1975 FA Cup final

1975 FA Cup final
Event1974–75 FA Cup
Date3 May 1975
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereePat Partridge (Bishop Auckland)
Attendance100,000
1974
1976

The 1975 FA Cup final was the 94th final of the FA Cup. It took place on 3 May 1975 at Wembley Stadium and was contested by London clubs West Ham United and Fulham. The Fulham team contained two former England captains in former West Ham captain Bobby Moore, making his last appearance at Wembley,[1] and Alan Mullery.

West Ham won 2–0, with both goals scored by Alan Taylor. The first came in the 60th minute when Fulham goalkeeper Peter Mellor parried Billy Jennings' shot into Taylor's path; the second came four minutes later when Taylor capitalised after Mellor failed to hold on to Graham Paddon's shot.[2]

The 1975 West Ham team remains the last all-English team to win the FA Cup.[3] The match remains the only occasion that Fulham have appeared in an FA Cup final; it was the club's last major final for 35 years, until the 2010 UEFA Europa League Final.

  1. ^ The Claret & Blue Book of West Ham United. Hove: Pitch Publishing (Brighton) Ltd. 2007. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-905411-02-3.
  2. ^ "Hammers Nail Fulham". TheFA.com. The Football Association. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Hammerabilia Wembley Special". West Ham United. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2018.