchester United, Millwall, Birmingham City and Wycombe Wanderers. He won one full cap for England. His football career was ended prematurely by the effects of multiple sclerosis.-Southampton:Wallace was born...
Mark RobinsMark Robins
Mark Gordon Robins is an English football manager, appointed manager of Barnsley in 2009.As a player, he was most notable for his exploits with Manchester United, Norwich City and Leicester City...
Clayton BlackmoreClayton Blackmore
Clayton Graham Blackmore is a former Welsh international footballer. He was a combative player known for his attacking free kicks and a utility player who excelled at full back and in central defence but could play equally well in midfield or as an emergency forward.-Career:Blackmore once had...
Alex FergusonAlex Ferguson
Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE is a Scottish association football manager and former player, currently managing Manchester United, where he has been in charge since 1986...
MATCH RULES
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Replay
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | CRYSTAL PALACE: | |||
| GK | 1 | Nigel Martyn Nigel Martyn Antony Nigel Martyn , more commonly known as Nigel Martyn, is a retired English football goalkeeper. He played for Crystal Palace where he became the first £1million goalkeeper in British football and also won the Full Members Cup. Martyn then left to spend six seasons at Leeds United. He went on... |
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| RB | 2 | John Pemberton John Pemberton (footballer) John Pemberton is an English former footballer who made more than 300 appearances in the Football League and Premier League playing as a defender for Rochdale, Crewe Alexandra, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United and Leeds United... |
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| LB | 3 | Richard Shaw Richard Shaw (footballer) Richard Shaw is an English former professional football player, and currently a coach for Millwall.... |
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| CM | 4 | Andy Gray Andy Gray (footballer born 1964) Andrew Arthur Gray is an English former footballer who played in the centre of midfield or as a striker during his career, before going into International management... |
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| CB | 5 | Gary O'Reilly Gary O'Reilly Gary O'Reilly is a former professional English footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion, Crystal Palace and Grays Athletic as a central defender.... |
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| CB | 6 | Andy Thorn Andy Thorn (footballer) Andy Thorn is a retired English footballer and the current manager of Coventry City.As a player at Wimbledon, he was part of the side that achieved a famous victory over Liverpool in the 1988 FA Cup Final... |
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| RM | 7 | Phil Barber Phil Barber (footballer) Phillip Andrew Barber is a retired English professional footballer who played in the 1990 FA Cup Final with Crystal Palace.-Career:... |
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| CM | 8 | Geoff Thomas Geoff Thomas Geoff Thomas born Manchester, England is a former English footballer, who won nine caps for the full England team and captained Crystal Palace to the FA Cup final in 1990... (c) |
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| CF | 9 | Mark Bright Mark Bright Mark Abraham Bright is a former English footballer who is now a sports pundit and BBC London's sport presenter, as well as a coach at Crystal Palace.... |
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| LM | 10 | John Salako John Salako John Salako is an English former professional football player who played for a variety of clubs and has also represented England at senior level. He was a part of the Crystal Palace team which reached the 1990 FA Cup Final. A severe knee injury sustained against Leeds United in 1991 put him out... |
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| CM | 11 | Alan Pardew Alan Pardew Alan Scott Pardew is an English football manager and former player, currently the manager of Newcastle United.... |
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| Substitutes: | ||||
| FW | 12 | Ian Wright Ian Wright Ian Edward Wright, MBE is a retired English footballer turned television and radio personality.Wright enjoyed success with London clubs Crystal Palace and Arsenal, spending six years with the former and seven years with the latter. With Arsenal he has lifted the Premier League title and both major... |
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| DF | 14 | David Madden David Madden (footballer) David Madden is a retired English professional footballer who played in the 1990 FA Cup Final with Crystal Palace.-Career:... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Steve Coppell Steve Coppell Stephen James "Steve" Coppell is an English former footballer and manager, currently without a club.As a player, he was a highly regarded right winger known for his speed and work rate. He won domestic honours with Manchester United and represented England at the World Cup... |
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Les SealeyLes Sealey
Leslie Jesse "Les" Sealey was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for, among others, Coventry City, Luton Town, Manchester United, Aston Villa and West Ham United...
Paul IncePaul Ince
Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince is an English football manager and a former professional player. He has managed Blackburn Rovers, Milton Keynes Dons and Macclesfield Town...
Lee Martin Steve BruceSteve Bruce
Stephen Roger "Steve" Bruce is an English football manager and former player. Born in Corbridge, Northumberland, he was a promising schoolboy footballer but was rejected by a number of professional clubs. He was on the verge of quitting the game altogether when he was offered a trial with Gillingham...
Mike PhelanMike Phelan
Michael Christopher "Mike" Phelan , also known as Mick Phelan or Micky Phelan, is an English football coach, former player, and current assistant manager of Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson....
Gary PallisterGary Pallister
Gary Andrew Pallister is an English former footballer, most noted for his nine-year spell at Manchester United from 1989 until 1998...
Bryan RobsonBryan Robson
Bryan Robson OBE is an English football manager and a former player. He is best known for playing in midfield for Manchester United, where he was the longest serving captain in club history. He was the manager of Sheffield United, being relieved of his first team duties at the club in February 2008...
(c)
Neil WebbNeil Webb
Neil John Webb is an English former footballer and television pundit. He played as a midfielder and defender between 1980 and 1997 notably for Portsmouth, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United...
Brian McClairBrian McClair
Brian John McClair is a former Scottish international football player who played as a forward, notable for his near 11-year spell at Manchester United, as well as important tenures at Scottish clubs Celtic and Motherwell...
Mark HughesMark Hughes
Leslie Mark Hughes, OBE , is a former Welsh international footballer. As an international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals....
Danny WallaceDanny Wallace (footballer)
David Lloyd "Danny" Wallace is an English former footballer who played for Southampton, Manchester United, Millwall, Birmingham City and Wycombe Wanderers. He won one full cap for England. His football career was ended prematurely by the effects of multiple sclerosis.-Southampton:Wallace was born...
Clayton BlackmoreClayton Blackmore
Clayton Graham Blackmore is a former Welsh international footballer. He was a combative player known for his attacking free kicks and a utility player who excelled at full back and in central defence but could play equally well in midfield or as an emergency forward.-Career:Blackmore once had...
Mark RobinsMark Robins
Mark Gordon Robins is an English football manager, appointed manager of Barnsley in 2009.As a player, he was most notable for his exploits with Manchester United, Norwich City and Leicester City...
Alex FergusonAlex Ferguson
Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE is a Scottish association football manager and former player, currently managing Manchester United, where he has been in charge since 1986...
MATCH RULES
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